Chapter 291: Full-Scale War with the Whitebeard Pirates (3)
The flashing black and red torrent of magical power shot out in all directions, the aurora attack devouring the light as it swept back and forth. The duo from earlier—Fourth Division Captain Sachi, Sixth Division Captain Blamank—now had an unfortunate addition: Ninth Division Captain Brenheim.
The three of them struggled desperately to dodge under Artoria's "Sword of Victory" attack. If it was a slash, why were there continuous explosions? If it wasn't a slash, then what were these light beams being slashed out?
Many members of the Whitebeard Pirates stared in disbelief at the scene, the men who had been mocked by Artoria for their lack of strength were swallowing hard, their throats moving uncontrollably.
Even if you're the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, your strength can't match up to a Black Knight King who can continuously fire Noble Phantasms.
Using her Noble Phantasm as though it was free, Artoria relentlessly fired, destroying the surroundings. If not for the fact that her "Sword of Victory" almost harmed her own people earlier, Artoria [Alter] might have been even more ruthless!
Initially, the three of them tried to counter her with their flying slashes, but under the continuous output of magical power, they were undoubtedly defeated.
The three quickly closed the distance, attempting to win in close combat, but—
In terms of strength, speed, and power, none of them could compare to this seemingly fragile woman. Her power was shockingly strong!
With a simple uppercut, Brenheim was sent flying into the air, a few of his teeth were knocked out by Artoria, and the intense dizziness almost knocked him out cold.
If Blamank hadn't knocked Brenheim away with a hammer, the subsequent extreme black light cannon would have likely seriously injured him.
Tichy, who was being helped out of the forest by others, breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the three captains being toyed with.
'Fighting three captains? You surely can't have time to challenge me while doing that.'
It seemed as if she sensed him, the woman with the black mask lifted her head and looked in his direction.
A thick, red thunder-charged extreme black light beam shot toward him.
"Again?!" Blackbeard was startled. Due to his massive body, his speed was slow, and he couldn't avoid this rushing rainbow light attack.
"Ahh!" Another scream rang out as Blackbeard was sent flying again.
Using her cleverness, Nico Robin, who had been hiding from the Whitebeard Pirates since she was 8 and was now 21, skillfully avoided the pursuit of Whitebeard's crew.
She observed the entire battlefield, taking everything in with her eyes.
The strongest combatants were engaged in fierce battles, and no one seemed to be paying attention to her...
Robin shook her head, throwing away any thoughts that shouldn't arise.
She had initially agreed to fight the Whitebeard Pirates simply to escape the chaos, but after spending some time with them, she realized Eric wasn't as ruthless as in the live streams, and the female members on the ship were kind to her, especially the girl named Miku ...
"I've found my place. Why would I still think of running away?" Robin asked herself. "He will take me to find the historical texts..."
"I found her! She's over there!" At this moment, several members of Whitebeard's crew spotted her. "Don't run, just come out obediently even if you can't fight back."
"Is that so? I—don't want to run anymore."
She crossed her arms over her chest—"Rotating Flower!"
Several arms shot out from behind Whitebeard's crew, and they screamed, "What is this?!"
"Thud, thud"
The enemy members collapsed, their eyes glazed over.
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The battle between Whitebeard and Eric had reached a fever pitch. The sharp gun shadows and the mighty sword light clashed, emitting a series of explosive sounds.
"Gu la la la..." Whitebeard laughed heartily. "Nice shooting, next I'll combine it with my abilities and attack!"
"Bring it on!" Eric shouted, readying his gun. He fired first, channeling the power of the Thunder Fruit to strike at Whitebeard.
Whitebeard, already acknowledging Eric 's strength, his eyes like electricity, tightly gripped the hilt of his sword, wrapping the tremor power that could destroy everything around the blade of Cong Yun Qie.
"Tremor Blade, Earth Splitter!"
The boundless shockwave power was compressed and gathered, forming a transparent air shield that hurtled toward Eric 's gun tip.
