Chapter 567: Earth and Stone Dolls Use Earth and Stone Dolls for the Final Blow
The wind and sand surged like waves, rising and falling.
Dust filled the air, clouding the vision of all who stood in the arena.
Seeing this, the fishmen tensed their bodies, bracing for potential attacks.
However, Posadong focused most of his attention on Thunder Ray.
As long as the other fishmen didn't cause trouble, he had no intention of targeting them for now.
While the fishmen remained vigilant, Thunder Ray took action.
His body seemed to transform into golden light.
Amid the chaos of the earth and stone dolls, a figure appeared before one of them.
The giant doll, standing three meters tall, towered over Thunder Ray, who was just over 1.7 meters.
Yet, their power dynamic was reversed.
Buzz buzz.
Golden light gleamed from the three knives and forks in Thunder Ray's right hand.
His slash turned into a blazing beam, striking the doll before him.
"Kowloon Shine." he declared.
At that critical moment, the doll countered with a single move to avert the crisis.
"Earth and Stone Dolls." it activated.
Rumble!
The light slash cut through the doll in front of Thunder Ray.
It spread like a wave, splitting into nine dragon-shaped golden lights that shattered the doll into fragments.
Seeing the earth and stone doll break apart instantly, Thunder Ray showed no trace of pride.
Around him, countless earth and stone dolls stood within his field of vision.
Indeed, the earth and stone doll had used its own technique against him.
In an instant, most of its holy power transferred to a newly formed doll.
This caused some loss, but it was better than being destroyed outright.
Moreover, dozens of new earth and stone dolls appeared.
Though these dolls held little power, they served as decoys, confusing Thunder Ray's vision and perception.
'He avoided my attack with this method. How troublesome!' Thunder Ray thought, frowning slightly.
He transformed into golden light again and charged at the dolls.
"Ceratopsian." he called.
A dragon-shaped golden light flashed, slicing an earth and stone doll in half.
This was Thunder Ray's fastest attack.
Though less powerful than his previous moves, its speed was unmatched, too swift for others to react.
"So fast! What a brilliant move!" Posadong exclaimed.
He stood outside the sand-filled battle zone but saw everything through the red eyes of the earth and stone dolls.
Such a swift opponent was challenging for many.
But Posadong remained calm.
He sensed that Thunder Ray's light wasn't like Admiral Kizaru's embodied light particles.
Instead, it was power blessed within his body.
Posadong had ways to handle such opponents.
"No Heavy Scenes." he commanded.
The doll with the most holy power activated its ability.
The entire arena, along with the raging sand and the magic pattern users, became suspended.
The surroundings turned gray.
"Stay alert!" the fishmen warned, sensing the anomaly.
They had great confidence in Thunder Ray, so their strategy was to protect themselves and avoid hindering him.
Of course, they also aimed to assist when possible.
But the battle's pace was rapid.
They hadn't yet grasped the situation, and the battlefield had already shifted multiple times.
On the other side, Thunder Ray felt the change in gravity but continued his swift charge.
In the gray, suspended environment, the large dolls were clear targets.
Hidden behind floating sand, they cast patches of shadow.
Yet, they couldn't evade Thunder Ray's dual perception of magic power and Observation Haki.
Peng!
He stepped on a suspended pebble, gripping his three knives and forks, short of daggers.
In the next second, golden light flashed.
"Ceratopsian." he declared.
Without gravity, his speed increased.
He leaped over the sand barrier and reached an earth and stone doll.
Without resistance, the doll was sliced from head to tail.
As Thunder Ray prepared to change direction, a shadow burst through the dust.
It was a round doll, wielding a massive rock fist capable of crushing a horse.
"Super Gravity Punch." it unleashed.
In the gravity-free field, Thunder Ray wasn't the only one moving swiftly.
The bulky dolls, using anti-gravity as thrust, flew just as fast.
Facing the doll's sudden attack, Thunder Ray, mid-air, avoided a direct clash.
Without a foothold to gather strength, he held little advantage in a head-on fight.
"Six Dragon Canopy." he called.
Six streams of golden light swirled from his three knives and forks, forming a golden light screen.
Boom!
It blocked the attack.
Thunder Ray was knocked back, crashing toward the ground.
The super-gravity punch, condensing all the doll's holy power, was formidable.
Without a foothold and forgoing offensive moves, Thunder Ray couldn't sustain a stalemate.
However, this wasn't without benefits.
"Three-Phase Dragon Yin." he invoked.
The six golden light streams, still lingering from his knives and forks, merged and rotated in pairs.
Three narrow, dragon-shaped golden lights swept the area like windmill blades.
Dozens of dolls in the zone couldn't evade; over twenty were swept away.
In the gravity-free field, they fell alongside Thunder Ray.
Boom!
Thunder Ray landed smoothly, his feet cracking the rocks beneath.
In an instant, he raised his head, his blue pupils glowing gold.
The skyward earth and stone dolls resembled a meteorite shower.
His right hand gripped the three knives and forks in a drawing-knife stance.
"Kowloon Shine." he declared.
Golden light blazed, and nine dragons soared skyward.
Rumble…
The dolls falling with Thunder Ray were swept by the dragon-shaped golden light and exploded.
All this unfolded in a single breath.
"What a fierce fighting spirit! This guy truly sets my blood ablaze!" Posadong exclaimed.
Outside the sandstorm, his face lit up with excitement.
He nearly clapped for Thunder Ray.
"Then, I must try harder too." he said.
"Take my final blow, Thunder Ray!" he declared.
The gravity-free field dissipated, and everything in the sky fell.
A hexagonal stone pillar dropped faster than the rest.
This was Posadong's trump card.
A super-dense stone pillar, spinning and accelerating at the edge of the gravity-free layer's peak.
With a power gap, a one-hit kill was the optimal move.
After diverting half his power to engage Thunder Ray, the rest fueled this pillar.
"Land!" Posadong commanded.
"Earth Rod!" he declared.
(End of this chapter)