Chapter 369: The Spirit Who Should Already Be Dead
While the battle in Totto Land was in full swing.
Kaido naturally wouldn't know.
In his lair, Onigashima in Wano Country.
At this moment, it was also a scene of chaos.
"They're coming! They're coming!"
"Open fire! Open fire!"
Right now, beside the large and small torii gates on the periphery of Onigashima.
The members of the Beasts Pirates stationed on Onigashima were hurriedly bringing out various cannons and weapons, lighting the fuses and firing.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Cannonballs fell into the sea, exploding and splashing massive amounts of water.
But what was even more surprising was the "enemy" they were shooting at right now.
Those were "sparks" drifting over from the direction of Wano Country in countless numbers.
Or to be more precise—if one looked closely, they would find that the essence of those "sparks" was figures whose entire bodies were burning with flames.
They were dressed differently—there were artisans, farmers, samurai, and even geishas or mountain bandits.
The flames lingering and burning on their bodies were like pairs of continuously changing wings, leading them to fly across the vast ocean, heading straight for Onigashima!
"Kill!"
"Subjugate the evil dragon!"
"Liberate this country!"
And right now, from their eyes and movements, clear anger and resolve could be seen.
That was the anger accumulated for decades by the people of this country, as well as the resolve that they must liberate it no matter what—that resolve was like a single spark that had now ignited this country.
BOOM!
Even the bombardment of cannonballs couldn't stop their advancing footsteps—even if cannonballs occasionally hit them successfully, the flames on their bodies would instantly restore their bodies anew.
"What... what kind of ability is this?"
"We can't kill them!"
"They're about to board the island!"
And the members of the Beasts Pirates naturally couldn't understand—the flames on these attackers were clearly a fruit ability.
But what kind of fruit ability exactly could affect so many people simultaneously?
But clearly, there was no time for them to think slowly.
After all, although the defense of Onigashima was undeniably tight.
But under the circumstances where both the sea waves and weapons were completely ineffective, even the tightest defense clearly lost its meaning.
Soon, as the first batch of Wano Country samurai flew onto Onigashima.
Piercing cries of battle and the crisp sound of clashing swords awakened this dark night.
And at the same time...
Behind those commoners of Wano Country flying over, high in the sky.
Rabbit, Yamato, Ace, and the others were also standing there.
"Are we really not going to help? Supplying your ability to so many people at the same time, can you hold up?"
And right now, looking at the Rebellion Army and the Beasts who had already begun fighting, the surprise between Ace's brows hadn't dissipated.
Although this wasn't the first time he saw Rabbit's unbelievable ability to conjure up an army out of thin air, he still couldn't help but be surprised.
After all, that time in Udon, although the ability Rabbit displayed was astonishing, the prisoners in Udon, when fully counted, were only that many.
But now, the number of people enhanced by Rabbit's ability was more than ten times that?
Not only the prisoners of Udon, but all the people in Wano Country who were willing to resist Kaido.
And according to Ace's common sense, an ability operation of this scale couldn't possibly last no matter how you thought about it.
But after hearing this, Rabbit shook his head.
"There's no need."
He calmly and confidently gave this answer.
And to him, everything up to this moment was developing almost perfectly according to his estimates.
After finding Pluton and activating it, he naturally didn't choose to sail Pluton out immediately.
His idea was very clear—no matter what the weapon the World Government gave Kaido was, no matter what kind of cooperation they reached with Kaido, in short, he only needed to destroy it.
As long as Onigashima was destroyed and Wano Country was liberated, then Kaido, having lost his lair, no matter how he planned to cooperate with the World Government, naturally it would lose its meaning.
To this end, after he, Ace, and Yamato finished their preparations, they attacked Orochi Castle.
And it had to be said—although Kurozumi Orochi's "Yamata no Orochi" fruit had considerable self-preservation capability, and the Oniwabanshu under his command could also be considered to have decent strength.
But under the circumstances that Kaido was not on Onigashima, and the connection between the Beasts Pirates and Wano Country was almost completely cut off, taking down Kurozumi Orochi was naturally a matter of course.
Subsequently, relying on executing Kurozumi Orochi, he successfully stirred up the resistance of the people of Wano Country.
Coupled with the awakening effect of the "Liberation Fruit", this "Onigashima Conquest Battle" was initiated.
And the issue of ability consumption Ace mentioned was not considered a problem for Rabbit.
