Chapter 370: Invincible Falls, Armored Dragon Appears
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The whirlwind, sharp as a giant blade, relentlessly slammed against the electromagnetic shield, sending ripples throughout.
"Be careful!" Da Vinci shouted loudly, reminding everyone, "The energy output can't keep up with the speed at which the shield is being damaged, everyone grab onto something nearby…!"
In the next second, the invisible magnetic wall shattered, and the plasma energy slowly dissipated. The wind blades that broke through sliced into the hull of the Invincible.
"Clang!"
The wind blades dug into the bottom of the steel ship, tearing a huge crack.
"Clang, clang!"
The second and third wind blades followed in quick succession, landing heavily on the steel body.
"Ah—!"
Carla screamed in surprise as the violent shaking of the Invincible threw her out of the ship.
"I'll get her!" Baby-5 stomped on the ground, leaped high, and tightly grabbed Carla in the weightless state.
"Why are you back?!" Sweetheart Queen quickly shed her clothes, transforming into a blob of slime. In an instant, she stretched and wrapped around the waists of the two, pulling them back desperately.
Carla, still shaken, thanked them, "Thank you!"
Baby-5 stared blankly at Sweetheart Queen, "Why did you strip?"
"My clothes can't transform into slime with me!" Sweetheart Queen covered her important parts, "Don't look!"
"What kind of broken fruit is this?!" Perona loudly complained, "Are you showing off your charm? Or trying to give us some benefits?!"
"Just because you have a little more than the two ounces on your chest, you're complaining?!" Sweetheart Queen angrily retorted, already familiar with everyone's personalities.
"Enough with the noise." Wendy shouted as she struggled to steady the ship, "The Invincible is rapidly falling! Everyone, grab onto something stable!"
Sweetheart Queen looked down, searching for her clothes from earlier, "Where are my clothes?!"
"I don't know where they flew off to, use this for now." Kana threw her jacket to Sweetheart Queen.
Sweetheart Queen caught it with a hand, and a holy white light reappeared, but unfortunately, the ship's only male, Chiron, was still desperately blocking the wind blades, so this beautiful scene went unseen.
The massive iron ship rocked in the fierce wind, tumbling downward…
In the center of the battlefield, the massive dragon body still spun at high speed, its swirling wind wall tearing the sky apart. Countless deadly scythes surged out, continuing to sweep across the world.
"Stop it!" Eric dashed through the barrage of scythe blades, ignoring the wounds left on his body and the intense pain that made his body tremble. The thunderous roar exploded in the next moment.
"500 million volts, Thunder Spear!" The surging current thickened like paste, and the dazzling cobalt blue light turned into a massive spear, stabbing into the Blue Dragon's body.
"Roar—!" The pain was clearly heard in the high-pitched dragon's cry.
Boom! Boom! Boom—!
The violent thunder exploded on Kaido's body, countless arcs of electricity ravaging the Blue Dragon's form. The charges in the dark clouds responded to Eric 's lightning, summoning a thunderbolt that struck down with world-shattering force.
This brilliant azure bolt of lightning descended like a divine scepter, emanating a captivating grandeur.
The black clouds covering the dome of the sky were torn open, creating a circular hole. The sunlight that leaked through was overshadowed by Eric 's lightning.
The vicious lightning snakes slithered across the dragon scales, and the Blue Dragon's high-speed spinning body ceased to rotate in the thunderstorm. The massive dragon vanished in the smoke and dust of the battlefield.
However, a figure with horns slowly emerged from the smoke.
Eric , now with no time to pay attention to Kaido's condition, contacted the communicator in his ear, "How are you?!"
Miku climbed out from the scattered debris, scanning the surroundings before responding, "Darling, we're fine, but the Invincible…"
"Sorry, Captain." Chiron said regretfully, "I couldn't protect the Invincible."
Eric reassured them, "It's fine as long as you're okay, and the Invincible would be proud to have protected you."
"Hey, thunder kid—"
Eric quickly turned, only to see a spiked club and purple electricity winding around its surface:
"Where are you looking?!—Thunder Eight Trigrams!"
"Damn...!"
"Clang—" A piercing screech rang in Eric 's ears, as Miku ripped off the communicator in her ear, "Darling—!"
"Wait!" Baby-5 stopped Miku, who was about to rush out. "Going there will only be a hindrance. Didn't you see what happened earlier? That natural disaster... if we go, we'll just Dragon the Captain down!"
