Buzz—!
Invisible Haki swept through like a tsunami, precisely washing over Luffy and Zoro!
"Ugh!"
"Cough!"
Their bodies trembled almost simultaneously, and the lingering, extreme negative emotions that had entanglement on their hearts rapidly melted away like snow exposed to sunlight.
They gasped for air, their eyes regaining clarity, but their faces turned somewhat pale from the aftereffects of the Haki.
The two struggled to their feet, exchanging a look of lingering fear, both seeing unprecedented shock in each other's eyes.
For the first time, they so clearly felt that Ron's strength was unfathomable; the mere aftershock of Haki, which was only used to clear negative states, made them feel suffocating pressure!
There was a huge power gap between them and the Captain!
Zoro tightly gripped the Wado Ichimonji he had picked up again, gritting his teeth, cold sweat seeping from his temples:
"Haki... Haki, huh... As expected, this power is the foundation of everything... I was careless just now, actually falling victim to such a strange ability..."
Zoro's gaze became incredibly sharp and serious, "Next, I will never let them touch me again!"
Luffy also pulled his straw hat lower, uncharacteristically silent, merely giving a heavy "Mm" in response, his eyes also becoming solemn.
Ron looked at the two who had quickly adjusted their mindset and said lightly, "Don't be careless; the enemies here have very special abilities."
Zoro's eyes sharpened, instantly judging that special means were needed to deal with ghosts. He reversed his grip on his sword, using the blunt side to unleash a powerful slash towards the floating Perona: "Trouble Wind!"
However,
Perona reacted extremely quickly, floating lightly upwards, easily dodging the slash.
"Hmph! Foolish swordsman, what can you do in the air?" she mocked triumphantly.
Zoro was about to look for a leverage point to continue his pursuit when several powerful zombies charging from the side blocked his path!
These zombies were incredibly strong, fearless of swords, and frantically lunged at him, forcing Zoro to turn and confront them:
"Tsk, troublesome guys! Then I'll deal with you first!"
Three swords danced, and he fought with the zombies.
Just as Perona thought she had escaped the pursuit, a voice full of determination came from below: "Your opponent is me! Ghost Girl!"
Usopp had already set up his Kuro Kabuto "Kabuto," his eyes more focused than ever, his powerful Observation Haki already activated, firmly locking onto Perona's trajectory in the air!
"Sure-Kill—Exploding Star Barrage!"
Several burning projectiles accurately shot towards Perona's flight path, forcing her to dodge clumsily left and right!
"How is that possible?! This long-nosed guy... he can predict my movements?!" Perona was astonished. She tried to release negative ghosts again to interfere with Usopp: "Negative Ghost!"
The white ghost passed through Usopp's body, but Usopp only froze for a moment before laughing:
"Hahaha! Useless! This level of negativity!
My heart is already filled with all sorts of 'despair' and 'hopelessness'! There's no more room for your negativity! Because I am the embodiment of negativity myself!!!"
Perona was rendered helpless by this bizarre statement and Usopp's precise long-range attacks, only able to constantly flee.
"Damn it! What kind of lowly creature is this long-nosed guy?!"
Finally, Usopp caught a flaw in her evasion, loading a special large impact round: "Sure-Kill—Impact Wolf Grass!"
"Bang!"
The projectile accurately hit Perona, and the huge impact instantly knocked her unconscious!
She fell from the sky like a broken puppet.
"Done!" Usopp coolly flicked his nose... though there was no snot.
At the same time,
Sanji, on the other side, was in a state of extreme shock and anger.
He had just kicked a zombie away and was about to go support the others when he suddenly noticed that the guy named Absalom, wearing a groom's suit, gradually became transparent right before his eyes, eventually disappearing completely!
"What the hell?!" Sanji abruptly stopped, vigilantly looking around, "That bastard... he actually disappeared?!"
Absalom's triumphant voice came from the air: "Ho ho ho... Is disappearing strange? I'm a Clear-Clear Fruit user, a transparent man! This is the most suitable ability for a gentleman!"
"Clear... Clear-Clear Fruit?!"
When Sanji heard that name, he was struck as if by lightning, his entire body instantly frozen, and then boundless rage erupted like a volcano!
His hair seemed to stand on end from anger!
"What did you say?! You're a Clear-Clear Fruit user?!!"
Sanji's voice was distorted by extreme jealousy and rage, "Damn it!!! That was... that was the ability I've always dreamed of!!! A god-tier Devil Fruit that can fulfill all gentlemen's ultimate dreams!! And it was eaten by a scoundrel like you?! Unforgivable!!"
Old and new grudges surged into his mind, and Sanji completely entered a berserk state!
"Die for me! You pervert who wasted a peerless Devil Fruit!! Devil Leg—!"
Blazing flames wrapped around Sanji's leg, and with his excellent Observation Haki, he launched a frantic attack in the direction of Absalom's voice in the air!
Because of one Devil Fruit, Sanji and Absalom's battle instantly escalated into a heated struggle!
"Rocket Launcher!"
"Dark Water, collect!"
"Bomb!"
"Dark Water, collect!"
Under Sanji's raging inferno of extreme jealousy and the furious onslaught of the Dark-Dark Fruit's "devour," Absalom was bewildered. How was he supposed to fight this?
Then Sanji pursued him by sound! Even if Absalom could turn invisible, he couldn't completely avoid the widespread, rage-filled kicks!
"Bang!"
"Urgh!"
A dull thud accompanied by a cry of pain, Absalom's figure was violently kicked out of his transparent state, crashing heavily to the ground, rolling several times before stopping. His groom's suit was tattered, and he had clearly lost his ability to fight.
Sanji landed, breathing heavily, the anger in his eyes undiminished.
He walked step by step to Absalom, who was sprawled on the ground, looking down at him with a cold tone: "Give me your filthy ability... out!"
Absalom looked at Sanji in terror, still wanting to struggle, but Sanji's foot, covered in the darkness of the Dark-Dark Fruit, was already on his chest, rendering him immobile…
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