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Najenda's Teigu is "Romantic Turret Pumpkin," a gun-shaped Teigu whose ability is to fire powerful beams of light.

Moreover, this Imperial Arm is quite special and extremely difficult to use. The more dangerous the situation for the user, the stronger the power of Romantic Turret Pumpkin becomes.

In that situation, although Najenda sensed the danger, and her Imperial Arm Romantic Cannon Pumpkin was at its strongest, Esdeath's speed was so fast that she simply didn't have time to use the Imperial Arm.

The two longswords remained locked in a stalemate in the air for a long time before Wood's body was finally knocked away by Esdeath. His body slid a considerable distance on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

Feeling a tingling sensation in his hand gripping the sword, Wood looked up at Esdeath again, a look of ruthless intent on his face as he said, "My feeling was right. You are a true powerhouse."

In the world of One Piece, Wood wouldn't lose in a contest of physical strength, but he's only thirteen or fourteen years old now. Plus, Esdeath's Teigu is quite special, and she herself is from a warrior race on the northern border. It's normal that Wood is no match for her in terms of physical strength.

"My feeling was right. You are indeed quite special. At your age, I probably wasn't as strong as you."

"Well, what I said before still stands. If you're willing to serve under me, I can forgive and forget about this matter."

Esdeath was quite surprised that Wood was able to withstand her sword strike. This alone showed that Wood was even stronger than Najenda, who was a general!

"I'm sorry, but I still have to decline General Esdeath's offer. If I stay in the Empire, I won't be able to spar with a strong person like General Esdeath like I am now!"

Wood showed no concern for Esdeath's offer of recruitment, then gripped his long sword and charged at Esdeath once more!

Chapter 400: Wood's Imperial Arms!

"You're just like I used to be... no doubt about it! 'Only the strong survive.' Those who live out of pity don't deserve to be called strong."

Since you desire a fight, then I will grant your wish and prove that I am the one who will survive.

The two, sprinting at high speed, expanded in the air once more. The clash of their longswords generated wave after wave of sword energy, easily carving deep furrows into the ground.

Because the two were moving so fast, Najenda and Lubbock, who originally wanted to help Wood, were now unable to do anything.

The two engaged in a high-speed sword duel left afterimages in the air. Ordinary people could not detect their positions with the naked eye; they could only tell how intense their battle was by the occasional clash of blades in the air.

The streaks of light from the wielding blade would appear tens of meters high in the sky one moment, and then suddenly flash back to the ground the next.

Wood's swordsmanship and understanding of the worlds are incredibly powerful, but Esdeath's army's sweeping and powerful swordsmanship is equally impressive.

Esdeath was a true genius who could hunt down large dangerous species on the northern border on her own when she was a child. Even without relying on the power of her Imperial Arms, her strength was enough to crush more than 99% of Imperial Arms users.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, Wood should actually be slightly better than Esdeath, but the difference is quite limited.

Apart from her slightly superior swordsmanship, Esdeath holds a significant advantage in almost every aspect, including speed, strength, and others.

So after several clashes of blades, Wood, who was physically weaker, was the first to run out of strength and was knocked away by Esdeath's blade.

Najenda, who had been watching from a distance, finally seized the opportunity after seeing Wood being knocked away and pulled the trigger of her "Romantic Turret Pumpkin"!

With the formidable Esdeath right in front of her, even though it was Wood who was facing her instead of herself, Najenda still felt immense pressure.

The Imperial Arm "Romantic Turret Pumpkin" is a prime example of how crisis can be a source of strength. So while the beam of light fired by Najenda's Imperial Arm right now may not be the strongest, it is certainly not weak either.

As a huge pink beam of light burst forth, the immense recoil even caused Najenda's horse to begin to stir restlessly.

Seeing the pink beam of light shooting towards her, Esdeath wanted to dodge, but she soon realized that at some point, the steel wires binding her feet had become much less visible.

All the final connection points of these steel wires were held in the hands of a green-haired boy, and even the seemingly thin wires were stretched straight!

