Chapter 162: The Final Trial of the Royal Family of Goa (2)
"Remember to put on your clothes properly, don't let anyone see your faces, make sure to hide well," Akemi said, a bit concerned as she wrapped the two kids tightly and had Scáthach use Runes to alter how others would perceive their appearance when they saw them.
"It's so hot, Ace," Luffy couldn't resist, tugging at his clothes and shouting about the heat.
"Endure it, don't you want to see those scumbags who made Sabo go to sea alone suffer?" Ace replied. "Keep your voice down, and follow me."
"Is it hot?" Esdeath smirked and gave Luffy a cold yet handsome smile. "It won't be hot for long."
"Although we're not allowed to attack ordinary citizens, creating a snowstorm for this country should be fine."
On the deck of the Invincible Ship, the ice knights that had been created to store energy shattered into ice crystals, turning into white cold air, which began to gather around Esdeath.
Scáthach muttered, "You…!"
"As long as those people quickly return home, there won't be any problems. The snowstorm can't take their lives if they're hiding inside their houses," Eric said. Since he wasn't there, no one could give orders to Esdeath.
The white cold air wrapped around Esdeath.
Akemi also spoke, "But the poor people at the uncertain destination haven't got proper winter protection. Eric won't intervene there..."
"Tch," Esdeath clicked her tongue, "I get it, the snowstorm will only reach the outer walls of the city!"
"By the way..." Ace reminded in a low voice, "Because of last year's fire, most of the people at the uncertain destination... were pretty much burned alive."
In fact, most of the people at the uncertain destination had followed Dorag, with only a few unlucky souls dying in the fire, but Esdeath didn't know that.
"Well, that means I can unleash the snowstorm without hesitation..." Esdeath said, pleased. This would give her a chance to test her ultimate move and see how much impact it would have in this world.
Pointing her right hand to the sky, the white cold air shot up. "Come, General Icestorm!"
"Let's trap this country in a snowstorm!"
Ace and Luffy stared in disbelief, watching as the clear sky instantly turned dark and gloomy, with snowflakes drifting down.
The freezing cold air, centered around Esdeath, blew toward them.
The bone-chilling cold air pierced through their thick clothes in an instant, and both Ace and Luffy shouted out, "It's so cold!"
On the streets, everyone started running. "It's so cold!"
"What's going on? Why is it snowing so heavily at this time?!"
"Get home quickly!"
Ace widened his eyes and muttered, "Is this her real power?!"
On Kolbo Mountain, Dadan sneezed in her lair. "Achoo!"
"What's going on?! Why is it suddenly so cold?!"
"Boss!" A mountain bandit rushed back to the house and shouted, "It's starting to snow outside!"
"What?" Dadan rushed out and looked at the sky. "Damn, what kind of weather is this?"
"Quick, start a fire! We're going to freeze to death!"
The bandits hurriedly started chopping wood to light a fire, while some started rummaging through cupboards to find thick clothes to keep warm.
In Makino's small bar, the customers started leaving.
"Guess that's enough for today, the weather's suddenly cold, we need to go home!"
"Makino, the food was great today, I'll come again next time!"
Makino smiled as she saw the customers leave, then looked up at the sky. "I wonder if Ace and Luffy have enough warm clothes..."
She turned around and put on a coat, bought two children's down jackets from the nearby clothing store, then headed up the small path, planning to visit Dadan's house on Kolbo Mountain.
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"With this large-scale attack, High Town hasn't been surrounded by your ice walls yet. What if you alarm the royals and nobles, and they escape in the chaos?" Scáthach cautioned.
"My snowstorm will only make them feel the strange weather; they won't immediately think they're being attacked and run away. See, the crowds are all rushing home to warm up, even the nobles aren't an exception," Esdeath explained confidently.
Scáthach 's eyes glowed red as she used her divination skills to foresee the future and nodded. "They haven't run away."
Suddenly, a transparent figure emerged from the ground. "So this snowstorm is really your masterpiece, Esdeath... General!"
Perona, who had been stared at by Esdeath, immediately changed her address and added a respectful tone.
Luffy's eyes bulged out as he shouted, "Wow, a ghost!"
The two boys weren't scared; instead, they were curious, eyes wide as they ran over.
Perona hadn't used her powers in front of Ace and Luffy before, so they were very interested.
"What? It's you two brats." Perona recognized them right away. "Aren't you the two who were learning Haki with me the other day?"
"You're Luffy, and you're Ace, right?"
Ace and Luffy immediately shouted in anger, "Wrong! You got our names wrong!"
"Do you dare yell at me? Passive Ghost!"
Two small, weightless ghosts passed right through Ace and Luffy's bodies.
"I'm a crybaby, I'm really sorry..."
"If there's a next life, I want to be a wild grass..."
"Hohohoho," Perona laughed. "Next time, let's see if you dare yell at me again."
Esdeath glanced at Perona. "Have the nobles all gone home?"
"Yes!" Perona, in her spirit form, immediately straightened up. "Due to the sudden temperature drop, all the nobles who were walking on High Street quickly returned to their homes."
"Take us to High Town."
"Understood!" Perona, clearly terrified of Esdeath, worked hard to follow her orders.
The group arrived at the entrance to High Town, which was raised significantly above the foundations of the center street.
"Heh, those self-important nobles always live in high places," Esdeath sneered. "I'm really looking forward to seeing what expressions they'll have during the interrogation, and what kind of screams they'll make."
Ace, still young, shuddered.
"Stop right there!" The guards at the entrance of High Town raised their guns and loudly warned, "This is the noble district. If you're not nobles, don't come any closer!"
Esdeath and Scáthach seemed to not hear the warning at all as they continued advancing toward the gates of High Town.
"Get any closer and I'll shoot!" The guard waved his rifle threateningly, warning again.
"My hand... I can't move?!" When the guard tried to pull the trigger, he realized his index finger and the trigger were frozen into a block of ice. "Ice?!"
A few gunshots rang out, and the guards at the gate were pierced and fell to the ground.
"The south gate of High Town is under attack! South gate under attack! Requesting backup!" One of the guards hiding behind the gate immediately grabbed a phone bug and urgently contacted others for assistance.
Scáthach 's eyes glowed red as she spoke. "I'll go search for the royals in the palace. You handle the guards coming from the kingdom."
"No problem, remember to leave a few royals alive for me," Esdeath said, placing her hand on High Town's wall. "Freeze it all together, Ice Wall!"
The sound of ice cracking filled the air as the wall's surface rapidly froze. The towering wall of High Town increased by over ten meters due to the ice, with thick ice layers covering other gates, turning High Town into a cage with no escape.
Ace and Luffy, now with their escape route cut off, nervously swallowed.
Esdeath unsheathed her sword. "Now, your time has come!"
(END CHAPTER)
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