Lin Mo and Ace returned in the blink of an eye.
Xiaoyan stared at Ayako in disbelief and asked unhappily, "Didn't you say you wouldn't use your Devil Fruit powers again? Why...?"
Ayako bit her lower lip, then said guiltily, "I didn't want to, but..."
"Hmph!" Enel snorted. "I knew nothing could get past the Thunder God! You dared trick us? Die!"
As he spoke, Enel tightened his grip around Ayako's neck.
He was about to strangle her to death.
Ace immediately stepped forward to stop him. "That's enough. Let her off this once. She hasn't done anything that terrible to us."
Enel snapped, "Since when do you get to tell the Thunder God what to do? You say don't kill her, and I'm supposed to listen?"
Ace said helplessly, "She only wanted to protect her friend. There's nothing wrong with that. Captain, how about doing me a favor and letting them off this once?"
Ace turned his attention straight to Lin Mo. He knew Lin Mo was the only one who could rein Enel in.
Before Lin Mo could say anything, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
Beep! Successfully escaped the predicament. Sign-in progress increased by 30%. Current total progress: 40%. Reward: Conqueror's Haki level +1. Current Conqueror's Haki level: Lv12.
A powerful force erupted from Lin Mo and swept outward.
It vanished after only an instant, but everyone it passed over collapsed on the spot.
Ayako, Xiaoyan, and every resident on the island fell unconscious.
Enel and Ace were forced to the ground too. They remained conscious but couldn't move at all. Kaku and Herald also stayed conscious, while Perona, who was relatively weaker, couldn't withstand it and passed out.
Fortunately, the burst of Conqueror's Haki lasted only an instant. Enel and the others