Chapter 367: The Assault on Onigashima
"Chiron uses his Thousand-Mile Eyes to monitor the enemy's movements from the sky, keeping track of all their actions," Eric explained the battle plan. "Once the enemy heads toward the target location, we will cut off their communications in that area."
"The Den Den Mushi signal cannot be blocked," Da Vinci frowned. "I've studied the Den Den Mushi, and ordinary methods won't block its signal."
"The communications in Wano are different from those in other places."
Da Vinci was taken aback.
"Wano uses Wisdom Snails for communication. The advantage is that they are small and portable."
Kurumi agreed, "Indeed, the Den Den Mushi is even bigger than an '80s mobile phone, making it quite inconvenient to carry around."
"But the weakness is that their 'Nenge' waves are too weak," Eric continued. "Each snail's Nenge must first be sent to the one and only 'Leader Snail' in the area, and from there, the Leader Snail will distribute the Nenge."
Da Vinci nodded in understanding. "I get it now. As long as we control the Leader Snail in the area, the communication will be cut off."
"Bingo! Ten points for the right answer!" Eric clapped his hands. "Once we lure the important officers in that area, we can immediately control the Leader Snail."
"But the location of the Leader Snail..."
Eric waved the information in his hand. "Kisame has already marked the locations of the Leader Snails in areas like Kiri, Tōwan, and the Flower Capital."
"Only these three areas?"
Eric sighed. "Kisame has been to these areas frequently, so he only knows the locations of these three Leader Snails, but it doesn't affect our battle plan."
Artoria asked, "Then how do we control the Leader Snail? I don't know space magic."
"They are living creatures, and creatures that can understand human speech and have rational thinking," Eric smiled. "Now you get it, right?"
"I understand," Artoria nodded in comprehension. "We can scare them to stop them from sending Nenge."
Perona remarked, "Why did you come to that conclusion?!"
"If that doesn't work, we'll have to eliminate them," Eric shrugged. "It's best to bring a pirate underling and show it a live person being slashed with a sword in front of the snail."
Perona spoke again, "Slashing a live person is way too terrifying!"
"Ah, let me do it," Kurumi volunteered. "My clones can Dragon a couple of living creatures into the shadows."
Scáthach demonstrated using the Shadow Box. "Leave the Leader Snail in Tōwan to me. The Shadow Box can block the Nenge transmission."
"Kurumi, you take the Leader Snails in the Flower Capital and Kiri."
"Eh~" Kurumi smiled, "Leave it to me."
"The Beast Pirates' advantage is their large numbers. Now that their forces are scattered all over the place, we'll disrupt their command system and prevent them from mobilizing their troops at will."
"But what about the pirates gathered at Onigashima?" Chiron asked softly. "Onigashima is the Beast Pirates' headquarters, and Kisame 's intelligence shows that nearly 10,000 pirates are stationed there."
"Leave those pirates to Esdeath."
Everyone froze.
Eric turned and asked a smile , "Do we have enough ice cavalry?"
Esdeath showed a cruel smile. "Enough to freeze the entire Onigashima."
"Let's hold off on freezing Onigashima," Eric said. "After all, we still need to fight there."
"If Orochi runs into trouble and calls for Kaido's help, Kaido will usually send one of the Flying Six. Kisame will hold Sasaki off, but there will still be two of the Flying Six left. Fozz will most likely be sent to Oden Castle. Esdeath, that one's yours."
Esdeath nodded in agreement.
"Finally, Gin will carry me, Esdeath, Kurumi, Genos , Lant, and the large number of ice knights Esdeath created to invade Onigashima. To avoid being frozen by Esdeath's blizzards, please fight inside the buildings."
Miku raised her right hand. "Darling, darling~ Don't I need to play [solo] and [march]?"
"Stay on the ship and hold a concert. It's safer that way," Eric comforted. "There are too many enemies on Onigashima."
"Alright~"
...
"Fozz and Quinn have also arrived at their respective target locations."
"Received."
Kurumi's clone in Kiri and the Flower Capital stirred the shadows beneath her feet, pulling the Leader Snails into the black ripples.
Akame, Esdeath, and Deidara, riding explosive clay birds, entered Oden Castle from above.
"You—Who are you?!" Filled with fear, Orochi stumbled backward, collapsing to the ground. "I am the general of Wano! Quickly retreat!"
Deidara laughed, "This guy really thinks that the title of Wano's general will scare us?"
"Lord Orochi, please escape," Furoku, with his long skull, stepped forward, shielding Orochi behind him. "These enemies—will be stopped by us, the ninjas!"
"Give up!"
Suddenly, dozens of ninjas, each with different attire and looks, appeared in the room and surrounded the three invaders.
"Hey!" Deidara hurriedly ordered, "These ninjas are my prey! Don't attack them!"
"Then hurry up and make your move," Akame unsheathed Muramasa. "Otherwise, I'll be forced to kill them first."
"Change Armor—Heavenly Wheel Armor!" With a cold shout, Esdeath blinked and donned a magnificent battle armor. A series of sharp blades floated around her, preparing for the fight. "Looks like the enemies won't give you a chance for a one-on-one."
"Stubborn!" Furoku formed hand seals. "Earlobe Cannon!"
His long earlobes grew even longer and thicker, like two vicious serpents, slamming toward the three with no mercy.
"Damn!" Deidara threw out a thin clay centipede. "Your opponent is me! Hmph!"
The clay inflated in mid-air, its long body swaying, before it wrapped around Furoku's earlobes.
Deidara made hand signs with one hand. "Hah!"
"Boom!"
Orange flames erupted inside the room!
...
At the Tōwan quarry, as Scáthach used the shadow to sever the Nenge path of the Leader Snail.
Kawatsune and Ushimaru continued unlocking the remaining prisoners' handcuffs.
The elderly Bao Huang asked, "What are you two doing?"
"Someone is about to declare war on the Beast Pirates. Take this opportunity and escape!" Ushimaru explained briefly.
"..." Bao Huang , still not old enough to be immobile, raised his arms and shouted, "We were captured and put to hard labor in the prisoner excavation site day after day. Today, we must escape!"
"Damn!" Davego cursed angrily, loading Quinn's specially made "zombie" plague bullets into his pistol, aiming at the out-of-control prisoners.
Whoosh!
Several red long spears pierced the sky, easily tearing through the body's defenses, nailing Davego to the ground.
"D-Damn..." His fingers lost strength, and the pistol filled with plague bullets fell to the ground.
"Don't do any more meaningless things," Scáthach said coldly, scanning the guards in the excavation site. "Before Quinn arrives, quickly finish off these people. His Ice Demon bullets would be much worse."
...
"It's our turn now." Eric patted the dragon scales beneath him. "Gin , are you scared?"
"Of course not!" Gin shouted loudly. "I'm willing to go through fire and water for Captain Eric !"
"Good." Eric laughed. "Let's go together and face the flames! Let's head to Onigashima!"
"Yes!"
The dark golden dragon soared from the Invincible, carrying hundreds of ice knights on its back. Under the sunlight, it shimmered with brilliance.
The giant dragon stepped on fiery clouds and dove down toward Onigashima!
The pirates of Onigashima were covered by the shadow. Looking up, one pirate exclaimed, "Eh? Is that Lord Kaido?"
"No, no, it's not Lord Kaido turning into a giant dragon, the colors are different!!"
One sharp-eyed pirate saw the man standing atop the dragon's head. "That's—'Kuilong' Eric !"
(END CHAPTER)
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