Imu faced off against Gern.
But Imu had deliberately crossed the Red Line and descended upon Egghead, even at the cost of suffering a backlash.
This was certainly not just to stare Gern down and play a game of who would blink first.
For this "God" who had ruled the world for eight hundred years, patience was relative.
When plans were thwarted again and again, when a threat stood within arm's reach, decisiveness and ruthlessness were equally chilling.
Since Gern feared "Spark" and had not immediately launched an all-out assault,
and Imu likewise feared "Spark" and dared not recklessly strike Gern or Luffy with full force,
then...
Everything at hand could be used to create new "pawns" and "weapons"!
Countless tiny holes suddenly split open across the writhing dark substance covering the mutated Fengxi-Saint Warcury-whose body Imu possessed!
Then several black tentacles shot out with blinding speed!
Their targets were not Gern, who stood before them, but the "wreckage" at the edge of the battlefield-those who had all but lost the ability to resist, whether from grievous injuries or a shattered will to fight!
"Shhk! Shhk! Shhk!"
The tentacles precisely pierced the chest and limbs of Shiryu of the Rain, who lay on the ground with only a faint flicker of consciousness remaining!
Shiryu's body jerked violently. He could not even scream, and the last glimmer in his eyes was swiftly consumed by darkness.
Several other tentacles coiled around Van Augur, who was preparing to teleport again and put even more distance between himself and the battle!
Although Van Augur reacted extremely quickly and tried to teleport out of the way,
Imu's power was far beyond his comprehension, and the stamina he had expended using his Devil Fruit earlier prevented him from fully activating his ability.
Even in his one