-Island at the entrance to stomach No. 3
On an island near the passage connecting stomachs No. 2 and No. 3, a group of Treasure Hunters lay in ambush under the leadership of Sekou P., a young Black rapper and the Color-Color Devil Fruit User.
Sekou P. knew perfectly well that he was no match for that strange man in black, but winning wasn't the purpose of their ambush.
His boss had told him that their main job was to provide an early warning. If things went south, they could retreat.
Although his boss, Torega, was sinister and ruthless, he still had some basic professional ethics when it came to his own people.
He also knew that Torega would sell out his subordinates for a good price if necessary. But someone with his ability to turn invisible clearly wouldn't be discarded so easily.
-Bzzzt!
"What~ is going on!?"
A forest of steel spears erupted from the red soil, startling the Treasure Hunters lying in ambush while "invisible."
More than a dozen were skewered on the spot. Most of the others managed to dodge, though some suffered puncture wounds of varying severity.
As Treasure Hunters capable of getting by in the New World, even some of the rank and file knew a little Haki, though their skills amounted to little more than self-taught basics.
This surprise AOE attack hadn't wiped them out.
Did invisibility achieved through changing colors work against Observation Haki?
Normally, it did have some effect.
For one thing, Observation Haki was an active skill. It did have a passive effect, but that only provided a warning when its user was attacked.
For another, ordinary Observation Haki had an effective detection range within which its sensitivity gradually decreased with distance.
(Otherwise, all those instances of powerful fighters being caught