It only took a few minutes.
The top executives – Trebol, the Sticky-Fruit user, and Lao G, the martial artist, were successively defeated.
Lao G disappeared into the brick floor, and Trebol was blasted head-on by the fierce sandstorm, eventually falling to the ground covered in wounds.
If Rowan's actions of defeating two executives in a short time were shocking, then the "method" he used to defeat Trebol and Lao G could be described as astonishing.
Trebol, as a Sticky-Fruit user, was good at using his abilities to restrain enemies and using the properties of his mucus to leave family enemies with no escape in fierce explosions.
And Rowan's method of defeating Trebol seemed to be the same!
He first used sand and black lines to restrain Trebol, and then triggered a sandstorm to directly attack Trebol, who could not escape!
If this battle alone could not prove this point, then Rowan's battle with Lao G made it even clearer.
According to the intelligence collected by the Donquixote Family, Rowan had always used the staff-like scepter in his hand as his main weapon.
But in the battle with the "Martial Artist" Lao G, Rowan actually took the initiative to put down the scepter and instead used martial arts that he had never shown before!
The outcome was decided in just a moment.
Lao G devoted his life to cultivating the Old-Age Fist, defeating countless opponents, but he lost to Rowan.
To be more precise – Lao G lost to Rowan on the level of "martial arts!"
This is why Lao G suddenly became angry.
Imagine someone suddenly challenging you in the field you are best at. Anyone would be annoyed.
But unfortunately, Lao G's "annoyance" cannot change the final fact -
In the field of martial arts, Lao G is no match for Rowan!
...
At this moment, Rowan turned his gaze to Diamante.
Facing this swordsman and gladiator, Rowan controlled the sand, attaching a layer of heavy sand armor to the outside of his light armor.
Then, the sand soldiers threw a greatsword and shield to Rowan.
Rowan took them smoothly and prepared for the start of the gladiatorial combat.
Veins popped out on Diamante's forehead, and he felt a similar feeling to Lao G just now.
Annoyance…
But despite the annoyance, Diamante would not be driven by anger and forget their ultimate goal.
Stalling for time.
"Well, well, well, this is really interesting!"
Diamante leaned on his long sword and stood in front of Rowan.
He looked at Rowan's appearance, touched his chin, and asked suspiciously, "Are you trying to defeat us in the way you want?"
Rowan nodded, put the greatsword on his shoulder armor, and introduced with a smile, "How about the warrior outfit of Alabasta from the past?"
"Very majestic!"
Diamante sighed, "But I still prefer lighter outfits."
"That's a shame."
Rowan tilted the greatsword towards the ground and began to step forward.
Seeing this situation, Diamante rolled his eyes and thought of an idea, deliberately roaring:
"Ryan Rowan, don't get too carried away! Do you think you can beat us in every field?"
But to Diamante's surprise, Rowan did not stop moving forward. Instead, he came to him and said quietly:
"You're stalling for time."
Diamante instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
And Rowan's next sentence made Diamante's scalp tingle:
"Provocative words, listening to them occasionally, can also be a kind of fun."
He deliberately said so much to me!
Diamante realized this instantly.
Almost at the same time, a chill rose in Diamante's heart.
With many years of combat experience, he immediately realized that danger was approaching and immediately raised the cloak behind him, blocking it in front of him.
The cloak was originally made of steel, but Diamante's Flutter-Flutter Fruit ability had softened it into cloth.
Diamante made it into a cloak, which could be used as a shield in battle.
Clang!
A harsh collision sound came as Rowan's greatsword landed on the steel cloak, splashing out sparks.
Blocked it!
Diamante was overjoyed, but a sense of unease rose in his heart.
But this is too heavy!
The power of Rowan's sword was comparable to a direct hit from a heavy cannon!
Diamante only felt half of his body go numb. He finally understood why Trebol didn't dare to engage in close combat with Rowan.
A slight carelessness, and his bones would break!
Fortunately, his defense ability was far superior to Trebol's, and he blocked Rowan's sword...
Wait?
Diamante suddenly realized something and immediately looked up.
He saw Rowan raise his greatsword again, then aimed at the steel cloak and smashed down for the the second time!
Clang!
Diamante reacted and wanted to retreat, but he couldn't find a chance at all. He could only watch as Rowan raised his hand for the third time and swung his sword for the third time!
Finally, on the fifth time, Diamante finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He watched as the cloak that had been strengthened by his ability cracked.
He feared that the next blow would land Rowan's greatsword on his head!
Diamante roared and asked for help from the surrounding Donquixote family executives.
The Snow-Snow Fruit user "Monet," who was closest to them, was the first to take action.
She transformed her body into a terrifying snow monster and roared at Rowan.
Monet was not good at close combat, nor did she intend to fight Rowan head-on. Instead, she wanted to attract Rowan's attention and save Diamante first.
But what surprised everyone was that although Rowan turned his head to look at Monet, he did not stop swinging his sword.
At the same time, yellow sand gathered to form a golden sand eagle in front of Monet.
The giant eagle opened its mouth and let out a deafening howl at Monet.
"Screech!"
The people around instantly felt dizzy, and this sudden howl directly pierced Monet's eardrums.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, her golden eyes instantly filled with pain. She canceled her transformation and fell to the ground, covering her bleeding ears.
...
On the side.
Diamante's steel cloak could no longer hold on.
With a "crack" sound, the extremely hard cloak split in half.
Facing Rowan's greatsword that was raised again, Diamante blocked with his sword.
Then, a sound came -
Swish!
…That's right, it was "swish," not the "clang" of of metal colliding.
"Swish"—is the sound of cutting something.
The greatsword in Rowan's hand, from top to bottom, cut through Diamante's long sword, and also cut through Diamante himself!
...
Four more people to go.
...
Eight hundred years ago.
Nefertari, who first met Ryan Rowan, once advised him.
"Don't mix too much personal eccentricity into the battle, such as defeating enemies in ways they are good at..."
At that time, Rowan looked disappointed, "Ah? Not even once?"
Looking at Rowan's pitiful eyes, Nefertari felt a headache and waved her hand helplessly:
"Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want, but there is one condition."
Rowan nodded with a smile, "Tell me."
Nefertari emphasized:
"You can only do this when you are very unhappy, understand?"
...
The present, eight hundred years later.
Rowan was probably very unhappy.
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