The blade, capable of tearing through the heavens, collided heavily with the spearhead that could pierce the sky.
Boom—!
The air boiled, space was torn apart, and fierce winds roared. A massive crack appeared in the sky above, and endless floating clouds rolled and filled the gap.
"Sky... the sky's splitting again!" Perona cried out.
The ground fissures widened, dust was blown into the air by the shockwave, and the tremors spread across the island, with the sea around them kicking up waves.
The powerful clash of these two forces stopped everyone in their tracks, all eyes fixed on the clash that was shaking the world.
Artoria, emotionless, watched the two in the center of the battlefield. She turned to the three captains and said, "I don't want to fight anymore."
She then sheathed her sword and withdrew from the battlefield, the three captains exchanging glances before also putting down their weapons.
The tremor power from Cong Yun Qie transferred to Eric 's Fire Tip Spear, further tearing open his wound.
"Pu...!" A small mouthful of blood spilled from Eric 's mouth, evaporating instantly in the high-temperature electric current.
"What's wrong, kid? You've been fighting for less than half a day and your body is already failing?" Whitebeard barked. "Come again!"
With a casual swing, several more Tremor Blades clashed with Eric 's Conqueror's Haki-wrapped spear.
The earth rumbled incessantly, and new cracks formed in the air as the shockwave power made Eric 's blood surge.
With a constitution of eight and a half stars, already a monstrous figure, Eric 's body continued to be damaged under Whitebeard's shockwave power. Yet, under the baptism of lightning, it healed quickly.
His constitution rose from eight and a half to nine stars, his spear technique from eight stars to eight and a half, and his Observation Haki reached eight stars under Whitebeard's rapid and fierce attacks.
The sudden rise in his attributes gave Eric a slight boost in power, and Whitebeard immediately noticed it.
"Good kid, evolving in the midst of battle?" Whitebeard laughed with joy. "I haven't been this excited in a long time!"
The intense battle between the two continued until sunset.
The sun had set, and the flickering stars filled the sky.
"Ha, ha..." Marco flapped his wings, retreating backward.
"What's wrong? Can't go on?" Esdeath stood still. "Your healing speed is impressive. How about coming to my torture chamber to experience my various tortures?"
"Like hell I will!" Marco retorted.
"Marco..." Jozu, holding his chest wound, walked slowly to Marco's side.
"Hey, what happened to your chest wound?! You're hurt all over," Marco exclaimed in surprise. "Can anyone break your diamond defense?"
"Yes," Jozu said cautiously, casting a wary glance at Scáthach. "That person's spear technique is very formidable."
"Looks like a win for two," Esdeath said with a smile , glancing at Scáthach.
Kuina and Wendy were sitting on the ground, but even Haruta's clothes were covered in dust. Wendy's Dragon Slayer magic was fast and wide-ranging, giving him plenty of trouble. But the two young girls were too small to fight against Whitebeard Pirates' captains.
"Water Buffalo" Atmos fell, heavily injured, in an open area. Trees had fallen everywhere. Fortunately, Kurome spared his life and called the Whitebeard Pirates to move the plump Atmos.
The Thirteenth Division members had wanted to avenge their captain, but Lacroix stopped them. He realized that Atmos survived because Kurome spared him, so he called for the ship's doctor to treat the unconscious Atmos.
Now, the entire Whitebeard Pirates and Dawn Pirates were watching the battle between the two.
Their fierce combat was both thrilling and terrifying.
"Kid, don't lose too badly in front of your subordinates."
"You too, don't lose to me because of fatigue in front of your sons."
"Gu la la la... What an arrogant kid."
"Heh heh heh, you're a strong old man."
"Bili bili!" The blue light pillar pierced the heavens, and it seemed like only this dazzling thunderbolt existed between heaven and earth.
The dark thunderclouds covered the starry sky, and lightning began striking down from above.
Someone shouted, "This is—the awakening of the Thunder Fruit!"
(END CHAPTER)
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