Monkey D. Luffy, who had long been impatient, spoke first, "I'll go first, I'll go first."
"Is the first one Monkey D. Luffy? Alright. You just ate the Rubber-Rubber Fruit yesterday. Let me see what progress you've made today."
Monkey D. Luffy stretched his arm back, then propelled it forward like a bullet, using the rubber's elasticity to strike at Shanks with "Rubber-Rubber Pistol!"
"You came up with a move after only one night of eating it?" Shanks nodded upon seeing it, then raised his hand to block the attack. "Good idea, but the force isn't strong enough. Is that your only move?"
Monkey D. Luffy said, "It's not over yet! Rubber-Rubber Rocket!" Monkey D. Luffy pulled his hands back to gather strength, extending them further to increase impact, then thrust them forward.
Shanks still easily blocked the attack and said, "That's better, it has a bit of force now."
Then Shanks slowly moved forward, preparing to counterattack to test Monkey D. Luffy's speed and resilience.
Seeing Shanks pursue him, Monkey D. Luffy quickly grabbed a nearby tree, stretched his body, and then used the elasticity to jump to the other side, not forgetting to shout, "Rubber-Rubber Bounce!"
"Moving with rubber elasticity? Good idea." Despite saying that, Shanks still caught up and punched Monkey D. Luffy on the head.
Monkey D. Luffy yelled, "Ouch!" Then he curiously asked, "Strange, I tried it, and punches shouldn't have any effect on me, right?"
Shanks had a faint black glow on his hand. "This is Armament Haki. With Haki imbued, I can ignore Devil Fruit abilities and truly hit you. Alright, I understand your situation well enough. Next one."
Hearing this, Hera stepped out, "Then let me go next. Ace brother can go last. Zafkiel!"
As Hera called out, a giant clock first appeared, followed by the black and red spirit dress on her body and the Hour Hand and minute hand rifles in her hands. Her hair also changed from a single ponytail to twin ponytails.
Shanks saw this scene and became a little more serious. "What a strange ability. Is it a special type of devil fruit?"
Against a formidable opponent like Shanks, Hera naturally wanted to go all out and test her abilities, so she also activated her domain, City of Devouring Time.
Shanks stood still, allowing the domain to envelop him. He felt it and realized, "An ability that can reduce an enemy's physical capabilities? That's quite rare, but it doesn't affect me much."
First Bullet and Second Bullet were simultaneously loaded. The Hour Hand aimed at herself, and the minute hand aimed at Shanks, firing at the same time.
After being hit by the special bullets, Shanks felt no damage. While he was wondering why, he found that his perception and speed had slowed down, the surrounding environment seemed to accelerate, and he felt a kind of shackles on his body. The Hera opposite him suddenly disappeared.
Shanks immediately used Haki to break through the shackles, which were fragile to him, and returned to normal. The next second, he was hit by many bullets from rifles, and a circle of black shadows entangled his body.
Shanks, using Haki, dispersed the black shadows on his body and observed Hera, who was moving at high speed and firing. Hera saw Shanks break free from control and immediately sank into the shadows. Shanks watched Hera disappear, then suddenly moved to another location and pulled out Hera, who had just poked her head out.
"A very special ability. If I'm not mistaken, this domain not only weakens physical abilities, but the black shadows can also assist in trapping enemies and devour some kind of enemy power."
Shanks commented, "This ability of yours is simply a natural enemy for people without Haki. The damage from the twin guns' bullets isn't enough, and the ability needing to hit to take effect is also a drawback.
Moreover, your speed is still not fast enough. When encountering enemies skilled in Observation Haki, you'll be discovered the moment you emerge from underground. Against ability users with large-area damage or natural attribute ability users, the effect won't be very good."
"However, considering you're only 7 years old, you're already very impressive. Even if I met you at 7, I'd have to find a way to escape. Next, you need to strengthen your physique and perception, try to develop Armament Haki, and integrate Haki into your bullets."
Beckman, who had been watching for a long time, chimed in, "Your shooting technique is unbearable. You're just randomly shooting at enemies with a gun, without any skill."
He then added, "I'm quite free these days, so I might as well teach you what true gunmanship is."
Hera quickly thanked him, knowing that this old man was a formidable character who threatened Admiral Kizaru with a single gun during the Marineford War. With his guidance, her shooting skills would definitely improve significantly.