Chapter 503: Wano Country Prelude—The Great Infidelity Drama!"Mwah!!! Mwah!!! Mwah!!!"Orochi had his cloudy eyes closed, his thick lips gnawing wildly under a quilt of expensive silk."Komurasaki!!! My beauty!!! Your skin tonight really has a unique flavor!!!"Orochi panted heavily as he groped around under the covers with his short, stubby, wandering hands.He touched something cold and hard.Any sober, normal person would have realized something was wrong long ago.But Orochi had drunk too much tonight, his mind was filled with nothing but filth, and his senses had long been ruined by his own unrequited obsession."This incredible weight, you truly are the most unattainable flower of Wano Country!!!""You usually look so delicate, I didn't expect you to be so substantial under the covers!!! This General loves your firm resilience to death!!!""Oiran Komurasaki, this General has thoroughly felt your passion!!! Let this General cherish you properly!!!"- - -Meanwhile, on the other side of the Flower Capital, in the exclusive banquet hall of the Beasts Pirates.The atmosphere was at its peak.The All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates—[plague] Queen, was leaning comfortably against an extra-large leather sofa.His massive, round body swayed to the rhythm of the background music in the hall.Queen held a bowl of steaming, special red bean soup, happily bringing it to his mouth with a spoon, his small eyes behind his round sunglasses narrowing into slits."Red bean soup~~~ My favorite~~~"Queen hummed a self-composed rap while enjoying the talent performance of a group of Courtesans on stage.As the number one fanatical fan of Wano Country's top oiran, Komurasaki,Queen's greatest daily pleasure, besides drinking red bean soup, was fantasizing about when he could finally get close to the beautiful Oiran Komurasaki.Just as Queen was about to pour the last mouthful of red bean soup into his mouth..."This is bad!!! This is bad!!! Lord Queen!!!"A small soldier with antelope horns came rushing in from outside, stumbling and crawling."What's the panic?!?! Can't you see I'm tasting the most delicious red bean soup in the world?!?!"Queen glared at the soldier with a look of displeasure, still holding his bowl and with a large cigar dangling from his mouth."Som... Something terrible has happened!!! Lord Queen!!!"The soldier was sweating profusely from fear and reported stutteringly."General Orochi... he just ordered the Courtesan House to be locked down!!!""And... and he also had a huge pile of gold, silver, jewelry, and cash sent as a betrothal gift!!!""Huh?!?! What does him sending betrothal gifts have to do with me?!?!" Queen curled his lip. ╮(╯_╰)╭"But... but the person he's booking the whole place for is Komurasaki!!!"The soldier closed his eyes in fear and shouted it all out in one breath."General Orochi claimed that he's going to have his way with Komurasaki tonight in the VIP bedroom of the Courtesan House!!!""Pfft—!!!"Hearing this, the mouthful of red bean soup that Queen hadn't swallowed yet sprayed directly onto the soldier's face like a high-pressure water gun!!!"You... what did you just say?!?!"Queen looked as if he had been struck by lightning, the expression on his fat face instantly showing his brain had fried.The small round sunglasses on the bridge of his nose dropped straight to his chin in shock,And the still-burning cigar in his mouth fell directly into his thick beard."Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."The pungent smell of singed beard instantly spread, but Queen could not feel the pain at all right now."That useless piece of trash Orochi, who looks like an underdeveloped potato!!!""That ugly freak who only deserves to roll around in a muddy ditch!!!"Queen's voice was so loud it almost shattered the eardrums of all the soldiers, and the chandelier on the ceiling shook violently."He actually dares to lay a hand on my goddess?!?! Unforgivable!!! Absolutely unforgivable!!!"A violent aura of an ancient beast exploded directly from Queen's round body!!!"Roar—!!!"Accompanied by an earth-shattering beastly roar, Queen's body grew crazily and exaggeratedly.Tough, coarse skin directly burst through his clothes,A tail dozens of meters long swung out suddenly, smashing a load-bearing wall of the banquet hall to pieces.That giant dinosaur head, equipped with mechanical modifications, forced its way through the ceiling.Ancient Type: Brachiosaurus Form!!!"Orochi!!! You get your wandering hands off Komurasaki for me!!!"The rampaging Brachiosaurus let out a roar, his massive body sparking with electricity as he crushed the ruins of the banquet hall, charging toward the Courtesan House like a mad dog!!!The streets of the Flower Capital instantly fell into chaos. Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"A... a monster!!!""Lord Queen has gone mad!!! Run for your lives!!!"The massive Brachiosaurus rampaged through the well-arranged streets.Any houses or stalls blocking the way were ruthlessly crushed.Queen had only one thing on his mind right now: catching them in the act!!!"My Komurasaki!!! I haven't even held her hand, why does that disgusting short-legged pig Orochi get to take first blood?!?!"The Brachiosaurus's massive eyes turned blood-red with jealousy and rage,His massive body kicked up a gale, precisely locking onto the luxury villa in the deepest part of the Courtesan House.—————————Inside the VIP bedroom of the Courtesan House.Orochi was still working hard, twisting his fat body on the wide bed."Oiran Komurasaki, this General's state is at its peak today!!! I'll let you see..."Before Orochi could finish his sentence.Boom—!!!With a loud bang, the thick wall of the bedroom decorated with exquisite murals was smashed directly by a savage force as if it were made of paper!!!Gales carrying wood chips and dust flooded into the room.Orochi was so startled by the sudden earthquake that his fat flesh shuddered violently,And the thing that had just hardened up went completely limp in an instant."Who!!! Which assassin wants to die?!?!""Can't you see this General is in the middle of his wedding night?!?!"Orochi's soul nearly left his body in fright, and he scrambled to pull over the quilt to cover his naked, fat body.Outside the hole, the dust slowly cleared.An incredibly massive Brachiosaurus head, carrying a strong bloody wind and killing intent, forced its way through the hole.Queen's blood-red giant eyes stared fixedly at the naked Orochi on the bed, his gaze looking as if he wanted to swallow him alive."Orochi!!! You disgusting scumbag of a toad trying to eat swan meat!!!"Queen's massive dragon mouth opened and closed, his voice echoing in the room like thunder, carrying the extreme fury of catching someone in bed."Let go of Komurasaki!!! Are your dirty hands even worthy of touching her?!?! I'm going to stomp you into meat paste today!!!"Seeing that the newcomer was Queen, Orochi was stunned for a moment, then his fear instantly turned into the exasperation of having his fun interrupted."Queen?!?! What kind of nerve are you having, you stupid dinosaur?!?!"Orochi roared with displeasure."Oiran Komurasaki has long been this General's private property!!!""This General is enjoying his wedding night, what are you doing here?!?! Get the hell out for me!!!""Bullshit!!! Komurasaki is the wife of all Wano Country!!!"Queen was completely frantic. The Brachiosaurus's massive front claw lunged into the room, and with a whistling wind, it grabbed the bundle of silk quilt that Orochi was desperately protecting in his arms."Let go of Komurasaki for me!!!""Rip—!!!"In the face of the Brachiosaurus's terrifying strength, the expensive silk quilt was instantly torn into strips and flew into the air."Aaaah!!!"Orochi let out a cry of surprise, his fat body completely exposed to the air.With red eyes, Queen prepared to see if the pure and noble goddess in his heart had fallen victim to Orochi's foul hands.However, when the quilt was completely lifted and the scene on the bed became clear...The air froze in that very second.There was no peerless beauty in a suggestive pose as imagined, nor was there any heart-wrenching scene of humiliation.In the center of that wide bed, there lay only a solid gold toad statue.Beside the toad, several broken pieces of straw used to fill dolls were scattered."What... what the hell is this thing?!?!"Queen's massive Brachiosaurus eyes instantly bulged like two big lanterns, and the small round sunglasses on his head slid down to the tip of his nose again.Orochi was also completely dumbfounded.He stared blankly at the gold toad in the center of the bed, then looked down at his own naked fat flesh.He subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his front tooth, which had been bumped just now."Hiss..."Orochi gasped in pain, and his speech began to whistle."Eh?!?! Where is my Komurasaki?!?!""Why has the peerless beauty this General was holding for so long... turned into a gold toad?!?!"Orochi's already not-so-bright brain completely suffered a 404 error.Queen was stunned for a full three seconds.His massive Brachiosaurus eyes looked back and forth twice between Orochi's naked fat body and that saliva-covered gold toad.Finally, Queen's massive body began to tremble uncontrollably."Pfft... Pfft-hahahahahaha!!!"A burst of wild laughter filled with ultimate mockery erupted from the Brachiosaurus's bloody maw, nearly blowing off the rest of the roof!!!"Hahahaha!!! Orochi!!! You're a super-duper idiot, unparalleled in the universe!!!"Queen laughed so hard tears were flying out, his massive Brachiosaurus body even rolling around on the ground outside the ruins in laughter."I thought you really had the ability to get the unattainable flower into bed!!!""After all that, you were actually here in heat, hugging the gold toad you sent yourself?!?!""You even gnawed on a scarecrow with such gusto!!! Hahahaha!!! I'm dying of laughter!!!""Shut up!!! There must be some misunderstanding here!!!"Orochi's face instantly turned the color of pig liver, and the sense of social death and humiliation rushed straight to his head.He hurriedly picked up a piece of clothing from the floor to cover his vitals and jumped around cursing in exasperation."Where's Komurasaki?!?! Where did Komurasaki go?!?! Someone must have swapped Komurasaki out!!!"Looking at Orochi's exasperated and whistling, ridiculous appearance, Queen's mockery grew even louder.
