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Chapter 398: Sever!
Chapter 398: Sever!
"As it happens, I don't want anyone interfering with Sage's battle, especially you, Marco."
Lily raised her white lightning, illuminated by the few rays of sunlight filtering through the forest, which reflected in her eyes.
Unlike others, Lily had been searching with the help of a Life Card, but instead of finding the person, she encountered a large azure flame bird traversing the forest.
The azure flame bird also spotted Lily, and upon their first sight of each other, they both launched an attack.
Their purpose was simple—to prevent each other from reaching Sage's battleground.
This one was not easy to deal with.
Although there was no official title, he was undoubtedly the de facto vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The Royal Vice Admiral of the Pirate King, a user of the Phoenix Fruit of the Mythical Zoan type, with a bounty of 1.374 billion Belly, 'Phoenix' Marco!
Widely acknowledged on the high seas as one of only five flying animal-type Devil Fruit users.
Not only does he possess an ultra-high-speed regenerative ability, but the 'Regenerative Flame' can also heal all injuries, even effective against viruses.
When they decided to invade Whitebeard's territory, Lily had already begun gathering intelligence on the Whitebeard Pirates.
She had some understanding of this pirate crew.
Although Lily didn't think Sage would lose, allowing such a person to pass by with his regenerative abilities that could heal others would still be a nuisance to Sage.
The most notable members of the Whitebeard Pirates were Marco and Ace, who died during the Great War.
"So, you have the same idea."
Marco landed on a branch, flapping his wings, causing azure flames to fall around him.
But these flames didn't set the trees ablaze; they merely scattered and illuminated a ball of azure light, neither intensifying due to the trees' vitality nor extinguishing due to a lack of fuel.
"Then let's chat."
"I'm not interested."
Lily drew her sword first, unleashing a piercing slash in the shape of a bird."
Marco quickly dodged the slash with his wings, allowing the attack to sever the thick branch beneath him. He transformed into an afterimage, and with a sweep of his bird claws, he thrust his leg forward.
"Crane Claw!"
Whoosh! Relying on the inertia of his high-speed flight, he unleashed a powerful kick that passed through Lily's afterimage. Suddenly, a cold glint appeared above her head, like a bolt of lightning striking down.
"Lightning Bolt!"
Huff! Tufts of azure flames emerged from Marco's wings, spiraling upwards and blocking the descending lightning.
"This is Dad's homeland. It's one of the islands with the least magnetic field on the high seas, making it a well-hidden location. I thought no one would find it, and even if they did, with the outside world in ruins, you wouldn't be interested."
As the azure flames surged, Marco quickened his pace and retreated, and the giant tree nearby was smoothly split by the descending lightning.
As the tree was struck, it suddenly exploded into fragments, scattering in all directions.
"Thunder Web!"
Amidst the fragments, the figure concealed within the lightning hadn't fully stabilized before dispersing again, creating a web-like pattern of lightning around Marco, entangling him.
"But Kai Hai said you would definitely pass through here. Rather than letting him wipe out this place first and then dealing with them, it's better to use this location as the battlefield. He will help us."
As Marco spoke, he looked around with his eyes, then used his wings to wrap himself, transforming into a burning azure sphere.
The sphere quickly blossomed, becoming a giant azure flame bird, spreading its wings and soaring upwards, breaking through the entanglement of the lightning web.
Sizzle! As the bird passed through the thunder web, several slashes appeared on its body, but as it broke free, the slashes were quickly enveloped by azure flames, healing instantly.
The thunder web flickered for the last time, revealing Lily's figure. She held her slender sword horizontally before her eyes, seemingly still in the motion of having just swung her sword. At that moment, she fixed her beautiful eyes upward, her voice cold, "Do you think you can escape me?!"
A spiral of pitch-black lightning appeared on the sword blade, and as Lily's feet suddenly pushed off the ground, a vertical bolt of black lightning shot out, chasing after the high-speed flying Marco.
Sizzle! The black lightning forcefully severed one of the flying azure bird's wings.
"Oh no!"
The giant bird, with one wing severed, tilted to the side and suddenly transformed back into Marco's half-body. His left arm, which should have been severed, was constantly emitting azure flames, regenerating into a complete limb.
Simultaneously, he brought his fingers together, and the azure flames at his fingertips connected with the severed azure flame wing, which he forcefully waved to the side.
"But I don't quite believe what Kai Hai said. Azure Flame Bird!"
The severed azure flame wing, under his control, transformed into an azure fireball, rushing towards Lily, who had appeared from within the black lightning.
His flames lacked the power to burn others, but that didn't mean they were useless.
Impact force was the most basic aspect. With this impact, he could launch powerful attacks, and if they landed, they would be quite painful.
Sizzle! But just as the fireball was about to collide with Lily, the black glint reappeared, forming a straight line around the fireball, splitting the flames in two.
"Phoenix Feather!"
From the center of the split fireball, a phoenix bird shot out with the slash, striking Marco's chest with incredible speed.
