Chapter 187
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"What?"
Gion stared blankly at everything before her.
Everything before my eyes has changed shape.
The island twisted, the land and buildings Flow like water, and finally transformed into several huge lion heads, surrounding her from all sides.
As this change occurred, the marines remaining on the island let out painful and desperate cries.
Some marines have already been torn to shreds by the distorted earth or buildings.
Some marines were falling from the sky, free-falling and crashing to the ground.
The luckiest marines were thrown into the sea early on and are now battling the giant waves.
"Shiki!!!"
Gion roared furiously, "You bastard, I'll never forgive you!"
Gion was utterly enraged.
She has been the commander of G-14 Base for several years, and she knows almost all the officers and soldiers at the base.
Many of them even had a good relationship with her.
And now, her subordinates and her friends are being mercilessly slaughtered.
"Hahaha! How are you going to keep this from me? Lion's Might - Earth Scroll!"
The Golden Lion only slightly moved its hand.
The lion heads surrounding Gion were already pouncing towards her.
The air was instantly shattered by the impact, Gion transformed into black Inazuma that shot forward.
The lion's head that was coming straight at them was split in two in an instant, and Gion was not hindered at all, rushing straight towards the Golden Lion.
"Tsk."
The Golden Lion clicked its tongue in slight annoyance.
To be fair, his Float-Float Fruit is indeed top-tier in terms of destructive power.
If an island were to fall from the sky, even the largest country on the ocean would be reduced to ashes.
However, when the scene shifts to close-quarters combat with a master, the Float-Float Fruit really isn't enough.
Fortunately, although his Armament Haki and Observation Haki haven't recovered yet, after this period of rehabilitation, his Conqueror's Haki has returned.
Its strength is definitely much weaker than at its peak, but it's more than enough to deal with this brat.
The sword blade, Coating in two-colored Haki, slashed down fiercely.
Gion's pent-up anger was immediately shattered.
The surging power completely suppressed her, and her slender body was sent flying back once again.
The difference is that this time, the Golden Lion is in pursuit.
His flight speed far surpassed that of Gion, almost allowing him to arrive before Gion.
"Lion: Cross Slash."
With a flurry of slashes from his feet, the sky seemed to be etched with an "X".
Gion's pupils contracted as she struggled to parry with her sword.
A sharp, mournful crash echoed through the sky, and the sea below was cleaved into two massive, intersecting chasms.
Gion had a gash torn open on each of her shoulders and both sides of her abdomen, blood splattering everywhere, and her body fell uncontrollably to the ground once more.
"Hahaha! You brat! You're finished!"
The Golden Lion, grinning maliciously, gave chase once more.
Gion clenched her teeth.
Oops--
"Tempest Kick: Black Flash."
A black laser beam swept across the sky.
The Golden Lion suddenly stopped, and then swept his right foot out.
The black vacuum wave that had traveled from afar was directly blasted apart.
The Golden Lion looked up and saw a figure flying down from the sky not far away.
"Oh? There are reinforcements?"
Chapter 128 "The Illusion-Illusion Devil Fruit Awakening"
Naito streaked across the sky like a black meteor, quickly arriving above the G-14 Base.
The base is now a ruin, completely unrecognizable as a massive military fortress that was not long ago.
Naito glanced at the Golden Lion floating in mid-air.
Oh, just in terms of aura, it's much stronger than when we last met.
It seems that Golden Lion has been undergoing proper rehabilitation during this period.
Good thing.
Then Naito descended from the sky, "Gion, can you still fight?"
Beside him, Gion, still covered in blood, stood upright.
The beautiful woman's face was somewhat pale, which added to her fragile beauty.
She gripped the knife hilt tightly with both hands, standing shoulder to shoulder with Naito. "I shouldn't be a hindrance."
"Very good."
Naito nodded slightly.
He raised his head, gazing up at the majestic lion in the sky. "The legendary great pirate? Indeed, that's the greatest achievement."
"Ha ha,"
Gion couldn't help but chuckle softly, "If you can defeat this man, then I think no one can stop you from becoming the new Marine Vice Admiral."
"And most importantly, the two of us combined might actually be able to do it."
She said, "I don't know how powerful the Golden Lion was at his peak, but the man before us now is definitely not as unapproachable as we imagined!"
"Then let's go."
Naito twisted his neck.
"Hahaha! I know you!"
The Golden Lion lowered its altitude slightly, but still looked down at Naito and his companion.
He looked at Naito, "The Navy's Supernovas, Thousand Shadows Naito, now the entire seas regard you alongside Garp, calling you the new Navy hero."
"Kid, do you think you're worthy?"
Naito didn't answer him, but calmly glanced at Gion beside him, "I'll lead the attack, you provide support as needed."
"Um."
Gion did not refute this.
Naito is in a better position, and it's the optimal solution for him to take on the pressure.
"Careful,"
Gion added, "Although his strength is far from his peak, he still possesses Conqueror's Haki's Coating! He has a very strong ability to fight head-on!"
"Oh?"
Naito raised an eyebrow slightly.
So, the main focus of Golden Lion's rehabilitation during this period has been Conqueror's Haki.
That's right, Conqueror's Haki is indeed the most cost-effective of the Three Types of Haki.
But if that happens, he'll be in trouble.
Without mastering Observation Haki to Future Sight, even the Golden Lion would get beaten up.
"It's on."
Naito bent slightly, gathering all his strength in his legs.
Boom!
The ground beneath his feet shattered instantly, Naito was launched into the air like a rocket.
"Hahahaha! You ignorant brat!"
The Golden Lion roared with laughter, "Then let me show you just how vast this ocean truly is!"
With a sudden slash of his right foot, a massive Flying Slash descended from the sky, suppressing everything in its path.
But at that very moment, Naito's body blurred for a fleeting instant.
Then, countless clones shot out from his body, instantly filling half the sky.
"What?"
The Golden Lion stared wide-eyed in astonishment.
Since he knew Naito, he naturally knew Naito's abilities.
"Thousand Shadows" means that this guy has the ability to create phantom clones.
But Golden Lion had no idea that the clones this kid created were so realistic that even his Observation Haki couldn't distinguish them from the real ones!
Are you kidding me!
Didn't we agree that it was all an illusion?
The Golden Lion's eyes scanned the surroundings, but no matter how he looked at it, Naito, coming towards him from all directions, seemed unmistakably real.
"Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley!"
The Golden Lion swung its legs wildly, unleashing a series of massive slashes that swept across the sky in an instant.
In an instant, a large number of clones were torn apart.
However, even more clones appeared out of thin air.
These clones, like flowing water, relentlessly advanced along the gaps in the slashes, completely surrounding the Golden Lion from all sides.
A bead of cold sweat appeared on the Golden Lion's forehead.
It's here!