Chapter 289: Full-Scale War with the Whitebeard Pirates: Come Be My Son!
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[Temporary Mission: The World's Strongest Test]
[Content: The enemy before you is the Whitebeard, known as the world's strongest. With his towering stature, tenacious will, and terrifying brute strength, will you choose to face the giant waves with courage, or simply lie down and give up?]
[Result 1: You can't even last a single day and earn the title of "Silver Medalist." In the era of Roger and Whitebeard, countless pirates with great skill retired in tears. Will you become one of them? Mission Reward: Join the Whitebeard Pirates]
[Result 2: You struggle with Whitebeard for a whole day and earn the title "Candidate for Daddy's Son." Your strength is recognized by Whitebeard and all the Whitebeard Pirates members. "Come be my son!" Mission Reward: 2 Achievement Points / Future position as 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates]
[Result 3: You engage in a fierce battle with the elderly Whitebeard for two days and earn the title "The Next Era Belongs to You!" Your strength is admired by Whitebeard, and your power makes the Whitebeard Pirates members feel fear. Mission Reward: 4 Achievement Points / Whitebeard's Praise]
Which result to choose? There's no need to ask!
"Clang!" Whitebeard thrust his sword, Cong Yun Qie, deep into the ground and casually took his signature stance, his mighty arm pulled to his chest, and his massive fist clenched, causing his biceps to bulge.
"Get back! Old man is about to use his power!" The members of the Whitebeard Pirates quickly moved away from Whitebeard's vicinity.
Eric , witnessing this, decided to immediately use his Conqueror's Haki. His feet sank into the earth, and purple flames blazed at the tip of his fire spear.
"Air Shock!"
With a firm right punch, the air rang with a crisp sound, like shattering glass. Several cracks formed in the atmosphere, and the sound of breaking glass echoed as the cracks in the void spread outward.
Then the sky trembled, the atmosphere bubbled, and the ground cracked.
An invisible shockwave ripped through the hard ground in front of him, flipping and shattering the earth. Dirt and air mixed together, forming a massive rolling snake that surged straight toward Eric .
The invisible air trembled, and the thick earth shook. The whole island rocked under Whitebeard's blow, like a small boat in a storm, ready to capsize at any moment.
"Hoh..." Esdeath, fighting alongside Marco, turned to look at Whitebeard. "Is this the kind of power that can destroy the world?"
"Hey, stop looking around in the middle of a fight!" Marco, who could fly in the air, only had his arm remaining as the Phoenix's wing. His lower body was inverted in the air, and with a powerful kick, he swung it down toward Esdeath.
"Of course." Esdeath blocked the kick with her rapier, showing a cruel smile. "I heard you're the Phoenix, capable of quickly healing wounds. Looks like we'll get along just fine..."
"What do you mean?" Marco asked, puzzled.
"You should be able to fully enjoy my various tortures and ravages, right?"
"You're crazy..." Marco felt the terrifying killing intent from Esdeath, and sweat appeared on his forehead for the first time.
"Stay still!" Esdeath sprayed white frost from her left hand at Marco, who was standing close.
"Shining Impact!"
"Clang, clang, clang!" Jozu's powerful body transformed half into a glittering diamond, and with a speed unmatched by his size, he charged directly at Scáthach, who was wielding her long spear.
Quick and agile, Scáthach dodged the unstoppable impact and kept flashing her red-bladed spear, repeatedly scraping across Jozu's tough diamond body, the harsh "sizzling" sound never stopping.
"All in vain." Jozu faced Scáthach. "Since I ate the Glint Glint Fruit, no one has been able to break through my defenses."
"Whitebeard's attack seems capable of breaking your defense."
"..." Scáthach's words left Jozu speechless.
"Since someone can do it, I can do it too." Scáthach said coolly, "There's almost no one I can't kill."
"Then try it!" Jozu, now completely transformed into diamond, started charging, his body as strong as a bulldozer, heading straight for Scáthach.
"Ha!" Scáthach's spear blazed with a red light. "Piercing Death's Spear!"
Scáthach hurled her magic spear, which turned into a red thunderbolt, resembling Zeus's thunderbolt, and exploded toward Jozu, now a diamond figure.
"Yah—don't chase me!" Perona, in her ghostly form, was flying wildly in the air, with a group of burly men chasing her.
"Damn girl, it's all your fault we lost so badly earlier!"
"Catch her! Make sure she pays!"
"Dammit, Negative Ghost—!" Perona used her signature move again, and several transparent white ghosts with long tongues flew toward the pirates chasing her.
"Oh no, get away—today has been a total failure."
"I wanna turn into moss."
"No, I want to turn into water fleas."
"Hoh la, hoh la, hoh la, I'll make you chase me!" Perona floated in the sky, laughing as the men below were on their knees.
"Damn it, catch up with this brat!" The enemies soon snapped out of the negative state, rising from the ground and continued their pursuit.
"Don't chase me! I'm sorry!" Perona desperately fled and jumped into a newly opened air gate.
The short Haruta stood before two young girls.
"Hey, I really don't want to fight you..." Haruta sighed, wondering why, as a captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, he had to face two troublesome kids.
"Hahaha, Captain Haruta, good luck!" Members from his own crew cheered him on.
"Don't underestimate us, or you'll regret it." Kuina, with a cold face, tightened her muscles, assuming a stance she'd perfected thousands of times. The black sword Shusui pointed directly at Haruta.
