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Chapter 275: Smash It!
Chapter 275: Smash It!
Air currents transformed into arrows?
There was no need to test the power of this move. Maryka, who had almost been hit by an arrow just now, flashed and rushed to Renee's side. Her cascading hair spread out quickly, forming webs, layer by layer, extending upwards and creating a hair barrier in front of the two of them.
"Iron Mass, Weave the Spider Web!"
Layer upon layer of hair clearly gained a sheen, and with Life Return, her hair could utilize the Finger Gun technique, and similarly, it could also use the Iron Mass technique.
Ding, ding, ding!
The air current arrows struck the hair, emitting crisp clanging sounds.
"Scattering Wind Arrows!"
Misty in the air drew her bowstring once more, her hands forming air currents that transformed into arrows. This time, the air current arrows she fired were visible to the naked eye as they curved around from both sides, like a storm of rain, whistling toward the two girls.
Ding, ding, ding!
Maryka's eyes darkened as her hair extended again, forming a black barrier like a canopy that began to envelop the two of them, blocking the incoming air current arrows.
"Hmph!"
Misty coldly huffed, glancing at the black iron ball-like barrier, not wasting any time as she manipulated the air currents to move in another direction.
She had never intended to fight these people; her priority was to notify the others.
"Iron Mass, Capture with Spider Web!"
Just as she moved, a soft yet determined voice rang out from within the black 'iron ball.' Maryka's hair wove intricately from the inside out, forming a spider web that rushed toward Misty in the air.
Whoosh!
The sensation of the air currents startled Misty, and she dodged smoothly along with the air currents, avoiding the capture of the hair spider web.
"Power Machine Gun!"
Just as she moved, a hammer suddenly appeared in the black hair barrier, firing a barrage of bullets toward her new position.
"Flowing Wind Arrow!"
Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Misty could only draw her bowstring once more. The released air currents rushed in the opposite direction, forming a wind barrier made of air current arrows. The bullets struck the barrier and were blown away.
Below, a gap appeared in the hair barrier, revealing Renee's triumphant expression.
Like Maria, her pupils emitted a red dot.
"Byakugan? At such a young age..."
Misty was taken aback, but before she could react, the hair, seemingly alive, coiled around her from behind. She took a deep breath, and the invisible air currents gathered in her hands once more as she drew the bowstring and fired. A violent gust of wind expanded like a tempest, deflecting the bullets while carrying her body downward, freeing herself from the entanglement of hair and bullets.
Whoosh!
As she descended, she drew her bowstring again, firing scattered air current arrows that forced Maryka to seal the exposed gap.
"This won't do," Renee clicked her tongue. "We'll lose if this continues."
Beads of sweat formed on Maryka's forehead, and her panting became more rapid.
Usually, attacking with her hair didn't consume much stamina, but now, she had to block countless air current arrows and manipulate her hair for attacks, which significantly increased her stamina consumption.
The problem wasn't just stamina depletion; the bigger issue was that they needed to capture this person.
If they let this woman escape due to stamina depletion, all their efforts would be for naught.
"Alas, it won't be easy to defeat her."
Maryka smiled and withdrew her hair barrier. As Misty descended, Maryka's body flashed, and she charged forward.
"Power Shaving Mouth!"
At the same time, Renee's legs scattered electric sparks, and with the power drive, each step covered dozens of paces, her body transforming into an afterimage.
She was young, and her body hadn't fully developed yet. Moreover, her natural physique was only that of an ordinary person, nothing special. Although she consciously trained her body techniques with Sag, the results were lackluster.
But that didn't mean there weren't any alternatives.
If her natural physique was lacking, she could amplify her abilities.
Similar to the principle of 'Shaving' in the Six Styles, it involved stomping on the ground dozens of times in an instant. While Renee's natural body qualities didn't allow her to achieve this, she could enhance herself with power and accomplish it.
"Scattering?"
Misty, who was in mid-descent, paused for a moment but quickly reacted, gathering another air current in her hand.
Although she didn't know why they were scattering, the little girl's defensive capabilities were clearly inferior to the black-haired woman. With her arrow coverage, she could handle both of them together.
"Storm Feet, Soap Hair Wind Blade!"
Just as she was about to release the arrows, Maryka's hair transformed into whip-like strands, brushing out pale blue slashes that formed a fan-shaped attack as they rushed forward.
