Watching the battleground of Kuina and Kuzan, Kong Tai's lips curled into a smile.
Though their fight seemed long, it had only lasted a few seconds.
"To be able to injure Kuzan, it seems the little girl has truly reached that level!" wap.kanshuwu.net
Kuina's combat awareness had always been exceptionally strong. From the moment she set sail until now, constantly fighting and growing stronger, one could tell.
In these past few months, her growth had been astounding.
On one hand, it was due to Kong Tai's various cheats, and on the other, it was inseparable from her own efforts. Of course, the primary reason was talent.
Kuina's physical talent might not compare to true monsters, but her comprehension was undoubtedly at a genius level.
Now, with the Goro Goro no Mi and its lightning refinement, she could break through her existing physical limitations and truly qualify to ascend to the pinnacle.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but open his mouth and laugh heartily.
His laughter then subsided, and he turned to look at Carthes, who had been standing in the sky as if waiting for him, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"What is this guy doing?"
Could it be that this guy's soul that absorbed time couldn't move at all? Otherwise, this guy wouldn't be standing there waiting for him.
Or did he know he couldn't stop him and simply gave up?
Whatever the reason, he wouldn't let this old fellow leave today. This guy was too dangerous.
To be able to transform into someone he couldn't sense at all. What if he himself came to their ship and approached his companions?
With his and Kuina's Kenbunshoku Haki's perception of danger, there would be no problem.
But others didn't have this keen sense of danger!
Therefore, even if it took all his energy, he had to make this guy perish here completely. He wouldn't allow anyone to harm his companions.
His legs bent.
With a "boom," his body shot towards Carthes like a cannonball.
While rushing, he stomped on the air. With a series of bangs, his speed increased, faster and faster, and then he simply disappeared into the air, instantly appearing behind Carthes.
Zing—!
The sound of the sword echoed through the heavens and earth. The blade shimmered with a cold, purplish-black light, slicing through Carthes from behind without hesitation.
The blade light, after passing through Carthes's body, did not stop, and from top to bottom, it diagonally slashed at the ground below. With a *shlurp*, the ground, like tofu, instantly split open, forming a long, dark crack.
Looking up at the sky, Carthes's body, which had been sliced by Kong Tai, twisted and disappeared from its original position like an illusion.
"Shadow?"
"Soul?"
Red light appeared in Kong Tai's eyes, scanning left and right.
"Behind you."
He spun around violently, his sword following his movement. The cold light sliced through the sky, striking a shadowy figure.
The black shadow behind him, which had been cut open, twisted and revealed Carthes's face.
The old man exuded a palpable, chilling aura, as if he had emerged from the underworld, lacking a physical form, as if he had merged with his soul.
As he twisted, a hint of madness flashed in his blood-red eyes as he stared at Kong Tai, and an illusion descended.
No matter how cautious Kong Tai was, he was momentarily dazed by this guy's illusion, causing his body to falter slightly.
It was during this momentary pause that Carthes seized the opportunity. His severed body healed instantly. He then spread his arms and, as if embracing a lover, quickly pulled Kong Tai into his embrace.
"I've got you."
"Hehehehe!!"
A low, chilling voice emanated from his mouth.
The moment he came to his senses, Kong Tai felt a power capable of decaying all things rapidly approaching his body through Carthes's arms.
However, Kong Tai wasn't flustered at all, and even found it a bit amusing.
"Is this guy trying to attack me with his ability since physical attacks are useless against me?"
He had wondered why this guy hadn't used that woman's ability. It turned out he could absorb the woman's soul, merge it with himself, and then borrow the woman's Devil Fruit ability.
But what good was mastering time?
If he couldn't touch him, no matter how powerful his ability was, it would be completely useless to him.
"Hmm!"
At this moment, Carthes also discovered that things weren't developing as he had expected.
"You guy, what exactly is this ability of yours?"
He stared at Kong Tai, his inner thoughts fluctuating, and his eyes slowly widened.
"Not only could you withstand my full-power Haoshoku Haki-infused attack, but now that I've caught you, you can even ignore my time-absorbing power?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly let go, retreated a few steps, and looked at Kong Tai with disbelief.
How could such a monstrous ability exist in this world? This guy wasn't a Devil Fruit user; he knew this the moment he stepped into the trap he had set.
If it wasn't a Devil Fruit ability, then he must be a special race, much like the "Lunarian Tribe" that originally inhabited the Red Line but was now almost extinct.
That tribe could control fire.
However, neither the World Government nor the Celestial Dragons had ever seen a race that could control space.
If such a powerful race had existed in history, they wouldn't have been unaware of it. And judging by the power displayed by Silver Hair, if they truly existed, it was unlikely they would have been simply wiped out to the point where only Silver Hair remained, right?
"This is too damn frustrating."
Before meeting Silver Hair, even after knowing he couldn't replicate Silver Hair's abilities, he was confident that even if this guy could teleport, he could still defeat and kill Silver Hair.
But after this guy quickly broke free from his illusion and, without any defense, took his full-power attack without a scratch, his confidence wavered.
"What the hell is this monster?"
Not only was physical damage ineffective, but even special abilities couldn't harm him.
The moment he grabbed Silver Hair, he had felt something was wrong. The feeling wasn't like grabbing a human body; the touch was off, and there was no warmth at all, more like grabbing at air.
However, due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't think too much about it. But what happened next completely stunned him. kanδん
He discovered that where he and Silver Hair were in contact, within that completely invisible spatial gap, it was as if there was a true "distance of a thousand miles within reach." No matter how hard he tried, no matter how he used his abilities, he couldn't truly touch Silver Hair's body.
How could he fight like this?
This guy was simply invincible. Let alone him, even if the entire World Government and the Marines came, it would be useless against this guy.
"Hahaha!!"
Tilting his head, Kong Tai glanced contemptuously at Carthes and smiled faintly.
"Don't you... already feel it?"
Looking at Silver Hair, Carthes fell silent, no longer possessing any arrogance.
He shifted his gaze to the CP0 in the distance, who were being dominated by A Hua and others and were on the verge of death. He didn't linger. Then he looked at Kuzan, who was locked in a fierce battle with Kuina. He knew that their mission had completely failed here.
This guy in front of him had deceived everyone in this world. This guy wasn't some damn space-type Devil Fruit user at all.
He was a monster whose abilities he had no idea about.
He couldn't penetrate the layer of space on this guy's body at all.
He figured this must be what blocked his full-power attack!