Chapter 503: Jaygolusia Satan
Chapter 503: Jaygolusia Satan
Just as Sage and his group located Tazoro, the Navy, who had been avoiding the Calamity Pirates, and government officials in the city center launched an attack on the chaotic and looting pirates.
Bang, bang, bang!
The sound of gunfire echoed incessantly throughout the gigantic ship-like city.
"Kill them and rescue Kamael Saint!"
The Navy charged towards the pirates, brandishing their weapons. The pirates, fearless, either used vehicles as cover and exchanged fire with the Navy or licked their blades, ready to fight ferociously.
The Four Emperors' pirate crew certainly wasn't afraid of the Navy.
Clang, clang!
In the crowd, Sifer brandished his dual blades, sparks flying from the blades as he deflected incoming lead bullets. With a swift spin, he dashed forward, and a cloud of blood mist erupted around him.
The Navy officers each bore deep sword wounds and fell one by one.
Sifer flicked his blades, about to reveal a smile, when nearby gunshots rang out. His pupils constricted, and a red dot, symbolizing Perception Aura, reflected in his eyes. He slashed his blade to the side.
Clang!!
Sparks flew, and a dented bullet ricocheted off the blade and onto the ground.
"A long-range sniper rifle?" Sifer exclaimed.
The sense of danger brought about by Perception Aura caused the hair on his body to stand on end.
Firearms on the high seas were not useless. If they were truly ineffective against those proficient in Tyrannical Will, firearms wouldn't have dominated the seas for so long.
A true firearms master could take down an entire ship with a single shot.
There were only a few who could completely ignore firearms on the high seas, and it was evident that Sifer hadn't reached that stage, especially in the New World. Navy snipers specializing in long-range attacks would undoubtedly coat their bullets with Tyrannical Will.
In the midst of a chaotic battle, these long-range, high-power firearms posed a significant threat.
Bang!
Another gunshot echoed, and as it did, a Navy Commander rushed forward.
Reacting instinctively to the danger, Sifer slashed forward, his blade grazing the man's chest.
"Iron Block!"
Ssss!
At that moment, the Commander tensed his body, causing the blade to strike his shoulder. In the taut flesh, the blade, which should have sliced smoothly, experienced a slight resistance.
This brief moment was all the time the long-range sniper Vice Admiral needed to unleash his power.
"Damn!"
Sifer, sensing the Vice Admiral's intention, paled. He infused his long blade with Tyrannical Will and slashed downward, felling the Commander. Then, he raised his dual blades overhead while backing away.
Even if he was about to be hit, he aimed to minimize the damage.
Hoo!
Just as the bullet, shaped like a dart, passed through Sifer's raised blades and was about to reach his face, an arrow wrapped in an air current shot past his eyes with pinpoint accuracy, piercing the dart-like bullet he could see.
Time seemed to slow down in that instant.
Bang!
The arrow flew out, carrying the contacted bullet, and slammed into a nearby building, creating a hole.
Sifer turned to look, and there was Misty, floating in the air, bow drawn, an arrow on the string surrounded by an air current, forming a spiral of air pressure. With a 'bong,' the arrow shot towards the distance.
Boom!
A distant building was struck by the arrow, creating a large hole, and the annoying threatening aura dissipated at that moment.
The air current enveloped Misty's body, causing her hair to dance in the wind. She glanced down at Sifer on the ground and said indifferently, "Don't get careless."
As an Airman who consumed the Air Fruit, she could not only control air currents for attack and flight but also use them to determine the direction of incoming attacks.
As for precision, as an archer, determining the direction through air currents was her specialty, ensuring absolute accuracy.
Moreover, sometimes in battle, speed was more important than precision.
She drew her bow and released, and as long as the power was sufficient, a slight deviation didn't matter; the entire area was the target. The difference between hitting an arm or a head wasn't significant; the priority was to neutralize the enemy first.
As she spoke, Sifer moved swiftly, transforming into an afterimage and dashing towards Misty. With a 'sss,' his dual blades struck down a Navy officer aiming a gun below her.
He took out a die from his pocket, tossed it into the air, caught it, and revealed six dots.
"Fate has brought us together to save each other," Sifer said.
Misty remained silent, drawing four arrows from her quiver and aiming them into the air. "Wind Scattering Arrow."
The arrows, infused with air currents, suddenly split apart in midair. As they descended, they further divided into numerous air currents, resembling a rain of arrows falling towards the surroundings.
