The black spheres rapidly spread out in midair, dense red points of light flashing across their surfaces.
"Lorne, what are those spheres? They're glowing!"
Carrot pointed at the sky, her two long ears standing straight up.
"Floating weapons. Don't move around. Stay behind the stone pillar."
With both hands in his pockets, Lorne looked up at the spheres.
"But they've surrounded us! How are we going to get out?"
There was a trace of panic in Carrot's voice.
"We don't need to get out. Just smash them all."
Lorne answered calmly.
"Smash them? But they're flying so high, and there are so many!"
Carrot found it hard to believe.
"Watch closely, Carrot. When the strong fight, numbers never decide the outcome."
Lorne stepped forward, placing himself in front of Carrot.
The spheres in midair suddenly stopped spinning. Their red points of light instantly converged into thin red laser beams that shot toward the two of them.
"Use Soru! Take cover behind the stone pillar to your back left!"
Lorne shouted in a low voice.
"Yes, Lorne!"
Carrot flickered and vanished from the spot, appearing behind a broken stone pillar the next instant.
Lorne remained where he stood without even taking his hands out of his pockets.
He merely turned slightly sideways as jet-black Armament Haki instantly covered his shoulders and chest.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The barrage of lasers struck Lorne's body with crisp metallic clangs, sending showers of sparks flying.
Lorne's body did not so much as sway. The lasers, powerful enough to pierce rock, left only a few white marks on his skin.
"These lasers aren't particularly powerful, but their numbers let them cover an area with overlapping fields of fire."
As Lorne took the attacks, he explained to Carrot in the distance.
Carrot poked her head out from