I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 352 A river of blood

"Brother Tidwich, what are you doing?"

First, four nine-tailed demons appeared together, and then their own "leader" started killing people and immediately switched sides.

Most of the superhumans were still in a daze, their minds buzzing; on the contrary, the 'simple-minded' Sea Kingdom people were confused and bewildered.

"Heh, Ah Long."

Teach chuckled as he looked at the bewildered members of the Sawshark Sea Kingdom.

"Longing is the furthest distance in the world."

"We've only known each other for a short time, yet you've already started treating me like an 'idol'."

"Now, are you going to assume you've been betrayed again? Wake up, you brainless fish."

???

To be mocked so mercilessly,

The faces of the sea creatures named 'A Long' alternated between green and white.

It's not his fault. The people of the Sea Kingdom had their IQs forcibly boosted by 'spiritual power,' but their emotional intelligence and experience didn't keep up at all. It's normal for them to be deceived.

Besides, it wasn't just him, others were too—

"captain."

Bakis stepped forward.
What are your orders?

The only one who remained unmoved by the scene before him was probably the 'first mate' of the Teach Pirates.

As one of the earliest followers of Teach, Burgess knew his captain's character inside and out; the scene before him was exactly what he expected: he had long suspected that his captain had ulterior motives in becoming a 'hero,' but he hadn't anticipated that it would go this far.

The vast majority of the extraordinary powers of the non-Buddhist and Nicaraguans reside here.

As expected of the captain?

"you,"

With his gaze fixed on Bakis, Teach coldly gave the order.

"Die for my dream."

"Understood,"

Bakis raised his hand to his temple and took one last look at his captain.

"Farewell, Captain."

bang——

A torrent of water gushed from his fingers.

Having given up resistance, they blew Bakis's brain into a bloody mess on the spot.

this? !

"Five gates - open!"

boom----

The one-armed boy's skin instantly turned bright red, and bulging veins spread all over his body;
A surge of spiritual energy erupted from Luffy's body, transforming into visible green 'flames'!
The next instant, Luffy appeared in front of Teach and threw a punch! The fist, traveling at several times the speed of sound, even burst into flames due to friction with the air! Accompanied by crackling sounds, it was the sound of microorganisms in the air suddenly exploding under high temperature.

Fire Fist Gun

"Tikki!!"

The fist engulfed in flames instantly came into Teach's view, causing his pupils to instinctively contract.

However, Teach dared to betray everyone in front of them, so he must have been well prepared.

He raised both arms, forming a cross shape with Luffy's fists.

null---

Sound is essentially vibration transmitted through the air. However, when the vibration exceeds a certain threshold, the squeezed microscopic particles form a 'supercompressed gas,' which is a shock wave without any sound!
When Luffy's fist slammed into Teach's arms, ripples like water immediately spread out from the two of them, but without making a sound!

However, the shock wave will gradually attenuate as it spreads, eventually becoming a signal that the ear can receive.

boom-----!!

Amidst a deafening roar, a gust of wind surged outwards from the point of impact between the two, rushing in all directions.

A sudden gust of sand and dust filled the air, making the already foggy battlefield even darker.

"Go quickly!!"

Rufu's urgent shouts echoed from the yellow sand.
He didn't rush in on a whim; he was there to cover for everyone.

beat?
There is definitely no chance of winning;

escape!
Only by running away first can we have a chance to make a comeback.

Yes, now is not the time to be in a daze!
Just as everyone turned to flee:
crackling

Lightning flashed,
A tall figure appeared in the group;
In order to experience the hunter's fear, he even deliberately 'waited' for a moment.

"Protect Anne—"

Roman, the eldest of the Cervantes family, turned around and saw 'Red Lotus' appear behind Anne, and instinctively shouted.

Anne possesses two abilities: a gigantic 'shield hat' and a 'water healing spell'.

She can be described as a very well-rounded superhuman, capable of both fighting and healing, but her abilities include:
Startup time is required!
Splash,

A large amount of water gushed from the little girl's body, and at the same time, the superhumans around her all turned around—

Pfft

The next second, the water, the superhumans, including Annie, were all suddenly torn apart!
Even the invisible air was marked with the traces of the slash.

It's like a painting that's been scratched by five claws!

"Hehe, next up is..."

He defeated Anne, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, in a single move.
The great demon 'Red Lotus' turned her head and locked her gaze on Roman, who had just given a loud reminder.

? !
"Protect the young master!"

