Ronglin lightly flew onto Mechi's chest. With a burst of force beneath his feet, he pinned Mechi down as though Mount Tai were crushing him, leaving him unable to even crawl.
Ronglin slightly raised his hand, the light at his fingertips aimed directly at Mechi's throat. He asked blandly, "Any last words?"
Mechi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted, "When will this cycle of vengeance ever end?!"
Paper-Thin Pride!
Smoky, who was fiercely battling the Giants in the distance, heard Mechi's roar and her hand slipped. A streak of sword light veered off course, flying past Shiryu's the back of head and scaring him into a cold sweat. She had nearly chopped off Shiryu's head with one stroke.
In an instant, all fighting aboard the warship stopped. Everyone stared in horror at Mechi, lying on the ground and shamelessly shouting such words. None of them had expected the battle here to end so quickly, and this scene was simply too much to accept!
Ronglin also stared at Mechi in astonishment. He seemed to have heard those exact words from some shameless subordinate before. Now, faced with Mechi's similarly familiar course of events, Ronglin could not help feeling dazed.
Whoosh!
While Ronglin was distracted, an enormous black palm swept toward him. Taking advantage of his lapse in concentration, Mechi launched a sudden sneak attack and fiercely struck Ronglin with one palm.
This strike was no small matter. Not only had Mechi coated his hand in Armament Haki, but the Giant race possessed terrifying natural strength. On top of that, with his life hanging by a thread, Mechi exceeded his limits with this palm strike, making it several times more powerful. He actually succeeded in his sneak attack and sent Ronglin flying with a single blow.
Bang!
Ronglin shot away like