Robin's Strategy, the Might of Natural Lightning

Neng's gaze pierced through layer upon layer of obstacles and landed precisely on the unfamiliar green-haired girl at the edge of the battlefield.

That girl's ability was troublesome. He had to deal with her first.

A battlefield novice dared to fight an old man like him.

The times truly had changed.

Observation Haki sensed the intense emotional fluctuations Hiyori displayed due to her obvious lack of experience. A sharp glint flashed through Neng's clouded eyes as he formed a plan.

Then, he took a sweeping fox-tail strike squarely on the chest. A large patch of skin on his chest was scorched black by static electricity, and he staggered backward in feigned instability. The spikes behind his head shot out at once under the force of the airflow, raining down on Stussy and forcing her to defend herself.

Using that recoil, Neng moved around Stussy's side at a speed utterly unfitting for his massive body and pounced straight at Hiyori.

The air before him compressed into walls of white. Amid thunderous air-stepping sounds, the porcupine man descended before Hiyori like a divine weapon from the heavens. His pig hoof, wrapped in Top-Tier Haki and carrying suffocating wind pressure, reached for her face.

Hiyori felt her breath catch. It was as if an icy hand had suddenly clenched around her heart.

Yet her legs felt filled with lead, nailed firmly to the ground.

Supporting the fight from the edge of the battlefield and facing a powerhouse of this level head-on were entirely different experiences.

She had thought she was prepared, but when death truly lunged at her face, she realized that her body was more honest than her will.

A pale arm as large as that of an adult female giant emerged from the ground behind Hiyori.

With a casual sweep, the