With Imu held back by Luffy and Loki, and the remaining two God's Knights either torn to pieces or barely holding on, the remaining enemies weren't as strong, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates were able to defeat their chosen opponents.
However, none of them possessed Conqueror's Haki. Although they could defeat these demonized giants, they couldn't restore them to their normal state, and the situation reached a stalemate.
They already knew from Rebecca and Luffy that these demonized humans needed to be destroyed by the pentagram array that was transforming them with Conqueror's Haki in order to return them to normal!
So they can only wait anxiously for someone with Conqueror's Haki to return victorious, and the most likely candidate is Zoro. The other two, one big and one small, don't seem to have any advantage!
However, instead of a victorious Zoro, they were greeted by Chopper and Gerd, along with Uncle Mountain Gaban, whom Gerd was carrying on his shoulders.
Both Gerd and Chopper are ship's doctors, especially Chopper, who has received special guidance from Vic on the essence of human life, and his medical skills have reached another level. With the addition of Gerd's medical skills from the Elbaf, Gaban's injuries have been completely stabilized!
Continuing the fight? Forget about Gaban, but he can still cause some destruction by using Conqueror's Haki.
Under Sanji's guidance, Gaban destroyed all the pentagram arrays that had transformed the Giant Warrior Pirates!
Aokiji also smashed the previously frozen nightmare monsters one by one, making them disappear completely from the real world!
At this point, the unstable factors in Elbaf have basically collapsed, leaving only Saint Shepherd Sommers, who is still fighting Zoro, and that somewhat strange God's Knights, who is still fighting Luffy and Loki!
After Gaban rescued the Giant Warrior Pirates, he just stood there, doing nothing else, and looked at Saint Shepherd Sommers with disdain. Saint Shepherd Sommers felt increasingly pressured, fearing that Gaban would strike him with an axe at any moment!
With his mindset of being wary of a sneak attack, Saint Shepherd Sommers was not as relaxed and focused in the fight, so he quickly revealed a weakness and was cut in two by Zoro's Enma, which was imbued with Conqueror's Haki!
Just in case, Zoro slashed several more times, practically dismembering Saint Shepherd Sommers. This was how he treated the immortal God's Knights; this was their inevitable fate!
Then, Zoro, Gaban, Aokiji, Sanji, Jinbe, and Brook all headed towards Luffy's battlefield, partly to provide support and partly to put pressure on him!
The only enemy left is that strange woman with bat wings. As long as we take her down, the crisis in Elbaf will be completely resolved; otherwise, the situation might be turned around in an instant!
Imu, who was fighting Luffy and Loki, glanced at Saint Shepherd Sommers and Jiringomu, who had been torn to pieces, and then at the group of people who were walking over. He knew that the situation was hopeless and that something unexpected had happened in Elbaf!
The body he currently controls can't even completely suppress the two guys in front of him. Now, Roger's right-hand man and a former Marine Admiral who has just Awakening Conqueror's Haki and quickly taken control have arrived. If this continues, the situation will only become more and more passive. As for the others who have come, he doesn't take them seriously at all!
"I won't let you get away with this!"
Imu retreated immediately after his attack, staring coldly at Luffy, and then a pentagram array instantly appeared beneath his feet!
With a casual wave of his hand, Imu retrieved the fragments of Saint Shepherd Sommers and Jiringomu's bodies from a distance. Then, black flames rose from the array, engulfing Imu and the two piles of fragments!
After the flames subsided, only a complex pentagram remained. Gaban could vaguely see that before the black flames had dissipated, the two piles of fragments inside had been pieced back together!
"Are they gone?"
"He looks just like one of the Five Elders from Egghead!"
"It's the same person; they all have the same aura. But how did they manage that?"
"It's a Devil Fruit ability!"
With Imu's departure, Luffy and his crew finally relaxed. Imu's performance was too powerful, with numerous and bizarre abilities. Even Luffy, a monster who had defeated enemies all the way to where he was today, suffered two consecutive defeats!
Moreover, this enemy hasn't actually shown his face yet; he's only been using other people's bodies to fight. You can imagine how terrifying this enemy is. It's only because Elbaf has strong figures like Gaban and Loki stationed there that the Straw Hat Pirates would have perished!
Luffy stared at the pentagram array left behind by Imu, his face filled with resentment. His strength had clearly increased so much, yet he still couldn't fathom Im's limits. If he couldn't even defeat such an enemy, how could he guarantee the safety of his crew? Should he just let them be corrupted by demonic energy again?
Luffy decides that before going to find the One Piece, he should first train with Gaban for a while to hone his Conqueror's Haki, and then ask Vic for advice on how to continue becoming stronger!
Of all the people he knew, only Vic and Imu had fought to a draw. He hadn't thought much of it back in Egghead, assuming he could do the same if he got stronger. But now that he faced them head-on, he realized how terrifying Vic was. He knew Vic was still the best.
Brook stared blankly at the spot where Imu had left. Gunko gave him a very familiar feeling, but that memory was too far away!
If the little girl from his memory were still alive, she shouldn't be so youthful and beautiful. Moreover, the difference in her temperament is too great. He couldn't imagine what kind of changes Gunko really was that little girl. He didn't dare to think about it!
Loki was plunged into deep despair, his body unconsciously relaxing, and the Iron Thunder in his hand fell to the ground as if a small earthquake had occurred!
He felt he was no longer the same person he was fourteen years ago, but the ending seemed to have changed little. The culprit who killed his father still left calmly, taking his subordinates with him!
After making a mess of Elbaf, he was able to leave at any time, and he couldn't stop him no matter what he did. That sense of loss and powerlessness hit him hard!
"Hey! Watch your step, you almost hit me!"
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