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Clang, clang, clang.
At that moment, the sharp clash of musical instruments echoed from a nearby rooftop.
"Scratch: Disk Explode!"
Came Apu's sudden shout.
Hum!
An invisible sound wave burst toward Bai Yu from the side, traveling at an astonishing speed.
"Armament Haki!"
Facing five fearsome Supernova pirates, Bai Yu activated both Observation Haki and Armament Haki from the very start.
The moment the sound wave launched, Bai Yu sensed it through his sharpened awareness.
Before it could hit him, Bai Yu's body was instantly enveloped in hardened Haki.
He spun around, raising his sword to block—
Boom!
An instant later, the blade of Sakuragi in Bai Yu's hands shuddered as it detonated with an explosion triggered by Apu's ability.
A thick cloud of black smoke billowed forth, obscuring everything.
"What are you waiting for?! Run!"
Apu shouted in alarm.
Without a second thought, he bolted.
Nearby, Eustass Kid, clutching the stump of his injured arm, forced himself to stand through sheer grit.
Gritting his teeth, he tried to flee with all his remaining strength.
Zzzt!
But Bai Yu wasn't about to let any of them escape.
A flash of lightning sparked.
He shot out of the black smoke like a phantom, leaping through the air to pursue Apu.
Without hesitation, he swung his blade down toward Apu's exposed back.
"Form of Demon Subjugation!"
Just before the slash could land, a figure darted in from the side.
It was Basil Hawkins!
Yelling, Hawkins instantly transformed into his Scarecrow Avatar, a towering straw-and-nail figure bristling with menace.
With a snarl, Hawkins swung the massive, spiked arm of his scarecrow form to intercept Bai Yu's slash.
Clang!
A shrill metal screech echoed as the two collided.
But it wasn't even close.
With a single, overwhelming blow, Bai Yu's blade cleaved through all five iron nails on Hawkins' arm as if they were paper.
Without losing momentum, Sakuragi continued its arc—
Tear!
The blade tore into the Scarecrow's chest, nearly passing all the way through.
Hawkins' scarecrow form was violently flung to the ground.
As he writhed, three small straw dolls were expelled from his body and instantly burst into flames.
"Impossible..."
"My three stand-ins, destroyed with just one strike?"
Holding back Bai Yu's sword, Hawkins muttered in disbelief.
His Wara Wara no Mi power allowed him to transfer damage to substitute dolls linked to other lives.
But Bai Yu's slash was so devastating it incinerated three lives in a single blow.
"Karma!"
At that exact moment—
Urouge, the Mad Monk, came crashing in from behind, his massive body casting a shadow over Bai Yu.
His bulging right arm, veins throbbing, was wound back for a titanic punch.
Relying on sheer physical power, Urouge hurled his fist at Bai Yu's back, channeling the strength he'd absorbed from prior damage.
The Supernovas were clearly united in their desperation.
Even in that sudden attack—
Bai Yu detected it through his Observation Haki.
He turned swiftly.
With fluid motion, his hand flipped the blade and slashed backward.
Clang!
Slash!
It looked effortless.
Not only did Bai Yu block the colossal fist, but his blade also cut deep into Urouge's arm.
The wound split muscle and tendon—without immediate medical aid, the arm would be crippled.
Boom!
Groaning in pain, the giant monk collapsed.
Only then did Bai Yu pause, sweeping his eyes across the battlefield.
Hawkins, Urouge, Kid—all injured and down.
Even Apu, who had escaped furthest, had halted and was now frozen with hesitation.
Only X Drake remained, unmoving.
But Bai Yu didn't strike him.
He knew Drake's secret—that he was actually an undercover agent of the Marines.
Despite wearing the label of a pirate, Drake was one of their own.
Unless forced, Bai Yu wouldn't attack him.
Then, the battered Hawkins, Urouge, and Kid slowly rose, faces grim and twisted in frustration.
"We can't hold back anymore,"
Kid snarled.
"If we drag this out and the Admiral shows up, none of us are leaving alive!"
The others nodded grimly, clenching their jaws.
"All in!"
In the next instant, all five Supernovas lunged at Bai Yu simultaneously.
"Straw Blade!"
"Karma Smash!"
"Scratch: Plate Slash!"
"Mechanical Arm Cannon!"
"X Hunting Form!"
Even Drake was forced to transform into his Ancient Zoan: Allosaurus form, fangs and claws gleaming, to maintain cover.
Five powerful assaults converged on Bai Yu from all sides.
Hoo...
Yet even under this intense barrage, Bai Yu remained utterly calm.
He took a deep breath.
His right hand gripped Sakuragi tightly.
The full weight of his supreme sword intent poured out, engulfing the blade.
It flared like a living flame—an aura of destruction radiating from the edge.
He waited—timing it to perfection.
And then, he spun.
"Azure Dragon – Limitless – Ten Thousand Blade Maelstrom!"
Swoosh!
In an instant, a whirlwind of countless slashes erupted from Sakuragi's blade.
Spinning and howling, the slashes merged into a massive tornado of blades.
The five Supernovas were engulfed at once.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Within the swirling storm, thousands of razor-thin blades cut into flesh, muscle, and armor.
Sprays of blood mist exploded continuously from the vortex.
Even Hawkins' remaining straw dolls were shredded, unable to absorb such relentless attacks.
One by one, they fell and burned.
As the maelstrom continued, Hawkins' own body finally took damage directly.
Gradually, the entire tornado took on a bloody hue, soaked red by the injuries of its victims.
The assault persisted for a terrifying stretch of time.
Then slowly, the tornado began to weaken.
Thud. Thud. Thud!
One by one, the five Supernovas dropped out of the dissipating storm.
Their bodies battered, torn, and soaked in blood.
They were completely and utterly defeated.
"Such terrifying power…"
Urouge, whose massive body had withstood the most, barely managed a whisper.
The blades were small, but deadly.
They had sliced through even their reinforced flesh with ease.
If not for their Devil Fruit powers and defensive tricks, they would have been torn to pieces and turned to shreds inside that vortex.
Join my Patreon to read advanced chapters.
Five new chapters uploaded on PATREON.
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The next one chapter on webnovel will be uploaded in the next 2 days.
The next five chapters will be uploaded on Patreon in the next 2 days. (Chapter 249-254)
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