Watching Someone Show Off
Luo Lan silently removed his "Jun Lin" coat and handed it to Robin.
Without the cloak obscuring him, all of his equipment was now fully exposed.
The Casull and Jackal pistols sat in holsters on his left and right hips respectively, and a long leather pouch was strapped to his lower back. Its contents remained a mystery for now.
"God, huh?"
"What utter nonsense!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...
One after another, streaks of light shot out from the pouch at his waist.
In the next moment, twelve black throwing knives hovered and circled around Luo Lan's body, their movements smooth and fluid.
At the same time, a mysterious energy began to envelop his entire figure.
Enel's brows furrowed deeply.
Because...
Luo Lan had completely vanished from his perception.
As if…
He no longer existed at all.
It was the first time Enel had ever encountered such a sensation — one that triggered an odd sense of unease.
But that feeling of unease only lasted for a moment before Enel forcibly suppressed it.
That's right — he was a god. The God of Thunder.
No attack from a mere mortal could possibly harm him.
So what was there to fear?
In fact, he began to appreciate Luo Lan even more.
His judgment had been correct — this man did have the qualifications to become a High Priest.
"Very well, let this god personally administer your final trial!"
"Yehahahahaha!"
Zzzt—
"One million volts: Discharge!"
With a burst of laughter, Enel transformed into a bolt of lightning and instantly teleported to Luo Lan's side.
He reached out and placed his right hand on Luo Lan's shoulder.
Then, he calmly spoke.
Lightning flared.
It looked like the electrical surge was about to erupt from his palm.
But at the very next moment—
The once terrifying thunderlight vanished.
Gone. Without a trace.
Then came Enel's enraged shout:
"Let go of this god at once!!!"
It was only then that Robin noticed—
Luo Lan's left hand was firmly gripping Enel's right wrist.
Enel struggled to break free, but it was completely useless.
"Black... Is this the power he mentioned that can touch Logia-type users? Armament Haki?"
Though Robin hadn't been with Rhodes Island for long, she was no rookie anymore.
She'd learned about many things she hadn't known before. Even if she hadn't seen it herself, she understood the theory.
And in that moment, she recognized it — Luo Lan was using Armament Haki.
Of course, while Haki could strike Logia-type users, it didn't have the same weakening effect as Seastone.
So Enel could still fight back.
If his right hand was caught—then he'd use the left!
"Ten million volts: Discharge!"
Boom!
Luo Lan wasn't about to wait. While Enel was still in the wind-up for his attack, Luo Lan's right fist slammed forward—
Blasting Enel hundreds of meters away, smashing him into the ground and forming a crater.
"Alright, I take back what I said about the original story. With such a powerful Devil Fruit, why was he always obsessed with close combat...?"
"This guy's brain is fried."
Still, Luo Lan didn't think that one punch could end Enel.
That was impossible.
"If I'd known, I would've carried a pair of Seastone handcuffs. No need to grab his wrist — just slap them on and be done with it..."
"Sigh, what a misstep!"
Luo Lan muttered, clearly a bit annoyed with himself.
Behind him, Robin chuckled softly, covering her mouth.
Then, she pulled out a pair of Seastone cuffs.
"Luo Lan, I brought some. Want them?"
"No need for now. I'm just getting warmed up!"
He shook his head, keeping his gaze fixed ahead — at the dust cloud swirling in the distance.
As expected, the next instant a surge of lightning burst out, scattering the dust completely—
Revealing Enel's figure.
He stood there, surrounded by arcs of electricity, the very image of a thunder god.
Except—
The blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and the rage twisting his face made him look anything but divine.
"Mortal... You're courting death!"
Enel growled, lifting his golden staff and striking one of the drums behind him, which was part of his decorative ring.
"Thirty million volts...
Thunderbird!"
What? The drum turned into a bird?
Robin, who had already retreated outside the battle zone, was stunned when she saw this.
No doubt about it — Logia abilities aside, the moves of these users were incredibly flashy.
Luo Lan's eyes narrowed slightly.
The twelve throwing knives around him instantly turned into streaks of black light and shot toward the Thunderbird.
"Hmph, using toys like that to fight this god's Thunderbird? Mortals will always be mortals."
Enel sneered with disdain.
And then — they clashed.
The twelve throwing knives swirled around the Thunderbird like a dozen warriors weaving in and out of enemy lines.
Every time a knife pierced in and out the other side, it left behind a hole that the lightning couldn't heal.
Twelve knives.
Hundreds, then thousands of hits.
Bit by bit, the Thunderbird was riddled with holes — until it could no longer maintain its form and vanished mid-flight before it could reach Luo Lan.
If you asked how these twelve knives could deal such damage, the answer was actually simple.
When Satou forged this batch of knives, he not only used special metal alloys but also added a large amount of Seastone powder—at Luo Lan's request.
So, while not entirely nullifying, they did partially suppress Devil Fruit powers on contact.
That's why the knives could pierce the Thunderbird again and again, creating more holes—until the structure fell apart.
Of course, Luo Lan had other trump cards too.
He had prepared thoroughly for this battle against Enel.
"This... This is impossible..."
"Mortal, what did you do?!"
Enel's eyes went wide as he shook his head in disbelief.
He couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
It wasn't his strongest technique — but the Thunderbird was one of his serious moves.
And now?
It had been taken down that easily by a mere mortal?
How could such a thing happen?
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Meanwhile, on the western side of the island, at the ruins of Shandora—
The Marines, led by Hina, had already entered and begun a large-scale search.
After all, this was still before the two-year timeskip — there was still plenty of gold to be found.
"They even made daily utensils out of gold? Hina is shocked!!"
Staring at the small mountain of golden artifacts that had already been uncovered, Hina was completely floored.
Even the Celestial Dragons...
Weren't this extravagant.
Hiss hiss hiss...
Roar roar!
At that moment, unusual sounds echoed from not far away.
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