216 He just obliterated someone

Then, unexpectedly, Luffy surprised not only Ken, but also others. Luffy used his brain and came up with a new move. He combined his 'rubbery' powers with an elemental jutsu. He infused chakra over his body and thus covered his whole body with lightning.

"Lightning Release: The Red Secret Technique"

This was the first self-made move others had seen Luffy make. His body transformed, crackling with lightning, and especially his hands were covered with red lightning. The lightning also seemed hotter than the normal ones people come across. As Moria was sucking the shadows of the people around her, including the people who were hidden, Luffy hit directly where it would hurt Moria.

The shadows themselves.

Moria cried out in pain as his sucking stopped, and it hurt him.

"Luffy has gotten scary," Sanji said.

"Right. He has been learning new things." Chopper said.

But this wasn't the end for Luffy, as Moria was only hurt but not defeated.

"Strawww hatttt!!" Moria roared Luffy looked at him, lifted his palm, and did another technique that Ken had to double take. It was Rasengan.

But lightning released Rasaengan. The same ball of chakra was seen, but the ball was now cackling with lightning. The lightning was clearly visible. And the small ball looked more exquisite than ever.

"Gum Gum No : Lightning Rasengan."

His hand stretched and went straight to hit Moria. Moria, meanwhile, was too hurt, but he did try to stop the attack with his shadow bats, but the small bats were of no consequence as they got obliterated with lightning.

And then it reached Moria's body.

"Don't go around stealing the shadows of others. They deserve their freedom, their life, and their chance to see the sun." Luffy shouted as he hit Moria. Moria this time not only felt the impact of Rasengan but also the effect of the lightning release.

His huge round body deflated a bit, and he was sent hurtling away, not stopping until it had destroyed a few walls, and even the huge anchor chain that was tied to the ship was bent a little, finally being able to stop Moria.

There were no pupils in his eyes, and he had lost consciousness. He was defeated. The Straw Hats were really surprised by Luffy's attacks. It was new and deadly. Even without Haki, Luffy had become a powerhouse worth a lot.

While Moria was defeated, all the shadows that had been swallowed by him were released, and they went on their way to their respective masters. The people now came out of the shadows with a huge smile on their lips and cheer in their faces.

"Thank you.. Thank you so much. I don't know who you are, but thank you for giving us our freedom back and letting us see the sun again." One man with buckteeth said

"We are finally free, and we can now run away from this place."

"This deserves a party. A huge party."

Everyone came and thanked Luffy and the Straw Hats. Most of them didn't have any idea who Luffy was or where he came from, but seeing the way he fought made everyone understand that he was out of the league and deserved respect. Of course, Luffy, being Luffy, was just having fun with everyone.

"Ah yes. I have always been strong." Luffy said when he was being praised. It was the truth, and he didn't have the concept of modesty in his dictionary. The others could also tell that it wasn't about humility and didn't mind his words.

As everyone congratulated, Ken, who has been silent all this time, looked in a different direction with a little surprise in his eyes. And not only Ken, Ussop, Sanji, Luffy, and Zoro all looked in a particular direction.

Except for Ken, the other three had grave faces.

"We have visitors," Ken said.

The other Straw Hats and the people around them were confused.

"We took care of everyone."

"No, someone just got obliterated." Luffy said this in a very somber tone.

"What?"

"Yes. A person just vanished," Ken said.

"What? What does that mean? We've already defeated Moria. Who could more be here?" Nami was stuttering as she asked. A person vanishing from the ship meant she was most probably killed. Killing was something that the Straw Hats kind of avoided. Even while Ken used Planetary Devastation, though he intended to kill the navy, the vice admirals came together to take down the planetary devastation and were able to do so.

While doing that, they almost lost their lives, and in addition to that, Ken was not so accustomed to using Planetary devastation by that time, and he had just reached the required percentage to do so.

"You guys should leave," Ken said.

"What? Why should we leave? Is there a problem?" Lola, the woman who was leading these people, asked

"There is someone who has just entered the island and obliterated someone. It might get dangerous soon." Ken said.

"What? No! We will not leave. You have given us freedom. We will never leave the people for whom we are grateful. If he is stronger than Moria, then we will all take him down. Together." Lola said.

"Yes. Together."

"Together."

Ken gave all of them a glare and said,

"Do you think we are weak? We have enough power to face almost anyone in the Grand Line, and if we can't, we can always run. You need to go. We will not be able to help you if we think of escaping."

This made everyone happy, including Lola. She thought for a minute, and then she nodded.

"If you.. If you need any help, then you can go to my mom and ask for help." Lola stuttered and gave Ken a vivre card. Ken knew whose card this was but didn't say anything. They were going to face her mom anyway. Far off in the future.

Ken took it, and then everyone left.

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