Chapter 267: Battle Between Vice Emperors
Kaido and Big Mom stood side by side.
In front of them were two corpses that had already lost their Life Aura, and Kurozumi Orochi whose head had been smashed into Meat Paste.
Kaido placed his large Spiked Club beside him, directly picked up the Sake Gourd handed over by King and drank heartily.
Obviously, the frustration caused by not enjoying the battle with Kozuki Oden was somewhat vented after killing Kurozumi Orochi.
"Orochi, stop pretending, if you're not dead, get up quickly!"
After wiping the Wine Stain from the corner of his mouth with his large arm, Kaido slowly spoke to Kurozumi Orochi's Corpse on the ground.
And as Kaido spoke, Kurozumi Orochi's Body on the ground, which had lost its Head, began to move slowly.
Then the headless Corpse stood up in such a terrifying manner.
Amatsuki Toki, who was holding Momonosuke and sobbing aside, was also frightened by the commotion of Orochi's resurrection from the dead.
Soon, on Orochi's empty Neck, accompanied by a 'pop' sound, a ferocious Snake Head stretched out, judging from the Mucus on the Snake Head, it was like a newly born Young Snake.
Soon, accompanied by the Snake Head retracting, it transformed back into Kurozumi Orochi's appearance.
Seeming a bit unaccustomed, Kurozumi Orochi moved his Head a few times, then saw the two puddles of Meat Paste stuck to the Ground and instantly became extremely angry.
It should be known that regardless of whether Sememaru Kurozumi or Kurozumi Higurashi supported him to become the Shogun of Wano Country due to the Kurozumi Family's Hatred or other reasons, the unchangeable point is that these two guys can be said to be Kurozumi Orochi's two trump cards, and now the trump cards are gone just like that, how could Orochi not be angry.
"Kaido, why did you kill Higurashi and Semimaru!?"
Kurozumi Orochi questioned angrily.
Facing Kurozumi Orochi's questioning, Kaido's mere Gaze made Kurozumi Orochi's heart jump, and even his speech became hesitant.
"Orochi, who do you think you are!? The reason you can sit firmly on the Throne of Shogun of Wano Country is because I need you to sit in that position. If you dare to interfere with my Battle again next time, I will definitely smash you into a Puddle of Meat Paste!"
Kaido slammed the Sake Gourd on the table and said.
Obviously, the Battle with Kozuki Oden being interrupted at a crucial moment, just like being interrupted when about to reach the climax of shooting, made Kaido quite angry and displeased.
If it weren't for the fact that Kurozumi Orochi had indeed done a good job in supplying Supplies and other aspects to the Beasts Pirates during his tenure as Daimyo of Wano Country, Orochi, who dared to interfere with his Battle just now, would have had even his Ashes scattered.
"Ugh~ Where is this?"
And just at this moment, a Sound rang out in the Great Hall, and everyone's Gaze turned to the center of the Great Hall, where Kozuki Oden, whose back of the Head was obviously dented, was slowly waking up at this time.
And just as Kozuki Oden regained Consciousness, he saw Kaido and Big Mom looking at him with their bright, large eyes.
Facing such a combination, in the depths of Kozuki Oden's Inner Thoughts, a long-lost sense of Despair rose up.
It should be known that even when facing Roger back then, he had never felt such Despair.
However.
Although he could not see any Opportunity, it did not mean that he would sit still and wait for death.
Even if he died, he would defend Wano Country to the last moment.
The next day, the Great Fire that had burned for a night in the Flower Capital of Wano Country began to gradually extinguish. All the Residents discovered that the Army directly under the Shogun began to split into two groups, one heading to Kuri, and the other following the Beasts Pirates towards White Dance.
"They've come."
At the Hakumai Border, the Hakumai Army, which had already armed themselves, watched the Giant Pterodactyl appearing in the distant Sky and the Earth Dragon rising from the Ground. Honda Tadayoshi, riding on his Horse, said to Sword Saint Ashina Isshin beside him.
"It's alright, the News has already spread. What we need to do is to block the opponent before the Reinforcements arrive! Leave the guy in the Sky to me, you can hold back the Ground forces, right?"
Ashina Isshin looked at the distant Beasts and Orochi Allied Forces and said calmly.
"No problem."
Honda Tadayoshi didn't say much and directly agreed.
Then they saw Ashina Isshin lunge forward, bend his waist, and turn sideways, then the Long Sword at his waist suddenly unsheathed, and a huge Slash flew towards King in the Sky.
And almost at the instant Ashina Isshin drew his Sword, a Red Light representing Observation Haki suddenly appeared in King's Eyes.
In the current situation, there is no possibility of Negotiation.
In the end, the only choice left for both sides is to fight to the death.
This is the Enemy Relationship.
Thus—
King, who was still flying, suddenly attacked.
In the Sky, he canceled his Ability, returned to his original appearance, the pitch-black Wings on his back suddenly folded, and his tall and straight Form shot straight towards the Ground like a Sharp Blade being drawn from its sheath.