This blow caused Marco to retreat a few steps, then he soared into the air, hovering above, gazing down at the slender sword-wielding girl amidst the azure flames.
"Oh no, I didn't expect you to be able to cut through fire too? Without Perception Color, I've become quite dull."
He grimaced and shook his head, continuing, "Anyway, even though I don't believe it, I can't afford to gamble."
"And that Kai Hai doesn't seem like someone who'd give up easily. Even if I refuse, he'll probably force this place into a battlefield, making us even more passive."
"To avoid being passive, we might as well accept it. You capture this place, and we'll fight you. If Kai Hai captures it, we'll deal with him."
"That woman named Baggin is probably dead, and only she was looking for Dad's legacy, but there's nothing here. Now, we just want to live quietly, can't we negotiate? Can you leave this place?"
"That's not an option."
Lily spoke coldly, "This has nothing to do with Whitebeard's homeland. This island is within our designated sphere of influence. Here, it's only because it hasn't been discovered yet that it hasn't been conquered."
"No one can stop Sage's plan! If you want to live quietly, go somewhere else. Here, either move the island or leave yourself, or..."
She raised the White Lightning, pointing it at Marco, "If you die, it'll be very quiet!"
"As expected."
Marco said, "In that case, we can only continue the battle. Dad's homeland is the last pure land I want to protect. I won't allow anyone to destroy it!"
Roar!
The Azure Flame on his dual-wielding swords intensified, and as Marco swooped down, countless Azure Flame orbs fell with him.
"Phoenix Plume!"
The Azure Flame didn't burn, but as it fell, it smashed through the densely packed trees, creating a large gap in the sealed forest, as if a piece had been bitten off.
"Impact! Gale Slash!"
Lily twisted the White Lightning, lifting the blade and swinging it upwards, her dominance resembling an eagle's talons, splitting into three massive slashes, like a barrier, colliding with the falling Azure Flame orbs.
"Phoenix Seal!"
Before the dominance slashes could push further, Marco's Azure Flame figure had already arrived, kicking out with one claw.
Diving from high above, his speed was no slower than Lily's! Lily's pupils constricted, instinctively blocking the upward swing with her sword.
Boom!!
The claw kicked the White Lightning, dispersing a massive force that numbed Lily's arm, sending her flying backwards and crashing into a tree.
"Immortal Thistle!"
After kicking, Marco didn't pursue; instead, he spread his wings, igniting the Azure Flame, forming a giant dark shield around his body.
Boom! In the next instant, a black lightning bolt flashed out from the tree's hole, and a slender sword imbued with dominance stabbed at the shield.
Lily held the White Lightning, maintaining her charging stance, her eyebrows furrowed, "Experience?"
"Exactly!"
Within the shield, Marco smiled at her, and the Azure Flame shield suddenly exploded, creating a shockwave covering the shield's area.
At that moment, Lily drew her sword, taking a step into the air, activating Moon Step to ascend into the sky, evading the Azure Flame shockwave.
Boom!!
The shockwave shattered the trees in front, carving a deep passage through the dense forest.
Sizzle! Another black light exploded, and Lily flashed out from mid-air, swinging her sword with incredible speed, slicing a gash into Marco's head.
Boom!
Marco took the opportunity to fly up, his bird claw kicking Lily's waist, igniting the Azure Flame and imbuing it with dominance. This time, it struck Lily squarely, kicking her far away with a dull thud.
His head, with its gash, slowly healed in the Azure Flame.
"It's useless. Your dominance is powerful, but I'm the 'Phoenix'," Marco laughed.
If it were that easy to be harmed by those with dominance, the Mythical Zoan type wouldn't be called so.
During the Great War, Garp, who punched him, had used a significant amount of dominance.
Even so, it only left him with a bandage for a while.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
As he finished speaking, a tree with a hole was sliced into segments by the sword's light.
Lily emerged from behind the tree, ignoring the crimson wound on her waist, her eyes cold, "Indeed, ordinary dominance slashes won't affect you much. Moreover, your style is also troublesome."
That kick was delivered with full force, precisely during Lily's opening when she swung her sword, risking injury to create an opportunity to attack.
This 'exchange of injuries' fighting style wasn't new to Lily.
Sage was the best at this style, and his transformed state also possessed 'Immortality'.
Knowing this style, she wouldn't attack head-on.
"So, do you want a truce? To bring your captain?" Marco asked with a smile.
"Don't joke around. It's just a power, who do you think I am?"
Lily's eyes narrowed slightly, "Fighting by intuition, I'm not your match, but I have my own way of fighting!"
Both lacked Perception Color, but Marco's combat experience was clearly superior, and with the immortality of exchanging injuries, continuing this battle would eventually lead to defeat.
The opponent wasn't any less skilled than Katakuri.
So...
"Powers aren't invincible, first, let's deal with this power that hinders Perception Color."
Click.
Lily sheathed the White Lightning, assuming a iaido stance, and as her eyes opened, a flash of light emanated from them.
"Sever!"
(End of Chapter)
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