Time passed, and the battle between Serperior and Enel continued, gradually turning into a battle of endurance.
Enel couldn’t land a decisive blow on Serperior, and Serperior struggled to hit Enel, with most of the time being Serperior taking hits.
It wasn’t until his stamina nearly depleted, slowing his speed, that Serperior had a chance to hit Enel. However, Enel would retreat as soon as this happened, recover for a while, and then reappear.
The battle usually didn’t last more than a day, and as it continued, Enel discovered a particular issue.
So, in the next battle, he didn’t appear during the day but instead came to Upper Yard under the cover of night.
He didn’t choose to launch a sneak attack, but instead, he struck the drum on his back with his gold staff. This wasn’t a prerequisite for using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but rather a personal habit of Enel, likely because he thought it looked cool.
The rumbling thunder awakened the sleeping Shandians and Sky Islands’ residents, and it also caught Serperior’s attention.
“I understand now; your power is related to the sun. You recover faster in the sunlight, right? So, can you still do that at night?”
After several battles, Enel had discovered Serperior’s ability. Under the sunlight, it could not only recover its stamina but also enhance some of its moves.
So, he chose to attack at night. Not launching a sneak attack was due to his pride, but not launching a sneak attack didn’t mean he wouldn’t choose a more advantageous battlefield for himself. Night without sunlight was more suitable for him.
As Enel’s drum was struck, another fierce battle ensued between the snake and the man.
Initially, Enel would bring his priests and guards here, but when he realized that they were no different from ants in front of Serperior, he stopped doing it.
Before he heads to Fairy Vearth, he still needs some divine servants. He didn’t want them to be wiped out by Serperior.
The same applied to the Shandians; they no longer had the qualifications to participate in this battle. If Enel didn’t want to defeat Serperior first before dealing with them, their situation would have been even more dire.
Serperior still couldn’t restrict Enel’s movements, so to avoid affecting Serperior’s battle, the Shandians could only watch from a distance.
“Chief, are we just going to stand by and watch, and allow this intruder to freely come and go from our homeland?”
“The new divine envoy sent by the ancient god will arrive here soon. This is not a battle we can intervene in. Watching from the sidelines is the best result.”
Nola and Enel’s battle continued. Enel had guessed correctly. As Serperior, Nola relied heavily on photosynthesis for strong recovery during daily battles.
The sun high above the sky provided it with great help, allowing it to use Solar Beam without charging and quickly recover its stamina with photosynthesis.
It couldn’t use Leech Seed and Giga Drain as Enel’s figure was too elusive. At night, Serperior’s battle was far from easy, making it challenging to recover its stamina when worn down by Enel.
Although Contrary makes it immune to debuffs, it does not have the effect of invigorating it the less stamina it has.
The nearby Shandians also felt Serperior’s shortcomings and could only pray that Serperior could hold on until sunrise. But at this time, a few youngsters exchanged glances and quietly left the crowd.
……
“Wyper, will this work?”
Several youngsters looked at the tattooed man leading them. He was Wyper, the strongest of the new generation of Shandians, known as a Berserker by his tribe. The chief also intended to cultivate him as the next chief.
At 18 years old, he was in the prime of his youth. When Enel brought his priests and guards here before, he led his people to fight them.
But when Enel was alone, he lost his opponent and didn’t want to just watch the battle.
This wasn’t a duel but an invasion of their homeland. Facing the invader, there was no need to talk about principles.
The opponent chose the night to fight, which was unfavorable for Serperior, so Wyper wanted to provide some help to Serperior.
“It will work. According to the knowledge from the oracle, that guy is just a Devil Fruit User. Seastone is his nemesis.”
Saying that, he hoisted something that looked like a rocket launcher.
“This warhead was given to us by the ancient god. It’s filled with Seastone dust. It doesn’t need to hit him; it just needs to explode near him to help the divine envoy.”
Like the special prison bullets made by the Marines, they were prepared to restrain Devil Fruit Users. The dust from the explosion would not only temporarily disable the Devil Fruit User’s ability but also put them in a state of extreme weakness.
They had used this in the initial battles, but Enel’s speed was too fast, allowing him to dodge before the explosion. Even a sneak attack wouldn’t work, so the chief didn’t take any action.
But under the cover of night, Wyper felt he had a chance.
A group of people, carrying rocket launchers, gradually approached the battlefield under the cover of darkness.
…..
“30,000,000 V Hino!”
A bird made of lightning flew out from Enel’s body. At the moment the sound of lightning appeared, Wyper and others pulled the trigger, covering the sound of the rocket launchers as much as possible.
But they underestimated Enel’s Observation Haki. Even though his main focus was on the battle with Serperior, his Observation Haki still sensed the surroundings.
The moment Wyper and others’ attacked, he sensed the malice in their hearts and the sound of the rocket launcher.
The figure standing in front of Serperior instantly turned into lightning. When the lightning reformed into his body, he was already in front of Wyper and the others, untouched by the exploding Seastone dust.
“Mortals, who gave you the courage to interfere in the battle between gods?”
Wyper and the others didn’t expect Enel to find their location in just a few seconds.
Wyper had no time to change the warhead. He reflexively swung the barrel at Enel, but it only struck lightning; Enel’s shattered body quickly reassembled.
“You will pay the price, the price for interfering in the battle between gods.”
Serperior noticed the disturbance, but it was too late to stop it. Enel’s hand had already turned into lightning, grabbing at Wyper, with a cruel smile on his lips—this was his true nature.
Zzzap~!
Lightning flashed intensely, but Wyper felt no pain. The blinding light made it impossible for him to open his eyes, but in the hazy view, he saw the figure of a person, whose statue was also a totem pole, the one belonging to Zeraora.
“Then, where did you get the confidence to call yourself a god?”
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