Evenly Matched! Telling Loki a Story
Did you really summon those dark clouds?
Naito raised his left hand.
An invisible barrier materialized, infused with a dual-colored Haki.
Boom boom boom!
The lightning bolts rained down from the sky, striking the unshakeable Wall of Sighs. Each bolt struck and shattered, yet none could reach Naito.
"What?"
Loki's voice was filled with astonishment.
What exactly is this guy's ability?
That was lightning and ice just now, what is this thing now?
"Well, let's call this enough for the warm-up."
Naito twisted his neck.
The invisible projections converged, coalescing into a suit of armor similarly shrouded in light.
With a casual grab of his right hand, Naito had already grasped the invisible longsword in his palm.
Long-range firepower exchanges are merely an appetizer; to truly determine the relative strengths of both sides, close-quarters combat is necessary.
Loki, don't blink.
That's what Naito said.
"What?"
Loki was taken aback.
Then, his eyes suddenly widened.
It's gone!
The bastard in front of me vanished instantly.
Wrong!
It didn't disappear!
That's too fast!!
Loki hurriedly used his Observation Haki to track the bastard's figure, but his massive body couldn't react in time.
Laugh!
The next instant, a long wound was torn open on the black dragon's neck, and blood splattered in the air.
Wow!
Chapter 202 An Evenly Matched Battle! Telling Loki a Story
"It hurts!"
The blood of the enormous black dragon, as large as an island, sprayed across the sky.
No matter how strong Loki is, there is one weakness he can never overcome.
Slow.
The larger the creature, the more sluggish it is.
Unless Loki masters a technique like Life Return that allows him to directly control his body with his mind, he can only rely on his nerves to control his body.
Even if the dragon nerves of Mythical Zoan are definitely different from those of ordinary creatures, in order to adapt to their enormous bodies, the speed of signal transmission must be much faster than that of humans.
However, given Loki's enormous size at this moment, his reaction speed was by no means fast.
However, Loki's slow reaction time doesn't mean he did nothing.
In fact, Loki had already activated his Haki defense when Naito slashed at him with his sword.
In addition to the black dragon's scales and the naturally strong physique of the Ancient Giant Tribe, the wound that Naito's sword slashed was actually not very deep.
"It's really hard."
Even Naito couldn't help but sigh like that.
Putting everything else aside, Loki's ability to withstand blows is truly exceptional.
"You bastard!"
Loki angrily turned his long neck, and the massive dragon head turned back to look at Naito.
Yes, he's been trying very hard to read it.
But.
No, that guy is too small; he can't see very well!
Loki gritted his teeth inwardly.
Being too big has its disadvantages; in his eyes, that guy was no different from an ant, and he couldn't fully capture his figure with his eyes alone.
Thankfully, I have Observation Haki, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to pinpoint this guy's location.
It needs to be reduced in size!
Loki thought to himself as he unleashed a dazzling bolt of lightning.
Naito's longsword Coating in two colors of Haki, instantly extended. With a casual swing, he cleaved Loki's lightning beam in two.
Yes, with the added Haki, dealing with Loki's area-of-effect attacks becomes much easier.
However, in the instant Naito swung his sword, Loki had already taken the opportunity to create some distance between them.
At the same time, the enormous black dragon visibly shrank, shrinking from the size of an island to a few hundred meters in length.
"Oh?"
Naito smiled with interest.
"That makes me feel much more comfortable!"
The black dragon flapped its wings and charged straight at Naito like a locomotive.
As he crashed into him, Loki opened his mouth wide once more.
"Let's go! Iron Thunder!"
Because the black dragon had shrunk in size, the squirrel that was now riding on Loki's neck could only squeak and wave its two little paws in response.
Loki unleashed lightning, and the squirrel exhaled a chilling breath.
The two forces combined and transformed into a massive vortex of ice and lightning, which instantly covered the sky, completely obscuring Naito's vision. He could see nothing but a white expanse.
Faced with this attack, Naito remained silent, only continuing to swing his sword.
His swordsmanship was as terrible as ever, but the intensity of the projection was high enough, and the dual-colored Haki Coating around the sword was strong enough.
Rub.
Amidst the dazzling crimson and white storm, a thin, jet-black line suddenly streaked across the sky.
Immediately, the enormous vortex split open from the middle. Although it was filled with lightning and frost, the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror until, a second later, the plasma at the crack began to shatter.
But in that instant, the pitch-black monster burst through the thunder and icy mist. Loki roared as he pierced through the lightning, his massive claws Coating with black and white arcs of electricity, and slashed fiercely at Naito.
"Come on, you bastard!!"
Naito's longsword suddenly transformed into a massive warhammer.
Grip the hammer with both hands and swing it with all your might.
While it's said that he was wielding a warhammer, he was actually controlling the projection to create a hammer that was actually a weapon. What Naito himself was doing was simply injecting two-colored Haki into the hammer and using his own physical strength to enhance it.
The giant claw and the giant hammer collided with a deafening roar!
In that instant, space distorted violently, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.
A visible shockwave erupted from the point of impact, sweeping across the sky.
A massive, jet-black Inazuma of Haki emanated from the point of impact between the two, spreading wildly outwards. Each Inazuma was like a crack, almost tearing the entire night sky to shreds.
In other words, the clouds in the sky had already dissipated during their previous exchange; otherwise, the sky would have cracked open again.
Naito's warhammer shattered.
Loki's claws were slammed back, and his fingers were deformed.
But at that very moment, Naito's body completely defied all logic.
The projection armor covering his entire body completely ignored the enormous reaction force, forcibly propelling him forward.
"Forehead!!"
Loki's pupils contracted.
The jet-black longsword, which had reformed, slammed into Loki's chest.
Even though the black dragon was trying its best to dodge, it was still cleaved in two by this sword strike, causing blood to gush out.
"Don't you understand yet, Loki!"
Naito casually swung his sword, cleaving Loki's incoming lightning bolt once more. He remarked with interest, "Still too slow."
"It's time to go all out."
"Then you'd better not regret it!!"
The enormous black dragon's body began to change once again.
First it contracted, then its front claws transformed into arms, its hind claws into legs, its long neck retracted, and its ferocious dragon head gradually revealed human-shaped features.
"Bring it on!!"
The jet-black dragonman, wielding a warhammer, hovered in the sky, flapping his wings, and roared once again like thunder.
"They've arrived."
Naito appeared in front of Loki almost instantly, wielding his sword and slashing.
Once in orc form, Loki's reaction speed increased significantly. As Naito swung his sword, the massive warhammer came crashing down on him.
Boom!!
The earth trembled once more.
A jet-black, Haki Inazuma lightning, accompanied by a surging shockwave, swept across the sky once more.
Two figures, one large and one small, flew backward as fast as Inazuma.
"Oh--"
Naito abruptly stopped, his eyes filled with undisguised astonishment. "That's incredible power."
We have absolutely no advantage in a direct confrontation.