Super Card System - Chapter 463
Chapter 463: Enel’s Response
As Luffy and the others followed Robin and Nami, embarking on their exploration of the historical relics on this sky island, Ian arrived at the location of the vine.
Only when he stood in its presence, at a close enough distance, did Ian realize the true magnitude of this astonishing plant. The vine surpassed all expectations, defying imagination with its sheer enormity.
No one knew when this vine had grown or how long it had existed, but the mottled traces on the vine told Ian that it was definitely an ancient plant with a long history.
To Ian’s knowledge, such a phenomenon existed solely on this sky island, shrouded in secrecy and awe-inspiring wonder.
After observing the vine for a while, Ian summoned a black dragon wave and devoured it, then spread his wings of flames and flew upward along the vine.
With Ian’s growing Nen amount, the flight time with the blazing black wings was becoming longer. He could now maintain this flight state for up to half an hour, which should be more than enough to reach the top of the vine.
However, when he ascended to about the middle section of the vine, he suddenly noticed many “objects” descending from above!
Ian stopped and took a closer look, only to find that they were actually leaves falling…!
These leaves were definitely not ordinary leaves. Each one was the size of a table, and what astonished Ian even more was that beneath these huge green leaves, there were people!
Ian could see that those people were holding up the vine’s leaves from both ends, gripping them, and using the leaves as parachutes, gently floating down from the clouds above.
Most of the people using the leaves as parachutes seemed to be residents of the sky island, while some were from the blue seas. They were all tattered, covered in wounds, but gritting their teeth and holding onto these leaves, allowing themselves to descend downwards.
Instantly, Ian understood. These people were most likely the slaves who escaped from Enel’s construction of the Ark.
It seemed that Enel really intended to use the Ark…
When Ian saw these people, naturally, they also noticed him flying in the sky. They stared dumbfounded at Ian, looking at the burning black flames behind him.
Suddenly, someone had a flash of insight and immediately recalled the words that had been circulating on the island, then exclaimed, “Black wings! The enemy of gods! He… he is the archenemy of gods!”
It was quite ironic. In theory, gods were supposed to be revered by humanity, yet Ian’s black wings gave off an aura of darkness, resembling that of a demon. However, in this world, these so-called “gods” seemed to be far from virtuous. Enel and the Celestial Dragons were perfect examples. Hence, upon seeing Ian’s wings, people began to view him as a savior.
As soon as these words were uttered, those who were familiar with the legend remembered it too. Their eyes welled up with tears, and they cried out to Ian, “Please! God’s enemy, please save us! Enel is about to activate the Ark. He intends to destroy the entire island!”
In truth, the inhabitants of the sky island were aware of Enel’s origins. After all, he was an outsider, despite being one of them. The wings of his four Divine Priests differed noticeably from the wings of the island’s angelic residents. When Enel overthrew Gan Fall and took control, people naturally became curious about his origins.
They were filled with dread when they discovered that Enel had destroyed his birthplace, Birka, before coming to Angel Island. A person capable of annihilating their homeland would undoubtedly show no mercy in obliterating Angel Island as well.
Especially for these escaped slaves who had come into contact with Enel, this truth became all the more evident. No one wanted to die, and no one wanted their homeland to be destroyed. Therefore, even though the claim of being the enemy of the gods lacked concrete evidence, they couldn’t help but plead for Ian’s help upon seeing him.
Ian floated in mid-air, watching one exhausted slave after another pass by, each one crying out to him in a desperate appeal.
Faced with this heart-wrenching scene, Ian found it difficult to utter a single word. The flames on his wings suddenly intensified, their temperature soaring. With a beat of his wings, he accelerated once again, ascending towards the top of the vine.
The pleading crowd watched as his figure grew distant, and though Ian hadn’t spoken a word, they understood his intentions from the direction he was heading. In that instant, a glimmer of hope ignited within them.
All they wanted now was to reach the ground swiftly, return to Angel Island as soon as possible, and share everything that had transpired here with their loved ones, with their fellow islanders…
Just as Ian was nearing the top of the vine, a tremendous shockwave reverberated through the air. The clouds above began to tremble, and a slight vibration coursed through the vine itself.
Ian knew it was a signal that the Ark’s Proclamation had been activated. Without hesitation, Ian plunged into the midst of the clouds.
Emerging from the clouds, Ian saw the palace where Enel resided. Behind the palace, a colossal golden ship had already been set in motion!
This ship was Enel’s Ark. At the moment, the propellers on its sides and rear were spinning continuously. However, since the ship had just been completed and hadn’t undergone any testing yet, it remained embedded in the ground. Despite the propellers spinning, the ship did not immediately take flight.
However, at the top of the Ark, from a chimney, a constant stream of black clouds billowed into the sky as the Ark activated. Ian could sense that within those black clouds, something of his own essence was continuously being generated—it was the power of thunder and lightning. These black clouds were the thunderclouds created by the Ark.
Observing the increasing number of thunderclouds surging into the sky, darkening the airspace above the island, Ian frowned. He wanted to rush over and see if he could destroy the Ark.
Yet, as he approached the Ark, a flash of lightning illuminated Enel’s upper-half body, which emerged from the face of the Ark.
The ship’s cabin was made of solid gold, an excellent conductor. Enel, in the form of lightning, was concealed within the golden structure, allowing him to converse with Ian in this manner.
“So, you have arrived! But the Ark has already been activated, and you cannot stop me!” he exclaimed. “I know you can fly, but tell me, how long can your wings keep you aloft? What if you lose your footing? Can you fly back to the ground of the Blue Sea from this great height?”
“What do you mean?” Ian raised an eyebrow and asked.
“I’m curious to find out if you can make it back to the surface from this high altitude if you lose your footing,” Enel arrogantly stated. “Even if you can do that, what about your companions? I know you didn’t come to this Sky Island alone!”
Ian was well aware that when they entered the Heaven’s Gate on the Sky Island, the elderly woman from the Sky Island had already informed Enel about his group. So it was not surprising that Enel knew Ian had companions.
Therefore, Ian immediately replied, “It doesn’t matter! As long as I defeat you and destroy this ark of yours, everything will be fine, right?”
“You can’t do that. I will do everything in my power to stop you!” Enel said, “And as long as I can delay you enough, you will realize the consequences of defying a god!”
“Enough talking!” Ian raised his right arm forcefully and clenched it. A black dragon pattern immediately surged up his arm. Then, Ian extended his right hand directly towards Enel’s Ark Maxim and unleashed a blast of black dragon wave.
Ian understood it very clearly. The Ark Maxim seemed to harness Enel’s power, which meant the ship could convert electricity into energy. Naturally, he couldn’t use lightning against the ship.
However, since the ship was mostly made of gold, flames became its natural enemy. The high temperature of the black dragon wave was enough to melt it into a pool of golden liquid.
But what Ian hadn’t anticipated was that as his black dragon wave surged towards the ark, Enel also struck his own thunder drum behind him.
“60 million volts! Thunder Dragon!”
Facing Ian’s black dragon wave, Enel unexpectedly responded with the same move. A white and black dragon danced freely in the air and collided!
Crackling sounds filled the air as the thunder dragon transformed into flickering electric lights. Similarly, Ian’s black dragon wave shattered into black fiery fragments and vanished into the air.
“Huh?” Ian was slightly surprised witnessing this scene.
“Hmph! Although it’s fire, your black dragon is nothing more than a bundle of energy!” Enel laughed loudly, “As for me, I just need to use an equal amount of energy to neutralize it!”
