"Iron Body: Steel Shield!"
Fox growled, planted his legs firmly, and abruptly tensed every muscle in his body.
A blue-gray sheen of hardening spread across his skin.
Snake raised both arms to shield his throat and face.
Black Armament Haki swiftly coated his arms.
"Stay calm!"
Snake barked.
"It's just a trap! It can't pierce my Armament Haki!"
Humm—
Dense clusters of deep-red lights lit up inside the firing ports.
The next second.
Hundreds of hair-thin, high-frequency laser beams crisscrossed through the narrow duct.
Red light sealed off every direction.
The air rapidly ionized, and showers of sparks erupted against the metal walls.
The Armament Haki on Snake's arms made contact with the lasers first.
The black hardened coating lasted only half a second before the searing beams burned through it.
Two severed arms hit the floor.
The edges of the wounds instantly charred black.
"Impossible!"
Snake staggered backward, all composure vanishing from his face.
Owl drew the famous sword at his waist and slashed at the laser net ahead with all his strength.
The instant the blade touched the red light.
The steel blade snapped in half.
The broken ends quickly melted into red-hot molten iron, dripping onto the floor.
"Split up! Find a blind spot!"
Owl shouted.
But the laser array left no gaps.
Fox maintained his Iron Body hardening and tried to smash through the metal wall beside him.
The red grid of light swept past.
His body hung in midair for a moment, then lost its support and crashed to the floor.
Owl used Geppo to force his way toward the top of the duct.
Three intersecting lasers blocked his path.
His chest, shoulder, and right leg were pierced simultaneously.
With both arms gone, Snake was just about to use Shave to rush forward.
The laser