"Holy shit!"
Xie Wen couldn't help swearing.
Because when Hua Mei Meow unleashed that "One Plum Blossom," several tiny streaks of black lightning had actually appeared around her.
That meant she had not only just awakened Armament Haki, but had also used Conqueror's Coating along with it...
Although Xie Wen, as a half-baked Sapphire Star, had long grown used to being outdone by his cats, he still couldn't help letting out a "holy shit" at the sight.
But after carefully examining the damage Hua Mei Meow's strike had caused, Xie Wen perked up again-
It's still not as powerful as my Scarlet Sky's End!
The Sapphire Star ignored the fact that Hua Mei Meow had only just learned Conqueror's Coating and Armament Haki, as well as the Palicos' natural disadvantage in strength, and consoled himself with an Ah Q-style mental victory.
Although it was less powerful than Xie Wen's Scarlet Sky's End, the effect of Hua Mei Meow's Conqueror's Coating strike was nothing to scoff at. More than half the General Zombies had been cut straight through the waist by that single move, with only a handful farther away escaping disaster.
Moreover, those bisected zombies hadn't simply been cut in two. A section of their bodies roughly two to three fingers thick had vanished outright, so even if they wanted to "piece" themselves back together as they had when their heads were cut off earlier, they couldn't.
"Phew... I'm exhausted... I really do prefer sailing after all. Admiral, I'll leave the remaining few to you, meow."
Hua Mei Meow was quite satisfied with the effect of her strike, so after smiling and nodding, she let herself fall backward and lay on the ground, panting heavily.
Clearly, that strike had drained all her strength.
Xie Wen hurried over and picked up