Silently, he swapped out Ghiaccio's character card for Koby's, and a unique sensation instantly filled his body.
Haki, a special power existing in the One Piece world, is essentially an innate latent power within the human body, like an aura or killing intent, stemming from the power of will.
Among them, Observation Haki is an ability to perceive the surrounding environment.
Unlike Eagle Eye, which is also a form of sixth sense, Eagle Eye leans more towards seeing with the eyes, while Observation Haki leans more towards listening.
In the current situation, Takatsuki had already tried Eagle Eye and hadn't seen the enemy.
Either the enemy was beyond Eagle Eye's range, or Eagle Eye couldn't detect the enemy either.
However, when Takatsuki unleashed his Observation Haki, in an instant, the emotions of all surrounding living beings filled his ears.
The surrounding environment seemed to grow noisy: Mei's concern, Kiana's curiosity, Polnareff's irritation, Jotaro's vigilance, and the anticipation of the others.
Within the mountain wall, there was an emotion filled with malice, while outside the cave, a lazy emotion emanated.
This is...
A Stand...
He had already prepared himself for not being able to detect Stands after losing his own, but he never expected Observation Haki to be able to sense emotions originating from a Stand.
No, it should be said that the Stand user's emotions were emanating through the Stand.
After a brief moment of confusion, using Koby's experience with Haki from the character card, Takatsuki instinctively mastered this sudden power.
He also had to thank the sun outside; under that sun, all insects had died, creating a restricted zone of life around them.
And two hundred meters underground, there were five presences, and among these five presences, malice permeated...
"There are actually five of them..."
Death Thirteen, The High Priestess, Sun, even if we add Judgment, who can manipulate earth, that's only four. Could it be that the Egypt Nine Glory Gods have arrived as well? In order, it should be the Stand user of water, Geb.
"I've found the enemy..."
Takatsuki extended a finger, pointing in a direction: "The enemy is in this direction."
Everyone stared at Takatsuki's finger pointing underground, then reacted: "It's underground!"
"No wonder we couldn't find them!"
"Two hundred meters from our current position."
Polnareff looked at the ground in disbelief: "But how are we going to defeat them!?"
"If they're underground, we can't attack them at all!"
Just as the group looked at the ground in a dilemma, Jotaro had already unleashed Star Platinum: "In any case, we just need to punch down, right?"
"Ora!"
Star Platinum punched the ground, then began a continuous barrage of attacks, but unlike the mountain wall, the dirt within the created pit remained inside, making progress incredibly slow.
"Hehehehehe, that's right, even if you punch for a whole day, you won't be able to touch us."
Midler, seeing Star Platinum's futile attacks through The High Priestess's vision, was in no hurry. Wheel of Fortune's digging ability was also extremely fast; even if Jotaro and the others drove at 200 km/h, they couldn't shake off Wheel of Fortune traveling underground.
Even if Star Platinum truly dug its way there, Wheel of Fortune could instantly shake off the others.
The other Stand users around them dared not speak, merely looking at Lady Midler with trepidation.
Sensing the mocking emotion emanating from The High Priestess's Stand through Observation Haki, Takatsuki relaxed; at least she wouldn't launch a surprise attack.
And the opponent wouldn't escape either...
Takatsuki had originally thought Kiana's good luck cheat had been banned, but now it seemed the effect of good luck still existed, just not as exaggerated as before.
At least at this moment, the two character cards drawn perfectly handled the current situation. A stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade, and under these abilities from another world, the well-hidden enemies had nowhere to hide.
"Diver Down..."
The others looked at the new Stand Takatsuki released with expressions of surprise.
"Oh my god! Is that your new Stand?"
Takatsuki nodded: "Yes, it's the Stand needed for the current situation."
As he spoke, Diver Down began furiously punching the ground, but surprisingly, Diver Down's attacks caused no damage to the ground, as if it were just for show.
"Takatsuki, is your Stand really useful?"
The few people watched Diver Down perform "useless work" on the ground, completely unable to understand its purpose.
"Of course... In fact, the enemy has already been defeated by me."
The High Priestess was still guessing the ability of the newly appeared Stand when she heard Takatsuki's words, and her face suddenly changed: "Quick! Drive away from here!"
The High Priestess's guess was that the new Stand's ability allowed for long-range strikes that ignored obstacles.
But clearly, she had misunderstood something.
Just as Wheel of Fortune started moving, countless fists suddenly appeared on Wheel of Fortune, launching indiscriminate attacks on everyone inside the car.
Diver Down has A-rank speed and A-rank destructive power, and it can infuse attacks, or even itself, into objects. It can deliver attacks through obstacles like hitting an ox across a mountain, or it can make attacks burst inside objects, producing an effect that ignores defenses.
And the earth itself is a whole, and Wheel of Fortune, which is directly connected to the earth, is naturally within the range of this power transmission.
The destructive power that was struck into the ground erupted directly inside Wheel of Fortune.
"Already defeated?"
Polnareff had an incredulous expression, and Star Platinum also stopped attacking the ground.
"If I'm not mistaken, the sun will disappear soon, and we can finally get some good rest tonight."
Without explaining in detail, as Takatsuki's words fell, everyone saw the sunlight outside vanish.
"It's actually true!?"
The few people watched the sun disappear, then looked at Diver Down still continuously attacking the ground. Except for Polnareff, who kept asking curiously what had happened, everyone else chose to remain silent.
"Alright! It's already past midnight. This enemy was really troublesome. Everyone, hurry and rest."
Looking at the time on his pocket watch, the tug-of-war with this enemy had lasted a long time. Fortunately, Takatsuki's ingenious move ultimately defeated them, otherwise, it would have been very disadvantageous.
Takatsuki took out tents and sleeping bags from his backpack and distributed them to the others.
"No matter how many times I see it, your ability is really convenient. This way, we can prepare more supplies."