Chapter 504: Wano Country Prologue — The Peerless Goddess and the Collapsing Surgeon!Deep in the back alley of the Flower Capital.Torchlight illuminated the originally dim bluestone path.Messy footsteps intertwined, and the entire alley was blocked water-tight by the minions of the Beasts Pirates and the samurai of the Shoguns Mansion, an endless sea of black heads."Re... Report, Headliner-sama!!!"A soldier scrambled to the front of the line, pointing at the three beautiful figures at the end of the alley, his tongue tying in excitement."Found them!!! That one in the black night clothes is the Oiran Komurasaki!!!""The two women next to her... are members of the Straw Hat crew from the wanted posters!!!"The leading Headliner was a burly man who had eaten the artificial Mantis Devil Fruit.He swung two giant scythes, his eyes scanning back and forth over Robin, Uta, and Hiyori, drool almost reaching his chin."Hahahaha!!! What an effortless find!!!"The Headliner roared excitedly, his two scythes clashing in mid-air with a loud clang."If we capture Komurasaki, Shogun Orochi will definitely reward us heavily!!!""As for those two high-quality women from the Straw Hat crew, they are perfect to capture and present to Queen-sama and Governor-General Kaido!!!""Brothers, attack!!! Take them alive!!! Be careful not to damage their pretty faces!!!"Following the Headliner's order, hundreds of pirates and ninjas with filthy thoughts in their heads screamed and charged forward, like a pack of wolves spotting fresh meat.Facing this oppressive sea of people.The three beauties surrounded in the center stood back-to-back, their faces showing no fear, but rather completely different reactions.Kozuki Hiyori gripped her short sword backhanded. Although she didn't have Devil Fruit powers, her foundation as a samurai's daughter was still there.Her cold eyes held determination; she had long been prepared to fight to the death."Ara, this lineup is truly a bit scary."Nico Robin let out a lazy, light chuckle.There was not the slightest ripple in her eyes, just elegantly crossing her hands over her ample chest, her index fingers slightly raised."Thirty Fleur: Blooming."The slightly dark whisper fell.Countless pink, illusory petals suddenly drifted in mid-air.The dozen samurai charging at the front hadn't even reacted before pairs of fair, slender women's arms sprouted instantly from their shoulders and backs."Snap—!!"Muffled sounds of bones breaking echoed continuously in the alley.Those fair, tender arms moved gently, yet contained a fatal power that could not be resisted, precisely twisting the necks of those dozen samurai instantly."Thud, thud."A dozen burly men rolled their eyes and collapsed limply.Robin hadn't even moved a step.Her deep purple kimono fluttered slightly in the night wind, and her long, straight, fair legs were faintly visible beneath the hem of her skirt, combining elegance and lethality to a rule-breaking extreme."So... so amazing!!!"Hiyori watched from the side, her beautiful eyes shining brightly.Is this a companion of Luffy-sama?Not only is she stunningly beautiful, but even dealing with enemies is so pleasing to the eye!!!And on the other side.Uta looked at the enemies constantly closing in with their extremely lecherous gazes, trembling all over with anger."Disgusting! Disgusting! So disgusting!!!"Uta roared in exasperation, the two tufts of red and white hair on her head standing straight up like lightning rods."Those lecherous gazes of yours!!! It's truly nauseating!!!"Luffy's silly, carefree face instantly appeared in Uta's mind.Her body, everything about her, had long been imprinted with Luffy's mark!!!"Except for Luffy!!! If anyone looks at me with such disgusting eyes, I want to dig out their eyeballs and crush them like bubbles!!!"Uta completely entered a berserk state."Musical Note Bomb: Full Burst!!!"Colorful, materialized musical notes danced wildly in mid-air following her high notes, smashing down on the charging pirates.The small back alley instantly turned into a chain-reaction bombing zone.Those musical note bombs had explosive power, directly scorching the dozens of pirates, with broken arms and legs flying wildly in mid-air.However, the commotion here was simply too big.The explosive firelight attracted more patrols from the surrounding blocks.More and more enemies poured into both ends of the alley, and even several other Headliners from the Beasts Pirates rushed over upon hearing the news.The black crowd blocked the entire block, with at least several hundred people."There are a bit too many people, aren't there!"Robin elegantly flicked her wide sleeves, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised as she watched the endless stream of enemies.Although she wouldn't be defeated with her strength, it was indeed a bit troublesome to protect Hiyori and retreat unscathed from a siege of hundreds.Robin leisurely took out a miniature den den mushiwearing a spotted hat from the wide collar of her kimono.She dialed the number with her fair, tender fingers."Poru poru poru..."The den den mushi rang twice before being answered, its facial features changing rapidly to a helpless face with dark circles under its eyes and slightly furrowed brows."Trafalgar."Robin's smile grew more dark, her tone remaining in that calm, elegant big-sister style."Good evening! A small situation has occurred; we seem to have been surrounded by several hundred guys."Robin raised a hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear, making the request nonchalantly."Could I trouble you to come and pick us up?"Kuri region, inside a highly concealed abandoned temple.Trafalgar Law was sitting cross-legged in front of a dilapidated Buddha statue.He laid his named sword, kikoku, across his knees, preparing to calm his nerves—which were aching from being tossed around by the Straw Hat crew today—through meditation.But when Robin's airy plea for help came through the den den mushi.Law's movements froze abruptly.In the darkness.This great pirate with a bounty of over one billion, the dignified Surgeon of Death, did not fly into a rage as usual.He just silently put down the den den mushi in his hand, looked up at the dilapidated roof of the temple, and let out a deep, long sigh.It was a sigh containing endless vicissitudes, exhaustion, and a deep sense of helplessness at being unable to carry these people.Law reached out with his right hand in a spotted glove and pressed hard on his throbbing temple.He only felt a strong migraine sweeping through his brain like crazy."Several hundred people..."Law closed his eyes, silently raising the danger level of the Straw Hat crew by three grades in his heart.He had long known that the Straw Hat crew were all lunatics who didn't play by the rules, but he never expected that even Nico Robin, who usually looked the calmest and most rational, would actually learn to be bad from that idiot wearing the Straw Hat.On the first night of infiltration, they managed to turn it into a battlefield with hundreds of people!!!"Nico-ya."Law picked up the den den mushi, his tone filled with the heavy exhaustion of an old father dealing with a troublemaking child."We clearly just set the infiltration plan, and we've only been separated for less than seven hours."Robin on the other end of the den den mushi let out a pleasant, light chuckle."Oh my, but they approached us themselves. Who told our songstress to be so charming."Listening to the explosions and Uta's angry shouting coming from the den den mushi, Law rubbed his brow again.He didn't even have the energy to complain.Reasoning with this group, talking about plans, was simply playing the lute to a cow.He should have recognized reality long ago; from the day he joined the Straw Hat crew, his life was destined to be completely insulated from the word "low-key.""Forget it."Law spat out two words in an exhausted tone, but his eyes turned sharp in the night."Stay where you are, and try not to demolish the center of the Flower Capital.""I'm coming over immediately."He didn't say a word of nonsense, nor did he complain further.Because he knew better than anyone else.That man wearing the straw hat was not here now, so he naturally had to shoulder the responsibility of protecting his companions without a second word.Complaints aside, when faced with the safety of his partners, everything else had to take a backseat."Click."The den den mushi hung up.Law stood up, his black trench coat rustling in the night wind.He grabbed the named sword kikoku on his knees, his long index and middle fingers pressed together, and a blue energy instantly gathered at his fingertips."ROOM!!!"A huge, translucent blue sphere opened up, completely shrouding the entire abandoned temple.Law's eyes were cold and focused; he pierced through the night with his gaze, precisely locking onto the location of the Flower Capital's back alley."Shambles!!!"A faint sonic boom came from the air.Law's figure instantly disappeared from where he was, completing a spatial swap like a fallen leaf blown by the wind.To arrive at the heavily besieged back alley in the shortest time possible, Law completely gave up on conserving his stamina.Above the night sky of Wano Country, he continuously opened blue spatial barriers
