Chapter 50

"Hmm?"

The next moment, he immediately sensed the Marines surrounding him.

His gaze swept around rapidly, finally landing on Sentomaru, who was approaching him aggressively.

He couldn't help but laugh: "You guys, instead of going to deal with Madara, why have you come running to me?"

As it turned out, Sentomaru didn't answer his question at all; he simply kept a cold face and suddenly waved his large hand.

Instantly, nine Pacifistas lunged toward Lin Xuan!

Despite their massive and bloated appearance, these Pacifistas were not to be underestimated. Both their speed and strength were astonishing, and their momentum as they moved seemed capable of crushing any obstacle in their path!

Seeing this, Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised: "Are you not concerned about the safety of the Celestial Dragons anymore? Or is it..."

Suddenly, his gaze swept to the ground beneath him, keenly sensing a presence moving toward him.

Lin Xuan didn't need to think to know that this was definitely a Marine with the ability to tunnel underground!

No, the ground of the Sabaody Archipelago was mostly tree roots, so this ability user was likely related to trees!

He couldn't help but sneer: "So they just wanted to distract me so others could take the chance to rescue the hostages!"

Before the words left his lips, he stood up and stomped his foot down hard!

"Boom—!"

With him as the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius collapsed and shattered instantly, followed by a scream emerging from the earth!

"Oh no! We've been discovered!"

A Marine Lieutenant Colonel exclaimed, immediately rushing to the spot where the scream came from, slicing open the ground with a sword to rescue the Marine from below.

Unfortunately, that Marine was clearly severely injured and unlikely to continue fighting.

"Everyone, stop!"

Sentomaru immediately ordered all Pacifistas to halt, glanced at the injured subordinate, and said in a deep voice: "Take him down for treatment!"

Then, his gaze returned to Lin Xuan, and he roared angrily: "What kind of skill is it to use hostages as threats? If you have the guts, come out and fight head-on!"

Lin Xuan laughed, playfully scanning the Marines surrounding him, and said: "You have a whole crowd surrounding me, and you have the nerve to ask me to come out and fight head-on?"

The surrounding Marines' expressions stiffened, and they became somewhat embarrassed.

To their astonishment, Lin Xuan then actually said: "Although you are somewhat shameless, I can actually give you a chance for a head-on confrontation!"

Before he finished speaking, he formed hand seals and directly cast a Ninjutsu he had just purchased from the Prestige Shop.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

"Poof!"

Another version of him appeared on the spot, leaving Sentomaru and the others stunned.

What kind of ability was this?

They had never heard of any Devil Fruit that could create clones!

Could it really be some kind of Ninjutsu?

While they were filled with amazement, Lin Xuan left the Shadow Clone in place to hold the three dog leashes and guard the three hostages, while his true self stepped forward.

He looked at the tall and burly Pacifistas with interest and said: "How about this, as long as you can defeat me, I will hand the hostages over to you, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Sentomaru and the others were overjoyed.

A Marine Lieutenant Colonel asked in a deep voice: "Defeat you? Are you going to fight us one-on-one?"

Lin Xuan shrugged and said: "Suit yourselves, single combat or all together, it doesn't matter; if you can knock me down, I lose!"

Hearing this, many Marines became quite angry.

They were Marine officers, the best of the best; when had they ever been looked down upon like this?

However, upon further thought, this was a good thing!

In their view, this situation was naturally much better than having no chance at all; at least they had an opportunity to rescue the hostages!

Moreover, they didn't believe that with so many of them attacking together, they couldn't beat Lin Xuan!

However, Sentomaru felt it wasn't necessary for so many people to attack Lin Xuan at once.

He shouted in a deep voice: "You guys watch from the side; I'll let the Pacifistas test just how strong he is to dare say such things!"

Lin Xuan's smile grew even wider upon hearing this: "Pacifistas, is it? Then I'll just solve these pieces of scrap metal first!"

As soon as he finished, he focused his mind, and his ocular power was instantly released.

Activate Susanoo!

"Hum—!"

Sentomaru and the others only saw a layer of golden light suddenly emerge from his body, which abruptly formed a massive exoskeleton, and then transformed into a giant, golden armored figure dozens of meters tall!

Instantly, Sentomaru, who had been full of fighting spirit, was completely stunned, staring blankly at Lin Xuan and asking: "You... how do you know this technique too?!" ===== CHAPTER 52 =====