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Chapter 274: Mistral
Chapter 274: Mistral
Before them, a group of strangers was running down from the mountains on both sides, and a group of people were quickly approaching on the mountain path ahead.
Among them, a breathtakingly beautiful woman with golden hair like ocean waves, wearing a battle skirt, and holding a slender two-finger-wide sword caught their eyes.
Her eyes shone with a crimson light, and with each step, her aura became more powerful. It was from her that the aura of a conqueror emanated.
The soldiers in the mountain path trembled, their eyes rolling as they foamed at the mouth and collapsed.
Out of the five thousand soldiers, only a little over a thousand managed to stay standing.
And these thousand people were quickly entangled by those coming down from both sides.
"What strong will!"
Jabura moved his feet, using 'Shave' to flash in front of a soldier. He poked the man's chest with a finger gun and exclaimed, "I can't believe so many are still standing."
Although Lily's conqueror's aura wasn't as strong as Sag's, it was still an aura of a conqueror. The timid ones wouldn't be able to stand their ground.
For so many to still be standing, this group of soldiers had impressive willpower.
"Hey! No matter how strong they are, they're no match for us!"
Bellamy caught the obstacles from both sides of the mountain, his legs turning into springs that continuously bounced. Each time he bounced into the crowd, his arms, also transformed into springs, tightened with a great force and inertia, punching and taking down a soldier.
Within the crowd, Arkin was like a tiger among sheep. His body swayed like flowing water, dodging the soldiers' attacks. The front half of his arms swayed, bringing along the back half where the mace was, resembling a meteor hammer with full force. With a swing, he smashed and sent several soldiers flying.
The five thousand pirates easily suppressed the thousand soldiers, plus the attacks from a few low-ranking officers.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Just as Arkin was about to continue his attack, his ears twitched, and he sidestepped, dodging the incoming gust of wind. Behind him, an arrow embedded itself halfway into the ground.
Arkin turned to see a figure quickly climbing up the mountain, using the momentum to bounce into the air. The figure's hand was a blur as it continuously drew arrows from the quiver at the waist and back, releasing three arrows in succession like a machine gun, raining arrows from the sky.
If they were hit by this move, their hard-earned victory would likely come at a cost.
"Bind·Barrier!"
Just as the arrow rain was about to descend, a large amount of hair suddenly extended from their heads, forming a black wave that enveloped them. The arrows broke through the hair, only to be entangled by it, binding the arrow shafts and restraining the multitude of arrows.
"Continue the attack."
Marika smiled and said, "Don't waste time."
The pirates reacted and continued to engage in close combat with the soldiers.
The black wave retracted, tossing the arrows away, returning to Marika's head. At that moment, Misty, who had been bouncing in the air, landed on the ground and focused her gaze on the group.
Her eyes lingered on Moria, and she furrowed her brows. "A Shichibukai? Is the World Government planning to attack this place? No, I saw in the Den Den Mushi that Natural Disaster entered Augustine. You joined the Natural Disaster pirate crew?"
She didn't recognize the others, and not everyone in the kingdom was interested in pirates unless they were extremely famous.
She would only remember renowned Shichibukai and Natural Disaster, who had shone brightly during the Summit War.
"Hehehehe, you're quite something." Moria chuckled. "Sag's plan is right. If we let this group gather in Augustine, it would be troublesome."
Misty took a step back, ready to retreat. At the same time, she nocked an arrow, aiming it at the group.
There were too many people. Fighting was out of the question, but she could hold them back and buy time to find opportunities to reach other squads and notify them of the incoming attack.
"Won't you surrender?"
Lily looked at Misty and said coldly, "Sag is recruiting subordinates. With your strength, you will be valued."
"I have nothing to say to pirates." Misty replied coldly.
"I see."
Lily nodded, and the white lightning in her hand suddenly rose, "Flying Bird·Crowded Forest!"
In the instant she drew her sword, the blade left afterimages, bringing forth countless flying bird-shaped slashes that resembled birds randomly diving into the forest, flapping their wings and flying towards the soldiers who had been shaken unconscious by the conqueror's aura.
Swish swish swish!
Each slash accurately struck the soldiers' heads, drilling holes through which blood flowed, staining the ground beneath them red.
"You!" Misty widened her eyes, her face flushing with anger, the crimson hue stark against her snow-white skin.
"Then let's not waste time. Leave two people here to deal with her, the rest follow me." With that, Lily retracted the white lightning and turned to leave.
She had seen through Misty's actions. While they could quickly take down such a strong opponent through ganging up, it was only possible if the opponent was willing to fight them. If the opponent chose to flee and engage in a protracted battle, they didn't know how much time it would take.
Now was a crucial moment where every second counted.