Chapter 505: The Prelude to Wano Country—Kozuki Hiyori!In the back alleys of the Flower Capital,hundreds of lackeys surrounded the three women completely.Boom—!!The ground suddenly began to vibrate violently.Two massive shadows, like two giant bulldozers out of control,instantly leveled the surrounding narrow houses and courtyard walls.Amidst the flying dust, the pirates and samurai scrambled in terror, fearing that being a second slow would result in being crushed into meat paste by these two giant beasts that had suddenly appeared.Help!!! Lord Queen is going on a rampage!!!And Shogun Orochi's Yamata no Orochi form! Run!!!The two behemoths flattened the entire block, trapping the three women firmly in the middle.On the left was an ancient Brachiosaurus wearing small round sunglasses, its neck as long as a crane.On the right was a Yamata no Orochi with eight bizarre heads, each dripping foul-smelling saliva.The huge shadows completely enveloped the three peerless beauties.The strong stench hit them head-on, making their stomachs churn.Orochi's eight heads danced wildly in mid-air, eight pairs of murky eyes scanning the ruins below.Although Kozuki Hiyori was wearing tight black night-clothes,her devastatingly beautiful face, enough to make all of Wano Country go crazy, was revealed to everyone without reservation.Ko... Komurasaki?!?!One of Orochi's heads swallowed hard.The other seven heads also swarmed over like vicious dogs seeing a bone,eight pairs of eyes fixed tightly on Hiyori's slender waist and exquisite face.Weren't you waiting for this Shogun in bed?! Why would you run to this crappy alley wearing these clothes?!One of Orochi's heads let out a comical and lecherous giggle.Oh my, this Shogun understands!The Tayu is playing hard to get with this Shogun, right?!Purposely running outside to let this Shogun catch you back, you really are a delicate flower with thorns!!!Another head chimed in, drooling impatiently.Not just Komurasaki! There are even two top-tier beauties from the wanted posters as a bonus!The heavens have truly been kind to this Shogun!!!Tonight, this Shogun will take all three of you back to the Shoguns Mansion and teach you the rules of Wano Country!!!Facing the foul words of this ugly reptile, Utatrembled with rage.Nico Robin dusted the ash off her kimono sleeves, the smile at the corners of her mouth already turning cold!!An extremely dangerous light flickered in those beautiful eyes.Between the two of them, Kozuki Hiyori tightly gripped the short blade in her hand.She took a deep breath, knowing very well that the current situation was a dead end!!If she couldn't get Robin and Uta beside her to trust her completely, they wouldn't be able to cooperate wholeheartedly.To win the trust of the companions of that straw hat man, she had to be honest!Thinking of this, a flash of determination crossed Hiyori's eyes.She took a step forward, her eyes cold without a trace of warmth, facing the disgusting giant snake in the air.Orochi! Stop your disgusting fantasies!!!Hiyori's cold voice echoed in the cluttered alley, carrying the hatred suppressed for twenty years.Open your dog eyes and look clearly at who I am!!!My name isn't Komurasaki! I am the daughter of the Daimyo of Wano Country, Kozuki Oden—Kozuki Hiyori!!!As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly.All the pirates and samurai holding torches froze in place, even their breathing stopped.In the air, Orochi's eight heads, which were wildly in heat and drooling, felt as if they had been struck by a sledgehammer at the same time.Eight pairs of murky eyes widened like bronze bells, eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.Ko... Kozuki?!You are Kozuki Oden's daughter?!!!A surge of extreme fear and a shudder from the depths of his soul swept through Orochi's entire body!!The Kozuki Family was like a lingering, terrifying curse that had haunted him for nineteen years!This guy's composure instantly shattered.He had actually pampered the remnant of the Kozuki Family, the daughter of the enemy he dreamed of eliminating, as an Oiran for so many years!But this fear only lasted for a few short seconds.When Orochi realized,that Kozuki Hiyori was now standing alone before him, and he had an absolute advantage in numbers and size,that fear immediately distorted into extreme madness.Hahahahaha!!!Orochi burst into hysterical laughter, his eight heads dancing wildly in the air, laughing until tears came out.So it's you! The remnant of the Kozuki Family is actually still alive! And you've grown into such a devastatingly beautiful woman!!!Orochi's gaze became more sinister and lewd than ever before.The heavens have truly been kind to this Shogun!!!That fool Kozuki Oden was thrown into a boiling pot, and his daughter, the most beautiful woman in Wano Country, actually delivered herself to the door!!!Hiyori, oh Hiyori! Tonight, this Shogun will have you moaning in pleasure beneath me!I will make Kozuki Oden unable to rest in peace in the afterlife out of rage!!!Orochi turned his greedy gaze toward Robin and Uta, licking his thick lips with his tongue.Since you Straw Hat dare to mingle with the Kozuki remnant, then this Shogun will be merciful and take all three of you back to the Shoguns Mansion!This Shogun will personally teach you the rules properly!!!This extremely crude and vulgar speech caused veins to pop on the back of Hiyori's hand as she held the knife!She wasn't even afraid of death, let alone now when her mind was entirely on the person who could bring dawn to Wano Country.A character like Orochi only made her feel like her eyes were being dirtied.But just as Orochi's eight heads were shaking with excitement, preparing to show off his lecherous power,Queen the plague, standing nearby, fell into a strange state of stillness.His massive Brachiosaurus body froze in place, his eyes behind the small round sunglasses staring at Robin and Uta, a layer of dense cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.Although Queen was usually a loudmouthed, heartless, and comedic All-Stars, he wasn't stupid at all.He had already recognized the identities of these two women.It's over! These are Straw Hat's people!!!Queen's rich inner monologue began to run wildly.He clearly remembered that his own Young Master Yamato was now with Straw Hat!!Not only that, Boss Kaido's attitude toward Straw Hat was also ambiguous, always muttering something about Joy Boy.Orochi, that brain-dead, lust-filled potato!If I follow him today and end up killing or injuring Straw Hat's women...The terrifying image of Yamato carrying a Spiked Club and smashing his skull with one hit immediately appeared in Queen's mind.The Young Master definitely won't let me off! Boss Kaido might even pretend not to see!Wouldn't I become a pure scapegoat! I'd be GG then!This sudden workplace survival crisis made Queen, a All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, immediately make the wisest decision.He swallowed a huge gulp of saliva, and his massive Brachiosaurus body subtly retreated half a step, pretending he hadn't seen anything, determined not to get involved in Orochi's suicidal mess.Orochi didn't notice his ally's retreat at all.He was completely blinded by lust and the pleasure of revenge.Don't waste your energy resisting!!!Orochi let out a strange laugh, his eight heads opening their bloody maws that reeked of alcohol, bringing a foul-smelling gale as they lunged toward the three women.Kozuki Hiyori! And the other two top-tier women! This Shogun is coming to love you properly!!!The foul wind rushed at them.Uta's fingertips had already condensed the most destructive Colorful Notes.Hiyori's short blade flashed with a resolute cold light.In the air around Robin, countless pink petals danced wildly.But just then!!An infinitely weary yet extremely cold and hoarse voice suddenly rang out in mid-air.ROOM.With this whisper, a transparent sphere emitting a faint blue light instantly enveloped the entire ruined block.Before Orochi could react, a huge piece of rubble from a house that had been standing in front of the three women suddenly blurred and distorted.Shambles!A weak sonic boom came from the air.The rubble vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a tall and upright figure.A long black trench coat flapped in the night wind, and the brim of a spotted hat was pulled low, covering most of his face.The newcomer was none other than Trafalgar Law!!To save these three troublemakers, this Surgeon of Death had risked his life, consuming his stamina with spatial displacements to rush to the scene.Law stood with his back to the three women, his right thumb lightly pushing.Clang!The bright blade was perfectly positioned, right in front of Orochi's disgusting mouth.The bone-chilling killing intent caused the temperature of the entire block to drop.These idiotic women... I'll settle the score with you when we get back.He looked up, his eyes cold as he stared at the dumbfounded Orochi.Now, shut up and stay back.[Wano Country · Robin (Image)]
Chapter 506: Humiliation of Training, Hatred of Stealing a Wife?"Tra-guy!!!"Uta cried out in excitement, the two tufts of red and white hair on her head swaying happily.Although she usually found this crew member, who always wore a sour face, quite annoying, she had to admit that his timing for saving the day actually had a bit of that big idiot Luffy's style.Nico Robin elegantly retracted her hands, which were just about to activate the Hana Hana no Mi, a mischievous, belly-black smile curling at the corners of her mouth.Her deep eyes swept over Law's back, which was almost smoking with anger, without the slightest self-awareness of being a troublemaker."Ara, our ship's doctor is traveling even faster than expected; he really is a reliable companion."Kozuki Hiyori gripped her short sword, surprise flashing in her emerald eyes.Is this Lord Luffy's crew member?Facing two such terrifying beasts, he didn't even blink, standing directly in front of these defenseless women!!!Is this Lord Luffy's pirate crew?As expected, those who can stay on the same ship as that sun-like man are all such unyielding monsters!!!"These troublemakers..."Law's mouth twitched frantically.A great pirate with a bounty of over a billion, the renowned Surgeon of Death, has actually turned into a full-time nanny and a friend to women ever since he boarded the pirate ship of the straw hatcrew!If that idiot wearing the straw hat dared to show up in front of him now,He would definitely open a ROOM first and swap that guy's rubber head with the pigs and dogs nearby!"You... who are you?! How dare you point a sword at this Shogun?!?!"One of Orochi's heads spat out a mouthful of foul saliva, his greedy gaze crossing Law's shoulder to fixate once again on Kozuki Hiyori's exquisite face."That woman! Kozuki Hiyori! She is the prey this Shogun has been eyeing for nineteen years!""Every inch of her skin was reserved by this Shogun long ago!""If you know what's good for you, get lost! Don't stop this Shogun from taking her back to the manor to enter the bridal chamber tonight!!!"Orochi's crude and lewd fantasies disgusted Kozuki Hiyori to the extreme.As a samurai's daughter, she shouldn't have discussed matters between men and women in such a public place.But at the thought of her pure and noble body being defiled by the words of such an ugly toad, the fire in Hiyori's chest could no longer be suppressed.She suddenly stepped half a pace out from behind Law, her long emerald hair fluttering in the night wind.On that devastatingly beautiful face, a supreme mockery rose, enough to sting Orochi's soul."Orochi, stop having those nauseating daydreams!!!"Hiyori's cold voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present."A maggot like you, only fit to rot in a gutter, doesn't even have the right to touch a corner of my clothes!!!""If I, Kozuki Hiyori, must have a man, it will only be Captain Luffy!""In this life, I belong only to Lord Luffy alone!!!!"Once this resounding, unreserved declaration of devotion was out!Uta and Robin's eyebrows twitched wildly in the back.Good grief, the number one beauty of Wano Country is playing hardball, isn't she?Their Captain hasn't even stepped on Wano's soil yet, and he's already harvested the heart and soul of the Daimyo's daughter from afar?!?!And in mid-air, Orochi's eight heads stiffened as if struck by lightning simultaneously."You... what did you say?!?!"Orochi's eyes instantly became bloodshot, and his eight