"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
A multitude of arrows pierced through Meiser's body, inflicting several fatal wounds!!
But the next moment, Meiser's body began to distort before vanishing from the spot.
When he reappeared, all the wounds on his body were gone!!
Watching Meiser's body return to normal, Gunko frowned and said, "It's like this again."
It seemed that to capture or kill this man, she had to first exhaust his stamina. Otherwise, there was no way to take him down!
Thinking this, Gunko raised her arrows again, intending to turn Meiser into a pincushion once more.
However, Meiser didn't give her the chance.
The moment before she launched her attack, Meiser slammed his hands on the ground and activated a Ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Fissure Technique!"
"Boom!!"
The ground began to shake, and then a huge chasm split open beneath Gunko's feet, looking like an enormous mouth!
Seeing this, Gunko's pupils instantly constricted.
"An Earth Release Technique..."
Feeling her body begin to fall, Gunko summoned her arrows back and used them to protect herself.
The next moment...
Swoosh!
"Crack!"
Gunko, who had fallen, was sealed directly below!
"Hah..."
After doing this, Meiser let out a breath of turbid air, then turned to face the Nightmare Creatures climbing out of the large pit. "Now, it's your turn!"
As if noticing Meiser's gaze, these giant Nightmare Creatures roared.
"Roar!!"
Then, these behemoths charged over, intending to use a human wave tactic to finish Meiser off.
Seeing this, Meiser sneered and charged forward without hesitation.
As he got close, Meiser leaped into the air, simultaneously infusing his leg with Armament Haki.
Then, he launched a merciless attack.
"Pain Sky Kick!" Meiser shouted.
"Bang!!"
His long leg, wreathed in Haki, viciously struck a dinosaur-like Nightmare Creature, directly shattering its skull!
"Crack!"
The Nightmare Creature with the shattered skull let out a miserable cry, then its eyes rolled back as it crashed to the ground.
"Boom!!"
Its heavy body smashed a large crater into the ground!
Ignoring the downed dinosaur Nightmare Creature, Meiser turned and leaped in front of another dragon-like Nightmare Creature, throwing a punch!
"Armament - Super Strength Fist!"
"Bang!"
The dragon, struck by the blow, cried out in pain as its body flew backward, knocking down a strange giant beast in the process!
After glancing at the two giant beasts he had taken down, Meiser set his sights on the other Nightmare Creatures.
"Roar!!"
A black Giant roared, raising the greatsword in its hand and slashing down.
"Bring it on!" Meiser shouted.
As his voice fell, a pale golden Susanoo appeared around Meiser, which then viciously thrust a spear toward the opponent's head!
"Pfft!"
With one strike, it directly pierced through its head!
Glancing at the greatsword that had struck the Susanoo, Meiser sneered, "Too weak."
Even with the power of the Giant Race, it couldn't break his Susanoo!
Just then, an octopus monster attacked Meiser from below!
Swoosh~
Swoosh~
Swoosh~
Numerous tentacles shot toward Meiser from the gap at the bottom of the Susanoo, poised to kill him.
Seeing this, Meiser didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately deactivated the Susanoo.
Then, he stepped on the opponent's tentacles and charged toward it.
The next moment...
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
"Pfft!!"
The Water Severing Wave, released at point-blank range, easily pierced the octopus monster's head, then sliced its entire head off!
The headless octopus's body went limp and then fell heavily to the ground!
"Boom!!"
Swoosh~
Click~
Landing steadily on the ground, Meiser sneered and said, "Whatever other tricks you have, bring them all out."
The Nightmare Creatures who heard Meiser's words fell silent for a moment, then roared in unison.
"Roar!!"
Seeing this, Meiser sneered, "A battle isn't a contest of who's louder, you scumbags!"
Just then, the ground behind him began to vibrate, as if some ferocious beast was trying to break free from the earth's restraints.
"Hm?"
Noticing the strange movement, Meiser turned to look behind him and said, "Is that woman still not dead?"
It seemed killing this woman wouldn't be an easy task.
Thinking this, Meiser frowned.
The next moment...
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
A large number of arrows erupted from underground, forcefully shattering the ground!
Then, a woman flew out from the shattered ground, stepping on arrows, and looked at Meiser with icy eyes. "Blood-Eyed Ninja, you deserve to die!!"
If she hadn't used the power of her Arrow Fruit to create a small space before going underground, it wouldn't have been so easy for her to get out!
Therefore... this guy deserved to die!
