Rumble rumble... Rumble rumble...
Dark clouds churned in the sky, and the wind howled across the land, with muffled thunder rumbling intermittently.
A colossal tornado surged upwards, connecting with the dark clouds overhead, obscuring the sky and moon. It roared with continuous, explosive sounds, as if a storm god was raging.
At this moment, the world was cast in a murky gray. A terrifying hurricane seemed to suck everything into the tornado, wantonly destroying everything in its path.
Trees were ripped from their roots, humans were flung away like straw, and sturdy fortresses were toppled.
This scene was like a doomsday apocalypse.
The giant silver eagle shrieked continuously, desperately flapping its wings, trying to stabilize itself in the wildly turbulent air.
"Stay far away!" Cross urgently called out. He didn't want to join the battle yet, intending to observe the Bion Kingdom's strength.
Although the Bion Kingdom was not widely known, it was indeed a powerful nation in the New World. The Pattern Pirates had even been defeated in the Bion Kingdom.
Hearing Cross's command, the giant silver eagle immediately changed direction, wobbling as it moved away from the massive tornado. After all, Doma City was large, and there was more than one way to enter.
Hummmm—
Suddenly, the air trembled slightly, and a barely visible circular membrane rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire tornado.
"Halt!!!"
An immensely vast voice emerged from an unknown source, as if a god was speaking, filled with a soul-stirring majesty.
The colossal, mighty tornado, like a network glitch, slowly rotated at a visible speed, then finally stopped, completely frozen, including all the objects and people swept into the sky, like a painting.
"What kind of power is this?!" Cross's eyes widened, astonished by the scene before him. He could feel a strange and powerful force that had halted even the airflow in front of him.
"Disperse!!!"
Immediately after, the same voice echoed, equally vast and majestic, imbued with mysterious and terrifying power.
Instantly, the giant tornado collapsed and dissipated. The howling hurricane rapidly ceased, and countless stones, dirt, trees, and humans rained down from the sky, plummeting like a downpour.
A mysterious force brought everything back to calm.
"Lavishur, let's see how many tornadoes you can stop!"
"You bastard, I still have enough strength to kill you!"
At this moment, a familiar voice and an unfamiliar one sounded consecutively, traveling far through the air.
"Lavishur... I remember that name, it's the name of the prince within the Doma royal family!" Cross mused to himself, "As for the other voice... it sounds like Regedor, whom I encountered last year when escorting Germa 66!"
Lavishur's name was one Cross had seen while studying intelligence on the Bion Kingdom. He was King Doma VII's younger brother, holding the title of 'Prince'. Of course, most importantly, this man was incredibly powerful, one of the two pillars of the Bion Kingdom, and the strongest in the Doma royal family.
Interestingly, when Lavishur was young, he actually went out to sea as a pirate and was even wanted by the Marines and the World Government, with a bounty of 450,000,000 Berries. Due to his varied and cruel methods of killing, he was known as the "Demon Prince."
As for Regedor, Cross was quite familiar with him. He had fought him once and destroyed his steam battleship, the Spiral, but his black dragon mount was also destroyed by Regedor in return.
He just hadn't expected Regedor to be able to conjure such a massive tornado. It seemed that during their last encounter at sea, environmental limitations prevented him from fully unleashing his strength.
Boom—
At this moment, on the official road outside Doma City, a shirtless man wearing a skirt-armor engaged in a fierce battle with another man wearing three golden crowns and a golden-patterned cape.
Deafening roars and fierce winds erupted between them.
At the same time, the Roberts Legion launched another offensive, advancing towards Doma City from several directions. One team, several thousand strong, armed with guns and cannons, marched along the path carved out by the previous tornado, reaching the very base of Doma City.
"To establish a new nation of peace, charge!" A burly man, clad in full plate armor with gilded patterns, rode a giant boar that was two stories tall. Wielding a grayish-white long spear, he charged at the forefront of several thousand men.
"Long live Commander Roberts!"
"Establish a nation of peace!"
"For Commander Roberts! For a new nation of peace!"
"..."
This army, like a black tide, numbering three to five thousand, let out fanatical shouts. Their morale was incredibly high, and they fearlessly attacked Doma City.
Bang bang bang bang... Bang bang bang bang...
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
Dense gunshots and cannon fire exploded continuously like popping beans, their flashing lights remarkably conspicuous in the night. Various bullets and cannonballs streaked through the night like deadly meteors.
At the East Gate of Doma City, Roberts Legion pirates or Bion Kingdom soldiers fell every moment. Some could still wail, while others died on the spot. Blood and death intertwined, while the sounds of gunfire, shouts, and wails composed a symphony of the battlefield.
"Roar—"
Suddenly, Doma City's gate opened, and a large dinosaur, three stories tall, roared out, opening its mouth to bite at the man riding the giant boar.
"Since the city gate is open, let's not close it again!" The man roared like thunder, leaping from the giant boar's back. The long spear in his hand pierced out like a shooting star.
Boom—
A visible burst of intense airflow erupted, sweeping outwards like a shockwave, directly knocking down the surrounding soldiers from both sides.
The massive dinosaur closed its mouth, its sharp and strong teeth clamping tightly onto the opponent's long spear, but a trickle of blood still flowed from its mouth.
"Viscount Solmen, just hold on tight!"
Suddenly, three low shouts reached everyone's ears. A figure leaped down from the city gate tower, drawing a long sword from his waist with a clang. Wielding it with both hands, he forcefully slashed towards the man with the long spear.
"Hmph, oonk-oonk~ Are you ignoring me?" The giant boar spoke.
Although his size was significantly shorter than the dinosaur's, their overall mass wasn't too different.
He suddenly stood on his hind legs, and the man on his back seized the opportunity to exert force, actually prying open the dinosaur's mouth with his long spear. The grayish-white spear traced an arc from bottom to top in mid-air, its thorn-like blade directly striking the attacker from above.
Clang—
Swords clashed, sending out glittering sparks in the air and a visible shockwave. The attacker's strike failed instantly, but he skillfully used the recoil to leap back onto the city wall, dozens of meters high.
"Bartholomew Roberts, I will absolutely not let you enter Doma City!"
"I know you, Marquis Hebrass, the Grand General of the Bion Kingdom! If you're willing to join me, you'll be my fourth general!"
"A laughable recruitment offer! I am the Grand General of the Bion Kingdom!"
"Is that so? That's truly a shame. But it doesn't matter, this offer will still be valid when I capture you!"
"..."
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