faces twisted into extremely comical yet painful shapes."That monkey wearing a straw hat?! You actually say you're the woman of that overseas rat?!?!"Orochi felt a thick, black-green cloud of humiliation instantly envelop his eight strange heads!He had spent countless gold and jewels, swallowing his pride as a simp for so many years, yet hadn't even touched a finger of Komurasaki.Now, his dream goddess slapped him mercilessly in front of hundreds of subordinates, loudly declaring she belongs to another man?!?!Cuckolded!Cuckolded from afar by a rubber brat he's never even met!!!"Unforgivable!!! This Shogun will kill you all!!! I'll tear that Straw Hat brat into ten thousand pieces!!!"Orochi let out a hysterical, violent wail, his eight heads tangling with each other in anger, falling into a state of powerless, furious rampage.However, while Orochi was going mad, the giant Brachiosaurus nearby let out a coarse roar."Trafalgar Law!!! You lackey rat of the Straw Hatcrew!!!"On plague Queen's giant Brachiosaurus neck, veins bulged like pythons.How could he forget this cold, sour face!Just half a year ago!That god-awful Straw Hat brat, bringing Dark King Rayleigh and this Surgeon of Death, recklessly came to Wano Country to cause trouble!Queen's dinosaur teeth almost shattered from grinding them as he remembered that extremely frustrating battle half a year ago."You despicable coward who only knows how to pick up the scraps!"Queen pounded the ground frantically with his giant dinosaur claws, smashing several large craters into the ruins."Half a year ago, if that old geezer Rayleigh hadn't severely injured me, someone with your petty tricks wouldn't even be fit to wipe my shoes!"Hearing Queen's roar, Law's face also darkened instantly.In fact, Law was also unhappy about that battle half a year ago.He had exhausted all his strength, his stamina so depleted he almost coughed up blood, just to barely defeat the thick-skinned Queen.Although this stupid dinosaur was severely injured, his recovery and endurance were absolutely ridiculous, leaving Law's hands shaking for days even when holding a scalpel."A fat, brainless fool dares to shout in front of me."Law looked up slightly, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes hidden under the brim of his hat."If I could slice you into sashimi half a year ago, I can slice you into dinosaur sashimi today.""You're looking for death!!!"Queen completely lost it, old and new grudges exploding at this moment.The humiliation of being a sparring partner half a year ago, plus the hatred of the Straw Hat brat stealing his goddess Komurasaki today, made this Brachiosaurus lose all reason."I'm going to blast all you Straw Hat trash into ashes today!!!"Queen opened his bloody maw, large enough to swallow a house, and an eye-searing high-temperature light gathered deep in his Brachiosaurus throat.That was the strongest ultimate move, a combination of Ancient Type dinosaur power and Germa technology—Brachio Laser Bomb!!!"Roar—!!!"Beside him, Orochi also let out a shrill hiss, his eight heads baring venom-dripping fangs, coordinating with Queen's laser to pounce on Law and the three women from all directions.With the two terrifying beasts attacking simultaneously, the air in the entire block seemed to be sucked dry, the mountain-like pressure making it almost impossible to breathe."Hatred of stealing a wife? Humiliation of training?""You ugly reptiles who look like you've been mutated by radiation sure have a lot of drama in your heads."Law slowly raised his right hand.His long index and middle fingers were pressed together, and a deep, abyssal blue energy leaped and compressed frantically at his fingertips.This energy was more than ten times stronger than when he was a sparring partner in Wano Countryhalf a year ago!!!That was the terrifying pressure unique to a billion-level great pirate, refined after joining the Straw Hat crew and experiencing countless near-death battles, constantly breaking through limits in extreme despair!!!"Since you want to die so badly, as the Straw Hatcrew's doctor, I'll perform a free lobotomy for you."A cold arc curled at the corner of Law's mouth.The blue light at his fingertips suddenly expanded outward."ROOM!!!"
Chapter 507: Law's Composure!An eerie blue light suddenly expanded over the ruins of the Flower Capital.Without any pre-battle nonsense, the fighting spirit in Trafalgar Law's eyes had already boiled to its peak."ROOM!"Just as the translucent sphere took shape, Queenplague's long-charged Brachiosaurus Laser Bombcame spraying out.Almost at the same time, Orochi's eight foul-smelling heads opened their bloody maws from a blind spot, snapping viciously at the group in the center."Shambles!"Law flicked his finger lightly.A faint sonic boom echoed in the air.The gravel beneath the three beauties' feet instantly swapped places with the ruins dozens of meters away.The violent laser blasted into the empty ground, directly kicking up a sky full of flames and shockwaves."Tra-guy! Watch out above!"Uta stood safely at the edge of the ruins, her fingertips rapidly dancing out colorful musical notes, forming a sturdy Musical Note Shield in front of everyone.Robin elegantly brushed the dust off her kimono sleeves as her Hana Hana no Mi ability activated; countless arms intertwined in mid-air, steadily catching the flying boulders."Hehe, Trafalgar-kun's drive today really gives one a great sense of security."The smile at the corner of Robin's mouth carried a hint of her dark humor.Kozuki Hiyori gripped her short blade tightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the black-clad back of the man holding the sword, her palms drenched in sweat.In the center of the battlefield, Law had no leisure to pay attention to the discussion behind him.Facing the mountain-sized Brachiosaurus Queen, Law held the famous blade kikoku across his chest.Powerful Ryou Haki was poured into the blade without reservation."K·ROOM!"A miniature spatial sphere enveloped the blade, and kikoku's blade instantly extended infinitely, ignoring spatial distance to directly pierce through Queen's massive Brachiosaurus torso!"What kind of bizarre trick is this?!"Queen lowered his head to look at the blade that had pierced through his body without any sensation of pain, his eyes widening in shock.Law gave a cold smile."Shock Wille!"Powerful destructive force exploded violently inside the Brachiosaurus's internal organs!Queen didn't even have time to scream before the resilient internal organs of the Ancient Typesuffered a devastating blow.His massive body, as if drained of all strength, collapsed with a boom, making the ground tremble violently.A large amount of blood sprayed wildly from his mouth.A All-Stars of the prestigious Beasts Pirates was instantly heavily injured and fell to the ground, losing even the strength to crawl back up.This scene happened too fast.A second ago, Orochi was still preparing to pounce; now, the expressions on those eight heads were completely frozen.Fear instantly drowned Orochi's reason. His massive body suddenly shrank, and he turned to flee.But Law gave him no such chance."Slash!"Law didn't even look back as kikoku drew a dazzling blue arc in mid-air.The spatial cutting property could ignore all physical defense.Several flashes of sword light passed!!Five of Orochi's heads detached from their necks in unison, rolling into the ruins with a spray of poisonous blood."AAAAHHHHH~~~!!!"Orochi's remaining three heads let out shrill screams!!His massive body twisted and rolled on the ground in agony, blood flowing like a river. He was completely neutralized, having come within a hair's breadth of dying on the spot.Instant kill!!A clean and efficient double instant kill!!Law returned kikoku to its scabbard, panting heavily!!Continuous use of high-intensity Awakening abilities had severely depleted his stamina!!"That was so cool, Tra-guy!!!"Uta jumped up happily, the two tufts of hair on her head swaying along.Law turned his head, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot."Shut up, come with me immediately.""Eh? Aren't we going to finish them off directly?"Kozuki Hiyori was somewhat puzzled; that was a golden opportunity to eliminate Orochi.Law walked quickly to their side, opening a new ROOM barrier once again."Don't be naive! This is the Flower Capital, Kaido's territory!""The commotion just now was too big. The monsters of the Beasts Pirates could rush here at any moment."Law's eyes were exceptionally calm."Before that idiot Luffy reaches Wano Country, we have absolutely no certainty of taking on an entire Emperor's crew!!""If we don't leave now, when Kaido arrives, everyone will die here!"As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his finger."Shambles!"The figures of the group instantly vanished from the spot.After several consecutive spatial displacements, they completely faded into the vast night of the Flower Capital.Less than three minutes after Law and the others left.A mass of scorching black flames suddenly descended from the sky."BANG!"A tall man, nearly seven meters high with black wings on his back, landed heavily in the center of the ruins.Beasts Pirates All-Stars—King the conflagration.King looked around, the gaze beneath his mask full of violence.Hundreds of lackeys lay unconscious on the ground.In a deep pit not far away, Queen was clutching his agonizing chest, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. His massive body could not even maintain its dinosaur form and had reverted to human shape.On the other side, the Shogun of Wano Country, Orochi, was clutching the wounds where five heads had been severed, wailing as he lay dying in a pool of blood."What a bunch of pathetic, disgraceful trash."King took a stride with his long legs, walking up to Queen, his voice carrying undisguised mockery."You fat-headed pig, you actually got beaten into this miserable state on your own turf?"Veins bulged on Queen's forehead in anger, but moving aggravated his internal injuries, leading to another fit of coughing."Stop with the sarcasm! That bastard... his ability is too bizarre! *Cough cough*... Hurry up and chase them!"King raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the messy traces of spatial fluctuations in the surroundings."Can't catch them."King coldly withdrew his gaze."The spatial movement of the Ope-Ope no Miability leaves no trail to follow!!""He left too quickly; there isn't even a shadow left. I'm powerless to do anything about it!!!"King turned his head and looked toward the distant ocean, his fists clenched.To be able to heavily injure Queen in an instant, the combat power of the Straw Hat crew had clearly far exceeded their expectations.And in the distant outer seas of Wano Country.The pirate ship flying the straw hat skull flag was still sailing with difficulty through the violent winds and waves.
