Kamusari!
Where the Sword Qi swept through, the beach was plowed with deep ravines.
The CP Agent barely had time to look back in terror, before being sliced in half, waist down, along with Saint Charlos on his back.
And the aftermath, its momentum unabated.
Those three hundred and sixty Heavenly Celestial Dragons, even though they were scattered, more than half were still engulfed by this immensely terrifying strike.
Just this one sword...
Two hundred Heavenly Celestial Dragons, slain!
Blood sprayed like rain, leaving numerous corpses on the ground with wide-open eyes, staining the entire beach red!
"No, no, no no no...!"
"This isn't real, it's a dream...a dream, right? It must be a dream!"
"I cannot die, especially not in a place like this, like a commoner!"
"Where is the Navy? Why haven't they come to rescue us yet!"
The remaining Heavenly Celestial Dragons let out desperate wails, some dared not run anymore, kneeling in fright, frantically kowtowing and begging for mercy:
"Spare us! We...we have many good things with us! Lots and lots of money!"
"And those prizes on the high stage, all can be yours, just spare our lives!"
Such familiar words.
Shano couldn't be bothered, casually shook his sword to flick off the blood, and returned it to its sheath.
"Fools!"
Zoro folded his arms beside him and scoffed, "Money? Prizes? Killing you means they're ours anyway."
"The hunting game is just beginning now."
Nojiko turned her head, "Brother, there are about a hundred and fifty Heavenly Celestial Dragons left, we're following the rules discussed on the ship, right?"
"Mm, drive these swine into the northern mountains, there are no civilians there, the surroundings have already been sealed off."
Treat them with their own methods.
Those slain before even having time to scream, under his blade, may appear tragic, but in fact could be considered lucky.
As for the rest.
"Let them experience what it's like to be prey, dying in terror while fleeing," Shano said calmly, "Remember, settle everything in half an hour, leave no one."
"Understood!"
The young cadre members responded in unison.
Nami couldn't wait any longer, with a Moonwalk, arrived on the high platform, crouched at the edge, giving the Heavenly Celestial Dragons below a wide smile, showing cute dimples:
"Hey, didn't you hear? Hurry up and run, you only have five minutes, if you run fast enough, maybe you'll live a bit longer~"
As Nami's voice fell, the Heavenly Celestial Dragons on the beach awoke from their dreams, instantly plunged into chaos.
"Run! Hurry!"
They screamed, shoved, scrambling towards the northern mountains.
Most dropped heavy jewels, elegant clothes, and the bubble helmets worn to show disdain for sharing the same air with commoners, stumbling forward in disarray.
"Truly ugly,"
Smoker puffed out smoke rings, coldly watching:
"No matter how you look at it, they're just flesh and blood like any ordinary person, it's baffling that no one in all these years, neither Navy nor Pirates, dared to strike against them."
Even Roger, the Four Emperors...none dared!
"The godly aura of eight hundred years isn't easily erased,"
Law shrugged, "Last time at Shampodi Islands, Lord Xiano wielded the first blade of Destruction Shackles, giving us the chance this time in hopes that we personally sever this fear, and see the true nature of these swine."
"Well said, Leopard Print Man!"
Sanji extinguished his cigarette with his foot, grinning, "So, what are we waiting for? Five minutes should almost be up, let's start hunting!"
"Only two minutes have passed,"
Zoro was about to express disdain, suddenly noticed something, turned to the distant sea, chuckling, "Finally realized something's amiss?"
"Thinking that having CP Department on the island, and handling perimeter vigilance is foolproof?"
Bartolomeo laughed openly, hands on hips, "So slow, Navy!!"
......
"Too slow!"
The voice of Sengoku, furious and irate, came through the Radio Snail, almost shattering eardrums:
"Sakazuki! Borsalino! What exactly are you doing! Half of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons are already dead, and the remaining half are fleeing through the forest. Why haven't you found them yet!"
