Mobius licked his lips.
A Black Tendon pulled him down from the air.
The instant he landed, Mobius burst forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, charging straight at Whitebeard.
Just as Whitebeard was about to strike, Black Tendons pierced through the ground.
Whitebeard instinctively used Haki to defend himself.
By then, Mobius had already moved into Whitebeard's blind spot.
It was too late for Whitebeard to react.
A terrifying Vibration Force Field erupted in an instant.
Mobius's figure froze.
Whitebeard poured his fury into a domineering punch wreathed in a glowing white halo and drove it at Mobius.
But Mobius evaded the blow even faster.
He himself did not move.
A Black Tendon pulled his body aside, carrying him clear of Whitebeard's fist.
Whitebeard's Vibration Force Field could not restrain Mobius's Black Tendons.
The field's range was limited, while Mobius was the center of the Black Tendons' movement.
As soon as Mobius escaped Whitebeard's Vibration Force Field,
Black Tendons coiled around Whitebeard like pythons.
Sensing the danger, Whitebeard projected his Haki into an invisible suit of armor, keeping the Black Tendons at bay.
But the Black Tendons had already wrapped around his body.
Whitebeard was hoisted into the air, dangling upside down by his ankles.
His balance was completely shattered.
Countless Black Tendons rapidly wound toward Whitebeard.
If they bound him completely, the battle would be decided.
By now, Mobius had abandoned the idea of using his Monster-Man Form.
Whitebeard's strength did not warrant using the Monster-Man Form.
Even the Six Sea Emperors of today's seas did not warrant using the Monster-Man Form.
Mobius's fighting style was simply too difficult to counter.
The ones who could truly threaten him were instead the three Logia Devil Fruit Users in the Marines.
Kuzan, the Ice-Ice Fruit User, was especially dangerous.