Chapter 143: A clash between a powerful player and a noob...
Who's Foz and Taki were right. Compared to when she fought Jack and Doflamingo a few months ago, Violet's strength had improved by more than a little bit after being personally trained by Rocks.
With the overall improvement of her Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki, and the rapid progress in her combat experience, if Violet were to be thrown back into that previous match, she would be quite confident that she could completely leave Jack and Doflamingo on that island!
Of course, this is under the premise of ignoring the possibility of retaliation from the Beasts Pirates if they were killed.
After a brief encounter with Violet, despite their resentment, Timber and Foz quickly realized that Violet was an opponent they could not defeat even if they joined forces.
Foz-Follow's jaw, which wasn't hidden by the mask, tightened. He gave a gesture to Taki, who took a deep breath and charged towards Wil, while Foz-Follow used the opportunity to prepare to dial the Den Den Mushi without hesitation to inform Jin of the dire situation.
But how could Vera, who had been suppressing the two, let them succeed? As Foz reached for the Den Den Mushi, Vera immediately sped up her attack, preventing the two of them from even having a chance to dial the Den Den Mushi.
"Kurozumi Orochi!"
Foz-Fou struggled to fend off Wil's attacks, then looked at the shrewish Orochi, who had been cowering to the side since the fight began, and said in an unfriendly tone, "Are you planning to stay here until you die?!"
What a piece of trash!
Kurozumi Orochi ate the Mythical Zoan type Yamata no Orochi fruit. Even if he is not good at fighting due to lack of training, he can still hinder Violet to some extent by fully transforming into his Yamata no Orochi form.
This will at least give them a little breathing space, allowing them to make a Den Den Mushi call and inform King and Governor Kaido what is happening here!
Drum, who had been sent flying by Violet's sword, rose from the shattered wood and stones, feeling a strong soreness from his tiger's mouth to his forearm and secretly alarmed.
Recalling when Violet came to Ghost Island in disguise, he had sparred with her once in the training ground and even gave her some pointers. Now that he thinks about it, Violet was already hiding her strength back then. Otherwise, if she had really used her full power, she could have easily defeated him.
The realization that the person he had always regarded as a subordinate or challenger was actually far more capable than himself left Taki with mixed emotions.
However, the unfavorable situation left no time for hesitation. Kurozumi Orochi, who had been mercilessly scolded by Foz-Follow, looked displeased but had to admit that the other party was right.
Ugh! It's all the fault of those damned samurai and rebels! As the shogun of Wano Country, why did he have to fight such dangerous characters himself?!
Kurozumi Orochi's short, thick limbs trembled violently, whether from fear or rage. He opened his nostrils and exhaled two thick breaths, then his body suddenly swelled up and transformed into the enormous Yamata no Orochi form.
Eight snake heads drooped, their scarlet tongues flicking as they stared at Vera with blood-red eyes.
Violet: "..."
Vera looked at the brownish-green, muddy snake head with a complicated expression.
"How ugly!" Vera said bluntly. "Isn't that a loach?"
Compared to Kaido's shiny blue-gold scales, it's really an eyesore.
"Mud...mudfish?!" Kurozumi Orochi repeated in disbelief, "You dare call me a mudfish?!"
"You little brat, I'm going to bite your head off!!!"
After saying that, the black charcoal serpent opened its blood-red maw and bit down at Violet.
Violet twirled the Shadow Sword in her hand, crouched slightly to gather her strength, and then leaped up to the neck of the black charcoal serpent, slashing down hard at one of its heads!
As expected of a Mythical Zoan species, even rarer and more precious than Logia-type Devil Fruits, the Yamata no Orochi Devil Fruit's defensive bonus surprised Violet with the toughness of those seemingly insignificant gray scales as she swung her sword down. Even though Orochi clearly hadn't trained his Devil Fruit ability much, the toughness of those scales was still astonishing.
However, that's all there is to it... The Shadow Sword lives up to its reputation as a magical sword made from rather abstract concepts like nightmares and fear. Even without considering the user's abilities, as long as one can withstand the discomfort of the maddening decrease in Lizhi's sanity, the sword itself can unleash extremely astonishing power.
Violet even suspected that the Shadow Sword's sharpness and attack power made it stand up to even the legendary Supreme Grade Blade.
Before the confident smile on the black charcoal serpent's lips had completely faded, he felt one of his heads suddenly become light. The next second, the remaining heads simultaneously saw in horror the snake head flying in the sky, its mouth wide open, spraying blood as it streaked through the air before crashing heavily to the ground and rolling away.
Sakura, who was hiding in the corner, covered her mouth in disbelief at the scene. Doctor Ziyang pressed down on the backs of the other two geishas with one hand each, making them lie on the ground and hide behind cover, not daring to disturb the battle of the gods not far away.
