Chapter 312: Instant Kill! Two of Red Hair's Commanders Fall!
The images from Hachinosu spread across the four seas through the live broadcast.
The moment Kaido and Big Mom stood shoulder to shoulder, it was as if someone had pressed the pause button on the entire world.
"Two Yonko?!!"
"Can the Marines still hold on?!!"
"Bastards, weren't the Marines just pressing the pirates back?! How did the situation flip so suddenly?!"
"Where are the reinforcements?! Where are the Marines' reinforcements?!!"
In the taverns, hands gripping wine glasses trembled. On the plazas, pedestrians stopped in their tracks and forgot to breathe. The sailors at the ports widened their eyes, nearly letting their anchors slip into the sea.
Just as the world's shock and anxiety continued to ferment, a faint whisper began to circulate through the crowds:
"Did you hear? The World Government isn't allowing the Marines to send reinforcements."
"What?! Are you kidding me?!"
"Who knows... I bet those politicians up top are deliberately letting the Marines go to their deaths."
"Bastards! They are the heroes protecting the sea!!!"
Anger spread in the hearts of the civilians like dry grass ignited by a spark, quickly burning across vast swathes.
But strangely, the people who had just been spreading this news in the crowds quietly disappeared one by one shortly after, as if erased from thin air.
...
Before Linlin's arrival, on the deserted island battlefield, the sea breeze howled fiercely. Battle intent and killing aura wove into invisible blades in the air, slicing every inch of the atmosphere.
The roar of the waves and the booming clashes of Haki rose and fell in succession. The ground was crisscrossed with craters, and rocks were ground into powder by shockwaves, looking as if the area had endured dozens of rounds of artillery bombardment.
Roy clenched his fists tightly. Heavy Armament Haki covered his knuckles like black iron. With every breath, the Haki on his fists seemed to emit a low growl.
He violently shattered the rock beneath his feet. His legs erupted with power like thunder, transforming his entire body into a heavy cannonball lunging straight forward. His iron fists, carrying the sonic boom of tearing air, smashed toward Shanks.
The fist force swept in like a collapsing mountain and a roaring tsunami. The air was compressed and distorted, forcing Shanks to furrow his brows heavily. Gryphon spun a half-circle in his hand, carrying crimson Conqueror's Haki to forcibly meet the attack!
"BANG!!!"
Fist and sword met, and an explosive shockwave instantly swept all around. The ground was forcibly lifted several meters by the impact. Shattered stones splashed like a rainstorm, even being pulverized into dust in mid-air by the clash of their Conqueror's Hakis.
On the other side, Benn Beckman closed in like a phantom. His rifle was already raised, the muzzle like the eye of the Grim Reaper, locked dead onto the center of Roy's brow.
However, Roy's reaction was astonishingly fast.
He violently twisted his body, and the bullet grazed past his ear, leaving a bloody streak on his cheek. Almost at the exact same time, his right elbow swept out horizontally like a falling meteor, smashing into Beckman's flank!
"THUD!!"
Beckman blocked horizontally with his rifle barrel coated in Armament Haki. Metal and Haki ground against each other, sparking ear-piercingly. His arms trembled under this strike, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, the fissures spreading like spiderwebs. He was directly blasted flying by Roy!
—As expected of the legendary strongest Yonko First Mate. Beckman's oppressive presence was only half a step behind Shanks's.
Shanks's sword momentum was like a tsunami, and Beckman's gun momentum was like a deadline. The two of them, one in front and one behind, completely sealed off all of Roy's retreat routes.
If he recklessly tried to break out and pursue the others... his back would inevitably be exposed to the most lethal blade and the most precise gunshot.
Amidst the stalemate, a faint click-clack sound suddenly reached Roy's ears—
It was the Den Den Mushi vibrating in his coat.
His eyes darkened, and his fists retracted slightly. The space beneath his feet twisted and crumbled.
The next instant, his figure turned into an afterimage and vanished from his spot, directly appearing high in the sky above the sea!
Shanks and Beckman's expressions changed drastically almost simultaneously—
"He's going to sneak attack the crew?!"
The two turned into violent gusts of wind, instantly flashing back to the deserted island, protecting the injured Red Hair Pirates like Yasopp behind them. Their sword and gun aimed simultaneously at the sky, their killing intent surging like a tangible substance.
