Bang!!
The trench stretched all the way to the foot of the city wall. Big Mom had smashed through it and been buried beneath the falling rubble.
Dust and smoke billowed outward.
The sky suddenly lit up.
A ferocious lightning serpent bared its fangs and struck down into the ruins, scorching even the air.
Boom!!
Shattered stones flew everywhere.
The Ouroboros Ring in Reiner's hand spun at high speed. Flames surged forth and clung to more than a dozen thorny vines, crackling with explosive pops.
Bang!
The pile of rubble exploded apart in fury.
Big Mom's pink hair had curled from the electricity, and her body was blackened in several places.
The moment she emerged, flaming thorn whips lashed at her like slithering snakes.
Big Mom raised her arms, dark Haki wrapping around both wrists as she blocked.
Her skin, already as tough as steel, became even more resilient under the reinforcement of Armament Haki.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The flaming whips danced wildly.
Big Mom planted her feet firmly on the ground, but her massive body was gradually driven backward by the blows.
Even the earth could not withstand such violent lashing. Rubble sprayed into the air as clusters of flame scattered in every direction.
Yet they only left pale marks on Big Mom's body, and even those quickly faded away.
Not a single drop of blood was visible!
"Mamamama~~, is this really no more than a little scratching?"
Big Mom's laugh carried a trace of smugness, as though she had already forgotten the tooth that had just been knocked out.
Useless Ace.
And useless Ryokugyu.
Reiner cursed inwardly.
He spread his legs and lowered his stance. Swinging his battle axe aside, Reiner kicked off the ground and charged forward.
The flaming thorns stopped lashing and instead coiled around Big