According to the intelligence, they had been advancing from the northern route, taking down two squads before attacking Misty. Each time, they started with the conqueror's aura, then killed the remaining people, and finally dealt with those who had fainted.
Lily didn't even have time to wait for their surrender.
In the current situation, defeating them would make it easier for Sag to rule this place.
After all, they were all nobles with conflicting interests.
"I'll do it."
Marika stepped forward, a mischievous smile on her face. "I won't let her run amok."
"Hehe!"
Renitia stood next to Marika, her fingers rubbing her little nose as she revealed her tiny tiger teeth. "Count me in too!"
Lily nodded. Seeing that most of the enemies were taken care of, she quickly led the group away to their next target.
"You're not going anywhere!"
Misty swiftly nocked an arrow, and as she drew the bowstring, a pitch-black aura visibly coiled around the arrowhead, aimed directly at the group.
Clang!
A lock of Marika's hair, like a whip, lashed out and deflected the arrow, causing it to spin in the air before piercing into the ground.
"Armed with a Color of Arms and a keen reaction to dodging firearms. You also seem to have the Color of Observation. Indeed, a troublesome opponent, proficient in two Colors."
Marika's hair danced around her, with one strand slithering back to her, writhing in the air as its tip was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.
"Machine Gun Dynamics!"
Without hesitation, Renitia twisted the handle of her mechanical mace, aiming it at Misty, and fired a barrage of bullet-like projectiles.
A red dot flashed in Misty's eyes as she stepped onto the air, seemingly using Moon Walk, to bounce into the sky. With a swift motion, she aimed and released three arrows at Renitia.
As she fired the arrows, Misty continued to step on the air, moving further outward.
Clang, clang, clang!
Several strands of Marika's hair lashed out, intercepting the arrows and sending them spinning off course before they eventually pierced into the ground.
"She won't be able to escape in front of me."
Marika, too, stepped onto the air, appearing in front of Misty. The unique bouncing effect of Moon Walk propelled her upward, and she wrapped her hair, now imbued with Haki, around her arm before delivering a powerful downward punch.
"Hair Bind: Hammer!"
In such close proximity, the punch should have been able to hit Misty, but at the last moment, Misty's body seemed to be carried by the wind, sliding out of the way of Marika's Haki-imbued hair as if blown by a gust.
"Glide Shot!"
As she dodged Marika's attack, Misty twisted her body and fired three arrows, only to have them entangled by Marika's flying hair.
Clang, clang, clang!
Below, a barrage of bullets rained towards Misty, but she nimbly danced through the air, her body brushing past the bullets as she closed in on Renitia.
Misty twisted her body, dodging a bullet in the air, and in the same motion, she drew her bowstring, aiming at Renitia. However, the little girl bared her sharp teeth, revealing her tiny tiger teeth, and viciously twisted the handle of her mace.
"Machine Gun Blast!"
Boom!
The specially made cannonball fired by Renitia exploded upon impact with the Haki-imbued air current surrounding Misty, creating a shockwave that sent her swaying in the air. Just as she was about to counter-attack, she sensed something and swiftly twisted her body, dodging several black snakes-like strands of hair that were striking at her from behind.
As she dodged, she reached back and, with a shocked expression, realized something.
The quivers on her waist and back, which held a total of three types of arrows, were now empty. The attacking 'black snakes' retracted, wrapping around the empty quivers and securing them in place.
"An archer without arrows is like a chef without a knife."
Marika continuously stepped on the air, chasing after the airborne Misty. Her hair danced wildly, forming a giant black net that enveloped her from all sides.
But at that moment, Misty drew her bowstring, even without an arrow nocked, and fired directly at Marika.
Bang!
The sound of the vibrating bowstring startled Marika, causing her to instinctively sidestep. In that instant, a Haki-imbued arrow of wind blasted through her hair, creating a hole in the black cascade and exploding into the mountain behind her, leaving a deep crater.
The disturbance in the airflow caused a momentary stagnation in Marika's Moon Walk, forcing her to descend towards the ground.
She looked up at Misty, who was now hovering in the air, carried by the wind. Marika smiled as she opened her eyes wide, revealing a cold gaze.
"An ability user?"
At this moment, Misty was no longer using Moon Walk to move but was instead suspended in the air, surrounded by swirling airflow.
"The reason I'm known as the 'Wind Chaser General' is because I ate the Wind Wind Fruit, which gives me the power to manipulate airflow as I please. The flow of air is under my control!"
She extended her pale fingers, and the air around her condensed into streams of wind, gathering at her fingertips and forming arrow-like shapes on her bowstring.
Misty drew her bow horizontally, aiming at the ground below.
"Scattering Wind Arrows!"
As she released the bowstring, the wind arrows burst forth, transforming into countless tiny wind arrows that rained down on the two fighters.
(End of Chapter)
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