Chapter 288: Iron Body—My Mysterious Confidence!
Chapter 288: Iron Body—My Mysterious Confidence!
The black threads were made from the "Death" ability of the Carnation Fruit.
Any creature caught or attacked by these threads would have its life force devoured, eventually withering away and dying like a flower!
This was an incredibly terrifying ability.
Instinctively, Lucci sensed the danger and quickly activated Life Return, focusing all of his energy into his legs.
In an instant, he gained tremendous explosive power.
With a slight push, he appeared at a distance!
Since the Death Energy black threads were not particularly fast, they hadn't even touched him before Lucci had already distanced himself.
"Damn it!"
Some things, until you try them, you never know what might go wrong.
At this moment, Nojiko realized that if she used her Devil Fruit ability like this, it would be hard to turn it into a truly effective attack.
So, she knew she had to find a better method to complement her ability!
For example, the Baron of Revelry's bow and arrow ability—
It could cover her range attack weakness!
With this in mind, Nojiko started to adjust her attack style!
She raised her hands and pointed toward Lucci in mid-air.
"Death Energy Bullet—Ten Barrages!"
Ten small black orbs, made from Death Energy, appeared at her fingertips.
Then, they shot out like bullets!
The speed of the projectiles increased dramatically, but they still weren't a threat to Lucci!
"Six Styles—Paper Drawing!"
A master of the Six Styles, Lucci had no problem dealing with this attack.
He moved with ease, letting his body relax and allowing his powerful instincts to guide him.
He used the airflow generated by his own movements to dodge the Death Energy bullets effortlessly, avoiding all the attacks with perfect precision.
The entire process seemed almost effortless!
At this point, Nojiko felt like a boss in a video game—though she possessed incredibly strong attributes and abilities, her attacks followed too predictable a pattern.
Lucci, a player, had already figured her out and was toying with her.
Having underestimated his opponent earlier, Lucci became serious and was now in control of the battle.
Even with his Zoan fruit ability to help him outlast opponents, he was not backing down!
However, Nojiko's elemental form made it impossible for Lucci to harm her.
For now, both sides were in a stalemate.
On the other side, Chopper, lacking combat experience, was struggling.
Even with the golden legend trait, Chopper should have been able to crush Kaku.
But for some reason, he was still being overwhelmed!
Kaku, with his mastery of swordsmanship and storm leg, had strong offensive techniques, forcing Chopper to flee in panic.
As for Vivi, though she didn't have a Devil Fruit ability, she also had the golden legend trait.
Her physical abilities far surpassed Kalifa's, and with the help of the Lily Carnation on her shoulder—a flower that had consumed the Jacket Fruit—she had increased her overall strength.
"Your companions are all at a disadvantage!"
"Do you think you have any chance of winning?"
Kalifa didn't rush to attack, aiming to psychologically damage Vivi.
"Disadvantage?"
"Who says that?!"
"Wait until you've won, then you can say that!"
Vivi wasn't one to fall for such provocations, and she retorted strongly.
"Seems like you're still holding onto false hope!"
"Let me crush that hope completely!"
Kalifa had no patience for people who didn't realize when they were defeated.
Despite the inevitable loss, they still acted tough, wasting her time and sweating.
In these isolated wilds, there was no place to clean up afterward.
Kalifa had no complaints, but it was particularly frustrating when dealing with Vivi, who was being so unreasonable.
"Swish!"
Since Vivi didn't back down, Kalifa wasted no more words.
In high heels, she used Shave to instantaneously close the distance and appeared in front of Vivi.
"Six Styles—Finger Gun!"
Kalifa concentrated her strength in her index finger, then used her hardened fingertip to strike with blinding speed.
Her finger had the penetrating power of a bullet, capable of easily piercing through the human body.
A strike to the vital organs would be fatal!
"Lily!"
Vivi was prepared!
She called softly and immediately transformed the Lily Carnation on her shoulder into a jacket, wearing it as protection.
When the Finger Gun struck at her heart, Vivi expected to be pierced.
But unexpectedly—
It was blocked completely by the jacket!
The defense was impenetrable!
"Heh!"
"Peacock Feathers!"
Vivi's tail finger wielded a peacock quill, sharp enough to cut through steel, and she launched it at Kalifa.
"Iron Body!"
At such a close distance, there was no chance for Kalifa to dodge.
As usual, Kalifa used Iron Body, hardening her body to be as tough as steel, easily able to withstand blades and bullets.
She had never encountered an opponent who could break her defense.
Her confidence in Iron Body was unshakable!
But—
Overconfidence has its price.
Just like Lucci had paid the price earlier for his underestimation, Kalifa was about to make the same mistake.
The Peacock Quill struck perfectly—
The power generated by Vivi's golden attributes was more than enough to pierce Kalifa's defense!
In a match of similar strength, Vivi couldn't have broken her defense.
But Vivi wasn't on the same level as Kalifa!
"Riiip!"
A bloodline rip appeared!
Kalifa's face turned pale with shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She couldn't understand how Vivi broke her Iron Body!
Before she could comprehend it—
Kalifa was seriously injured and collapsed to the ground, unable to continue fighting!
In a shocking turn of events, Vivi was the first to win her battle!
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