Enel's eyes were slightly bloodshot. He hadn't expected Lin Yuan to utterly crush him after he had obtained the sacred relic.
Now this monster that had appeared from who knew where wanted to eat him too. Enough was enough. Enel had to prove himself.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...
As Enel's anger rose, countless bolts of lightning burst from his body, their blue-white light illuminating the entire sky.
"Die! Thunder Ball!"
Enel raised his right hand, and a Thunder Ball ten meters across appeared in it. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he gritted his teeth and hurled the enormous ball at the Lord of Shandora.
At the sight of the enormous Thunder Ball falling from the sky, the Lord of Shandora's huge pupils contracted. His hundred-meter-long body abruptly coiled up, and he spat a cloud of poisonous mist at the ball.
The two collided head-on, but the Lord of Shandora's poisonous mist was powerless against the lightning. It was shattered and purified on impact.
But that also detonated Enel's enormous Thunder Ball. With a thunderous boom, countless bolts of lightning rampaged through Shandora.
The shock wave from the explosion still struck the Lord of Shandora, leaving numerous scorch marks and cracks even on his millstone-sized scales.
Shandora was blasted full of deep craters, and gold flew everywhere. Some of it even melted.
A trace of displeasure appeared on Lin Yuan's face. All that gold was his private property now, and picking it up after it was smashed to pieces would be a hassle.
But more than that, Lin Yuan wanted to see what Enel was capable of. This was a chance for him to train.
Enel had just unleashed a major attack and looked somewhat haggard, his face a little pale. His stamina really was somewhat lacking.
Seeing that his attack had some effect but had failed to kill the giant snake before him, Enel's expression grew even colder.
He transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed toward the Lord of Shandora. Though the Lord of Shandora's scales were cracked, he hadn't suffered much damage.
Seeing the little thing charging at him, the snake's eyes flashed with malice. His coiled body abruptly tensed, and he lunged at the bolt of lightning Enel had become, his enormous jaws snapping at it with tremendous speed.
But he was facing a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user. It was known as one of the fastest Devil Fruits.
The bolt of lightning Enel had become turned in midair, easily dodging the giant snake's gaping jaws before releasing countless electric currents once more.
This time, Enel intended to fight his opponent at close range. Though Thunder Ball was powerful, it was effectively one of his ultimate moves.
Yet even an attack like that had failed to seriously injure his opponent, so Enel changed his strategy. He flew straight to the Lord of Shandora's side and grabbed a broken scale.
"Damn beast, let me give you a taste of lightning punishment."
Terrifying blue-white currents burst continuously from Enel's body, striking the Lord of Shandora over and over.
Compared with the Thunder Ball attack, this was less powerful, but with Enel holding on and constantly releasing lightning, it proved far more effective.
Once Enel grabbed his scale, the Lord of Shandora's entire enormous body rolled ceaselessly under the electric shocks, roars pouring from his mouth.
But Enel was determined to electrocute him to death. Countless bolts of blue-white lightning erupted from his body, enveloping both him and the giant snake.
The Lord of Shandora's enormous body rolled across the ground, smashing everything in its path.
He was trying to throw Enel off, and even tried to crush him beneath his rolling body.
But it was utterly useless against Enel in his elemental form.
Enel's stamina, however, was draining at a visible rate. Finally, after charring nearly half of the Lord of Shandora's enormous body, he could no longer keep it up.
He transformed into his elemental form and flashed out of the Lord of Shandora's attack range, landing on a golden pillar and panting heavily.
The Lord of Shandora was now gravely injured. His enormous body was blackened, and his scales had shattered, exposing the bright red flesh beneath.
He writhed in pain, attacking everything around him indiscriminately.
Enel flashed aside to dodge the enormous tail. The golden pillar he had been standing on was sent flying, showing just how powerful the blow was.
Enel wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If he hadn't dodged quickly just now, he would have been hit before he could transform into his elemental form.
In Enel's current condition, if that enormous tail struck him, he would be gravely injured even if he survived.
"Idiot, with all this gold around, can't you just make yourself a weapon?"
Just then, Lin Yuan's voice rang out. Enel froze, then looked at the gold his lightning had melted, realization dawning on his face.
Without time to think further, he pressed a hand against a nearby golden pillar, lightning flickering in his palm.
The sight left Lin Yuan speechless.
"Moron, with that much gold, even if you forge a weapon, can you lift it?"
Enel's face reddened. He quickly withdrew his hand, then used his power on a piece of gold nearby that was the size of a person.
After sustained effort, he produced a crude spear over three meters long and as thick as the mouth of a bowl.
Enel smiled at the weapon he had made and snatched it up, but its weight nearly made him stumble.
Lin Yuan no longer knew what to say. Though the spear wasn't large, it had to weigh at least a thousand jin. It was still a little too big for Enel.
This time, however, Lin Yuan said nothing and simply watched.
Enel strained to lift the golden spear, veins bulging on his face. With a loud shout, he used lightning to propel the spear and thrust it fiercely at the Lord of Shandora's enormous head.
The Lord of Shandora sensed a great danger approaching and tried to dodge, but faced with Enel's extreme speed, he was too late.
The enormous spear plunged straight through his eye, and the excruciating pain drove the Lord of Shandora completely mad.
Enel's stamina was nearly exhausted. Though the attack had worked and almost finished his opponent off, he had no strength left to dodge the Lord of Shandora's dying counterattack.
Bang...
Enel was sent flying like a cannonball, spitting out a mouthful of blood while he was still in the air.
A trace of hatred filled the Lord of Shandora's remaining eye as he charged straight at Enel. He was determined to kill this insect even before he died.
Enel lay on the ground, covered in blood, feeling as if every bone in his body had shattered. When he saw the Lord of Shandora charging at him, he despaired.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Enel and looked at him cheerfully.
"Hmph, someone this weak left you unable to fight. How embarrassing. Watch closely. This is how a strong fighter battles!"
When he saw Lin Yuan appear, Enel's heart suddenly calmed for some reason. It seemed that as long as Lin Yuan was there, he felt completely safe.
Lin Yuan paid no attention to Enel's gaze. He rested one hand lightly on the hilt of the sword at his waist, watching the charging Lord of Shandora out of the corner of his eye.
Clang...