Since coming into contact with Divine Scripts, Law had never imagined that they could be imprinted on air and produce an effect.
Seeing the silver-haired woman's use, the door to a higher level was flung open.
What was lacking was not skill, but breaking free from mental shackles.
In that fleeting moment, Law abandoned the notion that Divine Scripts must fall upon tangible objects, then learned the technique the silver-haired woman had used, imprinting a Divine Script in mid-air, catching her off guard.
This ability to apply what he had just learned on the spot not only startled Chucu but also surprised even his teammates, who were familiar with Law.
'Using the opponent's own methods against them?'
Earlier, the silver-haired woman had used light specks to mold a White General. Law, in turn, used the technique she had demonstrated to land the decisive blow.
Shin pinned the silver-haired woman to the ground.
The blade was wrapped in Nen imbued with the properties of God Hand, piercing her body without causing harm.
But as the longsword stabbed in, Law used the blade tip to set up a Divine Script on the ground, suppressing the silver-haired woman's body.
While suppressing her, Law could not harm the silver-haired woman. However, he still had Kuro.
Between directly harming the silver-haired woman and suppressing her, Law chose the more prudent latter, with Kuro serving as his backup.
"Kuro, come out and finish the job."
Hearing Law's words, Kuro immediately emerged from the back of Law's hand and solidified in an instant.
Without wasting words, Kuro leaped down, landing on the silver-haired woman's back, then swung his claws, stabbing them into the back of her head.
Clang!
Kuro's claws snapped on impact.
"(⊙o⊙)..."
Kuro looked at the abundant Nen on the silver-haired woman's body, then turned his head to look at Law.
The problem was, under the condition of being unable to use Ko, with both of them using Ken, the silver-haired woman's Manifested Aura was more than five times his own. How could he possibly break through her defense?
There was no way.
"It seems... I cannot harm her."
Kuro said, slightly embarrassed. If not for the petrified feathers fluttering around, he could have ground the silver-haired woman down through sheer persistence, even if it took a long time.
"It is not 'seems', you indeed cannot harm her."
Law looked at Kuro's broken claws, a slight frown creasing his brow.
Only at this moment did he realize the problem.
The silver-haired woman's Manifested Aura was stronger than every single person present. Even Coo, of the Gatekeeper Clan, could not surpass the silver-haired woman in terms of Manifested Aura alone.
This meant that even if they subdued the silver-haired woman, actually eliminating her on the spot would be a difficult task.
Under conditions of unequal Manifested Aura, only the characteristics of God Hand could transcend the challenge.
But for Law to strike the silver-haired woman with his blade, he would have to release his control. Moreover, God Hand could not inflict fatal injuries on her.
While Law and Kuro were conversing, the silver-haired woman had no intention of simply surrendering, but several attempts ended in failure.
The Divine Script containing the imprisonment attribute, combined with the rusty longsword, firmly held her to the ground, unable to move or break free.
'Who was this human?'
'Why could he use array spells to such an extent? And the book he summoned could seal all things… that was something only the Menders could do!'
'Moreover, during the Great Purge long ago, the Menders had destroyed all the Books of Inheritance, not even sparing the Stone Tablets of Civilization hidden beneath the Tree of Truth.'
'Without the Books of Inheritance, without the Stone Tablets of Civilization, the humans who had barely survived to this day should have lost all their fangs and claws. How could they awaken abilities that had long vanished into the river of history?'
In this situation, the silver-haired woman was lost in wild thoughts.
Compared to the shock and anger brought by Law, the silver-haired woman seemed less concerned about her own life and death.
After all, as long as she stood on the earth of the Forest of Medusa, as long as that milky white glow was ever-present, with her Manifested Aura far surpassing that of humans, she was effectively invincible.
The silver-haired woman was silent as a stone, but Law knew she was constantly trying to break free... the subtle impacts of Nen continuously transmitted through the longsword and Divine Script were proof.
"Come over and help."
Law did not hesitate further and called his teammates over.
Originally, the teammates had been positioned not far away, ensuring they could provide support at any moment.
Now, hearing Law's call, they immediately surrounded him.
"Your life force is clearly weaker than hers, so why can you control her?"
Coo came to the silver-haired woman's side, slightly tilting her head to look at Law's profile.
"What is so strange about that? Your Nen is stronger than Law's, yet you were still defeated by him."
Tonpa retorted in a lukewarm tone.
Coo's eyelid twitched. She suppressed the urge to smack Tonpa to death.
"It is the Divine Script, plus all the Nen Law poured into it."
Ging crouched down, experiencing the silver-haired woman's formidable power up close.
Like Ging, the others came into close contact with the silver-haired woman, experiencing a different kind of sensation.
With such powerful Manifested Aura, even just its edge could probably shred the defenses of an ordinary Nen User.
The Skeleton stood at the edge of the group, his small eyes scanning the surroundings.
As experienced as he was, he could see that the cost of Law controlling the silver-haired woman was his inability to move freely.
Moreover, Stargie was not present now, and everyone else's attention was focused on the silver-haired woman. This was a rare opportunity to escape.
So, should he run?
He quietly observed the environment, searching for the most suitable escape route.
'Run!'
Within moments, the Skeleton made his decision.
Ultimately, he still believed that staying alive was the most important thing.
Risk aversion was a basic instinct of living beings, yet this group of humans kept advancing towards danger.
The Skeleton felt that as long as he stayed tied to this group's ship, it would capsize sooner or later.
With everyone's attention on the silver-haired woman, the Skeleton slowly stepped back, his body gradually melting into the swirling light specks.
He had already identified a suitable escape route. But he did not run... instead, he chose the safer method of slowly walking away.
Constrained by the environment, Tonpa's ability could not be fully deployed, so he could not warn of the Skeleton's actions.
Law's Nen and focus had to be concentrated on the silver-haired woman, so he also did not pay attention to the Skeleton.
"I need you all to attack her with everything you have."
Unaware that the Skeleton was leaving, Law made a request to his teammates.
If Kuro could not break the silver-haired woman's defense, then let everyone attack together.
Perhaps quantity could bring about a qualitative change.
Everyone looked at each other. Law meant for them to gang up on the silver-haired woman?
Thus, aside from Biscuit and Bruna, the others began attacking the silver-haired woman, who was restrained by Law.
Some used fists, some used feet, some used blades, and others used claws.
Their attacks continuously landed on the silver-haired woman's body.
"..."
Chucu, controlled by Biscuit, watched with her mouth agape.
The attacks continued for about thirty minutes. The silver-haired woman remained unharmed, but felt deeply humiliated.