The Gentle Beast

"Looks like you won..." Monet shrugged as Li Ziming arrived. "But I wonder how much strength you have left after such a grueling fight..."

"A grueling fight..." Li Ziming shrugged. Gua, Si, and Achilles had all taken varying degrees of damage, so he had sent them back into the box. That left him with only one hand. "Why don't you come find out how much strength I have left?" He activated his Observation Haki, but Luffy was nowhere in sight.

"Looking for your captain?" A blizzard began to swirl around Monet. The sudden drop in temperature and the icy feeling under his feet made Li Ziming frown. He tested his footing: his feet were already slipping on the ground, and the thick snow hampered his movement.

"Since your pets couldn't finish you off, I'll kill you myself!" The snowfall suddenly intensified, and Monet vanished into the blizzard.

"A Logia user?" Li Ziming frowned. His Observation Haki couldn't pinpoint Monet, yet her presence seemed to be everywhere.

Roar! A monster made of snow suddenly appeared behind Li Ziming. It bore some resemblance to Monet, but its savage face and razor-sharp teeth marked it as a monster through and through.

Li Ziming made no move to dodge. Monet's fangs clamped down on his shoulder, their sharp edges and immense force making him feel as though it might be torn right off.

"What a fool..." Monet had expected Li Ziming to be stronger. She hadn't thought he would let her bite him so easily, and a trace of contempt entered her gaze. But then something about the feel of her bite struck her as wrong.

"Taste good?" Li Ziming had already coated his shoulder in Armament Haki. Monet's teeth hadn't pierced his flesh, though the force of her bite still hurt like hell.