Flashy Abilities

"Kill him!"

"Charge!"

These pirates were desperate, resorting to sneak attacks and planning to gang up on him.

Chaos remained calm, only needing to watch his head. Even if a bullet or two hit his chest, it wouldn't matter. He still had part of his Golden Inner Armor left, though it was thinner.

But all this gold had been refined by Chaos, so the bullets left no marks on it.

Chaos raised his right hand, and five Golden Longswords hovered in the air. Accompanied by the sounds of clashing metal, they rapidly separated, forming slender golden needles, each a decimeter long. The pirates charging forward all stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with terror.

"Run!"

Someone yelled, and the thirty-odd pirates scattered in all directions.

But as Chaos pressed his right hand down, the hundreds, even thousands, of golden needles fell like rain, piercing the air with a dense whistling sound, indiscriminate.

"Ah~"

"Help!"

They were utterly defenseless. Some had their heads covered in needle holes. They didn't feel pain at first, but as blood and brain matter spilled out, they all screamed and wailed.

Perhaps because the wounds were small, they didn't die immediately, but suffered greatly.

The pirates who had been watching from the sidelines had already fled.

Now, looking back at the pirates groaning on the ground and the ground around them filled with tiny needle holes, they all trembled.

Those with trypophobia were even more horrified.

"Die!"

Just then, Gappa appeared behind Chaos. His sharp right claw lunged towards the back of his neck, his face twisted into a vicious, triumphant sneer.

But the next moment, Gappa's face stiffened. A golden shield suddenly rose behind Chaos, firmly protecting his entire head. His claws scraped against it, sending sparks flying and even leaving scratches.

But no blood appeared.

Poof~

Gappa's body bent like a shrimp. His entire face rapidly turned red, then purple, his eyes rolled back, and blood gushed from his mouth. Chaos's back kick dug deep into Gappa's abdomen. With immense force, he was sent flying like a cannonball, exploding through a large patch of earth.

Chaos gestured to the ground with his hand, and all the golden needles embedded in the earth shot skyward. They quickly merged into five Golden Longswords again, leaving five elegant trails in the air as they rapidly shot towards Gappa.

"Ah!!!"

Gappa's pained screams echoed as he desperately dodged the first four swords. However, the last one pinned him firmly to the ground.

Scalding blood stained the ground. Gappa's face, caked with blood, was filled with the terror of death.

The four Golden Longswords stuck in the ground re-emerged above his head. Without even giving Gappa a chance to beg for mercy, Chaos gently pressed his right hand down. The four Golden Longswords plummeted, impaling Gappa's entire chest.

"Hoo~"

As Gappa's life signs gradually faded, Chaos let out a deep breath.

This battle had consumed a lot of his stamina!

He was also injured, but not seriously.

Suddenly, a sense of danger washed over him. Without thinking, Chaos raised his right arm to block. A whip-like leg whistled through the air. He felt like he'd been hit by a heavy truck. The immense force sent his arm smashing back into his face, and he felt his nose break.

He was sent flying, tumbling across the ground. Chaos endured the pain and quickly got back up. Where he had been standing, a figure now stood, their right foot still held in an attacking pose.

It was a very lean man, wearing a black and white striped jacket, his face full of amusement and disdain.

"Good reaction!"

The one who attacked Chaos was none other than Zebra Killer Barnkes, who had made a bet with Reaper Tesys.

His bounty was eighty-one million, far exceeding Lion King Gappa's bounty!

"That's Zebra Killer Barnkes, with a bounty of eighty-one million. Why is he suddenly attacking the Golden Emperor?"

Many pirates in the distance exclaimed, clearly recognizing Barnkes.

This was a pirate with a higher bounty than Lion King Gappa.

"The show isn't over yet. The Golden Emperor just fought the Lion King; his stamina must be significantly depleted."

"Zebra Killer and the Lion King are on completely different levels. I think the Golden Emperor is in danger."

"The Golden Emperor is dead for sure."

No pirates bet on Chaos. The difference in strength was obvious, and the fight with the Lion King must have consumed a lot of his stamina.

Frankly speaking, before he killed the Lion King, who even knew who Chaos was?

Now that he had killed the Lion King, the title "Golden Emperor" had just emerged, but it was about to be extinguished.

"Golden Emperor, that title is a bit arrogant!"

"I bet with Reaper and those three guys. He said you could kill me, but I don't believe it!"

Zebra Killer crossed his arms and tilted his head towards the distant rooftop, where Reaper Tesys, Blood Thorn Pradanite, and Camel Tepieru were watching the spectacle.

Chaos's expression turned grim. He looked at Zebra Killer, his dark eyes filled with coldness.

The Golden Longsword embedded in Gappa hung in the air, its blade stained red and dripping blood, standing beside Chaos and aimed squarely at the Zebra Killer.

"It seems your ability is to control some kind of metal."

Facing five blood-drenched Golden Longswords, the Zebra Killer wasn't flustered.

Instead, he began to analyze Chaos's abilities.

From the start of the fight until now, Chaos hadn't once transformed his physique into gold. He only manipulated the Golden Longswords that split from his Golden Inner Armor, which was quite misleading.

At least, many pirates now believed it was an ability to control metal!

It was difficult to connect it to the Gold-Gold Fruit without prior knowledge of its existence or effects!

Devil Fruit abilities were incredibly varied, with all sorts of bizarre and strange powers!

This was Demon Valley Town, after all, with many pirates who had traveled far and wide. On a more remote island, they might not even know what Devil Fruits or great sea treasures were.

The pirates watching the show now were ultimately in the minority.

The real powerhouses in Demon Valley Town had no interest in watching such low-level combat.

Hearing the gasps of the pirates on the periphery in response to the Zebra Killer's guess, Chaos let out a cold snort and played along, "As expected of a pirate with a bounty of 81 million, you saw through my ability with just one glance."

Chaos lifted his shirt, revealing the Golden Inner Armor underneath. With a thought, it all detached and floated into the air, rapidly splitting into ten new Golden Longswords. Together with the five blood-stained swords, they aimed at the Zebra Killer.

The atmosphere began to grow oppressive!

As a gust of wind ruffled Chaos's spiky hair, fifteen longswords shot out like bullets, their speed so immense it seemed to tear the very air.

Yet, the Zebra Killer remained remarkably calm.

When the first Golden Longsword approached, the Zebra Killer took a step to the left, as if he had anticipated it. One after another, he dodged the remaining fourteen Golden Longswords by sidestepping or taking a single step.

It was dreamlike, and incredible!

This dodging ability was effortless, perfectly precise.

Chaos narrowed his eyes, guessing a possibility.

There was indeed a difference between 81 million and 53 million. Every additional ten million represented a significant gap.

Chaos's Gate of Babylon, which involved transforming into Golden Longswords, golden needles, or other weapons to rain down on enemies like bullets, was collectively referred to by Chaos as the Gate of Babylon.

After all, these techniques were learned from Gilgamesh, the Golden Flash.

The opponent's dodging ability had effectively weakened the Gate of Babylon by more than half.

No matter how powerful a technique, it was useless if it couldn't hit the target!