Chapter 189
What's the meaning?
"How could I possibly die here!"
Naito's eyes widened, and he roared, "Illusion-Illusion Fruit, Awakening for me!"
Huh?
Gion opened her mouth.
Naito, are you serious?
"Hahahaha!"
The Golden Lion, who was chasing after them, even paused his laughter slightly. "Kid, are you trying to laugh yourself to death—"
A myriad of phantom images emerged around Naito's body.
Not only his phantom, but this time, also the phantom of Gion.
"Ah?!"
The Golden Lion bit its own tongue.
Are you serious?
Chapter 129 The Lion's Disarrayed Escape; Ain was Terrified
The sky was once again filled with endless illusions.
However, unlike the previous situation where there was only Naito's illusionary clone, now there is also Gion's clone in the sky.
What Golden Lion found even more unacceptable was that the brat's clone possessed the same aura as her.
This means that his Observation Haki still couldn't distinguish between what was real and what was fake.
Are you kidding me?
Did that kid really Awakening his Devil Fruit power in the blink of an eye, just by saying a few words?
How could such an outrageous thing happen in this world?
I can't accept this!
Gion was equally shocked, because there were so many illusions that she couldn't even tell where Naito was, but she still asked in surprise, "Naito, has he really Awakening?"
"Because it's me, it's only natural."
A calm voice came from beside me.
Upon hearing this, Gion couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
Yes, because he's Naito, it's only natural that he can do anything amazing.
"It's on."
Naito's voice reached Gion's ears.
"Good."
If I can hide within endless illusions, what is there to be afraid of?
In the next instant, the two of them simultaneously stepped on the air and were launched into the air.
Accompanying this was a sky full of phantom images that roared toward the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion felt dazzled, with countless figures flashing back and forth before his eyes.
He didn't even dare to activate his Observation Haki. Countless auras surrounded him at the same time, and just trying to distinguish the differences between them felt like his brain was about to explode.
"You brat!!"
The Golden Lion was so angry he almost gritted his teeth.
Even when they clashed with Roger Whitebeard, they never felt this helpless.
This kid is way too difficult to deal with!
The Golden Lion could only unleash its full speed for a moment, flying backward.
One thing is certain: neither the brat nor the brat is as fast as him.
So as long as he keeps going at full speed, no matter how many illusions rush towards him, they will all be fake!
That's what the Golden Lion thought.
But the next moment, one after another, huge Flying Slash the air, and one after another, surging and violent torrents of Haki swept across the sky.
It's still impossible to tell which attack is real and which is fake.
"This is outrageous!!"
The Golden Lion gritted its teeth and cursed, its legs flying wildly as it unleashed a barrage of ferocious slashes that met the overwhelming onslaught head-on.
Most of the slashes were in vain, but two slashes did indeed hit Naito and Gion's attacks.
But before the Golden Lion could even catch his breath, the two attacked again.
And naturally, this is also accompanied by a sky full of illusions.
"This is never going to end!!"
The Golden Lion had no choice but to fight back once more.
No, this can't go on!
If we continue to launch an offensive of this scale, my stamina will definitely run out before those two brats do!
We still need to find a way to confirm their location!
"Dance!!"
The pebbles floating in the sky surged again, even faster than before. Countless pebbles swept through the air, creating a sharp gust of wind and forming a chaotic storm in the sky.
In the next instant, a massive, Haki torrent tore through the air, instantly sweeping away all the scattered rocks.
The Golden Lion did indeed confirm the two men's location with that attack, but in the next instant, they had already merged back into the illusion.
"Fuck you!!"
The Golden Lion dared not stop for a moment, maintaining its full speed as it flew through the sky.
No, to truly find this brat, I'll probably have to rely on my Observation Haki to Future Sight.
No matter how realistic the illusions he creates may be, as long as one can see the future, one can know where he is attacking from, and thus hiding becomes meaningless.
But now, because he has devoted all his energy to the rehabilitation of Conqueror's Haki, he is still far from regaining his ability to Future Sight.
In other words, there's absolutely nothing we can do about this brat right now.
Continuing to entangle with these two bastards will only lead to no good.
The Golden Lion already understands this very well.
But this doesn't mean he's going to leave right away.
"Lion's Menace: Earth Coiling!"
The lion maintained its high-speed movement while waving its right hand.
Below, the island began to transform once more, with endless rocks and soil coalescing into enormous lions.
The next instant, these monsters pounced on the soldiers who had luckily fallen into the sea and were not directly crushed.
Well then, you two bastards, you have to go and save them!
Sure enough, those two bastards completely forgot about chasing him.
Each slash and each torrent of Haki energy shattered the rock monsters.
But the Golden Lion still couldn't confirm their whereabouts, or rather, the moment they confirmed their location, they had already merged into countless illusions.
"Fuck you!"
The Golden Lion gritted its teeth.
It's not a question of whether we can win or not; it's that we can't even touch it.
I've never fought such a frustrating battle in my life.
"Naito, huh! You brat, you just wait!"
The Golden Lion's roar couldn't carry at all amidst the overwhelming howling.
But that didn't stop him from venting his anger by making harsh remarks.
Then, without any further hesitation, the Golden Lion shot straight into the sky.
There's no point in continuing to argue with these two bastards.
"Have they left?"
Below, on the head of a broken clay lion lying on the ground, Gion looked up.
Although their vision was obscured by the illusions filling the sky, their Observation Haki allowed them to sense that Golden Lion's presence had already faded into the distance.
The illusions that filled the sky suddenly vanished, Naito landed lightly beside Gion.
"He's lucky he ran fast."
This should be considered the best possible outcome.
He came to their aid and repelled the Golden Lion.
Golden Lion was not arrested, thus avoiding further trouble for himself.
Incidentally, he also managed to legitimately Awakening the "Illusion-Illusion Fruit".
It's a win-win situation; everyone has a bright future.
Is it over?
Gion was somewhat taken aback.
The entire G-14 Base has been completely reduced to ruins.
The number of officers and soldiers who died was incalculable, and those who survived were still struggling in the sea.
"Finish?"
Naito looked away from the empty sky. "It's just the end of the beginning."
"Next time, I won't give him another chance to escape."
Naito was spouting empty boasts as always, but Gion couldn't laugh this time.
The losses were devastating.
From this day forward, there will be no more G-14 Base in the world.
Gion sighed softly.
But, it's a blessing in disguise; it's better than total annihilation.