"Speed Wind, Steel Arm Strength, Armor Power!" Wendy cast three magic enhancements on herself and Kuina.
"..." Haruta drew his saber, looking at the young girl in front of him. Despite her youth, her swordsmanship was as solid as if it had been forged through countless trials. Her expression was even tougher than some adults'. Putting away his smile, he said seriously, "I'll go easy on you."
"Wendy, let's go!" Kuina shouted.
"Yes!" Wendy responded.
The two girls ran toward their enemy.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Genos 's sea stone-inlaid iron fist collided with Fossa's Flame Blade, sparks flying everywhere.
"Clang!"
"Hard!" Fossa's flame blade left only a shallow sword mark on Genos 's mechanical body.
"Do you coat your blade with flammable liquid?" Genos 's emotionless cybernetic eye scanned Fossa's body.
"Who knows?" Fossa didn't want to give away too much information.
"I see... then I'll burn you all." Genos 's fists came together, charging at Fossa.
"Clang!" His rapidly transforming arms surprised Fossa.
"Maximum Power—Burn!" Flames shot out, covering the ground in front of them.
"Captain!"
"Swish!" The fire split in two, and two pillars of flame shot to the sides.
"Fully modified, huh..." Fossa, puffing out a cigar, let out a cloud of smoke.
"Mechanical Punch!" Genos 's right fist shot forward, hitting Fossa, who was ten meters away.
"Bang!"
The eighth division commander, Namuel, landed a heavy punch on the Samehada.
"I've met my match..." Kisame, under his mask, bared his sharp teeth, yanking at the Samehada with his right hand. The sharp barbs pierced the white bandage and scraped toward the merman in front.
Namuel jumped back to avoid the attack, but his fist was still grazed by the sharp barbs, losing some of his stamina and Haki.
"What a strange sword... You're a merman, right? Why not show your appearance?" Namuel asked.
"Sorry, it's the captain's orders."
Namuel angrily retorted, "Does Eric hate the appearance of mermaids?!"
"No, if the captain hated the way mermaids look, he wouldn't let Lant show his face." Kisame pointed to Lant, who was fighting nearby.
"Is that so? Your strength is impressive. Why don't you join our pirate crew? At least you wouldn't have to wear a mask all the time." Namuel suggested.
Kisame refused, "No, I want to see the country our captain is building!"
"Is that so? Such a shame."
Namuel and Kisame charged toward each other again.
"Beautiful swordsmanship, Akame." Vista praised, "I didn't expect such an excellent sword style from a young girl."
"You're strong too, but be careful. If you get cut by my blade, there's no way out." Akame gripped Muramasa tightly, her sharp gaze following the edge of her sword as she looked at the top-hatted Vista, smiling broadly.
"Is that so? Then I'd better be careful." With Fujitora that never seemed to fade, Vista jumped high, crossing his dual swords, and countless petals appeared from nowhere, creating a flower storm that had no trace of romance but exuded a murderous aura.
Each petal flew like a flying knife, cutting through the air, shooting straight toward Akame.
"Funeral Moon!" The black sword energy from Muramasa shattered the entire sky of petals, then continued on like a roaring tide toward Vista.
"Clang!" Vista's swift dual swords easily shattered the sword energy, and he effortlessly blocked Akame, who had quickly maneuvered behind him.
"Water Buffalo" Atomos swung his dual blades, his bulky body chasing Black, whose small form evaded with agility. The powerful weapon shredded the afterimages Black left behind.
"Stop running around!"
"Heh..." Black smirked, "I don't want to clash with a big clumsy bull. If you can catch me, try!"
"Damn brat!" Enraged, Atomos entered the deep forest to chase Black.
"Captain, don't stray from the main force!" His subordinates called out.
"Just a little girl. I can handle her alone! No worries!" Atomos didn't believe he could lose to a minor.
With a mighty swing, he felled a towering tree that blocked his way, clearing the space in front of him.
"Not running anymore?" Atomos held his dual blades and walked toward Black. "Don't worry, I won't kill you with a single blow."
"Is that so? I'll try to show mercy too..." Black smiled, raising her Hachibou, the blade flickering with ominous black lightning. "Come out, my puppet!"
A massive hand broke through the earth, a towering figure rising from the soil, larger than Atomos himself.
"So this is your power... I'm curious to see how strong it really is." Atomos charged at the figure wielding the Naginata.
"Kurumi, Kurumi!" Miku interrupted the gunfight between Izo and Kurumi, with Izo graciously raising his gun and pausing his fire.
"Ah, Miku , this is a battlefield where you either die or live, what's the matter?"
"The Whitebeard Pirates are full of annoying men. I want to find a woman to fight. Can we switch opponents?"
"A woman? Who do you mean?" Izo, the 16th division commander, suddenly asked.
"Eh?" Miku tilted her head, confused. "Aren't you a woman?"
"I'm a man!" Izo suddenly snapped.
"Eh?" Miku exclaimed in shock. "You're so good-looking, and you're a man?!"
"Ugh!" Izo's smooth forehead bulged with veins. "I'm a man! This is my Adam's apple!"
"Well, well," Kurumi chuckled. "Do you want to face him?"
"No way!" Miku immediately ran away.
"Then, let's continue."
"Bang!" Both of them pulled the triggers, and the gunfight continued.
(END CHAPTER)
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