"g… g…"
Sparks flew in the blink of an eye.
The deafening etal echoed through the air.
Two figures, each radiating immense power, were locked in bat high in the sky.
Taking advantage of aerial bat, El swung his sword, engulfed in lightning and fire.
The force of his strike split the air, mercilessly sshing toward the admiral didate.
"Mighty Nation!"
A pierg sound filled the air.
A fierce drical shockwave of sword energy hurtled forward like lightning.
Unstoppable.
"It's just a giant battle teique—don’t get cocky, brat," Steelbone Kong growled, his aura menag.
He punched forward without hesitation, brimming with overwhelming force. Advanced Armament Haki flowed over his fist. With a powerful blow, he fiercely tered: "You're still far from being a match!"
"King Kong Chariot!"
The terrifying power of his punch shook the atmosphere.
It collided intensely with the ining sword shockwave, both infused with strong Armament Haki.
"Boom... Boom..."
Thunderous explosions rocked the sky, with blinding fshes of white light.
The csh of titans unfolded.
But in the instant, El’s seemingly unstoppable "Mighty Nation" teique was directly suppressed and shattered.
An unimaginable shockwave swept through, engulfing El pletely.
"Boom… Boom…"
The force sent him flying.
Yet the devastating power, enough to heavily injure or even kill a giant, posed hreat to him.
"Ahh..."
Fmes raged behind his head. In an instant, his four wings fpped, and he appeared pletely unscathed, charging once again.
"This guy… is that the Lunarian tribe’s racial ability?" Steelbone Kong’s pupils shrank as he noticed the bzing fmes at the back of El’s head.
As a Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and a top didate for admiral, he was well aware of the Lunarian tribe's ability to ignore damage and survive in any harsh enviro.
"However, even if you ignore damage, so what?"
With access to the Navy's shared intelligeeelbone Kong was also well-informed about the Lunarian tribe’s weakness.
Ohe fme at the back of their head is extinguished, it sighat El, the fallen angel, enters "attack mode." During this period, the oppo's attack power increases greatly, but their defense weakens. versely, as long as the fme tio burn, they remain in a state of "defense," able to ignore any damage.
He couldn’t believe that El could restrain himself and never go all-out in an attack. If he could bide his time, he might find an opportunity to nd a critical blow on this Lunarian brat.
"Shave… Moonwalk!"
Without hesitation, Steelbone Kong propelled himself forward. Covered in dense fur with a robust physique, he moved with lightning speed, ready to un atta El.
"Tempest Dance!"
However, El sneered, fully anticipating his pn.
"Ahaha…"
"Whoosh... Whoosh..."
With a fp of his four wings, a fierce whirlwind surged. tless razor-sharp wind bdes tore through the air, dense and uing, raining down in a storm.
"King Kong—"
Steelbone Kong’s body crackled with lightning. His massive elbow gathered power, ed in Haki, and struck forward ferociously: "Impact!"
"Boom! Boom!"
A powerful blow.
An astonishing shockwave was released, shattering the approag wind bdes oer ahe dispy was awe-inspiring.
"Life Return: Paper Drawing bat Form!"
Steelbone Kong’s gaze was icy. g his fists, his muscles tensed as he let out a low growl. In an instant, his exaggerated body and bulging muscles shrank. His five-meter-tall hybrid form pressed to just over four meters. Though still heavily muscled, his physique became more streamlihan before.
"Hmm? Life Return?" El's eyes narrowed. He hadn’t expected Steelbone Kong to have mastered Life Return. But giveer’s profi the Six Powers, it wasn’t too surprising.
"Sacrifig strength for speed?"
El charged down, wielding his massive sword, crag with electricity. The bde was abze, radiating intense heat. He sshed down fiercely.
"Unfortunately, it’s still not fast enough!"
El had to admit, Steelbone Kong’s use of Life Return: Paper Drawing bat Form was impressive. Especially for someone like Steelbone Kong, who already possessed admiral-level strength, sacrifig some of his Devil Fruit-enhanced power to increase speed was strategic.
However, El, as a Lunarian, had spent years training and refining his already swift flying ability. With the added boost from his Mythical Zoan-type Feathered Serpent God form, his speed reached extreme levels.
No amount of Life Return would allow Steelbone Kong to catch up that easily.
"Shave!"
With a swift step into the air, Steelbone Kong, now in his streamlined form, moved with lightning speed—more than twice as fast as before. Like a phantom, he dodged El’s strike. In an instant, he was behind El, his right fist crag with lightning and ed in Haki. He punched forward with full force.
"Bang!"
El, prepared for this, immediately turned around. His eyes turned cold as he abandoned his defense. He took the fierce punch directly to the abdomen. His entire body was sent flying like a onball.
"g!"
But at the same time, the massive sword, enveloped in Armament Haki, lightning, and fire, dist the air with its heat, fiercely sshed across Steelbone Kong’s body. It only sparked a few embers.
"Your strength is impressive, but your Haki is athetically so!" Steelbone Kong’s figure swayed. The powerful blow made him retreat a few steps. He g his scorched, singed chest fur, but aside from that, he was unharmed.
Without pause, his form charged forward through the air, relentless in his pursuit.
"Ahahaha…"
A pair of bd blue wings fpped, geing immense wind pressure, dissipating the remaining force of the attack.
"Heh, your Haki is strong, but your strength is g…"
El steadied himself, the fmes behind his head r. Aside from looking a bit disheveled, he seemed pletely unscathed, mog as he retaliated: "You’re hardly worth mentioning!"
"Swish!"
Before he even finished speaking, El swung his sword diagonally. With powerful Observation Haki, he locked onto the charging Steelbone Kong, sshing out without hesitation.
"Mighty Nation!"
"King Kong Chariot!"
"Boom… Boom…"
Bleam
