Boom—!
A Laser shot out of the ruins without warning, heading straight for Teach's temple.
Even Van Augur, who had been keeping his rifle trained on S-Snake, did not have time to warn him.
Teach's pupils contracted sharply, but his right hand, which was gripping Hancock's throat, did not loosen in the slightest.
His left hand suddenly spread open.
"Black Vortex!"
Boom!
Thick darkness abruptly swelled from his palm, and the Laser plunged straight into it.
Bzzzt—!
The blinding light twisted violently within the darkness, as if it had sunk into an endless swamp.
After only a brief stalemate, the beam rapidly dimmed before being completely swallowed by the darkness.
"What?!"
S-Snake's eyes widened as she charged forward, but she did not stop. If the sneak attack had failed, then she would take them head-on!
Boom!
Her black wings spread wide as S-Snake shot forward close to the ground, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained.
Flames blazed behind her shoulders while Armament Haki covered her lower legs. In the blink of an eye, she had reached Teach.
"Perfume Femur!"
Her long leg kicked directly at Teach's face.
If this kick landed, even if Teach was not attracted to her, the petrification carried by Perfume Femur would still take effect.
Teach clearly understood that as well. Just as her toes came within half a meter of his face—
Smack!
His left hand shot out, and his five fingers clamped around S-Snake's ankle.
"Got you!"
Darkness instantly curled up from his palm. S-Snake's expression changed drastically, and the pink glow around her leg went out at once.
The power of the Love-Love Fruit had been suppressed!
But in the next instant, the shock in her eyes turned into ferocity.
Without her Devil Fruit power, she still had her body. The