In that instant, Enel's arm seemed to transform as if by magic.
Starting from the wrist, it rapidly changed into a straight bolt of lightning at astonishing speed.
That lightning carried overwhelming force as it blasted straight toward Lancelot.
Lancelot's Observation Haki had already sensed the deadly strike.
His reaction was extremely fast. In an instant, a layer of black Armament Haki wrapped around his dragon claw.
The Armament Haki was as hard as steel, covering his dragon claw completely.
It made Lancelot's already monstrous defense in dragon form even stronger, while also greatly increasing the power of his attack.
Immediately afterward, Lancelot swung his hand without hesitation.
The movement looked casual, almost effortless, but the power contained within it was terrifying beyond measure.
His dragon claw carried a force like collapsing mountains and surging seas as it smashed violently into Enel's lightning.
Boom!
An earth-shaking explosion rang out, and the very space around them seemed to tremble under the collision.
Lancelot's casual swing had met Enel's lightning head-on with perfect accuracy, then forcibly scattered it apart.
Crackle!
After the lightning was blown apart, currents of electricity scattered in every direction.
Wherever they touched, the ground instantly turned scorched black, as though it had been burned by intense flames.
The terrifying power of those stray currents was enough to leave anyone speechless, and it gave a much clearer understanding of just how powerful Enel's lightning had been.
But at the same time, it also showed just how valuable Lancelot's seemingly casual swing truly was.
Enel's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Ever since he had eaten the Goro Goro no Mi, no one had ever blocked his attack so easily, much less from the front.
And certainly not with such a careless-looking swing!
He stared at Lancelot in disbelief, shock rising in his heart.
That one swing from Lancelot seemed to shatter the limits of Enel's understanding of strength.
He had originally thought that after seeing the power this man had displayed earlier, he already had some grasp of how strong Lancelot was.
But now it seemed he had still underestimated him by far.
"Rankyaku Slash!"
Lancelot's voice rang out like thunder.
Immediately afterward, he raised his leg sharply and swept it out without hesitation.
In an instant, a massive Rankyaku slash roared forward like a ferocious beast lunging toward its prey.
This Rankyaku slash was practically a spectacle to behold.
It was ten meters tall, vast and imposing, enough to leave anyone staring in shock.
Everywhere it passed, the ground seemed to be mercilessly cut open by an enormous, impossibly sharp blade, leaving behind a deep trench.
Within the trench, dust billowed and stones flew in all directions, as if the entire earth were trembling beneath that one strike.
What was even more shocking was that around the Rankyaku slash, there was energy resembling black lightning.
That energy coiled around the slash like a swarm of vicious black serpents baring their fangs, making the power of the attack even more terrifying.
Clearly, this was not something an ordinary Rankyaku slash could compare to.
The power and momentum contained within it were enough to make anyone's heart turn cold.
Yet in the face of such a terrifying attack, Enel appeared unusually calm, as though this Rankyaku slash posed no threat to him at all.
The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a confident smile.
That smile carried absolute faith in his own strength.
Enel considered himself the god of Sky Island, and his power was unmatched. He believed the "divine" power he possessed was enough to deal with any challenge.
No matter how powerful an enemy might be, they could not leave even a single wound on his body.
After all, ever since he had obtained the power of "God," he had never been injured even once.
In his eyes, although this Rankyaku slash looked fierce, it was nothing more than a trivial challenge.
His Observation Haki could easily capture the trajectory of the slash, and his astonishing speed gave him more than enough time and ability to evade it.
Because of that, Enel did not take Lancelot's attack seriously at all.
He even felt that using such a move against him was nothing but a waste of time.
If he wished, even clashing with Lancelot head-on and meeting force with force would not be some difficult problem.
After all, the destructive power he possessed was equally enough to inspire fear.
Unfortunately...
He did not choose to dodge.
Nor did he decide to meet the attack head-on.
Instead, with an arrogant, condescending attitude, he stood firmly where he was, completely motionless.
The Rankyaku slash came roaring toward him with overwhelming speed and force, like a thunderbolt descending from the heavens.
Its power was enough to make any opponent treat it seriously.
And yet Enel acted as though he had not noticed it at all.
He did not even blink.
He simply stood there quietly, as if that terrifying slash were not aimed at him in the first place.
As if he were completely ignoring Lancelot's storm-like Rankyaku slash.
That was right.
Enel wanted to use this method to send Lancelot a clear message.
Even if the other party was also a god, he, Enel, was still the unmatched and invincible existence.
Not only that, he wanted to use this fearless attitude to completely destroy Lancelot's confidence and crush his will to fight.
That way, no matter how strong Lancelot might be, he would struggle to bring out his full power in this battle.
When Lancelot saw this, how could he not understand what Enel was planning?
He could not help sighing inwardly.
'He really is a narrow-minded fool who thinks the sky above his well is the whole world.'
According to Enel's worldview and his understanding of this world, what he was doing was not exactly wrong.
One could even say it was a very clever strategy.
However, reality was not like that.
This world far exceeded the scope of Enel's understanding.
The vastness of the world was far beyond anything Enel could imagine. What he knew was only the tip of the iceberg.
So at this moment, Enel's behavior was not so much confidence as it was blind arrogance.
And the consequences brought by blind arrogance were often painful.
In the very next instant, the Rankyaku slash arrived like lightning and struck Enel hard.
The power of this strike was enormous. Its edge was like an unstoppable blade, directly carving a shocking wound across Enel's chest.
Not only that, but the terrifying impact behind the Rankyaku slash was equally astonishing.
Like a violent storm, it sent Enel flying backward.