Chapter 508: Shutenmaru vs. Jack!Kuri Region!"Gulp... gulp... Hah—!"Shutenmaru, also known as Ashura Doji, one of the Akazaya Nine who once shook Wano Country, was lying sprawled out on a massive beast-skin mat.His signature messy pink hair looked like a bird's nest, and his massive, flabby belly rose and fell with his breathing.He casually tossed aside an empty sake gourd the size of a water vat and let out a loud burp, exhaling a thick cloud of alcoholic fumes."Boring. This is truly beyond boring."Shutenmaru listlessly picked his nose and flicked away an unidentified object.It had been nineteen years!!Ever since Kozuki Oden died, he had hidden himself away in this remote mountain valley of Kuri, playing the part of a mountain bandit king.Every day, besides robbing the Beasts Pirates of their supplies, he did nothing but drink and sleep. His life was more tedious than the dried fish in Wano Country."Boss! Boss! This is bad!!!"A low-level lackey came scrambling into the stronghold's main gate.Because he was running too fast, he tripped over his own feet and slid all the way to Shutenmaru's side."What's the panic for?"Shutenmaru rolled his eyes in annoyance."Is it those delivery boys from the Beasts Piratespassing by the foot of the mountain with meat and wine again?""Just send a few guys down to rob them and be done with it. You're waking me up for this trivial crap?""No... it's not delivery boys!"The lackey's face was covered in dirt, and he was so terrified his tongue was tied."It's... it's the Mammoth! Jack the drought, the one with a billion-berry bounty, has brought men to surround our mountain!"Hearing this, Shutenmaru's finger paused slightly in his nostril."Rumble— Rumble—"Before he could even stand up, the ground of the entire Mt. Atama stronghold began to tremble violently.The dust cleared.An Ancient Type Mammoth marched into the Mt. Atama stronghold's square with heavy, arrogant steps.Behind that Mammoth was a dense crowd of Beasts Pirates lackeys brandishing swords and spears, surrounding the area so tightly that not even a fly could escape."Shutenmaru... or should I say, Ashura Doji."The Mammoth's thick trunk snorted a cloud of white steam, and then its massive body shrank in a twist of transformation, turning into a burly man over eight meters tall.[drought]—Jack!!This All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates held two exaggeratedly shaped scythes, looking down at Shutenmaru from his height."Big Brother Kaido has been reluctant to kill you for years, wanting to recruit a piece of trash from the old era like you. You've certainly enjoyed playing the coward in your shell."Jack's eyes glinted with undisguised brutality, but he didn't charge in blindly as he would against ordinary people.Because he knew very well the background of this pink-haired fat man before him.Over the years, he had had many dealings with Shutenmaru.The two had clashed several times in the Kuriregion. Jack understood better than anyone that beneath the surface of this seemingly fat and useless bandit leader was a ferocious beast."Oh, if it isn't little brother Jack."Shutenmaru slowly climbed up from the ground, patted the dust off his belly, his face written with utter disdain."What? Not playing watchdog for Kaido today? Why come to my poor place to show off? I don't have any spare bones to feed you."This sharp-tongued mockery caused the veins on Jack's forehead to throb.Naturally arrogant, what he hated most was being called a dog."Stop fucking playing games with me! Ashura Doji!"Jack slammed his two scythes together in front of him, creating a piercing metallic explosion."Big Brother Kaido's patience has run out! Furthermore, there's intel that those rats from overseas, the straw hat crew, have sneaked into Wano Country."Cruel light flashed in Jack's eyes."The Beasts Pirates will not allow any unstable time bombs to exist in Wano Country!""Today is the final ultimatum! Either you lower that arrogant samurai head and obediently swear loyalty to Big Brother Kaido! Or...""I will crush you and the trash behind you into mincemeat today!"The air suddenly grew tense.The lackeys of the Mt. Atama Thieves Brigadedrew their weapons in fear, their hands trembling as they held their blades.That was All-Stars Jack! A monster with a billion-berry bounty!Shutenmaru stood his ground, his hand already resting on the hilt of the katana at his waist.He was actually quite conflicted internally.If it were just him alone, he would have fucking drawn his blade and attacked long ago!!But behind him were these brothers who had followed him for so many years!!To protect the brothers behind him, Shutenmaruforcibly suppressed the boiling killing intent in his chest."We in the Mt. Atama Thieves Brigade are just a bunch of guys looking for a meal. We have no interest in your Four Emperors' power games."Shutenmaru sighed intentionally, putting on a lazy act of not wanting trouble."Jack, take your men and get back to Onigashima. I don't want to fight you.""You don't want to fight?"Jack acted as if he had heard the world's biggest joke, his mouth twisting into a hideous, wild laugh."Do you think the current situation still gives you a choice?!""Since you refuse to kneel, then I'll break your legs and drag you to see Big Brother Kaido!"As soon as he finished speaking, Jack's massive body swelled again, instantly transforming into a terrifying hybrid form—half-man, half-Mammoth."Boom—!"Jack lunged forward, the hard rock ground beneath his feet shattering instantly.He brandished his massive twin blades, bringing them down toward Shutenmaru with the violent force of a mountain collapsing!"Boss, watch out!!!"The subordinates behind him let out terrified screams.Facing this world-destroying strike, Shutenmarudidn't retreat a single step. Instead, a wild, savage smile appeared on his fleshy face."You stupid elephant who doesn't know what's good for you, did you really think I was afraid of you?!""Clang—!!!"A clear, resonant ring of a blade echoed through the desolate mountains.The katana at Shutenmaru's waist was unsheathed in an instant!Without any nonsense, a surge of advanced Armament Haki—Ryou, glowing dark purple—wrapped around the bright blade like flowing water.He gripped the hilt and met Jack's devastating twin blades with a straightforward, unadorned frontal slash!"CLANG—!!!!"The moment the blades collided, a visible shockwave of terrifying air exploded outward with the two at the center!Trees within dozens of meters were instantly uprooted.The Beasts Pirates fodder and the bandit lackeys who were too close didn't even have time to scream before being sent flying into the air by the shockwave!!"So heavy..."Jack's large, bell-like eyes narrowed slightly, the muscles in his arms bulging high.He had known that Ashura Doji's swordsmanship was strong.But this first head-on clash actually made his hands go numb, despite being an Ancient Typeability user known for strength!"You old geezer, your strength hasn't diminished at all!" Jack roared through gritted teeth."Don't talk to me in that tone as if I'm some old man! I'm in my prime!"Shutenmaru retorted without hesitation!His obese body displayed an astonishing agility in battle that completely defied his size.The katana traced deadly arcs in the air, with every one of Shutenmaru's strikes precisely targeting Jack's vitals.However, if one looked closely, they would notice that although Shutenmaru's offense was fierce, he was deliberately suppressing the range of his techniques.He didn't use those wide-sweeping sword slashes capable of leveling mountain peaks, choosing instead to engage Jack in dangerous close-quarters combat.He slightly restrained his killing intent, and all his movements were calculated to lure Jack away from his subordinates."Clang! Clang! Clang!"Sparks flew in all directions.Jack relied on the freakish, thick-skinned defense of his Mammoth form, wildly swinging his twin blades and trunk, trying to crush his opponent with brute force.But Shutenmaru's blade work was far too slick!!Time and again, he parried Jack's heavy blows from tricky angles, even finding openings to leave bleeding gashes on Jack's thick hide.As they traded blows, each one lethal, they were actually fighting to a standstill in the Mt. Atamasquare!The bandit lackeys in the distance scrambled up from the ground. Seeing their boss going toe-to-toe with a All-Stars with a billion-berry bounty without losing ground, their faces turned red with excitement."Boss is so cool! Cut off that stupid elephant's nose!""Go Boss! We're having roasted elephant meat tonight!"This heartless bunch of mountain bandits actually started acting like a cheerleading squad on the side.Hearing these taunts, Jack was so enraged his nose almost twisted out of shape."A bunch of ants seeking death!"Jack violently swung his incredibly thick trunk, intending to bypass Shutenmaru and flatten those noisy bandits into mincemeat."Your opponent is me! Don't look away!"Shutenmaru saw through Jack's plan. His portly body instantly turned into an afterimage, appearing directly in the path of the trunk's attack."Clang!"He held his blade with both hands, forcibly blocking the massive trunk that was capable of leveling a building.The rock beneath his feet cracked inch by inch under this terrifying, monstrous strength."Jack! If this is your attitude for recruitment, then I'm afraid you've come all this way for nothing today!"A trace of blood leaked from the corner of Shutenmaru's mouth, but his eyes were startlingly bright.It was a pride belonging to a samurai, hidden deep beneath the exterior of a bandit."Humph! Ashura Doji, you are indeed strong."Jack retracted his trunk, panting heavily.The brutality in his eyes didn't decrease; instead, it took on a hint of sinister cruelty.He knew very well that if they continued this simple clash of blades, he might not be able to take down this fat man even if they fought for three days and nights.But he hadn't come here today for any kind of fair duel!!"You're like a mother hen protecting her chicks. Since you care so much about these subordinates of yours..."Jack suddenly retreated dozens of meters, a malicious grin appearing on his face.He raised the scythes in his hands high and issued the most shameless order to the Beasts Pirateslackeys waiting behind him."Bring out Queen's poison gas bombs!""Poison this entire mountain, along with this bunch of ungrateful trash, to death!"The moment these words were spoken, Shutenmaru's face, which had still held a hint of laziness, instantly darkened to an extreme degree.[Uta (Image)]