"I didn't expect you to still be alive," Meiser said.
"A mere Earth Release Technique can't kill me!"
As her voice fell, Gunko activated the power of her Devil Fruit.
Bzzzzzz
A large number of arrows appeared around Gunko, then began to entwine, eventually forming two enormous fists!
After doing this, an arrow appeared under Gunko's feet, lifting her up. She then charged toward Meiser without hesitation!
As she got close, Gunko shouted, "Prepare to die, Blood-Eyed Ninja!"
As her voice fell, Gunko launched her attack.
"Barrage Arrow Fist!"
"Hm?"
Watching the approaching attack, Meiser suddenly had a strange feeling, as if... as if he couldn't dodge the opponent's attack!
What's going on? Why am I getting this feeling? Meiser wondered.
Could it be that her attack also has some kind of special ability?
To test his theory, Meiser chose to move sideways, not taking the attack head-on.
The next moment...
"Bang!!"
The fist made of bandaged arrows seemed to have locked on, instantly changing its trajectory and, in a very bizarre posture, slammed viciously into Meiser, who had crossed his arms to block.
Swoosh!
"Boom!!"
Meiser, hit by the blow, flew out like a cannonball, finally crashing through several buildings in the distance before stopping.
"Wh... what happened?!"
The crowd fighting below looked at the pierced buildings, their faces filled with shock.
How did several buildings suddenly get pierced through?
"It looked like something just flew over," a man said.
"Something flew over?" a person next to him asked. "What was it?"
"I don't know, it was too fast."
If he hadn't been a sniper in the past, he probably wouldn't have even seen a shadow!
Just then, a figure appeared on the street.
"What was that just now?" Meiser rubbed his head, staring at Gunko flying toward him from a distance. "Why did that fist suddenly change direction?"
And it twisted to that extent... that's definitely not normal!
Glancing at the still-writhing arrows, Meiser muttered, "Could it be that woman's Devil Fruit Ability locked onto me?"
Recalling what had just happened, Meiser felt this possibility was quite high.
"In that case... this Devil Fruit's ability is a bit of a cheat."
Changing the direction of an enemy's attack, automatically locking onto enemies, providing flight, and having a protective effect... what a monstrous Devil Fruit Ability!
"That's right. If the ability wasn't strong, these guys who call themselves gods wouldn't have eaten it," Meiser said.
It seemed this ability was likely one of the Devil Fruits treasured by the Celestial Dragons.
Just then, a few Slaves cautiously approached Meiser and said, "You..."
Without giving them a chance to continue, Meiser decisively interrupted, "Don't come near me, leave quickly!"
He could guarantee he wouldn't be killed, but these guys couldn't!
The Slaves: ???
The Slaves looked at Meiser with faces full of question marks, not understanding why he had suddenly become so serious.
They just wanted to say a few words, they had no intention of being a burden.
"We'll just say a few words and then leave," one man said.
But before he could say what he wanted, he heard Meiser say, "Too late..."
Too late?
What was too late?
But soon he understood what the other person meant.
He saw Gunko, flying in the air, suddenly accelerate, simultaneously summoning a large number of arrows around her body!
Seeing this, the Slaves immediately understood what their benefactor meant.
"Falling Arrow Rain!" Gunko shouted.
The next moment, a massive number of arrows flew over from a distance, raining down and bombarding the area.
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
The attacks mercilessly struck everything on the ground, killing a large number of Slaves and guards in the blink of an eye!
The few who had spoken last managed to survive because Meiser had activated his Susanoo.
"This... this devil!!"
Looking at the scene littered with corpses, the Slaves' legs grew weak with fear.
They never imagined this woman would be so insane as to kill her own people!
"Hm?"
Gunko glanced at the few people Meiser was protecting behind him, paused for a moment, and then chuckled, "Protecting Slaves?"
"What a boring gesture."
Even if these Slaves managed to escape from Mary Geoise, it wouldn't change the fact that they would be killed. So... what was the point of saving them?
But unfortunately for her, Meiser had no intention of paying her any mind. Instead, he turned around to communicate with those few Slaves.
"You guys get out of here, don't waste any more time," Meiser said. "Don't blame me if you die."
"Th... thank you, we..."
"Cut the crap and get going!"
The Slaves, who had been yelled at, didn't have a single complaint. They turned and fled into the distance.
This time, Gunko didn't continue her attack. After all... a few Slaves weren't worth her actively attacking.
