Chapter 293: Akainu's Severed Arm!
What is he smiling at? How can he still be smiling?!
Just as the thought crossed Akainu's mind, Shane finally looked up, his eyes filled with mockery. "Sakazuki, you… fell… for… it!"
Dammit! Akainu's face changed drastically! He tried to pull back, but to his horror, his entire right arm was stuck, as if caught in a swamp, firmly held within Shane's body.
No! Not just held! The flesh around the gaping hole in Shane's chest was writhing, closing in like a living creature, clamping down on his arm! He couldn't break free, no matter how much strength he used!
"It seems none of you know what Life Return is capable of when mastered to its absolute peak!" Shane bared his teeth. "I gave you an opening, and you couldn't wait to dive right in. What, Sakazuki, did you really think… that your Dark Hound… could pierce this body of mine, forged through a thousand trials?!!!"
A hole in his chest? That was just him consciously moving his flesh aside! As for his heart? Hmph. That thing didn't matter! He could regenerate it as many times as he wanted!
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
As he spoke, the strong, steady beat of a heart could once again be heard from his chest!
What kind of monster is this?!
High above, the faces of the five great demons were etched with shock and terror. As the world's highest authorities, who had lived for centuries, they had witnessed the rise and fall of countless powerhouses! But never had they seen such an unbelievable regenerative ability!
"Impossible!" the kimono-clad Elder gritted his teeth. "Without an awakened Zoan fruit, without the grace of our Lord, how could a pure physical fighter reach such a level!"
"Sakazuki!" the Ushi-Oni, Saturn, roared in a mixture of shock and anger. "What are you waiting for?! If one punch isn't enough, then hit him again!" This clueless bastard! Does he have any idea how much energy it takes for us to maintain this 'Divine Binding'?!
"No matter how many punches, it's useless. Shut up, you old fat pig!" Shane poured all the strength of his body into the muscles of his chest. "You didn't really think this old dog's arm was safe, did you?!"
In the next instant—VWOOM!
Red-and-black lightning erupted around him. Shane let out a wild laugh. The thick muscle fibers of his chest, now infused with an overwhelming amount of Conqueror's Haki, suddenly tightened and twisted, grinding with a vicious, spiraling motion!
CRACK!
A searing pain shot through Akainu. He didn't even have a chance to counter. With a muffled grunt, his entire right arm was instantly twisted off! The larger part of the arm, near the shoulder, fell to the ground with a thud. The smaller part, which had been ground into a bloody pulp, was still stuck in Shane's flesh, but in the next moment, he squeezed it out with a look of disgust.
"URGH!!!" Akainu roared in agony, staggering back several steps. The pain… Shane's twisting attack was far more painful than a clean cut. Blood was gushing from the wound. It hurt so much!
A vicious glint in his eyes, he didn't hesitate to use his ability. Searing magma erupted from the stump of his shoulder, cauterizing the wound. After stopping the bleeding, Akainu's face was pale, and sweat poured down his forehead. He looked at Shane, his eyes filled with disbelief. Life Return… can a human's control over their own body really reach such a level?!
"SHANE!!!" the Five Elders roared, their voices shaking the heavens. They had never imagined that their carefully laid, sure-kill trap would be turned on its head in an instant!
"Sakazuki, ignore the wound! Don't stop! Keep attacking!" Saturn roared. "It's just one arm! It won't affect your fighting strength much! We can hold him for at least five more minutes! You must kill him in that time!"
"You're so noisy!" A wave of anger welled up in Akainu's chest. He couldn't take it anymore. He looked up and roared, "Shut up! You high-and-mighty old fools, stop getting in the way with your backseat driving!" If it weren't for these old men rushing him, he wouldn't have been so careless and fallen into Shane's trap! But that was it. He had learned his lesson. He was on his guard now. It wouldn't happen again!
"This is the end!" Akainu's cold gaze fell on Shane. He gritted his teeth against the pain in his arm, took a step forward, and was about to attack again.
"Is that so?" Shane grinned, and a golden light exploded from his eyes. "Solar Flare!"
VWOOM!
In an instant, a blinding golden light erupted, as if a thousand suns had appeared in the sky! The entire battlefield, the entire world, was engulfed in a brilliant white light!
"AAAAAHHH!!!"
"My eyes! My eyes!"
"I can't see! I can't see anything!"
Everyone, including the Five Elders, cried out in pain and squeezed their eyes shut. The intense light had robbed them of their sight and even temporarily blocked their Observation Haki. What kind of damn move is this?!
"Now!" Shane laughed. He had keenly sensed that after taking a full-force Solar Flare, the Five Elders were in a panic, their concentration broken. The five purple-black binding beams were trembling violently, clearly loosened. If not now, then when!
His muscles bulged, and a torrent of black-and-red Conqueror's Haki burst from his body. With a sudden flex, SNAP!, the five light beams shattered like glass!
"Ugh!" The Five Elders grunted in unison, their massive demonic bodies staggering back several steps, the purple-black flame-clouds behind them churning violently.
"Dammit!" Saturn's eyes were shut tight, tears streaming down his face. "Sakazuki, stop him! Don't let that brat escape!"
There was no response. Unless it was Kizaru, everyone was equal under the Solar Flare. Akainu's senses were also completely blocked.
"Escape?" Shane sneered. He shot up into the air, a hundred meters high, his black hair whipping in the wind. "Are you kidding me, old geezers?" He looked down at the chaotic battlefield below, his lips slowly curling into a savage grin. "The ones who should be running… are you!"
VWOOM! VWOOM! VWOOM!
A black vortex of energy gathered in his palm, spinning at high speed and letting out a piercing whine. Armament Haki as the base, Conqueror's Haki as a supplement! In just a few seconds, it had grown larger and more terrifying, finally forming a massive black disc over a hundred meters in diameter, blotting out the sun and casting a shadow over the valley!
"Destructo Disc!"
Shane roared, the muscles in his right arm tensing as he hurled the terrifying energy disc at the five massive demons in the distance
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