RNP Chapter 118 The Emperor and Heroic Spirits Confront the Demon God, A Hymn to Humanity
Chapter 118 The Emperor and Heroic Spirits Confront the Demon God, A Hymn to Humanity
Chapter 118 The Emperor and Heroic Spirits Confront the Demon God, A Hymn to Humanity
"Captain Hawkins! The sea is filled with fire rain; if we go out to sea, we'll surely die. We can't get out!"
This guy has a loud voice; when he shouted, everyone watching heard the news.
Bounty hunters, pirates, and remnants of the navy were all thrown into panic.
"What?! We can't get out?! Are we going to be destroyed in the flames too?! No way!!!"
"Let's find somewhere to hide! How could a human possibly defeat that Lava Demon? Even Kaido is no match for it!"
"Where can we hide?! The fire will destroy the whole country! It's all over!"
"Even the Emperors of the Sea and the Heroic Spirits will die with us!"
Kaido's Observation Haki sensed the despair around him, and the excruciating pain in his chest felt like a million red-hot steel needles churning inside his bone marrow.
Every breath carried the metallic smell of blood and the scorching sensation of burning internal organs.
However, this excruciating pain, faced with the utterly trampled dignity, transformed into fuel that burned away reason.
"Aaaaaah—Akainu! You damned bastard!!"
Kaido's roar was filled with endless humiliation and rage.
He forcefully squeezed out his remaining life force, his massive body in the form of a blue dragon trembling violently, his dragon eyes fixed on the lava demon god who was driving the Mad King Cú Chulainn step by step into a desperate situation.
The cracks on the Mad King's black armor increased, and with each collision with the Lava Blade, the blood-red light on his demonic spear dimmed a little.
Even so, he continued to bite like the most frenzied dog, tearing at everything he could, uttering incomprehensible battle cries.
"Kill! Pierce! Blood!"
King, Queen, and the others, their eyes blazing with fury, tried again to stop him: "Captain! Your injuries are too severe! You'll die if you go any further!"
"Boss! Have the berserker hold them off! We'll find an opening!"
"Get out of my way, all of you!"
Kaido watched the incessant rain of fire in the sky, and his raging Conqueror's Haki, like an invisible giant hammer, slammed down on his subordinates who tried to approach.
It blasted them away, allowing them to avoid a terrifying wave of flames.
"I am Kaido! The strongest creature on land, sea, and air!!"
Ignoring the emptiness in his chest that was frantically devouring his life force, a dark red light once again gathered deep in his throat.
Although this attack was far smaller in scale than before, it was fueled by all their fury and aimed directly at the heart of the Lava Demon!
"Akainu!! Go to hell!!"
At the same time, his dragon eyes, burning with fury, swept over the red team members at the edge of the battlefield, especially in the direction of Roger and Shanks.
He roared, his voice shaking the heavens: "Roger! Shanks! And Hawkeye and those two brats, have you had enough of the show?!"
"If you're not a coward, then come at me! Let's smash this flaming pile of dog shit to pieces!"
"Are you going to wait until he burns Alabasta, you, and this entire ocean to ashes before you make a move?!"
Roger frowned; he could clearly sense the disorder in the powers within Luffy and Ace.
Luffy clutched his chest, his rubber body contorted unnaturally by the fruit's outburst.
Ace's face was ashen, and the flames on his body flickered on and off.
They were both practically unconscious. Even if they could draw upon just a tiny bit more strength, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.
Even with Merlin's help, he couldn't risk letting these two young people, who carried the future, fall.
"Kaido!" Shanks' voice was steady and penetrating. He took a step forward, and Griffin was already drawn.
The dark red Conqueror's Haki coiled around the sword like a tangible flame, causing the ground beneath its feet to crack inch by inch.
"Captain Roger needs to protect Luffy and Ace, that monster. Let us take care of that!"
His sharp gaze swept over Hawkeye, Kojiro, and Merlin, finally settling on the pure white Spirit of Vengeance.
"Mihawk! Lord Kojiro, Merlin! Let's go! And Lord Arjuna, your arrows are the key to piercing this darkness!"
Arjuna nodded silently, his spirit robes emanating black energy amidst the demon god's destructive aura, his icy eyes never leaving the core of the Lava Demon God.
His former master, and also his enemy who betrayed him, Sakazuki, resides there.