Misty's pupils constricted as she pulled the 'Scattering Wind Arrows' fingers inward, releasing a burst of arrows.
"Flowing Wind Arrow!"
The surrounding air currents clashed with the incoming vacuum slashes, sending out shockwaves. At that moment, Maryka had already rushed to Misty's side. Sensing the rhythm of the air currents, Misty tried to retreat, her legs moving backward as the wind began to disperse.
"You won't get away," Maryka said with a slight smile. Suddenly, a strand of hair shot out from the ground and wrapped around Misty's feet.
"What?!" Misty exclaimed in surprise. "When did..."
She hadn't noticed this strand of hair hidden underground.
"Gotcha!" Maryka moved closer to Misty, her fist clenched. The Armament Haki enveloping her fist turned black as she threw a powerful punch.
"Flowing Wind Arrow!" Misty's pupils constricted as she pulled the bowstring inward, unleashing a stronger gust of wind.
Whoosh! The dense air currents acted like knives, leaving a gash on Maryka's cheek and continuously slicing through her clothes, creating countless small cuts that exposed her slippery skin underneath.
The black stockings on her thighs were torn, revealing a stark contrast of white against the black backdrop. Her waistcloth was almost shredded into a web, and her well-toned waist, trained to have a hint of curves, was also marked with tiny wounds. Meanwhile, the southern hemisphere of her chest was ripped open in several places, freeing itself from the shaping effects of the chef's robe and exposing a glimpse of her equally black undergarment. The mouth of her underwear was also torn slightly, causing a hint of fragrant fullness to quiver.
As she sustained these injuries, Maryka's fist rapidly approached.
Misty had no choice but to defend herself, raising her arm protectively. Armament Haki appeared on her outstretched arm, but just as the fist was about to connect with her wrist, she widened her eyes, and a bead of sweat formed on her forehead.
Almost instinctively, she withdrew her arm. The hair that had been wrapped around her ankles suddenly pulled upward, entangling her wrists.
Pa!
An immense force traveled up from her legs. Despite their slender appearance, her legs were now as unyielding as a mountain.
"This strength..." Misty took a step back, and her entangled leg hung in the air, forcefully blocking Maryka's punch.
Boom!!
The sound didn't come from Maryka's punch but from Renee, who was standing on the mountainside. Renee tightly gripped her mechanical hammer and slammed it into the mountainside. Sparks flew from the hammer's head to its body as it remained still, embedded in the hole.
At the same time, a furrow extended forward from where Maryka had been standing, ending in a depression. As the dust and mist swirled, a figure flew out from the depression, surrounded by swirling air currents, and hovered in the air.
Maryka now looked a little unwell, with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth and one of her legs hanging powerlessly, as if it were broken.
"Did she break free?" Maryka looked up at Misty and said, "That's a little unfortunate."
"Even someone like you has become a pirate?" Misty stared at her and asked, "What's so great about that calamity?"
In the New World, being a pirate was far from "romantic," especially for someone like Misty, who came from a prosperous country. To her, pirates were nothing but troublesome scoundrels.
This woman was not only powerful but also gentle. With the strength of that punch, she could have torn off Misty's leg if she had wanted to, but instead, she had only been knocked away.
Why would someone who was both strong and gentle choose to be a pirate?
"I guess it's a matter of destiny," Maryka replied with a smile. "Sag chose me, so I chose Sag."
"I don't care if I'm a pirate or not," Maryka continued. "If Sag became a bandit, I'd be a bandit's chef."
"A chef?" Misty shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I won't hold back. I won't give you another chance to capture me, either. Maybe you're happy being a pirate, but I want to protect my country!"
She drew an arrow from behind her waist with one hand. She had picked up an arrow from the ground when she was knocked away earlier.
"Although my Devil Fruit ability allows me to use air currents as arrows, I'm an archer by nature. Only when I have arrows can I truly unleash my full power!"
She nocked an arrow and drew the bowstring.
Wild air currents swirled around the arrow, forming a vortex at the arrowhead that resembled a whirlpool. The vortex then spread along the entire length of the arrow.
At the same time, the arrowhead emitted a rotating blackness, like swirling air currents.
Haki!
The bowstring was pulled into a full moon, aimed directly at Maryka.
"This is my full power," Misty warned. "Be careful; it has tracking abilities!"