Just as previously stated, the combination of the Phoenix Fruit and the Flame-Flame Fruit could guarantee the Unextinguishable Fire on his body would burn eternally, fundamentally not requiring much stamina to be consumed.
"The flame of liberation is inherently a torch that should not extinguish."
Rabbit whispered softly to himself, and then his gaze also looked at Yamato and Ace: "Leave the Tobi Roppo to Yasuie and the others to handle. Yamato—where is the residence of 'Death Disaster'."
He asked like this.
And after hearing this, Yamato and Ace, who had already heard the plan, were not surprised either.
Yes, under the circumstances that both "Beast Disaster" and "Ice Disaster" had been taken care of, the strongest combat force of the Beasts on the entire Onigashima was undoubtedly that final "Death Disaster".
Besides that, whether it was the "Headliners" or "Tobi Roppo" of the Beasts, although they were all sufficient to be called powerhouses, in Wano Country there were also the Akazaya Nine, who had been hiding all these years, to fight against them.
In fact, before this war started, Shimotsuki Yasuie had already actively approached Rabbit and communicated—
The Tobi Roppo, he would lead Kappa Kawamatsu, Shutenmaru, and other Akazaya Nine to intercept.
So the target of Rabbit, Ace, and Yamato was very clear from the very beginning—they would face "Death Disaster" directly.
"On the fifth floor."
And Yamato didn't hesitate to give an answer after hearing this.
"Good—you two also take my flames and go take care of that guy first."
Rabbit nodded, and then raised his hands. In the palms of his hands, two balls of "Unextinguishable Fire" had already begun to burn slowly.
"You're not coming with us?"
After hearing this, Ace was also somewhat surprised.
By now, he of course wouldn't doubt whether Rabbit was cowardly—a cowardly person couldn't do those things before.
So, he also said seriously: "Is there something you must do?"
"You could say that."
Rabbit nodded, his words seemingly pointing to something: "To be exact, it's making some necessary 'preparations' in advance."
"I'll rush over as soon as I finish. Before that... you two hold on as best as you can."
He didn't give a specific explanation.
And Ace and Yamato clearly didn't have the intention to ask further either.
"Alright!" *2
They merely looked at each other, then agreed in unison, and then each raised their hand to touch the "Unextinguishable Fire" in Rabbit's hands.
Whoosh!
And as the Unextinguishable Fire began to burn on their bodies.
Ace and Yamato could distinctly feel the powerful strength rising from within their bodies.
"This power..."
Ace clenched his fists, and then a confident expression appeared on his face as he looked at Rabbit: "You just told us to 'hold on as best as we can'!?"
"That's what I should be saying to you—finish your 'preparations' quickly and rush over, otherwise Yamato and I might have already taken care of the enemies. Don't blame me then!"
He said this in high spirits, clearly full of confidence.
And beside him, Yamato also swung her arm in disbelief: "This power... is truly astonishing."
But after hearing this, Rabbit also chuckled: "If that could really be the case, that would be wonderful."
After the words fell, the three didn't speak anymore either.
Yamato and Ace's figures leaped towards the upper part of Onigashima, quickly disappearing into the night.
And Rabbit, who remained in place, slightly closed his eyes.
Then...
VMMM!
His consciousness began to spread at this moment.
He seemed to be able to sense the "sparks"—those were the countless Rebellion Army members across the entire Onigashima.
Every person with his "Unextinguishable Fire" burning on them was an extension of his body and consciousness.
And relying on the perception of those sparks, Rabbit carefully searched the entire Onigashima.
Until a certain moment...
[Discovered Lineage Factor Creation...]
The sound echoing within the Fruit Encyclopedia made Rabbit's heart pause instantly.
"Found it!"
He murmured softly, and then leaped up without hesitation, heading towards the place prompted by the Fruit Encyclopedia.
And when he arrived at the location prompted, he found that there was still nothing in front of him.
And what the Fruit Encyclopedia continued to point to was clearly...
"Below?"
Rabbit's brows furrowed slightly, showing a hint of understanding.
Subsequently, he also didn't hesitate, lifting his foot and stomping fiercely on the ground.
Whoosh!
Flames burst forth, and the scorching high temperature caused the dirt and sand of the earth to crumble and shatter in an instant.
A massive crater leading underground appeared out of thin air following this stomp.
And Rabbit's figure plummeted downwards like a falling meteor.
