Chapter 45: A Great Achievement! Kong, Garp, Zephyr, and Sengoku are Defeated
"Damn it, the Celestial Dragons were actually killed!"
"Three of them died in an instant!"
"We must stop him, absolutely cannot let him strike again!"
The fully armed guards present hadn't expected three Celestial Dragons to be killed in a single moment!
"You useless guards, what the hell are you good for! Stop him for me!"
"Let's run! 'The Vile One' is no joke!"
"Damn you, you bunch of trash! So many of you can't even stop one person!"
"And those useless Marines, isn't there a single Admiral to protect us? What the hell are those Marine wastes good for!"
"Ah!! Don't come over here!"
Seeing three of their own killed instantly, the other 16 Celestial Dragons immediately panicked! Their voices were as loud and shrill as squealing pigs!
For a moment, the air was filled with curses, insults, and the sounds of them fleeing!
"This is a disaster! It's all over now!"
Tsuru's face was pale, and she was stunned, frozen in place like a statue! If Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr weren't in the middle of their battles and saw Tsuru's expression, they would have been utterly shocked! After all, Tsuru had always presented a calm and composed demeanor; when had such an expression ever appeared on her face!
These 19 Celestial Dragons belonged to different families. To be sent to participate in such a grand conference, their positions in their families must have been quite important! With three of them dead in an instant, if the World Government were to place blame later, the Marines would likely not be able to bear the consequences!
"Damn it, something seems to have happened on the Celestial Dragons' side!"
For a moment, the huge commotion caused by Rono instantly attracted the attention of the Marines present!
First was Zephyr. Only after hearing the pig-like squeals of the Celestial Dragons did he realize that three of them had been killed by Rono!
"Zephyr, where are you looking?"
"You dare to get distracted while fighting me? Am I not worthy of your full attention?"
In the sky, the Golden Lion, who was fighting Zephyr, keenly sensed Zephyr's momentary lapse in concentration!
"Lion: Thousand Slice Valley!"
A wicked smile spread across the Golden Lion's lips as his two famous swords, Oto and Kogarashi, unleashed terrifying sword slashes!
Puchi!
Zephyr failed to defend in time and was pierced by the sword slashes! His body crashed heavily into the ground, creating a shockingly deep crater!
After the smoke cleared, Zephyr reappeared before everyone! His once-pristine Marine uniform was now shredded by the sword slashes. Seven or eight deep, bloody wounds, some showing bone, were visible on his body. He was clearly seriously injured!
More importantly, Zephyr's aura had been significantly weakened!
"Jihahahaha, you bastard Zephyr, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"
The Golden Lion laughed loudly, victory already in his sights! He charged down from the sky like a human bomb, aiming to smash into Zephyr!
"Damn it, when fighting an opponent of this caliber, even a moment of distraction is unacceptable."
Zephyr barely managed to block the attack, regretting his mistake inwardly! It was clear that he could no longer fight on equal footing with the Golden Lion as before; the tide had turned against him!
Before long, Zephyr would likely be defeated!
Meanwhile, a near-identical situation was unfolding in the battle between Whitebeard and Sengoku.
"Did something happen with the Celestial Dragons?" Sengoku worried inwardly, unable to resist a glance.
His heart then pounded like a stormy sea!
Rono had killed three Celestial Dragons!
"Sengoku... you seem to have gotten distracted!"
Whitebeard sensed an opportunity, a triumphant smile spreading across his face.
"Murakumogiri!"
Combined with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Whitebeard's own grandmaster-level swordsmanship!
Sengoku's golden Buddha form was sent flying back several hundred meters!
As a large mouthful of blood spurted from his lips, Sengoku's Buddha form dissipated! Reverting to his human form, Sengoku clutched his bleeding abdomen, his face ashen.
It was over!
How could he get distracted while fighting a powerhouse like Whitebeard!
This is how battles between Emperor-level powerhouses are! If both sides fight with all their might without outside interference, it could take ten days and ten nights to determine a winner! But the situation in an all-out war is incredibly complex. It's impossible to remain unaffected by external factors. Once one side finds an opening, the victor can be decided in an extremely short amount of time!
"Gurararara, well done, Rono!"
Whitebeard could feel that Sengoku was seriously injured by his last blow. He couldn't even maintain his Buddha form! He believed it wouldn't be long before he could defeat this guy!
On the other side, in the battle between Rocks, Kong, and Garp, a similar situation occurred!
Kong was distracted by his concern for the Celestial Dragons. Garp, on the other hand, didn't care about the Celestial Dragons' lives. He was only distracted because he saw his friends, Sengoku and Zephyr, both being defeated in an instant!
Rocks seized the opportunity created by their distraction, and both of them were now heavily injured! And judging by the extent of their injuries, Kong and Garp were in much worse shape than Zephyr and Sengoku! After all, their opponent was the overlord of the seas, Rocks!
"Hahaha, you've performed a great service, Rono!"
Rocks laughed heartily. He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly this time! In such a short period, Garp and Kong were already seriously wounded! And with Zephyr and Sengoku also showing signs of collapse, the Marines' defeat was now a foregone conclusion!
If things went on like this, not only would they be able to kill these Celestial Dragons, but the Rocks Pirates might also eliminate the majority of the Marines' effective forces! If that happened, his next target wouldn't be just the Celestial Dragons, but the Holy Land Mary Geoise itself!
Without the Marines to hold him back, the people in Mary Geoise were nothing to fear! The throne of the King of the World would be within his grasp!
And all of this was thanks to Rono killing three Celestial Dragons, which triggered a chain reaction among the Marines!
The entire process happened almost simultaneously, taking only a second!
This is the nature of war. A seemingly small event can affect the outcome of the entire conflict. It was just like in the Summit War, when Whitebeard was stabbed by his own "son," Squard! Because Whitebeard was stabbed, Marco and Diamond Jozu were caught off guard by the Marine Admirals Aokiji and Kizaru!
The tide of the war was instantly turned by the Marines! But at this very moment, it was the Marines who had the tables turned on them by the Rocks Pirates!
"You damn 'Vile One'!"
At this moment, Tsuru was grinding her teeth so hard they could have shattered!
The Marines' situation was far from optimistic; it could only be described as a rout! The four Admiral-level powerhouses—Zephyr, Sengoku, Garp, and Kong—were all seriously injured! They could no longer stop powerhouses like Rocks, Whitebeard, and Shiki from going on a killing spree!
And it all started when Rono cut down the Celestial Dragons.
Just with the addition of "The Vile One" Rono, the Marines were completely unable to gain any advantage in their clashes with the Rocks Pirates!
Could one person's power really be so great?
"Leave the Celestial Dragons to Rono. First, take care of the Marine powerhouses before us!"
The next moment, Rocks issued the order almost without pause! This order was clearly for the Golden Lion and Whitebeard.
If they could kill Sengoku, Zephyr, Kong, and Garp, then his grand plan to become the King of the World could be realized
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