A few Minutes Ago,

In the desert, four men were standing in front of each other. Two of them were wearing white dresses with strange masks. The other two wore different dresses.

One had a simple t-shirt and pants. The other wore blue pants and a white jacket. With the cigar in his mouth, he stared at the opponent before him.

“White Chase”

He extended his arm and it turned into a puff of smoke. His fist burst out and moved toward the man in the white dress. He didn’t target both but tried to force the man on the left away.

“Humph! It seems like being Logia gave you a lot of confidence.” The man on the left sneered and raised his hand. The next moment, his hand turned pitch black as he extended his index finger.

“Finger Pistol”

His finger moved forward and slammed the smoker’s fist. Because of the presence of Haki, the finger struck his fist and pierced his skin.

But, Smoker was also a cautious person. He instantly turned his fist into an element and burst it outward.

He kicked his foot on the ground and instantly appeared in front of the man on the left. He raised his hand and extended his finger, thrusting it forward.

“Finger Pistol”

“Iron Body”

“Gah!”

Although the man in the white dress had a stronger body, Smoker’s abilities and strength had been improved with the help of Teen Pati. So, the man in the white dress couldn’t block that attack and ended up getting injured.

The man instantly retreated with Shave while Smoker didn’t hesitate to chase him.

At the same time, Liam was fighting against another member. Unlike the previous man, this man had a devil fruit and without any hesitation, he transformed into a hybrid lion.

He jumped into the air and moved his foot back. Gathering a massive amount of power into his foot, he kicked forward. His kick created a powerful vacuum whose sharpness surpassed even Zoro’s sword.

“Tempest Kick”

Seeing this, Liam had already prepared his counterattack. He clenched his fist and it turned pitch black the next moment. Because his body was already strong enough to use Armament Haki, he only needed the boost of Teen Pati to use it.

He stomped his foot on the sand and bounced toward the vacuum slash and thrust his fist. His fist sharply rotated, gathering massive momentum and strength into it.

“Paragon Punch”

Bang!

His fist struck the vacuum so hard that it disintegrated into air. The sharpness of the vacuum only collided against his Armament Haki but couldn’t break it.

Seeing this, the man in the white dress hoarsely asked.

“How could a man who just entered the sea for a few months learn Armament Haki? Who are you? Why were you unknown before?”

Armament Haki wasn’t something that some radishes and carrots could use. It symbolized the strength to enter the New World. So, for someone who had just entered Paradise, it was hard to believe that he knows Armament Haki.

But, Liam didn’t say a word. He landed on the ground and instantly rushed toward the man in the white dress. At the same time, a new card appeared in front of him.

Seeing this card, the man in the white dress instantly understood the situation. His eyes quickly noticed his partner fighting against Smoker. Without a doubt, he knew that Smoker could never win against his partner.

But right now, Smoker was suppressing his partner with ease. It didn’t take him long to understand the abilities of these cards.

“You have temporarily increased the strength of Smoker and yours, didn’t you? Humph! Even if you have gained some strength, it is only temporary. Let me show you the strength through sheer hard work.”

The man saw Liam rushing toward him with another attack and instead of dodging or fighting back, he looked at Liam with contempt and decided to block it with his Iron Body.

Seeing this, Liam couldn’t help but admire this man. Even though he knew that Liam’s strength has increased and he also had Armament Haki, this man still decided to use Iron Body to block his attack.

It just shows how much these people believe in those six styles.

Of course, Liam had no intention of letting him down. This time, Liam was prepared to use the strongest attack. In fact, he couldn’t help but feel grateful to this man.

Because he finally got a chance to use his newest trick that he had developed for a while.

The card in front of him suddenly extended and a few words emerged on it.

[Bet Established / Requirement Achieved / Reward Vitality / Punishment Permanent Damage]

Suddenly, the words in the card disappeared and it shrunk back to its normal size and even change its appearance from blank card to Jack of Heart.

At this moment, another card appeared with a percentage written on it.

[Reward One-Third / Punishment Heart and Lungs]

Liam couldn’t help but grit his teeth. At this moment, he was betting on his future all at once. But, he couldn’t back down. The god had given him a perfect opportunity where his opponent had complete trust in his Iron Body.

This was the requirement for the bet. So, he must complete this bet. Because if he wavers, then he would suffer devastating consequences.

He gathered his strength onto his fist and all of his Willpower burst out in an instant. It was a burst of a powerful aura that instantly shook his opponent’s heart. His eyes almost went blank for a brief moment but in this brief moment, he failed to achieve the best Iron Body.

The strength gathered at his fist and the Armament Haki instantly moved to his skin as he slammed it against the man’s chest.

“Paragon Style- Hammer Fist”

Bang-Ba-Ba-Bang!

A strange sound emerged from the collision. When the fist collided with the chest, it broke the Iron Body but that wasn’t it. The fist carried a strange aftershock instantly breaking his devil fruit powers and shattering his bones.

Liam pulled his fist and his body almost fell to the ground. But, the man in front of him was still standing.

“Gah”

Suddenly, he coughed out blood and stared at Liam with disbelief on his face.

“Con-queror”

Thud!

The next moment, he fell to the ground and his eyelids closed.

In front of him, Liam was using all of his Willpower to stand up. Suddenly, a card appeared in front of him and the man. It enlarged and connect both of them with its corner.

Suddenly, Liam felt a burst of powerful energy transmitting into his body. He could feel that this energy was at least twice or three times better than his.

He looked at the man on the ground with a complicated expression and slightly bowed his head.

“You are right. Compared to my sudden burst in strength, your strength is all through hard work and dedication. But right now, we stand opposite to each other.”

“So, I don’t have any choices. I didn’t get to know your name but I will always remember you.”

Saying so, he took out a knife and pierced him. Without a doubt, he couldn’t let these people return. Killing him was the best way to hide the evidence. But, suddenly, he noticed a murderous aura coming from the side.

He turned his head and saw Smoker on the ground with blood coming out of his chest. At the same time, the man in the white dress was coming toward him with a murderous intention.

He instantly used Shave and appeared in front of Liam. He extended his finger and thrust it forward. But, before it could hit him, Liam instantly moved to the side and dodged it with ease.

“It seems like you realized something. But you don’t know anything about me.”

Liam spoke as he moved forward. The man didn’t say anything but instantly moved his index finger toward Liam’s chest. It was very fast but Liam had already seen it coming.

“I can’t use Armament Haki but once I get the taste of Observation Haki, it isn’t hard.”

Liam swiftly ducked and dodged the finger. It startled the man in the white dress as he quickly tried to leave.

“I have already seen it.”

But before he could use Shave, Liam clenched his fists and thrust them. His body moved up as the strength gathered in his fists struck that man’s chest.

“Paragon Style- Double Hammer Fist”

Bang!

But, Liam didn’t stop there. He quickly took out a card.

“Permanent Bet- Establish”

The card appeared in front of him.

[Bet Established / Requirement Achieved (Forced) / Reward Vitality / Punishment Permanent Damage]

Just like before, the card transformed into a normal card which was nine diamonds.

At the same time, a new card appeared in front of him.

[Reward 10% Vitality (Forced) / Punishment Two-Third Vitality (Forced)]

“Is that so? Then, I have more reasons to finish it now.”

Liam instantly appeared in front of that man with Shave. His previous strike caused quite a lot of damage but without Armament Haki, he simply couldn’t take him down in a single strike.

He opened his fist and raised his arm.

“No Sword Flow”

His Observation Haki and his fighting instinct were activated as he saw this man’s counterattack. So without any hesitation, he thrust his hand forward.

“Paragon Death Strike”

Splash!