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On the boundless sea, the warship and Groudon sailed side-by-side, neither intending to shake off the other, seemingly monitoring each other.
"Why is Akainu here?"
Daichi sat by the tea table, warily observing the warship dozens of meters away.
As Fleet Admiral, Akainu could not leave Marine Headquarters casually; his restrictions were even stricter than those of an Admiral at headquarters.
For the Fleet Admiral to appear in person, a major incident must have occurred, most likely related to the Celestial Dragons.
Looking at the warship's heading, their destination was probably the same as theirs.
Lulusia Kingdom.
"Have the Knights of God made their move?"
Daichi stroked his chin.
After much thought, this was the most likely possibility.
But even if the Knights of God were involved, it shouldn't require the Fleet Admiral's personal appearance; the Revolutionary Army's combat power might not necessarily be able to defeat the Knights of God.
He felt as if something else significant was happening.
His subordinates asked, "Daichi-sama, the Marines are following us. Should we attack?"
"No need."
Daichi glared at his subordinate.
Out at sea, if a real fight broke out, only he and Akainu would likely survive, while everyone else would perish.
With his and Akainu's abilities, destroying the other's ship would be too easy. Without a ship, the aftermath of the battle alone would create a wasteland.
Moreover, this location wasn't far from Marine Headquarters; Marine reinforcements could arrive in an hour at most. If they wanted to fight, it wasn't too late to wait until they reached Lulusia Kingdom.
There must be a big problem there.
Not Far Away, on the Warship
Akainu stared at Groudon.
The captains and commanders stood behind him, gripping their weapons nervously.
This wasn't the first time the Marines had dealt with Daichi; they were already well aware of his strength. Even with Fleet Admiral Akainu present, the probability of defeating Daichi was slim.
Furthermore, both the Beast Pirates and the Hoenn government were currently in a ceasefire with them, and unilaterally provoking a war would have severe consequences.
"Their destination is the same as ours!"
Since their encounter, both sides had sailed side-by-side for over half an hour. They were nearing Lulusia Kingdom, but Groudon still showed no signs of changing course.
Clearly, their destination was also Lulusia Kingdom, but the question was, what was their purpose in coming here?
To help the Revolutionary Army?
It was possible but unlikely, as the Revolutionary Army in North Blue had been personally driven out by the Hoenn Army, so they had a past grievance.
"Wait!"
Akainu suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could Daichi and Fujitora have secretly linked up long ago?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, why would Fujitora suddenly betray them and attack the Knights of God!
If Fujitora had already defected to Daichi and remained in the Marines to await an opportunity for the Knights of God to descend, intending to eliminate them!
That would make sense.
"To have such a huge oversight!"
Akainu's face was filled with rage.
Fujitora joined the Marines through the World Military Draft and was exceptionally promoted to Admiral, but he had been in the Marines for too short a time, so his sense of belonging to the Marines was inevitably not very high.
Correspondingly, their trust in Fujitora was also limited.
This was the biggest flaw of the Military Draft.
Newly recruited Marines came in all sorts; not just Fujitora, but Aramaki was a prisoner before being conscripted.
"Fleet Admiral Akainu, we are about to arrive at Lulusia Kingdom!"
"Full speed ahead!"
"Yes!"
Almost simultaneously, Groudon and the warship reached the coast.
Daichi, seeing the gigantic, bizarre monsters rampaging on the island, ignored Akainu and his group, his attention firmly captivated.
"What are all these things!"
"Daichi-sama, look!"
Kikara pointed at one of the monsters.
"That bald monster looks so much like you, sir!"
"Hmm?"
Daichi looked in that direction.
A smooth head, thick muscles... It did look quite similar.
But unlike real monsters, the monsters on the island seemed more like drawings, with an overall bizarre art style.
"The ability of the Knights of God?"
Daichi pondered for a moment.
In his memory, the Revolutionary Army didn't possess such an ability. Therefore, the ones summoning these monsters could only be the Revolutionary Army's enemies, which meant the Knights of God.
"Non-combat personnel stay on the ship!"
"Everyone else, follow me!"
"Yes!"
At This Moment, in the Center of the Battlefield
Killingham summoned the nightmare monsters again. Because it was a dream, the dream monsters would not truly die.
At the same time, his main body drew his bow and shot arrows, assisting Sommers and Gunko in attacking the commanders.
"Hahahaha!"
Sommers carried a thorny mace, and beneath his feet, a thorny jungle continuously expanded. Anyone who stepped into it would be harmed.
Directly in front of him, the West Army Commander, Morley, was covered in wounds.
"Don't come any closer!"
Morley roared, trying to stop his companions, and used his trident to push the ground in front of him, sending the attached thorns towards Sommers.
In their first encounter, he didn't understand the opponent's ability and immediately suffered greatly. His massive body, instead, became a hindrance.
"To push the thorns back, what a strange ability, hahahaha, but the outcome won't be any different."
Sommers waved his hand, and sword-like thorny spikes immediately grew out of the ground, emerging in clusters like bamboo shoots.
Morley was also within the attack range.
"Puff!"
His instep was pierced by thorns!
The Giant's massive size made him the best target.
The other commanders wanted to help, but found it difficult to disengage. The nightmare monsters attacking from all directions alone made them struggle immensely, not to mention the two Knights of God.
"You cannot touch me."
Gunko stood on an arrowhead, her gaze coldly looking down at East Army Commander Belo Betty. Any attack aimed at her would be deflected by the arrowhead's guidance.
Paramecia-type: Arrow-Arrow Fruit.
Her ability allowed her to create arrowheads and change the direction of any attack. She could also use the arrowheads to flexibly entwine and transform into various objects.
Gunko spread her five fingers, and the arrowhead bandages rapidly wrapped around her palm, quickly forming a knight's spear.
Then, the arrowhead Gunko was standing on shot towards Betty, and she herself slid rapidly forward with the arrowhead, like skiing, at an incredible speed.
The spear tip gleamed with a sharp, cold light!
Betty's heart was startled, and she immediately dodged to the side, but the arrowhead in front of her moved with her.
"Puff!"
The spear tip pierced her shoulder!
Betty clutched the spear shaft, panting heavily.
She couldn't fall easily before understanding the opponent's ability.
Daichi arrived at the battlefield and saw from a distance that the commanders were being beaten, each with more or less some injuries.
Once they were outnumbered, their individual strength disadvantage became apparent, and most importantly, the lack of information made them vulnerable.
Coincidentally, the abilities of the Knights of God were all monstrous.
A thorny jungle and countless monsters!
This reminded him of a place.
Great Prison, Impel Down!
Impel Down's first level, Crimson Hell, and second level, Beast Hell, strangely resembled the current battlefield, powerful yet cruel.
It was too coincidental to be just a coincidence.
Perhaps the abilities of the Knights of God were indeed like those in Impel Down, also possessing special powers like hunger, scorching, extreme cold, and eternal suffering.
Daichi curled his lips.
"Seriously, each one of them is like a monster!"