Free Web NovelChapter 698: 698 Half of the Rocks Pirates
"The Five Elders?!"
As the Marine broadcast echoed throughout Egghead Island, nearly everyone was startled.
The Holy Knights, who had originally planned to retreat, no longer dared to run. In a complete reversal of their usual behavior, they began to fight for their lives against the pirates.
As for the various national factions that had come looking to fish in troubled waters, most chose to turn around and flee, with only a few greedy ones still hesitating.
"The Five Elders? What that?"
Some of the pirates were bewildered. Whether due to their youth or lack of strength, they had never heard of the "Five Elders," the title given to the "highest authority" of the World Government.
However, as the dark aura within the arrays dissipated, these people no longer had the luxury of being confused.
As the pentagram magic arrays on the ground vanished, the two figures enshrouded in dark auras were completely revealed to the crowd—
The burly, half-human, half-spider Warrior God of Science and Defense, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, and the tall, slender, half-human, half-bird Warrior God of Environment, Saint Marcus Mars.
Appearing in their hybrid forms, both possessed massive statures, and both were wreathed in the dark flame clouds characteristic of an Awakened Zoan Devil Fruit.
They exuded an immense pressure, making nearby Marines and pirates alike feel as if they were bound by some invisible force, completely unable to move.
"W-what kind of monsters are those?!"
Even knowing that Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits existed in this world, and with the living example of Kaido right nearby, many were still deeply shaken by the bizarre and oppressive appearance of the two Elders.
The next second, light gleamed in the eyes of Saturn and Mars, and without distinguishing between friend and foe, they glared to death those few individuals who had spoken disrespectfully.
"The mortal realm? It has been a long time since we last visited..."
After glaring down and killing several disrespectful Marines and pirates, Saint Saturn spoke with a hint of emotion.
"Humph!" Beside him, Saint Mars snorted in dissatisfaction. "If it weren’t for the ’Mother Flame’ being too important... Let hurry up and settle things here. The air of the lower realm makes me uncomfortable."
As he spoke, he raised his arm, which had already transformed into a wing, and flung out a massive barrage of feathers that shot sharply toward the immobilized pirates around them.
Right at that moment, a burst of insolent, wild laughter echoed from above their heads.
"Wororororo! The Five Elders?! It really has been a long time!"
Kaido, who had seen Saint Saturn once many years ago at God Valley, was in his identical hybrid form, raising the iron club in his hand high over his shoulder. "Old hag!!!"
"Mamamama! Don’t order me around! You rude brat!"
Although she said this, BIG MOM still cooperatively came to Kaido side, raising Napoleon in her hand and striking a mirrored stance with him.
"Sovereignty!" ×2
As the two swung their weapons simultaneously, a colossal shockwave blasted toward the two Elders below with an apocalyptic force. Its exaggerated range directly engulfed both of them, along with the Marines and pirates around them.
Wherever Sovereignty passed, everything was turned to ash, and even the ground of Egghead was scraped away by a thick layer.
Saint Saturn and Saint Mars, who were the primary targets of Sovereignty, seemed completely unable to react in time, having the upper half of their bodies wiped out entirely, leaving only the parts below their waists still standing on the ground.
"..."
This scene, completely at odds with the grand commotion the two had made upon their arrival, caused the entire battlefield to suddenly fall silent.
"Zehahahahaha! The Five Elders?! To think they’d be taken down so easily!"
"Mahahaha! Exactly! With such a huge entrance at the beginning, I thought they’d actually be strong!"
A fraction of the pirates, led by Teach, broke the brief silence and burst into loud mockery.
But soon, they sensed that something was amiss. The members of the God Knights didn’t show even a hint of panic.
Kaido and BIG MOM maintained their vigilant stances. Even White Beard, who had remained out of sight aboard his ship, had appeared at the bow of the Moby Dick at some unknown point.
Calming himself down, Teach used his Observation Haki to sense the area...
"No! That bizarre presence is still there! They’re not dead yet!"
