Chapter 345: The Almighty Avoids Me, But I Won't Avoid Him!
Chapter 345: The Almighty Avoids Me, But I Won't Avoid Him!
Boom!!
A massive column of light blasted forward, colliding directly with the red-haired man's drawn blade. In an instant, the beam frayed at the edges, scattering in all directions like tassels.
The crimson and black-red lightning spread with the rippling shockwave, pressing down on the seawater below and creating swirling vortices.
The split in the dark sky merged with the other half, even gloomier and brewing with thunder, intertwining and tangling together.
The domineering aura of the Emperor mixed and burst forth from the center, rippling out to a great distance.
In just an instant, within the Titan Pirate Fleet of ten thousand, many of its members flipped their eyes and fell straight to the deck.
On nearly thirty pirate ships, not a single person could stand; silence and stillness reigned.
On the few ships that bore their unique Jolly Rogers, aside from Bellamy and the other captains, everyone else had fallen.
Even among those captains, though they managed to remain standing, it was a struggle, their bodies swaying unsteadily.
As for the flagship vessels of the high-ranking executives, aside from the executives themselves, not a single soul was left conscious on board; all had collapsed.
"This Emperor's Haki…"
Hawkins' brow beaded with sweat, his pupils quivering. In his hand was a freshly drawn tarot card.
'The Wheel of Fortune', reversed, signifying a turn of events!
The Grim Reaper's ship, the flagship, fared slightly better—of its two thousand crew members, only a thousand and five hundred had fallen, leaving five hundred swaying unsteadily, some even kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.
Even among the three hundred Devil Race members well-versed in the Six Styles, some struggled to withstand the unleashed Emperor's Haki, their shaking bodies reflecting their palpitating hearts.
"Wow, this is too scary!"
Renitia took several steps back, her face paling. Just as she was about to lose her balance and fall, Mary, standing behind her, grabbed her by the shoulder.
But this grip was much stronger than usual.
Renitia lifted her head, and aside from the soft, bouncy peaks, she saw nothing.
Above those peaks, Mary's eyes opened wide, her expression solemn.
Lily drew her White Lightning and glanced at Sleiman beside her, who was swaying unsteadily, gritting his teeth as he braced himself against the ship with his sword. Her delicate face wore a grave expression.
This wasn't just the red-haired man's Emperor's Haki; it was the chaotic intertwining of two people's Haki, unconsciously unleashed.
However, regardless, the impact of the Emperor's Haki was too intense; very few could remain standing.
This was a fleet of ten thousand!
Lily suddenly recalled something and raised her telescope to look into the distance.
The old, weak, sick, and disabled had already withdrawn, and on the pirate ships closer to the Red-Haired Pirates, not a single person was standing. However, on the red-haired man's flagship, many were smiling as they watched, seemingly unaffected by the Haki. Even the worst of them, the red-haired man with the explosion-like hair, only paled slightly but remained stable.
That explosive-haired man, Lily recalled, had a bounty on his head.
His name was something like Rocks D. Xebec, with a bounty of nine hundred and sixty million berries.
By the looks of it, he seemed to be the weakest within the Red-Haired Pirates?
"This situation… It's unfavorable for us."
Biting her lip lightly, Lily shouted, "Anyone who can still stand, come to me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the several high-ranking executives jumped over first, followed by Bellamy and the other captains. Although they were weakened by the impact, they could still make their way over.
"Shanks…"
Having also originated from the West Blue, Moriah was quite familiar with Shanks. However, he never expected that this fellow, who had become a Yonko a few years ago, would possess such a formidable Emperor's Haki now!
That level of Emperor's Haki…
Sarge was still far from it!
Szzz!
The black light was cleaved with a fissure as the red-haired man forcefully endured the incoming black light, marching straight towards Sarge. His red lightning blade had only swung out halfway when the remaining force of the attack reached Sarge.
"God Slayer!"
"I won't avoid it, damn it!"
Seeing his blade cleave through the oncoming Haki shockwave, Sarge paused, retracting the black light he had emitted. At the same time, he clenched one fist and punched towards the incoming blade.
"Hundred Ghosts Assault Emperor Slash!!"
Boom!!
Amidst the splashing lightning, an even more massive shockwave erupted, sending the Griffin, cleaved by the punch, flying upwards. In the sky behind Sarge, it carved out an extremely deep horizontal gully.
And in the sky behind the red-haired man, Sarge's fist blasted out a vertical gully.
The two figures were sent flying by the rippling shockwave.
