In just an instant, he appeared directly above El's position.
He rushed straight toward El, who stood upon the forehead of the Armored Susanoo, moving so fast that the air itself seemed to tear apart with a sharp whistling sound.
"Thousand Flower Rain!!!"
As Patrick Redfield closed in at blinding speed, he spun his umbrella rapidly.
Countless sword energies—sharp as blades and brimming with terrifying power—burst forth and surged straight toward the Armored Susanoo.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!!
The sound of clashing metal rang out clearly in everyone's ears.
"How is this possible!"
But in the next moment, he froze in utter shock.
The defensive strength of the Armored Susanoo was far more formidable than he had ever imagined!
Every single one of his attacks had been fully infused with both Armament and Conqueror's Haki!
Yet all those devastating strikes had only left faint scratches upon its surface!
"Attacks of this caliber will never break through my defenses, Patrick Redfield."
While Patrick Redfield's speed was indeed astonishing—so fast that even El's Observation Haki struggled to track his movements—his strikes simply failed to inflict any meaningful damage.
The Armored Susanoo already possessed immense defensive power by nature; when Susanoo was combined with the Nine-Tails, its defenses were raised several times over!
How could even someone as renowned for his speed and perception as Patrick Redfield hope to pierce through such impenetrable defenses?
Swish!!!
While Patrick Redfield stood there stunned, the Armored Susanoo swung its blade straight toward him.
Yet Patrick Redfield, whose speed was nothing short of incredible, easily evaded the slash and landed safely on the ground below.
"Damn it! You bastard, you said the real battle had only just begun! I thought you were finally going to use your full power… and this is all you've got?!" Byrnndi World shouted angrily at him.
It was true that Patrick Redfield's speed had left him utterly speechless, but… what good was speed if it posed absolutely no threat to El?
Hearing Byrnndi World's words, Patrick Redfield fell into deep thought.
He was already a warrior famous for his unmatched speed, and with the arrival of night, his abilities were further amplified by the very nature of his Devil Fruit.
With such extreme speed and his masterful command of Haki, he had once believed himself capable of standing against any powerful figure in this world.
After all, as long as he could get close enough, he could drain his opponent's blood, causing them to age rapidly and lose both strength and stamina.
The only thing he truly feared was an opponent whose defenses he could not break through—and El's Armored Susanoo had proven to be exactly that kind of barrier!
After a long silence, Patrick Redfield spoke again.
"No… I believe we still have a chance. With my current speed, El can't even lay a finger on me! If I can wear down his stamina until he is exhausted, we might still find a way to win!"
By now, Patrick Redfield had abandoned any hope of getting close enough to drain El's blood. Breaking through the defenses of the Armored Susanoo was impossible, let alone reaching El himself.
However… his speed had now reached a level of absolute perfection. Even the Armored Susanoo's attacks could be dodged with effortless ease.
And he was certain that maintaining such a powerful form as the Armored Susanoo must place an enormous strain on El's body. If he could just drain El of all his energy, victory would still be within reach!
"Wear down my stamina? You really have quite the imagination," El sneered coldly in response.
Thanks to his perfect Sage Body, El's stamina was virtually limitless. Even if he maintained the Armored Susanoo for days on end, his energy would never run dry.
"I have lost all interest in playing games with the two of you. Let us bring this battle to an end right here and now!"
To be sure, the Armored Susanoo alone was more than enough to defeat both Patrick Redfield and Byrnndi World. If he could land even a single direct strike, the fight would be over instantly.
But right now, Patrick Redfield moved with the irritating elusiveness of a fly that could never be swatted away. El no longer had the patience to continue this cat-and-mouse game.
It was time to unleash a power far greater than anything he had shown before, and finish this once and for all!
The Armored Susanoo was far from Susanoo's most powerful form.
Above it existed an even more supreme transformation— The Ultimate Susanoo!!!
With a single thought, El connected his mind to the power of all nine Tailed Beasts within his body.
Their combined chakra surged forth like a massive tidal wave, flooding into the body of his Complete Body Susanoo.
Instantly, the armor and structure of the Susanoo underwent a drastic and magnificent transformation.
Boom!!!
A bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky and struck the Susanoo directly.
Before them now stood the Ultimate Susanoo, infused with the full power of all nine Tailed Beasts. It slowly rose and hovered in midair, wielding in its grasp a blade forged of pure lightning.
Surrounding its entire body was a shroud of devastating white lightning that crackled and flashed continuously, illuminating the pitch-black night sky with blinding light.
The Ultimate Susanoo loomed high above the ground. This was the very same form once manifested by Uchiha Sasuke in the original timeline—yet the version El had summoned was vastly more powerful.
After all, Uchiha Sasuke had only managed to absorb a fraction of the Tailed Beasts' chakra, whereas El possessed within his body the complete, unfiltered power of all nine!
"Whoa… this is… the power of a god, isn't it?!"
"Now I finally understand why Rocks, the man who once ruled the entire era, chose to submit to someone like him. It's because he commands power that is practically divine!"
"Against a monster of this caliber, even if Byrnndi World and Patrick Redfield joined forces… I doubt adding John, Kyo, and Ochoku to their ranks would make any difference at all!"
"We… we followed the wrong people! If we had pledged loyalty to a being like El, he surely would have led us to conquer the entire world in the days to come!"
Gazing up at the Ultimate Susanoo that El had summoned, the pirates watching from afar stood frozen in terror.
El had yet to even unleash its true power, yet the sheer pressure radiating from the colossal figure filled their hearts with despair so deep it felt like staring into an endless abyss.
At this moment, countless pirates were overwhelmed with regret.
Why had they chosen to follow men like Byrnndi World, Ochoku, John, and Kyo?
If only they had bowed their heads and sworn allegiance to El… then once he conquered the world in the future, they too would have enjoyed boundless wealth, power, and glory.
But it was too late now. They had placed their loyalty in the wrong hands, and chosen to stand as El's enemies.
And the price for that choice would be paid with their lives this very day!
"You've got to be kidding me… it's even stronger now???!!!"
Patrick Redfield stared at the Ultimate Susanoo before him, completely dumbfounded.
He could feel it clearly: this new form was countless times more powerful than the Armored Susanoo he had faced only moments before.
Earlier, he had still clung to the belief that he might have a slim chance to win by exhausting El's energy. But now, all such hope had vanished completely.
He had no way of knowing just how terrifyingly powerful this new transformation truly was!!!
Not far away, Byrnndi World wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his body trembling with unbridled fear.
Though the air was filled with the panicked shouts and cries of the surrounding pirates, he could hear nothing but the thunderous pounding of his own heart.
A sense of dread unlike anything he had ever felt flooded every corner of his mind.
And yet, right at that moment, it was as if a sudden realization struck him.
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