And as he continuously advanced beneath the ground, he quickly fell into a "cavity".
That seemed to be a massive cavity existing underground.
At a glance, Rabbit could see a massive door in the center of the cavity seemingly leading to a secret room.
At the same time, he could even see circles of massive patterns surrounding the door, faintly radiating black light.
And those patterns were strikingly...
"The Abyssal Magic Circle... is indeed on Onigashima!"
Rabbit muttered softly.
Yes.
He had already heard from Yamato's mouth that whether it was the "Death Disaster" or other things related to the Government, they all seemed to appear out of thin air on Onigashima.
And at that time, Rabbit immediately realized—the "Abyssal Magic Circle" in Wano Country should be on Onigashima.
And here, was exactly the target of his operation this time.
Because...
"Since the Abyssal Magic Circle is here, it means the core of the 'weapon' the Government gave Kaido should also be near here..."
Rabbit muttered to himself like this, stepping towards that secret room.
But just the next moment...
"!!!"
His gaze abruptly turned sharp.
BOOM!
Intense Haki erupted from behind him, accompanied by a bizarre power radiating from his body.
Rabbit only felt his mind and thoughts seem to become sluggish—even the process of "thinking" itself seemed to be erased.
Squelch!
Subsequently, the sharp sound of breaking wind came from behind him.
An instant later, a massive sharp sword pierced through Rabbit's body instantly, and then...
"No-Mind Style: Void-Rending Slash!"
With a swing of the giant sword, Rabbit's figure was instantly bisected.
As blood spilled, a figure finally emerged from the shadows.
That was a middle-aged man whose entire body was filled with intense Armament Haki, with a cold and hard face.
He wore a military uniform, the style of which was similar to a combination of the previous generation's Marine uniform and God's Knight armor.
But the most notable thing was his chest—on his chest, there was a massive gash on the armor.
And from the gash, it could be clearly seen... his heart was already missing.
In the original location of the heart, there was only a neat and tidy hollow.
As if someone had once slashed open his armor with a sword and then taken away his heart.
And his skin indeed looked like a dead person's, pale to the extreme.
Even his expression was so cold that it seemed devoid of the slightest emotion.
After bisecting Rabbit's body with a single strike, he quickly sheathed his sword and turned around, seemingly intending to leave this place.
But...
"As expected..."
The next moment, his footsteps paused.
Because at this time, accompanied by the sound of burning flames—the blood spilled on the ground from Rabbit's bisected body had already begun to burn.
That continuously burning flame blocked his path, and then continuously gathered in front of him.
A moment later, Rabbit's figure reassembled.
And on his back, the wings formed by the Unextinguishable Fire continuously flapped.
[Phoenix: Nirvana]
"Although I vaguely recalled it when Yamato mentioned it before, I didn't expect... it's actually really you."
Rabbit's gaze looked at the man in front of him: "Mental Fruit ability user, 'Red Scorpion' Doman—the former Marine Admiral who was killed by Rocks in Mary Geoise 48 years ago... even the Marine uniform from back then hasn't changed."
"So speaking of which, you are one of the 'Death Disasters', right?"
And the information he spoke from his mouth, undoubtedly enough to shake the sea, was also genuine.
Yes.
After hearing from Yamato's mouth that the "Death Disaster" seemed to be two people, and learning the respective characteristics of the two from it, Rabbit had been guessing their identities.
Leaving aside the person with a massive physique, the other "Death Disaster" who seemed to be able to see through people's hearts was clearly a special ability user.
Coincidentally, Roy actually knew of several similar abilities—like Viola's "Glare-Glare Fruit", like the "Whisper-Whisper Fruit" that could talk to animals, and for example... a Marine Admiral he found when he was reviewing files related to Rocks in the past.
His name was Doman, and his ability was the "Mental Fruit", possessing the ability to manipulate minds and perform telepathy.
That was the battle where Rocks truly became famous and shook the sea.
In that incident, Rocks kidnapped the kings of five World Government affiliated countries, and even directly entered the Room of Flowers and faced Lord Imu.
During the conflict, he even casually killed a Marine Admiral who was responsible for guarding Mary Geoise at the time—that is also a rare case in the current history of the sea where a Marine Admiral was killed by a pirate while in office.
And now, that killed Admiral codenamed "Red Scorpion", that spirit who should have been dead for many years, actually clearly appeared, and was standing right in front of him!
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