At that moment, the power unleashed by the Gold and Silver Ingots finally made everyone realize how terrifying a B-rank ferocity truly was.
One had to know that Ronin's Susanoo was so strong that even Chairman Netero's Hundred-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva could not easily break through it. Franklin had only barely blasted it open by self-destructing.
Yet a Susanoo of such strength was now being dented by the golden light, and the branches inside the Gold and Silver Ingots had even easily pierced through its body and stabbed inside.
Ronin had not expected the Gold and Silver Ingots' attacks to be this sharp.
However, in the next second, Amaterasu's flames had already burned toward them.
Since the other side dared to come out of its shell, then it had to be prepared to be burned.
But in the very next second, the flames were blocked.
It was not the branches themselves that blocked them. Instead, rings of Nen erupted from the branches. Those rings of Nen directly knocked away the approaching black flames, preventing the flames from landing on the tree inside the Gold and Silver Ingot.
Ronin's heart tightened.
The Gold and Silver Ingots seemed capable of analyzing any ability they had come into contact with in the shortest amount of time, then creating a method to counter it.
That feeling reminded Ronin of AI.
Both of Ronin's trump cards had been countered, and the people following behind him also felt an intense sense of crisis.
But in the next second, everyone chose to attack at the same time.
Those who followed Ronin had never been mere decorations. Each of them had their own pride and abilities.
The moment Ronin canceled Susanoo, Kurapika's chains shot toward the exposed branches of the Gold and Silver Ingots and wrapped around them.
Ging finally used a new ability at this moment as well.
Two daggers appeared in his hands. As the daggers moved slightly through the air, slash marks appeared on the trunk of a nearby Gold and Silver Ingot.
"What strong defense!" Ging exclaimed.
He injected more Nen into the daggers, and the slashes left on the trunk grew deeper and deeper.
That feeling reminded Ronin of Phinks.
Phinks increased the power of his punch by rotating his arm, while Ging's dagger ability grew stronger the more times he slashed.
At first, one of his slashes could only leave a white mark on the Gold and Silver Ingot's branch. But after a few seconds, that same slash could cut several centimeters deep into the branch.
By then, Kurapika's chains had also finished wrapping around the branch.
The next second, something unexpected appeared before Ronin.
Flames appeared on the chains. The flames spread along them and directly burned the tree inside the Gold and Silver Ingot.
Although they were not Amaterasu's black flames, these flames were still extremely effective against a tree.
After carefully observing, Ronin discovered that Shizuku was cooperating with Kurapika.
When Kurapika's chains flew out, Shizuku had already used Blinky to spray gasoline onto the chains.
A tiny match was enough to make the flames rapidly burn along them.
Abaki, Neon, and Veronica also refused to be outdone.
However, their abilities had no real use for the moment, so they could only try using Emitter attacks against the Gold and Silver Ingots.
After all, from the moment the Gold and Silver Ingots chose to break through Susanoo, they had abandoned the defense of their outer shells and exposed the trees within.
Among them, the one whose eyes shone brightest was Odo.
He was waiting.
Waiting for a chance to approach and touch one of the Gold and Silver Ingots.
But that chance would not come easily.
The Gold and Silver Ingots had long since noticed Odo. As long as Odo had any opportunity to approach and touch them with the help of others, everyone would discover that the Gold and Silver Ingots' branches would quickly cut themselves off.
These things would rather commit suicide than give Odo the chance to control them.
Shadow clones began appearing across the island.
They loyally became support units protecting everyone.
With the help of the shadow clones, everyone's abilities were brought out to the greatest extent. Most importantly, these shadow clones had no fear of death.
As time passed, the number of Gold and Silver Ingots began to decrease.
When only four remained, Ronin noticed that many people had already started showing signs of physical exhaustion.
After all, the Gold and Silver Ingots' strength was clear. Fighting them, even with the help of shadow clones, required tremendous physical and mental energy.
Just breaking through the Gold and Silver Ingots' defense required an even greater output of Nen.
The only ones still in decent condition were Ronin and Ging.
However, by this point, the Gold and Silver Ingots no longer had any other tricks.
Although they could pierce through Susanoo's defense and use bursts of Nen to wash away Amaterasu's flames, when Amenotokotachi was combined with Amaterasu, the countermeasures set up by the Gold and Silver Ingots became useless.
A simple spatial lock caused the Gold and Silver Ingots' Nen impact and Amaterasu's flames to become misaligned, allowing the black flames to land on the Gold and Silver Ingots again.
More importantly, Amenotokotachi allowed Ronin to seize the opening after the Gold and Silver Ingots released their Nen impact.
As long as the Gold and Silver Ingots continued using Nen impacts to counter Amaterasu, Ronin would inevitably be able to seize the chance and make the flames descend on them after the impact.
Once the flames landed, even if the Gold and Silver Ingots erupted with another impact, they could not shake off the flames that clung to them like plaster.
By the time Ronin's eyes began to feel tired, the only things left on the island were the giant eagles crying unwillingly in the sky, yet not daring to descend at all.
Aside from the Gold and Silver Ingot Odo had subdued at the beginning, the only things remaining on the island were the bodies of two Gold and Silver Ingots that had committed suicide.
Ronin merely looked at them before waving his hand and having Shizuku collect the corpse fragments of the Gold and Silver Ingots.
He planned to bring them back and study them. After all, these were existences called calamities. There had to be something special about them.
The Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave he had released earlier had already dispersed, but there were barely any traces of rainwater left on the island.
Most of the giant eagles still crying in the sky had struggled out of the water.
As for the ones that had failed to escape, they had become nourishment for the island's trees.
Ronin did not rush to lead everyone toward the ruined buildings. Instead, he carefully led the group to rest and recover on the island.
Not long afterward, the people who had stayed behind on the ship were also brought to the floating island by shadow clones.
There was still no movement from the ruined buildings.
Instead, the giant eagles in the sky began to lose patience and charged down at Ronin's group without hesitation.
Unfortunately, the gap between both sides was simply too large.
The moment the flames of Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation appeared in the sky, the outcome of the battle was already decided.
The giant eagles on the floating island were completely wiped out.
After adjusting his condition, Ronin took out another batch of prepared sealing scrolls from Fun Fun Cloth and distributed them to everyone.
The place they were about to explore next was the ancient ruin on the floating island.