"This is ridiculous!" Usopp gaped at the sea, where the blazing sun was evaporating the water and sending up vast clouds of white mist.
Lina merely waved a hand and calmly told the stunned group, "Hey, keep it low-key."
The next moment, loose sand appeared before the Undead Mage, swirling around and slowly covering its staff as it vibrated at high speed.
"Wait, isn't that one of Crocodile's moves?" Nami's eyes widened as she stared intently at the petite figure standing by the Merry's railing.
As the figure swung its raised staff downward, the buzzing sand shot out like a whip and struck the sea, sending up a huge splash!
...Then it sank into the sea without a trace, scattering silently. It couldn't even be controlled anymore.
Lina's face darkened. It hadn't inherited the ability to absorb water or turn things to sand, but it had inherited the weakness to water in its entirety.
"Your undead can actually do something like that?"
The others stared at the Undead Mage by the railing in astonishment and asked Lina.
Lina was already incredibly strong in her own right, easily the strongest person on the ship now, though in a fight she still only knew how to flail around wildly.
But everyone knew that Lina's real fighting strength came from the undead at her command. Going by strength, Blue Ogre Red Ogre were still the strongest on the ship.
Now she had another undead that could use such a powerful move. It was a little too much for Zoro, who had always been obsessed with getting stronger.
He couldn't help remembering the first time he'd met Lina at Branch 153. Back then, he'd been so confident he could beat her without even using all three swords.
But now, he couldn't beat her at