Outside the Remnant Town, on a river dock where five ships were anchored, two groups of men were engaged in a fierce battle. In the flash of swords and shadows, bright red blood kept falling on the ground. On one side was a group of a hundred samurai, led by a young man wearing a gray samurai suit and an eyepatch over his left eye. On the other side were more than two hundred sword-wielding bandits, led by a five-meter-tall, fat, and long pink-curly-haired middle-aged man. The bandits were on the offensive side, while the samurai group was on the defensive side. The samurai group formed a circle, and they were trying their best to protect the food carts behind them. The goods on the carts were just some very ordinary fruits, vegetables, rice, chickens, ducks, and fish. Yes! The reason for the fierce battle between the two sides was not for money or antiques, but simply for food!
Due to the many weapons factories in Wano Country, the rivers were polluted and the farmlands were ruined, causing the people of Wano Country to gradually be unable to obtain the food they needed for daily survival through normal farming. However, Kurozumi Orochi and the Beast Pirates, among others, had sources of clean water, as well as independent ranches that could supply normal food. Kurozumi Orochi, who controlled the food sources, also used this as a tool to control the people under his rule firmly. Those who did not obey were not qualified to buy food from him!
"Shutenmaru, you damn bandit, how dare you plunder the food being sent to the Flower Capital. Do you want to anger General Orochi?"
Just after the one-eyed samurai shouted, the fat, pink-haired man slashed with his sword. The next moment, the long swords in the two men's hands collided fiercely, but the one-eyed samurai's strength was far inferior to his, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Hmph! Orochi polluted the country, making it impossible to grow food on the land. He himself relies on having independent pastoral ranches, enjoying delicious food with peace of mind, and clean water sources, and also uses this to control the people of this country. A man like this, when the Kozuki Clan returns, that's when he's sentenced to death!" The pink-haired bandit sneered.
Among the fiercely fighting crowd, one of the samurai seemed to have thought of something. He couldn't help but say in horror, "Wait... The Kozuki Clan... He... No wonder he looks so familiar!? If I remember correctly, he shouldn't be called Shutenmaru instead, but Asura Doji! I've seen him from a distance a few times! He is Kozuki Oden's retainer and one of the Nine Red Scabbards! The remnants of the Kozuki family who always leave General Orochi with a grudge."
Uh-huh!
After Asura Doji changed his movements and forced the one-eyed samurai back, he immediately struck him with a flying slash from behind him and slashed him on the chest of the samurai who had recognized his identity. In an instant, blood splattered, and the samurai rolled his eyes, "Pfft!" With a sound, he fell to the ground. Soon, blood flowed all over the floor, creating a small pool of blood.
Asura Doji looked at him coldly, and at the samurai who had fallen to the ground and was oblivious to his life or death. He sneered, "Huh!? I originally planned to leave after the plunder, but now, I've changed my mind! Little ones, kill them all for me!"
"I know, Boss Shutenmaru!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!!"
The more than 200 bandits responded relentlessly and immediately suppressed the momentum of the 100 samurai.
"Oops~! Something interesting seems to have happened here!"
A slightly cynical voice suddenly reached the ears of Asura Doji, who turned to look and saw a handsome young man with black hair wearing a blue kimono and two swords tied at his waist.
The one-eyed samurai saw that Asura Doji was distracted from fighting him, and he immediately raised his long sword and stabbed the other in the chest. He never would have thought, this big fat man who seemed helpless, his eyes flashed red, and he immediately foresaw the trajectory of the enemy's attack.
Clang!
Asura Doji clenched the long sword in both hands and cut at a very tricky angle, directly flying the long sword in the one-eyed samurai's hand. The long blade in his hand, after taking it, did not stop there. Instead, he changed direction very simply and slashed the one-eyed samurai on the chest with the blade, causing the opponent to fall to the ground with a serious wound in an instant. Bleeding!
"Boy, you rushed into the battlefield so rashly. It is your bad luck. You will die here today!" Asura Doji looked cold and stared at Sephiroth indifferently. His identity must not be revealed! Otherwise, Kurozumi Orochi would definitely send troops endlessly to hunt him down. In order to end the trouble in the future, he had no choice but to eradicate him!
"Oh?... You want to kill me... You're worthy of it? Have you ever thought about how you died?"
The corner of Sephiroth's mouth raised slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile, while his right hand was touching the hilt of the Hades Fire Sword tucked at his waist. Now in his forties and at the peak of his dominance and strength, Asura Doji had lost his potential to continue growing without eating a Devil Fruit. Perhaps, aside from the quality of his Haki, his current state was a little stronger than when he fought Jack fifteen years later. He should be as strong as Jack, and he could play for a while in his worst state.
Although it is said that Jack's bounty is one billion, he has never won. However, there is a saying that in the original plot, Jack was able to fight the retainers of Kozuki Oden, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, on Zou Island for five days, which could already confirm his strength from the side.
"Boy, your tone is not small!? How dare you talk to our boss Shutenmaru like this?"
Seeing Sephiroth being so arrogant, the five bandits immediately stared at him with expressions of ill intent.
"Die!" One of the bandits gave a low drink and immediately rushed toward him. Seeing this, the other four bandits quickly followed. However.
"Conqueror's Haki: Toudai!"
Sephiroth simply drew the Hades Fire Sword from his waist and swung it in the air. The next moment, the five bandits felt as if their bodies had been split by a sword from the middle of their foreheads and split into two halves.
Plop! Plop! Plop!
The five bandits rolled their eyes one after another and fell to the ground. The bandits around them, terrified by the momentum that burst out of him, subconsciously took two steps back.
This move was accidentally figured out by Sephiroth when he was contemplating the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki. Using Conqueror's Haki combined with one's own killing aura can cause hallucinations and deterrence to the enemy, causing the opponent to have the illusion of being cut off, and this illusion can also affect other viewers.
When he finished developing his trick, he came back to it. Good guy, why is this trick exactly the same as the one Zoro used to scare people? He thought for a moment and estimated that the man Zoro must have mastered the local release of Conqueror's Haki and could accurately lock and shock the target! No wonder that in the original plot, when Zoro and King fought, in a desperate situation of life and death, under the guidance of the Sword Enma, they were able to explode their potential and instantly use high-level Armament Haki.
"If you want to challenge, line up and come one by one!"
Sephiroth's eyes were indifferent, and he lowered the long sword in his hand, the tip of which was diagonally pointing to the ground. In his tone, he unconsciously revealed an indifferent mood, as if the hundreds of people in front of him were just a bunch of chickens and rural dogs.
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