Chapter 138 CP0 (5)
The dazzling purple light emitted by the purple lightning turned the entire arena purple, but now, the colors suddenly shifted to blue.
Esdeath immediately looked at Eric with a serious expression. "What is this?"
From the tip of the cursed spear, red light erupted once more, changing into purple. The purple lightning surged from the tip of the spear again.
CP0 advanced and swung their fist, but this time, the purple lightning serpent didn't collide with the fist. Instead, it seemed to have a mind of its own, veering to the right by mere millimeters before charging directly at the heart.
"Your heart is mine!"
Upon hearing Eric's words, CP0's heart sank.
"Life Return – Remove the Filth!"
The purple spear tip pierced the spot where CP0's heart used to be, continuing its momentum, destroying the wall behind him as it pierced through his body. Eric swung the spear upwards, and the purple glow followed, lifting CP0 into the air.
"Karloff!"
The other three CP0 members immediately screamed his name.
Bang!
The CP0 who was lifted into the air by the spear crashed back down hard onto the ground.
"..." Eric fell silent. "Damn, I actually missed a hit that should've been a sure thing? Is it really the gunner's luck that's so bad?"
With my bad luck and the gunner profession's luck, how am I supposed to defy fate?
"Ugh!" Karloff, clutching his wound, sat up. In a last-ditch effort, he had moved his heart to a lower position, but his original heart's location had a gaping hole, with a ring of charred burns around the edges.
Although the lightning had amplified the power of the attack, it had also cooked the flesh around the wound, stopping the bleeding. Lightning really has its pros and cons.
The other three CP0 members quickly rushed to Karloff's side and helped him up.
Esdeath, watching the attack, propped her chin and turned to Scáthach. "What happened with that shot? It looked like Eric fired once, and then somehow a second shot, like time reversed."
Esdeath hadn't been at the scene when Scáthach explained.
"The Cursed Spear that reverses causality," Scáthach explained with a sigh, "Once the spear is launched, it will always pierce the enemy's heart, but it can be blocked, and the result is also affected by luck."
"How should I put it... the gunner's luck is strange. It's so low that I've given up using Gae Bolg and instead use the ancient Gáe Bolg Alternative."
"The move that was supposed to pierce the heart still got dodged. Either the opponent's luck is too high or Eric's luck is too low. It's really frustrating."
Esdeath: "..."
"Karloff, Marley, Yanis," Karloff called out their names one by one. "I've made up my mind. I'll fight to the death tonight. No retreat, until the mission is completed."
"Understood!" The other three nodded solemnly.
Perhaps due to their childhood brainwashing, despite the massive gap in combat power, the four CP0 members didn't even think about retreating. Instead, they made up their minds to fight Eric's pirate crew to the death.
With their masks on, their faces couldn't be seen, but their determined will was evident.
Even Eric and his crew could feel the fierce fighting spirit emanating from them.
Thud thud thud!
Suddenly, a large number of footsteps came from a distance.
"This way! We've found Eric's pirate crew! They are fighting against CP0, immediately go to provide support!"
The remaining navy members at the auction hall rushed toward the sounds of explosions from the battle.
"Leave these navy men to me." Kurumi stepped forward, raising her dual pistols, ready to take on all the navy by herself.
"Be careful, there are too many of them. Don't be reckless," Eric warned, concerned for Kurumi's safety.
"Don't worry, 'we' will handle 'them' just fine."
[Shave]
But it was clear that the CP0 wasn't going to let Kurumi have her way. Barbo quickly approached from behind and aimed at Kurumi's back.
Kurumi, unaware of the danger, kept rushing toward the incoming navy, not even glancing back.
[Finger Gun – Five Finger Gun]
Barbo's hand extended like five claws, heading straight for Kurumi's delicate skull, aiming to open five bloody holes in her head.
"Your opponent... is me!" Esdeath moved faster, arriving at Barbo's right front before he even had a chance to react. Her legs, wrapped in white boots that reached mid-thigh, made an arc as she rushed at him.
[Kami-e]
Barbo, knowing he couldn't fully defend against Esdeath's attack with Iron Body, attempted to twist his body with Kami-e to dodge the kick.
Phew!
Esdeath's calf, seemingly fitted with tracking devices, made a slight shift in her direction, slipping past Barbo's crossed arm defense and landing a heavy kick on his abdomen. Barbo's stomach took the blow, and acid surged, mixed with blood, spewing uncontrollably from his throat.
Barbo's body flew back as though hit by a moving vehicle, crashing into the original position.
"Barbo!"
Marley rushed to catch him, but a red spear tip suddenly pierced into the scene from off-screen.
[Kami-e]
The spear missed, but Scáthach immediately swung her long spear. It moved as if guided by instinct, sweeping across Barbo's chest, sending him flying into the air toward Barbo.
Bang!
The two bodies collided mid-air, falling to the ground together.
"Good shot! Great footwork! Great spearplay!"
Eric immediately started clapping, "If the national football team had that kind of footwork, they might actually win a game and make it to the World Cup."
The masked man on the opposite side remained silent, preparing his ultimate move, gathering all his strength.
"Life Return – God of War!"
Karloff focused his entire body. His veins bulged, blood flowed faster, muscles expanded, and his body grew larger. In the perception of everyone's Haki, his power increased exponentially, but his life force was rapidly diminishing.
His once-black hair began to fade, turning gray, and finally white, like withered grass, lifeless.
Eric became more serious and asked, "So you've decided to die here?"
"For the success of the mission, CP0 will not back down!" Karloff, the CP0 squad leader, unleashed his full power—the last move he could use.
Now, his size had increased by nearly thirty percent.
At this moment, Kurumi engaged the approaching navy forces.
"Time's End!" A dark red barrier appeared once more.
"Come out, 'us'!" From the dark shadows, dozens of identical Kurumi appeared.
"Hehe, 'I' really am busy."
"I'll take care of these sailors!"
Despite Kurumi's beauty being envied by women and admired by men, seeing so many identical faces with the same tone and words was truly terrifying.
"How can there be so many Kurumi?"
The ominous dark red hue began to cover the navy in front.
"Not again!"
"I... don't have the strength left!"
"Don't step into the dark red area!"
Those navy who stepped into the barrier collapsed once more.
(END CHAPTER)
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