22 Chapter 22: You want (to be) a cracker?

Crack, click...

After Luo Ning touched Onigumo, he backed away, then Onigumo's body made a weird sound and just collapsed, turning into a pile of mud on the ground.

"T-this... what's going on, my... w-why are all my bones broken?!"

Onigumo was covered in cold sweat. He could feel his limbs were broken, along with many of his ribs. He was in a heap on the ground, like a pile of mud racked with pain.

"Onigumo!"

Aokiji saw what happened and Shaved over to Onigumo.

"Don't touch me!"

He isn't sure what happened, but his bones feel brittle now. They're so weak they can't handle his own weight, and they might break.

"What the hell did you do?"

Aokiji looked at Luo Ning seriously.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that his bones are as fragile as crackers. Of course, it's not the same as the Charlotte family's, but purely fragile crackers"

"Imagine, if your bones turned as crumbly as crackers, how could you even hold yourself up? With a big body like that, your own weight would snap your bones like breadsticks"

When Luo Ning touched Onigumo, he instantly injecting it with fantasy power. Then, he activated his ability to make his own bones as soft as crackers.

Forget fighting – his own weight would be enough to crumble his bones.

Even with broken bones, Onigumo was tough. Worthy of Vice Admiral. He lay on the ground, unmoving, but alive. Like ragdoll, but breathing.

"Ugh... what is this power?" Everyone froze after hearing Luo Ning. How can someone make bones as weak as crackers?

"This is bad" Aokiji cursed. He couldn't even touch Onigumo now. One wrong move, and it could be fatal.

Garp's face hardened. "Everyone, watch out for his touch!" He'd seen Luo Ning touch Onigumo right before he crumbled. This wasn't a coincidence.

"As expected of Vice Admiral Garp, what I did was already very secretive, but you still saw it"

Luo Ning was also a little surprised. He did it very secretly and deceived most people's eyes, but Garp still saw it.

"Maybe a touch-activated power? Then the attacker must also have a Devil Fruit!"

Gion's eyes lit up. A Devil Fruit user, though strong, would be easier to deal with. Impel Down records didn't mention Luo Ning having one.

Devil Fruit users have an extra weakness: sea water and Seastone. These can completely disable their powers. That's why Jinbei could overpower Big Mom - he weakened her ability with sea water first. Sea water and Seastone are the bane of any Devil Fruit user.

"Knowing he's a Devil Fruit user won't make it easy!"

The others' foreheads were slick with sweat. A punch might not work, but one touch and they're done for. Remembering Onigumo, Nobody wants to be a biscuit man, even if they were the first.

Even with Armament Haki, it's no good. Haki strengthens attacks and defense, lets you hit Logia users, but it can't cancel their powers.

"Everyone back off, this fight isn't for you!" Just as everyone was panicking, Aokiji's voice cut through the tension. Then it hit them – isn't there another Aokiji?

Aokiji can turn himself into ice. If he's in ice form when touched, he can just refreeze and be okay. Unlike someone like Onigumo, who's stuck as a biscuit forever.

Garp isn't so lucky. He's a brawling master, and getting touched at this close range by a Devil Fruit user could be real bad.

"Magellan, why didn't you tell us he has this weird ability?!" A vice admiral yelled after they retreated.

"I don't know, he didn't use this weird ability at all when he was fighting me, otherwise, would you still be able to see me here? When he was fighting me, he was completely immune to my poison!"

Magellan shuddered, picturing the creepy Onigumo. Thank goodness Luo Ning hadn't used that trick during their fight, or things might have gotten messy.

Actually, Luo Ning just wanted to see how strong he'd gotten, that's why he fought them head on. He wouldn't have bothered with this trick on Magellan, but Shiryu for sure would've ended up like that Onigumo.