I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 707: The New 'Eight Heroes Gathering' Debuts

boom boom boom boom boom

The enormous flying island pushed aside the air, leaving a white shockwave trail behind it; like a tyrant inspecting its territory, or an emperor going on a campaign.

Following behind the flying island were countless 'armies' in the sky and sea.

"Wow, what a grand display."

"Who can argue with that? Tens of thousands of wolf-level, over a thousand tiger-level, five ghost-level, and two dragon-level."

Before the Extraordinary Returns, a single day would have been enough to sweep across the world!
The movements in the Bering Sea have attracted worldwide attention; this time, "News King" KYG personally took to the scene, but there's no need to worry: reconnaissance aircraft, drones, and extraordinary journalists from various countries have all excitedly gathered around the Bering Sea, waiting to broadcast this "big news" live.

There were also quite a few people filming along the way.

Unlike previous supernatural disasters where they could be easily killed by the enemy, they naturally wanted nothing more than to shove the camera in their face!

"Wrong, they are three Dragon-level beings."

Even the extraordinary figures gathered at the High School of Spellcasting connected with the front-line broadcast and began to pay attention to this extraordinary battle.

The heavily armored female samurai, Honda II, pointed out an error in the conversation between those around her, because:

"Tianma Ai's life is over."

Tenma had hoped to "borrow" the Eight-Foot Jade from the Sea Kingdom several times, and since the Sea Kingdom was in trouble this time, she certainly wouldn't sit idly by.

Originally, Yi Hua and the members of the Three Divine Artifacts family wanted to go, but Tianma Xiwang refused.

The reason given was that it was her 'private matter,' but in reality, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to protect everyone in the event of a major battle.

"Tianma Aiming is being a bit too cautious,"

The new 'ninja leader' of Koga ninjas wears a black veil and is dressed entirely in black ninja attire, yet he is surprisingly talkative.

"With such strength, even if Teach has the help of the 'Eight Orphans,' what can he do?"

The 'Eight Heroes' of the King of Fighters world are one Dragon-level and seven Demon-level: they are certainly a powerful supernatural force, but the Sea Kingdom is not weak either. Now, with the help of Pegasus Ai, three Dragon-level beings are a piece of cake, aren't they?
"That's true,"

"We just need to wait for Ai Ming to return in triumph."

"We must not be careless. Although the sea area has become several times wider now, if a war breaks out, the aftershocks may still affect the island nation."

The group chatted casually, all looking relaxed: "With three dragons and five ghosts, the advantage is in our hands!"
That's too optimistic.

Director Zhu Ya's clone's gaze swept over the crowd.

Unlike the optimism of others, he held a pessimistic view of the Sea Kingdom's expedition.

First of all, Teach is not an idiot.

His ability to repeatedly navigate between the major powers of the Sea Kingdom, the Nine-Tailed Fox, the Orochi, and Abe, without dying and instead succeeding time and again, demonstrates his exceptional cunning and luck.

Secondly, these people forgot one thing.

The 'Eight Heroes' of the King of Fighters era were once just a product of a bone and a drop of blood.

And in this world—the Yamata no Orochi was briefly resurrected not long ago: it eventually turned into light and merged into the planet; as His creation, it would be truly strange if the 'Eight Heroes' did not benefit!

This is probably why Ōtakemaru went all out, sending even the 'Suzuka Mt.' to the front lines: this was definitely going to be a tough battle.

However, the outcome has nothing to do with the island nation; in fact, to put it more cynically:

If the Sea Kingdom is defeated, Tianma Aiming will seize the opportunity to take the 'Jade'.
The island nation's strength will reach a new level!

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"There are so many people?"

The massive Mount Suzuka parted the clouds and roared across the sky!

Behind Mount Suzuka were rows of ground effect vehicles of various sizes and shapes; several figures stood on the wooden vehicle at the forefront.

A gale of hundreds of meters per second came straight at you, but it only made your hair flutter: only extraordinary people would dare to stand on this flying platform and look out.

"Almost all the forces in the entire non-Libyan Sea area have arrived!"

The blonde cook, lighting a cigarette, explained the female navigator's astonishment:
"Everyone came not simply to rescue Arlong, but out of respect for Lord Ootakemaru."

Ah Long, that 'racist,' is universally hated, but Ōtakemaru is definitely a good ruler: both in terms of personality and ability.

The reason why the Non-Liberation Kingdom was able to recover from the 'Nine-Tailed Catastrophe' and even attract a large number of immigrants to settle there was because of the protection of the Sea Kingdom. Even if we are selfish, if the Sea Kingdom falls, will they be better off?
Furthermore, in many people's view:

"Stable!"

