The golden spikes shot out at tremendous speed, their friction against the air producing a heart-stopping screech, their surfaces even glowing faintly red.
The masked men all dodged, but Snake Mask stayed where he was.
He was a rebound human who had eaten the Rebound-Rebound Fruit, capable of rebounding anything with initial momentum. Physical attacks like golden spikes were clearly ideal for rebounding.
Four of the golden spikes missed, leaving transparent trails through the air, while the remaining one struck Snake Mask's outstretched hands. The golden spike immediately turned a full hundred and eighty degrees and shot back toward Tesoro at the same speed!
This genuinely went beyond Tesoro's expectations. In a panic, he stamped his right foot hard against the ground, raising a golden shield wall in front of him. Screech-the golden spike pierced clean through the golden wall before stopping just short of Tesoro, its tip gleaming with a chilling light only a few centimeters from his chest!
Looking at the tip that had finally stopped, Tesoro broke out in a cold sweat.
A moment ago, he had thought Snake Mask was an idiot for trying to catch his golden spike barehanded. Who would have thought he himself would turn out to be the clown!
Snake Mask was probably some special kind of Devil Fruit User whose ability manifested as rebounding other people's attacks. From the looks of it, he probably needed to make contact with both hands for it to work, but Tesoro could not rule out the possibility that this was just an act to mislead his enemies. He also had no idea whether the ability had an upper limit, or what that limit might be if it did. This was getting a little tricky!
With Snake Mask around, Tesoro had to be more cautious.
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