Coles had just eaten the Shadow Fruit a month ago, and during this time he was exploring the power of the fruit, he did not summon many shadow creatures.
Apart from the homeless man who had been summoned before, there were only six gang members who died in the gunfight, a ginger cat and a hound.
Even if he was released, he would be no match for these two experienced pirates.
Therefore, he has always kept his abilities hidden.
He made the other side think that he was just an ordinary recruit with good physical fitness. When Atton's mind was relaxed, he silently summoned shadow soldiers and let them shoot and kill the other side.
Although this shadow soldier is only of the most ordinary level, as long as he has a weapon in his hand, he can still exert extremely high lethality.
Unfortunately, Atton didn't know that he was a user of a special devil fruit ability.
Under carelessness.
Died tragically beyond his ability.
At this time, Coles finally stopped hiding it, and the ability of the Shadow Fruit was unleashed, and all the shadow soldiers appeared out of thin air in the alley.
The dead pirate Atton was also summoned by him as a new shadow soldier.
The situation on the scene reversed instantly!
On one side is the lone pirate named Adulon.
On one side are the new navy recruit Coles who is about to report, the shadow soldier Atton, seven shadow soldiers summoned before, and a shadow hound.
The orange cat had almost no fighting power, so Coles did not summon it.
“Damn it!”
Facing Coles who displayed the power of the devil fruit, Adulon cursed softly, but there was not much fear on his face.
Captain William once told him that Devil Fruit users are not scary and can be defeated as long as you find a way to deal with them.
Although the gunshots just now may have alarmed the navy, it will still take some time for the navy to get here at the earliest. During this time, Adulon will try to avenge his companion Atton.
Even if the opponent is a devil fruit user!
Not all pirates are emotionless. At least the William Pirates do have emotions.
The operation to capture the naval recruits was also to rescue the deputy captain who was captured half a month ago.
As for why they didn’t capture civilians to threaten the navy
That's because Captain William said that they are different pirates. It is understandable that they are enemies of the navy, but the William Pirates will not harm civilians.
So, the hostages they planned to kidnap this time were naval recruits.
Adulun drew out the sharp long knife from his waist, with murderous intent in his eyes.
And facing the real pirates.
Coles didn't dare let his guard down at all.
Bang!
A shadow soldier pointed the flintlock in his hand at Adulon, then pulled the trigger, and gunshots rang out again in the alley.
Adulon reacted extremely quickly and quickly hid behind the cover nearby.
Coles continued to order the Shadow Soldiers to fire.
Bang bang bang!
Gunshots continued to ring out in the alley, causing panic among the nearby townspeople.
After dodging several bullets in succession, Adulon seized the opportunity, leaped up, and quickly approached Coles.
Even though the black figure holding a flintlock rifle in the distance was more threatening, he still locked his target on Coles.
Because no matter what kind of devil fruit ability it is, as long as the user is dealt with first, those strange abilities will become ineffective.
Adulun was extremely fast, and the long sword in his hand slashed down like lightning, aiming directly at Coles' neck, determined to kill him with one blow.
Coles was prepared for this.
Adun, who had transformed into a shadow soldier, was already standing in front of him, and his large palms directly blocked Adulon's long sword.
Catching a sword with bare hands would surely break both hands of Adun if he was still a human, but now he is the shadow soldier Adun!
The shadow soldiers summoned by Coles not only do not feel pain, but even if their bodies are shattered, they can still be continuously reassembled through the power of shadow.
The only thing consumed by the Shadow Soldier's recovery is Coles's willpower, so unless he is unconscious, the Shadow Soldier will be completely defeated.
"Aton, what are you doing?" Adulon asked with hidden anger.
Yaton did not answer Adulon's question because he was also just a low-level shadow soldier and could not communicate with others.
Adulon retracted his sword and tried to strike Coles again, but it was always in vain due to Atton's obstruction.
The seven shadow soldiers and a shadow "hound" on the side were also not idle, and quickly launched interference and attacks on Adulon.
Seeing this, Adulun swung his sword back and killed the shadow hound that pounced on him from the left. But the next moment, something happened that made his scalp tingle...
After being cut in half and disappearing, the shadow hound reappeared again and attacked Adulon viciously.
"What a damn ability!"
Adullon cursed.
He swung the sword again and attacked these special "monsters".
The shadow soldiers were shattered and restored again!
Break it down and restore it!
Break it down and restore it!
As a swordsman who once studied at Isshin Dojo, Adulon's swordsmanship is not weak.
But facing these special "monsters" that are almost unkillable, he felt as if he was stuck in a quagmire, with a vague sense of powerlessness.
Peng!
A string of blood flowers burst out. Adulon was besieged by so many shadow soldiers and had no time to dodge, and was hit directly in the arm by a flintlock bullet.
Sweat was visible on Adulun's forehead, and the gunshot wound on his arm told him that he was already at a disadvantage in the battle. He could not continue fighting and had to withdraw.
Although he was unwilling, Adulon wisely turned around and quickly left the alley.
Seeing this, Coles immediately gave orders to the shadow soldier Atton.
"Hold him!"
Adun quickly rushed towards Adulon and blocked his retreat.
Adulon looked at Atton who was blocking his way, suppressed his anger, and growled.
"Aton, get out of the way!"
Shadow Soldier Adun did not respond. He just followed the summoner's orders and blocked the tall and thin pirate from evacuating.
Seeing this, the last hope in Adulun's heart disappeared. He tightly grasped the long sword in his right hand, used his legs to gain momentum, and attacked Atton with all his strength.
"Do you know why every time you fight me, you always come close to winning?"
Shadow Soldier Adun did not answer.
Adulon didn't care that Aten didn't answer, he just continued talking to himself.
"Is it because you have bad luck? No, the real reason is that when you are training, you always feel that you are almost there, almost there. After so many times, you are already far behind me!"
Adulon's figure suddenly accelerated, and the long sword in his hand directly cut Atun in half.
Da da da da!
At this time, dense footsteps were heard from a distance.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Adulun caught a glimpse of the navy approaching from afar. He knew he couldn't stay any longer, so he whispered a few words and left quickly.
"Sorry, I'm telling you this after you die!"
After Adulon's figure disappeared, the shadow soldier Adun also quickly recovered at the original spot, but after losing its target, it just stayed there quietly.
Although they failed to capture the pirate Adulon, killing the pirate Atton was also one of their gains.
After the navy arrived.
Coles also took back the power of his Shadow Fruit, and the shadow soldiers merged into his shadows and eventually disappeared.