At that moment, the group of masked men also split up.
Half-Face Mask had accidentally attacked Lion earlier because he had lost his footing, but he clearly had no intention of apologizing. Lion knew all too well what his companions were like, so he said nothing more either.
White Crane's beak was trapped in the golden shield wall, and he struggled for a long time without freeing himself.
Half-Face Mask could not stand watching any longer. He flew up and kicked the golden shield wall, smashing it to pieces.
As luck would have it, a chunk of gold was still stuck on the beak. By then, however, the gold was no longer under Gild Tesoro's control. White Crane forced his beak open and broke the gold apart.
Meanwhile, Dog, who had caught one of Tesoro's golden bombs in his mouth, staggered over with a hand over his mouth.
His head was still a little dizzy. That heavy punch had left him dazed and knocked out several of his teeth. Discovering this pained Dog immensely.
The four gathered and looked at Tesoro again, vicious glints in their eyes. An equally fierce light shone in Tesoro's eyes.
Once again, Tesoro made the opening move.
The ground behind him churned, then something resembling a fountain rose from it. Countless particles of gold sprayed out of the fountain like splashing water. Under Tesoro's control, the gold dust constantly clung to the four masked men's bodies, even trying to work its way inside them.
This was Tesoro's signature move, Gold Splash! Back when Gran Tesoro still existed, this was the move he had relied on to establish his absolute home-field advantage.
At the sight, the four masked men inwardly cursed and hurriedly coated their bodies in Armament Haki.
But they were already a little too