Chapter 81

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It continued to her right hip, nearly cleaving her diagonally in half!

In reality, if not for Hina's last desperate leap and the breakthrough of her Armament Haki to the next level, she would probably be lying there as...no, two halves of a corpse.

The battle may seem lengthy to describe, but in reality, it unfolded in a mere blink of an eye.

Beginning with successive sneak attacks using the "Spider Auto Thunder" and "Facehugger Doll," Abel had the rhythm of the battle firmly in his grasp.

From beginning to end, Abel didn't give his opponent a chance to counterattack, deploying a series of relentless attacks that left her with full damage!

If he were to get entangled in a back-and-forth battle, unpredictable variables might arise.

That was a result Abel would avoid at all costs.

Fortunately, everything proceeded as planned without any errors or surprises.

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After unleashing the full power of the Witch Hunter, the demonic scythe in Abel's hand immediately returned to Baby-5.

Or rather, it should be said that Baby-5, drained of energy, was forced back into her human form.

"Abel, I'm so tired..."

The little girl barely managed to utter these words before closing her eyes and collapsing forward.

Abel immediately reached out and caught her in his arms.

After ensuring that Baby-5 was merely sleeping due to exhaustion and hadn't been injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, waves of profound fatigue washed over him, as though his body had been hollowed out.

Since implanting Gourmet Cells into his body, he hadn't felt this way for a long time.

Abel knew that this was the result of consecutively using the full power of his Shura Aurora Slash and the Witch Hunter.

Fortunately, he had consumed a substantial amount of food before, storing up a significant amount of biological energy within his body, replenishing his expended energy promptly.

Moreover, the Food Honor played a vital role!

It reduced much of the unnecessary energy expenditure during his skill usage.

Otherwise, if he had delayed the release of the Witch Hunter, the fight wouldn't have ended so quickly once the opponent had recovered.

Of course, Abel kept some of his cards hidden, not revealing his full hand.

Shaking off his Wight form, Abel, despite his exhaustion, pulled out a Super Invincible Bento from Chef Shinomiya from his system bag. He sat down on the ground, oblivious to the surroundings and potential enemies, and commenced another round of hearty eating!

His decision wasn't due to arrogance, but a need to urgently recover his dwindling physical and mental strength.

The battle between the Navy and the Donquixote Family was far from over, and he needed to maintain a certain level of readiness for the forthcoming challenges.

As he sat on the ground, feasting nonchalantly, everyone who witnessed his previous actions was plunged into shock!

However, their subsequent reactions were starkly different.

The pirates cheered Abel's name fervently, their morale skyrocketing!

Conversely, the Navy was thrown into confusion and anger because their commander had been taken out.

They didn't know whether they should continue their initial attack orders or seek vengeance first?

After all, that young devil was excessively audacious.

In such a peculiar atmosphere, Abel swiftly finished the bento, promptly recovering half of his physical and mental energy. He also gained a beneficial ongoing effect: for thirty minutes, his recovery speed of physical and mental energy would increase by 300%.

Exhaling deeply after eating, Abel felt his combat strength return.

Unfortunately, Baby-5 was fast asleep from exhaustion, and it looked like she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. It seemed she wouldn't be able to join him in the upcoming battles.

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