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Chapter 177 the End of Ghost Island
Memories fade, and the dragon pupils reunite.
Kaido's gaze slowly swept around. The scorched earth of war rolled between the scales. Between heaven and earth, only debris and the echoes of the end of the world remained.
Jin, his deputy and brother, had been held at the throat by Shiryu with a knife. Blood was pouring out, and his body was trembling slightly but he never fell.
The demon sword named "Thunderstorm" was placed at his throat, ready to chop him down at any time.
Pirates, the beast army he single-handedly commanded, is now like a beast forest fire, with only tattered remains left, struggling to survive in the iron-blooded encirclement of G5Marine.
Ghost Island, the seat of his throne and the symbol of the new era he and Linlin had built, had collapsed.
The rock formations fractured, volcanic fissures erupted, seawater poured in, and the earth shook!
Kaido was silent.
The next moment.
"Ugh…"
He actually chuckled, with blood in his throat, and his voice was heavy like the growl of a dying beast.
"Linlin, you damn old woman..."
He dragged his scarred half-dragon body and staggered to his feet, holding his mace "Eight Precepts" high.
"Surprisingly... he left before Laozi!!"
"boom--!!!"
He smashed the mace into the ground, and the earth collapsed again, rubble flew, and the air exploded under his feet into sonic ripples!
Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire island like a mountain pressing down on top of the head. The ruins of Onigashima trembled violently in this rage!
But this time, Kaido's eyes no longer held the ferocity of an invader, but instead - the determination to die.
He exhaled his last breath of hot air, and the dragon scales on his body gradually became dyed with a strange red light. Blood seeped out along the gaps between muscles, bones, and scales, dripping onto the scorched earth, and actually emitting burning smoke.
"Hey—you two…"
His voice was hoarse, but it sounded like thunder!
"bring it on!!!"
"Let me die like a real 'monster' in the final battle--!!!"
He roared and rushed out of the rock pit, his dragon body going crazy again!
"Rising Dragon Flame Eight Trigrams!!!"
The mace burst into flames, and Conqueror's thunder wrapped around it, like a dragon head burning down from the sky!
Rhett glared, his iron fist like lava already boiling!
"One last blow, send you to hell!"
"Ape King Fist: Refining Collapse!!"
Bullet also did not retreat, his muscles burst, and the body's combined form was unlocked to the limit!
"Combined Attack - Abyss Collapse!!!"
The three top combat forces attack head-on!
"boom--!!!!!"
The entire battlefield exploded into countless charred shattered rocks! The air seemed to be torn apart, and the shockwave directly blew away all remaining enemies and allies!
Kaido's flesh and blood flew everywhere, his dragon scales peeled off one by one, his teeth shattered, and his horns broken!
But he was laughing in mid-air!
"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh!!!"
"Is this the end of Laozi—?!"
"Not bad! Hahahaha!!"
boom!!!
Rhett's right fist pierced his chest, and the hot iron fist crushed his heart!
Bullet's left fist penetrated his shoulder blade, shattering his spine!
Kaido's body finally couldn't hold on any longer and he fell to his knees, his knees sinking into the scorched earth.
Blood foamed from his mouth and his whole body was trembling, but he still looked up at the gray sky.
"The new era no longer belongs to Laozi..."
"Hehehe... Then... you guys go and witness it..."
His dragon pupils slowly lost focus, but a smile that was... arrogant to death appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Right now.
The sound of flesh and blood being torn apart could be heard from afar—
"...Kaido-sama."
Jhin's head flew high into the air, his body fell down, but his eyes were still fixed on Kaido's direction.
Shiryu put away his knife, turned around and said nothing.
There are two people, one is the "King" and the other is the "Blade".
Falling down together at this moment can be considered as not wasting our lives.
——Kaido of the Beasts,终.
The immortal dragon finally walked into the dusk amid the roar of fire and fists.
After three breaths of silence on the battlefield—
"A great victory for Suzheng--!!!"
The G5 battle flag is raised again. In the fierce wind, the blue and red justices meet and stand on the top of the scorched earth!
Rogge stood in the air, his voice as cold and clear as the judgment of God, resounding throughout the heavens and the earth!
"Clear all the Pirates, leaving no one alive!!!"
The magma around Sakazuki is boiling, and the lava is flooding the surface like a tide!
Rhett and Bullet swept across the four directions, and wherever their fists went, blood and flesh flew everywhere!
Enel, in his Thunder God form, pierces through the city wall, and the lightning burns the remaining enemies to ashes!
Zephyr's blue flames reignite, slaughtering all survivors with his immortal power!
The entire ghost island turned into a crematorium of justice!
The blood of sin is about to run out, and the golden age of Pirates has come to an end in this burning!
The flames are still burning and the lightning has not yet extinguished.
Magma surged from the Ghost Island Fault, swallowing up the last ruins and echoes.
The air was filled with a mixture of burnt blood and the afterglow of war, as if even the sky was wailing.
