Boom!
Massive explosions continuously rang out, and the entire area was filled with rolling dust. The once lush and prosperous environment had been reduced to ruins.
Facing such dense and powerful attacks, any ordinary person would have long been dead. But Jacket was still resisting. However, his situation was not very good.
A ten-meter-long halberd shot over. As Jacket dodged it, he grabbed the halberd and flung it back.
A terrifying sonic boom sent several golden longswords flying, and it continued its momentum straight towards the Goddess of Sky's chest.
Jacket also used this opportunity to spring forward, appearing at the Goddess of Sky's abdomen, his hands drawn back, compressing immense power.
"Double Brutal Dragon Collision."
With an earth-shattering explosion, the Goddess of Sky's entire abdomen was pierced through, allowing a clear view of the scenery behind her. That large mass of gold fell to the ground like a meteorite, leaving a gigantic, scoop-shaped crater that buried it in the soil, making many pirates eager to move.
Bang!
The Goddess of Sky did not dodge Jacket's attack. Her right palm pressed down once more, clearly trading blows. The earth's crust within a thousand-meter radius continuously undulated, and hills rose.
As a colossal crater appeared at the very center, Jacket lay in it, his face covered in blood. He immediately rolled, quickly dodging left and right as he ran. Behind him, weapons plunged into the ground, forming bottomless holes.
"Damn it!"
Grabbing the ground with both hands and moving sideways, Jacket was panting heavily, his tail constantly slapping the ground.
The Goddess of Sky's pierced abdomen had already healed. The damage he had inflicted was completely useless. This was just a puppet.
"Ding-a-ling!"
The Chains of Sky continuously attacked like a python. Jacket knew he couldn't be bound, otherwise, it would be difficult to escape.
"Jacket might lose!"
After fighting for so long, any pirate with a bit of discernment could see the outcome. This golden woman in front of him was just a puppet.
For Jacket to win, he could only find the true manipulator. Otherwise, even if Jacket tore the golden woman limb from limb, it would be useless, as her earlier leg and abdomen demonstrated.
Who was controlling her? To be able to suppress a Great Pirate with a bounty of 330 million Berries by merely controlling a puppet, no such person had ever been heard of on the Grand Line.
Most importantly, he possessed so much gold. Many pirates, including the Marine Vice Admiral, were searching everywhere.
It was impossible for someone controlling such a large object to be very far away. And the culprit everyone was searching for was elegantly sipping coffee.
"Not good!"
As the battle continued, Jacket was still accidentally bound by a Chain of Sky. Before he could forcefully break free, more Chains of Sky shot out, and barbs inside them continuously squeezed.
It's over.
Jacket's face showed panic. Even with Armament Haki covering his entire body, struggling continuously, he still couldn't break free.
More and more gold melted, eventually forming a house-sized golden sphere. Jacket was trapped inside, his nostrils, mouth, and ears all merging into the gold, beginning to destroy his internal organs from within.
Even if he didn't die this way, he would suffocate. The outcome was sealed from the moment he was bound by the Chains of Sky. Even if Jacket's Devil Fruit awakened, it would be useless. Air was the most terrifying killer.
"Captain!"
"Quick, save the Captain!"
Jacket's subordinates all panicked, quickly firing their guns or rushing out, attempting to rescue Jacket.
The Goddess of Sky tilted her head, her golden, lifeless eyes staring. Half of her waist-length, waterfall-like golden hair separated, forming countless golden needles that covered the sky like a swarm of bees, shooting towards the charging pirates.
"Ah!"
"Damn it."
Screams of terror echoed across the scene. Everyone fell to the ground like mown wheat, completely defenseless, their bodies riddled with holes. In just a moment, blood stained the broken ground.
Such a dense attack was impossible to dodge, unless one's Armament Haki was exceptionally strong. Even Jacket, with his 330 million Berries bounty, had been defeated, let alone these people.
"We are members of the Golden Lion Pirates! If you kill us, Admiral will surely avenge us!"
The few pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries who were still struggling showed terror in their eyes. Death, everyone fears it!
"No!"
"Mercy!"
The Goddess of Sky's ruthless slaughter terrified the other pirates. This was the Golden Lion Pirates, and the other party had even mentioned their backer. This was a complete disregard for Golden Lion's face.
Who?
Who exactly was it?
Some pirates around looked everywhere. Afraid to show up? Are they afraid of the Golden Lion Pirates causing trouble?
At this moment, on the scene, the Goddess of Sky raised her hand. The golden sphere encasing Jacket flowed, repositioning itself behind her to form a giant golden halo, while Jacket lay on the ground, covered in blood, utterly dead.
Just as she first appeared, the Goddess of Sky was sacred and inviolable, with her three thousand golden strands of hair and palace dress ribbons fluttering, a beauty that could topple nations!
However, in the next moment, the Goddess of Sky landed, knelt on one knee, and bowed towards a certain direction. This posture explained everything.
Everyone immediately looked in the direction the Goddess of Sky was facing.
Passing through ruins and streets, the man sitting on that open-air rooftop was so extraordinary.
He sat in a chair with one leg crossed over the other, his upright hair like burning flames, a wisp of hair floating across his forehead.
He wore a white, open-chested shirt and red and yellow plaid shorts, with miniature knife earrings dangling from his ears.
His dark eyes were full of playful mockery. This was a handsome, aloof, and unruly young man. Just looking from afar, one could tell he was arrogant and looked down on everything!
There were many people in that direction, but everyone immediately identified him.
Kaos gently put down his coffee cup, his ten fingers adorned with various golden rings, then stood up and vanished from his original spot.
Everyone felt a blur, only hearing a few sonic booms, and then a figure appeared on the outstretched hand of the Goddess of Sky. The show-off was over; it was time to make his entrance!
"Who is this person?"
"The true manipulator behind it all?"
Many pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries immediately turned to look at the Goddess of Sky's palm.
There were quite a few people present who could barely keep up with Kaos's movement speed, such as Marine Vice Admirals and some pirates with bounties of two or three hundred million Berries.
Sabaody Archipelago was not like Mock Town. There were many Great Pirates with bounties of one, two, or three hundred million Berries here, as all pirates from the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line needed to pass through Sabaody Archipelago to reach Fish-Man Island, and there were even pirates with bounties over 300 million Berries.
Kaos's appearance made many people frown. They realized they didn't know this person. Someone who could kill Horned Dragon Jacket couldn't possibly be unknown on the Grand Line. Everyone was trying to recall.
"He's the Golden Emperor Gaia Kaos, with a bounty of 123 million Berries!"
Ultimately, it was the Marine who remembered first. After all, pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries were key targets of concern for the Marine and a mandatory subject for Marine.
"Golden Emperor?"
"I remember now, I saw a wanted poster seven months ago."
"It seems his first bounty was 123 million Berries."
"What? His first bounty was 123 million Berries?"
More and more pirates remembered, followed by shock and surprise. A first bounty reaching over 100 million Berries was not something an ordinary pirate could achieve.
"Things have gotten serious. Just a mere 123 million Berries, yet he dares to provoke the Golden Lion Pirates. But to be able to kill Horned Dragon Jacket, with his 330 million Berries bounty, he certainly has some skill!"
"This guy has so much gold and can control it. Is he a Devil Fruit user?"
"He won't live long. The Golden Lion Pirates will definitely come after him."
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