Chapter 29: Corazon Vs Vergo
The moment the pill entered into Corazon's stomach, it melted rapidly. he felt a unique type of energy spreading throughout his body. His body's injuries were also healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Apart from these, Corazon felt that the strength of his body was rapidly increasing. Every movement of his body was 'visible' to him now. He slowly stood up from his lying position and stretched his body. Crackling noises came from is body. His body had expanded by a few inches to accommodate the sudden outburst in strength.
The young man who had given Corazon the Thunder Overclock Stimulation Pill was hiding about thirty meters away observing the changes that was happening to Corazon. Of course this young man was Rayden who had arrived after dealing with X-Drake.
X-Drake was different from Law. Rayden already knew the backstory of Law and knew what motivates him as well as his personality so he was confident in gaining Laws trust over time. As for X-Drake, he knew very little about him except the little facts that were shown about him in the manga. He didn't even know why he decided to abandon the navy in the future. Rayden couldn't risk it with such an uncertain character.
So he asked the System A.I. for help and was given the chance to acquire a soul seed which had the function of ensuring the loyalty of anyone in who's soul that seed was planted. But its major drawback was that, as long as that person's strength reaches the ninth level of the body tempering realm which according to Rayden's estimation should be equivalent to S+ level in this world, he/she can rebel and force out the pill. But Rayden was confident that X-Drake wouldn't attain such strength any time soon. by the time X-Drake reached such a level, he would have enough strength to absolutely suppress him.
Thinking about the price he had to pay for him to gain X-Drake's absolute loyalty, his heart bled seriously. His thunder elemental energy had reduced permanently by 600 units as well as four hundred energy points. He would have to slowly refine internal energy for almost a week to recover his loss but thinking of the possible gains in the future, he thought it was worth it. He had allowed X-Drake to continue to go ahead to be rescued by the Navy. This would ensure his smooth entry into the ranks of the marines. He wanted to mimic the tactics of Doflamingo and place a spy among the Navy.
After dealing with X-Drake he returned here to witness the final moments of Law eating the Ope Ope no Mi devil fruit.
As for what he said to Corazon to make him make such a decision, it was a combination of truth and lies about him and his what was going to happen. He made it seem as if he had some sort of predictive ability and upon seeing his first prediction come true, Corazon had decided to follow his advice. Now all he had to do was wait for the end of this battle. Whoever won this battle didn't matter to him because none of them were leaving here alive!
Corazon was now confident in dealing with Vergo. He turned towards Law who had backed up a few meters and shouted again, "Run Law!...Far away...far, far away from here and be free!"
Still crying, Law turned around and fled towards the east!
At his time, Vergo who was still trying to contact Doflamingo finally noticed the disturbance coming from Corazon's position. Turning his head, he saw an unbelievable scene. Corazon, who was barely maintaining consciousness a few minutes ago was now bursting with energy. How was this possible. His shock let him drop the Den Den Mu Shi on the floor.
Law had already run a few meters away, so Corazon tuned to face Vergo. Seeing the shock still on Vergo's face, Corazon decided o attack first and gain the advantage!
"Soru!"
He immediately clashed towards Vergo. Vergo was also an experienced fighter so the moment he saw Corazon clash towards him, he clenched his fist and a black substance immediately covered it. He moved the Armament haki covered fist to meet Corazon head on.
"Bang!"
The sound of the two colliding fist spread to their surroundings. Both Corazon and Vergo retreated backward, and then they kept a safe distance, from which they could attack easily. Their behaviour, retreating pace distance, and speed was almost the same. After the exchange, they had a general understanding of each other's power and this led to Vergo's jaw dropping open in shock.
Even though this fist couldn't be considered his strongest since he didn't even use his bamboo stick due to not having enough time to pull it out, this fist was still augmented with Armament haki. Adding to his amazing physical strength, how could this weakling easily withstand this attack and even push him back.
Looking at Corazon who was now smiling satisfactorily ahead of him, Vergo adjusted his mentality, pulled out his bamboo stick and held it in his right hand.
"Armament haki!"
Vergo activated his haki again but this time, it covered his whole body. It was surprising that at this moment in time, Vergo had practiced his haki to this level. This showed how terrifying his talent in Armament talent is. Vergo now sneered and started walking towards Corazon "Good! Good! is this the secret weapon that you've ben hiding from the family? Don't think that because you could clash with me once and be fine means you're equal with me. Let me let you experience my real strength!"
"You talk too much Vergo!" hearing Vergo's long speech, Corazon shook his head. He wanted to let Vergo be angry so that he would lose his cool in this battle. and he actually succeeded.
When he heard Corazon deriding him, Vergo immediately lost his temper and clashed towards Corazon.
'Soru!'
'Soru!'
'Bang!'
Both men used the same movement technique and fist and bamboo stick clashed again and again! Even though Corazon was not able to utilize haki, his physical attributes had been pushed way above Vergo so he was able match up to him.
The momentum of their battle was growing stronger and stronger. The manner in which Corazon could match up against him even with his bamboo stick and Armament haki fully activated really shocked Vergo.
