"BOOM!!!"
The ground split open.
A massive, bottomless crater appeared, scorched and steaming, so intense it made one's scalp tingle in horror.
"Flap, flap…" Within Saint Howard's narrowed gaze, countless vampire bats took flight, reforming into Linlin's imposing and terrifying figure. Aside from looking slightly disheveled, she was completely unharmed—an almost unbelievable sight.
"Mamamama… The Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Angel Form?" Linlin grinned, her expression like a demon mocking an angel, laughing darkly. "Anyone else would've been finished by that!"
She had to admit that the Angel Form was indeed formidable. That searing holy light could seemingly incinerate and purify anything in its path. However, it was still just a Devil Fruit ability, not a divine, all-purifying force. The attack had been powerful beyond words; if not for her indestructible body, courtesy of her Vampire Form's regenerative abilities, it might have caused her real harm.
"How long can you hold out?" Saint Howard, appearing like an avenging angel, glared down at Linlin with a cold, merciless expression. His pristine wings beat violently as he launched himself at her once again.
"Mighty Nation!" Linlin raised her massive sword, Napoleon, meeting his charge head-on.
"Slash—" A piercing sound filled the air as her attack unleashed a fearsome shockwave of sword energy.
"Divine Judgment!" Saint Howard responded with a relentless beam of holy energy, which cut through the air like a massive pillar of light, colliding head-on with Linlin's attack.
"Boom…boom…"
In an instant, Saint Howard's form blurred as he accelerated forward, his sword flashing in the sunlight as he brought it down on Linlin.
With the Devil Fruits now in the possession of an escapee, his only remaining goal was to capture or kill both El and Linlin. Doing so would allow him to extract all necessary information, reclaiming the treasure stolen from the Navy and the Devil Fruits they had swiped.
"Clang!!!"
Sparks erupted as Linlin was forced backward. Saint Howard pressed his advantage, holy wings ablaze as he unleashed a relentless volley of light, showering Linlin with arrows of radiant energy.
From a distance, El observed calmly as Linlin was pushed onto the defensive by Saint Howard. He showed no sign of rushing to her aid; he knew that Linlin, with her extraordinary Vampire Form and relentless training, could handle herself against the Angel Form's onslaught. Her power was such that even he found it astonishing at times.
In terms of sheer strength, she might not quite match Admiral Iron Claw Hark, whom El had previously killed. But her raw attack power was remarkable, and her Vampire Form's durability made her nearly impossible to kill outright. Her self-healing powers allowed her to recover from almost any injury as long as her heart and head remained intact. As long as she had access to blood, she could replenish her stamina, preventing her from tiring out easily.
"Now…go!"
At the shore, a massive pterosaur appeared, carrying the unconscious Celestial Dragon Saint Rhodys and the incapacitated CP0 agent in its claws. It took to the skies, intending to escape.
"Think you can just leave?" El's eyes filled with murderous intent as he growled.
With a guttural roar, his body transformed. Scales covered his form, making him even more fearsome, and a pair of blue wings sprouted from his back. Entering his half-beast form, El radiated powerful lightning energy and exuded a monstrous aura. However, before he could launch his pursuit, a deafening beastly roar filled the air as Steel Bone Kong, also in his half-beast form as a giant Kong, came charging toward him.
"Don't even think about it, El!" Steel Bone Kong's massive, Haki-infused fist, crackling with lightning, swung toward El.
"Clang!!!"
Sparks flew as El's colossal halberd, also crackling with intense Haki, met Kong's fist. They clashed with such power that the ground beneath them fractured, shaking the entire island with a resounding boom.
"Whoosh—"
Without wasting any time on further confrontation, El drove his halberd into the ground. "Did you really think you could get away?" he muttered, eyes locked onto the escaping pterosaur.
"Whoosh…"
With all four wings spread, El surged forward, his speed surpassing even Steel Bone Kong's reaction time. Like a hurricane, he closed the distance to the fleeing creature within seconds, showing no mercy as he slashed through the air.
"Storm Gale!"
"Whoosh—"
A barrage of wind blades ripped through the air, aimed directly at the pterosaur and its two captives.
"Crack…crack…"
"BOOM!!!"
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