"Shut up, you mortal!"
Humiliated and enraged, Enel flung a hand toward Xie Wen and unleashed El Thor.
Already prepared, Xie Wen swiftly swapped the small rubber shield for his sword-and-shield setup for a large rubber shield meant for a lance, covering his entire body.
Once the lightning faded, Xie Wen turned the large shield in his hand and inspected it. The rubber was completely intact. Apparently, Enel's El Thor had not exceeded fifty million volts.
"What's with that shield of yours?!"
Compared to being helpless against Klee Meow, who was also a Logia user, Enel was more concerned about the shield in Xie Wen's hand that could both hit him and block lightning.
The appearance of this shield meant that his power was no longer "invincible," something clearly unacceptable to a "god."
Xie Wen merely grinned at him, revealing two rows of straight, white teeth. "Take a guess."
"You bastard!"
The furious Enel was about to attack Xie Wen again when a wyvern wreathed in golden flames swooped straight down at him.
Crackle!
Although his anger had briefly cost him control of his Observation Haki, lightning's advantage in speed was simply too great. Before the Gold Rathian could catch him, Enel turned into lightning and evaded its dive.
He had not entirely escaped, however. When Enel regained his form, a small patch of skin on his left shoulder was visibly red, as though it had been scalded...
Enel could heat metal himself through electrical metallurgy, yet flames could still burn him. The mechanics of these Devil Fruits remained as baffling as ever to Xie Wen, an Earthling.
"Don't think eating a Logia Devil Fruit gives you the right to defy a god!" Enel roared. "I'll show you that even Logias aren't all equal! Since ancient times, humans have feared