Mighty Lion, sent flying backward through midair, was caught by Moria in the blink of an eye.
The vicious serrated blade came whistling down toward Mighty Lion's chest. Gritting his teeth, Mighty Lion coated his staff with Haki and raised it horizontally before his chest.
Clang!!
The slash struck the staff, and the tremendous force smashed Mighty Lion toward the ground.
At almost the same instant, several Shadow Spears shot from the massive shadow and pierced straight through Mighty Lion's back!
"Ugh—"
Blood burst from his mouth in an instant. In just one exchange, the serious Moria had skewered Mighty Lion like a candied hawthorn.
The difference in strength between the two sides was simply that vast!
Several Shadow Spears burst from the enormous shadow, piercing through muscle and bone and pinning Mighty Lion in midair.
Having mastered Life Return, Mighty Lion immediately began repairing the fatal wounds inside his body despite his grave injuries.
At the same time, Mighty Lion controlled his hair, trying to wrap himself up. But in the next moment, countless shadow threads tangled directly with his hair.
Their numbers swiftly overwhelmed every strand of hair Mighty Lion controlled, all of it becoming entangled in even more twisted shadow threads.
Countless Shadow Spears shot out from the huge shadow below as though they cost nothing, turning Mighty Lion into a human pincushion in the blink of an eye.
Moria at least knew to avoid vital points. Although he had riddled Mighty Lion with holes, many strikes had missed anything fatal. By the time Shiryu of the Rain and the others arrived, they saw Mighty Lion pierced by countless black spears, barely clinging to life.
Without another word, Chloe flipped open her book, demonized Mighty Lion, and then stored him inside it. Upon seeing Shiryu of the