Chapter 509: Touching the Bottom Line, the Blade that Slashes the Giant Elephant!"Bring out Lord Queen's gas bombs for me!!!""Poison this mountain and all these ungrateful trash to death!"Jack's cruel roar echoed through the square of the Mt. Atama stronghold.Hundreds of people instinctively pulled out gas masks from their robes, crotches, and even from under their insoles, desperately strapping them onto their faces.Their movements were so practiced it was pitiful; clearly, they had been screwed over many times by that All-Stars of the plague who loved inventing things."Boss Jack! This is the latest model Lord Queen just cooked up last month! I heard it's called 'Elysium Ascension Incense'!"A small leader wearing a gas mask spoke in a muffled voice, seeking credit while holding several purple spherical bombs in his hands.The surface of the bombs even had Queen's signature small round sunglasses and funny fat face painted with low-quality paint, looking as distasteful as could be."Cut the crap! Throw them for me!"Jack swung his trunk violently."Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~~~"Dozens of purple gas bombs with Queen's big face painted on them traced parabolas in the air, landing precisely among the Mt. Atama Thieves who were still acting as cheerleaders."Bang! Bang! Bang!"Accompanied by a series of dull explosions, thick purple-black toxic smoke erupted like a bursting dam, spreading madly across the square with an extremely unreasonable speed."Cough, cough, cough... What... what is this smell?!""Blegh~~~"The bandit underlings who were just waving their broadswords were instantly affected."Bo... Boss..."One underling clutched his neck tightly with both hands, his tongue sticking out of his mouth a full half-foot long, and his eyeballs bulging out exaggeratedly."The smell of this gas... is even more overpowering... than your loincloth that's been fermenting for half a month..."After saying these last words, he fell straight back, white foam gurgling out of his mouth like a broken fountain."Boss... I think I see my great-grandma waving at me from the other side of the Yellow Springs River... She even asked me if the meat is cooked yet..."Another underling twitched on the ground with his limbs, rolling his eyes exaggeratedly as his soul seemed to turn into a cloud of white smoke, drifting shakily out of his mouth.In less than half a minute.A large portion of the originally bustling and even somewhat lighthearted Mt. Atama stronghold had collapsed.Hundreds of brothers who had followed Shutenmaru for years fell one by one in the toxic smoke in twisted, comical, yet incredibly miserable postures, painfully losing consciousness.Looking at the absurd yet real tragedy before him, Shutenmaru stood in place, his fat-filled face completely frozen.A breeze blew, ruffling his messy pink hair.Shutenmaru's breathing grew heavier and heavier.Those eyes, which always held a sense of laziness and laxity, were now being filled with bloodshot veins at a visible speed.He was a mountain bandit, a robber, a bastard who had been drowning his sorrows in alcohol every day for the past twenty years.But he was also a big brother.These guys lying on the ground, although stupid and noisy, and even frequently getting lost while robbing!!But they were the only family who had accompanied him in drinking and eating meat, listening to his drunken rants for these nineteen years!Kozuki Oden had risked his life to save them back then, instructing them that they must survive and wait for the day the country opens twenty years later.For this ethereal prophecy, Shutenmaru had endured in silence for a full nineteen years!!He had watched with his own eyes as Wano Country turned into a living hell and the black smoke from factories obscured the sky, yet he never drew his blade to fight the Beasts Pirates to the death.Because he had to preserve his useful body; he had to lead these brothers to live until the day the prophecy was fulfilled.But now, just because of a stupid elephant with a brain full of dung, just because of a few gas bombs with funny faces painted on them!His brothers, the foundation he had painstakingly built over nineteen years, were being stepped on like bedbugs right under his nose!"To hell with the prophecy!!!"Shutenmaru suddenly threw his head back and let out a shrill roar like a dying beast!This roar was mixed with nineteen years of suppressed frustration, guilt towards his brothers, and a towering hatred for the Beasts Pirates!A highly condensed Armament Haki, no longer held back, exploded from Shutenmaru's obese body like a volcanic eruption!The Ryou that was originally only covering the blade now thickened into a substantial black-purple airflow, winding madly around the entire tachi along his arm.Even the air around him suffered visible distortion and refraction because of this terrifying Haki.At this moment, he was no longer that bandit leader Ashura Doji who was just waiting to die.He was the strongest combat power of the Akazaya Nine, who once made all of Kuri tremble with fear and whom even Kozuki Oden had to exert great effort to subdue!"Oh? Finally decided not to be a shrinking turtle anymore?"Jack looked at Shutenmaru, whose aura was skyrocketing; his huge elephant eyes showed no fear at all, but instead revealed an extremely excited cruelty."I love crushing the bones of self-righteous samurai like you, inch by inch!"Jack's massive body expanded again, completely transforming into a full-form mammoth the size of a mountain.He raised those two thick, sharp tusks and, with an aura that could flatten everything, charged fiercely at Shutenmaru like an out-of-control high-speed train!"Turn into a pile of meat paste for me! Ashura Doji!"The ground shook violently under Jack's trampling, with rubble and toxic smoke splashing everywhere.Facing this terrifying charge that was enough to flatten a small hill directly.Shutenmaru suddenly lowered his center of gravity.His obese body actually gave off a strange sense of lightness at this moment.In those bloodshot eyes, no concern for the big picture could be seen anymore, only an absolute killing intent to tear the giant elephant before him into pieces."You reckless beast..."Shutenmaru gritted his teeth, a low roar squeezing out of his throat.Just an instant before Jack's massive tusks were about to crush his body!Shutenmaru moved.The rock beneath his feet was stepped into a deep pit.Shutenmaru's massive body actually leaped high into the air, facing the mammoth's collision.He completed a magnificent turn in mid-air, his hands tightly gripping the tachi wrapped in black-purple Ryou,And with the double blessing of gravity and Haki, his entire body was like a black meteorite falling from the sky, slashing fiercely down onto Jack's incredibly broad back!"One Sword Style: Shura Mountain Breaker!"The tachi's blade drew a dazzling black light in the air, and even the toxic gas was forcibly pushed aside by this sharp sword qi."Slash!!"The tachi's blade did not pause at all, plunging directly into Jack's massive body with an unstoppable force!"Roar, ahhh~~~!!!"Jack let out an extremely shrill scream, shaking the surrounding soldiers wearing gas masks so much they covered their ears.This strike from Shutenmaru not only cut through Jack's flesh, but the violent Ryou Haki also exploded directly inside Jack's body.A huge penetrating wound, deep enough to see the bone, appeared shockingly on the mammoth's back!Crimson blood sprayed wildly from the wound like a high-pressure water gun, instantly raining down a warm blood shower in mid-air.Jack's mountain-like body suddenly toppled forward under this terrifying destructive power.His massive body slid forward another ten meters due to inertia, plowing a deep trench.The Beasts Pirates underlings hiding on the outskirts of the toxic smoke almost had their eyes pop out.They looked at Lord Jack, who was kneeling on one knee with blood spurting, and then at the pink-haired fat man who had landed with his sword, their brains completely losing the ability to think.A grand All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates with a bounty of one billion was actually slashed to his knees!Shutenmaru landed on the ground!!His chest heaved violently as he gasped for air. That killing blow loaded with Ryou just now had consumed a huge amount of energy.Dragging the tachi that was still dripping blood, he turned around and looked coldly at the giant elephant not far away.However, just when everyone thought the outcome was decided."Boom!"That mammoth, kneeling on one knee and still spurting blood from its back, actually stood back up amidst a scalp-numbing sound of grinding bones!Accompanied by a distortion of his form, Jackdeactivated his full form and transformed into a half-human, half-elephant Hybrid Form.The huge penetrating wounds on his chest and back were still shocking; blood dripped down his massive body onto the ground, gathering into a pool of blood.But there was no sign of fading in his eyes; instead, stimulated by the intense pain and blood, they revealed an even more violent and bloodthirsty ferocity!This was the most unreasonable part about ZoanAncient Type Devil Fruit users—their perverted recovery and endurance!"Huff... huff..."Jack panted heavily, his mouth splitting into a gruesome grin."You old thing... that slash really hurt!"Jack reached out with a thick hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then slammed his two huge Shotel blades together in front of his chest."However, if this was your full power, then the one dying here today is still you!"Jack's bloodshot elephant eyes stared intently at Shutenmaru."For an Ancient Type, a wound of this degree is at most just a slightly deeper scratch! I can still fight you for three days and three nights!"Seeing Jack resume his fighting stance with an aura even fiercer than before, Shutenmaru's expression became extremely grim."What a sickeningly thick-skinned monster."Shutenmaru gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the tachi once more.He knew very well that although that slash had heavily wounded Jack, this beast still possessed a terrifying power to strike back.If this continued, he would definitely be the one to run out of stamina first.The two faced each other from dozens of meters away, the smell of gunpowder in the air rising to its peak again.Jack suddenly cracked the ground underfoot, waving his twin blades to launch a new round of violent counterattack, while Shutenmaru also lowered his center of gravity, preparing for this life-and-death struggle.However, at this critical moment!The sky suddenly darkened.A large swath of eerie red flames poured down from the clouds without warning!"Boom~~~!"As soon as they landed, they directly burned a huge wall of fire into the ground between the two.The terrifying high temperature forced Jack to halt his charge abruptly and made Shutenmaru retreat.Accompanied by a series of crackling explosions, the toxic smoke spreading across the square was burned into nothingness in the blink of an eye under the scorching flames, without even a trace of residue left."Who is it?!"Shutenmaru held his tachi in front of him, squinting at the sky.Above that burning sea of red fire.A tall figure nearly seven meters high with broad black wings on his back landed on that wall of fire like a demon god descending from hell.He wore a pitch-black leather outfit and a mask that covered his entire head, with a ball of never-extinguishing fire behind his head dancing wildly in the wind.The leader of the All-Starss of the Beasts Pirates—King the conflagration! Descends!!King tilted his head, his cold eyes under the mask glancing at the blood-covered, panting Jack beside him."How pathetic, Jack!! You can't even deal with a remnant of the old era, and you've even been slashed into this state."King's tone carried an innate arrogance!King ignored Jack and directly drew the serrated longsword at his waist, red flames instantly crawling over the blade.Those eyes, filled with extreme coldness and violence, directly locked onto Shutenmaru, who was facing a formidable foe."Since that ill-timed rebellious bone of yours can't be broken no matter what..."King tilted his head, the tip of his sword pointing straight at Shutenmaru's heart."Then I shall be the one to burn you completely to ashes."
