Because thats really the only way to deal with Lunarians.
That is contradicted by the qualifier "almost"
It was called out right after Zoro hurt him in Flame Off mode, when King started to backtrack & was scared.
Why was he scared when he is "invincible" in flame mode?
This happened long before and after seeing CoC being used.
That statement was made after he called out for blocking in flame mode
We didnt hear his internal monologue of whether he was checking the Flame.
But in the end he ended up attacking Flame Off.
Which does not dispute what I said. The fact that he ended up hitting flame off is irrelevant to the fact that he did not care about whether there was flames or not
The fact that Zoro himself is saying that they are practically/nigh invincible in flame mode added with the undeniable reality that throughout the King fight, Zoro never actually got through King’s defense in flame-on mode.
It’s not difficult. If Zoro can indeed overcome flame on durability with his AP we will know by the end of his fight with S-Hawk.
Again, what does that prove. The two statements are even contradictory. You can't claim that a character is "almost invincible" when you don't think there's no way to damage such character.
Yes, it is not difficult. We just need to make sure we address the entire context of statements.
Saying just because Zoro did not hurt Flame On King on panel means he can't is like claiming that Whitebeard did not hurt Kizaru on panel so he can't.
Just semantics, because you usually don't speak in absolute terms. Zoro himself has no reference point to believe attacks are working on flame mode. Even in King of Hell, he said that attacking flames on King is pointless.
Zoro did say of course that King seems concerned and starts blocking while in flame mode. But that isn't proof Zoro can harm flame mode. It might as well mean that the flame mode runs out after tanking a certain amount of damage and needs to be recharged afterwards.
Characters speak in absolute terms; Mihawk is the World's Strongest Man, Kaido is the World's strongest Creature, Whitebeard is the World's Strongest Man, Akainu has the highest offensive power of DF users. All these are absolute statements. Claiming that a qualified claim is semantics is just poor excuse.
Zoro has a reference point hence why he used the qualifier. And we know he has a reference point because he called King out for that very fact.
It is proof that King believes Zoro can hurt him which was further supported by King's statement "I realize the threat you represent"