Chapter 58 Overwhelming Domination
Chapter 58 Overwhelming Domination
"shave……"
With a soft shout, Aini's figure flashed, disappearing from their sight like a ghost, leaving only a crater in his wake.
The negative ghosts that had originally pounced on Aini now found themselves missing their target and drifted aimlessly in the air.
The next moment, when he reappeared, he was already standing next to Perona.
The speed was astonishing.
"shock!"
Perona stared in utter astonishment at Aini, who had suddenly appeared before her, her beautiful eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. Her heart leaped into her throat, pounding so hard she could almost hear it.
Perona is acutely aware of her strengths and weaknesses. Her abilities are virtually invincible; she can manipulate negative spirits to deliver devastating mental attacks that no one can withstand. However, once an opponent gets close, especially a powerful fighter like Aini who excels in close combat, her fighting ability drops drastically, almost to zero.
Because of her physical skills, she was only slightly better than the average person.
At this critical moment, Gecko Moria did not stand idly by. Although his strength had declined considerably compared to his peak, he was still someone who had once rivaled Kaido.
He still holds the position of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, possessing an immense wealth of combat experience. With lightning speed, he transformed his shadow into a swarm of scattered bats in an instant.
These bat-like shadows, like well-trained soldiers, quickly surrounded Perona, intertwining and merging to form a cube resembling a black box, tightly protecting her within.
Immediately afterwards, Moonlight Moria swung his arm sharply, the movement swift and clean.
In that instant, the cube, resembling a black box, seemed to suddenly feel a mysterious and incredibly powerful pulling force. It floated up weightlessly, like a light feather, flying straight into Moonlight Moria's outstretched palm with a seemingly slow yet extremely rapid motion.
"Huh..."
Upon seeing this, Aini's eyes widened, and a look of utter astonishment appeared on her face.
It's worth noting that in the original work, this move was always Gecko Moria's signature technique for trapping enemies!
However, at this moment, unexpectedly, he used this move to protect Perona... This situation was completely beyond Aini's expectations.
Thinking about this, Aini thought to himself: It seems I have to re-examine the characters that appeared in the original work.
After all, these guys who are famous all over the world are definitely not as simple as they are portrayed in anime.
Judging from this change at least, even the same move can have vastly different effects in actual application.
Therefore, this point must be given high priority.
Otherwise, relying solely on having watched anime to assume one knows all of the opponent's moves inside and out would lead to disastrous consequences when actually engaging in combat...
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp..."
Just then, a sharp and eerie laugh suddenly rang out. It turned out that Gecko Moria was staring at Ani with a sinister look on his face.
His gaze instantly turned extremely hostile, as if two cold beams of light were shooting straight at Aini. Then, he gently raised his hand and released Perona, who was trapped inside the cube, and gestured for her to obediently stand behind him.
"Scattered bats!"
With a furious roar, he activated his Devil Fruit power once more. His shadow, as if torn apart by an invisible force, rapidly split into countless bat-shaped shadows. These shadows, like a black whirlwind, swept towards Enni in a massive, overwhelming attack…
Upon closer inspection, those bat-shaped shadows were all ferocious and terrifying, with their gaping maws revealing sharp fangs, as if they would not be satisfied until they had devoured Aini alive and torn him into countless pieces.
Faced with such a terrifying offensive, Aini showed no sign of backing down.
With a flash, he leaped into the air like an arrow, soaring several meters into the sky.
Immediately afterward, his legs shot out in rapid succession, as swift as the wind. Each kick unleashed a fierce, powerful slash that shot straight into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he had already performed six kicks, six powerful slashes hurtling upward like meteors chasing the moon.
Gecko Moria and Perona, who were standing to the side, were stunned by what they saw.
Gecko Moria looked puzzled, thinking to himself, "What is this guy trying to do? Why is he attacking the empty sky? What threat could he possibly pose to us?"
Perona was also completely bewildered and had no idea what to do.
However, in the next moment, something shocking happened. The six Tempest Kicks, after reaching a certain height, suddenly exploded one after another. With a series of loud bangs, the originally thick slashes instantly transformed into a dense array of thin, special slashes, like a sudden downpour pouring down from the sky.
These thin, thread-like slashes were extremely fast, carrying an invincible momentum, and swept straight downwards.
Moreover, the area covered is quite large, completely encompassing both the exceptionally large Moonlight Moria and Perona.
Those bat-like shadows that surged toward Aini like a tidal wave were naturally no exception.
Under this torrential downpour, they melted and vanished one by one, like snowflakes scorched by the blazing sun. Finally, all the shadows merged into one, obediently returning to the massive feet of Moonlight Moria.
At this moment, Moonlight Moria, caught in the "torrential rain," was clearly overwhelmed and flustered.
Indeed, given his already enormous body, coupled with years of neglecting his training, he had become increasingly bloated and unwieldy. Faced with such a dense and fierce onslaught, he appeared extremely disheveled, almost in a precarious position. Unless he could withstand the attack head-on, it would be difficult for him to spare any attention for Perona beside him.
"shave……"
No sooner said than a soft shout came from Aini.
In the blink of an eye, Aini vanished without a trace. When Moria caught sight of him again, he was astonished to find him standing firmly beside Perona. Without hesitation, Aini raised an arm, transforming his palm into a blade, and slashed down with overwhelming force towards the back of Perona's neck.
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