When Wood fought Esdeath earlier, Lubbock didn't have a good chance to strike because the two were too fast, and he was also afraid of accidentally injuring Wood.

However, he had been secretly setting up traps using the "Cross Tail," and Lubbock launched his attack almost immediately after Wood was knocked out of the trap's range.

The steel wire of the "Cross Tail" is made from the whiskers of the super dangerous species, the Cloud Dragon. It goes without saying that it can kill an ordinary person's body, but even a dangerous species with a strong body would be easily turned into pieces of meat if they were entangled in the wire.

Lubbock initially had a triumphant expression when he saw Esdeath entangled in the wires of his "Cross Tail".

After all, no matter how strong Esdeath is, she is still human. And no matter how strong a human body is, it is still made of flesh and blood!

However, when Lubbock confidently pulled on the steel wire of the "Cross Tail", Esdeath showed no signs of injury. Instead, she made a "crunching" sound that was extremely grating on the teeth.

Lubbock quickly realized from the icy temperature emanating from the "Cross Tail" wire in his hand that the "creaking" sound was coming from.

Esdeath's Imperial Arm, named "Demon Manifestation: Devil's Essence," is forged from the blood of a legendary, extremely dangerous species that inhabits the far north. It was previously kept in a jar, and everyone who drank from it went mad.

Those who had previously drunk "Demon God Manifestation: Essence of Demons," even if they only drank a limited amount, were unable to resist the rejection of the blood of the super dangerous species and the various tyrannical thoughts contained within it, and never went insane.

Esdeath not only overcame the "Demon God Manifestation: Devil's Essence," but also swallowed all the blood of the super dangerous species in the pot in one gulp!

In other words, compared to other Imperial Arms, Esdeath should be the last owner of the Imperial Arm "Demon Manifestation: Devil's Essence".

Furthermore, because she drank all of the "Demon God Manifestation: Devil's Essence", Esdeath's Teigu power was far greater than that of others!

Her own strength was already extremely high, and then she became the user of the strongest Imperial Arm, which created the invincible general Esdeath of the Empire.

"Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Demon" is an extremely terrifying ice-based Imperial Arm, whose ability is to control and manipulate ice.

Lubbock's Cross Tail failed to sever Esdeath's body because it was covered by a thin layer of ice.

When the steel wire of "Cross Tail" grazed Esdeath's skin, it cut through the thin ice armor, but it couldn't touch Esdeath's body at all. This is why Lubbock felt the steel wire in his hand was cold.

However, while Lubbock's Cross Tail failed to sever Esdeath's limbs, it did restrict her body.

At this moment, the shockwave from Najenda's Imperial Arm "Romantic Turret: Pumpkin" had already shot towards Esdeath, and she was completely unable to dodge it.

Esdeath is very strong, but it's impossible for her to be completely unharmed after being hit by a "Romantic Turret" of this power.

Najenda didn't expect her attacks to defeat the monstrous Esdeath; she only hoped to inflict some damage so that Esdeath would be unable to pursue them.

"The teamwork is decent, but at this level, it's far from enough to defeat me."

Despite her physical limitations and the powerful shockwave beam already approaching, Esdeath maintained an extremely calm demeanor, even casually commenting on Najenda's level of teamwork.

She plunged her military knife into the ground, and a wall of ice, several meters high and at least a meter thick, suddenly rose up in front of Esdeath.

"boom------!"

Just as the pink beam cannon from the "Romantic Turret" was about to strike, the ice wall rose up from the ground, and the beam struck the ice wall, causing a massive explosion.

The ice shattered, and a large number of ice shards fell like snowflakes. Just as Najenda and Lubbock craned their necks to look at the dust-filled area, wondering how Esdeath was doing after that attack, Lubbock suddenly felt a huge pulling force on his arm!

Clearly, Esdeath was not dead; in fact, she launched a counterattack instantly!

The steel wire of the "Cross Tail" is extremely tough, and ordinary swords cannot cut it. However, this advantage has now become a fatal flaw.