Though it sounded absolutely unbelievable, Teach would never doubt his own Haki. He glared intensely at the remaining halves of Saint Saturn and Saint Mars bodies.
Then...
As if a rewind button had been pressed, Saint Saturn and Saint Mars bodies rapidly "grew" back into place.
"Are—are you kidding me?!"
Not just the pirates, but even the Marines on their own side were dumbfounded.
"Even with their heads and hearts completely gone, they still won’t die?!"
"So it wasn’t that they failed to dodge in time, they just had absolutely no need to dodge at all!"
"Damn it! How are we supposed to win against monsters like that?!"
When such a situation violating common sense occurred, the morale the pirates had just managed to boost instantly plummeted once again.
"Wororororo! Let me crush you to powder and see if you can still revive!"
Compared to the ordinary pirates who wanted to retreat in the face of difficulties, Kaido fighting spirit soared to another level.
Wasn’t it just an abnormally powerful recovery ability? His and Charlotte Linlin defensive power were equally extraordinary when it came to being "hard to kill," there wasn’t much difference between the two sides.
"Kaido and I will hold them back! Everyone else, hurry and charge into Egghead! Seize Vegapunk first!"
Charlotte Linlin also spoke loudly to stabilize their morale and shouted to Whitebeard in the distance, "Newgate! Before we capture Vegapunk, we have to join forces!"
"Gurararara! I’m not going to specifically cooperate with you... Air Quake!"
Standing at the bow of the ship, Whitebeard claimed he wouldn’t cooperate, yet he unhesitatingly threw a punch toward Garp and Sengoku, who were attempting to move up as support.
Simultaneously, his other hand swung the naginata "Murakumogiri," slashing through the air toward Zephyr. "I’ll handle these old friends!"
Whitebeard didn’t strike for the sake of Vegapunk rather, he felt a threat from the Five Elders.
Whether it was the magic circle that summoned the Five Elders, their Mythical Zoan forms, or that eerie immortality, the World Government had never exposed these things before.
Therefore, even if he couldn’t take those two out, he had to force out more of the World Government hidden trump cards.
"Ma-ma-ma-ma!" Charlotte Linlin followed with a loud laugh. "I didn’t expect that after so many years, there would come a day when we’d join forces once again... Maser Cannon: Three Thousand Leagues!"
Meanwhile, Garp and the others could only manage bitter smiles.
Although Rocks and another portion of the original members were missing, the sheer trouble posed by the three Emperors of the Sea before them—along with Wang Zhi, who looked like a filler but was only slightly weaker in strength, and Streusen, who accompanied BIG MOM—already far surpassed the Rocks Pirates of the past. frёeωebɳovel.com
Not to mention, Kaido and the others had each developed their own pirate crews.
On the other side, the Revolutionary Army, sharing the same considerations as White Beard, decisively altered their plans. Vegapunk was indeed important, but probing the World Government hidden trump cards was equally crucial.
Consequently, even though they had stopped slacking off and holding back before, they had still done their best to avoid the Marine high-end combat forces this time, however, they actively sought out Marine Vice Admirals... and even Admirals.
"Damn it! It the Revolutionary Army!"
Despite the Revolutionary Army choosing to move their operations underground in recent years under Sherwin reminder, information on some of their members had already been exposed previously, so the Marine high-ranking officers quickly recognized them.
Unfortunately, even recognizing the Revolutionary Army was of no use. With basically all high-level combat forces held back, the World Government side simply could not stop the remaining pirates, and could only watch helplessly as they charged shouting toward the Labo Phase above the artificial Island Cloud.
Just as Saint Saturn and Saint Mars were hesitating over whether to summon the other remaining members of the Five Elders together, the lower-level area, which had already been mostly destroyed, suddenly lit up again with sporadic lights, and the previously vanished holographic projections reappeared crookedly across the battlefield once more.
"Not good!"
Katakuri launched a Power Mochis punch toward the Labo Phase above, and as expected, it was blocked by a grid-like barrier.
"That barrier has been repaired!"
