"Mamamama! It sounds delicious!" Charlotte Linlin licked her lips and urged Prometheus and Zeus to meet the attack. "Emperor Sword: Blade of Havoc!" The giant flame blade and the crystal pincer clashed violently, creating a deafening roar. However, the seemingly fragile crystal pincer was incredibly hard. Linlin's full-power attack only left a shallow white mark on it. On the contrary, the Crystal Emperor Crab's other pincer swept over, forcing Linlin to dodge in a panic.
"Gurararara! This thing's shell is really tough!" Newgate laughed and also joined the battle. He threw a punch, and a white halo of vibration spread out in the water, viciously striking the Crystal Emperor Crab's shell. CRACK! This time, a slight crack finally appeared on the hard shell, but the terrifying giant beast just shook its body, as if it had not suffered a fatal blow. It opened its huge mouth, and a destructive beam of high-density light element energy shot out, heading straight for the bridge of the Azure Dragon.
"Heavenly Authority!" Rocks snorted. A powerful repulsive force erupted from him, pushing the destructive beam aside. The beam hit a distant crystal island, directly blasting it to smithereens.
A hunt for a mythical ingredient had completely erupted in this beautiful and dangerous Crystal Garden. However, just as the Rocks Pirates were in a fierce battle with the Crystal Emperor Crab, another group of uninvited guests quietly appeared.
In the shadow of a huge crystal island in the distance, a jet-black, ghost-like submarine slowly surfaced. Several figures stood on its deck. The leader was an elegant man with a dangerous aura, wearing a monocle. He was holding a pair of binoculars, watching the battle in the distance with great interest. "Hehehe... what an unexpected surprise. To think the Rocks Pirates would appear here," the man said with a playful smile. "The Crystal Emperor Crab, the Heart of Eternity... it seems our goals are the same."
"Captain, should we make a move?" a subordinate asked.
"No, no hurry," the man waved his hand, a calculating light in his eyes. "Let them fight first. When both sides are exhausted, we'll go and reap the fruits of victory. Rocks Pirates, let me, Patrick Redfield, the 'Red Count,' teach you newcomers a lesson called 'when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits'."
This man was the future legendary great pirate known as "Red the Aloof," who stood on par with Roger and Whitebeard. At this moment, he had clearly not yet reached his peak, but he had already shown his cunning and powerful tyrannical nature. A conspiracy of a predator waiting in the wings was quietly unfolding.
The strength of the Crystal Emperor Crab exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only did it have unparalleled defense, but it could also control the surrounding crystals to attack, and even absorb sunlight to heal itself. It was like a living, unkillable mobile fortress.
The battle lasted for several hours. The hull of the Azure Dragon was already covered in wounds of all sizes. Dolum was crying his heart out on the side. Gatz's anchor had several chips in it. Charlotte Linlin was also panting from exhaustion. Even Newgate's tremors could only cause limited damage to the other's shell.
"Where the hell is this thing's weak spot?" Rocks asked with a frown while pulling the flying crystal fragments with his gravity.
"Its core, the Heart of Eternity, is in the thickest part of its shell," Ren's voice came from the kitchen. He had set up a huge iron pot at some point and was cooking something in it, which gave off a pungent, spicy, and slightly sweet, strange smell. "Although its shell is hard, it is essentially an energy crystal. It lacks resistance to specific high-frequency vibrations and strong acidic substances."
As Ren spoke, he poured a barrel of "Demon's Tears" sake, which was specially used for brewing strong liquor from Wano, into the pot. "Lord Newgate, please use your strongest vibration to continuously attack the hexagonal crystal shell in the very center of its head. Miss Linlin, please use Prometheus's flame to heat this pot of special armor-melting sauce to its limit, and then on my command, pour it on its wound."
Ren's command was concise and clear, filled with an unquestionable authority. Newgate and Linlin exchanged a look. Although they didn't understand what this little Head Chef was up to, out of their trust in Ren, they immediately did as he said.
"Gurararara! Then let's give it a try!" Newgate took a deep breath and pushed the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its limit. His fists were covered in an unprecedented, almost tangible, white halo. "Quake Emperor!" He punched out with both fists. Two extremely condensed shockwaves, like two invisible battering rams, viciously struck the hardest shell on top of the Crystal Emperor Crab's head!
This time, a crisp cracking sound was finally heard. A deep crack appeared on the hexagonal shell. The Crystal Emperor Crab let out a pained roar, its massive body trembling violently.
"Now! Miss Linlin!"
"Mamamama! Leave it to me!" Linlin urged Prometheus to lift the pot of boiling, strange-smelling sauce and, like a scorching waterfall, accurately poured it into the crack! SIZZLE— A harsh sound, like hot oil being poured on ice, was heard, accompanied by a thick white smoke. The moment the indestructible crystal shell came into contact with the sauce, it rapidly melted and softened like metal being corroded by a strong acid, revealing the dazzling, heart-like pulsating Heart of Eternity underneath!
"Wahahaha! Well done!" Rocks seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. His figure vanished instantly. "Black Emperor: Starburst!" He slammed a punch, which condensed all his Haki and gravity, into the melted opening!
BOOM! A dull, ultimate boom came from within the Crystal Emperor Crab. Then, countless seven-colored lights burst out from the cracks in its body, as if a sun had exploded inside it. The next second, this guardian, which had been entrenched in the Crystal Garden for who knows how many years, after a violent tremor, its massive body shattered, turning into a shower of crystal-clear fragments that rained down on the sea.
A fist-sized, perfect crystal that emitted a soft glow flew out from the shattered core and was caught by Rocks. "We did it!" Gatz roared excitedly.
However, just as they were celebrating their victory, a series of black, phantom-like slashes silently attacked them from all directions. The targets were the just-exhausted Newgate and Linlin, and Rocks, who was holding the Heart of Eternity!
"Finally decided to come out? You rats hiding in the back," Rocks snorted. He didn't even turn his head, just waved his hand back. A powerful repulsive force scattered most of the slashes. But a few slashes still broke through the defense and attacked the others.
At this critical moment, a silver figure appeared before them like a phantom. "Phantom Shadow: Thousand Spears!" Silver's spear danced into an impenetrable silver barrier, blocking all the slashes that had slipped through.
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