Chapter 83: 83: Head-On Collision
"I must deliver a fatal blow!"
Enel decided not to delay any further.
He immediately executed the most powerful move he could unleash at the moment!
Terrifying electrical currents crackled wildly around his body, as thick arcs of lightning, like serpentine bolts, surged outward and then coiled around him, gradually forming a colossal lightning giant.
As soon as the lightning deity took shape, the ground instantly became parched.
Thunderclouds converged rapidly in the sky above.
The clouds rumbled with the deafening roar of thunder.
"Two Hundred Million Volts!"
The lightening giant formed by Enel lifted its massive lightning arm and brought it crashing down toward Ron. Before it even struck, dozens of massive lightning serpents had already burst forth from its palm, striking the ground below. Thunder roared around Ron, lightning exploding and scattering in all directions, as if he stood within a domain of storms.
Ron narrowed his eyes.
Though Enel heavily relied on his Devil Fruit power, it was undeniable that he was skilled enough to develop such an overwhelming technique.
Could his current level of Armament Haki and the power of his newly mastered sword-slashing techniques cut through something this formidable?
He wasn't sure.
But he had to try!
Ron reached into the void and drew forth the black blade, Shusui.
With Shusui in his left hand and Raikiri in his right, he released the full force of his sword mastery and sword intent.
Crimson sword auras spiraled up both blades from the hilt!
Sun Breathing, Moon Breathing, Total Concentration!
Armament Haki, Hardening!
Both swords were instantly clad in Armament Haki, taking on a deep purple-black hue.
As the enormous lightning hand descended from above, Ron's jet-black eyes flashed with a hint of red, his expression turning deathly serious as he took a powerful step forward with his right foot.
The ground beneath him quaked and then sank sharply underfoot.
"Moon Breathing, Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe!"
Ron swung both blades upward with immense force and speed.
In that instant, countless crimson crescent slashes stormed upward like torrential rain to meet the descending lightning hand!
Lightning exploded across the landscape!
Ancient ruins were pierced through, the ground cracked and pitted from countless lightning strikes.
The winds from the sword strikes roared outward, sending debris flying and sharp sword energy slicing through the earth, making it resemble tofu cut by a wild blade.
Ron, wielding two of the Twenty-One Great Grade Swords, slashed continuously, countless shadows of blades appearing.
Under his tousled bangs, red gleams in his black pupils grew increasingly intense!
"Split... apart!"
At his command, the hundreds of massive crescent-shaped slashes enveloped in Armament Haki tore through the giant lightning hand that could have obliterated the entire ruin!
Countless tiny bolts of lightning rained down like a storm.
The Shandora ruins atop the giant stalk seemed transformed into a realm of lightning.
Ron, gripping both blades, flashed into the air, looking down at the giant lightening bolt that Enel had become.
He raised his twin swords, the dense crimson sword energy glowing fiercely on the purple-black blades.
Enel, still in the form of the giant bolt, had no time to counterattack.
Ron had already slashed forward.
"Moon Breathing, Sixteenth Form: Moonbow, Half Moon!"
Giant crescent-shaped slashes wrapped in Armament Haki, accompanied by wind blades like the arc of a full moon, surged down upon Enel's giant.
Under the relentless onslaught of slashes that resembled a cascading waterfall, the massive giant began to fracture and collapse, violent lightning dispersing into the air, unable to maintain its form.
"No... not yet!"
Enel, refusing to concede defeat, directed all remaining lightning into the sole remaining arm of the Raijin, shaping it into a colossal lightning fist that he aimed at the airborne Ron!
If Ron dodged, Enel's Raijin form would have no energy left for another strike.
"Good!"
Ron released both of his blades, letting the two Great Grade swords sink tip-first into the space beside him.
He grinned at the incoming lightning fist, red madness sparking in his eyes.
Ron decided to respond with his own ultimate move!
He stomped hard on the air, causing a shockwave!
His form disappeared in an instant, reappearing over a hundred meters above.
Total Concentration: Sun Breathing!
Ron took a deep breath, gathering all his power into his right leg, now hardened with Level 5 Armament Haki.
He extended his right leg, kicking fiercely at the giant lightning fist below!
His body descended rapidly in a blazing line from the sky!
With Armament Haki hardening, golden lightning entwined his right leg. Friction with the air added a layer of intense flames, making Ron's figure streaking down appear as a golden comet.
The golden comet met the giant lightning fist in a cataclysmic clash!
BOOM!
With a resounding shockwave rippling outward, the thunderclouds overhead split apart, revealing a massive void.
The entire Shandora ruin began to shudder and collapse.
Thud!
The golden comet pierced through the lightning fist, slicing through the giant's body, and hurtled down to the ground below.
BAM!
The ground at the impact site sank over a radius of a thousand meters, layers breaking outward in waves, with gale-force winds sweeping away remnants of ancient structures and greenery alike.
The Shandora ruins began to crumble on a massive scale.
"Huff, huff..."
Ron, who had taken the brunt of the lightning, half-knelt on the ground, gasping for air. His face was pale, and the skin on one side of his neck and part of his face had been burned.
Even though a significant amount of the lightning had been absorbed by his right leg, he was still badly scorched, with patches of skin charred by the electricity.
The pain was excruciating, almost enough to blur consciousness.
But in that moment, his eyes shone with a bright, elated gleam.
Crackle, crackle.
The clothing and shoe on his right leg had been obliterated, and the limb, blackened like steel, crackled with golden electricity.
[Ultimate Kick: A finisher kick that channels all power into the right leg for an unparalleled destructive force. Current level: Lv2, Destruction Power Amplification: 200%.]
Having absorbed vast amounts of lightning energy, this finishing move had advanced to Level 2, capable of unleashing threefold destructive power.
Reverting to his original form, Enel, blood at the corner of his mouth, slowly turned to look at Ron, who was still in the crater.
"Tell me, what is your name?"
"Ron."
Ron, swaying but steady, stood up and glanced back at Enel with a slight smirk. "Just an ordinary traveler from the Blue Sea. Remember that."
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