Chapter 277: Special Effects Battle
Smashing 'me' with a whole island?!
Adrian looked up, a slight twitch at the corner of his eye.
At this moment, he gained a whole new understanding of the flashy abilities of Devil Fruits.
His ethereal Ghostly Body allowed him to completely ignore such natural disaster attacks. Whether it was meteors falling from the sky, volcanic eruptions, or raging storms, none of them could harm him in the slightest.
But...
Damage: Zero.
Special Effects: Maxed Out!
In the brief moment of contemplation, Adrian's body was buried under the island.
"Jihahahaha!"
Seeing this, Golden Lion Shiki burst into wild laughter.
"Are you regretting now?"
Golden Lion once again utilized the power of the Float-Float Fruit, spreading his energy over the island, instantly suspending it in mid-air, halting its descent!
Just as Golden Lion was about to sense White Ghost's position and teach this rookie pirate a lesson…
Adrian effortlessly phased through the island, the soil and vegetation, which were powerless to stop him.
In a brief moment, his figure reappeared on the island's surface.
"Golden Lion, haven't you had enough of these boring tricks?"
"Impossible!!!"
Looking at White Ghost who was unscathed, Shiki's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was extremely shocked!
In the past, even those with Logia-type Devil Fruits, claiming immunity to all physical attacks, had to dodge his attacks or suffer some degree of damage under the might of the his Float-Float Fruit's island topping ability!
How could a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user completely ignore his attacks?!
"Lion's Menace!" {獅子威し, Shishi Odoshi}
Golden Lion murmured, once again using the Float-Float Fruit's power. A strange, mysterious wave spread out, covering the island's surface.
In an instant, the island's surface cracked and crumbled at an incredible speed, turning into massive clouds of dust and debris, resembling a grandiose scene of landslides and earthquakes!
Crash!
Under the Float-Float Fruit's influence, countless small stones broke apart and recombined, the ground suddenly rising and forming roaring lion heads, each tens of meters high!
After a silent roar, these stone lions charged at Adrian, pressing forward as if to crush the area!
This is the monstrous wave that Shiki will set off when he uses the power of the Float-Float Fruit with all his strength, which is much more serious than when he played with the Straw Hat Pirates 20 years later!
Just when these huge stone lions formed from the structure of the island swept in from all directions, they were about to close and shrink in the middle, crushing the enemy into minced meat.
Adrian's cold voice rang out.
"So ugly!"
"These clumsy things can't even touch me!"
A stone lion fiercely charged, but it passed through Adrian's body like a ghost, then smashing into another lion head on the other side.
In the next breath…
Adrian's figure suddenly expanded.
His height soared nearly a hundred times, transforming from a "small figure" of about two meters to a towering giant nearly two hundred meters tall!
Adrian now stood surrounded by giant stone lions, each tens of meters high.
What seemed like a dire situation…
At this moment, it seemed as if a giant was herding his household dogs!
This was the first time Adrian had used his ability to change the size during battle. And it seemed to be working well! From the bulging eyes of the Golden Lion, it was clear just how big Adrian had become!
Adrian's eyes narrowed slightly. A massive orb of ghostly blue energy appeared in his palm and then morphed into a gigantic ethereal energy sword, nearly a hundred meters long. Gripping the hilt with both hands, he bent his knees slightly, pivoted on his left foot, and swung the sword in a simple yet powerful horizontal arc. The ethereal sword sliced through the air, creating an almost perfect circle!
The sword cleaved through the massive stone lions surrounding him with ease, splitting them in half. Dense, terrifying cracks spread across the surfaces of the bisected stone lions, with deep blue light seeping from the fissures, illuminating like rows of deep blue lamps lighting up in sequence.
In the blazing light, the surrounding stone lions seemed to ignite in a brilliant display, explosively transforming into a wisp of pale ghostly energy!
A special effects warrior? So am I!
Boom! Boom!
After the ethereal giant sword shattered countless stone lions, it suddenly disintegrated. Adrian reverted to his original size, bursting out from the ocean of ghostly energy, and swiftly flew towards the Golden Lion. With his cursed sword, the Nidai Kitetsu, in hand, he delivered a fierce slash!
Even before the sword's pale and dark aura made contact, the murderous and destructive intent emanating from it sent chills down anyone's spine!
Killing Blade: Night Demon
Adrian's slash unleashed a terrifying black and white aura, carrying the power to rend heaven and earth!
The Golden Lion, with his highly honed swordsmanship and Haki, was instantly affected by the malevolent aura. His mind was bombarded with negative influences as soon as he caught sight of the flying slash.
"Not good!"
The Golden Lion, barely maintaining his clarity of mind, was alarmed. He knew that Adrian's swordsmanship was on the cusp of becoming that of a great swordsman, but this eerie, mind-affecting ability left him deeply unsettled!
Knowing he couldn't block the attack in his current state, the Golden Lion used his Devil Fruit ability to swiftly twist his body in mid-air, attempting to dodge the strike!
Having mastered his Devil Fruit powers over many years, the Golden Lion moved incredibly fast, narrowly avoiding the direct impact of Adrian's Killing Blade: Night Demon.
But as if predicting this, Adrian's eyes flashed with a crimson gleam. He raised his left palm and unleashed a ghostly energy blast at a seemingly empty spot!
The Golden Lion, feeling a moment of relief for dodging the fearsome slash, found his face illuminated by the ghostly energy blast in the next instant!
Boom!
Point-blank hit!
The Golden Lion's body was sent flying like a meteor, battered and covered in wounds glowing with a faint blue light!
The next moment, the Golden Lion crashed into the deserted island where Adrian had previously stood, creating a deep crater over ten meters wide!
"Huh?"