However, Roy, high in the air, did not launch an attack.
He merely stood in the wind, his cape snapping loudly, and slowly took out the Den Den Mushi. From it came an urgent and grave voice—
"Big Brother Roy... Big Mom has already arrived at Hachinosu—"
Learning that Big Mom had arrived at Hachinosu, Roy's brow furrowed tightly, a trace of gravity flashing in the depths of his eyes.
"With Hachinosu's combat deployment, tanking two Yonko head-on isn't impossible..."
"But if a real fight breaks out, the island's structure absolutely won't be able to hold up. The others will eventually be put in a dangerous situation..."
His gaze slowly shifted downward, taking in Shanks and Beckman, who were fiercely guarding the injured behind them.
"Trying to wipe them all out without exposing my Dark-Dark Fruit abilities... will be quite difficult."
"However, collecting a little interest first... shouldn't be too much to ask."
Thinking of this, a chilling arc lifted the corners of his mouth—
The next moment, Roy tightly clenched his right fist. Conqueror's Haki climbed like blazing flames, a cross-shaped starlight flashing on his knuckles. The oppressive pressure blanketed the sky and earth, making the air across the entire sea region feel as if it had solidified.
"—Crap!"
Shanks's pupils shrank sharply. His Observation Haki screamed like a raging thunderstorm. Gryphon fiercely slashed horizontally, a crimson sword energy violently surging out.
"KAMUSARI (DIVINE DEPARTURE)!!!"
Almost simultaneously, Beckman's rifle spat tongues of fire. Several bullets wrapped in top-tier Armament Haki tore through the air, sealing off Roy's escape route.
"Fist Bone: INSTANT STARBURST IMPACT—!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
A terrifying fist force surged out, instantly distorting the space. That shockwave wrapped in starlight bizarrely "disappeared" in mid-air.
The next second—
"BANG!!!"
A violent explosion detonated directly above the heads of the Red Hair Pirates!
"WH—?!"
Shanks and Beckman were instantly shocked. Almost instinctively, they deployed their defenses, intertwining Conqueror's and Armament Haki into a thick barrier.
The Conqueror's Haki shockwave poured down like an angry tide. The ground of the deserted island was instantly blown away, shattered stones and dirt mixing into a storm.
Lucky Roux let out a furious roar. His massive body, coated in Armament Haki, forcefully tanked the aftershocks, firmly protecting the heavily injured Yasopp and the others behind him.
"Cough— cough cough! Bastard..." Blood spurted out, but he didn't retreat a single inch.
Before the churning dust could settle—
"SWISH!"
Roy's figure flashed like a phantom behind Building Snake and Hongo. Both his fists, wrapped in Haki, smashed down violently.
"BANG! BANG—!!"
"CRACK—!!!"
The muffled sounds of shattering were exceptionally clear amidst the chaos. The backs of the heads of the two already heavily injured Red Hair commanders shattered like ceramic. Blood and bone fragments splattered across the ground. They fell straight down without even having time to let out a final scream.
"BUILDING SNAKE! HONGO—AGHHH!!!"
Shanks's furious roar resounded like thunder. Gryphon was wrapped in monstrous killing intent, slashing out with a lethal move capable of severing the future—
"KAMUSARI: OBSERVATION KILL (KENBUN-GOROSHI)!!!"
The red sword light shot toward Roy's throat like lightning.
However, Roy's figure blurred once again, instantly vanishing from the spot, leaving only a chilling whisper to dissipate in the wind—
"If you dare come again... I will wipe out your entire crew..."
The dust gradually settled. The headless corpses of Building Snake and Hongo lay quietly in pools of blood. The atmosphere among the Red Hair Pirates froze to the absolute limit. Anger and grief surged in everyone's eyes.
The blade of Shanks's sword was still trembling, but his expression was already as cold as frost.
He slowly sheathed his sword, reaching into his coat to pull out a special Den Den Mushi. With a gloomy expression, he dialed a mysterious number that had long been branded into his heart.
The Den Den Mushi slowly opened its eyes. Shanks's voice was so low he was practically gnashing his teeth—
"It's me..."
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