Amidst the roars of several extraordinary members of the Cervantes family, they unleashed their full power of various water-based abilities:
In the next instant, both the water array wall and the water prison spell were torn apart without any resistance, including the bodies of several Cervantes family superhumans!
But in any case, they did hinder 'Crimson Lotus' for a moment; even if that moment was only a negligible 0.01 seconds.

"Ok?"

With a swift swipe of its claws, it tore apart the few ant-like superhumans before it.

However, the great demon 'Red Lotus' gave a disgruntled snort.
Because Roman, as the primary target—

brush,

Hundreds of meters away,

A superhuman who was using water-based abilities was startled by a sudden flash of light and instinctively took a big step back.

splash,

As soon as he emerged from the water, Roman immediately turned to look at him.

"Do not!!!"

The loyal family member, whose body had been torn to pieces, had not yet fallen; but death had already wielded its scythe. Such an injury would only allow a superhuman to struggle for a dozen seconds before brain death.

Moreover, in this situation, there was simply no time to attempt a rescue!
"Hehehe, you run pretty fast—"

Amidst a flash of lightning, the towering 'Red Lotus' reappeared before Roman, its raised claws reflected in his sunglasses.

Run! Run! Run! Run! Run!
brush,

brush,

With no time to grieve for his family members, Roman, using his 'Water Instant Technique' with all his might, kept flashing away, all to get away from this great demon!

Even Roman himself didn't know where he would teleport to next.

"Mountain-Shattering Strike!"

call out------

A thick white beam of light swept across the battlefield, like an eraser. Everything that stood in its way—whether it was power or sand, metal or flesh—was instantly reduced to atoms and vanished.

"Ahhhh!!!"

"My hand, my hand~~" Not to mention the unlucky ones who were directly hit by the beam of light, the superhumans who were grazed by it lost their hands and feet on the spot and fell to the ground screaming.

"Where is Lord Kong? I haven't seen him—"

"Run!"

"He fled as soon as the war started!"

"Run in a dispersed manner! Run in a dispersed manner!"

When Teach brutally killed the English admiral, someone noticed that the mysterious man codenamed 'Empty' suddenly scattered into a field of venomous snakes and fled first.

This is good news for the team of superhumans: at least it proves that 'Kong' and Teach are not on the same side.

Otherwise, they would now be facing five, no, six great demons!

What a slap in the face!

Many of the superhumans, both shocked and enraged, wished they could surrender on the spot.

However, the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces do not accept surrender, because what they want is the soul of the strong!

Go for it!

Brush, brush, brush, brush, brush

There were thousands of extraordinary individuals, and after scattering and running wildly, they instantly covered hundreds or even thousands of meters. Even a powerful demon couldn't kill so many. Whether they could escape depended entirely on their luck.

Boom!
The fastest superhuman felt a numbness on his forehead, and his entire body suddenly went from extremely fast to extremely still, as if he had crashed into an invisible barrier.

Thump thump thump thump thump,

Following closely behind, the superhumans, whether flying or running wildly, made dull thuds as they crashed into an invisible barrier just as they were about to leave the desert area. The sheer number of people crashing into it caused the invisible barrier to gradually merge into one.

It was an inverted semicircle, a colossal barrier thousands of meters in diameter, that enveloped the entire battlefield!
"Having set this up, do you think you can just get away?"

The 'blood-stained hakama' floating in the air spoke coldly.
"Although I am not good at skirmishes, I am confident that I am second to none when it comes to positional warfare."

“Even a great demon cannot break through this ‘Four Saints Barrier’ in a short time; you should obediently accept your death and become nourishment for my lord’s return.”

"Uranium Light Wave Fist - Cruise Missile!!"

Since there's no way to escape, the only option is to fight to the death—Vine Saint's body shone brightly, and he soared into the sky.

Her fist was enveloped in a dazzling sphere of light, carrying immense power, stirring up dust along its path, seemingly slow yet swift; in the blink of an eye, the sphere of light rushed in front of Blood Hakka, and the burst of spiritual energy formed a cone-shaped storm in front of her fist, shattering everything in its path.

The nuclear radiation, enough to instantly kill more than a dozen biological cells, made the 'blood chubby's' body appear eerily blue.

"Ha, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

With a cold snort, 'Blood Hakka' suddenly grew taller, like a hunchbacked person suddenly straightening up.

At the same time, his white Onmyoji robe instantly transformed into a dark monk's robe; the curtain covering his face was rolled up, revealing a single golden eye.