Thud!
The red-haired man flew back and landed on the bow of the Red Force. He had just stepped onto it when he stumbled and backed up a long distance on the deck before finally coming to a stop.
"Hey, it seems pretty tough, even for you, Shanks!"
Beckman had just laughed when he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
This was because, at that moment, there was blood dripping from the corners of Shanks' mouth.
"Bang!"
On the other side, Sarge collided directly with the maw of the Swallow Dragon Beast. Just moments before impact, he tensed his legs, swirled in a smoke ring, and then soared back into the air, landing steadily on the dragon's head.
"Sarge!" Lily cried out.
At this moment, Sarge's entire right arm was covered in countless cuts and wounds, with blood dripping down and soaking his arm. On the back of his fist, his finger bones were cut open, the white of bone visible.
He furrowed his brow, shook his hand forcefully, and sent the blood flying. As the white mist rose from his injury, his wounds healed before their very eyes, returning to their original state in no time.
Whoosh!
The fierce wind blew, causing the cape on Sarge's back to flutter and his head of fiery white flames to dance with the wind.
He stared at the Red Force ahead, his lips curled into a sneer as he said, "Quite a formidable move there, Red-Haired Shanks!"
As one of the Four Emperors, this guy was the youngest, but also the most unpredictable.
After all, he was someone who had risen from the vast ocean.
With a bounty of 4,489,000,000 berries on his head, he was the big boss of the Red-Haired Pirates—'Red-Haired' Shanks!
Shanks walked up a few steps, standing at the bow of the ship with his sword in hand, his gaze fixed on the white-haired man. In a calm voice, he said, "You're quite surprising as well."
In terms of Conqueror's Haki strength, this Heavenly Disaster was still a bit lacking. It had taken him two moves to match the strength of his own move.
But that was still surprising enough.
What was that black light?
Could the shockwave of Conqueror's Haki be that powerful?
And that fist...
With that punch, he had seen a lot—it was as if Garp, Kaido, and Big Mom had fused into one and thrown that unified punch.
He didn't care about the sheer force, but that punch, aside from the impact, also had an instant burst and an extremely strong penetrating power.
And within that penetrating power was a strange force that could ignore any body type and pierce through, far more domineering than internal destruction.
That punch had injured him.
That wasn't even the main point!
The most important thing was...
Shanks' eyes twitched as he looked at Sarge's current state.
The flame-like white hair, the white flame clouds coiling around his shoulders and arms, the transformation...
If he hadn't known that he ate the Momo Fruit, and if Luffy hadn't been alive, he would have suspected something.
"You don't seem to be stopping by coincidentally. Are you waiting for me on purpose?"
Sarge pointed his finger at Shanks, a sneer on his face as he said,
"I haven't heard that you've joined forces with Marco. Or have the Four Emperors gotten so bored that they've started sticking their noses into the battles on the high seas? Well, if you're not going to be a weird pirate-turned-marine, then scram! This doesn't concern you!"
"Hahahaha, a pirate does what he wants, it's his freedom."
Shanks laughed, "Heavenly Disaster, you've exceeded my expectations. I was originally planning to stop you here decisively, after all, I don't want you meddling in that battle over there. But it looks like it won't be that easy."
His voice turned low as he continued, "Can you give me some face? How about you wait here for me?"
"Your face?"
Boom!
The black and red lightning in the sky exploded, causing the space below to be illuminated with black and red light.
Sarge's body rose without any wind, his cape fluttering like cotton candy as a black lightning cloud extended from his feet, lifting him up.
"How much is your face worth?!"
Whoosh!
The gloomy sky unleashed a waterfall-like downpour, the violent wind blowing the rain straight towards Shanks.
"I give you face, who gives me face? I say it's better for you to scram quietly! If you do, I'll give you face, but if you keep getting in my way, then forget it! Scrap your meddling!"
Boom!
The cloud that unleashed the storm erupted with another thunder, causing the entire sky to be illuminated with lightning.
"Otherwise, we'll have a new Edd War, but unlike last time, the storm..."
Sarge raised his hands, his face twisted with madness, "Is under my control! Hahahahaha! Whooohahahaha!"
The black lightning cloud, under his control, connected with the sky, unleashing a violent storm and the lightning flashing in the sky.
The oppressive aura and the violent sky sent the Red-Haired Pirates' members' expressions turning grim, their eyes fixed on the Demon King figure flying in the sky.
He truly was...
A Heavenly Disaster.
(End of Chapter)
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