"Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley!"
As Golden Lion's voice thundered through the air, his hands had already closed around the hilts of the two long swords at his waist.
The blades gave two clear metallic hums as they left their sheaths, and he immediately began unleashing a furious succession of slashes.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Enormous golden sword auras, like crescent moons sliced from the sky, hurtled toward Linlin behind him with shrill whistles.
Sitting on her thundercloud, Linlin was clearly startled by Golden Lion's sudden attack.
She sprang to her feet, and the thundercloud sank slightly beneath her before quickly steadying itself.
The next second, she grabbed the hat on her head and instantly transformed it into the pitch-black sword Napoleon, cursing, "Shiki, do you have a death wish?!"
"Jihahahaha! So sorry, Linlin. I thought there was an enemy behind me. Still... if that actually killed you, I'd thank my lucky stars." Golden Lion sheathed his swords as he roared with laughter.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Linlin swung Napoleon, knocking away the incoming sword auras one after another, then shouted at Golden Lion's already retreating back, "Zeus, zap him!"
"Yes, Mama!"
Zeus's voice rang out from deep within the thundercloud. Then his body swelled to nearly twice its size, tiny sparks churning across the cloud's surface.
Immediately afterward, Zeus opened his mouth wide. A thick bolt of golden lightning erupted from it, screeching through the air like a hurled spear as it shot straight toward Golden Lion's back.
Crackle!
Golden Lion was still feeling smug when his Observation Haki suddenly detected danger.
Almost instinctively, he dodged sideways, abruptly shifting his angle in midair as the lightning grazed past his shoulder.
Golden Lion flew into a rage and turned back to curse at Linlin. "You idiot, Linlin! Why are you zapping me?! Zap those