An Unpredictable Ability

"Strings?"

Shiki seemed to feel something in the air. The next second, his right hand became entangled with Armament Haki and suddenly became as black as ink.

Then he catches a few strings that come out of nowhere.

"Tear..." 

Without any politeness, he tore off the extremely sharp shadow string that could easily tear apart the human body.

The next moment, Shiki showed an arrogant smile and looked at Luke in front: "Jihahahaha, is this your devil fruit ability?"

"It's just a little trick, such a shame!"

Luke smiles: "Since you know it's just a little trick, how can you be so embarrassed?"

Shiki laughed ferociously, then he shook his right hand violently.

"Lion's Threat: Earth Bind!"

In an instant, the earth rumbled and trembled violently.

Without any warning, the entire ground floated up and was about to cover Luke.

"Da… Da..."

With Golden Lion's move, the sky faded, and the afterglow of the setting sun was completely obscured.

Then, one after another, huge and exaggerated lifelike lion's heads as big as mountains appeared there and crushed towards Luke.

"Shadow Cage!"

Luke's eyes narrowed, and shadow surged on his right hand.

"Brush… swipe…!" 

Countless shadow strings shot out in all directions.

It even penetrated those giant lion heads, which were like towering giant mountains.

In an instant, the entire island was covered with thin and sharp strings, covering the entire island and even the sky with shadow strings like a dragnet.

"Jihahahaha..." The shadow string that enveloped him was easily cut off, and then Shiki laughed contemptuously: "It's a futile and pointless struggle; just be buried here, kid!"

"Yeah?"

At this time, Luke's voice came from Shiki's back.

"What!?" Shiki's expression changed drastically.

Relying on Observation Haki's prediction.

His right leg is raised high, and the famous sword Oto is fixed on it.

It narrowly blocked the shadow string that struck like lightning and could easily cut open the human body.

"You..." 

Luke, who was supposed to be trapped and dead below, suddenly appeared in mid-air, giving Shiki no breathing space at all.

"Machine Gun: King Cobra!"

The roaring sound in the air continued, and the violent, swelling fist entangled Armament Haki was constantly expanding and contracting like a violent storm, overwhelming and crazy.

Shiki kept kicking out violently.

The blade fixed on it was wrapped around by Armament Haki, blocking the incoming punch.

He looked in disbelief at Luke, who was about ten meters away in front of him and was attacking him with his fists.

"Jihahahaha, what a weird ability... Lion: Scattering Valley!!

He retreated violently, and then his legs turned into afterimages as they tore the air apart.

The cold light flashed, and Oto and Kogarashi swept out continuously

"Whoosh..." 

"Whoosh..." 

One after another, blazing flying slashes broke through the air and murderously blasted toward Luke in front.

But in an instant, Luke suddenly disappeared from where he was.

The dazzling flying slash continued unabated, tearing apart those shadow strings and blasting into the distance.

Relying on Observation Haki's prediction.

"Whoosh!"

Shiki's expression changed, and he turned around.

His arms, wrapped around by Armament Haki, were intertwined to block the fist that came from behind without warning.

"So fast... No, is it teleportation?"

Looking at Luke in front of him in shock, the opponent's speed was too fast, and he didn't even capture his movement trajectory at all.

It could only be the other party's extremely weird ability.

At this time, in Shiki's horrified gaze.

The fists that went straight forward and struck like a violent storm suddenly turned and came from all the incredible blind corners.

It makes it hard to guard against such sudden change.

"What?"

Shiki, who was caught in surprise, was directly hit by the dense fists.

He vomited blood and flew out like a cannonball, smashing the mountain behind hard.

Sand and dust are flying everywhere.

One side of the huge mountain collapsed; Shiki's entire body is directly embedded in it.

"Captain!!"

Far away, Dr. Indigo yelled as he looked at Shiki, who was blown away in disbelief, and then he stared blankly at Luke in the sky: "How is it possible, that guy..."

He couldn't believe his eyes.

In his mind, that ambitious and powerful great pirate... He was actually suppressed by a young brat.

"Jihahahaha..."

After a long time in the ruins, an embarrassed figure covered in blood rushed out.

His whole body was a bit bruised and bleeding, and he was no longer as high-spirited as before.

Shiki floats in the air while wiping the blood on the corner of his mouth: "It really hurts; it's been a long time since I have been hurt like this!"

"Although you have lost your sharp claws, you, a lion, still have sharp fangs. It shouldn't be limited to this…"

Luke looked directly at Shiki, who was embarrassed.

He frowned and looked a little suspicious, always feeling that the other party was a little weird.

Did he overestimate Golden Lion?

No, he was sure that his judgment was not wrong.

He could clearly feel that there was a terrifying Haki lurking in the other person's body.

Although it can be exerted, it cannot be fully used.

It just seemed like it was restricted or that Shiki didn't dare to use it at all.

"Is it because of the rudder on his head?" Luke thought thoughtfully.

Looking at the rudder on Shiki's head, he guessed something.

"Jihahahaha, Obask Luke, right? I really underestimate you; you are not simple..."

Shiki looked at Luke in front while laughing.

Touching the rudder on his head, his eyes were full of helplessness and frustration: "This thing on my head has really affected me!"

At first, the rudder only slightly affected him.

But as time goes by, the rudder has already been firmly connected with his head and even the brain nerves.

His Haki is constantly declining, or in other words, he dares not release it with all his strength; otherwise, it will damage his brain nerves and may even lead to a life-threatening situation.