Although she left behind the option of creating clones, Robin still felt the pain. Her Devil Fruit ability is essentially about creating clones; when a clone is injured, the pain it feels is instantly transferred to her main body. This is a flaw of the Flower-Flower Fruit!
Robin still doesn't quite understand Saint Shepherd Sommers, her enemy. She didn't use Armament Haki when she restrained Saint Shepherd Sommers's clone, so it's no wonder she got injured!
With his body freed from restraint, Saint Shepherd Sommers remained calm. A thorn sprouted from his body, quickly growing longer and embedding itself in the branches above in the blink of an eye!
Saint Shepherd Sommers's body was left hanging in mid-air, instantly stopping its fall, much to the disappointment of Robin and the others!
Although Saint Shepherd Sommers was hanging in mid-air, his death countdown did not stop and continued to count down!
Furthermore, to increase the sense of oppression and force Jarul to make the decision to burn down the school and library as soon as possible, he called Gunko over and had a child standing on the edge of a cliff begin to say his last words. He then transmitted the child's last words throughout Elbaf via a special Den Den Mushi. In the next few seconds, the entire Elbaf was shrouded in a huge gloom!
Before the countdown reached zero, Jarul finally succumbed to the pressure and made a decision in extreme pain!
He is the Grand Elder of Elbaf. With the old king dead and Prince Loki imprisoned for allegedly committing a serious crime, he is the only one who can make decisions for the entire country!
He was torn between the lives of the children and the books, knowledge, heritage, and history, but time was of the essence. In the end, he chose the safety of the children and ordered the burning of the school and library!
Robin's eyes were filled with tears, but she didn't say a word. She already knew the origin of some of the books in the Owl Library; they were all brought from Ohara!
She had read all the books she had rescued from Ohara. The books held her childhood memories. Now that those books were going to be burned, Robin must have been heartbroken the most. But in order to save those children, she said nothing, though tears streamed down her face uncontrollably!
In that moment of distraction, Robin was retaliated against by Saint Shepherd Sommers, who had climbed up a huge tree branch, and a thorn silently wrapped around her body!
Robin was not only unable to move, but also suffered the pain of thorns piercing her flesh. Of course, there was also the special amplification brought about by the thorns' power and her strong emotions. Therefore, Robin was in great pain, both physically and mentally, and was in unbearable suffering!
Just as Saint Shepherd Sommers was holding the longsword made of thorns, ready to kill Robin, a figure quickly approached from a distance, arriving in front of him in a few leaps!
No one saw what the figure did; they only heard a piercing scream, and then they saw Saint Shepherd Sommers's hand fly up and fall back down, blood gushing from the severed end!
Saint Shepherd Sommers froze, staring blankly at the spot where his wrist had been severed, because he discovered that his immortality was no longer working. This was unbelievable to him; it hadn't happened in a long time, probably thirty-eight years!
Saint Shepherd Sommers was a seasoned veteran, and he knew that a powerful figure had arrived who should not be underestimated. He quickly forced himself to calm down.
Long time no see!
" Gaban!"
Hearing the unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar voice, Saint Shepherd Sommers turned around, and at that moment, he froze completely!
He had just realized that he hadn't suffered such irreparable damage in thirty-eight years when he immediately saw the protagonist who had injured him thirty-eight years ago—the third-in-command of the Roger Pirates —Scobba Gaban!
A distant memory instantly flooded Saint Shepherd Sommers's mind, making him tremble. What a small world!
Saint Shepherd Sommers stared blankly at Gaban, but Gaban wasn't going to react like that. He was there to take down the Holy Knights, because these guys had kidnapped his son—a deep-seated grudge!
Without a word, Gaban brandished his Double Axe with powerful Conqueror's Haki and struck again. In a flash, blood gushed from Saint Shepherd Sommers's chest!
Although Saint Shepherd Sommers was knocked to the ground, his injuries were not as serious as expected. The gap between him and Gaban was not so great that he was powerless to resist. He just suddenly saw Gaban looking a little distracted. His own strength was still very strong. He quickly stood up and fought with one hand!
The two exchanged blows, Gaban wielding his Double Axe axes with imposing power, Saint Shepherd Sommers used the power of the Woods-Woods Fruit, combined with Armament Haki, to defend against Gaban's attacks!
Gaban was in a hurry to save the children and couldn't waste too much time here, so he unleashed his ultimate attack, cutting down all the thorns attacking him, including Saint Shepherd Sommers who was hiding behind them. Saint Shepherd Sommers was cut in half at the waist!
Gaban's strength shocked the Straw Hat Pirates present. They already knew he was a member of Pirate King Roger's crew and a very important left-hand man, on par with Rayleigh. But Gaban looked like an old man—a thin, white-haired man with a wrinkled face. How could such an old man still fight?
But this skinny old man cut the immortal God's Knights in two, and he couldn't recover. Even Nami, who had seen Gaban suppress Luffy and Zoro, was dumbfounded!
Luffy didn't have any impressive methods to counter immortality when he was in Egghead, so no wonder he's the Pirate King's left arm! He's just too strong!
The moment Saint Shepherd Sommers was injured, it alerted Imu of Mary Geoise. Those who had signed Soul Contract with him had their life status completely under his control!
We just saw one character, Vic, who could counter immortality, and now another one has appeared? Or has Vic joined the fight in Elbaf?
Imu takes this matter very seriously; this world cannot allow so many beings capable of countering immortality!
After killing Saint Shepherd Sommers, Gaban rushed to the location where Gunko had kidnapped the child. Before reaching his destination, he anxiously prayed that his son, Colon, would not call him "father," otherwise he would be instantly put on the defensive!
But what he feared most came true. Gaban's worst fears came true. When Colon saw his father appear, he shouted with joy and comforted the other children, saying that his father was strong and would definitely be able to rescue them!
Colon's shout instantly ruined things. Gunko feet and followed the arrow to Colon. She held a longsword made of arrowheads in her hand and pressed it against Colon's neck. If Gaban dared to take a step forward, she would instantly pierce the giant child in front of her!
Gaban thought about the destruction Elbaf was suffering and the terrible consequences of the Holy Knights's success. He couldn't accept it and wanted to make one last attempt to kill the woman and save Colon in a moment!
However, a vision of the future appeared in his mind: Colon's neck was pierced by Gunko's sword. Upon seeing this future scene, Gaban stopped in his tracks. He was utterly dejected and immediately dropped the axe in his hand, raising his hands in surrender!
"I'm sorry, Elbaf!"
Gaban hesitated, afraid to take another step forward, his heart filled with remorse for Elbaf. The saying "Children are the greatest weakness of parents" was gaining increasing weight. Although Dragon rarely paid Luffy, his love for Luffy was no less Gaban's love for Colon!