Below, Sifer wielded his dual blades and charged in one direction, moving smoothly through the crowd like a fish in water, cutting down large swaths of people with each step.
"Fish swim."
The two, who were initially wanted for 300 million each, were far more capable than that. After the initial adjustment, they quickly entered a skilled combat stance against these obviously elite Navy forces.
On the other side, the scene was even more energetic.
Baby-5 held a cigarette in her mouth, her hands transforming into Gatling guns, suppressing the Navy with a barrage of gunfire.
In front of her, Buffalo spun a large cleaver like a propeller, resembling a spinning top with blades as he charged into the Navy ranks, wildly slashing at them.
Beside him, DeLinger provided support. Whenever an enemy tried to bypass him to attack Baby-5, he would strike, either kicking the Navy soldier away or impaling them with the horns on his head.
"Don't underestimate me!"
DeLinger's eyes were filled with ferocity, his mouth full of sharp teeth. "I have the bloodline of the Fighting Fish!"
"Die!"
As he pierced through a Navy soldier, several more Navy soldiers rushed out nearby, half of them holding guns and the other half wielding swords, attacking DeLinger from behind.
Just then, several wisps of phantom passed through these soldiers, causing visible black lines to appear on their heads, and they knelt on the ground, their spirits crushed.
"Hmph!"
Perona floated into view at the rear, glancing away from them. "Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not trying to save you; I just happened to hit this spot."
Buffalo stopped spinning, blinking rapidly, and looked over at Perona. After a moment of stunned silence, he said, "A, A-tsui?"
"I'm not being a-tsui!" Perona shouted. "I'm just helping out, so don't talk nonsense!"
"Huh? But Lord Sage said you were a-tsui." Buffalo was puzzled.
Compared to Lily, this guy was more fitting of the a-tsui personality trait.
"Damn Sage! One day, I'll make him admit that he's a smelly old fish!" Perona exclaimed.
Perona waved her hand, summoning numerous ghosts that rushed past the Navy soldiers in the other direction.
The battle in the center was back and forth. Among their subordinates, there weren't many elites, and they could barely gain an advantage in a section of the ship. The rest could only barely hold off the numerous Navy soldiers and government agents on board.
As a result, Perona, the most strategically capable, had to constantly save the day.
Perona gritted her teeth. "This is supposed to be a neutral zone. Why are there so many enemies? Is it because of the Celestial Dragons?"
Ghosts could not only attack but also be used for reconnaissance. Perona had seen Sage capture a Celestial Dragon.
The reason this place could remain a neutral zone was because a large amount of Sky Gold had been paid. With so many enemies and a Celestial Dragon appearing here, it was likely that they were also escorting Sky Gold.
It was all happening at once.
However, Perona could handle this level of opposition. As long as she used her abilities well, the battle situation...
"Attention, all Navy personnel!"
A voice like a broadcast echoed around them. Just in front of Perona, a chilling aura filled with dread surged forward, almost causing her to lose control of the ghosts.
Not far in front of her, a black light suddenly shone on the ground, forming a circular five-pointed star array with the number '5' at each connection.
A magic array? Perona, who loved the Ghost Castle, was familiar with this, but how could something that existed only in fantasy become reality?
This thing had real power, and it was terrifying!
...
On the other side, Lily was facing off against Peach Bunny, while Marika, who was holding the gold sphere, had not yet taken action. Suddenly, a figure rushed out from her side, causing Marika to take two steps back. As she was about to strike with her other fist, a residual image flashed before her eyes.
Bang!
Sage kicked the figure with a yellowish aura, sending them flying sideways into Peach Bunny, who was fighting Lily.
Peach Bunny, in the midst of a sword clash with Lily, sensed something and spun her body, retreating and dodging around Lily. She raised her hand to catch the figure, who was slightly shorter than her.
"Kakei!"
"Sorry."
The Navy Vice Admiral, whose real name was Kakei, held his stomach and gave an awkward smile, about to say something when another residual image flashed by.
Bang!
Sage's kick struck Kakei's abdomen with immense force, causing his leg to embed itself into Kakei's body. Kakei collided with Peach Bunny behind him, and they both flew backward.
"Blocking my way?"
Sage's face twisted into a sinister smile. He kicked out with his straightened leg, which quickly transformed, and stomped down hard. His entire body shot forward, flying through the air and grabbing the heads of the two flying figures with his hands.
Bang!
His airborne body spun rapidly, using the rotational inertia to hurl the two figures away, causing them to crash into the buildings in front of them, collapsing one after the other.
