Chapter 77: Team Battle
Chen Yu did not stop moving; he transformed into his dragon form instantly.
Taking a deep breath, he exhaled an arrow of white mist. Gripping the hilt of Ace with both hands, he poured every ounce of his Conqueror's Haki into the blade.
The silvery-white blade of Ace was coated in a layer of black Haki. Purple lightning snakes intertwined with black streams of Conqueror's aura, forming a palpitating halo of light.
"Divine Departure: Thunder!"
With a low shout, Chen Yu swung Ace. A red and black sword energy wrapped in lightning slashed out instantly.
The speed of the slash was ridiculously fast, severing everything in its path.
"Roar!!!"
The Sixth Order Chimera beast sensed Chen Yu's provocation and let out an angry roar. It subconsciously raised its steel wings to block.
Clang—
The sword energy struck the wings, sending sparks flying. Steel feathers were sheared off, and a deep wound that exposed the bone appeared on the wing.
Lightning snakes tore at the wound relentlessly, while the Haki assaulted its mental defenses.
Struck by this dual blow to both body and spirit, the beast let out a shrill scream of agony.
The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.
Feng Qi looked at the young man holding the longsword, her mouth slightly agape.
A Peak Trainee had cleared the field single-handedly and even wounded a Peak Sixth Order monster.
If you had told me you were this strong earlier, I wouldn't have needed to worry.
She was absolutely certain that even among the students of the Training Camp, Chen Yu belonged to the tier of "overpowered monsters."
The Beast Tamer moved his stiff face, staring at Chen Yu in disbelief. "How is this possible..."
"How can a Tier 2 Awakened be this strong?!"
Chen Yu ignored his shock. He turned his head to look at Ling Yue. "Can you freeze it?"
"I'll try." Ling Yue gathered a mass of cold air in her hands again.
Over the past few days, Ling Yue's cultivation had also broken through to the High Trainee rank; she wasn't lagging behind Chen Yu.
However, every time she broke through, she needed to balance the two powers within her body.
This time, she didn't disperse her power but concentrated all the cold air onto the Chimera beast's steel wings.
Pale blue frost wound around it like vines. In the blink of an eye, half of the Chimera beast's body was covered in a thick layer of ice, making movement difficult.
"I can only hold it for a few seconds!" Ling Yue frowned deeply. Clearly, freezing something so far above her rank was still a bit strenuous.
"That's enough!" Chu He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The electric arcs of his Moon Lion form surged violently once more.
"Control the power..." His figure flashed, appearing on the other side of the Chimera beast, and he drew his sword abruptly!
"Sudden Rain: Lightning Cutter!"
Hum—
A blinding white light, accompanied by the ring of a sword, drowned out everyone's vision.
"Roar!!"
The Chimera beast let out a roar of anguish.
As the white light faded, a deep, bone-exposing wound appeared on the Chimera's body, emitting plumes of black smoke.
A long gully had appeared abruptly on the ground, the edges glowing red from heat and rising white smoke.
The Chimera's massive body crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a sky full of dust.
It ceased moving.
Feng Qi was the first to recover, her gaze instantly locking onto the Beast Tamer nearby.
Several of them surrounded the Beast Tamer in a pincer formation.
"Surrender, Beast Tamer." Chu He pointed his sword at the man. "Your actions endanger public safety and security."
"You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say..."
"Hehehehe..." The Beast Tamer interrupted Chu He. He pulled a black whistle from his pocket, put it to his lips, and blew hard.
A piercing whistle cut through the battlefield.
The Chimera beasts that had been knocked unconscious suddenly shook their heads, their eyes turning vicious once more.
Even the fallen Sixth Order Chimera slowly stood up.
"Hahaha! My artworks don't go down that easily!"
The Beast Tamer grinned savagely. "My chimeras are controlled by my Spirit Brand. As long as I don't die, they will never stay down!"
"Roar!!"
As if responding to the Beast Tamer, the fallen Sixth Order Chimera suddenly erupted, howling at the sky.
The ice layer on its steel wings shattered into powder. No blood gushed from the deep wound; instead, it glowed with an eerie gray-purple light.
The Spirit Brand forcibly suppressed its near-death state, turning it into a puppet that knew only how to attack.
The surrounding low-rank chimeras also scrambled up, baring their fangs as they closed in on the group.
"I'll hold it off!" Chu He charged toward the Sixth Order Chimera with his sword raised.
The electricity in his Moon Lion form was even more intense than before, almost wrapping the entire Sudden Rain sword. He dodged the sharp claws swung by the Chimera.
Using the inertia of his sidestep, his blade slashed precisely at the opponent's old wound. "Sudden Rain: Rending Thunder!"
White light exploded. The old wound was torn even wider, electricity flickering violently.
The Chimera's movements noticeably stalled, but it still didn't fall. Instead, it opened its mouth to condense a "Tailed Beast Ball" once again.
On the other side, Chen Yu and Feng Qi were closing in on the Beast Tamer.
The Beast Tamer sneered. Two Fourth Order chimeras beside him immediately pounced, their claws glowing green.
Feng Qi huffed coldly. She planted her feet firmly and pulled her right hand back like a drawn bow. "Fish-Man Karate!"
"Arabesque Brick Fist!"
Feng Qi punched forward. The surrounding shockwave instantly spread out in all directions.
The pouncing Fourth Order chimeras were hit head-on by the fist wind. Their massive bodies flew backward like kites with cut strings, smashing into broken walls and kicking up clouds of dust.
Before the Beast Tamer could react, Feng Qi tapped her toes on the ground, activating Shave.
Her figure turned into an afterimage, flashing to the Beast Tamer's left side. Her right index finger straightened. "Finger Pistol: Shark Tooth!"