"Our Maritime Kingdom will surely win this battle!"

"Will that guy Teach get beaten up again and beg for mercy from the young master this time?"

Above the ground-effect vehicles, bursts of laughter echoed from numerous extraordinary individuals: not just the thousands of them, but also:

Crash, crash, crash!
One after another, enormous sea kings emerged from the water, their massive bodies pushing aside the seawater as they swam and moved forward in the ocean. Countless sea kings and sea creatures simultaneously fueled the waves, causing the entire ocean to surge forward at a speed no slower than that of flying machines in the sky.

The sky buzzed and the sea roared as an army composed of a large number of extraordinary beings was aggressively crushing towards the Bering Sea!

Such terrifying power was enough to destroy the continent in the eyes of countless people, let alone little Teach.
"Look ahead—"

When the outline of the 'Sky Continent' floating ten thousand meters above the horizon appeared, someone pointed to the horizon.

There was a solitary patch of black: two small dots on top of the black.

One of them was Marshall Teach, a three-meter-tall, fat, black man still wearing Akatsuki attire.

The other one was Ah Long, whose arms were tied behind his back by the black mud and who was kneeling in the black mud!

"Hahaha, that's spectacular!"

Facing the islands hurtling in from the sky, hundreds of ground effect vehicles of all sizes, the raging waves rolling in from the sea, and countless sea kings and sea creatures floating and swimming in them, Teach excitedly opened his arms.

"Ah Long, did you see that?"

"The entire Sea Kingdom has mobilized for you, you scoundrel!"

"Young Master, everyone."

Forced into a humiliating kneeling posture by the highly adhesive black mud;
Ah Long looked up at the figure speeding towards him across the sky and sea, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Don't get too emotional yet, the real show is just beginning."

Teach's cold laugh rang out again.

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Suddenly recalling the figures he had seen before, Ah Long shuddered.

"Everyone!!"

"Go back, don't come to save me—"

Kneeling in the black mud, Ah Long shouted hoarsely.
However, setting aside the fact that he wasn't some kind of 'sound wave' supernatural being, the sheer deafening roar alone was enough to drown out his voice. Even those who noticed him shouting:
"Oh my, I never thought Ah Long would actually have a day when he's all in tears?"

A figure dressed as a 'Kamen Rider' flew in, prompting KYG to quip.

"Take a picture, take a picture~~" came the voice of 'Gui Gui', who loved watching the drama unfold, from the camera flying next to him.

"This is definitely a dark history for him; he'll be laughed at for the rest of his life!"

Ah Long has such a temper that he's even clashed with KYG and Gui Gui. These two people who work in the internet and news industries naturally won't give him any face.

Below, Kyūjīra had already pointed his whalebone sword forward:
"Waves, attack first!"

Rumble rumble rumble rumble —

The seawater, having accumulated immense kinetic energy along its journey, caused the sea kings and sea creatures within it to halt. The surging seawater suddenly rose, transforming into giant waves hundreds of meters high and thousands of meters long! They swept across like a city wall—no, like a continent!

"Hahaha, such a big show right from the start!"

Compared to this 'moving continent'-like super tsunami, Teach is truly nothing more than a drop of water.

Even his 'mud mage' was only a few dozen meters long; compared to this giant wave, he was nothing more than a tiny thing that would disappear with a single wave. However:
"Lord Gudora, please lend a hand."

"Roar~~~~~~~~!!"

Just as the giant wave was about to crash down, a dragon's roar suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield.

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The sound is coming from... beneath the sea?

The next moment, the sea beneath Teach and Aaron's feet suddenly bulged up!

As the sea bulges, hundreds of millions of tons of seawater pour down in all directions; they collide fiercely with the surging continental waves and are easily crushed.

Boom boom boom boom!!!!!!
But that wasn't all. As the massive amount of seawater escaped in all directions, an island-sized mountain rose from the sea.

100 meters, 500 meters, over 1,000 meters —

This mountain range, rising from the sea, kept growing taller and taller until it reached a terrifying height of a thousand meters. In the face of such a mountain, a super tsunami hundreds of meters high suddenly became like waves in a stream: crashing into the black and red mountain, it exploded and rolled back, eventually having to flow to both sides.

In the vast ocean, a magnificent mountain range rises majestically!

"Disgusting seawater"

With a clanging sound like rocks rubbing together, countless magma burst forth from the top of the thousand-meter-high mountain.

