Chapter 477 - 316

Chapter 317: Defeat of the Marine Admiral!"Kinjin Mori Mori—"His body began to swell, skyrocketing from three meters to ten, twenty, fifty... Finally, a giant treant, a hundred meters tall, stood in the center of Green Bit!Its trunk was formed from the fusion of thousands of ancient trees; every branch was an arm, and every root was a leg.It stood there like a living mountain, its mere presence causing the entire island to tremble."—Final Form."Aramaki's voice echoed from within the treant, like thunder from deep within the earth:"It is your honor to die by this move, Trafalgar Law."The treant raised its right "hand."A giant mallet, over thirty meters in diameter, twisted together from countless tree trunks.Dark green Armament Haki flowed over the mallet's surface, glinting with a metallic luster under the sunlight.It slowly rose to its highest point, and then—Smashed down.A simple motion.Pure violence.Before the mallet even touched the ground, the wind pressure had already crushed the trees below into powder, creating a hundred-meter-wide depression in the earth!Law's ROOM domain trembled violently, its edges beginning to collapse!There was no way to dodge.There was no way to block.Law looked up at the mallet that blotted out the sky."K·ROOM..."Law's voice was as light as a sigh."Gamma Knife: God Cut—"Dark red lightning exploded from the blade!Law gripped the hilt and transformed into a streak of blood-red light, soaring into the sky!He sped upward along the treant's arm!His speed reached the limit, leaving deep gashes on the thick trunk; every strike severed a node of the treant's energy flow!Aramaki sensed the danger.The treant tried to retract its arm and swat this "fly" with its other hand.But it was too slow.Law had already reached the treant's shoulder.Then, he continued upward.Rushing toward the treant's "head.""Die—!!!"Aramaki roared as a crack split open on the treant's head, and countless vines shot out like tentacles, attempting to ensnare Law.Law didn't dodge.He simply raised kikoku.The dark red lightning on the blade had become so dense it solidified, forming ripples of distorted space around him."Slash."A dark red arc bloomed in the air.The arc was thin and faint, as if it might dissipate at any moment.But wherever it passed, a black crack appeared in space. The crack spread and extended, slicing from the shoulder down to the waist!Time seemed to stand still for a second.And then—Chii.The hundred-meter-tall treant collapsed with a bang.Half its body smashed into the ground with a deafening roar, kicking up a cloud of dust.Aramaki's true body fell from the treant's chest, crashing heavily onto the ground.A terrifying wound stretched from his right shoulder to his left abdomen; the edges were grayish-white, and blood gushed out like a fountain.He tried to use his Mori Mori no Mi ability to heal, but the wound wouldn't budge."Cough... cough cough..."Aramaki coughed up a large amount of blood, looking at the wound on his chest in disbelief,"How is this possible... a wound like this..."Law descended from the air.Lightly, like a falling leaf.He knelt on one knee, thrusting kikoku into the ground to support himself."An Admiral... is nothing more than this..."Law pulled back his lips, wanting to laugh, but he didn't even have the strength for that.A mad rage surged in Aramaki's eyes.He struggled to stand; the wound on his chest tore further with the movement, but he didn't care.Dark green Haki surged from his body, condensing into dozens of vine tentacles behind him."I will... tear you to shreds..."The vine tentacles shot out!Law wanted to move, to dodge, to counterattack.But his body wouldn't obey.His muscles were screaming, his bones were shattering, and his consciousness was blurring.He could only watch as the vines drew closer, as death drew closer.At that very moment—The sky changed suddenly.Red-gold lightning emerged out of thin air above Green Bit!At first, it was just a single bolt leaping between the clouds.Then ten, a hundred, a thousand!Red-gold lightning surged, tangled, and roared in the sky like wild dragons!The buzzing grew louder and more frequent, finally turning into a physical pressure that crushed down from the sky!BOOM—!!!The entire Green Bit island was trembling!Trees bent, rocks shattered, and seawater