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Chapter 447: Endless Bombardment!
Chapter 447: Endless Bombardment!
"Luffy!"
The sudden transformation didn't surprise Renetia, but it startled and delighted Usopp and the others.
Boom! Boom!
"I didn't plan to use this here."
Luffy's feet briefly touched the ground and then bounced back like a rubber ball, his mind flashing back to his time in Shabondy two years ago.
"I'll never be that powerless again!"
"Come on, I'm gonna knock you all out!" Luffy shouted.
"What's with that confident look, Wibul!" Renetia exclaimed.
Boom!
As Renetia yelled, a blast of energy burst from the ruins of the research facility, and Wibul landed heavily behind her. He patted the diamond surface of his body, now covered in Haki, and grunted, "I just got knocked away."
"I saw that!" Renetia rolled her eyes and smirked at Luffy.
"A transformation? With your abilities and Haki fully unleashed, how long can you last? You're not Sage."
She had seen this kind of transformation before; it was just a change that occurred when one's abilities reached a certain level, coupled with a significant concentration of Haki.
Even Sage, with his nearly infinite depth of Haki, couldn't maintain such a transformation for long when he first achieved it.
She didn't believe this Straw Hat could reach Sage's current level.
Besides, the strength she perceived through Kenbunshoku Haki was what it was.
"Wibul, take him out!" Renetia called out, and Wibul immediately roared, brandishing his sword and leaping forward.
"Rubber Rubber..."
Luffy quickly retracted his fist into his thick arm, coiling it like a spring, ready to clash with the incoming scythe. He tightened his fist within his arm, meeting the descending blade with a powerful strike.
"Great Ape King Spear!"
Boom!
The Haki-infused fist and sword clashed, creating a shockwave. The released Haki shattered, and the fist collided with the blackened, smoking blade.
Luffy managed to withstand Wibul's red-flashing downward slash, holding his ground in mid-air.
Blocked?
Renetia was taken aback and looked closely. She noticed that Luffy's coiled fist had sprung forward, and the concentration of Haki on his fist caused the Haki on the rest of his body to appear slightly faded.
Entanglement?
Boom!!
As the sound reverberated, Wibul's swinging scythe was unexpectedly lifted by the force, and Luffy's massive fist, closely following the blade, slammed into Wibul's body. The fist extended fully from his arm, sending Wibul flying.
For a moment, Luffy's strength surpassed Wibul's!
"Elasticity?" Renetia's eyes narrowed, and she clicked her tongue. "And that technique... Did you just learn it? You didn't show it earlier."
Haki, from the initial understanding and unconscious touch to hardening, entanglement, projection, destruction, and ultimately the ability to unleash lightning, all these techniques could be learned, except for the ultimate level of Armament Haki, which required a vast amount of Haki.
Even someone with a small amount of Haki, like a cup of water, could learn these techniques with study, though talent was also necessary.
This Straw Hat seemed to have the talent. After fighting Wibul for a while, he had directly learned 'Entanglement.'
It was a way to concentrate Haki in an attack.
In terms of Haki quantity, this guy was inferior to Wibul, but he was still a formidable opponent. However, with the aid of that strange elasticity, he could suppress Wibul in terms of strength.
"Rubber Rubber!"
After sending Wibul flying with a punch, Luffy didn't hesitate. He retracted his legs, releasing a burst of gas, and shot forward at a speed faster than Wibul's charge. He positioned himself in front of the flying Wibul.
"Rhino Cannon!!"
Boom!!
Luffy's legs unleashed a powerful kick, striking Wibul's chest. Wibul's body became like a cannonball, plummeting downward, shattering into ice crystals, and creating a massive crater.
"Roar!"
Wibul swiftly leaped out of the pit, roared at the sky, and his elastic body flashed before him. He unleashed another punch, sending Wibul flying into the ground and gouging a deep trench in the ice.
Thud! Luffy's body landed on the ground, and his feet bounced a few times on the surface. Without hesitation, he assumed the Nio Pose, raised one hand vertically as if marking a target, and retracted his right fist like a spring.
"Great Ape King Spear!"
Boom! A dull sound, even heavier than a cannon blast, reverberated as Luffy's punch shot towards Wibul's face. The impact not only hit Wibul but also shattered the ice behind him, sending his body flying sideways and crashing heavily in front of Renetia.
"Ouch!"
This time, Wibul covered his face and cried out.
However, his body remained unharmed.
The attack was powerful, but it was purely physical, and against the diamond-like defense of Haki, it fell short.
Instead, a gash appeared on the surface of Luffy's fist, indicating that he had failed to defend against Wibul's attack in their previous clash.
"You're still unharmed?!"
Luffy jumped into the air, retracting his fist again, as if a heavy object was about to fall from the sky. He swiftly unleashed his massive fist, aiming for Wibul.
Wibul was about to counterattack, but at that moment, Renetia stretched out her hand.
Pop! A strange circle of energy fanned out from Renetia's hand, and as Luffy's fist entered the energy circle, the elastic force amplified its power, reducing it to a mere ordinary punch.
Sensing the reduction in power, Luffy retracted his fist and jumped back down to the ground, bouncing as he turned to look at Renetia, who had extended her hand.
"Dynamic Braking."
A slight smile curved Renetia's lips. "Elasticity? That kind of propulsion is also power, and any power is within my control. Your Haki is no match for my ability!"
Back when they faced the captains and crew in Blackbeard's hometown, she had already suppressed them with her power, and now, she had only grown stronger.
"Luffy!"
"We'll help too!"
The Straw Hat Pirates and Smok all gathered around, except for Chopper, who seemed to be treating Law.
"Swift Victory. It's not one becoming two, but with our previous strategy, we can handle it. Just hold off that Hammer Smash."
Smok spoke with determination, his body crouched low and his expression grave. He was willing to endure injuries to keep Renetia occupied and prevent her from giving orders.
"Hold me back? Hahaha, with your useless ability, do you have the ability to do that, you smoker?"
Renetia bared her small fangs, glancing at the mechanical hammer that was constantly devouring the ice. She laughed, "I was going to say that anyone who comes near me will get a hammer from me, but it's about to explode. Let's speed things up and show you what I'm capable of."
She twisted the hammer's handle, shrinking it into a small mallet, which she then placed in front of her.
"My power!"
"Power Mode!"
Electric sparks crackled between her fingers, wrapping around the mechanical hammer as if flipping a switch. The entire hammer suddenly disassembled and then reassembled, resembling fragmented exoskeletons or floating armor on her arm and back.
"Infinite Energy State!"
Renetia extended her small hand, aiming the armored fingers at them, and cackled, "Witness the power of endless bombardment!"
(End of Chapter)
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