Chapter 313: Undercurrents, The Berserk Giant Dragon
Hachinosu
The atmosphere on the battlefield was like a primed bomb, just waiting for the final spark.
Kaido and Charlotte Linlin stood shoulder to shoulder, their Conqueror's Haki churning like the sea.
Opposite them, Kuzan, Issho, and Enel stood guard together. Thunder, freezing air, and gravity intertwined, seemingly solidifying the air itself.
The broadcast Den Den Mushi had nearly been destroyed entirely by the booming explosions and aftershocks. The few remaining ones cowered in the corners of the battlefield, trembling as they transmitted this scene to the rest of the world.
Just as this deathly still oppressive feeling was pushing the air to the point of bursting, a sudden, ear-piercing ring of a Den Den Mushi sounded!
That sound was like a sharp blade, violently slicing through the solidified battlefield, making everyone's hearts clench.
All eyes turned simultaneously toward the execution platform—
A white figure slowly walked out. It was the CP0 agent who had been ignored by both sides, hiding in the shadows all along.
The cold light on his mask reflected the flames. His footsteps were steady and icy.
He answered the Den Den Mushi, remaining silent for a long moment.
Suddenly, his voice rang out, as cold and sharp as iron hitting the ground—
"The time for execution—has arrived!"
"SWISH!!!"
Before anyone could even react, his figure flashed to the top of the execution platform.
With a flash of a blade, Hanafuda's head flew high into the air, blood sprinkling down like a fountain!
THUD—
The muffled sound of that head hitting the ground was terrifyingly clear across the deathly still battlefield.
The next moment—
"HANAFUDA—!!!"
Kaido's roar exploded like thunder. His thousand-meter dragon body expanded instantly, the muscles beneath his azure-blue scales bulging like magma!
The terrifying killing intent distorted the air as he opened his giant maw wide:
"BOLO BREATH (BLAST BREATH)—!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
Blazing white dragon breath poured out, tearing through the air, lunging straight for the CP0 agent on the execution platform!
"ICE AGE!!!"
Kuzan's figure shot upward. With a wave of his arm, monstrous freezing air abruptly spread out!
An iceberg towering into the clouds rose from the ground, forcibly blocking Kaido's dragon breath!
Hiss-Hiss-Hiss—!!!
Blazing heat and extreme cold collided. Steam instantly obscured half the battlefield. Water mist rolled in billows, reducing visibility to zero.
But Kaido's fury could not be extinguished!
"Marines... you're asking for death!!!"
His dragon pupils locked dead onto Kuzan, his killing intent boiling over!
"Kaido! Calm down!!!"
Linlin's furious roar shook the battlefield. She stared dead at the retreating CP0 agent, a cold, sinister light flashing in her eyes.
"This is a trap... someone wants us and the Marines to destroy each other!!!"
However, the enraged Kaido could no longer listen to any dissuasion. His dragon tail swept fiercely toward the Marine formation!
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
The earth cracked. The shockwave swept across the entire venue like a tsunami!
Issho's expression darkened. He violently plunged his cane sword into the ground. A gravity field exploded outward, forcibly stabilizing their formation.
He asked in a low voice: "Kuzan... was this an order from the Marines?!"
A cold glint flashed in Kuzan's eyes, his voice like ice: "No... this was not Sengoku's order."
The lightning on Enel's golden staff flared. He gritted his teeth and sneered: "Those idiot CP0s... what the hell are they playing at?!"
In the distance, Ace and Luffy were shielding a group of severely injured soldiers, their expressions incredibly grave.
"Luffy... something's not right," Ace warned in a low voice.
Luffy clenched his fists tightly, his dragon pupils locked dead onto that CP0 agent retreating into the shadows.
...
On the Hachinosu battlefield, killing intent and fury intertwined, as if hell had descended upon the mortal realm.
The thousand-meter giant dragon, Kaido, roared as he broke through the ice seal. His dragon body, wrapped in uncontrollable, tyrannical hostility, lunged straight for the execution platform!
His dragon scales scraped against the air, emitting ear-piercing shrieks. The island trembled, and the earth cracked!
"MARINES—!! PAY WITH YOUR LIVES—!!!"
His furious roar was like exploding thunder, piercing the eardrums of countless soldiers.
Kuzan's gaze focused, his exhaled freezing air like frost, as he shouted a low command:
"Enel! Assist Law in evacuating the soldiers! Issho, you and I will stop him!"
"Understood—!!"
Enel transformed into lightning, instantly shuttling across the battlefield. Amidst the flowing electricity, he marked batches of severely injured soldiers with lightning, rapidly transferring them out of the combat zone.
