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Chapter 1234
Chapter 1234
"Easy for you to say."
Lida suddenly lunged forward, her Fist radiating a white glow. In an instant, she soared through the air toward Constance, roaring as she swung her fist downward: "Who do you think you are?!"
Constance's pupils constricted. He pushed off the ground with his foot, launching himself away from the spot.
That punch was hard to block.
Lida's Fist missed Constance entirely, slamming directly into the ground.
Boom!!
Debris flew everywhere, and the earth was blasted into a massive crater.
"Tsk!"
Missing her strike, Lida clicked her tongue. "Old man runs fast, but... Black Rope Heaven Flash!"
Her body instantly transformed into afterimages within the crater, and as she emerged, those afterimages surged toward Constance.
"This movement technique..."
Constance was stunned. He spread his feet apart, his hands almost forming a circle as he thrust them forward.
Boom!
A straight, powerful leg strike was blocked by his hands. The force should have sent him flying, but his hands miraculously pulled backward, deflecting Lida's leg and stabilizing his stance.
"Members of the Luo Family have a touch of Lucius in them. Interesting", Constance remarked.
"None of your business!"
Lida's eyebrows furrowed. As her foot touched the ground, she pivoted on her heel, spinning her body like a whip and lashing out at Constance's side.
Constance smirked. He extended his hands, which had just finished pulling downward, and blocked Lida's incoming leg. Then, with a swift upward motion, he deflected her strike. His hands struck downward, forcing Lida's leg into the ground.
Tsking again, Lida used the force of her descending leg to propel herself forward. She retracted her Fist to her waist, where a white glow formed, and launched a direct punch.
Yet as the punch was thrown, Constance's hand, which had just finished its motion, flicked upward. Contacting Lida's wrists, it redirected her strike.
One palm pressed against Lida's wrists, the other against her elbow. With a strange upward lift, he completely ignored Lida's immense strength, forcing her punch skyward.
Snap!
Lida violently shook her hands free, immediately following up with another punch.
"Ahhh!!"
She cried out, as if venting her fury. Her fists, surrounded by shockwave-like white glows, blurred into afterimages as they rained down on Constance.
"Fast, but—"
Constance twisted his body within the storm of punches, moving like a willow in the wind. No matter how rapidly Lida attacked, he evaded every strike. His hands, seemingly slow, brushed against Lida's forearms with every punch.
Each strike was deflected by the old man's touch, subtly redirected by his body movements.
Lida grew impatient. Missing her final punch, she retracted her hands and kicked forward. Constance raised his hands to block her kick, his palms pressing against her foot. As he absorbed the force, his hands swiftly moved downward, redirecting the energy and slamming her foot into the ground.
"Tsk!"
This time, Lida didn't close in. Instead, she pushed off the ground with her leg, propelling herself into the air. Her hands circled in front of her, forming an upper-lower stance, while her single bent leg made her appear ghostlike as she descended toward Constance.
"Instant Thousand Strikes."
"This move..."
Constance's face twisted into a bitter smile. "I didn't expect the White Whale to rise through the ranks solely on Golden Lion's favor. She truly has strength."
"Die, old man!"
Lida closed in from above, her body becoming an afterimage as she vanished before Constance.
"But you see—"
Constance lowered his head, a faint smile forming. "Girl, let me teach you a lesson. Never underestimate the older generation. Everyone who's survived the Grand Line has their merits. Even an old relic like me is no exception."
Buzz!
Lida's body appeared beside him, her extended Fist nearly touching Constance's face. Yet, her expression shifted to shock.
Because her Fist had stopped.
The punch that should have struck Constance's face had halted.
Her other hand remained poised to strike, yet no matter how she tried, she couldn't move forward.
Her arms were numb.
Constance smiled at her. "This is my strength, girl!"
He kicked out, aiming directly at Lida.
Lida swiftly retreated, dodging Constance's attack. She stepped on the air, using Moonstep to maneuver before landing at a distance from Constance.
She glanced at her hands, frowning. "Numbness? Acupoints? But I used Haki!"
She had already sensed the numbness in her arms. As a martial arts prodigy, she quickly identified the issue.
It wasn't an ability. It was a direct attack on the human body. The old man had targeted her acupoints while defending against her strikes.
But how?
Haki created an invisible armor, preventing direct contact. Yet Constance had bypassed it.
Constance seemed to read her thoughts but said nothing, instead adopting a cheerful stance. "No more attacks? Then, will you step aside? If we eliminate you, Golden Lion won't let us off easily. We only want Wano Country, not to fight the Navy. Hmm... not yet."
"Don't joke around! How did you—"
Lida shook her shoulders, sending a tremor through her arms. "Essence Feedback!"
She twisted her hands, restoring their mobility. Her fingers moved with newfound dexterity.
As a Devil Fruit user and martial arts prodigy, the numbness couldn't last long under her Haki-infused physiology.
"Amazing", Constance sincerely praised. "The new generation is indeed impressive. But us old folks have our experience. Girl, are you really not stepping aside?"
"Step aside? You wish!"
Lida rolled her eyes. "In Kuro's eyes, troublemakers like you deserve death. So do I. That annoying technique of yours—how about I just keep my distance?"
Though the numbness wouldn't last, the old man's strange force redirection was equally irritating.
Lida surveyed the surroundings, then glanced at the castle tower. After a moment, she smirked. "Old man, I don't need to get close. You're not my match. I just didn't want to destroy Kuro's current residence. This move is too destructive."
She clenched her Fist, pulling her right arm back. A circular white glow formed around it.
"I originally planned for Kuro to return to an intact home. Looks like repairs will be needed again."
That stance...
Constance's pupils constricted. He instinctively took a step back.
Having survived the Grand Line alongside Sengoku and Garp, he naturally recognized Whitebeard's fighting style.
Could this girl use that move?
How?!
No time to think.
"Red Officer!" Constance shouted. "Stop her, or we'll be utterly destroyed!"
The red-clad figure among the crowd hesitated. She looked at Lida, then her voice, amplified through earpieces worn by the three hundred people, echoed toward Lida.
"Stop, girl."
Lida paused, instinctively turning toward the source.
The three hundred figures all wore speakers, amplifying the voice.
Yet...
The voice strangely calmed her.
(End of Chapter)
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