This is one of the trump cards of the 'Blood Hakama', the corpse of a master of the Tantric sect a thousand years ago: As the 'transformation' ended, the monk swung his naginata, and the spiritual light on the blade extended more than twenty meters, like a Vajra Arhat descending from the sky, yet it was also sinister and eerie, slashing towards the Vine Saint.

? !
This strike was delivered without a sound, like a phantom.

However, both Teng Shengzi and the other super-special police officers who took off with her felt a pang in their hearts.

They all had the same illusion: that this slash would neatly cleave them, along with the entire battlefield, in two from head to toe.

"Section Chief, use that move!"

Faced with a formidable foe, the other extraordinary special police officers shouted a command;
Abandoning attack and defense, he raised his hand towards his superior and channeled his spiritual power into him.

Streams of spiritual energy, each only as thick as a thumb, flew from their hands and entered Teng Shengzi's body: a blinding light shone from her entire body, enveloping the policewoman in a huge sphere of light that was as hot and as large as the sun.

"Uranium Light Wave Fist - Tactical Nuclear Explosion!"

boom------

A massive explosion, even more powerful than the previous clash between Luffy and Teach, shot into the sky.

The violent shockwave swept everything away with overwhelming force, the yellow sand howled, chaos reigned, and the entire battlefield trembled and groaned.

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"Teach, you bastard!"

On the other side, two figures were locked in a fierce battle at high speed.

With all five gates unlocked, Luffy's speed had skyrocketed to the point of almost teleporting. Every punch and kick carried terrifying force, sending sand and stones flying and hills collapsing wherever he went; he blasted out craters dozens of meters wide, like heavy artillery bombardment, stretching endlessly.

Boom boom boom boom,

Facing the desperate Luffy, Teach did not back down an inch, lowered his waist and sat on his horse, raising his arms in front of him to continuously parry the opponent's fists filled with 'anger'.

Although Teach remained motionless, his captain's uniform had long since been torn to shreds; countless tiny gashes were split open on his body, and blood droplets gushed out, staining the yellow sand beneath his feet a deep red.

Teach barely managed to reach the Demon level thanks to the 'snake venom' of the Nine Void Shaking Love; while Luffy, who opened the 'Five Gates' in a fit of rage, also touched the threshold of the Demon level. Neither of them had any other abilities, relying entirely on their fists and feet for offense and defense, making their fight even more bloody and cruel.

what?
Water Mirror Technique?
In such a fierce exchange, if Teach dares to use his abilities, Luffy could easily smash his head with a single punch.

"I am going to kill you!!"

Luffy was furious.

If it's just targeting him, he doesn't really care.

But his companions Zorro and Sanji, as well as his friends Old Man Song and Annie, are all here, their lives hanging by a thread, all thanks to this man before them—

"Hahaha~~"

"If you can do it, then come on!"

With more defense than offense, Teach, covered in blood and baring his teeth, roared as he attacked.

"Don't think I don't know; your ability is to unleash power far beyond the norm."

bang bang bang,

He let the other person's punches and kicks land on his body.
The impact rippled through his flesh, and a desperate, mad glint flashed in Teach's eyes.

"How long can you hold on?"

Ten minutes

One minute

Ten seconds,

still is
"Luffy, let's go!"

Zorro's voice came from the other side, making Luffy, who had been unable to break through for a long time, grit his teeth.

brush,

A figure flashed,
He abandoned his pursuit of Teach and chose to rejoin his companions.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh."

As Luffy withdrew, Teach, covered in blood, put his arms on his knees and gasped for breath; each breath felt like a blade scraping his throat; each tremor brought on a groaning pain as his muscles tore and his bones rubbed together.

His body,

They too have reached the brink of collapse;

If Luffy had held on for a few more seconds, he would have been the first to die.

I'm so curious!

The sound of paper dancers watching a play came from above.

"You betrayed your brothers, your subordinates, and everyone who trusted you. Didn't you ever think—"

Drifting in front of Teach, the smiling Paper Dance tilted its head:
"Would I break the contract?"

In any case, we're already trapped like turtles in a jar; it's only a matter of time before thousands of superhumans are wiped out.
Whether Paper Dance keeps its promise or not will not affect the outcome of this battle: in fact, killing Teach would provide more 'materials' for reviving the tail, wouldn't it?
"I have done everything I could."

Despite Paper Dance's hurtful words, Teach looked up without fear.

"No matter the outcome, I will not regret it: this is the path I chose."

"He's an interesting person,"

Paper Dance waved her folding fan, and a large amount of paper flew out, completely enveloping the man in front of her.

In that case, the 'reward' that should be given will not be small.

(End of this chapter)