On the blade of the Katana, which he held tightly in his hand and was of unusual length, like his shoulders, raging Flames also ignited.
"Ember, Hook Claw!"
And Ashina Isshin, after unleashing the Slash, also stomped on the Ground and rushed towards King.
The two people rushing towards each other in the Sky pushed Armament Haki and Power to the extreme. The Katana wrapped in Flames slashed down from above towards the opponent's Vital point, while the Katana wrapped in Blood-colored Radiance also slashed diagonally upwards from below, intending to cut the opponent in half.
Isshin Gaze at the Flame Blade slashing straight at him, in his Eyes was reflected a sharp and dangerous Hook Claw-shaped Slash.
The Attack approached, pointing directly at Isshin's Vital point.
But Isshin remained unmoved, just calmly watched the Flame Blade slash over, and blocked with his Sword.
Then—
[Climbing Carp]
Before the Words finished, King's Eyes slightly narrowed, and then he saw that the Warrior on the opposite side actually drew a Flintlock Gun from his Waist and shot directly at him.
King almost instantly wrapped solid Armament Haki around the claws of his Beast Form, and like Lightning, lashed out at the Chest of the guy opposite him.
Clang—!
This kick, however, landed on the blade of the Sword that had changed its move.
The violent impact force passed through the blade and directly transmitted to Isshin's Body.
Sending him flying far away.
"Although his Swordsmanship is not bad, his Power and Haki are not as good as mine, as for the Damage caused by Guns..."
Instantly, King's Face turned slightly ugly.
Because he clearly felt a special Power beginning to spread towards his Body and his Whole Body felt a little strange.
Then, after tapping his Finger in the direction where he was shot by the Gun, a Sea Stone Bullet made of Sea Prism Stone appeared between King's Fingers.
"Sea Prism Stone? It is indeed a good idea to deal with Ability User, but I am not that easy to deal with!"
Saying this, King directly threw the Sea Stone Bullet in his hand on the Ground.
Just as he was about to take care of the Warrior who combined Swords and Guns, suddenly a huge sense of oppression came from the Sky, and then several Figures fell directly from the Sky.
"..."
Looking at the Figures falling from the Sky, King suppressed the Tremor in his heart and forced himself to calm down.
Several seconds later.
Accompanied by several rumbles, in the center of the Battlefield, a huge Dust Cloud was raised.
On the flat Ground a hundred meters away.
Queen, who had originally transformed into a Brachiosaurus Form and was relentlessly sweeping with various Weapons on his Body, subconsciously sensed something was wrong and wanted to retreat behind everyone, but because his Form was too large, he couldn't do it at all.
King looked at Vistad with complex Eyes. He knew that since this guy had appeared, Nicholas must have arrived as well.
He glanced around with the corner of his eye.
The Nicholas Pirates attacked as a whole group, instantly reversing the situation of the entire Battlefield.
King noticed that the Nicholas Pirates, only about a dozen people actually entered the Battlefield.
On the other hand, their own personnel—
Leaving aside the Pirates left behind in Onigashima and Flower Capital.
The scale of the number of people who came to conquer White Dance alone is also as large as ten thousand. It should be known that these people are not ordinary Army, but Pirates who can fight several Ordinary People at once.
10 vs 10000!
What a huge Gap in numbers.
But—
King's Gaze, filled with solemn meaning, kept glancing at the several battle circles that had been separated around him.
From this position, he could even clearly hear the continuous fighting Sounds coming from all around the Battlefield.
Their own numbers were clearly about 1000 times that of the opponent.
But under the opponent's offensive, their own Faction, which had the overwhelming advantage in numbers, was the suppressed side.
King's Inner Thoughts were heavy.
In the short few seconds of observation, he "saw" the Reason why his own side had fallen into a Disadvantage.
He "saw" the Female Swordsman wielding Dual Swords slaughtering in their own Faction, and the Sniper who was accurately Sniping their own high-ranking Officers from afar. In addition to these two, there were also some guys with Wings, dressed like primitive people, using various strange Weapons to catch their own side off guard.
And there was also the Giant Bird hovering in the Sky. Every time it swooped down, it could take away dozens of Lives with its Steel-like Feathers and the Fūjin emitted between the flapping of its Wings.
Of course, the biggest Threat among them was the Skeleton who was holding a Cane in his hand, wearing a Suit, and strolling leisurely through the Battlefield like a gentleman.
In front of the Ominous Aura surging around Brook, those Corpses that had fallen to the Ground stood up again one after another, and picked up the Weapons in their hands to slash at the surrounding Beasts Pirates and the Samurai under Orochi's Forces.
Almost as soon as someone died, the Ominous Aura lingering beside them would immediately drill into their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
Then, those dead guys would climb up from the Ground again and continue to Slaughter.
Facing Brook's strange Ability...
The balance of numbers was quietly shifting.
(End of Chapter)