Chiron also advised, "Baby-5 is right, and we can't continue riding the Invincible if we go to the skull's peak…"
"But… but…" Miku anxiously stammered, "Eric might be injured."
"Eric 's body won't be knocked down by a single strike." Chiron continued, "Remember when Scáthach and Esdeath teamed up to beat the Captain? He took all those hits and still managed to bounce back, so don't worry too much."
Miku paused, remembering, "That's true."
Chiron smiled, "You forgot he has the magic beans?"
"I understand." Though still concerned, Miku had calmed down.
Da Vinci silently watched the dragon's bones split into three pieces. The ship's overall structure was crooked, but it didn't immediately fall apart due to the durable materials and Da Vinci's clever design.
"Right now, the most important thing is that a lot of enemies are heading this way." Chiron stared ahead, where he heard the sound of many footsteps.
"I see the invaders have landed nearby!"
"We found them, they're over there!"
"Let's deal with the enemies in front of us first." Chiron drew his longbow, nocking an arrow.
"Right." The fierce wind began to gather around Wendy's wrist.
"Hmph, doing this to my proud creation, that Blue Dragon bastard better be prepared!" Da Vinci's mechanical claw on his left arm gave off a cold aura.
"Letting Princess Ghost get so embarrassed." Perona released several transparent ghosts from her palm, "I'll make you regret it!"
"Good thing I've been exercising, my skills haven't dulled." Baby-5 turned her hands into guns, then turned to Carla and Kana, "You two stay behind me!"
"I understand!" They nodded.
"Let's start the battle." As soon as the words left her mouth, the arrow was shot, hitting a pirate.
"Dragon's Wing Strike!" The fierce wind gathered around her arm, slashing like a dragon's wings at the crowd.
"Wah—!"
"Eat one of my Frost Bombs!" Da Vinci threw a grenade, "Inside is the freezing air made by Esdeath, time to open your eyes!"
...
Time seemed to slow to a crawl in that final second before the impact.
Eric clearly saw the spiked club growing larger before him, the purple electric currents already stinging his entire body.
'I have to dodge!'
But his reflexes couldn't respond in time, and the overwhelming force of the attack slammed into Eric 's face.
"Poof—!"
Eric spat blood on the spot. His small frame, when compared to Kaido's, slammed into the rock wall and bounced back hard to the ground.
"Ugh!"
Another mouthful of blood spilled out as Eric forced himself up, but his arm lost strength and collapsed again.
The brilliant array of colors burned away his vision. The rhythmic flow of blood to his brain was distinct, and a deafening buzz filled his ears like heavy metal music.
"Quick… get up—!"
His scattered bones and flesh reassembled as his deltoids powered his arms, the load on his body exceeding its limits, and alarms rang within his body.
Eric pushed himself up a second time, his arms successfully supporting his upper body. The blood rushing through him blurred his consciousness but sparked fierce determination.
"Oh, still not down?" Kaido tapped his back with his spiked club, "Even if Kozuki Oden took that hit, he would have passed out."
"Heh, old man, you're weak, drinking too much and losing strength?" Eric grinned, showing bloodied teeth, "As one of the Four Emperors, all you do is sneak attack?"
"—!" Kaido's eyes widened, and his dragon gaze exploded with murderous intent. "Get up! I'm going to teach you a lesson. This is still the 'Three Emperors'!"
"Yeah…" Eric braced himself, standing tall. "After this battle, it will become the 'Three Emperors'."
"Ohohohoho…" Kaido, like a massive cannonball, charged toward Eric , "Do you think you've reached the top of the world?! Let me teach you—what it truly means to be the Emperor of the Sea!"
"Ha—" Each heartbeat brought pain, each movement spilled blood. Warm blood dripped down his forehead as Eric wiped the red curtain from his vision. "Unfortunately, your personal lesson is already outdated."
"You're far from becoming the Emperor of the Sea!" Kaido, still in his dragon-man form, roared and charged Eric , turning into a green figure.
"Stuck in the glory of the past, the old strongmen of a bygone era will only lie in their old war records and be lost in them." Eric roared, transforming into a Thunderbolt, charging toward Kaido. "Little do you know, this era is always progressing, and your old ships will eventually be overturned and sunk by the waves of the new generation!"
"Then let's try again, thunder kid—hohoho!" Kaido gripped his spiked club, roaring with a deafening war cry.
