bookbashuk Chapter 112 Shanks, do you know what a red calf is?
Chapter 112 Shanks, do you know what a red calf is?
Chapter 112 Shanks, do you know what a red calf is?
"So noisy!"
In response to Xiang Kesi's taunts, Akainu coldly retorted, his other giant lava fist transforming into a massive lava leopard head.
That power, carrying the might to incinerate everything, devoured Shanks!
"Beastly Gnawing Crimson Lotus - Death Eclipse!"
Hawkeye Mihawk appeared like a ghost on Shanks' flank, his black sword "Night" unleashing a refined, dark green slash.
He precisely slashed at the energy node of the Lava Leopard Head!
Mouth!
The lava beast's head was forcibly sliced open, and its energy dissipated!
However, Akainu's attacks were relentless, with countless lava fists wrapped in black energy raining down on the two from all directions!
The area affected was so vast and the speed so fast that there was no way to avoid it!
"Secret Sword: Swallow Return: Empty Cicada!" Sasaki Kojiro's figure seemed to blend into the wind.
The extremely long blade of the dried meat seemed to disappear in an instant, and three blade lights that transcended the limitations of space appeared simultaneously on three vital points on Akainu's side!
The angle was tricky, and the speed was astonishing!
Ding!Ding!Ding!
Akainu's body was instantly covered with thick lava armor with flowing black patterns!
Kojiro's secret sword, capable of cutting through steel, only left three deep cuts on the armor, failing to completely break through its defenses.
The recoil made Kojiro's wrist go numb, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
This defensive capability far exceeds the capabilities of humans.
"It's unbelievably hard~" Merlin's voice carried a hint of teasing, but showed no sign of panic.
He stood behind the Red-Haired Pirates, his staff raised high, the flower at the top of the staff radiating a dreamlike glow!
"I'll have to be a little more serious with you."
His expression suddenly changed, and the surrounding aura, along with the flower petals, burst through the sky, like a dragon of flowers.
The dragon roared, proclaiming the power of dreams, as petals drifted and blocked the sky.
He spoke calmly.
"The Sea Within the Stars, the Lookout Tower."
Garden of Avalon
Half of them are liberated!
A soft, pinkish-purple light rapidly spread from him, forming a hemispherical barrier that enveloped Shanks, Hawkeye, and Kojiro!
Akainu's dense lava fists bombarded the barrier, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, only stirring up ripples.
He could even feel his physical strength being depleted, and the crimson magic flowing through his body being absorbed.
The space within the barrier seemed to be independent of the world, isolated from the high temperatures and destructive aura of the outside world!
"Hero Creation - Blessing!"
Merlin tapped his staff again, and three dazzling starlight beams entered Shanks, Hawkeye, and Kojiro's bodies respectively!
The three of them instantly felt a significant increase in their strength, speed, reaction time, and even the sharpness of their weapons!
The fatigue vanished, especially for Shanks, who felt his Conqueror's Haki roaring in his chest like a giant beast.
"Illusion - A Thousand Sword Shadows!"
Merlin formed a hand seal, and countless illusory longswords gleaming with cold light appeared out of thin air, shooting towards Akainu like a swarm of bees, interfering with his vision and perception.
"Merlin! You bastard—"
Shanks felt the power surging within him, looking at the indestructible barrier around him and the countless interfering sword shadows.
Recalling Merlin's unreliable magic tricks in the past, he couldn't help but complain.
"Did I summon a magician or a swordsman support?!"
"Oh, don't worry about the details, Master~"
Merlin gave a graceful bow from a distance, a sly smile on his face.
"A magic trick that can win is a good magic trick!"
With Merlin's powerful assistance, Shanks, Hawkeye, and Kojiro regrouped!
The Conqueror's Haki slash tore through the sky, the black blade's edge sliced through everything, and the secret sword's trajectory was unpredictable and divine.
The three launched a fierce and relentless attack on Akainu, who resembled a lava demon.
Sword energy crisscrossed, lava roared, and explosions and shockwaves resounded both inside and outside the barrier, instantly escalating the battle to a fever pitch!
However, Akainu's power is beyond imagination!
The body, reshaped by the divine power of the Smoke Mirror, possesses terrifying defense and regenerative abilities. The attacks of the Dead Lava have annihilation properties and are extremely resistant to energy attacks.
With Merlin's strong support, the red-haired trio were able to hold their own against Akainu, and even occasionally injure him, but they were never able to inflict decisive damage.
Shanks was instead forced into a perilous situation by Akainu's ferocious attacks, and Merlin's barrier began to fluctuate violently under the continuous bombardment of lava, resulting in a huge depletion of his magic power!
The more the red-haired man used his magic, the less he could hold on, and he gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
"This won't do! His core is protected by that black divine power!"
Merlin frowned, analyzing the situation rapidly.