After watching them leave, Meiser turned his gaze to Gunko and said, "You who are so high and mighty probably don't know the value of life."
To this, Gunko just chuckled and didn't answer the question.
The value of life?
In the eyes of Celestial Dragons like them, the lives of other, lesser people didn't count as lives at all!
So... what did it matter if she killed them?
Perhaps wanting to prove a point to Meiser, Gunko actively raised her hand, aimed at the distant Slaves, and fired a fatal arrow!
Swoosh~
"Clang!"
"Boom!!"
"Hm?"
Looking at the arrow knocked away by Meiser's pale golden spear, Gunko tilted her head and said, "I still can't understand your thinking."
"Do I need you to understand me?" Meiser shouted.
As his voice fell, Meiser raised the TimePiercingSpearOfToki in his hand and threw it at Gunko!
Swoosh!
The TimePiercingSpearOfToki, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, shot straight for Gunko's head.
"It's useless!"
Gunko, having activated her Devil Fruit ability, said in a flat tone, "This kind of attack is meaningless against me."
As she spoke, she moved her arrows in front of her, using her Devil Fruit's power to divert Meiser's attack in another direction.
Then, Gunko continued, "Even if you try many more times..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw a huge, pale golden longbow appear in Meiser's hand.
Gunko: ???
What's this now?
An energy weapon?
Could it be that his energy can be freely shaped? Gunko wondered.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why two different weapon forms had appeared.
"Have a taste of this," Meiser shouted. "Void Chill Devouring Bow Arrow!!"
As his voice fell, a pale golden arrow flew from the Illusionary Solid Eater Bow, heading straight for Gunko in mid-air!
Swoosh~
"I told you, this kind of attack is useless against me," Gunko said calmly.
As she spoke, Gunko once again brought her arrows in front of her body, intending to deflect the attack in the same way.
Voom~
A strange force acted on the pale golden arrow, easily diverting it to the side, where it ended up piercing a dragon flying by behind her.
"Pfft!"
The dragon: ???
Looking at the pale golden arrow stuck in its body, a question mark appeared over the dragon's head. Where did this flying arrow come from?
Glancing at the dragon that had been hit, Gunko thought to herself, Why does it feel like this attack has no power at all?
That dragon looks completely...
Her thought was not yet finished when she sensed Meiser launching another attack.
Without time to think, Gunko immediately activated her energy to protect herself, intending to divert the attack.
But this time, the situation was different, because... two arrows flew up at once!
Having diverted one arrow, Gunko didn't have time to think. She immediately raised her right arm, intending to block Meiser's attack with it.
The next moment...
"Pfft!"
The pale golden arrow easily pierced through Gunko's right arm!
"Hm?"
Looking at her perfectly intact right arm, Gunko frowned. "What on earth is this ability?"
Not only was there no pain, but she couldn't even sense the arrow's presence...
What was going on?
She subconsciously reached out to pull the arrow out, but she couldn't do it at all!
This discovery stunned Gunko.
"What's happening? Why can't I touch this arrow?" Gunko said in shock.
Refusing to believe it, she tried to touch it again, but she still couldn't make contact with the arrow.
After a moment of thought, Gunko infused her hand with Haki and tried to touch it again.
But the result was the same. After a moment of silence, Gunko looked down at Meiser and said, "What did you do?!!"
"Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough~" Meiser grinned.
As his voice fell, he raised the Void Chill Devouring Bow in his hand, drew the bowstring, and aimed at Gunko.
Then, at an extremely fast speed, he shot two more pale golden arrows!
Swoosh~
Swoosh~
Watching the approaching arrows, Gunko thought, Although I don't know what this is, it's better not to get hit again.
Thinking this, Gunko unhesitatingly stepped on an arrow and flew up, darting into the distance.
But to her shock, the two arrows seemed to have grown eyes, turning to chase after her!!
Gunko: ???
Wait, this guy's attacks have tracking too?
"Celestial Dragon..." Meiser, holding the Illusionary Solid Eater Bow, sneered. "You're not the only one with tracking attacks!!"
As long as she still has an arrow from the Illusionary Solid Eater Bow on her, she can forget about dodging subsequent attacks!
As he thought this, Meiser drew his bowstring and, without even looking, fired two more arrows!
Swoosh! Swoosh~
The two arrows seemed to gain consciousness at that moment. After flying a few meters, they automatically changed direction and turned to chase after the distant Gunko!
Gunko: !!!
Wait, you can play like that?