The glittering diamond body gradually turned to dust.
The heart-stopping phenomenon left Jozu unable to conceal his astonishment.
"I cut my shadow off directly..."
Although his back was facing Maud, Jozu sensed the aura of his own shadow through Observation Haki, and thus understood the origin of the dusting phenomenon.
Just cutting off the shadow...
Had his proud defense really become as fragile as paper?
A chill spread from Jozu's spine and covered his entire body in an instant.
He couldn't accept it!
"How could I possibly..."
Jozu's eyes trembled violently. Before he could finish speaking, his mind suffered a heavy blow, and he fainted.
An ordinary person would lose consciousness the instant their shadow was cut off.
But powerful people could hold on for a while before losing consciousness.
Because of the control of Parasite Thread, Jozu's body remained standing even after he lost consciousness.
Sunlight covered his body, like an eraser slowly wiping away his existence.
"Captain Jozu!!!"
The pirates rushed over to provide support.
But their speed was clearly no match for the rate at which Jozu's body was turning to dust.
They had only just arrived nearby when they could do nothing but watch Jozu's body turn to dust and vanish into the wind.
"How could this happen..."
The pirates stared incredulously at the dust scattering in the wind.
It could actually ignore Captain Jozu's astonishing defensive power...
What a terrifying ability!
The pirates could not help but feel fear.
The smile on Doflamingo's face receded like the tide. He stared expressionlessly as the shadow of Jozu, clasped in Maud's hand, melted away like spring snow, leaving no trace behind.
Ten seconds earlier, he had been absolutely certain that Maud, without the shadow's enhancement, could not break through Jozu's defense.
Ten seconds later, Maud had used