"Serious Punch: Earth-Shattering Strike!"
Natsu's solemn voice echoed, calm but charged with an overwhelming presence. He hadn't moved yet, but the aura emanating from him surged forward like a tidal wave.
Golden Lion Shiki squinted as he gazed at Natsu. Even someone as seasoned and experienced as Shiki couldn't help but feel astonished. In his eyes, an enormous shadow appeared behind Natsu, moving in perfect sync with him.
As the punch was unleashed, a crushing force swept out. The dark clouds that had been manipulated by Enel's powers were instantly blown away. Shiki felt his body grow heavy; he couldn't even summon the strength to use his Devil Fruit abilities.
"Move! Dodge it, or you'll be destroyed!"
A voice screamed in Shiki's mind as he strained to evade the oncoming attack. He managed a sluggish step, but it was too late.
The momentum of the punch was unstoppable. It descended from above, carrying the essence of annihilation. The already crumbling island beneath them shattered completely under the impact, breaking apart and scattering debris in all directions.
In a flash, everyone lost their footing. Thankfully, most of them could fly, avoiding a direct fall into the sea below.
A loud "whoosh" was followed by a thunderous crash.
Shiki was launched like a cannonball, plummeting through the fractured layers of the island. His descent was so rapid that friction caused a faint trail of flames to ignite around his body.
After falling nearly 500 meters, Shiki's body was embedded in the ground of a lower island.
Cough, cough! Blood spewed from his mouth as he groaned.
"I underestimated you, brat from the East Blue!" Shiki's voice rose from the crater he was lodged in. His disheveled golden hair swayed as he floated upward, a fierce glint in his eyes as he glared at Natsu.
"Once again, bested by a man from the East Blue," Shiki muttered, recalling a bitter memory. He quickly composed himself, spreading his arms wide as his Devil Fruit powers activated at full force.
"Lion's Thousand Valley!"
Shiki unleashed his attack, slicing several distant mountaintops cleanly in half. Using his powers, he sent the massive chunks of rock hurtling toward Natsu and his companions, aiming for a direct hit.
"Go!"
As the boulders soared toward them, the roaring winds generated by their descent sent shockwaves through the air.
"Two hundred million volts: Raijin!"
Enel's body expanded dramatically as he entered his Raijin form. His golden staff crackled with lightning, forming a massive sphere of thunderous energy.
The moment the sphere collided with the falling rocks, an ear-splitting explosion ripped through the sky. The shockwaves nearly sent everyone flying.
Taking the lead from Enel, Gin stepped up next. Ghostly flames swirled and condensed around his golden hammer. The moment it struck one of the descending boulders, another devastating explosion obliterated the obstacle, scattering dust and debris like rain.
As for Natsu, he opted for simplicity. Lowering his stance, he bent his knees and drove his legs into the ground. The sheer force cracked the earth beneath him, spiderweb-like fractures spreading outward. Using this power, he propelled himself upward like a rocket.
With his right hand clenched into a fist, Natsu attempted something new. He coated his punch with Conqueror's Haki, still slightly clumsy with the technique but feeling its unparalleled power surging through him.
"Break!"
With a resounding shout, Natsu's punch tore through the air, smashing into the falling island fragment above. The impact sent shockwaves rippling outward as the massive structure disintegrated, scattering debris in all directions.
In just one punch, Shiki's seemingly unstoppable attack was reduced to nothing.
As Shiki watched Natsu's figure silhouetted against the sky, it reminded him of someone. His hand brushed his face, recalling the pain inflicted by a certain Marine legend. The boy's resemblance to the likes of Gol D. Roger and Garp the Fist unsettled him.
"Is he trying to become another devil-fruitless monster?" Shiki thought bitterly, his frustration mounting.
Flying downward, Shiki retreated to the lowest island, now only 500 meters above the sea.
"You're not escaping! Thirty million volts: Thunder Wolf!"
Enel clapped the drums on his back, summoning a massive wolf of pure lightning. The creature dashed through the air, claws crackling as it lunged at Shiki's back.
"Hmph!"
Prepared for the attack, Shiki raised his hand, summoning a massive rock from below. It collided with the thunder wolf's claws, resulting in another violent explosion. The rock crumbled into dust, scattering in the air.
"Nether Claw!"
Gin followed up, transforming his feet into beastly claws wreathed in eerie flames. He lashed out, aiming for Shiki's head.
"Impressive rookies," Shiki muttered as he dodged back just in time. "I'll admit, you've earned the right to sail these seas."
He glanced at Gin's strange flames, feeling their ominous heat. His mind wandered to the mythical Zoan user once favored by Big Mom—a brat from the Rocks Pirates who had grown into a Yonko with the strength to contend for the Pirate King's title.
Gin sighed, a rare look of disappointment crossing his face. "He dodged. Too bad!"
"Ahahaha! Brats, you'll be buried here!" Shiki grinned wickedly, his gaze drifting to the waters below.
For all their power, Devil Fruit users shared one fatal weakness: the sea.
"Lion's Prestige: Imperial Whirlpool!"
Crossing his arms, Shiki roared as he swung them outward. The previously calm sea erupted into violent whirlpools, massive columns of water rising to envelop Natsu, Enel, and Gin.
The trio found themselves submerged in a crushing vortex.
"Ahahaha! Brats, you've got to use your brains in a fight!" Shiki taunted, laughing maniacally as he watched Enel flail to hold his breath. The sight brought him back to his younger days, when he had used this very move to eliminate hundreds of Devil Fruit users.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the island, Kumo's team had achieved total victory. Not only had they secured all the experimental data, but they now led a massive horde of ferocious beasts, hundreds of them, as they swept across the island.
Among their captives were Indigo and Shiki's prized gorilla, both bound and dragged behind the procession of animals.
In this moment, Kumo stood atop the island as its undisputed king.
"Who's next?!" Kumo roared, his plump face brimming with pride and joy. Behind him, his growing army let out a deafening chorus of howls.
To be continued…
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