Facing an enraged Kaido, even the most elite soldiers remaining here would just be waiting to die!
Kuzan violently spread his arms, freezing air surging skyward:
"Ice Age: PLUMMET!!!"
With a boom, a massive iceberg like a mountain fell from the sky, smashing heavily onto Kaido's spine!
The freezing air spread, instantly freezing the flames on the surface of his dragon scales. Shattering ice crystals sprayed for hundreds of meters!
"ROOAARR—!!!"
Kaido's dragon body stalled for a moment, but he actually roared and continued his mad charge, bearing the weight of the iceberg!
Kuzan's pupils shrank, his breathing hitching: "What?!"
"HELL'S JOURNEY (JIGOKU TABI)!!!"
Issho's cane sword ruthlessly pierced the earth, a gravity field spreading out like a tsunami!
The ground beneath Kaido's feet abruptly caved in. His violent dragon body was instantly pressed into the crater, forcibly checking his forward momentum!
Kaido was consumed by towering fury. He swung his dragon tail fiercely, forcibly breaking through the gravity restraint. His dragon claws tore at the earth as if tearing the sky apart, still closing in on the execution platform!
Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly, intending to intervene and support him, but was intercepted by Issho!
Gravity intertwined with flames and lightning, kicking up earth-shattering shockwaves!
"Quick! Take them away!!"
Seeing this situation, the Three Sweet Commanders were drenched in sweat. Gritting their teeth, they dragged the heavily injured King and Jack, retreating madly toward their tart ship.
Zzzzt-Zzzzt-Zzzzt—!!!
Lightning flashed. Enel's figure continuously flickered across the battlefield. With every pause, several injured Marine soldiers vanished, sent into Law's domain!
"ROOM!!!"
Law shouted coldly. The space expanded instantly, and the soldiers marked by lightning appeared simultaneously on the warship on the far side of Hachinosu!
"Quick! Get on the ship!!!"
Ace carried injured soldiers, sweat mixing with blood, his voice hoarse;
Luffy grinned and roared, battle intent burning in his dragon pupils as he stood guard at the very front of the line.
Zoro and Kuina struck with their swords simultaneously. The sword light flashed like lightning, shattering falling giant rocks to carve out a bloody path for the evacuation!
Sanji's toes burned with blazing flames. He flying-kicked any pirate grunts along the way, the cigarette butt in his mouth having burned out long ago;
Usopp's eyes were red. Gritting his teeth, he opened fire, repelling the approaching enemies one by one!
Below the execution platform, Tokikake's face was gloomy. From the Den Den Mushi in his hand came Sengoku's deep voice:
"Protect the soldiers... This war has been manipulated!"
Kaido's roars and the sound of the earth crumbling seemed to echo this statement—
The entire battlefield was being pushed toward the abyss of destruction by some invisible, shadowy hand!
...
On the Hachinosu battlefield, Kaido's fury towered to the heavens. The body of the thousand-meter giant dragon forcibly tanked the iceberg and gravity. His dragon claws pulverized the earth, as if an apocalyptic natural disaster had descended!
The Marines resisted with all their might. Ice, gravity, and lightning intertwined. The battlefield trembled like hell roaring.
This scene spread across the globe through the surviving broadcast Den Den Mushi!
The sailors at the ports were all deathly pale, gripping their mooring ropes so tightly they didn't even notice their palms bleeding.
"Is that... Kaido?! He actually charged right through an iceberg that huge?!"
In the taverns, many civilians had long since knocked over their glasses, their eyes glued dead to the screen.
"Why?! The Marines clearly had the upper hand just a moment ago!!!"
"Why did someone suddenly kill Hanafuda?!!"
In the plazas, children were held tightly in their parents' arms. The young men were covered in cold sweat, their breathing rapid.
"Where are the reinforcements?! Where are the Marines' reinforcements?!!"
"Stop joking around! Those are two Yonko!! How can they possibly hold on with just this little military force?!!"
Anger, confusion, and fear intertwined, voices spreading through the crowds like a prairie fire.
"DAMN THE WORLD GOVERNMENT!!!"
"BASTARD POLITICIANS! The Marines are clearly protecting us!!!"
"The Marines are putting their lives on the line and bathing in blood on the front lines, only to be tripped up by their own people?!!"
On the live broadcast screen, Kaido's roars shook heaven and earth. The Marines were fighting with their backs against the wall.
And in the hearts of countless people around the world, anger toward the World Government was being magnified step by step...
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