Boom! The string vibrated with a thunderous sound!
"Heavy Wind Arrow!"
As Misty released the bowstring, the arrow transformed into a horizontal tornado and arced through the air, shooting toward Maryka.
Maryka's eyes narrowed, and she quickly retreated, her open eyes filled with solemnity.
This move was difficult to block and dodge.
"Hu!"
She sucked in a mouthful of air, and as she moved, even her wildly dancing hair fell limp, as if all her control and strength had retracted. She flashed to the other side of the mountain, and with one hand, she summoned the Armed Color. She threw a fierce punch.
Boom!
The continuous mountain range trembled and shook, and cracks appeared on both sides.
Rumble!
The massive mountain range rose, and it seemed like Maryka was holding up the mountain.
"Take this!"
At this moment, she couldn't even maintain her basic expressions. Veins popped out on her forehead and neck, and her hands trembled slightly as she wrapped her arms around the giant mountain, her elbows looking like connectors as she continuously wrapped her Busoshoku around the mountain.
The volume of her Busoshoku was, of course, insufficient to cover the entire mountain, but concentrating it on one area was achievable.
"Smash it!"
Boom!!
The mountain was thrown by Maryka, and the Busoshoku-covered portion violently collided with the incoming hurricane arrows, creating a massive shockwave.
The mountain was quickly disintegrated, and the rotating air currents exploded, blowing up the entire mountain. The wind raged as stones flew in all directions, hitting the mountain range, falling into the ground, and blocking the entire road with stones.
Amidst the flying stones, Maryka and Misty's figures were revealed, one above the other.
Maryka breathed rapidly, her body slightly hunched, clearly exhausted.
Misty, hovering in the air above, was no better off. Her hand, which had been holding the bowstring, went limp, and her entire body struggled to maintain the air currents.
A stalemate?
No.
Maryka took a slight breath and straightened up again, the massive mountain still standing erect before her. Her hair danced wildly once more.
"Looks like I won." She smiled.
"Im...impossible!"
Misty trembled as she tried to lift her hand. "I'll...even if it kills me..."
"Reeti!"
Before Misty could finish her sentence, Maryka exclaimed, interrupting her.
"It's done!"
Reeti abruptly pulled the hammer out of the mountain, and the hole that had been drilled into the mountain was now completely hollow. The stones inside the mountain had been sucked in by the hammer's mouth, transformed into energy, and gathered in the hammer's mouth as white light.
"Let's blow it away!"
Reeti twisted the hammer in her small hands, and sparks crackled from the hammer's head to its body. The hammer's mouth erupted with a ball of light.
"Dynamic Power Cannon!"
Just as the ball of light was about to be fired, Maryka's exclamation made Reeti subconsciously lift the hammer's mouth. The ball of light shot straight up into the sky, passing by Misty's diagonal upper side and reaching directly above her, where it exploded with a blinding white light.
Boom!!
The white light expanded outward, creating an extremely intense explosion at its center and causing violent tremors in the surrounding area. A powerful shockwave visible to the naked eye radiated outward, creating a circular air current visible in the sky.
In the midst of this shockwave, Misty's body disappeared, and a figure rapidly descended, landing on the ground and creating a dent. Within the dent, there was Misty, her entire body coated in a layer of black ash.
"Phew, why did you stop?" Reeti panted heavily, confusion evident on her face.
Using her abilities to such a large extent had also exhausted her significantly.
"Such a formidable opponent... I want Sag to meet her."
Maryka walked over and peered into the dent, letting out a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, she wasn't hit."
She was still breathing, but the aftershock had knocked her out.
"Hmm, not bad, and she's a beauty too. Sag will probably be happy."
Reeti rubbed her small chin, and suddenly, she extended her hand, imitating Sag's pose as she tightly clenched her fist. She burst into raucous laughter, "Hohoho! Money, beauty, I want it all!"
"Reeti."
Maryka smiled gently. "Don't make that expression with that body; it's not cute at all."
"Oh."
Reeti stuck out her tiny pink tongue, and her booted foot, which was clad in leather, kicked Misty lightly. "Then let's take her back."
"Yeah, our mission is complete, and the rest is up to Lily."
Maryka nodded. "There are three more, and Lily will allocate them appropriately."
There were only four notable opponents, and one had already been dealt with.
(End of Chapter)
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