"It's time to end this joke, kid…"
Raymond walked toward Longshot step by step, full of confidence and power.
Longshot didn't understand why Raymond had suddenly changed so much, but he could feel that Raymond was no longer the same. It was like he had become a totally different person.
Still, he didn't back down. He now had three silver throwing knives in his hand again.
He spun around, adding strength to his throw, and sent the three knives flying with force!
In mid-air, the knives split in three directions, then curved inward, aiming at Raymond from different angles.
At the same time, Longshot activated his probability manipulation again, boosting the chance of all three knives hitting Raymond—just like he had done before.
Even if Raymond tried to dodge, there was a high chance something unexpected would stop him from succeeding.
But this time, the power didn't work.
Raymond didn't even try to dodge. He just kept walking forward calmly, step by step.
Since he didn't try to avoid the attack, there was no sudden interference, no surprise event.
Longshot's ability wasn't unlimited. He could only raise the chances of something that might happen. If Raymond didn't move, then being hit was guaranteed. His ability didn't matter anymore.
That was the limit of his power.
He could only influence possible events—like making Raymond sneeze, get a cramp, or causing a bird to poop at just the right time, or something strange to happen in the surroundings.
But he couldn't make the impossible happen.
It was like trying to stab a steel plate with a toothpick. Without extra force, no matter how much you increase the chance, it just won't go through.
The chance of it working was almost zero. Even if you multiplied it by ten thousand, it would still never happen.
So, Longshot could set the event as "the knife hits the enemy," but not "the knife kills the enemy in one hit."
Now that Raymond wasn't dodging, probability control became useless.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All three knives stabbed into Raymond's body. But this time, unlike before, they didn't just scratch the surface—They fully pierced him!
And yet, Raymond kept walking forward like nothing had happened.
From the wounds, molten lava could be seen flowing inside him. The intense heat instantly turned the knives to steam...
And even more shocking, the wounds quickly healed, as if he had never been hit at all.
Seeing this, Longshot's pupils shrank sharply.
As a battle maniac, his experience was deep. That one moment was enough for him to realize how much Raymond had changed after his sudden transformation.
Though he didn't know why Raymond had hidden this power until now—why he waited ten whole minutes to show he was completely immune to throwing knives.
But that wasn't the main point.
The real problem was—Raymond was now completely unaffected by his throwing knives!
Longshot's probability manipulation couldn't change that at all.
This was also the reason he had never truly beaten Juggernaut before.
Juggernaut relied on his incredible defense, ignoring whatever kind of attack came his way. Whether it was knives or other weapons, he never dodged—so no matter how Longshot manipulated probability, it was useless.
There was just nothing he could do to him.
Of course, Juggernaut also had a hard time dealing with Longshot, because his attack style was very similar to Tao Pai Pai's sub-personality—straightforward, direct assaults.
And this kind of attack was heavily affected by Longshot's probability manipulation.
So even when Tao Pai Pai's sub-personality went berserk and launched a fierce assault, he still couldn't do anything to Longshot.
But at the same time, Tao Pai Pai didn't have Juggernaut's strong defense. Over time, his health would be slowly chipped away, causing him to fall behind.
That's why fights with Juggernaut usually ended in a draw, while against Tao Pai Pai, Longshot could take the upper hand.
The only difference was defense.
But now, the ability Raymond had just shown seemed to be the same type as Juggernaut's high defense.
He looked like he was totally immune to physical damage—an ability that completely countered Longshot, just like Longshot completely countered Tao Pai Pai.
However, he had still underestimated Raymond—or rather, underestimated the terror of the Akainu sub-personality!
Being immune to regular physical attacks was just a basic trait of Logia-type Devil Fruits.
Even the weakest Logia user could ignore physical attacks if their power wasn't being countered.
And Akainu didn't need to rely on that to survive.
Raymond didn't bring him out just to end in a draw with Longshot!
As Raymond walked forward, both his arms instantly turned into magma—he had entered elemental form!
He raised both arms toward the sky.
Blazing light shot upward—faster than even Longshot's throwing knives!
Longshot didn't know what Raymond was doing at first, but he was sure this wasn't a bluff.
Especially when he saw Raymond's arms fully turn into lava, he suddenly understood why Raymond wasn't afraid of the knives.
"Is this some kind of elemental transformation? Is it full elementalization, or just lava covering his body?" Longshot still wasn't sure.
But no matter which one it was, he had no good way to handle it right now.
Just as he was quickly thinking of what to do next—he heard a loud whistling sound from above!
He looked up—and saw something terrifying!
From above the clouds, countless giant magma fists were falling from the sky, crashing down at high speed.
Their target: the very valley where they stood!
Longshot's first instinct was to dodge.
But when he measured the speed of the incoming lava fists, he realized—it was already too late...
And it wasn't just him—everyone watching from afar was frozen in shock at the terrifying sight!
"What the hell is this broken ability?!" Gambit stared at the sky in disbelief.
"Everyone, gather around me!"
White Queen raised her hand and shouted sharply!
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