Chapter 262: Full-Screen Attack

"If I can't solve the problem with emotional swordsmanship, then I'll have to use a Full-Screen Attack!"

Adrian's last attempt to close the distance was unsuccessful, as Borsalino easily evaded with the high speed of his Glint-Glint Fruit. Adrian stopped his ghost flight and hovered in the sky, coldly watching Borsalino, who was delicately poised and ready to release another Yasakani no Magatama.

"Enjoy firing your cannons, huh?"

"Then let's fire away!"

"I happen to be very good at blasting too!"

Dazzling yellow energy bullets came rushing again. In Adrian's calm eyes, they reflected like stars in the night sky. He wasn't flustered.

Adrian retracted his aura and raised his right hand, palm facing the oncoming high-energy light points.

Rather than relying on spiritual pressure, he used a more proficient and less draining form of energy!

A bright blue energy orb formed in Adrian's palm, rapidly expanding and glowing intensely. In the next moment, a massive blue energy beam shot from his palm, colliding with the densely packed Yasakani no Magatama.

A thunderous explosion echoed in the sky, like a chorus of firecrackers.

The highly concentrated ghost energy beam overwhelmed the scattered power of the Yasakani no Magatama, quickly dispersing them into glowing particles. From a distance, it looked like a giant blue snake playing a game of "eating dots," complete with 'boom' and 'bang' sound effects.

However, unlike a never-ending, ever-growing snake, the ghost energy beam's power was being depleted by the Yasakani no Magatama. As time passed, the beam visibly shrank until it completely dissipated before reaching Borsalino, leaving only a trail of glowing blue particles.

Seeing that White Ghost was no longer trying to engage in close combat, Borsalino finally felt a bit relieved. To be honest, he was quite wary of White Ghost's emotional swordsmanship.

"Are you giving up the advantage of close combat and trying to use this energy to defeat me?"

Borsalino squinted as he saw White Ghost prepare another ghost energy beam. "However, the speed of light is quite terrifying as well."

The ghost energy beam shot out again, but this time Borsalino didn't counter with Yasakani no Magatama. Instead, he evaded in his light form, using his incredible speed to dodge the attack.

Despite the formidable power of the Logia fruits, using them consumes a significant amount of stamina. Borsalino's mission was to delay White Ghost, not to defeat him. With Vice Admiral Garp on the way, Borsalino needed to conserve his strength for the subsequent task of supporting Garp.

Yet, Adrian remained unfazed by Borsalino's agile dodging. The Ghost Fruit's abilities rely entirely on the user's intelligence, and Adrian's intelligence, augmented by the fruit, was off the charts.

Adrian fired another ghost energy beam, this time intentionally lowering its power to lull Borsalino into a false sense of security. A thinner blue beam shot out, easily dodged by the Flash Man, who seemed to be waiting for the next attack.

Adrian's eyes narrowed as he continued his single-shot attacks.

But single shots weren't his real plan!

As time passed and Borsalino felt he could comfortably delay until Garp's arrival, the situation suddenly changed dramatically.

Another ghost energy beam shot out from Adrian's palm, but this time, his arms raised high, and a radiant white glow filled the sky.

In mere moments, a colossal thousand-armed white Buddha appeared in mid-air, as if seated in meditation within the void.

The serene Buddha looked at Borsalino, then thousands of hands stretched out, each palm holding a glowing blue orb. Borsalino's eyes widened in shock.

'When did White Ghost summon this? How did I not notice at all?!'

As this thought crossed Borsalino's mind, the Buddha's thousands of hands unleashed countless ghost energy beams, creating a spectacular light show that blotted out the sky, hurtling towards him.

"Not good!"

Borsalino quickly transformed into his light form and flew at top speed towards the edge of the radiant pathway, but Adrian's meticulously prepared attack was not so easily evaded.

To avoid Borsalino's Observation Haki, Adrian had cloaked the Buddha with an "invisible ghost" until it was fully formed, while continuously using ghost energy beams to distract him. As a result, the Buddha appeared without warning, directly under Borsalino's nose.

Even with his incredible speed, Borsalino couldn't completely escape the barrage. He was grazed by the edge of the ghost energy beams, sending him tumbling toward the sea below, looking utterly disheveled.

At that moment, a rough voice boomed from afar.

"White Ghost! White Ghost!"

"Stop messing with that flashy little guy and come fight me instead!"

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