kiwanis-nylisc Chapter 410 410: Sakazuki: It's Time to End This
Chapter 410 410: Sakazuki: It's Time to End This
From the perspective of Mariejois, the figure burning with white flames appeared in the sky as though teleporting and overlapped perfectly with the sun itself.
Then came the sound...
Thump!
Thump!!
THUMP!!!!!
A rhythmic heartbeat echoed through heaven and earth like the beating of drums.
The Drums of Liberation resounded across the world!!!!
On the battlefield below, the Revolutionary Army soldiers and Mariejois defenders who had been locked in chaotic combat suddenly blanked out for a moment. For some reason, they wanted to throw down their weapons and celebrate.
The sound of weapons clattering onto the ground rang out nonstop...
That scene caused the Five Elders' eyes to redden with fury as they stared fixedly at the figure in the sky.
There was no mistake. No mistake at all. It was him!!!
Those burning white flames. That drumbeat capable of confusing people's hearts.
The enemy of the "gods," the Warrior of Liberation, Nika!!!!!
The aura erupting from Nusjuro turned violent beyond control, and Warcury beside him was the same.
"Kill him!!!!"
Violent shockwaves exploded outward as the two bent their knees slightly and shot into the sky wrapped in endless killing intent. Their speed was even faster than the Holy Knights already charging upward.
The sudden outburst from the Elders caused even Kong and Garp to freeze for a split second.
But Garp did not hesitate at all. Stepping forward, he roared, "Sengoku!!!"
BOOM!
The ground beneath his feet cracked apart like a spiderweb over nearly a hundred meters as his body instantly shot into the sky.
Sengoku rushed after him while Dragon transformed into a violent wind and charged toward Luffy.
As one of the world's greatest masters of physical combat, Garp reached beneath Luffy first despite reacting a moment later.
Facing the dazzling sword slash descending toward him, he coated his entire body with Armament Haki and slammed directly into it. Even while forcefully enduring the furious full-powered strike and spraying blood from his chest, Garp swung his right fist with savage force toward Nusjuro.
"Meteor Fist!!!!"
Crack!!
The cursed blade in Nusjuro's hand slashed deep into Garp's chest. At the same time, Garp's iron fist shattered Nusjuro's ribs, and the two became entangled together as they crashed toward the Red Line below.
BOOM!!!!!
Sengoku clearly realized he was too late to reach them directly in the air.
Without hesitation, he transformed into his hundred-meter golden Buddha form. His expression remained calm and imposing as he raised a gigantic palm toward the Holy Knights and Warcury.
"Impact Wave!"
The translucent shockwave pierced through the sky and enveloped them all.
Although it only held them back for a brief instant, that was because the enemy was too numerous and their strength was not overwhelmingly weaker.
But that single moment was enough.
A violent gust of wind swept past Sengoku and rushed toward Luffy...
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It all seemed to happen over a long period of time.
But in reality, only a few seconds had passed. The Drums of Liberation had only just echoed through the world, and the battle below had merely erupted moments ago.
High above the sky, Luffy blankly stared at his own hands in disbelief.
"Why… why… my friends are all dead… so why… am I becoming happy…? Ha... Haha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Wrapped in floating steam ribbons and burning with white flames, Luffy floated in the sky.
Even though he should have felt overwhelming grief, he unconsciously began laughing instead. His body trembled nonstop as he laughed while clutching his stomach with one hand and covering his eyes with the other, as though trying to suppress tears of sorrow...
Rolling several times through the air while laughing wildly, he suddenly sensed the violent wind rushing upward from below.
In his Nika form, Luffy suddenly leaped upright and stood in midair.
Though he was smiling, the strange look in his eyes made him resemble an evil child.
"Hehehehehehe!!"
He raised his head and stared toward the even higher sky before reaching one hand toward the side beside him...
The clouds filling the sky suddenly changed in nature and form.
The white clouds transformed into a gigantic rubber net. Nika Luffy threw it toward the sky, catching something before violently pulling it down.
His body rapidly grew larger as he dragged the cloud net back while charging forward.
The floating invisible warship could no longer maintain its camouflage and revealed itself. Even the entire ship transformed into rubber.
On the warship, Seraphim Mihawk frowned deeply. His data-processing brain had completely frozen, unable to analyze what was happening or determine what to do next...
The warship trapped inside the giant net rapidly descended downward.
At some point, Sakazuki had appeared and walked out from the cabin with Carlo following behind him.
Despite the rapidly falling warship, neither of them lost their footing.
Sakazuki casually lifted his foot and stepped on the deck, feeling the soft rubber texture it had transformed into. Then he raised his head and looked toward the figure diagonally below.
That giant head wore an evil grin while staring fixedly at the warship, opening a massive mouth large enough to swallow the entire vessel whole.
"What a ridiculous ability..."
BOOM!
Crimson Conqueror's Haki swept across heaven and earth.
The world fell silent as Sakazuki looked at the enormous white face smiling wickedly and calmly spoke.
"This ends here."
He chuckled softly before turning toward Carlo.
"The final moment has arrived. Remember to act convincingly."
Carlo lowered the brim of his hat and bit down hard on his teeth, desperately suppressing the tremble in his voice.
"Yes..."
He knew this was their final farewell...
Sakazuki patted Carlo on the shoulder and walked toward the front of the deck without turning back, casually waving one hand.
Looking at Nika's giant mouth rapidly approaching, Sakazuki suddenly spoke again, but this time the voice seemed to echo directly inside Carlo's mind.
"What is your name?"
Carlo suddenly raised his head.
He looked toward the figure ahead of him wearing the fluttering coat of justice, and everything before his eyes seemed to return to that small town years ago.
* * *
Within endless flames, a young boy trapped beneath collapsed buildings was slowly losing consciousness when his body suddenly felt lighter.
Then he heard that voice asking, "What is your name?"
The barely conscious boy was confused, but still struggled to answer.
"Ca... Carlo..."
That was the first meeting between the boy named Carlo and the man named Sakazuki...
The illusion instantly shattered.
* * *
Carlo returned to reality, took a deep breath, and shouted toward that person's back.
"Carlo!!!"
Just like their first meeting all those years ago...
After taking one final look at Sakazuki's figure, Carlo activated his ability.
The rubberized warship and all the Seraphim aboard instantly vanished.
A faint smile appeared on Sakazuki's lips as he looked toward the gigantic Nika face approaching closer and closer with that twisted grin.
'Those who never see light will never fear darkness. But after seeing light, walking alone through endless darkness… that maddening loneliness truly makes one want to destroy everything.'
He had spent decades planning for this very moment.
The moment to destroy this endless darkness had finally arrived.
His Observation Haki swept across the world.
Every source of chaos poisoning this world had gathered here.
He sensed one powerful presence after another. The Five Elders. Kong. Sengoku. Garp. Dragon.
And that mysterious figure within Pangaea Castle who seemed to be watching him through space itself...
A trace of uncontrollable madness appeared within Sakazuki's eyes.
"Trash... should all be burned away!!!!"
His right hand reached behind his coat of justice. With a twist of his wrist, he pulled out the pale severed head of Shanks.
The corners of Sakazuki's mouth lifted slightly as he looked toward the stunned Nika Luffy.
Suddenly, his entire right arm transformed into blazing magma. Pulling back his fist, he aimed directly toward Nika's open mouth and muttered with cruel amusement:
"Hellhound!!!"
The magma hound carrying Shanks' severed head extended endlessly from Sakazuki's arm and shot directly into Nika's stomach.
The massive impact slammed into him.
Nika Luffy was blasted away like a baseball and shot toward the ruins of Mariejois.
BOOM!!!!!!
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