Phantom God Twins Part 2

"Oh? You're using your sword right away?"

Obe's interest was piqued as she watched King coat the flame behind him onto his blade.

"How interesting! You can control flames too? Are you one of those so-called ability users? Or perhaps a special race?"

King's eyes flickered upon hearing the words "special race," but he offered no response, simply swinging his sword in a direct slash towards Obe.

Seeing the attack coming, Obe immediately shut her mouth.

She wasn't one for chattering during fights; on the contrary, silence and calm were her combat style... unless the opponent was Oshi.

Without any wasted movement, Obe raised an arm to block the sword, then surprisingly grabbed the blade with her hand, pulling King close.

Neither the scorching flame on the sword nor its sharp edge seemed to affect her at all.

"?!"

King felt an immense force transmitted through the blade, his body uncontrollably lunging forward.

Before he could react, a cobalt-blue fist tore through the air, striking towards him. The terrifying sonic boom alone was enough to tell that this punch was extraordinarily powerful!

Without hesitation, King immediately let go of the sword hilt, then pushed off the ground and spread his wings, flying into the air to let Obe's punch miss.

"BOOM!!!"

The punch, carrying immense force, struck the air, and the resulting gust of wind still caused the airborne King to stagger.

Obe wasn't disappointed by the missed attack; she simply looked up expressionlessly at King, who was flying awkwardly in the air.

After retracting her fist, Obe released the other hand that was still gripping King's blade. The longsword fell to the ground, and the flames wrapped around it extinguished.

In just one round, the "Race of Gods" had fallen into a disadvantage against a nascent Phantom God!

"No, you've got to be kidding me! That brat!"

"That punch just now could probably turn a person into mush, couldn't it?!"

"Did you guys hear that sonic boom?"

Undoubtedly, Obe's seemingly ordinary punch immediately refreshed everyone's perception of her.

"Are you planning to stay up there forever?"

Seeing that he wasn't coming down, Obe lightly flicked her leg, kicking the sword back to King in the air.

Catching the flying longsword, King narrowed his eyes as he looked at the still slightly trembling blade.

[Excellent reaction speed, sharp judgment, and this unimaginable immense strength. Truly a troublesome opponent.]

Compared to Oshi, who, despite being a mage-type, preferred close-quarters combat, Obe, with her warrior-type setup, was more adept at controlling the rhythm of the entire battle through various calculations, making her an undeniable tactical fighter.

Flames re-wrapped around the blade, and King circled in the air with his wings, seemingly searching for an opening.

Seeing King seemingly intending to kite her with his aerial advantage, Obe didn't wait to be attacked and immediately devised a countermeasure.

What's the most direct way to deal with a flying target? Or rather, how do you efficiently shoot down a plane?

She channeled power into her right fist and smashed it fiercely into the ground. An invisible shockwave instantly erupted, the ground beneath Obe's feet instantly shattered, and dust and debris flew everywhere.

The intense vibration also caused the watching pirates in the distance to sway and lose their balance.

"E-Earthquake? Another earthquake!"

"To cause such a powerful tremor with just a fist!"

"This is too much! She's so small, she's practically a monster!"

King continued to circle in the air. Apart from his vision being slightly obstructed, he was otherwise unaffected.

He hadn't considered a surprise attack while Obe was smashing the ground; who knew if it was a trap set by that brat.

Obe rapidly clapped her hands together, striking the scattered stones in mid-air. The rocks of various sizes instantly flew towards King above like cannonballs.

"Urorororo~ Throwing rocks? What an interesting brat!" Kaido, watching from a distance, found Obe's method of dealing with the airborne King amusing.

King looked at the incoming rocks and intended to dodge them with a simple flap of his wings.

But as a small rock grazed his shoulder and flew past, an unexpected event occurred. King in the air seemed to be hit, and his body tilted directly.

[Huh? What is this?! I already dodged it.]

The rocks rained down on King, forcing him to activate Observation Haki to evade.

And the scene from before repeated itself. Although his body had dodged according to his senses, he still felt as if he had been hit.

Helplessly, King wanted to create distance from these stones, but Obe's attacks were too dense, making it difficult to find an opening. He could only rely on Observation Haki to continuously dodge.

After concentrating his Observation Haki on the stones with all his might once more, King finally discovered with astonishment the abnormality of these rocks.

Every stone Obe threw was actually coated with Armament Haki! Even more outrageously, the Haki on them was still flowing!

This was why, even though he had dodged the stones, he was still hit.

It's like you're giving away Haki for free!

And so, a bizarre scene unfolded in the air. The black figure was struck as if by invisible cannonballs, its body thrown about like an awkward dancer.

[This can't go on, this brat's attacks are too relentless. I can't just be a target anymore!]

King steadied himself in the air and, no longer bothering to dodge the falling rocks, forcefully charged towards Obe.

"Fire Dragon..."

Before King could even shout out his technique, he saw Obe below suddenly open her mouth, as if uttering a word.

Then, she extended her right hand, formed a thumbs-up, and abruptly pressed it downwards.

"Killer Queen! First Bomb!"

"BOOM!" The rocks that had been hitting King and were around him suddenly erupted in a violent explosion! Flames and dust instantly engulfed him.

[These rocks were already touched by me~]

She had been patiently waiting for the moment King completely gave up dodging, turning the rocks into energy bombs by detonating the Divine Power within them. Their power even far surpassed ordinary ship cannons.

And this was the true terror of Obe and the others.

The three of them possessed extremely high talent in energy control, making basic abilities like energy attachment and energy flow effortless.

They could even achieve remote manipulation even after the energy had left their bodies, truly making them darlings of energy.

Of course, such extremely fine manipulation as weaving clothes could currently only be done by Ra alone. Obe could at most perform simple detonations, but that was enough.

A black figure fell to the ground from the dust, flames still burning fiercely behind him.

"Cough~ Cough..."

King leaned on his sword, struggling to stand. Fortunately, he hadn't contained his flames earlier, or he likely wouldn't have been able to get up after taking that hit.

Looking at Obe with disbelief, King asked, "Detonating Haki from a distance? How did you do that?!"

"Is it that difficult? Well~ as long as I feel like it..."

Seeing his disheveled state, Obe felt a sense of satisfaction, as if a great revenge had been achieved.

Well, in this regard, the two sisters were exactly alike.

"No, no way! Big Brother King is injured!"

"That brat actually beat Big Brother King!"

"How is that possible? Is that guy stronger than an Executive?"

"It's not over yet, Big Brother King hasn't gone all out!"

"Go, Big Brother King!"

The surrounding pirates found it hard to believe that King had fallen into such a disadvantage.

King was an old member of the Beasts Pirates since its inception. Although he was only fifteen, he held considerable prestige within the crew due to his powerful individual strength and reliable personality.

In the more than a year since the Beasts Pirates was established, he and Burufatt had fought in countless battles, earning a formidable reputation in the New World. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them one of the Beasts Pirates' main pillars.

Seeing King so utterly defeated by a child who had just joined, the pirates who had always followed King found it difficult to accept for a moment.

"King's movements were completely within her control. What a terrifying brat~" Burufatt said, arms crossed, his eyes narrowed as he stared at the battle unfolding before them.

If Obe were fighting him, the outcome would truly be uncertain...

"After all, King is still a child. Although he appears mature now because of all the things he went through before I brought him out, he's essentially still a newcomer who has just set foot on the sea."

Kaido stared at King in the distance, as if recalling past events.

"Hahaha! That's right, King is only fifteen after all."

Compared to Burufatt, who had been navigating the Grand Line since childhood and was a seasoned veteran, King was indeed somewhat inexperienced in terms of combat.