However—
Just as Crocodile was reveling in confidence—
The surging chains erupted from all directions, sealing him completely…
The chains wrapped around his body, forcing him out of his elental form.
In the next instant, countless chains coiled tightly around him, locking down his movents…
His forward charge ca to a halt. Bound by layers upon layers of chains, he was fixed in place, unable to move in the slightest.
Shock…
Disbelief…
Utter incredulity!
And deep, overwhelming fear!
All these emotions intertwined within Crocodile's eyes.
Unwilling to accept it, he once again used Observation Haki to sense the chains—
Nothing!
Still no trace of Haki whatsoever!
And yet—
When he tried to transform into his elental state to escape the restraint, he found himself completely unable to do so!
It was real!
All of it was real!
Even in his elental form, he had been bound by chains that contained neither Haki nor Seastone!
How was this possible?!
He was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user!
In elental form, nothing should be able to touch him except Seastone or Haki—
Let alone restrain him!
Just what…
Was this chain?!
Fear!
Facing the incomprehensible power of Enkidu, Crocodile—once arrogant and fearless—was now gripped by true fear!
"RAAAAH!!!"
Sand surged violently, shockwaves bursting from his body as the full might of a Warlord of the Sea erupted outward, smashing into everything around him.
However—
No matter how he struggled, the chains only tightened further, restricting him more and more!
Until, in the end—
Under the suppression of Enkidu, he could not even move a single finger…
Descending slowly from the sky, looking down upon Crocodile as terror spread across his face—
Kazama Haruto spoke with cold arrogance:
"Mongrel! Do not waste your effort!"
"Enkidu… is a treasure that has slain gods!"
"With your pitiful strength… attempting to resist it is nothing but a joke!"
Enkidu—
Was one of Gilgash's most formidable treasures!
Its power was naturally terrifying…
And with Kazama Haruto's role-playing progress having reached 90%, his strength now surpassed even Gilgash at his peak!
A re Crocodile—
Not even the strongest among the Seven Warlords—
How could he possibly shake Enkidu?!
"!!!"
Off to the side—
Cobra and the others were utterly shaken!
The once-invincible Warlord Crocodile—
Had been so easily restrained, reduced to nothing more than prey awaiting slaughter?!
And this chain—
Had slain gods?!
Did such beings truly exist upon the seas?
The King of Heroes…
As expected of the ruler who established the first empire—the Uruk Empire—four thousand years ago…
"A treasure… that has slain gods?"
Crocodile's pupils shrank violently. His entire body trembled as if struck by lightning, his mind thrown into chaos!
Gods—
Beings that existed only in myth—
How could they have been slain?
And yet, in this situation where victory was already assured—
What reason would this man have to lie?
Could it be…
This man truly was the King of Heroes from four thousand years ago—Gilgash?!
And gods—
Those beings dismissed as re legends—
Perhaps they had truly existed in that distant era!
After all—
Nothing in this world ca from nothing…
The legends of gods may have originated from real beings once seen and passed down through ti!
If all of this were true—
Then just how glorious and terrifying had that era four thousand years ago been?
And he—
Had dared to provoke the very man who once unified the seas in that ancient age!
The thought took root… and grew wildly within him.
Fear!
At this mont, Crocodile was overwheld by fear!
The confidence he once possessed was completely gone!
"Indeed…"
"Those so-called gods who stood high above, full of arrogance…"
"In that battle, countless of them died beneath Enkidu…"
Kazama Haruto nodded slightly. In his crimson eyes, traces of mory flickered—along with hatred and lingering pain…
Sensing his emotions, the dagger-like ends of Enkidu gently brushed against him, as if offering comfort.
His hand moved softly, stroking the chain. The storm of emotions in his eyes gradually faded, replaced once more by cold, regal arrogance.
A voice as chilling as the depths of hell echoed slowly—
"So, mongrel… to die beneath Enkidu…"
"Is an honor you should be grateful for."
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