"Take this, monster old man—Ahhh!" Eric shouted, not willing to back down, as he charged forward, ready to tear down the mountain blocking his way!
With extraordinary speed, the two figures, one large and one small, collided heavily!
The fire-tipped spear and Eight Slashes met, and black-blue and black-red arcs of electricity continuously shot out from the impact.
The killing intent of both Eric and Kaido, materialized through their Conqueror's Haki, radiated an earth-shattering terror around them.
The clash of these two top-tier warriors turned the skies of Onigashima dark. Countless arcs of electricity spread across the sky, leaving only the thunderous roar that resounded through the heavens and the earth.
...
"Hmm?" Quinn, sensing something, looked back. "Is the weather on Onigashima acting strange?"
"Lord Quinn, hasn't the climate always been like this?" a subordinate asked, confused.
"True." Quinn leaned back in his Wild Boar Model car, "Speed up a bit more!"
The two wild boars quickened their pace, heading toward the Rabbit Bowl quarry.
"Lord Quinn." A subordinate shouted, "We can already see the gates of the quarry!"
When they reached the gate, Quinn frowned. "Something's off. Why is the quarry so quiet?"
"Maybe Babanu and Davego have already suppressed the prisoner riot!" A subordinate laughed, "The head guards are very strong."
Another subordinate yelled, "Quick, open the door! Lord Quinn is here!"
Quinn looked up at the officer tower, his small glasses revealing suspicion, "Why is there no noise from the mining? No screams from the prisoners?"
"Ka-ka-ka."
The heavy machinery began to activate, followed by a grinding noise as the quarry gates slowly opened. A female warrior dressed in purple tight-fitting clothes emerged.
Quinn, standing tall at over six meters, peered over her head and saw a large number of Beast Pirates sprawled on the ground.
Quinn narrowed his brows. "Did you do this? Magic Spear!"
"Indeed." Scáthach said flatly, "The warm-up is over, so you're the 'Plague' Quinn?"
"..." Quinn, biting down on his cigar, growled angrily, "Where have all the prisoners in the quarry gone?"
"They're hiding inside." Scáthach bent down, her red spear already poised to strike. "If you defeat me, you'll get to see them."
At that moment, the gates to the quarry slowly closed behind Scáthach .
"Stop underestimating me, bastard!" Quinn immediately transformed into a massive yellow armadillo, towering over Scáthach . Fury surged from his body, veins popping on his wrinkled face.
"Do you think you can beat me?!"
"Drip, drip—!"
Quinn opened his mouth wide, and with a sharp sound, a cross-shaped light began to gather in his mouth.
"Whoosh!"
A laser beam shot from his mouth, quickly reaching Scáthach 's face.
"Boom!"
Scáthach tilted her head to avoid the laser attack, and the explosion from the laser behind her erupted violently.
Amid the explosion's flames, Scáthach spoke in a calm tone: "Compared to Kizaru's lasers, your 'light' is slow and weak."
Quinn's gaze turned ominous: "You dare belittle my modified technology—"
Before he finished, Quinn gathered more starlight.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
This time, Quinn shot out three lasers, but with Scáthach 's agile movements, they were all dodged.
"If all you can do is shoot lasers, then this fight is already over—!" Scáthach became a purple blur, bouncing across the large ground before charging at Quinn.
"I told you, don't underestimate me!" Quinn, in his beast-man form, wielded a sword with his mechanical left arm burning with intense flames. He rushed toward Scáthach , "Take this—New Feast Heat Punch!"
"Clang!" The tip of the spear met Quinn's burning claws, and the scorching heatwave hit them both.
Seeing his attack blocked, Quinn immediately swung his long sword at Scáthach .
"Clang!"
The second magic spear, appearing like a shadow, blocked Quinn's second strike with impeccable timing.
"Now you don't have a free hand, do you?" With Quinn's arrogant laughter, his long braid twisted around his large body, and the mechanical claw at the end of his hair gleamed with light. "Get ready to be vaporized by my lasers!"
Scáthach 's shadow surged beneath her, quickly forming into a dark human shape. The red spear in her hand mirrored the magic spear she was holding.
"Whoosh!" Quinn's long braid was struck by the spear, and the yellow laser shot into the sky.
"Let's see who has more weapons!" Scáthach 's voice echoed as dozens of long spears appeared around her.
(END CHAPTER)
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