The two fought for a while longer. At the cost of a bone-deep wound across his chest, Kyros finally found an opportunity to break free from Amande's attacks. Then, taking advantage of the brief respite, he immediately activated his Stone-Stone Fruit ability.
First, he used a vast amount of stone to trap all the unconscious soldiers at sea as though they were inside houses. Of course, it could also be said that he was protecting them.
Then, large amounts of stone climbed onto Kyros's body and were continuously compressed, forming an incomparably sturdy suit of armor around him.
The originally earthy-yellow stone, after being compressed and infused with a great deal of Armament Haki, reflected an obsidian-like gleam. Kyros's defensive abilities soared in an instant.
Clearly, Kyros had not followed Pica's path of excessively pursuing a massive body and controlling more stone. Instead, he had chosen to compress and refine stone into armor.
Under the control of his Stone-Stone Fruit ability, this suit of armor, which weighed nearly several tons, felt as light as nothing on his body. This allowed him to make full use of his agile, efficient swordsmanship while greatly increasing his defense.
Seeing this, Amande's eyelid twitched, and her expression darkened.
When it came to swordsmanship, she believed she was no weaker than Kyros, perhaps even better.
But using a Devil Fruit ability in the middle of a fight was far too unfair, wasn't it?
Among Devil Fruits, the Stone-Stone Fruit could absolutely be called outstanding. It was not inferior even to some Ancient Zoans and Logia Fruits with little offensive power. With such a massive advantage added in, Amande immediately realized she was no match for him.
Come to think of it, throughout the entire Big Mom Pirates, aside from Charlotte Linlin's own Soul-Soul Fruit, there