Amid the howling wind, the street suddenly brightened, shifting in an instant from night to an afternoon beneath a blazing sun and heavy clouds.
Within the warm light, countless drops of golden, translucent liquid fell, raining down as "Sun Holy Water."
Under the wash of golden rain, the blackish-green traces mixed within the shockwave swiftly vanished.
All traces of death and curses in the surroundings were fading, being purified.
One transparent soul after another appeared, only to let out silent screams and disappear.
Shanks gave a soft snort, and an icy wind instantly swirled around him, pushing away the golden rain.
But in the next moment, the swirling icy wind directly lost control, collapsing into streams of spiraling, contracting air that carried the golden rain toward Shanks and Senor.
Shanks turned his head toward Senor, whose figure instantly became transparent and swiftly vanished.
He had used Shanks's eyes to perform a Mirror Blink.
After Senor left, Shanks turned his gaze toward the Sea King, Jahn Kottman, who was once again arriving amid a violent gale.
His figure twisted and contracted, turning into a Mystic Puppet made of dead branches, scraps of cloth, and straw, bearing a forty to fifty percent resemblance to the Sea King.
The golden rain carried by the air currents immediately poured down upon the puppet, while a silver-white bolt of lightning struck it as well.
The Mystic Puppet that resembled the Sea King became charred black and tattered.
At the same time, the Sea King, Jahn Kottman, who had arrived riding the gale, lost control again and fell awkwardly to the ground.
Beneath his deep-blue Storm Priest Robe, the Sea King's body had turned crimson, with many areas scorched black as threads of electricity occasionally flickered across him.
Shanks's curse caused the damage he suffered to