The arrogant and cruel grin on his face froze completely, replaced by a blank expression that was a mixture of extreme shock, bewilderment, and disbelief.
He watched helplessly as his 100,000-strong mutated beast horde, which he had painstakingly cultivated over many years and was capable of sweeping away an entire fleet, was wiped out in the blink of an eye. The shock even caused him to temporarily lose his ability to think.
The scientist Indigo, standing nearby, was utterly terrified. His eyes, clad in goggles, widened in shock, his blue body trembled uncontrollably as he backed away step by step, his shrill voice distorted with fear:
"Are you... are you kidding me, Shiki- sama?!"
He was practically wailing, his finger trembling as he pointed at Law, who stood calmly below, "A monster of this level... this Haoshoku is like a natural disaster! How did you manage to provoke it?! We're really going to die this time!"
Golden Lion was brought back to his senses by Indigo's scream, but the turmoil in his heart did not diminish in the slightest.
He turned his neck with difficulty, his chrome pupils fixed on Law, his gaze seemingly trying to pierce through the other's body.
Having traversed the high seas for decades, weathered the storms of the Battle of Eit Wall, and witnessed the prowess of Roger and Whitebeard, Conqueror's Haki, so domineering and unreasonable, is almost on par with Roger at his peak!
This kid is a bit scary!
After a long silence, he finally managed to squeeze out the words through gritted teeth in an extremely dry, even somewhat dazed tone: "Kid...you Conqueror's Haki...you're a bit too strong..."
Faced with this astonished evaluation from the legendary pirate, Law simply tilted his head slightly, his face still bearing that nonchalant expression, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
He nodded slightly and replied in a flat tone:
"Yes, it seems so..."
These four seemingly casual words struck Golden Lion like a heavy hammer, slamming into the last vestige of his psychological defenses.
The next second, something happened that shocked everyone.
The air pirate admiral, who had just boasted of fighting to the death and looking down on the world, suddenly turned around with surprising decisiveness!
"I'm done fighting!" he practically roared, his voice devoid of any fighting spirit. "I'm done fighting! I'm not playing with you guys anymore!"
Having said that, he didn't want to linger for even a moment longer. Dragging his signature gin- colored long hair, he flew towards the depths of the island without looking back, even faster than when he arrived, giving the impression of fleeing in panic.
Law, Straw Hat, and the others who had just recovered from their shock were left standing there, looking at each other blankly and bewildered.
They were just acting like they were going to destroy the world, and now... they've run away?
After regaining his senses, Law watched Golden Lion's almost fleeing figure, the playful smile on his lips not diminishing at all, but rather deepening.
"Ha," he shook his head slightly, "to fight when you want, and to stop when you don't want to?"
Before the words were even finished!
Whoosh—!
His figure blurred instantly like a ghost, leaving only a slight ripple in the air!
"shave!"
The next second,
Golden Lion Shiki, who was using all his power to fly deeper into the island, suddenly saw a figure appear out of thin air in front of him as if he had teleported, blocking his way to Roux!
Law looked up at Shiki, who had abruptly stopped and whose face had turned extremely pale, and said calmly:
"The battle isn't over yet, Shiki."
Roux was so bluntly stopped that Golden Lion Shiki was initially stunned, but then boundless rage instantly overwhelmed his previous fear. He had roamed the seas his entire life, and had never suffered such humiliation!
Veins bulged on his forehead, his long gin- colored hair danced wildly in anger, making the ship's wheel stuck in his head seem even more ferocious, and he pointed a finger at Law's nose.
"You little brat!! Don't push your luck, Roux, you're asking for it!"
"While I was dominating the Grand Line, battling Roger and Whitebeard, you were probably still playing in the mud somewhere! How dare you block my Roux?!"
Faced with this roar that contained the raging fury of a legendary pirate, Law En merely raised an eyebrow slightly, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.
He even nodded in agreement, his tone remaining calm:
"Yes, you're right. In terms of seniority and past achievements, when you were sweeping across the seas, I was probably still playing in the mud."
But then, his tone shifted abruptly, a cold glint flashing in his deep eyes, and his aura began to turn dangerous:
"But soon, Shiki... it will be your turn to lie back in the mud!"
Law's words were like a cold judgment, tolling the final bell of the battle. Without any warning, his right hand, hanging by his side, suddenly clenched into a fist!
Sizzle—!
The extremely refined Top-tier Armament Haki instantly wrapped around it.
It was not simply a hardened black, but a deep, dark abyss that seemed to absorb all light, with eerie arcs of dark red electricity flowing within it, radiating a terrifying pressure that sent shivers down one's spine!
Top-tier Armament Haki!
The next second, his figure blurred again!
The "Shave" technique moved at supersonic speed, allowing him to reappear face-to-face with Golden Lion Shiki almost as if he had teleported!
It was faster and more unexpected than previous interceptions!
"What?!"
Shiki's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints. He had never expected his opponent to be so fast, nor had he expected them to be so decisive in their attacks, showing no regard for the usual probing between strong individuals, and attacking without warning!
In the nick of time, he could only rely on the Benn ability honed over decades of battles to cross the twin swords " cherry ten " and "withered wood" wrapped around Armament Haki in front of him, attempting to withstand this earth-shattering blow!
However--
BOOM!!!
Law's powerful punch, covered in top-tier Armament Haki, crashed down like a meteor!
The clash between the fist and the two swords produced a deafening clang of metal striking metal!
An unimaginable, terrifying force, like a burst dam, slammed into Shiki's legs and his entire body through the twin swords!
"Ugh—!"
Shiki felt a tearing pain in her arms, as if her bones were about to be shattered, and her tiger's mouth instantly split open and bled!
Benn's towering frame was no match for the immense force. As if struck head-on by a high-speed train, he was sent flying backward in a sorry state, crashing heavily into a rock wall behind him, creating a human-shaped crater, with rubble falling down in a shower!
"...Damn it, how are you so strong?!"
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