Because it could not be easily torn, Lubbock's entire body was pulled across by brute force, while on the other side of the wire was Esdeath, whose figure slowly emerged from the sandstorm.

Despite being attacked by Najenda's Imperial Arm "Romantic Turret Pumpkin," Esdeath only had her clothes slightly dirty; otherwise, she was completely unharmed.

At this moment, he held a military knife in one hand and pulled the steel wire of "Cross Tail" with the other, revealing a cruel smile as he looked at the little green hair flying towards him.

Lubbock wanted to retract the steel wire of the "Cross Tail", but the powerful pulling force prevented his body from making any other movements, and there was simply not enough time.

Just as he was about to be cut in two, a blue figure suddenly appeared between Lubbock and Esdeath.

The long, blue sword left a beautiful trail in the air, and the extremely tough "Cross Tail" almost snapped off in an instant.

After severing the steel wire of the "Cross Tail," the blue figure did not stop there. Instead, it spun in the air and delivered a powerful spinning kick directly towards Esdeath's face.

Faced with a spinning kick that came hurtling through the air, Esdeath could only hastily raise her sword to parry.

"clang------!"

With a crisp, muffled thud, Esdeath was kicked back dozens of meters, her white military boots even carving two deep furrows in the ground.

"So that's how it is. This is the Imperial Arm you wield?" Esdeath put down her saber and looked at the blue figure standing in front of Lubbock, a smile playing on her lips.

Wood's appearance was completely different from before; his entire body was covered by a full suit of ice-blue armor.

The armor was entirely ice blue, with pulse-like blue light visible on the shoulder, abdomen, knee, and other joint areas.

As for the weapon in his hand, it was a long, crystal-clear blue sword, which Wood had just used to easily cut the steel wire of the "Cross Tail".

"Demon God's Descent - Winter Knight" - this is the Imperial Arm that Wood wields.

In its normal form, this Imperial Arm is an ordinary-looking longsword; however, once activated, it transforms into the armor-type Imperial Arm it is today.

The materials used to create this Imperial Arms are millennia-old refined iron buried beneath the ice, plus the skeleton of the super dragon-type dangerous species ice dragon Skasa.

Wood, when using the Teigu, will have all his physical abilities greatly enhanced, and will also have the power to resist extreme cold and use ice on a small scale.

As is customary, the protagonist wears armor, and Wood is no exception. Although he is a bit chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), his increase in strength is clearly visible.

Previously, when Wood fought Esdeath, he had not gained the upper hand in terms of strength, but just now, after using the Imperial Arm, he kicked her dozens of meters away with one kick.

"You and General Najenda go first, I'll hold her off for you." Seeing Esdeath's excitement, Wood knew she was about to get serious, so he turned to Lubbock behind him and said.

"Are you crazy? This woman is a real monster. If you're left alone, you'll die!"

Lubbock could not accept what Wood said. Just from that scene, he clearly felt the absolute gap between them and Esdeath.

To put it bluntly, if Wood hadn't intervened in time to save him, he would most likely have been killed by Esdeath with a single blow.

For this reason, Lubbock did not believe Wood could defeat Esdeath, and he disagreed with Wood staying behind to die alone.

If there really is one person who has to stay behind so that the other two can escape, then it should be Lubbock.

Wood could have stayed in the Empire from the start, but it was his own selfish motives that led him to betray the Empire and join the rebels.

"Stop talking nonsense. I'd like you to stay behind and cover the rear, so you can gain enough favor with your goddess. I wouldn't mind being a martyr for you."

The key question is, can you stop her? Hurry up and take your goddess away; you're just distracting me.

My Imperial Arms is perfectly countered by hers; if you weren't in my way, I think it wouldn't be difficult for me to leave on my own.

After listening to Wood's analysis, Lubbock ultimately chose to follow Wood's advice and turned to run away with Najenda.

When Esdeath realized Najenda and the others' intentions, she naturally wanted to get up and give chase. However, just as she moved, a blue figure appeared in front of her even faster and slashed down at her with a sword!