At the same time, Sage's still-airborne body took another step, creating smoke rings in the air as he flew to the top of a relatively intact building. He looked down at the two groups below, separated by the dust and smoke rising from the building.
"You're not worthy enough! Hohohoho!" Sage laughed heartily.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
The smoke cleared, and Tonatiuh stood up from the collapsed ruins, rubbing his stomach with one hand and the back of his head with the other. He looked up at Sage, who stood beneath the dark clouds, emanating an overwhelmingly powerful aura.
"Don't move, Calamity Boss. We're just following orders. Don't mistake this for a declaration of war."
Tonatiuh squinted and said nonchalantly, "Otherwise, we wouldn't be the main force. You heard it too; the Council of Five has arrived personally. Our orders are to hold you back and prevent your escape."
"Kakei!"
From the ruins on the other side, a sword aura slashed through the air, cutting the buried debris into tiny pieces. Peach Bunny emerged, gripping the famous sword Vajra, and spoke solemnly:
"That's not something you say to pirates!"
"It depends on what kind of pirates they are."
Tonatiuh chuckled and said, "For someone like Calamity Boss, an explanation is necessary. The Navy and pirates have always existed on the sea; they won't disappear no matter what."
This statement surprised Sage, "You have a clear understanding, but the price for offending me must still be paid, even for the Navy."
"How petty. Calamity Boss, if there's a price to pay... we'll have to wait until next time. The Council of Five is about to make an appearance."
Kakei pointed to a position at ten o'clock, where an extremely uncomfortable aura was intensifying.
"Don't worry, we'll make it in time."
Sage extended his hand, and lightning crackled between his fingers. As he raised his hand towards the sky, the cloak on his back lifted, gathering a clump of dark clouds that merged with the clouds above.
Sizzling sounds filled the air as lightning danced throughout the entire cloud layer.
"Tenman Great Self-Sufficient Heavenly God!"
Boom!
The lightning within the clouds poured down, transforming into countless pillars of lightning that filled the vision of Tonatiuh and Peach Bunny.
Full-screen attack!!
Tonatiuh stared blankly at the descending thunderbolts, "There's no way to block this."
Boom!!
The lightning struck the ground, engulfing their bodies.
The power of nature rivals the might of willpower!
Nature alone is enough to overwhelm anyone.
This level of power was beyond the capability of an Admiral Cadet to withstand.
Such overwhelming strength was not something an Admiral Cadet could hope to challenge.
"If you want to fight me, send Kurohige and Haki."
Sage let out a cold laugh, and only then did he turn his gaze towards the black pentagram magic array that had appeared on the ground.
The black aura there grew denser, solidifying into black lightning that spread within the magic array.
It was coming!
"Rear Admirals and below, immediately retreat! Do not face the Saint directly!"
The broadcast sounded again.
Boom!
The materialized black lightning gradually merged into black light, burning like flames around the pentagram's perimeter. A massive figure emerged.
A figure in black formal attire appeared within the pentagram array, with demonic bull horns on his head and a scar across his left eye.
He held a massive staff with both hands, and black flame clouds coiled around his arms, draping over his shoulders like a feathered cloak. His upper body appeared normal, but as the black flames dispersed, his lower half was revealed—spider-like legs extending from behind the staff.
"Monster?!"
At the center of the battlefield, both Navy and pirates were startled by the appearance of this monstrous figure. Instinctively, they looked up at its face.
Bang, bang, bang!
The heads of those who gazed upon it suddenly exploded, spraying blood everywhere.
"A monster?"
Not far away, Lily and her companions, who had brought out the gold, also witnessed the monstrous figure and furrowed their brows.
"Huh?"
When Renetia looked directly at it, her eyes met the monster's, and an odd pressure surged towards her forehead.
"Lightning Fist!"
Boom!!
A pillar of lightning as thick as an arm slammed into the monster's head, drowning out its gaze.
Sage descended from a distance, landing directly between the trio and the monster. He faced it head-on, grinning menacingly:
"An awakened Zoan-type? It doesn't quite feel like it. What are you?"
The lightning dissipated, revealing a charred head that quickly steamed with black cloud-like gas, rapidly regenerating.
"You should show respect, Norton Sag."
The massive and intimidating head tilted slightly downward, and a deep voice spoke, "I am Jaygolusia Satan, one of the Council of Five, the Science Defense Deity."
(End of Chapter)
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