"Huh? What's going on? He's still alive!"
Vic punched Saturn to pieces, but before he could even rejoice, Saturn's body recovered right there beside him. He had been resurrected; the effect of his immortality hadn't disappeared!
Although Saturn had come back to life, his eyes remained incredibly gloomy, and his gaze toward Vic was filled with murderous intent, along with a hint of hidden fear!
"I see!"
A cold sweat broke out on Vic's back. He finally understood why the mysterious man in black robes had been preventing him from using the full Power of Law!
The complete Power of Law can indeed destroy the teleportation array, but his God Realm strength will be immediately exposed, because the teleportation array is not connected to the Five Elders ' immortality, and the Five Elders are still invincible!
That would prematurely expose Vic's feigned weakness and concealment of his strength to Imu, which is something Vic doesn't want to see right now; he doesn't want to hide like this!
Furthermore, once exposed Rebecca and her friends and family will be targeted by Imu, possibly even personally. Those who are used to being high and mighty won't care about anything despicable. Just thinking about that future is terrifying!
If it weren't for the mysterious man in black robes reminding him, Vic would have made a terrible mistake. Without the advantage of having prior knowledge of the plot, he was indeed not as at ease as before, and one wrong step could bring endless trouble!
Although Vic had previously killed the wild boar with a complete Laws, the wild boar's cultivation level was not high enough for him to distinguish whether it was a perfect Power of Law!
As long as Vic doesn't use his perfected Power of Law to destroy the teleportation array, his true strength won't be exposed. This is probably why the mysterious expert didn't warn him beforehand!
At this moment, Vic finally realized something was wrong: when he attacked the teleportation array earlier, none of the Five Elders came to stop him; instead, they remained indifferent with a hint of mockery!
Although Saturn and Warcury were trapped by him and Luffy, the other three Five Elders were free and couldn't possibly lack the ability to break free and interfere with his attempt to destroy the teleportation array. So why didn't they come?
If the teleportation array is truly the crucial vessel for their immortality, then their complete indifference is enough to prove that the teleportation array and immortality have absolutely nothing to do with each other!
Or rather, they didn't believe Vic could destroy the teleportation array, because that was Lord Imu's ability, and they were confident in that!
But after Vic destroyed the teleportation array with Conqueror's Haki Coating, the Five Elders ' expressions changed, becoming extremely ugly. They were filled with disbelief, confusion, and fear. However, Vic was so engrossed in his own speculation that he overlooked these details. If it weren't for the mysterious expert's timely reminder, he would have made a grave mistake!
The immortality that Imu granted to the Five Elders was not achieved through a teleportation array, but through a method that Vic doesn't yet understand. Although he doesn't know what that method is, he now has a way to break free from immortality!
The few words left by the mysterious expert weren't meant for him to use to destroy the teleportation array; that was just a misunderstanding on his part. What the mysterious expert wanted to tell Vic was that Conqueror's Haki could counter immortality!
However, because Luffy's use of Conqueror's Haki against Saturn had not yielded any results, Vic silently ruled out Conqueror's Haki in his mind, which is a misconception!
Luffy's Conqueror's Haki was ineffective because his Luffy 'Conqueror's Haki wasn't strong enough. This is similar to whether strong Armament Haki can suppress the complete Power of Law. Vic had this idea and wanted to work hard for it, but when it came to Conqueror's Haki, he fell into a misconception!
Actually, Luffy should take the blame for this, because this is the world of One Piece, and Luffy is the destined protagonist of this world. Therefore, Vic blindly trusted him and overlooked the fact that Luffy has not fully grown up yet and is still immature in many aspects!
Just because Luffy's Conqueror's Haki can't do it doesn't mean his own Conqueror's Haki is incapable. Not even trying is a big mistake. Vic should learn from this lesson!
Having figured out the problem, Vic no longer hesitated. Blood Wither was drawn from his sword at his waist, powerful Conqueror's Haki Coating it, and he swung it out with a blood-red Inazuma bolt!
This strike seemed to tear through space; nothing appeared to happen, but a sword Sword Gang crackling with crimson Inazuma had already appeared beside Saturn!
Even with Saturn's Observation Haki giving him a frantic warning, he could only barely dodge the attack. The four spider legs on one side of his body were instantly severed at the root, blood splattering as the spider legs flew away!
"Hmm~"
Saturn groaned, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He slumped to the side and crashed to the ground, trying to use the power of his immortality to restore his severed spider leg.
However, his tried-and-true ability was now ineffective, as if some other force was hindering the regeneration of his severed limbs. Saturn was very familiar with this force; wasn't it the Conqueror's Haki that Vic had just used?
Saturn's face was extremely grim. He knew his guess had come true; Vic had indeed found a way to deal with them. He had been suspicious and worried since Vic used Conqueror's Haki to destroy the teleportation array!
Using Conqueror's Haki Coating and destroy the teleportation array was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Anyone with coherent logical thinking can surely connect the dots between Conqueror's Haki and the effects of teleportation arrays and immortality!
Who can blame them when the teleportation array and immortality were both so difficult to break? Anyone with a normal intelligence would connect the two, and coincidentally, Conqueror's Haki can counter it!
Saturn realized that they had fallen into a disadvantageous position. If this continued, all five of them would be stuck here. Didn't you see how easily Vic was handling things? Nika wasn't the only one who could hold off the Five Elders here!
Not only was Saturn's expression grim, but the other Five Elders also looked unwell. They shared the same weakness as Saturn, and Saturn's fate might be their fate as well!
Fear had already risen in the hearts of the five people, and they had a desire to escape from here. Moreover, the desire was growing stronger, but an even greater fear was pressing down on them, preventing them from leaving easily!
"So that's how it is! Who exactly is that guy? He always appears at the crucial moment when I'm about to reveal my strength. It was like that in Pangaea Castle, and it was like that just now. Is he trying to prevent me from revealing my true strength? Is he trying to give Imu a surprise?"
Watching Saturn fall to the ground, never to be reborn, Vic knew he had finally been right. However, he remained puzzling about why the mysterious man in black robes always seemed to know of his impending danger. Was the man truly following him all along?
How could they be so timely without following closely? But to follow for so long without revealing a single flaw—what kind of strength does that require? Is this even a powerhouse of the same realm?
Vic unleashed his full Observation Haki and Law of Lightning to search again, expanding the search area more than tenfold, but he still couldn't find the mysterious powerhouse. Finally, he used his hawk-like eyesight to scan the surroundings, but still came up empty-handed. The person had vanished without a trace!
" Luffy! Did you see that? Conqueror's Haki can counter their immortality, but your Conqueror's Haki seems to be lacking. You need to work harder!"
Luffy is the culprit who misled Vic, otherwise the attack that landed on the boar would have been Conqueror's Coating. Physical attacks, Armament Haki, and the Power of Law have all been tried, so the only thing left is Conqueror's Haki Coating!
However, because Luffy's Conqueror's Coating was ineffective, Vic skipped this step, which led to a series of misjudgments and actions later on!