Chapter 90: Imu Watching the Battle? God Evasion Swordsmanship
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
With Lotte's return, the Five Elders gathered once again.
The long-bearded Elder at the head spoke in a low voice.
"That Lotte has now returned to the New World. He must carry many secrets—otherwise, how could he move right under our noses?"
"CP0 really is useless."
He snorted coldly.
Ever since two years ago, CP0's intelligence had been repeatedly wrong.
Whenever it involved Tree Demon Lotte, nothing was ever accurate. Moreover, during the half-year the Azure Emperor disappeared, they hadn't played any role at all.
They failed to find even the slightest trace of the Azure Emperor.
A bald Elder beside him comforted.
"The Azure Emperor's abilities are extraordinary. It's normal for him to evade CP0's searches. The most important thing now is to deal with the Rocks Pirates as soon as possible."
"Now that God Valley's location has been leaked,"
"We must prepare accordingly."
Even that Lord had been awakened for this God Valley operation.
If they failed, how could they show their faces?!
This God Valley operation could only succeed—it could not fail. The Five Elders did not want that Lord to witness their incompetence.
The other Elders nodded in agreement.
"Correct. No matter what, the Rocks Pirates must be annihilated this time."
"But that guy isn't stupid. He'll surely realize there's a trap in God Valley. He's very unlikely to charge in recklessly."
"We need to think of a way."
After all, God Valley's location had appeared so conveniently.
Any fool would suspect something was off.
The World Government had to act quickly.
The long-bearded Elder nodded and smiled.
"Rest assured—Lord Im has already issued a prophecy."
"According to His Lordship's deduction, Rocks will almost certainly use Lotte as bait while personally leading the main pirate force to God Valley."
"As long as we concentrate sufficient forces to surround Lotte,"
"Rocks will take the opportunity to enter God Valley—and fall right into our encirclement."
As his words fell,
The other Elders' expressions changed dramatically.
Everyone knew Lord Im's prophecies were no ordinary thing—they almost always represented events that were certain to happen.
If that was the case, this was a golden opportunity for the World Government to eliminate both Lotte and Rocks at once!
The few of them exchanged glances.
"Since His Lordship has already arranged everything, we only need to follow orders. But how much military force should we commit?"
"The Azure Emperor's strength is no small matter."
The Elder with the scar on his head frowned.
According to the intelligence from Marine Headquarters, the Azure Emperor Lotte's current strength—if no Admiral-level force was used—
Would be extremely difficult to defeat.
Even a single Admiral might not be enough to capture him. At minimum, an Admiral plus Garp and a few others would be required to have a chance of crushing him.
The long-bearded Elder stroked his beard and smiled.
"To ensure absolute certainty, let's assign Zephyr along with two Admirals for this."
"Consider it their chance to make up for previous failures."
Then his expression grew serious again. He looked at the others and spoke gravely.
"There is one more important notice regarding this God Valley operation."
"Everyone must remember it well."
As his words fell,
The other Four Elders immediately showed puzzled expressions.
What matter could be so serious? Hadn't all the details already been discussed?
The long-bearded Elder swept his gaze across them.
"Because of the recent ripples in the light of history, Lord Im has decided to personally watch the battle from the Holy Land."
"If an unexpected situation arises and His Lordship is forced to act,"
"That would be our failure!"
As soon as the words fell,
The other Four Elders' faces showed utter shock.
Though even without leaving Mary Geoise, His Lordship had ways to observe the battlefield,
This was still an extremely rare occurrence!
This operation absolutely could not fail…!
The Rocks Pirates must be annihilated!
This was the first time in a hundred years such a situation had arisen.
For Lord Im to personally watch the battle showed just how extraordinary the recent ripples in the light of history were!
...
New World.
The battle between Roger and Lotte had finally begun.
As Lotte shouted deeply, it was clear to see—the originally barren island suddenly erupted with growth. Thousands upon thousands of towering trees shot up in an instant.
They completely enveloped both Lotte and Roger.
At the same time,
Twisting along the brown trunks of the giant trees, countless sharp wooden thorns formed like a storm attacking from all directions.
In an instant, they bombarded toward Roger.
BANG BANG BANG!!
Then,
Accompanied by the continuous rumbling of the ground, twisted tree roots surged like coiling dragons, wrapping toward him with astonishing force.
Suddenly,
As the Advent of a Thousand Trees fully erupted, the speed of the branches directly shattered the sound barrier!
The moment the sonic booms exploded,
Lotte pressed his hands together, looking at Roger with a grave expression.
He held no contempt for this future Pirate King. As a terrifying great swordsman whose swordsmanship rivaled Whitebeard's power,
Before Hawk-Eyes reached the top,
Roger and Golden Lion were undoubtedly the strongest contenders for the title of greatest swordsman.
Facing such an opponent, he naturally could not hold anything back!
Watching the terrifying forest that resembled a domain, Roger grinned excitedly. On these seas, there weren't many who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him.
The kid in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.
Roger tightly gripped the hilt of Ace.
Terrifying Conqueror's Haki coiled together with Armament Haki. For a moment, time itself seemed to slow around them.
Then, his eyes flashed with brilliance. He suddenly swung his sword and roared.
"God Evasion!"
Crackle crackle—!
Like a dam bursting, violent power surged and erupted without restraint!
The overwhelming sword wave was unbelievable. Almost in the next instant, the sword energy tore through the branches,
Reducing them to fragments in midair.
Lotte had only been probing. Seeing this scene, he grinned widely, then tightly gripped the hilts of the dual swords at his waist.
This was a rare chance to spar swordsmanship with Roger.
With the domain of Advent of a Thousand Trees assisting him,
Fighting a great swordsman like Roger
Would allow his swordsmanship to advance even further!
Roger saw this and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. Then he stomped powerfully.
He charged toward Lotte like a bolt of lightning. Looking at the young figure, he laughed heartily.
"Lotte—just these trees won't be enough to fight me head-on!"
"But your growth speed… truly monstrous!"
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