"Tekkai!"
Corazon also used this technique of the marine six roushiki. Even though it was a defensive technique, when applied o the fist, it could also boost attack power.
Immediately, Corazon had clenched his fist and punched towards Vergo , who had yet to snap out of his shocked state. Not only were Corazon's speed and reaction time unparalleled because of the thunder attribute strengthening, but he could even counterattack!
"Bang!" Vergo used his demon bamboo to block this attack but he was once again pushed back by the sheer force contained within that fist.
This attack had not hurt much because the attack's angle was limited and also Vergo was able to block it but Corazon's dexterity and the reaction time after being attacked amazed Vergo so much.
Was Corazon always this strong?" this thought flashed through Vergo's as he got ready for the next round of attacks. In the next second the two figures immediately swooped up, and at the same time a bamboo stic and a fist was raised, launching a round of the most savage attacks.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The collision of the fist and bamboo stick was ceaseless. The battle was rapid and direct, but the abilities of the two were so different.
Rayden who was hiding far away watching was shaking his head in disappointment. The Thunder Overclock Stimulation Pill that Rayden had given Corazon had raised his power level from B+ to A whilst Vergo was actually only A-. But he could only fight out a draw with him. The reason for this is the fact that he did not have Armament Haki. Vergo's whole body was currently covered in Full Body Armament Haki so it was difficult for Corazon's attacks to have any effect on him even if it landed on his body.
The effect of the Thunder Overclock Stimulation Pill will gradually disappear as this battle carried on so Rayden knew that if Corazon didn't seize the chance now to reveal any deadly attacks to finish off Vergo, he would lose.
At this time, Rayden turned to look a few meters to the east, where Law who was supposed to have run away was hiding behind some wine barrels watching the proceedings of the battle.
"Rankyaku!"
'Bang!'
Kicking at very high speeds and strength, Corazon sent out a dangerously sharp compressed air blade towards Vergo. This skill was also one of the six techniques of "Rokushiki". So far, Corazon has shown proficient use of four out of the six techniques of "Rokushiki" namely Soru (Shave), Tekkai (Iron Body), Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) and Kami-e (Paper Arts).
But Vergo raised his haki infused Demon bamboo and easily deflected this attack. Even though Corazon's attacks were not having much impact on Vergo, Vergo also found it insanely difficult to land attacks on Corazon because he was combining his inhuman reflexes with Kami-e (Paper Arts) which makes the users' body extraordinarily flexible in order to avoid any attacks, float, and bending their body like a piece of paper.
As the battle continued, Corazon realized that the effect of the stimulation pill he took was decreasing gradually so he became anxious. He clenched his teeth and decided to use his last card before the effects of the Thunder over clock stimulation pill died out.
As an experienced fighter, Vergo also naturally realized that the intensity of Corazon's attacks had began to diminish do he quickly thought of the cause of this and came to a realization, " Ha ha ha, Corazon, it seems you used some secret method to promote your strength temporarily you this step and now the time is running out for you "
Vergo happily shouted as he unleashed more terrifying barrage of attacks at Corazon. At this time, Corazon had gone on the defensive.
'Bang! Bang!'
Corazon was anxiously defending these attacks when he suddenly slipped on the do slippery snowy ground and backed up a few steps to reorient himself. Realising this lapse in Corazon's defense, Vergo raised his demon bamboo and unleashed his strongest single target attack.
'Demon Bamboo's heaven shattering Stick!"
As this attack went for Corazon's head, he suddenly used his left leg to steady himself and placed both his fists right in front of the Vergo and launching a devastating shock wave in a forward direction.
'Rokuogan (Six King Gun)!"
'Booom!'
The shockwaves from the clash spread to their surroundings destroying any structure around them. Both Rayden and Law who were watching from a distance opened their eyes wide to see the result of this final clash.
Rayden was quite surprised when he saw the technique that Corazon used because according to his memory, this skill was the secret seventh techniques of the Rokushiki and can only be used if one was skilled in all the other six techniques. In the original story line, only CP-9's Rob Lucci was shown to have mastered this skill. But now Corazon had used it.
As the dust began to settle, the results of the battle became evident. Corazon could be seen lying on the floor hanging on his last breath! It was apparent that he had used all the remaining effects of the Thunder over clock stimulation pill to pull that attack off but now that the effects of the pill had worn off, he was on his death bed.
Vergo on the other hand was kneeling a few meters away from him also breathing heavily with his right hand hanging in an awkward position. It was evident that his hand was now discarded. His demon bamboo had also snapped in two lying a few meters away from him.
Vergo's superior defense had actually saved his life at this time.
Looking at the barely conscious Corazon and Law who was now kneeling beside him trying to keep him alive, Vergo turned around and started crawling towards his Den Den mu Shi. He still wanted to contact Doflamingo and inform him of his brothers' betrayal.
After slowly crawling and getting to the Den Den my Shi, took it and started dialing Doflamingo's number but suddenly a voice came from behind him,
"Oh, I can't allow you to do that!
