A sudden sense of weightlessness washed over him.
The stones that had been pressing down on Enel were crushed into several pieces by Law's short sword and floated up.
Enel forcefully moved his head, shaking it from side to side.
The stone pressing on his head exploded, and Enel's floating head watched as his body, split into pieces, scattered in various directions:
"I've been cut, this is interesting..."
*Sizzzle*
Lightning erupted from the scattered stone fragments, and Enel's body reformed.
He extended his index finger, continuously flicking it, shooting bolts of lightning at Law.
Law, while manipulating his abilities to dodge the lightning, charged towards Enel.
However, the lightning bolts no longer emitted the deafening sound that could stun people; the sound and vibration were reduced by several times.
Enel raised an eyebrow, "Silencing, huh..."
He glanced at Rosinante outside the circle.
Rosinante shrugged helplessly, a hint of awkwardness on his face.
Inside the circle.
Law had already reached Enel.
Enel flicked his wrist, and the golden bracelets on his wrist were instantly smelted into a short golden staff.
He pointed it towards Law's chest.
But Law showed no signs of dodging. The moment Enel's staff touched his chest.
He instantly vanished.
Appearing behind Enel, he gripped his short sword with both hands, aiming for Enel's heart:
"Scalpel!"
He intended to seize Enel's heart, but under Enel's powerful Observation Haki, his body reacted even without conscious activation.
His chest immediately transformed into lightning elements, and at the same time, Enel, regaining his senses, grabbed backward.
*Swish*
Law instantly disappeared again, reappearing in the distance.
The lightning on Enel's chest condensed and returned to flesh as he looked at Law:
"Swapping positions directly with an object, were you."
Good heavens... teleportation...
Law snorted lightly:
"Yes."
He held his short sword in a "mid-stance" grip and pointed it at Enel:
"Be careful."
"Amputate! Shoot!"
He thrust it towards Enel.
Enel's forehead seemed to be hit by a bullet, a red mark appearing.
His head also snapped back from the impact.
*Swish*
Law appeared above Enel's tilted head.
Extending his right hand, he showed only his thumb, tucking his other fingers in a thumbs-up gesture, and pressed it onto the red spot on Enel's forehead.
"High-frequency electro-shock!"
*Sizzzle*
High-voltage current erupted from Law's finger, engulfing Enel's entire body.
Seeing Enel, who hadn't element-transformed, struck by the current, Law's lips curved into a slight smile. He had succeeded...
Enel calmly looked at the smiling Law and suddenly spoke:
"What are you grinning at."
An afterimage of his arm flashed, and he grabbed Law by the neck.
With a flick of his wrist, he tossed Law out of the circle, where Rosinante caught him.
Law flipped down and looked at Enel, who had walked out, in disbelief:
"How is that possible!"
"You were in your physical state."
"How could you be unharmed after being swept by the current in your physical state."
Attacking a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with electricity might sound foolish.
But Law had researched it. Given Enel's personality, he would definitely take his attack head-on, and without element-transforming.
In his physical state, being swept by high-voltage current would cause temporary paralysis.
He might even lose control of his Devil Fruit abilities, though Law hadn't expected that.
But he never imagined that it wouldn't even cause temporary paralysis.
Enel chuckled lightly. The electricity on his hand flared, and the golden staff was re-smelted into a bracelet and worn back on his wrist, but a drop of molten gold dripped down.
Rosinante, seeing this, immediately grabbed Law and leaped away.
The golden droplet landed on the ground...
*Sizzzle*
Visible currents washed over the entire valley.
Under Enel's control, it did not spread outwards.
When Rosinante and Law landed, traces of electricity could still be seen in some places.
Enel said softly:
"Your little bit of electricity isn't even enough to recharge it."
The golden rings on his wrist crackled with electricity, attracting the solidified golden beads on the ground to return and merge into the rings.
It wasn't some black technology; Enel had simply trained his control to integrate extremely compressed lightning into gold, while simultaneously controlling the lightning to prevent it from melting the gold.
Over time, every gram of gold jewelry on his person contained a vast amount of electrical energy.
Law's so-called high-voltage current... couldn't even charge the gold for a second before it was instantly absorbed.
Law gritted his teeth, looking at Enel, feeling like an idiot...
"Alright, you win."
Enel smiled:
"Kid, your Devil Fruit development is quite good."
"The only thing lacking is physical talent."
Although still called a kid by Enel, Law was already a teenager.
His extraordinary learning ability allowed him to develop the Op-Op Fruit extremely quickly, but his physical condition was what it was...
Unlike those monsters several meters tall, Law had the physique of an ordinary person. Without any innate talent, his strength was purely from training.
The limits of his physical condition were evident...
And the Devil Fruit's power consumed his stamina precisely...
Law scoffed:
"Do you think everyone is a monster?"
"I'm the most normal one."
"Most people in this world have bodies like mine."
Ninety percent of the people in this world had ordinary physiques like Law... their limits were barely over two meters.
They didn't have the freakish physical talents of those monsters who were five or even eight meters tall.
Although Law was still unwilling... this was the reality. 138 Reading Network
Enel curled his lips:
"Although your physical condition is a given."
"There are still ways to raise your ceiling."
"For example..."
"By stimulating the body and cells with high-voltage currents to enhance physical fitness..."
*Sizzzle*
Flashing electricity emanated from Enel's hands, and he looked meaningfully at Law, who seemed to be struggling with a decision...
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The Grand Line, a Marine warship was chasing two pirate ships.
Actually, there were originally three...
They had intended to hunt a Marine warship to increase their bounties.
But under the powerful artillery fire of the warship, one was destroyed before it could even close in.
Sensing danger, the other two ships quickly turned to flee, but they were relentlessly pursued by the warship, which occasionally unleashed barrages of cannonballs...
On the pirate ship.
Several whistling sounds approached, followed by a series of explosions.
*Boom boom boom boom*
The captain of the Iron Bird Pirates, wiping blood from his face, asked the helmsman beside him:
"Damn it! How much longer until we reach our destination!!!"
His eyes were fixed on the Marine warship chasing them.
This warship seemed to be toying with them... sticking close but not closing the distance.
Like a cat playing with a mouse, damn those Marines!
The helmsman's voice was filled with joy:
"Soon! I can already see the outline of the island!!!"
The pirate captain drew his sword and slashed apart two incoming cannonballs:
"Accelerate! Get the people on the island to set up an ambush!"
"Don't reveal yourselves!"
"I want all these Marines to die here!!!"
Time flew by...
Only one of the two pirate ships remained; the other had been destroyed by cannon fire during the pursuit...
On the Marine warship not far behind.
Seeing the remaining pirate ship dock and its crew rush ashore en masse.
The副官 (fùguān - adjutant/subordinate officer) looked at the scar-covered Marine Vice Admiral beside him:
"Vice Admiral Doberman, shall we land and engage?"
Doberman's Observation Haki detected the pirates gathered in ambush:
"No need."
"Bring out the special missiles from the research division."
"Fire!"