Once Tuski had put some distance between them, Werther stopped lingering and took off after her.
Within seconds, Werther caught up and settled into an easy run beside Tuski.
For Tuski, who was controlling Tibbers, this might have been her top Speed. For Werther, it was barely a jog.
Anita watched from inside Tibbers, her eyes full of envy.
"Hey, baldy, are you hiding some secret from me? You're so young, so why are you this strong? You must have some secret."
"No secret. I trained hard, fought without fearing death, and got lucky enough to learn from a senior's experience. That's how I got this far."
Tuski rolled her eyes when the two of them started chatting. If she could speak, she would have roared, I'm exhausted from running here! Could you two take this seriously?
Tuski ran as hard as she could, but it made little difference. The venomous insects behind them were fast too, and some of the quickest broke from the swarm to try to surround Werther and the others.
Seeing this, Werther cast Thunder Wall three times in succession, finally driving the insects back a little.
The path Luffy and the others had covered was now littered with dead insects. Some Werther had electrocuted; others had been trampled by their own kind.
After using Thunder Wall three times in a row, Werther felt fatigue setting in. Sweat beaded on his forehead.
Thunder Wall covered a wide area and packed a decent punch, but it also consumed a great deal of energy. If his Thunder Core hadn't grown along with his strength, he never could have used an ability like this.
It wasn't that he lacked the imagination. He simply wouldn't have been able to withstand Thunder Wall.
At last, after fleeing for a long while,