aircannonsinc Chapter 1151 Time Looking Back
Chapter 1151 Time Looking Back
Chapter 1151 Time Reversal
"I didn't expect you to have a similar ability to immortality. I underestimated you!"
Lark watched as the wound on Barnett's chest rapidly shrank and healed, and his expression grew somewhat grave.
He had injured the other party countless times, but each time the other party could fully recover without leaving a single scar, which was remarkably similar to the immortality of their divine knights!
At first, he almost thought that the other party was an undercover agent sent by Lord Im, but the other party's aura did not have a familiar scent, so he naturally dismissed the idea!
There are countless Devil Fruits, so it's not surprising to find someone with similar abilities. However, the difficulty of quickly defeating the opponent becomes much greater!
Lak is the youngest knight in the Order of the Gods, who was added after Garin joined the Five Elders.
His Devil Fruit ability is indeed related to locking, just as Barnett guessed; it is the Paramecia-type Lock-Lock Fruit ability.
Once a person or object is designated as the target, even if you turn your back and casually throw something or make a slash, that object or slash will seem to have eyes, ignoring distance and direction, and accurately hit the target.
The goal he sets only needs to be seen with his own eyes; it can be said to be a superior ability of the Target-Target Fruit. It is this abnormal ability that makes Barnett's battle so difficult!
Of course, in Lak's eyes, Barnett was also a tough nut to crack. No matter how fierce his sword moves were or how tricky his slashes were, Barnett could always recover completely in the instant his wounds reopened.
This made him realize firsthand just how disgusting the ability of "immortality" truly was, and he finally understood the pent-up frustration with which his former opponents fell.
However, what he didn't know was that Barnett's ability wasn't immortality, but rather the Paramecia-type Repair Fruit ability, which could restore what he had lost. This would be a real test of its development!
With guidance from Vic and long-term development, Barnett finally developed the power of the Repair Fruit to the point of time reversal, that is, to make up for lost time!
Therefore, he can return to the state he was in before he was injured, making it seem like he has the ability to be immortal!
One locks onto everything, leaving the opponent nowhere to hide; the other rewinds time, essentially restarting from the spot. The two are evenly matched, and the battle instantly becomes a stalemate.
"Immortality? That thing has side effects, I don't want it."
Barnett's wounds not only healed completely, but even the holes in his clothes were repaired. This can't be explained by mere immortality!
Moreover, his time reversal has a fatal flaw: he can only use the ability while he is conscious and alive!
If the enemy is too powerful and can obliterate his soul in a single blow, he will not even have a chance to rewind time and will perish completely.
In this respect alone, his abilities are inferior to those of a true immortal.
That is why, even with the incredible ability to rewind time, Barnett still dared not slack off in the slightest, always ready to cover his entire body with Armament Haki.
He had to ensure that he wouldn't be instantly killed; this was his bottom line for remaining invincible.
"Look at the sword!"
With a roar, Barnett slammed his foot into the ground, sending gravel flying everywhere!
Barnett was indeed intelligent. After guessing Lak's abilities, he kept an eye on the situation on other battlefields during the battle, so he knew that the Divine Knights and the Five Elders had already been killed.
That means that immortality is not invincible; even someone without the strength of Victor can be defeated!
Lac is more troublesome because of his Lock-Lock Fruit ability, but he is not immortal. As long as he takes the initiative to attack and goes all out, with his ability to rewind his body state, it should only be a matter of time before he takes down his opponent!
Barnett also has weapons. The two swords that Vic obtained from the Golden Lion—the Drywood and the Cherry Blossom—were given to him and his wife. So when fighting with all his might, he will also draw his sword.
"Ding!"
The two swords clashed, producing a metallic clang. Lak also wielded a sword, so it wasn't surprising that the two could hold their own.
"You're a swordsman too? This sword looks familiar; it seems quite famous. But as a swordsman, you haven't been able to make its name known. What a failure!"
Lak held his sword with both hands, pressing it against Barnett's sword. The two swords overlapped, and the immense force caused sparks to fly between them!
Lak stretched his head over the crossed swords, his face almost touching Barnett's nose, staring into Barnett's eyes with a hint of mockery and amusement!
Of course he recognized the sword in Barnett's hand. It was the weapon that the Golden Lion had once used, and it was even recorded in the Famous Swords Manual. How could a swordsman like him not recognize it? He was just saying that to mock Barnett!
"I am not a true swordsman. The sword in my hand is just a weapon. Why should I let its name spread?"
Does its fame increase its power? No, so what you're saying is largely meaningless!
A sword is merely a tool, a weapon, and a vehicle for exerting power; you're placing too much importance on it!
Barnett isn't exactly a swordsman. Just like Big Mom and Whitebeard, they both have swords, but does anyone call them swordsmen? No.
That is a pure weapon, used for fighting and killing enemies, which can save a lot of the consumption of domineering energy.
This is just one option; there's no need to elevate it or assign it any other meaning. A swordsman's strength lies in the person, not the sword. A true swordsman can still cleave mountains and seas even without a sword in hand!
"Bullshit! Swords are the closest companions of us swordsmen, and you treat them merely as tools and weapons? You deserve to die!"
As if he had been greatly insulted, Lark suddenly flew into a rage, unleashing tremendous force from his hands to send Barnett flying. He then unleashed several flying slashes haphazardly, as if he had gone mad with rage, without any clear objective!
But Barnett had a wry smile on his face. He didn't think so. Lak may seem crazy, but he wasn't worried about missing his strikes at all. He was just fearless because he knew that Lak couldn't dodge them anyway!
Barnett lightly touched the ground with his toes and retreated several dozen feet, creating distance between himself and Lackra, and prepared his Armament Haki defense. At this moment, the slashes flying from all directions were already upon him.
"Pfft...pfft..."
Each slash vanished without a trace under Barnett's sword, the sound of blades cutting through flesh echoing continuously. Barnett held the sword with both hands, creating an impenetrable net of swords in front of him, his Observation Haki pushed to its limit, predicting the trajectory of each slash.
Korak unleashed so many and so densely that they all came at once. Even with his lightning-fast reflexes, he still managed to miss some and couldn't land a single strike without missing a single one!
Several slashes broke through the sword net's blockade, striking his shoulders, back, waist, and abdomen, causing his flesh to tear and blood to gush out, staining his robes red.
Barnett didn't even flinch, as if those deep, bone-revealing wounds didn't exist at all.
He stomped his feet repeatedly, his figure rushing out like a ghost. The wounds on his body healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in just a few steps, he was completely restored.
The next second, he had already reached Lak's side, his twin swords wrapped with overwhelming power and tearing through the air as he slashed down fiercely towards Lak's head!