I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 354 Battle Royale
"Teach, I swear you're a god—"

A superhuman, his body enveloped in water, struggled and cursed angrily!

Unfortunately, the curses could not be transformed into weapons. As the white mist swept across, the superhuman whose feet were entangled in black mud suffered skin ulceration and muscle dissolution, dying on the spot!

Even though he was a superhuman who had reached the Tiger level, he was still an ant that could be easily killed by Teach, who had stepped into the Ghost level.

"Too weak, too weak."

Teach shook his head; he wasn't even 'serious,' just waving his hand casually.

Previously, eliminating superhumans was a matter of figuring out how to kill them; now it's as easy as stepping on an ant.

"Isn't there anyone who lets me properly experiment with my abilities?"

Teach's gaze swept across the room and landed on Luffy's trio, who were fighting with 'Crimson Lotus'—or rather, being toyed with.

"Luffy, let's continue the battle!"

?

“Teach.”

Luffy, his body charred black, turned around at the sound and saw Teach, exuding an aura of evil, and a large, empty area around him.

And in the black mud on the ground, the bones are being dissolved!
"You bastard—"

Luffy was at a loss for words to curse Teach.

If he could, he would love to blast the other person into mincemeat on the spot, but now, let alone killing Teach, even surviving is almost impossible.

"Hey, new guy!"

The tall, black lion 'Red Lotus' turned its head with displeasure and glanced at Teach.

"This is my prey, are you going to try and take it from me?"

Opportunity - X2
Seeing that the opponent was so arrogant, Luffy's fists, Zorro's double rollers, and Sanji's kicks launched an attack from above, middle, and below at the same time!
boom! !

Thump,

Boom,
The three worked in perfect unison, simultaneously striking each other in the jaw, heart, and groin.

but--

Haven't you eaten?

Despite the three attacks landing on his vital points, the great demon named "Red Lotus" calmly turned around.

"That's not even enough strength to give me a massage."

Monster! X3
bang————

The next second, Honglian waved her hand.

Three figures were sent flying backward, crashing into the yellow sand with a bang, sending up a 'sand wave' dozens of meters high.

"Hahaha~~"

"Since she is Lord 'Red Lotus''s' prey, I'll go find someone else."

While secretly estimating the power and speed of 'Crimson Lotus' in his mind, Teach turned around nonchalantly and looked at the superhumans who were gathered on the outskirts of the battlefield, futilely attacking the barrier.

Weak, helpless, pitiful
Power, only power is the reason to become king!

So you'll let me deliver them? Hmm?!

Just as Teach was about to go up and harvest the superhumans, he suddenly looked up and felt an extremely dangerous aura descending from directly above.

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Boom, boom, boom!

"Ah Long, stop hitting him! Your hands are ruined!"

The bloodied fist slammed into the invisible barrier, revealing the white, bony fingers; the octopus 'Sea Kingdom Clan' beside it couldn't bear to watch and rushed over to pull the saw-shark man away.

"Damn it, damn it!"

They couldn't win a fight, and they couldn't even escape.

This desperate scene enraged the Sea Kingdom people named Alon, but they were powerless to do anything about it.

"Forget it, just die."

"Anyway, we've already lived our lives in a daze."

Just as the other sea kingdoms gave up resistance, Arlong suddenly looked up.

"Ok?"

In fact,
Several powerful demons from the Nine-Tailed Fox's faction noticed the anomaly above them even earlier.

These great demons all looked up at the barrier above them—no, their gazes went beyond the barrier and towards the mist that shrouded the island: to be precise, above the mist.

Something is coming!

Rumble~~~
A series of deep, rumbling thunderclaps gradually came from overhead.

The sound grew louder and louder, becoming deafening; at the same time, a crimson hue began to spread from the mist above, growing increasingly intense and filling the air with a suffocating atmosphere!
"This is?"

"What's wrong--"

Several nine-tailed demons stopped their attack.

Whether they were fighting, fleeing, or recklessly unleashing their abilities, all the superhumans instinctively stopped and looked up at the sky.

It wasn't simply a matter of 'following the crowd,' but rather a desire to see what was attracting the enemy's attention.

You won't believe it until you see it; once you do, you won't be able to look away.

The thunder overhead grew increasingly muffled and deafening, and the crimson light pressed down lower and lower; the mist, like a giant veil, seemed to droop down onto the ground with a huge, twisted convex surface.

When this distortion reaches its limit, what follows is tearing, shattering, and falling—amidst the frenzied churning and shaking of the mist in the sky, a mountain burning with crimson flames, making it hard to breathe, reveals its ferocious form, sweeping away the mist with overwhelming force and crashing down!
A meteorite fell from the sky, annihilating everything.

Ah? ? ?
For a while,
The remaining superhumans were all dumbfounded, with only one thought remaining in their minds:
It’s over.

wrong--

"Hahaha, if we're going to die, we'll all die together!"

"Good riddance! Destroy them!"