Akainu's face was ominously dark.
He and Kizaru had stayed up all night, just entered the cabin, and had only just settled on the couch for a nap when the urgent call from Headquarters woke them up, revealing startling news.
That group led by Shano, the Endgame, appeared in the hunting grounds without anyone noticing and launched a massacre against the World Nobility!
And just a few nautical miles away, the entire Navy Fleet encircling the island layer by layer, not a single person noticed any abnormalities!
Communication inside and outside the island was completely cut off. It was only the Holy Land, discovering that a large number of Heavenly Celestial Dragon chips had lost contact, that questioned the Navy Headquarters, leading to the discovery!
"How could this—"
Kizaru muttered in a daze.
Impossible!
Headquarters confirmed that their main fleet was still in the New World, targeting a few branches, how did they suddenly end up in the North Sea!
"Don't you understand yet!"
Sengoku roared interruptingly, "That was merely a decoy! Although we don't know how these people found out, Endgame's initial target was the Heavenly Celestial Dragons' hunting grounds! Rescue the remaining people immediately, now!"
"Ugh..."
Kizaru scratched his head, "Will there be any time now? I fear we'll only be collecting corpses if we go there now."
"Shut up!"
Akainu furiously shouted, hanging up the call, and issued a stern order, "All troops heed the command! Abandon maintaining all defenses, land immediately! Rescue the Heavenly Celestial Dragons at all costs! Annihilate Endgame!"
Boom!
Almost in the moment his words fell.
The distant sea suddenly echoed with the intense sound of explosions, and in the next instant, a warship on the periphery caught fire amidst the flames and slowly sank.
Soldiers on the lookout tower shouted in terror, "Enemy attack! There's an ambush! It's Endgame's fleet! They surfaced from underwater!"
Underwater?!!!
Akainu and Kizaru's faces drastically changed, both turning in unison to look.
The originally calm sea surface suddenly surged with countless whirlpools, followed by the emergence of more than twenty warships with coatings, breaking the water like giant whales!
Crash!
The massive fleet bearing Endgame's flag lined up in formation!
The dark cannon barrels turned in unison, aiming at the surrounded Navy in the middle!
"Ladies and gentleman, I've been waiting here for a long time."
On the bow of the Endgame, Kuina spoke coldly and expressionlessly.
Behind her, Fujitora, Jack, and Kuma also revealed themselves, staring coldly.
"Fire!"
With Kuina's command, Endgame Fleet unleashed a torrent of cannon fire!
Shells poured down like raindrops onto the Navy Fleet, catching the Navy off guard, hastily responding only to suffer massive losses, the sea surface ablaze, smoke filling the air.
"Hey, hey, hey, Shano, how can you be so bad?"
Kizaru complained with a long drawl while helping intercepting shells, "I think I get it, these fellows were just waiting for this moment."
"Do you even need to say that, Borsalino!"
Akainu roared angrily.
At this point, even pigs would respond!
Endgame not only arrived but also didn't launch a surprise attack—it was premeditated, arriving even earlier than them!
Maybe last night, or even a day or two prior, they had already reached this sea area, yet didn't rush to reveal themselves, using the coating to hide underwater near the sea.
Just waiting for them, the Navy, to walk right into the trap, to eliminate them all at once!
"The best plan ever."
Kuina on the Endgame looked at the scene before her and smiled for a rare instance.
This was the plan proposed by Lord Xiano—to coat and hide at sea, waiting under the enemy's nose, poised for the most opportune moment to strike, a genius idea.
Otherwise, if they showed up late.
The people on this island would suffer catastrophic disaster, even letting one-tenth be slaughtered means tens of thousands of lives, something Endgame cannot accept.
If they arrived too early, the panicked Heavenly Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare to land.
This is just right!
At the very moment when all the noble guests have landed, when the sinful hunting game has just begun—
Let these Navy men watch in despair, as those they must guard with their lives, the almighty gods, are slaughtered!