No words are needed; hunting down Akainu is the sole purpose of his existence at this moment.
The divine bow Gandiba was slowly drawn back, and destructive energy began to gather, the arrow tip pointing directly at the lava eye on the demon god's forehead.
"That suits me perfectly."
Hawkeye Mihawk's voice was calm and even, but the sharp edge gathered on the blade made his gaze turn cold.
Sasaki Kojiro, standing beside him, wore a faint smile, his hand resting lightly on the hilt of the "Monogane" sword, his aura as calm as a deep, ancient pool.
Merlin smiled, and at the tip of his staff, seven-colored magical light flowed like the aurora borealis.
He turned around and shouted loudly at Karna, who was guarding Ace and gathering terrifying power, his voice carrying a reassuring magic.
"Golden-armored Son of the Sun God! Prepare yourselves! My pool of magic is open for you!"
"Your light will surely tear apart this sky of despair!"
Before he finished speaking, a torrent of magical power, as vast as the ocean, surged across space and poured into Karna's body.
Karna's tightly closed golden eyes trembled slightly, and he gave Merlin a barely perceptible nod in response to his support.
Immediately, his outstretched arms became even more resolute, and the golden light flowing around him suddenly surged!
Like liquid sun surging within him, the earth beneath his feet melted silently, and the intense heat caused the air to distort violently, forming a golden force field visible to the naked eye!
That destructive divine power made even the powerful figures watching from afar feel a tremor deep in their souls!
Ace stared intently at Karna's retreating figure, as if in a dream.
Bathed in the firelight erupting from the lava demon and the darkness emanating from the demon itself, the figure with outstretched arms shone brighter than any light source!
That figure carried an unimaginable weight; it was hope, the ultimate answer to end everything.
An indescribable sense of shock and mission overwhelmed Ace, making him temporarily forget his physical weakness, his eyes fixed only on the flower of destiny that was about to bloom.
In the distance, those who had been observing the battle felt a surge of excitement.
The Azure Dragon charged forward to support the Black-Armored Spearmen, while Red-Haired Shanks and the White-Clad Mage stood side by side. The Greatest Swordsman and the Samurai wielding a long sword launched their attack in an instant.
The holy golden-armored spearmen were gathering their strength, while the archers, their bodies shrouded in black mist, stared intently.
In the despairing sky filled with fire rain, how dazzling and reassuring those heroes were.
Among them are emperors like Shanks and Kaido, representing the highest fighting power in their respective worlds.
There are also heroic spirits from other worlds, as mentioned in the news, but no matter which world they come from, heroes are always heroes.
"Oh dear, I forgot to mention that earlier, let me make it up now."
"It's so exciting to be able to fight alongside legendary heroes."
In the silent arena, Merlin gently smiled at Shanks, instantly shattering the tranquility.
"Go!" Shanks shouted, his figure transforming into a red lightning bolt that tore through space!
Griffin, enveloped in the strongest Conqueror's Haki and possessing the sharpness to sever the will of all things, precisely slashed at the lava blade that the Demon God was swinging towards the head of the Mad King Cú Chulainn.
Clang!
A deafening explosion!
Shanks didn't meet the attack head-on, but instead used a clever technique to deflect the force and create a shock, causing the demon god's powerful slash to momentarily hesitate!
This bought the Mad King precious time to dodge before he was about to be struck.
"snort!"
The Lava Demon snorted disdainfully, its single eye locking onto Shanks in an instant, and a devastating Lava Death Ray was poised to strike!
However, at this critical moment...
"The Garden of Avalon, forever isolated!" Merlin slammed his staff down on the ground!
In an instant, countless flowers exuding otherworldly fragrance bloomed out of thin air, centered on the Lava Demon God.
These flowers are not physical entities, but rather the purest illusions and magical barriers.
They piled up in layers, instantly filling the space between the demon god and Shanks, and also obscuring the demon god's one-eyed vision.
Although the deadly ray pierced through several layers of flower walls in an instant, its direction and power were severely disrupted. It grazed Shanks' clothes and shot into the distance, exploding into towering lava!
"A great opportunity!"
Hawkeye Mihawk's icy voice rang out.
Just as the demon god's vision was obscured, his simple and unadorned slash was unleashed silently!
