Chapter 487 Invisible Power
Since they are not borrowing force, it means that they are strong enough to ignore gravity and float in the air, just like the person in front of us!
Could it be that the black-robed man in front of him was one of the people in the picture? Vic had never seen anyone who could fly in the air in real life. Even Karp couldn't do it. It could only be said that there were very few people who could do it, which made Vic doubt it.
But Vic suspected that the picture was left behind 800 years ago, because in the original picture, apart from Yangshu Eve, there was no Marijoa where the celestial dragons lived.
If this black-robed man is really one of the seven, then he must have lived for at least 800 years. If this is the truth, it would be too incredible. And the invisible power he showed just now was able to block his attack from such a distance. This man's strength is unfathomable!
"who are you?"
Vic said with a serious expression. He was a little afraid. This man in black robe was obviously here to help Katakuri.
But he didn't know when this person arrived. Was he watching the battle from a distance from the beginning and then taking action when Katakuri was in danger, or did he just arrive and encounter Katakuri's dangerous moment and take action immediately!
If it is the former, then the man in black robe gave Katakuri a chance to experience a life-and-death battle, and allowed him to learn the ability to foresee the future through Observation Haki in this battle. It is obvious that he is training him as a junior.
If it was the latter, it would be hard to tell why this person came here. Was he just passing by to fight for justice? But Vic was the one who was on the side of justice!
Are you here to watch the fun? Seeing Vic's strength, you can come over to compete with him? But Vic's strength is obviously not enough. How can you compete with him if you can't use your full strength?
The man in black robe ignored Vic's questions, nor did he say anything to Katakuri and the others. He just faced Vic.
Although Vic couldn't see the other person's face, he could feel that the other person's eyes were always on him. The other person didn't reply, so Vic didn't move. He let Smoothie help Katakuri fly back to the pirate ship using the Moon Step. It was obviously impossible to force the action at this moment, as the man in black robe was staring at him. If he angered the other person, he would suffer.
"roll"
Katakuri and Smoothie returned to the ship and wanted to stay to see what would happen next, but were scolded by the black-robed man's emotionless, low and hoarse voice.
The man in black robe didn't want them to stay. Now people on both sides couldn't tell whether the man in black robe was an enemy or a friend, but Katakuri still felt that he was mostly friendly to them, otherwise he would not have saved him just now.
If they really came to spar with Xuanlong, it would not make any difference to wait until Xuanlong killed them before coming back, and it would not waste much of Xuanlong's energy. So Katakuri listened to the advice and directly ordered the pirate ship to set sail. His injuries were not light and he really could not stay for long. If the Navy Headquarters sent more people, they would be left behind.
The man in black robe didn't move, and Vic didn't move either. The two of them were in a stalemate, and Vic could only watch Katakuri's pirate ship leave.
It seems that the man in black robe is not here to fight with Victor. He is here to cover the retreat of the Big Mom Pirates. As long as he does not take action, the man in black robe will ignore him.
Vic looked back at the direction of the warship, then looked at the direction Katakuri left, still feeling somewhat unwilling. This was new hatred plus old grudge!
Seeing that the man in black robe did not move, Vic felt a glimmer of hope and raised his hand and a bolt of lightning shot towards the pirate ship.
However, this lightning was bounced back by an invisible barrier ten meters after flying out of Vic's body. That was not the end. The bounced back lightning passed through Vic's body and flew backwards, and was bounced back ten meters behind.
So this lightning bounced everywhere in the invisible sphere with a radius of ten meters with Vic as the center. Because the speed of lightning was fast enough, it bounced quickly in the ball, and the invisible sphere was mapped into a tangible ball of light by the electric light!
Vic discovered that it was not that the man in black robe ignored him, but that he had already trapped him in an invisible sphere and was not afraid of him causing trouble.
When the energy of the lightning was exhausted, the sphere became invisible again and could not be sensed by the observation color, just like the man in black robe.
Vic took light steps and flew forward, wanting to touch the invisible and tangible spherical boundary to see what kind of power it was. However, as he flew, he did not touch the invisible boundary, as if it was setting him free.
Vic drew out his blood and slashed towards the pirate ship with a sword energy, but the sword energy was blocked by an invisible force when it was ten meters away from Vic.
The sword energy and the invisible force engaged in a game, and in the end the sword energy was defeated and disappeared into nothingness. It was obvious that this invisible sphere could move with Vic's movement, or it was centered on Vic, trapping him like a cage!
Vic is also a shrewd man. Since this invisible force is only used to tie him up and will not affect his movements in the air, he can just fly directly to the pirate ship and use this invisible force to sink the pirate ship to achieve his goal of killing them all!
Vic thought so and did so, but he didn't fly far before he was blocked by the invisible force. The sphere was still the same sphere, but it was no longer centered on him. Instead, it was fixed in the air, blocking Vic's way.
It is obvious that the man in black robe is just not talkative. He is not stupid and knows Vic's purpose. His invisible energy can also be flexible. It is difficult for Vic to kill Katakuri and his people!
This spherical invisible barrier reminded Vic of the ability of the barrier fruit. Perhaps this man in black robe has developed the barrier fruit to the awakened state, and the barrier can become invisible.
Moreover, the area of the barrier has been greatly increased, and the barrier can be controlled from a longer distance!
However, Vic quickly rejected this idea. The previous user of the Barrier Fruit was Kurozumi Zenmaru from Wano Country. Vic was not sure whether this man was dead or not. Anyway, he was still alive when Kozuki Oden died three years ago.
Even if Kurotan Zenmaru died immediately after that incident, he hadn't been dead for long. How could he develop the Barrier Fruit to the awakened state in such a short time? What kind of talent does that require?
Even Luffy, the chosen one, took twelve years to awaken his devil fruit. It is difficult for ordinary people to awaken it in their lifetime.
Although I was lacking in intelligence, knowledge and comprehension when I was young, and could not compare with adults in fruit development, even if the time is halved, it is still six years!
Among Doflamingo, Katakuri, Law, and Kidd, who later awakened their fruit abilities, which one of them did not eat devil fruits when they were children?
Therefore, it is very unlikely that the man in black robe has eaten the barrier fruit. Also, who could kill such a powerful ancient man who is believed to have lived 800 years ago?
Otherwise, where did Bartolomeo's barrier fruit come from? Did he die of natural causes? That was unlikely, because the man in black robe didn't look like he was dying. His body was as straight as a pine tree, just like a young man!