Chapter 510: The conflagration Descends, The Swordsman in the Wilderness!Hearing this, Jack, who was still kneeling on one knee and coughing up blood, couldn't take it anymore.Although he had been slashed with a massive through-and-through wound, his pride as an Ancient Type made him unable to stomach this nonsense."King!! Mind your own damn business!!"Jack clutched his bleeding chest, gnashing his teeth as he roared."This fat old man is my prey! I can still fight! I don't need you to step in!"King finally turned his head, giving Jack a cold, indifferent glance."Shut up, you fool! You can't even handle a bandit who thinks he's king of the mountain, and you still have the nerve to shout here?""When we get back, go and receive your punishment from Big Brother Kaido yourself.""You—!!"Jack stood up abruptly in anger, but it agitated his wound. His vision went dark, and he fell back heavily, only able to glare murderously at King's back.Meanwhile, Shutenmaru was breaking out in a cold sweat.His fingers tightened slightly around his katana.That stupid elephant earlier had great strength but lacked brains, allowing him to use skill to maneuver around him.But the pressure King gave him was on a completely different level!"First a stupid elephant with a head full of muscle, and now a hot-tempered roasted turkey."Although Shutenmaru felt apprehensive, he refused to let his mouth lose out.He deliberately picked his ear, looking disgusted."Is your Beasts Pirates running a zoo? Why do all these grotesque beasts keep running to my backwater region?""Seeking death."King didn't bother with more words, the large wings on his back flapping once."Boom—!"A piercing sound of air exploding rang out as King's massive body turned into a black and red afterimage,crossing the distance of dozens of meters with terrifying, unbelievable speed, appearing right in front of Shutenmaru's face!!"So fast!!"Shutenmaru's pupils shrank to pinpricks. Out of a samurai's instinct, he unhesitatingly held his katana, coated in Ryou Haki, horizontally above his head."Clang—!!!"The crimson flaming longsword slammed violently against the blade of the katana.A ridiculous and terrifying force surged through the hilt,the rock beneath Shutenmaru's feet instantly collapsed, and his stout body was forced down by the power, his knees buckling as he nearly knelt on the ground."Ashura Doji, your tongue is certainly sharper than your blade."King suppressed Shutenmaru from above in mid-air, the crimson fire on his longsword surging!!!Shutenmaru gritted his teeth, his fat face turning red from the strain.He let out a roar, the muscles in his arms bulging as he forced King's longsword aside,then performed an ungraceful roll on the ground, barely dodging a follow-up flaming horizontal slash from King."Boom!"King's sword qi struck the open ground, splitting the remaining half of the Atamayama base's gate in two, the wood instantly being consumed by crimson fire.Shutenmaru climbed up from the ground, panting heavily.Looking at his brothers lying on the ground around him, their lives uncertain due to the poison gas, his heart ached."My brothers... my foundation..."Shutenmaru gripped the katana with both hands, the deep purple Ryou surging once more.He was prepared to fight to the death; even if he lost his life here today, he would take a piece out of this bird-man!However, just as he was about to launch a suicidal charge,a face laughing heartily suddenly flashed through his mind.That idiotic lord who carried the famous sword Enma and said casually, "I leave the future of Wano Country to you all."Kozuki Oden's entrustment was like a bucket of cold water, instantly waking Shutenmaru's heated brain."No... I can't die here yet..."Shutenmaru bit his lower lip hard, so hard that it bled, the metallic taste of blood spreading in his mouth.If he died here, what would happen to the Kozuki Clan's prophecy of opening the country in twenty years?Who would witness the dawn of Wano Country?"I'm carrying a twenty-year jinx of bad luck! How can I let this roasted turkey off so easily!"His mind finally cleared.Shutenmaru's eyes darted around, quickly scanning the surrounding terrain."Being distracted in battle is not a good habit."King's cold voice rang out above him again.He flapped his wings and dove, the longsword in his hand turning into a rain of crimson sword strikes that enveloped Shutenmaru.This time, Shutenmaru completely gave up on attacking.He pushed his Observation Haki and Armament Haki to their limits, desperately parrying with his katana.But after all, he had just fought a hard battle against Jack, and his physical energy was heavily depleted.Moreover, King not only had aerial superiority, but his abnormal speed and power also completely suppressed him."Puchi! Puchi!"In just a few dozen exchanges,several bloody gashes were carved into Shutenmaru's shoulders, thighs, and back by King's serrated longsword.Crimson flames clung to the wounds, burning the flesh and emitting a scorched smell, making him grimace in pain."The gap in strength is too big! This King has no martial honor at all, relying on his ability to fly to bully an honest man!!"Shutenmaru forced King back with a slash and retreated a dozen meters, gasping for air, his body already stained red with blood.He could clearly sense the merciless killing intent beneath King's mask.If they continued, his head would be gone within an hour at most."Where there's life, there's hope! Lord Oden, brothers, I'm sorry, I must make a strategic retreat today!"Shutenmaru steeled his resolve, stabbed his katana into the ground, and grabbed a massive rock, hurling it at King in the air with all his might."Take this, Mt. Tai Press!!"King frowned slightly, casually cleaving the incoming rock into pieces with his sword.And the moment the rock shattered,Shutenmaru had already turned around without hesitation, his short legs moving as fast as possible, fleeing toward the depths of the Kuriwilderness in a pathetic scramble!His round body ran like a pink meatball, shouting as he went:"King! I didn't eat enough today, let's fight to the death another day!!"Watching Shutenmaru's comical retreating figure, a cold, disdainful laugh came from beneath King's mask."Boring struggle."King didn't chase after him immediately.He slowly landed on the ground, glancing at Jack, who was still catching his breath nearby."Clean this place up! If anything else goes wrong, you won't need Big Brother Kaido to act; I'll kill you myself."After saying that, King spread his wings and took to the sky.Like a hawk playing with a mouse, he unhurriedly pursued the direction Shutenmaru had fled.Meanwhile, on the other side.Shifting across many mountains and forests, we arrive at a wilderness in the Kuri region.The area was overgrown with weeds, covered in withered yellow leaves, and a cold wind blew, kicking up a bleak dust."Gulp... Gulp..."Zoro had wado ichimonji, sandai kitetsu, and Shusui hanging at his waist.He held a sake gourd, tilting his head back to take a large, satisfying gulp of strong liquor."Ha—!! The sake in Wano Country is just about passable!""Compared to the good stuff the Perverted Cookhides on the ship, it's still lacking a bit."Zoro casually wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, his short green hair looking particularly eye-catching in the wilderness wind.Drinking as he walked, he strolled aimlessly through the wilderness with an arrogant stride.Just half a day ago, he clearly only wanted to go to a nearby town to buy some snacks to go with his wine, but the moment he turned around, the bustling street was gone.By the time he came to his senses, he was already in this desolate wilderness where not even a ghost could be seen."Seriously, where the hell did Tra-guy, Usopp, and those other idiots go?"Zoro frowned, looking completely annoyed."Those guys must have gotten lost again!! Dammit!!""Getting separated on such a simple straight path, they're really a bunch of worrisome burdens!!""When I find them, I'll have to teach them a good lesson."This swordsman, who had a mysterious confidence in his own sense of direction, righteously pinned the blame for getting separated on his companions.He continued forward.Along the way, he saw many dilapidated villages.The houses didn't even have proper roofs, and emaciated civilians lay by the roadside, their eyes as hollow as dead people.Nothing could grow in the parched fields, while the factory chimneys in the distance were still unscrupulously spewing black smoke.Seeing all this, Zoro couldn't help but compare it to the extravagant and prosperous scene of Flower Capital with its flying cherry blossoms.His brow furrowed slightly.But he didn't show any special emotion.Having been at sea for nearly a year, following that Idiot Captain all over, he had experienced the darkness of Alabasta and the despair of Sky Island; he had seen too much of the suffering of people and the rise and fall of nations.Tears and pity were worthless in this New Worldwhere the strong preyed on the weak.Zoro shook the sake gourd and found it was already empty.He curled his lip in disappointment, intending to hang the sake gourd back on his waist.Suddenly!!A violent vibration came from deep within the forest ahead."Crack! Boom!"Large patches of trees were brutally broken by some massive object, startling a large flock of birds.Immediately after, a strong scent of blood, mixed with a strange burnt smell, drifted straight into Zoro's nose on the cold wilderness wind.Zoro stopped in his tracks.His originally lazy eyes instantly became sharp, like a predator that had just woken up and caught the scent of prey.He casually tossed the empty sake gourd onto the ground.His right hand naturally rested on the hilt of wado ichimonji at his waist.His mouth curled into a wild and arrogant smile."Looks like I've found a way to get some money for wine."[Zorojuro (Image)]
