——Bang!!!
The ground shattered, and a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions.
Shano's figure flashed, narrowly dodging Dorry's giant sword.
But he was struck hard by the side of the War Axe, sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a distant giant bone, piercing right through instantly.
"Hiss—!"
Amidst the dust and smoke, Shano struggled to get up, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head, spitting out a large mouthful of blood with a puff.
"Did it vibrate my internal organs..."
Feeling the somewhat chaotic Qi within, he raised an eyebrow and immediately adjusted his breathing rhythm quickly.
Interesting.
Clearly, he didn't use Haki, but the shockwave on his body caused intense vibrations inside and out, with an effect similar to Armament's "Internal Destruction."
Is this Elbaf's Spear?
Shano glanced back at the ground where he had just stood.
It was already barren, with two massive, wide trenches extending hundreds of meters long, making one's heart palpitate.
These were the "Elbaf's Spear" slashed out separately by Broki and Dorry just now.
Compared to the ultimate combo technique "Hakoku" that required both of them to work together.
The independently slashed "Overlord's Might," though inferior in power and destructive range.
But undoubtedly, it was also an extremely domineering and terrifying move; even BIGMOM continued to favor this move learned from Elbaf after becoming a Four Emperor.
"Are you okay, little brother Shano?"
Dorry's voice came through.
"I'm fine! Keep up this intensity!"
Shano laughed heartily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes gleaming with extreme excitement—
"Again!!!"
...
Time passed, and the sun gradually set in the west.
Thud, thud, thud!
The open space between the two giant bones reverberated from morning till now.
As dusk fell, Shano no longer knew how many times he'd dodged or how many times he'd been knocked flying.
Under the relentless assault from the two giants, like a storm.
Even someone as physically strong as him was now covered in bruises, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and his breathing was as heavy as a worn-out bellows.
However.
His spirit grew more and more excited, and his movements became increasingly smooth.
"Hey, Broki, you noticed, right?" Dorry squinted, "Shano's dodging speed..."
Broki also noticed the anomaly: "Though his physical condition kept getting worse, he's actually dodging more easily?"
Shano didn't respond.
His world was changing.
Initially, he could only rely on his eyes to capture the giants' movement trajectories and then rely on the instinctive dodging ability granted by Kami-e, combined with "Soru" for evasion.
But gradually, he no longer relied on vision.
Even with eyes closed, he could "hear" the sound of muscles tensing in Dorry's shoulder, "smell" the wind pressure from Broki's War Axe, and even "feel" every subtle vibration from the ground—
Thus predicting their next move.
"This is..."
His heartbeat slowed further, and his breathing stabilized.
"Observation Haki!"
——Buzz!
As Dorry's giant sword struck again, Shano's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.
In his pupils, a clear, visible crimson light flashed!
He didn't use "Soru," just took a slight step back, his dodging movement smaller than ever before.
But the sword and giant axe, from left to right, each grazed his clothing, cutting down without the slightest error.
In the instant these two weapons crossed paths, he found, in advance, the only gap for dodging right in the middle!
"Oh?"
Green Orge Dorry's eyes lit up.
"Gahahaha..."
Red Orge Broki also grinned, "Did he succeed?"
"I did!"
Shano nodded with a smile, the Observation Haki spreading like ripples, perceiving every movement clearly within hundreds of meters around him.
The most wondrous part was that these sounds weren't chaotic.
Under the organization of Observation, they seemed to construct a 3D map in his mind automatically.
Sweat falling from Dorry's copper helmet;
The shape of every notch on Broki's War Axe;
Even the pathways of dust particles dancing in the air…
As long as he carefully sensed, he could be fully aware of it all.
"Gahahaha! Amazing, little brother Shano!"
Broki clapped Shano on the back, nearly driving him into the ground, "Mastering Observation in just a day, you're way faster than when Dorry and I did it. Your talent is truly frightening!"
"It's not talent."
Shano laughed, shaking his head, candidly saying, "I had already been exploring it myself for a long time. What I lacked was a breakthrough opportunity like this. If it wasn't for you two uncles painstakingly training with me, who knows when I would have grasped Observation alone."
"You also had to be resilient enough for it!"
Dorry stroked his long beard, clicking his tongue in wonder, "Normal humans could never have a body as strong as yours. If it weren't for your height being about ordinary humans', I'd suspect you have Giant Race blood in you too."
Giants are like that, straightforward and frank, they say what comes to mind.
He genuinely praised Shano, oblivious to how his words might sound prideful, perhaps discomforting to a human listener.
Truly remarkable!
Broki was also amazed that such a little fellow could endure a whole day's combined attacks from him and Dorry?
Even in Elbaf Village, most adult warriors' bodies weren't this shocking in strength, were they?
"You two uncles."
Shano suddenly asked again, "The Giant Race's unique skills you used today, like Elbaf's Spear... can I learn them too?"
Maybe thinking this request might be too much, he hastily added:
"If Elbaf has rules preventing these techniques from being passed on, feel free to refuse, just pretend I didn't ask."
"Eh?"
Dorry and Broki both froze.
The two stared at each other, their expressions shifting from surprise to a quirky look, and finally—
"Gahaha!!!"
Their thunderous laughter startled birds from the woods, even making the ground tremble.
"Little brother Shano, you're overthinking it!"
Dorry managed to stop laughing, wiping tears from his eyes, "In Elbaf, combat skills were never secret!"
"That's right! There's no such absurd rule!" Broki concurred, "We laughed because no outsider ever dared ask to learn this!"
Dorry nodded, sitting cross-legged in front of Shano with a rare serious expression:
"Elbaf's Spear isn't a mere show trick; for beginners, each execution places great strain on the body."
He pointed to his scarred arm, "In Elbaf, many adult giants can't withstand the backlash, let alone a little guy like you."