Faced with this devastating crisis, many superhumans burst into laughter. They figured they were going to die anyway; if they could die alongside the powerful demons of the Nine-Tailed Fox, it wouldn't be a bad deal!
The falling giant meteorite, due to friction with the air, burned with intense flames; it crushed down with relentless force, destroying everything in its path.

Before the meteorite even fell, the shockwaves from its crushing of the air struck the ground first.

boom------

The earth around the battlefield was suddenly blasted apart, shattered, and then violently pushed aside, with tens of thousands of tons of soil, rocks, mud, sand, buildings, and trees surging out in all directions like a receding tide.

The first thing to greet the falling meteorite was naturally the barrier created by the 'Blood Hakama'!

click,

A sound like shattering glass rang out.
The barrier that withstood the relentless bombardment of thousands of superhumans, a colossal barrier covering thousands of meters, couldn't withstand it for even a moment and shattered into countless fragments on the spot.

puff,

Even the blood-stained chubby man dressed as a 'warrior monk' spat out a mouthful of foul blood.

"Hmph, Divine Sky Strike!"

A white beam of light shot into the sky; it was Hyuga Toneri making his move.

"A troublesome fellow is here—"

With an annoyed voice, the great demon 'Red Lotus' enveloped its entire body in lightning and soared into the sky to meet the falling meteorite mountain.

The beam of light from the Sheren was enough to easily pierce through the mountain peak, but the hardness of the falling meteorite was terrifying: the beam of light shot into it but did not penetrate it, instead being pushed out in all directions; it was not until the 'Red Lotus' wrapped in lightning crashed into it that it unwillingly exploded.

boom------

In an instant, the entire sky was filled with crimson.

With the combined efforts of the two strongest 'Great Demons', the falling meteorite transformed into countless shooting stars burning with intense flames, crashing heavily to the ground with a roar that seemed to tear the sky apart.

The meteorite impact turned into a meteor shower, dispersing its power considerably, but it was still deadly: streaks of crimson light fell, and amidst the thunderous roars, the earth groaned in agony as it was violently smashed and shattered, becoming fragmented.

Countless shockwaves propagated and spread across the Earth's surface, creating such intense undulations that they gave people the illusion of being back in the midst of surging ocean waves.

Countless yellow sand, soil, and rocks surged and even exposed the steel and concrete beneath; all of these erupted into the air like a raging tidal wave, and raging fires burned everywhere. The terrain of the entire battlefield was instantly rewritten, turning it into a desolate wasteland, burning with flames and giant craters, like a terrifying place on the surface of the moon.

"What the hell is this."

"What are you all standing there for? The barrier is broken!"

For ordinary people, the scene before them is naturally an extremely desperate situation.

But for superhumans who can leap tens of meters in a single bound and jump several stories high, it's not impossible to dodge: apart from a few unlucky ones who were hit by scattered boulders, everyone else managed to dodge in a sorry state. Moreover, the 'Blood Hakama' barrier has already been broken. If they don't leave now, when will they? "Go all out and kill these people before Ōtakemaru arrives."

However, Hyuga Toneri's order swept across the entire battlefield like a cold wind.

"Run!"

"Everyone, scatter and run!"

With his arms twisted in pain, Old Man Song roared and charged towards Ri Xiang She Ren with outstretched arms as he ran.

This isn't a grappling technique, nor is it an attack; it's simply using one's body to buy time for others.

boom!
A flash of white light engulfed him.

"Dad?!"

"Don't look back, run, run!"

Anyone who wasn't deaf heard what Hyuga Toneri just said: "The young lord of the Sea Kingdom, Ōtakemaru, is on his way."

Needless to say, the meteorite just now was an attack he 'threw' at first to save everyone from danger.

What everyone needs to do now is to escape the great demon before Ōtakemaru arrives—

"Hehehe, where do you guys want to go?"

The sudden sound in their ears sent a chill down the spines of the speeding superhumans.

The next second, the world in their eyes began to turn upside down: what they saw was a group of headless corpses running wildly!

He was killed by 'Red Lotus'
In the midst of the dizzying spin, many people finally came to their senses.

"Thunder Plow—"

They arrived late but were already there, speeding into the center of a large group of fleeing superhumans;

With arms outstretched and fingers pointing out razor-sharp claws, 'Red Lotus' struck a pose, then twisted her waist and spun around.

"Chaos Blade!"

Puff—puff—puff—puff—puff—puff! ! !

As the great demon spun in place, countless enormous flying slashes shot out; crescent-shaped slashes hundreds of meters long burst forth in a chaotic explosion, cutting through yellow sand, meteorites, the sky, and flesh and blood.

Before the great demon's strike, bodies infused with spiritual power, defensive abilities, and all kinds of creations were cleaved in two!
Aside from the lucky few, to withstand these terrifying strikes, one would need at least near-demon-level strength.
brush,

Amidst a barrage of slashes,
A figure suddenly appeared behind Zorro and Sanji.
Pfft

The two slashes, coming from opposite directions, struck the figure, sending him flying backward. They then collided with Zorro and Sanji, sending the three of them flying dozens of meters before finally dissipating, seemingly still not satisfied.