The target was the left knee joint of the demon god's supporting body. The black sword, Night, traced an arcane path and slashed through in an instant.
Mouth!
A sickeningly loud cutting sound!
Even the Lava Demon God's divinely imbued body had its defenses breached by Hawkeye's world-class strike.
The lava armor at the knees was also cleaved open with a huge, deep gash that revealed the bone.
The divine blood, like magma, gushed out, and the demon god's massive body swayed violently for the first time due to the injury to its lower body.
"Roar!!" The demon god roared in pain, sweeping his lava blade across, trying to cut Hawkeye in half!
But a ghostly figure had already anticipated its movements.
"Secret Sword - Swallow Return".
Sasaki Kojiro's voice was calm and even, as if he were stating a fact.
His figure seemed to transform into three streaks, swinging the "drying pole" from three completely different directions.
The three blades, unleashed simultaneously, precisely struck the tendons in the demon god's armpits, neck, and wrists, which were exposed during the attack.
puff!puff!puff!
Three soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously! On the demon god's hard lava armor, three smooth cuts, deep enough to expose bone, instantly appeared!
Dark gold divine blood spurted out again, especially the cut to the wrist tendon, which abruptly froze the demon god's movement as he swung his battle blade.
"Well done!"
Shanks roared, seizing the fleeting opportunity, and Griffin once again burst forth with a dazzling red light.
He cooperated with the even more insane Mad King Cú Chulainn.
"Crush them!!"
The two, one on the left and one on the right, unleashed a furious barrage of slashes and a demonic spear that reversed cause and effect, bombarding the demon god's wounds like a storm.
At the same time, Arjuna's arrow of vengeance tore through the sky.
With a power imbued with divinity and a destructive will, its target remains the terrifying lava eye.
Kaido unleashed his final, powerful breath, which roared down with all his might!
The Lava Demon God was caught in a deadly trap coming from all sides.
It roared furiously, its lava domain expanding wildly, attempting to devour everyone, and its annihilation beams shooting wildly and recklessly!
But the power of Shanks and Kaido is like a pillar of stability.
Merlin's illusionary flower wall continued to create interference, Hawkeye and Kojiro's swords targeted vital points, the Mad King fearlessly confronted them head-on, and Arjuna's arrows threatened to kill.
Boom! Crack! Bang! Buzz!
The symphony of destruction reached its climax amidst the ruins of Katrea!
Lava and sword energy flew together, divine blood and demonic power danced together.
Shanks' cloak was burned off by lava, Hawkeye's black sword was scorched, and Kojiro's clothes were reduced to ashes by the death ray.
Mad King was smashed away by the Lava Giant Fist Wolf.
Although the odds of victory were still slim, the demon's massive body showed signs of being forced to retreat and sustained obvious injuries for the first time under the siege.
Its invincible and overwhelming momentum was forcibly suppressed!
"They blocked it! They really blocked that monster!"
"Red-haired Shanks! His domineering aura is too strong!"
"The world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk! He can even slice through the bodies of gods!"
"That samurai with the long sword... good heavens, what kind of swordsmanship is that?! I don't understand it at all!"
"What's with that white-haired man? How could those ordinary flowers possibly block that lava monster?!"
"The archer in white! His arrows—they seem capable of shooting down the sun!"
"And there's Kaido of the Beasts! He's so badly injured but still fighting desperately!"
"Come on! Take him down! Otherwise, all of us, and the entire Alabasta, will be doomed!"
"To survive! For this country! Kill that lava monster!!"
At the edge of the battlefield, all the bystanders went completely mad!
The deafening shouts of encouragement merged into a torrent that swept across the heavens and earth, pushing everyone's fighting spirit to a climax.
Because they knew that the outcome of the game for the red team was now tied to their own lives.
If that demon god doesn't die, I will have to perish along with this country!
So let's fight!
Don't lose to someone who's all strength and nothing else!
Kidd gripped his trembling metal arm tightly, watching Shanks's unparalleled slash and Hawkeye's blade slice through the god's body.
His eyes were filled with resentment and shock.
"Damn it, is this the strength of the Emperor and the world's number one?! And they're even stronger than those Heroic Spirits—the gap is just too huge!"
But his unruly nature made it impossible for him to look away, and he even subconsciously muttered along with the crowd.
"We absolutely cannot lose to that monster, Shanks!"