Using the enemy's spear against his own shield!
The moment the idea formed, Leno acted immediately.
He instantly mobilized the power of the Chop-Chop Fruit.
Inside the space of his consciousness, Leno gathered all his strength and threw a brutal punch at the constantly screaming Statue of Wrath.
"Annihilation of All Things!"
This punch carried the full power of Leno's development of the Chop-Chop Fruit!
"Hahaha! It's useless! The resistance of an ant is meaningless!"
The Wrath demon's voice was still filled with ridicule.
Leno ignored it completely.
Punch after punch crashed into the statue like a storm.
"Break for me!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With each blow, the statue began to shake violently.
Tiny cracks appeared on its surface.
The demon's voice finally changed.
The mocking tone turned into shock and fury.
"Stop! Stop immediately! You damned ant!"
"Stop! You dare destroy my statue?!"
"I command you to stop! When I emerge, I will subject you to endless torture!"
But Leno's attacks only grew more violent.
He knew very clearly—
This demon had not fully matured yet.
Even if it broke free, it could not possibly recover its full strength immediately.
Not to mention—
Leno was using its own power against it.
That made the demon feel even more humiliated and furious.
Under Leno's relentless assault, the vivid statue of Wrath finally could not endure any longer.
With a sharp cracking sound—
It exploded into pieces!
At the very moment the statue shattered—
Endless crimson flames erupted.
Flames capable of burning everything engulfed Leno entirely!
A new world
When Leno opened his eyes again—
He found himself inside a strange space.
A crimson world made entirely of fire and rage.
And before him—
A gigantic demon appeared.
Its body was formed entirely from violent flames of fury.
Twisted horns grew from its head.
Burning scales covered its body.
Two blood-red eyes stared at Leno.
Its enormous mouth opened, revealing rows of sharp fangs.
A foul, violent roar echoed through the world.
"ANT!!! YOU WILL DIE!!!"
The demon's appearance was… quite offensive to the eyes.
Extremely grotesque.
Leno blinked and instinctively commented:
"Wow… that's ugly. And your breath stinks."
He immediately tried using his powers—
Only to discover something strange.
Inside this space, he could only use the Chop-Chop Fruit.
His Munch-Munch Fruit and other abilities were completely sealed.
Seeing Leno's attempt, the Wrath demon laughed mockingly.
"Stop wasting your effort!"
"This is my world!"
"Other than wrath itself—and the pitiful fragmentation power derived from it—you can use nothing!"
"Here…"
"I am the ruler!"
Leno's eyes sharpened.
"Enough talking. Let's fight and see."
He charged forward immediately.
Anyone could act arrogant.
But the outcome—
Would be decided in battle!
Meanwhile — the outside world
Two days had passed.
Near Amazon Lily, the battle between Sengoku, Akainu, and the Blackbeard Pirates was still ongoing.
After all—
People in the pirate world possessed incredible stamina.
However, the battle was nearing its end.
For the Blackbeard Pirates to survive two days against a Fleet Admiral, an Admiral, and numerous Vice Admirals—
Was already impressive.
But they had paid a terrible price.
Everyone aboard was heavily injured.
Avalo Pizarro lost an arm.Vasco Shot had half his body burned by magma.Catarina Devon had a deep bone-cutting scar across her face.Even Sanjuan Wolf's massive body was covered in charred holes and slash wounds.
Blackbeard himself was also in terrible condition.
The Dark-Dark Fruit could absorb Devil Fruit powers—
But the double pain drawback was brutal.
Taking hit after hit was unbearable.
He had been trying to find an opportunity to escape for a long time.
He wanted to run—
But couldn't.
The Level Six escapees had already seen through him.
There was no way they would let Blackbeard slip away easily.
While fighting the Navy, they subtly blocked every possible escape route he might take.
Only the original members like Burgess refrained from participating in that silent trap.
Sengoku slammed his palm down.
"Trying to run?! Stay here!"
"None of you are escaping today!!" Akainu roared as magma surged toward them.
On Amazon Lily
Two days had passed.
Leno still hadn't appeared.
Domino, Hancock, and the others grew increasingly worried.
They began searching the island for him.
Almost the entire population of Amazon Lily joined the search.
But the one who discovered the hidden cave first—
Was not Domino.
It was Gloriosa.
She stepped into the cave and saw Leno sitting cross-legged, motionless.
She cautiously approached.
Even waved her snake staff in front of his eyes.
No reaction.
"His breathing is steady… he's not dead," Gloriosa muttered.
She looked at him with complicated emotions.
A struggle appeared on her face.
"Should I… take this opportunity…?"
Her thoughts wavered.
She remembered the trouble Leno had brought to Amazon Lily.
She also remembered Hancock's lovesickness.
Her staff lifted.
Lowered.
Lifted again.
Finally—
She sighed.
"Forget it…"
"If I kill him, that girl Snake Princess probably won't survive either."
She shook her head and left the cave.
Then informed the women who were anxiously searching.
Soon—
The once quiet cave was filled with women.
The damp cave air was replaced by a faint fragrance.
"Lord Leno!"
"Leno!!"
Seeing him unmoving, worry filled their faces.
He was their pillar.
Perona, impatient as ever, floated over and reached out to shake his shoulder.
"Captain! What's wrong? Wake up!"
"Don't touch him!"
Domino and Hancock stopped her at the same time.
Little Alice quickly grabbed Perona's skirt.
"Sister Perona, don't disturb Captain. He seems… to be in an important state."
Robin carefully observed Leno.
"His breathing is stable. We don't know what's happening. Interrupting him might be dangerous."
Kalifa pushed up her glasses.
"I agree. We should guard him until he wakes naturally."
Bonney stayed silent, but also stopped moving.
Only Perona and Bonney looked somewhat confused.
The others understood—
Leno's condition was special.
He must not be disturbed.
So they decided to set up camp near the cave.
Taking turns guarding him.
Protecting their captain.
Inside the consciousness space
The battle between Leno and the Wrath demon had reached its critical stage.
Leno's body was covered with burns and torn wounds.
(Well… fire powers aren't exactly rare.)
Especially for a demon.
The Wrath demon also had many injuries from Leno's fragmentation attacks.
But overall—
It still looked in better condition than Leno.
"Give up, ant!" Wrath laughed arrogantly.
"Your anger can never surpass mine!"
"My rage can burn everything!"
"Rage… rage…" Leno murmured.
Suddenly—
His eyes lit up.
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