Amidst the flowing lava and churning magma, a gigantic, crimson dragon rose to its feet.

This is a dragon-shaped superhuman similar to Godzilla: its body is covered with a hard red carapace, and large spikes protrude from its head, torso, and tail; its body is covered with black patterns, and lava flows down from it; if you add a pair of wings, it would be a standard Western dragon.

But you can't add it!
Because it is the one representing the earth element among the new generation of the "Eight Heroes":
"Roar—step before me, Grodora!!!"

With each sonic boom of the dragon's roar, the sea fruits receded further and further, revealing the seabed beneath, and countless sea kings and sea creatures that instinctively retreated.

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"This is the Eight Heroes?"

"Wasn't it supposed to be humanoid? And this aura doesn't seem to be at the demon level at all."

An invisible pressure that made people feel palpitations and shortness of breath spread out. Let alone going up to fight, just staying here felt like being crushed by a huge boulder!
On the numerous ground effect vehicles circling around 'Mt. Suzuka' in the sky, the extraordinary individuals from the Unreliable looked at each other in bewilderment.

Dragon level?

But if it's just one.
"Gudora, this is the ocean, you're the one who should get out!"

Another melodious sound, like a long cry, rang out, and at the same time, a colossal creature flew out of the distant sea.

This is a supernatural being resembling a whale, but it has two huge pectoral fins with four white square structures at the tips of the fins on both sides; its body is deep blue, like the color of the sea.

With the appearance of this extraordinary being

The expressions of the 'Sea Kings' and 'Sea Kingdoms' in the seawater all changed.

The seawater beneath them suddenly turned into a heavy gel, making it difficult for them to move and constantly repelling and squeezing them!
"A bunch of small fish and shrimp dare to swagger in front of the ocean?"

Accompanied by the faint voice of the giant whale, a sky-blue light swept across the entire battlefield!
Those sea kings and sea creatures were actually struggling;

It sank to the bottom of the sea as if drowning.

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This unexpected turn of events startled the extraordinary beings in the sky.

However, as it turns out, the saying "misfortunes never come singly" is not an empty phrase; often, it is just like that:
"That's enough, you two."

In the clouds above, a huge, emerald-green head, resembling a snake or a dragon, protrudes downwards.

"Since you have so much energy, go and show the majesty of 'Father' to all beings on this planet, belonging to—"

As its head tilted downwards, its long, serpentine body emerged from the clouds, resembling a slender Eastern dragon. But it was even more imbued with a science fiction feel?
This long dragon was mostly green, with red-edged, rudder-like flanks on its shoulders and underside; its tail had a fin with the same red edge at the end. The rest of its body was surrounded by yellow ring patterns, which eventually extended to a yellow ring on its head.

It has two three-clawed forelegs, and its body is surrounded by gales and lightning, which are both its adornments and its attendants.

"The majesty of nature!"

As the dragon raised its head and uttered the word, the ground effect vehicles that were circling the stopped 'Suzuka Mountain' seemed to suddenly lose power and plummeted down.

"what happened?!"

"It's the wind! The wind pressure from above—"

"Attention all units, abandon ship immediately and prepare for battle!"

All the ground-effect vehicles rained down, even though the superhumans were able to leap out and try to maintain their balance in the air. But to destroy all the vehicles without making a single move—could this ability also be:

"Dragon-level?!"

Roman, who stepped forward but did not fall, instead using the recoil to leap towards Suzuka Mountain, frowned.

Three Dragon-level beings?

No wonder Lord Ōtakemaru ordered a full-scale attack.
Gululu~~~
Countless bubbles of all sizes suddenly appeared in the sea below.

These bubbles contain sea creatures and sea kings: if it weren't for these bubbles, these beings born in the water would comically 'drown' in the ocean.

At the same time, many superhumans also fell along with the crashing aircraft, leaving the entire battlefield devastated and everyone in a sorry state.

Before the war even started, they were hit hard on the head.

"Hahaha~~~!!"

As the many extraordinary beings and sea creatures who had landed on the sea looked up in response to the sound, Teach opened his arms atop the volcano rising from the sea.

"Everyone, are you surprised? Are you delighted?"

"Let me introduce you to these three: the ruler of the sky, the master of the earth, and the emperor of the sea—"

"Shut up."

Ootakemaru's calm voice echoed from Mount Suzuka.
But the murderous aura and imposing presence within it rendered Teach speechless.

"Ah Long, I'm sorry you had to suffer."

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(End of this chapter)