The Beast Tamer's expression darkened. His left arm clicked and clacked as he raised the metal mechanical arm to block.
Clang! A crisp sound rang out.
The Beast Tamer stumbled back a few steps, secretly surprised that this woman's strength wasn't bad at all.
"Combining Fish-Man Karate and Marine Six Style? Interesting, but my tech goes beyond just this."
Energy gathered in the palm of his mechanical arm, looking extremely similar to the "Tailed Beast Ball" of the Sixth Order Chimera.
"Recovery lag? You're wide open!"
Just then, Chen Yu's voice came from behind, and Conqueror's Haki erupted abruptly.
Azure scales appeared all over Chen Yu's body. His left arm transformed into a dragon claw, clamping directly onto the Beast Tamer's mechanical arm.
Feng Qi, sharp-eyed, immediately flashed over to control the giant python on the Beast Tamer's right hand.
"Dragon Claw Fist!"
The dragon claw, covered in Armament Haki, exerted force suddenly. With a crisp crack, fine fractures actually appeared on the mechanical arm.
Shocked and enraged, the Beast Tamer shook them off and pulled back.
He fished a syringe from his waist and stabbed it into his own neck. The purple serum injected caused his pupils to narrow into vertical slits.
His body size instantly ballooned to three times its size. The giant python on his right hand grew to the size of a millstone.
The originally disproportionate mechanical arm now looked normal on his frame.
"Hahahaha! smash everything!"
After doping, the Beast Tamer began to go berserk, launching indiscriminate attacks on everything around him.
Fortunately, Chen Yu's Observation Haki perception was powerful. He repeatedly dodged the Beast Tamer's attacks while harassing and distracting him.
With Feng Qi as the main attacker, the three fought in a chaotic melee, unable to determine a victor for the moment.
On the other side, Chu He was facing a fatal attack from the Sixth Order Chimera.
The "Tailed Beast Ball" in the monster's mouth had condensed into a gray-purple energy sphere the size of a basketball, causing the surrounding air to tremble.
Every hair on Chu He's Moon Lion form stood on end. Arcs of lightning wrapped around his Sudden Rain sword. Utilizing the high-speed movement of the Moon Lion, he circled behind the Chimera. "Sudden Rain: Thunderstorm Slash!"
Countless bolts of lightning sword energy struck the Chimera's wound like a torrential rain. The electricity drilled into its body through the wound, finally interrupting the condensation of the "Tailed Beast Ball."
The black energy ball exploded inside the monster's mouth, blowing its maw into a bloody mess and causing it to roar in agony.
At the edge of the battlefield.
Ling Yue and Long Aotian were efficiently cleaning up the revived low-rank chimeras.
Ling Yue spread her hands, activating her Ice-Ice Fruit ability to the max. Pale blue cold air spread like a tide, freezing over a dozen Third Order chimeras into ice sculptures.
Simultaneously, paw-shaped halos appeared on her palms, shattering the chimeras one by one.
Long Aotian grinned. Activating his Munch-Munch Fruit ability, his mouth instantly enlarged, swallowing several chimeras in one bite.
Then his stomach squirmed, and he transformed into a multi-chimera beast, charging toward another group of monsters.
Seeing his low-rank chimeras being gradually wiped out, the Beast Tamer knew the tide had turned against him.
Gritting his teeth, his body skin began to slough off. Like a snake shedding its skin, a withered, thin body slid out from the massive hulk.
He crushed a black bat, and his true body turned into a black shadow, escaping into the darkness.
"Trying to run?"
Chen Yu's Observation Haki instantly locked onto the aura of that shadow.
Just as he was about to give chase, the Sixth Order Chimera and the fleshy body the Beast Tamer left behind erupted with intense light.
A terrifying heat began to spread outward.
"Bomb! Everyone down!"
(To be Continued).
ONE PIECE MANGA SPOILERS
BRIEF SPOILERS
– CHAPTER 1169: "I MUST DIE".
– COLOS SPREAD IS ROCKS PIRATES DRESSING WITH BLACK SUITS.
– GABAN SAYS GARP TOLD HIM ROGER HAS A SON. SHANKS SAYS THEN THAT CHILD IS LIKE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER.
– HARALD ORDERS GIANT SOLDIERS TO KILL HIM, THAT'S THE SCENE WE SAW IN CHAPTER 1152 WHEN LOKI AND JARUL ARRIVED TO THE CASTLE.
– SHANKS EXPLAINS HE'S IN ELBAPH TO TELL HARALD NOT ACCEPT THE "KNIGHT OF GOD" POSITION.
– HARALD EXPLAINS LOKI, JARUL AND GIANT SOLDIERS THAT HE WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THEY BETRAYED HIM. THEN HE ASKS LOKI TO KILL HIM AND TO TELL ELBAPH WHAT HAPPENED.
– HARALD ORDERS LOKI TO EAT THE LEGENDARY DEVIL FRUIT, OTHERWISE HE WON'T BE ABLE TO KILL/DEFEAT HIM.
– HARALD HAS LOST HIS SENSE OF MIND COMPLETELY, TURNING INTO CRUEL MONSTER AND ATTACKING EVERYONE, INCLUDING JARUL WHO GOT STABBED IN HIS HEAD.
– SHANKS AND GABAN TRIED TO STOP HARALD, BUT IT'S POINTLESS SINCE HARALD LOST HIS MIND.
– LOKI GOES TO TREASURE ROOM TO EAT THE LEGENDARY DEVIL FRUIT. WHEN LOKI ENTERS IN THE TREASURE ROOM RAGNIR HAMMER ATTACKS HIM.
– MAGAZINE BREAK NEXT WEEK (NOT FROM ODA)
(To be Continued)