thefictionvixens Chapter 59 Unexpected Strength
Chapter 59 Unexpected Strength
"Oh no!" Perona cried out in alarm, her face pale.
Although her keen intuition had already detected Aini's sudden and deadly attack, her physical reaction speed was far too slow to keep up with Aini's lightning-fast movements. As the deadly hand chop drew ever closer, Perona felt a surge of despair and fear.
"Damn bastard..."
Gecko Moria roared in fury, but then, something unexpected happened—he stopped making any attempt to defend or dodge, and resolutely chose to take the brunt of Ani's strange and unique attack with his own body.
"Shadow Binding!"
At the same time, Moonlight Morley unleashed his full shadow power, and a breathtaking sight appeared!
The shadowy figure that had been lying quietly at Moonlight Moria's feet suddenly seemed to come alive, beginning to writhe wildly. In the blink of an eye, the shadowy figure shot out like an arrow, heading straight for Perona's feet...
"Ok?"
Just as Aini's hand blade was less than a centimeter away from Perona's nape, Aini suddenly felt an irresistible force tightly binding his body, rendering him instantly immobile and halting even the fierce attack that was about to strike his target.
This sudden turn of events greatly alarmed Aini.
However, what puzzled him greatly was...
Although I just witnessed the shadow under Gecko Moria's feet move, the shadow wasn't coming towards him!
So, how exactly did they manage to control him so quickly?
Filled with suspicion, Aini subconsciously glanced down, and when he saw the situation before him, his expression instantly became extremely serious.
Indeed, this time Gecko Moria's attack was not aimed directly at him.
Instead, Gecko Moria skillfully manipulated his own shadow, making it touch Perona's shadow first.
However, Aini did not notice that Perona's shadow on the ground intersected with his shadow in an extremely subtle way—yes, just a tiny, almost imperceptible amount.
Unexpectedly, he was outmaneuvered by this cunning fellow.
"Holy crap... I was careless!"
At that moment, it was clearly visible that the shadows of the three people underwent another astonishing change. A portion of Perona's shadow was torn apart cleanly by an invisible force. In the end, only Aini's shadow and Gecko Moria's shadow remained tightly intertwined.
"Bila beila beila beila..."
Accompanied by a series of strange noises, Perona first let out a long sigh of relief, then quickly turned around and looked directly at Aini.
When she witnessed Ani being completely controlled by Gecko Moria, her signature laugh involuntarily appeared on her face. Moreover, there seemed to be a hint of smugness in that laugh.
Just then, Gecko Moria's lips curled into a slight smile, and he subtly glanced at Perona beside him. Perona understood immediately, her delicate body trembled slightly, and her hands began to move swiftly.
"Negative Specters!" As her clear voice rang out, several illusory spirit clones suddenly appeared around her. These spirit clones rushed towards Aini, who was not far away.
Upon seeing this, Aini's heart tightened, and his pupils instantly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
He knew all too well that if he were hit by these spiritual clones, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Because he was very clear about the power of Perona's move—once those spirits passed through a person's body, their mind would immediately become extremely depressed, losing all will to fight, and at that point they would be at the mercy of others.
However, despite the perilous situation, Aini showed no fear. He took a deep breath, tensed all his muscles, and suddenly unleashed a terrifying, earth-shattering power.
"Conqueror's Haki!" With a deep and majestic roar, an extremely powerful force erupted from his body with overwhelming force, sweeping rapidly in all directions. Wherever it passed, whether enemy or ally, everyone involuntarily paused, as if time itself had frozen.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Aini snorted coldly, forcefully pushing off the ground with both feet, and broke free from the restraints imposed on him by Moonlight Moria like an arrow released from a bow. Immediately afterwards, he swung his long sword, unleashing his ultimate technique.
"One-Sword Style: Iai - Ice Slash!" In an instant, Aini's figure vanished from his spot, as if merging into the surrounding air. The next moment, when he reappeared, he was already dozens of meters away on the other side.
"Pfft..."
With a dull thud, a hideous and enormous wound appeared on Moonlight Moria's massive body.
In an instant, crimson blood gushed out like water bursting its banks, as if to dye the entire space a blood-red color.
However, the very next instant after this shocking scene occurred, a bone-chilling cold suddenly swept in with lightning speed, instantly freezing the gushing blood in mid-air.
And so, a strange, blood-red "crystal" quietly formed on Moonlight Moria's wound, like a bloody yet exquisite work of art inlaid upon it.
This sudden turn of events undoubtedly worsened Gecko Moria's already serious injuries.
Before this, he had withstood Aini's incredibly powerful attack to protect Perona. Now, with new and old wounds intertwined, the pain he was enduring was unimaginable.
"Pfft..."
Another mouthful of scalding blood spurted from Moonlight Moria's mouth, tracing a tragic arc in the air before splashing onto the cold ground, blooming into bewitching blood flowers.
His once tall and imposing figure now appeared swaying precariously, as if he might collapse at any moment.
"Captain..." Perona exclaimed in shock upon seeing the scene before her. Her pretty face was now filled with worry and fear, and her beautiful eyes glistened with tears, filled with concern for Moonlight Moria's safety.
However, before Perona could react further, Aini flashed by, appearing beside her like a ghost in an instant. Faced with such a formidable enemy at such close range, Perona was instantly terrified, her face filled with horror. But Aini showed no mercy; with a flick of his arm, he delivered a sharp hand chop straight towards Perona.