The remaining beasts and pirates from all nations had already fallen like a scattered swarm of ants, wailing and falling under the righteous net of the sky woven by thunder, lava and blue flames.
Pirates' corpses lie on their occipital bones, and the battle flags are broken.
Blood and fire wrote the final epitaph of this old era.
This epic and life-and-death battle that was enough to overturn the world order has finally come to an end.
High in the sky, the Proverbs warship slowly passed through the sea of fire.
The silver ship reflected the residual light of the battlefield, as if the ship of divine judgment had descended from the end of the world.
Rogge stood at the bow of the Proverbs battleship, raised his right palm slightly, and the air vibrated with a low hum, as if a god had opened a heavenly book.
The atmosphere collapsed, and amidst the howling wind, three incredibly heavy corpses slowly rose, covered in the ashes of defeat and the pressure of death:
Charlotte Linlin, the mother of all nations, the emperor of thunder and fire, the remaining flame of her soul has not yet been extinguished, and the remnants of Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon still hover around her like a nightmare, looming.
Kaido of the Beasts, the undead dragon and battle maniac, was covered in scales and broken bones. His dragon eyes had dimmed, but the remaining ferocious aura still made the air tremble.
"Fire Disaster" Jin, the most loyal shield, the most silent blade, his Lunaria Holy Fire has long been extinguished, and his charred wings are drooping on his chest, but he still seems to be glaring at the sky at his fate.
The three corpses, like three fallen ancient gods, slowly sank on the coffin made of air into the absolute vacuum sealed cabin that had been sealed deep in the battleship.
But Rogge's eyes drooped slightly, and at the final moment of sealing, he flicked his right finger, the air moved slightly, and a very thin thread of air quietly wrapped around the remaining soul fire in Linlin's chest.
On the other side of the ship, the fourth figure had already quietly retreated.
Charlotte Katakuri, the Seer who died at the hands of Blue Flame, had her body carried into the sealed cabin by Zephyr herself.
His scarf was torn and his pupils were blank, as if he had "seen" something before he died.
The sealing chamber slowly closed, and the air valves closed layer by layer.
Outsiders only know that the Four Emperors' remains were brought back as trophies, but they don't know that at some point in the future, their "remains" will be used to smash down the final door when the real night comes.
Sakazuki stood aside, and although he didn't say anything, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Rogge when the cabin was closed.
At that moment, the uncle and nephew looked at each other and understood what was in each other's hearts.
This war is just the first gravestone.
The true "meaning of the battle" was officially revealed from this moment on.
On the side of the battleship, Sakazuki stood with his hands behind his back, his crimson cloak rustling. He stared at the gradually crumbling ruins of Onigashima and spoke in a deep voice:
"The Pirates era... is finally over."
Rogge did not answer immediately. After a while, he slowly said:
"No, it's just... the end of a phase."
He looked past the sea of fire and scorched earth, gazing far into the horizon.
At the edge of the sky, a faint but extremely pure golden light shines through the edge of the sea of clouds. It is a seemingly calm but heart-pounding existence.
Sakazuki followed his gaze and his expression changed slightly.
That's the direction of the Holy Land of Mariejois.
The palace where the Celestial Dragons sit high, the platform where the Five Elders sit quietly, and the pair of eyes that never disappear are watching the end and rise of all this with indifference.
The air seemed to freeze suddenly, and the uncle and nephew looked at each other, without any joy of celebration in their eyes.
It's just some kind of unspoken, unfinished consensus that is slowly passed on between each other.
The real battle may have just begun.
On the battleship deck, the Suzheng trio returned on fire.
Lei Te picked the dragon scale fragments off his shoulder and grinned: "Boss, I want to take a piece of Kaido's dead dragon's bone back! I'll hang it at the entrance of the branch office to protect the house!"
Enel said proudly as he crushed the remaining lightning between his fingers, "Yeah hahaha~ Come to think of it, even I'm getting a little addicted to victories of this magnitude."
Zephyr walked slowly onto the deck, the green flames on his body still lingering, but his gaze had already passed over the warship, looking towards where the wind was rising.
He said in a low voice: "Rogge, next stop...are you ready?"
Rogge looked ahead and replied softly, "The Sword of Rectification will not stop halfway."
His voice was calm as usual, but it seemed as if he had buried some kind of irreversible oath on the distant other side.
The Proverbs battleship slowly rose into the air, with its battle flags fluttering. The lava slowly cooled beneath the deck, and lightning and blue flames intertwined on both wings of the ship.
It is sailing away from the scorched earth, away from the flames of war, away from this ghost island where the end and rebirth meet.
Sailing towards the other side of the world, which is silently waiting in the mist.
On this day, the sea recorded:
——Four Emperors are destroyed!
——Ghost Island is out!
——Marine wins big!
The name of Suzheng resounded throughout the world, but "New World's next target" - no one said it out loud.
But everyone knows that it is destined.