But Ziyang, who also witnessed this scene, couldn't help but feel excited. The general Kurozumi Orochi was really unpopular. Violet, an outsider with a clearly questionable identity, rushed into their territory and cut off one of his heads. The first reaction of those who saw this scene was not anger at the invasion of outsiders, but a heartfelt feeling that Violet did the right thing.
Seven more to go, keep up the good work.
Violet certainly didn't intend to let Kurozumi Orochi go. Since Foz-Follow and Taki chose to use Kurozumi Orochi as a shield, Violet gladly accepted this easy prey.
At worst, we can spare his life by leaving his head behind and handing it over to Kikunojo and the others to deal with.
It's fair to say that giving Orochi the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit was a complete waste. I don't know how long he ate it, but in Violet's opinion, the fruit only made his neck a little stiffer and gave him a few more heads; it didn't seem to have any other effects at all.
To put it bluntly, compared to Orochi, the creature that Violet disguised herself with "Summoning of Tentacles" looked more like a mythical beast.
Amidst the terrified screams and pleas for mercy from the Black Orochi, Vale, wielding the Shadow Sword, mercilessly slashed off the remaining heads of the Black Orochi in a few swift strokes. Even Foz-Foe and Taki, who had intentionally pushed the Black Orochi to take the hit, were stunned.
Neither of them expected that Violet, a girl who looked even younger than Yamato, would be so decisive and ruthless when beheading someone, nor did they expect that Orochi would be so useless, unable to even hold Violet back for a few minutes.
The two dared not gamble on whether Violet intended to capture Orochi alive or kill him here. They even stepped in front of Violet before hanging up their call with King.
As Violet watched the giant black serpent behind them, which she had chopped down to its last remaining head, its eyes rolled upwards in a fit of rage and terror. It then reverted to human form and collapsed heavily to the ground, foaming at the mouth, its fate unknown.
Foz-Fur cursed under his breath: "Useless, utterly useless!"
The Triceratops's hard armor pressed against the Shadow Sword. Even though it was covered with a thick layer of Armament Haki for defense, the Triceratops could still feel the sword's blade slowly pressing into its armor.
What was even more unbearable was the cold and eerie aura emanating from the sword, which corroded his flesh and soul, making Timo feel extremely uncomfortable. His sixth sense was frantically urging him to escape.
Timu gritted his teeth: "Governor Kaido already knows what happened here, and he'll be back soon enough."
"How do you think Admiral Kaido will treat you, the traitor who destroyed Onigashima, then?"
...That would probably mean getting a good beating.
What Taki meant was clear: Violet had already cut down Orochi to only have one head left. With King and Kaido already on their way back, the best course of action was to cut their losses and run away.
But the time was too short. No matter how hard Kikunojo and his men tried, a coup could not be completed in such a short time.
She has to stay here and delay for a while longer.
call--
Violet slowly exhaled, feeling her heart pounding violently in her chest.
It's fear, worry... no, it's excitement.
The long-dormant blood began to boil, and from bones to flesh, everything trembled in anticipation of the powerful enemy that was about to arrive.
"You've already started to enjoy all of this!"
Lox's voice seemed to echo in Violet's mind.
——
King flapped his wings, trying his best to keep up with Kaido's speed. The warm light of the setting sun shone on the sea, reflecting into his eyes and making it difficult for King to calm his thoughts.
Wilson...
Thinking of the messages from Timber and Foz-Foe, a surge of intense anger rose within him.
No wonder she kept changing her mind and refusing when he hinted at her becoming the Child of the Sky.
Wilson and Val, the youngest of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, are the biggest variable that will allow Whitebeard to return to his prime...
Jin's rationality told him that he should analyze as soon as possible Violet's purpose in approaching the Beast Pirates while hiding her identity, and determine how much intelligence she had obtained during this period.
Can……
The sea breeze swept past his dark wings. Although there was no resemblance in temperature or texture, Jin still couldn't help but recall the feeling of Violet's fingers running across his wings, straightening the bent feathers, and removing the dry quills bit by bit.
ember:"……"
The leather mask concealed all his expressions, except for a pair of exposed eyes that exuded a chilling aura.
The flames unique to the Lunaria clan burned even more fiercely, and the terrifying heat caused the air around Jin to distort.
"Jin," Kaido's voice rang out, "that brat..."
"Brother Kaido, can you hand her over to me?"
Kaido's gaze shifted back and slowly landed on King.
“She knows a lot of secrets, it would be a waste to kill her directly.” Jin suppressed his emotions and said calmly, “The best place for traitors and liars is the interrogation room.”
"hehe……"
Kaido sensed the coldness and strong bloodlust in King's tone, and his massive dragon head revealed a cruel smile.
"Then she's yours, Jin."
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Author's Note: Violet: This round... this round is a total stomp on noobs! [doge emoji]
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