Chapter 511: Encounter in the Wilderness, Shura's Ghostly One Sword Style!A cold wind swirled across the wilderness."Boom—!!!"The patch of forest ahead, which had been reasonably dense, exploded without warning!Several large trees were snapped in half by brute force, sending wood chips and dirt flying everywhere.Immediately after, an unidentified pink object came scrambling out of the forest.Zoro, who had drawn his sword halfway, froze in mid-air.He blinked and carefully examined the panting, blood-covered behemoth on the ground.It was a fat man with messy pink hair and a big belly that was about to burst through his clothes."The wild boars in Wano Country... certainly look unique!!""Though this meat looks a bit too fatty; the Perverted Cook will probably complain that it's hard to roast."Zoro rubbed his chin, evaluating it seriously in his mind.Shutenmaru suddenly raised his head. Although he had been chased in a panicked scramble by King just moments ago, his instincts as a samurai remained.The young man in front of him with green algae hair looked like an idiot, but the murderous aura radiating from him, which had almost solidified, actually made all the hair on his body stand on end!"Who is this green-haired kid? Since when did such a person appear in Kuri?"Shutenmaru clutched his bleeding shoulder, feeling a surge of shock and suspicion.Before the two could figure out the situation."Boom—!"A massive, eerie red flame descended from the sky without warning!The high temperature instantly reduced the surrounding withered grass to ashes.King descended from the sea of fire like a grim reaper!!He held a serrated longsword in his hand, his eyes beneath the mask filled with absolute coldness.At the same time, heavy footsteps came again from the direction of the forest from which Shutenmaruhad escaped."Thump! Thump! Thump!"Accompanied by heavy panting, a hulking giant walked out.Jack's wound on his chest was still oozing blood, but his eyes were as red as two searchlights, his face full of man-eating violence."Run! Keep running, you fat pig!"Jack roared, gritting his teeth and brandishing the two shotel blades in his hands.Shutenmaru cursed under his breath.With a mysterious green-haired swordsman in front and a roasted turkey and a stupid elephant flanking him from behind, his luck today was absolutely terrible.However, just when Shutenmaru thought he was finished for today.King, who had just landed and was preparing to deliver a few cold villain lines, inadvertently caught a glimpse of the green-haired swordsman standing not far from Shutenmaru.In that instant!The muscles on King's face, hidden beneath his black mask, began to twitch uncontrollably.In his eyes, which always radiated arrogance and imperiousness, an extreme terror, akin to a PTSD episode, instantly surged!"Holy shit!!!"In King's mind, like a carousel, the nightmarish encounter that had taken place not long ago in Dressrosa played back uncontrollably."Roronoa? Isn't the Straw Hat in the Flower Capital? Why would he be wandering around in the wilderness of Kuri in Wano Country?!"King felt his breathing become somewhat labored.He quietly pulled his hand, which was gripping the serrated longsword, behind his back, tightened his black wings slightly, and had already begun planning the best escape route in his mind.However, not everyone had such painful lessons as King.Jack, who had just rushed out of the forest, clearly had not noticed the strange, wary state of his superior at all.Jack's bell-like eyes widened, and he immediately noticed Zoro standing in front of Shutenmaru.Although the name of the Straw Hat was now famous, Jack's brain circuits had always been rather simple!!!In his memory, the one from the Straw Hat who made him grit his teeth the most was only that Captain wearing the Straw Hat!As for the others in the Straw Hat Pirates? Jackhadn't even bothered to look at the wanted posters carefully."Yo? Isn't this the second-in-command of the Straw Hat?"Jack spat out a mouthful of bloody foam. Not only was he not afraid, but he excitedly grinned with his fang-filled mouth, letting out an ugly, wild laugh."What a stroke of luck! I was ambushed by your shameless Captain wearing the straw hat at Zou!""I'll collect some interest on this debt from you, green-haired brat, today!"Hearing Jack's death-wish words.King, who was preparing to slip away, nearly had his eyeballs pop out of their sockets."Jack! You stupid elephant! Shut your mouth!"King roared without regard for his image, his voice even cracking with a hint of panic."Come back! He's not someone you can handle!""Huh? King, did you take the wrong medicine today?"Jack turned back and glared at King with dissatisfaction. The hot temper of an Ancient Type, combined with the irritation of being injured repeatedly, caused him to completely lose his reason."A mere second-in-command of an Emperor's crew, and I am a All-Stars with a bounty of one billion!""Even if I'm injured, crushing this kind of brat is as easy as stepping on an ant!""I'm going to chop him into mincemeat today and then take his head to see Brother Kaido!"After saying that, Jack didn't give King any chance to continue dissuading him.He lunged forward violently, brandishing the two huge shotel blades, and slashed fiercely at Zorowith a violent gust of wind!Looking at the behemoth rushing towards him, Zoro just tilted his head slightly."Zou? The guy who was punched away by Luffy? He's still not dead?"Zoro picked his ear with his pinky finger, his eyes filled with laziness and disdain."A guy like this dares to come and interrupt me while I'm looking for a side dish for my drink?"Zoro flicked the dust from his fingernail, and his right hand slowly tightened around the hilt of the wado ichimonji at his waist."Although you, this elephant, don't look like you have much chew, you'll do just fine to help me sober up.""Clang—!!!"The wado ichimonji was unsheathed!Along with this crisp sound of the blade, a terrifying aura that made the soul tremble erupted from Zoro's body!Haoshoku, like materialized ghost fire, instantly wrapped around the bright blade.Behind Zoro, the air distorted eerily,a phantom of the three-headed, six-armed, ferocious Shura ghost deity appeared faintly in the green Haki, exuding an extreme murderous intent to cut through everything in the world!Shutenmaru slumped on the ground, looking at the phantom behind Zoro, his eyes widened larger than bells, and he even forgot to breathe."This... what kind of monster-like sword aura is this?!"And Jack, who bore the brunt of it, finally felt at this moment what a true abyss was.The green Oni Aura rushed towards him, and Jackfelt all the blood in his body freeze in an instant.The instinct of the Ancient Type beast was frantically sending him a sharp warning:He would die!He would really be killed by a single slash!Jack wanted to retract his blade and retreat, but the massive momentum made it impossible for him to stop.Zoro slowly raised his eyes, a cold light devoid of any emotion flashing through them."One Sword Style · Calamity Harbor Bird."In a calm whisper, Zoro held the sword in one hand and swung a slash from bottom to top, without any fancy frills."Swoosh—!"Jack's massive body froze violently in mid-air.Immediately after, a terrifying sword mark that pierced through his entire chest instantly burst open!"Pfft—!!!"Scarlet blood, like a fountain, rained down in a short and tragic blood rain in mid-air.Jack couldn't even struggle; his mountain-like body collapsed with a crash, kicking up dust everywhere!!!One slash!!!The All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates with a bounty of one billion, [drought] Jack, was cleanly and instantly killed on the spot, rolling his eyes and completely losing consciousness.The wind blew across the wilderness again.Shutenmaru opened his mouth wide, his chin nearly dropping to the ground!!He looked at Jack, who was like a dead dog on the ground, and then at the green-haired swordsman who was slowly sheathing his sword, his brain completely losing the ability to think."What... what kind of deity is this?!"Zoro casually flicked the remaining blood off the blade of the wado ichimonji!He turned around and cast his gaze toward the black-winged man in mid-air who was already stiff all over.Zoro grinned, and that wild smile, in King's eyes, was even more terrifying than a demon."Yo, isn't this the roasted turkey that ran away in Dressrosa?"Zoro stretched his neck, making a cracking sound of bones."I didn't get to pluck all your feathers last time and let you get away. Since we ran into each other in Wano Country today~~~"Zoro's fingers lightly tapped on the hilt of the sandai kitetsu, his eyes playful."Then stay obediently and be my side dish for my drink."