"Little Captain Wan Luo, can this mountaintop really sense the combat energy?"
Absalom climbed the hill, shielding his eyes from the rain, and gazed toward the East Blue coast, but the continuous heavy rain made it impossible to see clearly.
Only the flashes of blades and rows of toppled trees constantly erupting in the distance indicated that a battle was indeed taking place.
Wan Luo formed hand signs with both hands, continuously tapping them in front of him, and said softly:
"Don't worry, placing an Energy Mark here is enough to cover most of the island!"
His thumb and index finger were pinched together, his middle finger was half-bent, and his ring finger and pinky were curled—the hand sign was very strange.
Moria watched Wan Luo's movements, which resembled a chick pecking rice; although he had seen it several times, he was still somewhat surprised.
"Kishishishi, I've been on the sea for so many years, and I've never seen pirates like you two who developed their Devil Fruit Ability in this manner!"
Wan Luo's hands kept moving. He glanced at the girl beside him and laughed heartily,
"We never intended to fight in the first place. Why must a Devil Fruit Ability be used for combat?"
Absalom strongly agreed with Wan Luo's words, nodding heavily.
"You're right. Like me, I actually don't want to use the Clear-Clear Fruit for fighting. I could clearly use it to peep at wo... cough, anyway, I could do many meaningful things, which is much better than killing and fighting!"
Moria, who had been cultivating his character for a long time, listened to Absalom and laughed heartily.
"Kishishishi, Absa, in the past I..."
"Oh, Captain Moria, aren't we happy together now? Why bring that up!"
Absalom waved his hand. He knew what Moria wanted to say; Moria had mentioned feeling guilty toward his subordinates more than once recently!
"Alright, done!"
Wan Luo crossed his hands, drew an X mark in front of his chest, and abruptly pushed it out.
"Buzz~"
The air in front of him trembled slightly. The X mark slowly floated out, growing larger and fainter until it finally dissipated into the air.
Soon, a radar image appeared in Wan Luo's pupils, and then his expression changed.
"Little Captain Wan Luo, quickly convert the code so we can see!"
Absalom's professional quality as a Writer made him urge Wan Luo on.
"Kishishishi, it seems our little Captain has discovered something incredible!"
Moria sat on the ground, leaning against a boulder with his hands clasped behind his head. He noticed the change in Wan Luo's expression.
Wan Luo held his Girlfriend's hand and said softly,
"There are two intense Energy Fluctuation points on this island, and they are not on the same battlefield!"
The girl, Wan Shi, received the Energy Signal transmitted by Wan Luo. With a wave of her small hand, a floating image appeared in front of them.
In the image, Taro held two swords, his arms and the blades wrapped in Armament Haki, with Blue-Red Lightning flashing between the blades.
Taro's blade was then covered with a mass of Blue-White Ability, which he swung out forcefully.
Opposite him, Donquixote Doflamingo was half-crouching. The area around him had turned completely white, and several massive String Pillars surged from the ground, crossing in front of him to form a Defense Shield.
Although the image was silent, the loud noises and vibrations transmitted from the far distance also affected their location, causing the floating image to tremble violently.
Taro's slash consecutively cut through several String Pillars before its momentum weakened. However, immediately afterward, intense Vibrational Force erupted powerfully.
"Captain Moria, these... these two people are monsters, aren't they?"
Absalom was dumbfounded.
Moria's expression also became more serious. "Yes, Donquixote Doflamingo. That is his Devil Fruit Awakening Ability!"
"However, I'm concerned about Taro. He doesn't seem to have used his Devil Fruit Awakening yet. I'm very curious what Devil Fruit he actually has!"
Taro and Mingo, currently engaged in battle, were both frustrated. Neither could gain the upper hand in the short term.
As a result, the battle had long turned into a War of Attrition, and the battlefield had moved from the East Blue coast deep into the forest.
By this point in the fight, Mingo was boiling with rage.
Taro's Moves were far more varied than during the Marineford War, constantly showcasing Swordsmanship one moment and Physical Arts the next.
Meanwhile, Taro felt pretty good. Obtaining Mingo's Devil Fruit Awakening was a pleasant surprise.
This was the first Devil Fruit Awakening he had learned in the Pirate World. Fortunately, Mingo's Devil Fruit was just a standard Paramecia-Type Devil Fruit.
If there were Additional Conditions required for learning, like with Betty, he would truly throw up!
However, precisely because of this, Taro actually felt some admiration for Mingo. With such an ordinary Devil Fruit, Mingo was still able to develop it to this extent.
Given this talent and perseverance, it was hard to imagine he used to be a Celestial Dragon!
Hmm, if Mingo had remained a Celestial Dragon, would he have become Trash?
Taro, in the midst of a life-or-death battle, actually had the presence of mind to let his imagination run wild.
As he thought about it, he even cracked a smile.
Taro's only two main relies in this world were:
One was his understanding of the Original Plot, but due to his messing around, the Timeline was already unrecognizable and now essentially useless.
The other was the System. Thankfully, the System came through this time, allowing him to learn an Awakening.
Taro was ready to continue tangling with Mingo to learn all of his Awakening Moves, but Mingo had no intention of playing with Taro any longer.
"Taro, you're asking for death!"
Mingo's entire face twisted. He had seen Taro smile just now—this fellow dared to mock him during a major battle!
Unforgivable!
"Sixteen Holy Bullets!"
With a fierce roar from Mingo, 16 streams of Giant Wave White Strings instantly surged from the ground. Because they were wrapped in Armament Haki, the white strings looked purplish-black. These Giant Wave String Pillars stabbed toward Taro at extreme speed.
The moment Mingo roared, Taro quickly reacted.
"Second Gear!"
"String-String Fruit Awakening!"
"Shield White String!"
He had known for a long time that the attacks of these Big Shots were incredibly fierce and their speed was astonishingly fast.
Before he had a certain Self-Preservation Ability, by the time he finished watching a Big Shot execute an entire Move and learned it, the Big Shot's attack could already kill him.
That's why he had Played It Safe for a very long time in the past!
Facing Mingo's strongest strike now, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
All of his Internal Energy was compressed into his Internal Organs, surged out again, and he entered the Second Gear state.
Next, Internal Energy overflowed outside his body, adhering to the nearby dirt, rocks, and vegetation.
"Clang clang clang"
Countless streams of Internal Energy shot up into the sky, rolling and intertwining to form a wall in front of him.
"Armament Hardening!"
"Conquerors Haki Infusion!"
"Naginata: War God!"
Pure Internal Energy surged out from his Internal Organs, instantly covering his entire body and wrapping around thunderstorm, while Blue-Red Lightning enhanced the blade.
Massive Vibration Energy appeared, forming an Air Pressure Shield resembling a large ball of light.
Taro twisted his body, inverted thunderstorm, and swept horizontally, forcefully throwing the Shockwave away.
The Vibration Energy, also derived from Internal Energy, made contact with the Shield White String and flew away without any delay!
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