Just as Vic had expected, before he could give chase, the Big Mom flew back on Prometheus, unleashing a bolt of lightning imbued with Haki power towards Vic. Vic reacted swiftly, his fist crackling with Haki, and with a gentle flick, he deflected the attack, blasting a large crater into the ground not far away.
Next, the Big Mom stopped approaching Vic. Prometheus fired a Haki fireball, while Zeus unleashed a barrage of Haki lightning bolts, continuously shooting them at Vic.
The initial velocity of these attacks was astonishing, but each time they reached Vic, their speed decreased significantly, as if they were entering a medium with extremely high density. Vic easily deflected these slowed attacks, but the surrounding ground and buildings were blown up and burned beyond recognition, and many innocent people who came to attend the wedding were affected.
"I see!"
As if struck by a sudden realization amidst the Big Mom's relentless attacks, Vic closed his eyes, but his counterattacks did not cease.
However, the Big Mom's attacks began to slow down as she got closer to Vic, and this distance continued to shrink with each attack. Although the Big Mom realized something was wrong, she couldn't figure out how Vic was doing it, so she wanted to observe it further.
The fireballs and lightning bolts that were just thrown began to slow down continuously. When they reached Vic, they floated there motionless. The Big Mom watched this scene in shock, her face turning extremely ugly!
She still didn't understand what was going on, but she knew that continuing to use these attacks was useless. Vic's ability was very strange; it had nothing to do with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power at all. Big Mom looked at Vic with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, Vic opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips. During the month he had been sailing at sea, he had spent most of his time developing his Devil Fruit ability. Who wouldn't be tempted knowing that mastering a Devil Fruit ability could lead to godhood?
With the added boost to his mental strength from a Soul Fruit every day, Vic's Conqueror's Haki not only improved significantly, but his comprehension also increased dramatically. He had already reached the point of Devil Fruit Awakening before even landing on Whole Cake Island.
This is why he initially treated Big Mom with courtesy before resorting to force. Even without fighting Big Mom, he could have Awakening his Devil Fruit ability in a short time. But Big Mom wouldn't give him any face, so what could he do? He could only develop his Devil Fruit ability while fighting, and finally, at this moment, a qualitative change occurred, and his Speed-Speed Fruit ability Awakening!
"Domain"
After Vic opened his eyes, he glanced at the Big Mom with a faint smile and uttered a word. The Big Mom in the distance felt something pass through her body, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
Ignoring the Big Mom's confusion, Vic flashed in front of Big Mom and, to Big Mom astonishment, punched Big Mom in the stomach. The heavy Ryuo penetrated her internal organs.
With an incredulous expression, the Big Mom coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew out, crashing into a building and disappearing into the ruins, where she remained motionless for a long time.
"What's going on?!"
"My speed!"
"We're doomed!"
It wasn't just the Big Mom who was unbelievable; her children and Vic's companions were equally astonished. The Big Mom's children felt as if they had entered a swamp, and the sluggish feeling made them extremely uncomfortable!
Moreover, they are currently in the midst of a battle, so it's not just a matter of feeling uncomfortable; the situation will only become more and more difficult for them.
Rebecca and the others felt differently. They felt like they had just left Titan Island. Having been accustomed to the effects of gravity for a long time, the sudden absence of gravity naturally made them feel relaxed and free from its constraints. They could walk as if they were flying, and their speed increased significantly. With this shift in power, Katakuri and the others were in grave danger!
Wendy, being a Momo-Momo Devil Fruit User, has some understanding of this situation, as the More-More Fruit also has an acceleration effect, but she still doesn't understand what's going on.
Only Rebecca knew what was going on. Only she knew that besides the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Vic had also eaten a Devil Fruit related to speed. The only explanation for this situation was that Vic had used that ability. Knowing that Vic had made his move, she used her amplified speed to launch a fierce attack on the people surrounding her!
After Vic Devil Fruit Awakening, he was able to control a huge spherical space similar to Law's, which Vic called the Speed Domain. This space is invisible to the naked eye, but Big Mom just sensed a trace of it.
Within this space, the speed of all living beings and objects can be altered according to his thoughts, but the powerful and Haki Big Mom is an exception. Vic can control the speed of her attacks, but Vic cannot control her as a person. Her Haki is too strong for Vic, who has just Awakening his abilities, to control.
Just like how Law's Room space can't move Big Mom, although he can't control Big Mom, Vic can accelerate himself. Within the Speed Domain, Vic's speed is really close to the speed of light. Just now, he used this speed to teleport to Big Mom.
That speed astonished even the well-informed Big Mom. The Six Powers Shave, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit all have the effect of teleportation, but they are still far inferior to Vic's speed just now!
Let's not even talk about shaving; you can never reach the speed of light with physical strength alone. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit can theoretically reach the speed of light, but if they could really reach the speed of light, then Vic and Kizaru would be practically invincible. Even if they couldn't win, they would still be undefeated!
As Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit- Rumble Fruit, Vic had also witnessed Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit. Both of their speeds were far from the speed of light. It took him several days to travel from Twin Cape to the Sabaody Archipelago using his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability through the clouds. If he could truly reach the speed of light, he would arrive in just a few minutes.
Kizaru is similar; he travels everywhere by boat. This isn't because he's lazy. If he could truly reach the speed of light, traveling to any place on the planet would only take a few minutes, making it completely unnecessary to use a boat.
Therefore, their speed is far from reaching the speed of light. However, if their abilities could break through to the God Realm, they should be able to truly reach the speed of light. This is Vic's conjecture. But in the Speed Domain, Vic's current speed is almost at the speed of light. This is Speed-Speed Fruit Fruit's specialization in speed!
When Vic first ate the Speed-Speed Fruit, he only knew how to use the power to increase his speed, which was only a few times faster at that time, and it was also the first power that the Speed-Speed Fruit showed.
He used it this way for a long time, until he became a Marine and met Foxy the Silver Fox. Under Foxy's Noro Noro Beam, Vic finally realized that the Speed-Speed Fruit shouldn't just be used for acceleration.
Acceleration and deceleration are both forms of speed, so Vic consciously developed the ability to decelerate, and he did indeed develop the ability to decelerate, which played a significant role in combat!
Just now, while using his ability, Vic finally realized the key to Devil Fruit Awakening: combining acceleration and deceleration to achieve a state of mutual fusion!
Thus, under Vic's conscious control, the Devil Fruit ability indeed underwent a qualitative change. Vic's mind and body had long met the conditions for the Awakening of the Devil Fruit ability, so the Awakening naturally came to fruition!