Chapter 592: Sacrifice!
At this moment, Roy also discovered a terrifying problem.
Not only could he not break free from Ryuunosuke's restraint, the energy inside his body was being swallowed at a frantic pace.
If this kept going, he would not even last long enough for Roger and the others to make a move.
And Roger's side was even worse off.
In the current situation, they simply could not find a single breakthrough point.
"Captain Ryuunosuke," Roy forced out, voice tight, "can we talk?"
"Let me go, and I swear I will never become your enemy again."
By now, Roy could no longer place his hopes on Roger and the rest.
If Ryuunosuke truly wanted him dead, then there was no other road left.
"No," Ryuunosuke replied flatly.
"Someone who betrays you once loses the right to negotiate."
As he spoke, Ryuunosuke's gaze sharpened slightly, as if he had realized something important.
The divine essence inside Roy was greater than what Keshia and the others carried.
And this battle had, in a strange way, made Ryuunosuke trust Keshia and the other two a little more.
Just now, Sevin had tried to attack the two women.
If Keshia and Brook had not been there, Kuina and Akame might not have escaped so cleanly.
That was exactly why Ryuunosuke had acted so decisively.
Meanwhile, Sevian was already tangled up with Keshia and Brook.
They might not be able to get rid of him quickly, but they were not going to let him cause trouble again.
"Liberation!"
Roy's eyes hardened.
The divine essence in his body surged violently, like a beast finally waking up.
Bang!
Ryuunosuke kicked Roy away with a single strike.
At the same time, the sphere of energy gathering in Ryuunosuke's hand trembled from the impact, swelling violently for an instant.
But it was immediately crushed back down by Ryuunosuke's power.
Then he handed it to Gaino.
The system notification rang out.
[4%]
In other words, in only a short span of time, Ryuunosuke had seized four percent of divine essence.
The amount inside Roy could no longer be called small.
It was excessive.
Just a few minutes of talk, and Ryuunosuke had already extracted that much.
This man was abnormal.
Ryuunosuke lifted his head and looked at Roy, who had now released his power, with faint amusement.
Roy's expression tightened as soon as he noticed Ryuunosuke watching him.
At this level of battle, being singled out for attention was fatal.
Not to mention, even after releasing everything, Roy was still no match for him.
"Captain Ryuunosuke," Roy shouted, forcing his voice louder, "what exactly are you trying to do?"
"To study this kind of thing, Vegapunk captured ordinary people from the sea and used them for research!"
"They were dissected alive!"
"Are you really going to cooperate with a ruthless lunatic like that?"
Then he swung his gaze toward Vegapunk.
"And Vegapunk, do you really think Captain Ryuunosuke would ever cooperate with you long term?"
Roy was trying to shift blame.
But his words landed harder than expected.
In just a few sentences, he stabbed both sides right where it hurt.
They were truths neither of them could deny.
Both Vegapunk and Ryuunosuke knew it.
Right now, they shared a temporary goal, nothing more.
At the root, their positions were opposites.
So sooner or later, conflict was inevitable.
"We know," Ryuunosuke replied, sounding almost confused.
"So that means I should stop beating you up?"
He stared at Roy like Roy had just said something extremely silly.
For a heartbeat, even Roy's side was thrown off.
They had tried to distract him, but Ryuunosuke's answer made it feel pointless.
A laugh burst out of Nirvash.
"Hahaha…"
"Roy, you think you're clever."
"But that kind of cheap cleverness only works on Imu, because she's in love with you."
"Trying to mislead us with tricks like this…"
"It's basically impossible!"
Vegapunk's laughter echoed from Nirvash's mouth, sharp and mocking.
Roy's face burned with shame and anger.
But he absolutely did not dare rush in right now.
Not when Ryuunosuke was watching him like that.
At the same time, Imu returned to Roy's side.
She looked at him with clear concern.
Roy, in his current state, was frightening even to his own people.
Ryuunosuke leaned back on Gaino's shoulders, relaxed, almost casual.
"Uncle Roger," he said, "leave now, and I'll pretend you were never here."
"But if you insist on staying…"
"Then I'm sorry."
Inside this A T force field, everyone's essence would be extracted.
Ryuunosuke was not in a hurry at all.
He had already taken the center of the force field.
When the force field collapsed, he would seize all of that primal power.
Roger's gaze turned cold.
"Ryuunosuke, do you really think we have no way to deal with you?"
"If that's what you believe…"
"Then prepare yourself."
"Lilith!"
As Roger spoke, he sliced his palm open with the long sword in his hand.
The others followed without hesitation.
"Hm?"
Vegapunk's expression turned solemn as he witnessed the ritual.
"Careful. They're about to sacrifice themselves to summon a projection of Lilith."
"But who's going to be the sacrifice?"
If Lilith's projection truly appeared right now, it would be a massive problem for everyone.
A projection of that thing was never harmless.
"Lilith projection?"
Ryuunosuke's eyes narrowed.
That name instantly dragged up an old memory.
Laugh Tale.
That presence.
And now Vegapunk was saying it required sacrifices.
"No!"
A sharp scream cut through the chaos.
It came from Sevin, the same man who had just tried to attack Kuina and Akame.
"Captain Ryuunosuke, save me!"
"Just now, they controlled my body!"
"I'm your ship's punching bag, the strongest punching bag!"
Sevin screamed like his throat was about to tear.
It was true.
Sevin had contributed to the Dragon Hunter Pirates in a very particular way.
A bunch of overly energetic monsters on that ship used him to vent their excess power.
But Ryuunosuke felt no pity at all.
A traitor did not deserve mercy.
Mercy toward an enemy was irresponsibility toward himself and everyone around him.
Just now, if Keshia and Brook had not been there, Kuina and Akame could have been in danger.
Sevin had hidden aboard the ship for so long, waiting for exactly this moment.
Ryuunosuke had no intention of trusting someone that calculating ever again.
"I'd rather believe Lilith than you," Ryuunosuke said calmly.
"Fine."
"Let me see for myself just how powerful your god really is."
The moment those words left his mouth, Sevin's last hope shattered.
In this situation, he was about to be offered up.
"Hahaha…"
Sevin's laughter sounded broken.
"I never thought…"
"After believing in Lilith for so long, I'd end up becoming a sacrifice to her."
He raised his head, eyes wild.
"Do you really think you can control a god?"
"Hahaha… impossible!"
"A god can never be controlled by you!"
"Come!"
"My god!"
As he shouted, Sevin spread his arms wide and let the energy pour out of his body.
The power surged and stretched, forming a massive gate in midair.
Unique, ancient patterns appeared across its surface, one after another.
"These patterns…"
Ryuunosuke's eyes flickered.
He remembered something.
Back when Jin had been captured, and he released his domineering aura, similar lines had appeared across his body.
That meant these were not meaningless decorations.
They were special patterns that could be used.
Soon, Sevin's life force began draining away.
Blood and vitality poured out of him at the same time.
The gate continued forming.
The brighter the patterns became, the more hollow Sevin's body looked.
Then the door was completed.
The vivid red blood transformed directly into the power that opened it.
An ancient, sacred aura seeped out from the gate, spreading through the air like a prayer that had never died.
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