Seeing the two Knights of God charging at him with deadly speed, Brook drew his quasi-divine artifact, the Seven Star Sword, and led his ghost generals straight into the fray. Today, he was going to test himself against two admiral-level opponents head-on!
As the overlord of the New World, he'd been building his power for so long, and now, with the souls of a Navy admiral and an admiral candidate boosting him, his strength had leaped to a whole new level. He was ready to take on two admirals solo!
The moment Brook's ghost general troops appeared, they drew everyone's attention!
"Damn it! That's Admiral Aokiba and Admiral Candidate Braille!"
"Is that Overlord Vesper?"
"And the fake overlord Dawei and Saracha!!"
Whether Navy or pirate, everyone was stunned that Brook had enslaved the souls of so many powerhouses!
Even Rocks started to eye Brook's abilities with wariness. If he died, would his soul end up enslaved by this shameless guy?
The Navy officers' hatred for Brook deepened even more. How dare he enslave Admiral Aokiba and Admiral Candidate Braille, two high-ranking Navy figures!
They desperately wanted to charge over, take out Brook, and let Aokiba and Braille's souls find peace in the afterlife!
But their opponents blocked their paths, keeping them from reaching Brook. And with their strength, wouldn't they just be serving themselves up on a platter?
In minutes, Brook would kill them, enslave their souls, and turn them into more ghost generals or ghost soldiers for his forces!
Brook's powers were just too evil—they had to wipe out this scourge. Anyone who toyed with the souls of the dead like this deserved the worst!
Brook ignored what everyone else thought. Right now, he was thrilled, leading his ghost generals in surrounding and attacking the two Knights of God. These semi-intelligent ghost generals had some serious power now!
Brook had fed nearly his entire ghost army to these generals, boosting their strength. And on this battlefield, with Navy and pirates dying left and right, there was a constant supply of fresh, high-quality souls for him!
In a fight like this, Brook would only get stronger as it dragged on, with insane stamina to boot!
"Come on! Knights of God, show me what you've got!"
Sure, Brook had always downplayed himself compared to Rocks, but he'd been grinding hard to catch up one day!
Today, Rocks had flexed his overwhelming power by taking down two Knights of God, and it had Brook fired up with envy. So far, he'd only claimed the life of Admiral Candidate Braille himself!
Devo and Jung were taken down by Brook and his crew together—not just his doing!
Now, he was going to prove to the world that he could handle two admiral-level Knights of God—and maybe even kill them!
The two Knights of God wanted to avenge their Celestial Dragons quickly, figuring these ghost generals were all flash and no substance!
Brook had summoned his ghost army before, and the Navy had analyzed their strength in detail. That report had gone up to the World Government, and the CP organizations and Knights of God had gotten the intel too!
But the ghost army from before the Yomi Yomi no Mi's awakening was nothing like these post-awakening ghost generals!
And these generals had been beefed up by Brook feeding them countless ghost troops. Look at those solid soul bodies—soon, the world would see their true power!
"Let's go, my ghost generals!"
One by one, the ghost generals' eyes glowed with eerie blue light, their bodies swirling with terrifying underworld ghost aura and hellish nether energy, striking straight at the enemies' life force and souls!
Brook gripped his quasi-divine artifact, the Seven Star Sword, and swung it at blinding speed. The howling ghost nether sword energy was so fierce that even the two Knights of God didn't dare take it head-on!
Meanwhile, the ghost generals' nether ghost claws slashed toward the dodging knights. Anyone who underestimated these generals would pay dearly!
As the claws raked across the Knights of God, they drained the Armament Haki they'd pumped out with their spirit, mind, and body, burning through their Haki reserves at over ten times the normal rate!
"This isn't good! They're eating away at our Haki!"
Knight of God Gabriel realized the danger the instant a ghost general hit him. Without Armament Haki for defense, one claw could shave years off your life—or drain your life force entirely and kill you on the spot!
"The Navy's intel is wrong! Brook's powers have changed and gotten way stronger!"
Knight of God Raphael swung his longsword, scattering ghost general Saracha, his face grave as he spoke. But then something even more worrying happened.
The Saracha he'd just dispersed reformed right there by that ancient underworld ghost gate. Were they immortal or something?
What they didn't know was that across the entire battlefield, fresh souls were constantly being sucked into Brook's underworld hell, turning into soul energy to revive the ghost generals at full strength!
Feeling the rapid drain on their Haki, the two Knights of God came to a conclusion: If this turned into a war of attrition, they couldn't outlast this creepy Brook. They had to end it fast!
"Yo ho ho! Spacing out right now? That's a bad idea!!"
Brook's Seven Star Sword erupted with eerie nether ghost aura, crackling with red lightning, coiled in Conqueror's Haki, and backed by the quasi-divine artifact's indestructibility. He slammed it down on Knight of God Raphael!
"Not so fast!!"
Knight of God Raphael shouted, his eyes shooting out a golden beam at Brook, locking him in place instantly. Without a word, he swung his sword at Brook's neck!
At the critical moment, Brook blasted through the restraint with an overload of Haki, barely dodging the decapitating strike!
"What the hell was that?"
Brook hadn't expected this Knight of God to be a Devil Fruit user. The two Rocks had taken out earlier weren't, or Rocks would've hit the jackpot!
"I am Raphael, under the Knights of God. Paramecia-type Bind-Bind Fruit user! Brook, you've slain noble Celestial Dragons—your crimes are unforgivable. Death is your only fate!"
Knight of God Raphael exuded a noble knightly aura, introducing himself to Brook with dead seriousness!
'Holy crap! Yelling out move names, spilling his Devil Fruit ability—both total idiot moves, and this guy's doing them! What a cooperative dumbass.'
Brook was shocked inside. He hadn't expected the guy to answer so readily. Truly an honest knight with gentlemanly vibes!
"And what about him? Does he have a Devil Fruit ability?"
Brook asked casually, testing the waters. No way this guy was that stupid, right?
Would he really spill info on his buddy too?
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