"We need a more powerful attack, one that can penetrate that layer of deadly defense!"
Just as the battle was at its most intense, Shanks blocked a magma punch and was so shocked that his blood surged, leaving him slightly open.
A fierce glint flashed in Akainu's eyes, and a lava spike, imbued with terrifying, deathly energy, hurtled straight toward Shanks' heart.
Whoosh!
Boom! ...
Two completely different attacks, yet both containing destructive power, streaked across the sky like shooting stars.
Two precise attacks came from two directions, the wolf fiercely striking Akainu's relatively weak left and right flanks!
On the left is a dazzling golden spear, wreathed in pure solar fire!
Wherever the spear passed, space distorted, and the moisture in the rainforest evaporated instantly, carrying with it the supreme divinity that purified and penetrated all evil!
On the right, there was a pitch-black arrow of destruction, wreathed in ominous lightning and vengeful resentment!
The arrow tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek, and seemed to devour even the light in its path, carrying an overwhelming hatred that sought to end all things and avenge the destruction of the world!
Boom! Boom! !!
Two completely opposite yet equally terrifying forces struck at the same time.
Under the dual blows of the purification of the Sunfire and the annihilation of the Arrow of Destruction, Akainu's indestructible lava armor shattered instantly like fragile glass, revealing huge spiderweb-like cracks!
The dark divine power patterns writhed wildly in an attempt to repair themselves, but were scorched by the true fire of the sun and eroded by the resentment of destruction, greatly slowing down the repair speed!
For the first time, Akainu's massive body was shaken, and he stumbled back several steps, his lava-like face revealing an expression of shock and anger!
"Who?!" Akainu's lava-like gaze swept towards the source of the attack.
Deep in the rainforest, in one direction, the little sun Karna holds a burning golden spear, his body bathed in pure solar fire, like a god descended to earth.
Beside him, Roger supported Ace, who was forcibly activating flames and whose face was pale, while Luffy stood to the side with a dry expression.
Shanks' gaze flashed with shock for a moment during the battle, then returned to a smile.
Luffy. —And the captain.
In another direction, in the shadowy canopy of trees, Arjuna holds the divine bow Gandibar, the bowstring still tinkling.
He was surrounded by dark resentment and lightning, and his eyes burned with a cold fire of revenge.
There was no trace of the compassion and hesitation he once had.
Behind him, the count's figure loomed in the shadows, a greedy and cruel smile on his face.
His right hand was pressed against Arjuna's back, and the terrible negative power, like thick darkness, forcibly connected Arjuna's spiritual origin to himself!
Then, as the darkness filled the air.
The count stood gracefully to one side, as if admiring his own masterpiece.
Karna and Arjuna, two sworn enemies from the same mythology, their eyes meet.
At this moment, separated by the burning battlefield, is Akainu, who resembles a lava demon.
Once again, as if facing an inescapable fate, the two brothers, one standing on the side of light, were forced into depravity.
Karna's eyes were filled with anger and heartache at seeing his brothers being twisted and enslaved!
Arjuna's eyes held the hatred of betrayal, the obsession with revenge, and a trace of complex emotions for his brother lingering beneath the darkness.
But at this moment, their goals were surprisingly aligned.
Before me stands the lava demon god, Akainu Sakazuki, who slaughters the innocent and destroys everything!
"Karna, my brother," Arjuna's voice was hoarse, filled with inhuman resentment.
"This body has fallen into the abyss of revenge—awaiting your demise! But before that,..."
"This scourge of life, this toy with death, must pay the price!"
Karna pointed his golden spear at Akainu, the pure fire of the sun burning fiercely.
He could understand the grief in his brother's heart, but he couldn't imagine what kind of betrayal could make him abandon his divinely ordained identity!
His voice was like a judgment.
"Sakazuki, Master of the Black Faction! Your sins will be punished by the fires of the sun and the arrows of vengeance!"
Akainu looked at the top-tier Heroic Spirits on his left and right sides, each exuding a completely different aura, yet both of them posed a threat to him.
As he felt the lingering pain and slow repair on his armor, the corners of his mouth, formed of lava, slowly grinned into a ferocious and insane smile.
"Very good, Karna—and Arjuna controlled by the insects."
"Use your blood—to prove it—"
"This power, bestowed by death and the new god, is the ultimate path to true justice!"
"Come! Let destruction—be even more magnificent!"
Lava and deathly black mist surged into the sky once more, and Akainu's aura, instead of decreasing, intensified, becoming even more ferocious!
The fiery rain in the sky seemed to be summoned, and it fell even more densely!
Karna, Arjuna, Roger, and Merlin, four powerful Heroic Spirits, along with two peerless warriors, Shanks and Hawkeye.
And Kojiro, who is waiting for his chance, is about to stage a major battle.