surged backward!The vine tentacles Aramaki had shot out froze an inch away from Law's throat!"Thi-this is..."Aramaki looked up abruptly, his eyes widening to their limit,"Haoshoku?!"Not just him.At the edge of the island, Doflamingo, who was using threads to block the tunnel entrance, also froze.A crack appeared in his sunglasses with a "kacha."His body was trembling.It was the instinct to flee, carved into the deepest part of the genes when a creature faces its natural predator."You-you've got to be joking..."Mingo's voice was trembling,"Haoshoku of this scale... who is it?!"He received no answer.Because in the next second—Zzzt—!!!A blue arc of electricity cut through the sky!From the direction of Dressrosa, it shot forward at a speed exceeding the limits of visual capture!Wherever the arc passed, a long-lasting blue trail was torn into the sky, with red-gold sparks dancing along its edges!The arc pierced the clouds!The arc tore through the atmosphere!The arc crashed into the center of Green Bit, landing between Law and Aramaki!BOOM—!!!!!!!!!At the moment of impact, the blue arc exploded!The blue faded as red-gold surged forth!At the core of the electricity, a figure slowly stood up.His head was lowered, his straw hat obscuring his face, but the red-gold lightning swirling around him fluttered like a deity's cloak in the gale!"That's..."Aramaki's pupils shrank to pinpoints."straw hat... Luffy..."Mingo's teeth were chattering.Luffy slowly looked up.Under the straw hat, those eyes burned with red-gold flames.His gaze swept across the battlefield."You guys..."Luffy slowly raised his right hand.Clenched his fist."What have you done to my friend?"BOOM—!!!An even more violent red-gold Conqueror's Hakiexploded from within Luffy!Aramaki's expression changed completely.As a Marine Admiral, he had seen countless strong individuals.He had seen Sengoku's Buddha Impact, Akainu's Magma Hell, and Kizaru's Light Speed Kick.But never, never had he seen Haoshoku like this!This wasn't ordinary Haki!This was a natural disaster!"Wait! Straw Hat Luffy!"Aramaki roared, trying to use words to buy time,"This is a Marine mission! Trafalgar Law is a pirate! I am acting on the orders of the World Government—"Before he could finish.Luffy vanished instantly.Then, he appeared in front of Aramaki.Aramaki didn't even see how he moved!"Galaxy—"Luffy said softly.His right fist slowly pulled back.The motion was slow, slow enough for Aramaki to see every detail: how the red-gold lightning on the fist leaped, how the arm muscles bulged, how the joints turned.But Aramaki couldn't move.Pure, overwhelming, reason-consuming fear kept him from moving even a single finger!He could see that right in front of Luffy's fist, the air began to distort, fold, and collapse!"—Impact."Luffy finished the last word.Then, he punched.BOOM—!!An indescribable torrent of red-gold destruction poured out!Wherever the torrent passed, everything was annihilated!Aramaki's bark armor evaporated.The remains of the hundred-meter treant behind him vaporized.Starting from Luffy's fist, a red-gold destruction channel over a hundred meters in diameter pierced through the entire Green Bit island!Where the channel passed, it left behind a terrifying sinkhole hundreds of meters deep!At the edge of the sinkhole, red-gold lightning continued to dance wildly.As for Aramaki... he stood where he was.A massive hole pierced through his chest from front to back.At the edge of the hole, the mixture of flesh and wood was slowly evaporating.He looked down at the hole in his chest.Looking through the hole to the end of the sinkhole, at the steam clouds rising from the sea level."Impos... sible..."Aramaki muttered.Then, he collapsed... Luffy slowly retracted his fist.He turned and walked toward Law.His steps were light and steady.But in Doflamingo's eyes, every step felt like it was treading on his heart.Luffy walked over to Law's side and crouched down."Torao."Law forced his eyes open; his golden pupils had dimmed, but the moment he saw Luffy, a faint light flickered."Luffy... -ya...""Don't talk."Luffy tore off his own coat and wrapped Law's left shoulder wound with the gentlest of motions,"You're going to be okay!!"Law wanted to say something, but a violent cough interrupted him. Blood poured from his mouth, staining Luffy's hands...