Loa pressed on and soon found Jones.
Jones, however, had no idea he'd been found.
With Enemy of All Life, Jones had nowhere to hide, no matter how well he concealed himself.
Amid a dense stand of trees, a waterfall appeared out of nowhere. Jones lay hidden beneath deep mud a short distance below it, breathing through a hollow reed.
Jones's ambush skills truly lived up to his name as a hunter. Despite being less than ten meters away, Loa found that his Observation Haki might as well have stopped working. No matter how he searched, he got nothing back.
An advanced use of Observation Haki that interferes with someone else's senses? Loa was glad he still had Enemy of All Life. Otherwise, he might really have been in trouble.
There were bound to be traps all around him, with that huge Black Panther lying in wait nearby. If he blundered into view, he would face a lightning-fast attack.
Jones could then strike a killing blow while Loa dealt with Gangying and the traps.
Jones knew Loa's strength better than anyone else on the island. The Athos Family wanted Loa dead, so they had naturally given Jones a detailed account of his abilities.
After what had happened to his subordinate officers, Jones also knew that the information Athos had given him was outdated. If he faced Loa head-on, defeat and death awaited him.
This ambush was his last chance to turn the tables.
But!
It was a fine plan. Unfortunately, he had run into Loa, the one man who could break it.
Through Enemy of All Life's perception, Jones's and Gangying's Life Force stood out clearly. With all the surrounding animals driven away by Loa's Dragon's Might, those two Life Forces shone brighter than stars in the night.
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