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Chapter 315: You Won't Live Long!
Chapter 315: You Won't Live Long!
The Conquering King's aura shrouded the entire island, but the fog only parted around them, with the mist ahead remaining untouched.
However, Sag had sensed something!
A blast echoed as Sag suddenly pushed off the air, piercing through the mist and rushing toward the direction he sensed.
"This illusion..."
Seeing the brief image of Death Star and Sag's group, as well as the quick black screen, the agent couldn't help but exclaim:
"Just watching through the Den Den Mushi, one can feel the might. It's as if you were truly struck by the Conquering King's aura. Even the Den Den Mushi fell unconscious from the impact of the ability—it's so lifelike!"
He looked at the figure shrouded in shadows sitting in the room and said, "With this ability, you can indeed guard the entire island by yourself. However, it must be a fear in everyone's hearts. If you could freely choose whom it affects, it would be better to have the Four Emperors and the Admirals appear here. Then we might be able to capture the real thing!"
The figure in the shadows paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "First, the abilities imposed on others can be broken by their own aura. It's merely a contest of ability development and aura mastery. Second..."
He stood up, letting the shadows fade away to reveal a man's face. "That one is real!"
Boom!!
A hole was blasted open above the castle first. From the hole, one could see countless meteorites falling from the sky like black fire, crashing down on the castle, and densely bombarding half of it, reducing it to rubble and exposing the mist-filled sky.
"I..."
The agent turned and retreated into the depths of the castle, which was still raining down stones.
Bang!
Just then, a jet-black lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking the ground in front and crashing through the scattered stones while also kicking up a cloud of smoke.
From within the smoke, a figure slowly walked out.
The black-and-red-tipped velvet cape fluttered, accentuating Sag's body, which wasn't particularly burly but exceptionally sturdy. He grabbed the agent by the head with one hand and casually tossed him forward, sending him crashing to the ground.
The agent's eyes rolled up, his mouth hung open, and he even lost a few teeth. His chest caved in, and his body exploded with blood, turning him into a bloody mess.
"So it was you?"
Sag looked at the man in front of him and said, "You did a pretty good job!"
The man before him was about fifty years old, wearing a pitch-black leather jacket with a floral scarf around his neck. His hands were covered in thick black gloves, with rhombus-shaped steel plates embedded at the knuckles.
This guy had two joints on his arms and exceptionally long legs. With his long arms and legs, he stood at least five meters tall.
"I sent an executive to conquer this place, which was already giving you face. You had to come personally? Do you know how busy I am? I have so many Berry that I can't even count them myself. If you take the path of surrender and hand over this territory, and then find a place I currently don't have jurisdiction over to stay, that's what you should do."
Sag pointed forward and said, "You refuse to take the path of life and insist on seeking death!"
"Disaster Norton Sag."
The man before him maintained a calm expression as he said, "After your underlings burst in, I expected you to come, but I didn't think it would be so soon. Speaking of which, it's been more than half a year since we last met."
"You know me?" Sag was taken aback.
"We met in Impel Down," the man said. "I watched you escape from there with my own eyes."
Cellmate
"You escaped from the sixth level?" Sag narrowed his eyes.
"My name is Maroni, 'Mist Fear' Maroni. It's fine if you haven't heard of me, as I've long been forgotten by the times. But..."
Maroni pointed to the land beneath them. "This is my homeland and my territory. I bear no ill will toward you, and I didn't kill your underlings either. I only want to guard my homeland, and I'm not interested in anything else. If you leave here, I can pretend nothing happened, and I can also remove the ability your underlings were afflicted with."
"Who do you think you are? Red Hair?"
Sag tossed the cigar in his mouth aside. "The place you chose is within my sphere of influence. Even if Red Hair himself came, I wouldn't give him this face! Or rather, take it as me giving you face because we were cellmates. I'll permit you to leave on your own.
"Rest assured, I'm not a petty person either. My men losing to you is their own fault for not being strong enough, and I won't hold that against you."
"It seems we've reached an impasse." Maroni shook his head. "This is the only place I can't give up. It's my homeland. Since we can't come to an agreement, then let our strength do the talking."
A menacing aura, like black flames, coiled around Sag, and he let out a sinister laugh. "Indeed, actions speak louder than words. Your homeland? This island has quite a few long-limbed freaks? Well, I think your long limbs won't save you from a short life!"
"Those with strong auras are indeed powerful and can ignore my abilities."
"I am a 'Mist Man' who has eaten the 'Mist Fruit', and I can manipulate the mist to evoke illusions that play on people's deepest fears," Maroni explained. "Even if they aren't afraid at first, as long as they experience it enough times and realize that no matter how they try, they can't completely dispel the illusion, they will eventually give in to fear. And once they believe they can't escape the illusion, they will fall under my control."
"While aura can dispel the illusion, the ability itself remains, and I can choose to affect myself as well."
As he spoke, the mist around them contracted and condensed onto Maroni's body. "The sea is cruel, and there's always a bigger fish. Don't get too full of yourself just because you've achieved a little something. Let this young punk show you the true power of the sea!"
The mist that had gathered on Maroni's body suddenly burst outward, enveloping the entire shattered castle.
"Mist Memory!"
Within the mist, figures of all shapes and sizes appeared—some resembling Navy soldiers, others pirates. Their faces were obscured, but their movements were sharp as they launched attacks at Sag.
Buzz!
A torrent of Conquering King's aura rippled outward, but it had no effect on these figures.
Sag was taken aback for a moment, his arm instinctively lashing out to the side and punching the head off a pirate who had tried to strike him from the flank.
"These are just my memories. I can withstand the aura of the Conquering King." Maroni's voice echoed within the mist. "The aura of the Conquering King has no effect, so how much stamina do you have to burn through? Can your aura defend against this all-encompassing attack?"
Even Whitebeard, a formidable figure, could be pierced by bullets and cut by blades if he lacked defense.
This applied to everyone, even up-and-coming figures like 'Disaster' Sag, who was touted as a potential future Emperor.
"Memory Bodies?"
Sag scanned the crowd of Navy soldiers and pirates rushing at him like a tidal wave. His hands moved too fast to see, and a series of dull thuds followed as he shattered the bodies of those who had surrounded him first, sending them back into the mist.
"First, sneak attacks are useless against me."
Sag leaped into the air, his feet propelling him upward. As he rose above the mist, he spoke to the figure in front of him. "Second, who told you that my aura can be exhausted?"
Boom!
Sag's right hand disappeared into his palm, gathering a massive black light. "You think I'm going to waste time searching for your real body? That's too much trouble. Let me show you what endurance really is!"
Sag had no interest in playing a slow game.
Just because he wasn't afraid of the aura of the Conquering King didn't mean he wasn't wary of its power—those were two different matters.
He had plenty of tricks up his sleeve for dealing with opponents like this, but the quickest method was usually the best.
"Supreme Extinction Slash!"
There was no need to concentrate; he only needed to expand his aura. It burst forth from his hand, expanding instantly to engulf the entire castle in a colossal black light that crushed the mist and slammed downward.
Boom!
(End of Chapter)
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