"Ruf!"

"Damn it, who told you to save us?!"

The captain, his eyes rolled back and a huge 'X' slash mark on his chest, collapsed backward; the blond chef was so anxious that tears streamed down his face, while the green-haired man still had a sliver of reason.

"Come on!"

Picking up the captain, whose fate was unknown, Zorro ran frantically outwards.

"Ahem, Section Chief, let's retreat too."

On the other side, a captain from the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by a raised hand.

"You retreat,"

As she spoke, Fujiseiko looked up at the 'Blood Hakama' holding a naginata, meeting the other's golden single eye with a fearless chuckle.

"Judging from the look in this great demon's eyes, he's not going to let me go today."

?

What do you see in my eyes?!

The 'blood-stained hakama' floating in mid-air remained silent, but since the other party wanted to stay behind to cover the rear, then—

"I'll help you."

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"Run, don't look back!"

"Ah Long, don't be foolish. That kind of battlefield is not something we can interfere with."

Two Sea Kingdom soldiers, supporting 'Ah Long,' ran frantically outside while trying to persuade him: Yes, their young master will be here soon.

However, given their strength, staying on the battlefield would not only fail to be an asset but would also be a burden to the young master. The wise course of action would be to retreat to the sea and then confront the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces, engaging in a battle of beasts, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, and kings against kings.

"Aaaaaah, why, why?!"

As Ah Long was being carried and driven at breakneck speed, he roared in fury, his rage turning into hatred that gnawed at his heart.

I hate my own weakness, I hate Teach's deception, I hate...
"Damn humans!!"

brush,

brush,

brush,

The first one to leave the battlefield was a disheveled figure.

After leaving the desert area, the figure would disappear into thin air every so often, and then reappear in places with water.

With this short-distance 'teleportation' method of traveling, one person was far ahead: however, he hated this ability of his very being: the ability to only run away!
"Teach, Teach, Teach!!"

His sunglasses were nowhere to be seen, his suit was wrinkled, and veins bulged beneath his short blond hair—it was none other than the patriarch of the Cervantes family.
Romain Cervantes
"I will definitely kill you, I swear, I swear!"

With a gritted-teeth sound squeezed out from between his teeth, this 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' disappeared into the distance in a few flashes.

He was going to slaughter everyone connected to Teach, whether they were his family, friends, or even his pets! He wouldn't let anyone who could harm Teach get away with it, regardless of whether the guy cared or not!
All the remaining superhumans ran headlong into the distance.

They were as frantic as stray dogs and as busy as fish that had escaped the net.

The high spirits I had before setting off had vanished without a trace, leaving only the ecstasy of surviving a disaster, lingering fear, and:
despair.

"Ruf?"

"Doctor! Doctor!!"

After running a long distance, everyone stopped to catch their breath after the rapid sprint.

Zorro quickly looked around, trying to find the medical personnel involved in the operation, as the captain, covered in blood and with two deep slash wounds on his chest, was laid down.

However, medical personnel are destined to be unskilled in combat, and almost all of them were killed or injured when they were trapped by the barrier.

Does anyone have a first-aid kit?

"I brought it, but..."

A member of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division pulled out a first-aid kit and hesitated before glancing at the bloodied and mangled Luffy.

This is already a corpse, isn't it?
"Thanks,"

The blond-haired Sanji rushed forward, snatched the first-aid kit, and opened it while thanking the crew, preparing to treat his captain.
However, how should this injury be treated?

"Let me do it,"

Just as the cook was at a loss, a voice rang out.

A little girl emerged from a puddle of water on the ground.

With blond hair and blue eyes, he was clearly of mixed race, and six iconic Roman fringe ribbons draped behind him.
"Annie?!"

"Ah, you...you're not..."

The surrounding superhumans were astonished. Wasn't he instantly killed by the great demon 'Red Lotus'?

"Because of my ability, I will save people first."

Annie, emerging from the water, strode to Luffy, her arm turning into liquid that flowed into the X-shaped wound on Luffy's disemboweled chest, cleaning the wound and healing his internal organs.
Anne possesses two abilities: 'Shield and Ebony' and 'Healing'.

Both of these abilities are based on the Hozuki clan's secret technique: the Water Transformation Technique.

The shield ewer uses a large amount of water to cover flesh liquefied by the 'water transformation' technique, forming a giant water monster; the healing technique uses water-transformed flesh and blood to fill the wounds of the opponent. In short, Annie actually possesses a third ability: water transformation.

It was only because of this ability that he escaped with his life.

"Luckily, that 'Red Lotus' didn't finish off the enemy, otherwise..."

While treating Ruf, the little girl murmured with lingering fear.

After being cut in half at the waist, she used her water-based abilities to feign death; she had been hiding in the water, and that's how she managed to escape.

The battle is too dangerous!

I think I should become a doctor in the future.
(End of this chapter)