Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"As you once told me, to overthrow the World Government and usher in a new era, the power of one or two people, or even one or two strong individuals, is far from enough. We must unite all forces that can be united in order to push the wheels of history to crush the corrupt and evil World Government."

“Those slaves who have suffered so much harm from the World Government are the main force that our revolutionary army can unite.”

At this point, Dragon took a deep breath, having already made up his mind, and asked.

"When will those slaves reach the sea? I've brought the main fighting force of the revolutionary army with me this time. I will definitely do my best to escort them and help them break through the navy's blockade."

……

Ya'en.

“That… the slaves are still trapped in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise…”

Yann spoke in an awkward tone, but because Robin relayed it, Dragon couldn't tell the difference and instead asked incredulously.

"Chief of the General Staff, how could you make such a mistake? We're still trapped in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, this... we're in a completely desperate situation."

"The slave riot was an accident, not part of my plan," was the only explanation Yann could offer.

“If that’s the case, Chief of Staff, the Revolutionary Army’s fighting strength is probably far from sufficient to capture the Holy Land of Mary Geoise,” Dragon said, frowning.

As the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon is extremely aware of the power of the World Government.

This is precisely why Dragon understood the immense risks of attacking the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, not to mention the near impossibility of protecting the slaves during their retreat.

“Drag, I understand what you mean. My plan is not to forcefully attack the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and needlessly lose important combat power of the Revolutionary Army.”

After a pause, Yann continued to ask.

"Drag, who are the main combatants of the Revolutionary Army you brought with you this time? What Devil Fruit abilities do they have?"

"Ambrio Ivankov, user of the 'Hormone Fruit'; Bartholomew Kuma, user of the 'Paw-Paw Fruit'; Morrie, user of the 'Push-Push Fruit'..."

"and many more!"

Yone suddenly spoke up, interrupting Dragon, and asked with surprise in his eyes, "'Push-Push Fruit' user Morrie? That giant pirate who secretly escaped from Impel Down 100 years ago?"

Dragon asked, slightly surprised. "Hmm? Chief of Staff, you actually know about Mori's existence? His secret escape from Impel Down is a closely guarded secret."

"Of course I know..."

"If it really is him," Yann said with a hint of surprise. "Then the last piece of the puzzle I need is complete."

Immediately, Yann quickly organized his original plan and made final improvements based on the giant Mori's "Push-Push Fruit" ability, and then relayed it to Dragon through Robin.

"What an amazing plan, Yann!"

"I understand," Dragon said, his voice filled with amazement. "I'll make preparations as soon as possible; there won't be any unexpected problems."

"Yes, it's up to you, Dragon!"

As soon as Arn finished speaking those words in Robin's mind, Arn's consciousness quickly retreated from Robin's mental space and then re-entered Corazon's mental space.

In just that short time, the slaves' condition had deteriorated to a certain extent.

Under the relentless attacks of the soldiers of Mary Geoise in the Holy Land, nearly half of the strong slaves supporting the outermost defensive line were killed or wounded.

Once the outermost line of defense of the slaves collapses, it will completely expose that the majority of the slaves behind are old, weak, sick and disabled, causing complete chaos and a rapid surge in the number of slave deaths.

As for the battle between Cyborg Kong, Tiger, and Corazon, it has reached a fever pitch. All three are injured, with Tiger's injury being particularly serious. On the other hand, Corazon, who has the inherent defensive ability "Steelhide" of the "Crystal Mantis," is in better condition.

However, given Cyborg Kong's terrifying physique, this level of injury only spurred him to become even more ferocious, maintaining his continued suppression of Tiger and Corazon.

[Chapter 173 Pray, Crying Mantis]

"You little brats, is that all you've got?"

Steelbone Sky laughed as he unleashed a steel fist powerful enough to shatter mountains.

"bite!!"

Corazon swung his scythe again, forcefully blocking the punch.

In an instant, the aftershocks rippled outwards, causing the already cracked red earth continent to become even more shattered.

Taking advantage of this opening, Tiger once again used the secret techniques of Fishman Karate to launch a fierce attack on Steel Bone Sky.

"Get out of my way, you retired old man!"

"boom!"

Unfortunately, Kong's mastery of Armament Haki had reached an extremely terrifying level.

Even with Corazon's cover and restraint, Tiger successfully hit Cyborg Kong and blasted him away, creating a deep crater in the shattered Red Line.

But in the blink of an eye, Steel Bone Sky jumped out of the deep pit as if nothing had happened.

"This old thing is really too hard."

Tiger, panting heavily, turned to look at the situation of the slaves behind him and said anxiously.

"If we continue to be held back by this old man, the slaves will soon have their defenses breached by the soldiers."

Corazon nodded silently, also feeling extremely troubled!

After Corazon entered the "Holy Crying Mantis" state, combined with his original "Silence-Silence Fruit" ability, he became adept at dealing with powerful opponents who were proficient in Observation Haki.

However, facing the imposing Steelbone Sky, who was like a mountain range, Corazon felt like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

too strong!

His physique, physical skills, and Armament Haki were almost flawless. No matter how Tiger and Corazon attacked, he remained like a mountain blocking their way.

"Corazon..."

Just then, Corazon heard Yone's voice in his mind, and while his consciousness was momentarily confused, he was pulled into his mental space by Yone.

"Huh? Yann, where is this?" Corazon asked after looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings, slightly confused.

“Corazon, this is your mental space. I requested the power of the Lord of Hueco Mundo to link my consciousness with yours.”

After giving a brief explanation, Yann continued, "Corazon, things seem to be going badly on your end."

"Ah, that's right. It seems that we can't even last an hour, let alone ten hours. And even if we lead the slaves back to the sea, we'll still have to face the encirclement of the Navy Headquarters fleet. This is a death trap."

Corazon said helplessly, but there was no hint of regret in his tone.

Yann pursed his lips and said, "Corazon, give me your body."

"what?"

Corazon was initially puzzled, but then seemed to understand something and said, "I understand. Do what you need to do."

Yann hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; Corazon would so easily and willingly relinquish control of his body.

The reason why Yone didn't use his identity as "Lord of Hueco Mundo" to communicate with Corazon was because Yone wanted to control Corazon's body, which required the other party's complete consent.

When Yann and Hancock made contact in the mental space, Yann realized that Hancock completely trusted her, which allowed Yann to successfully control the power of the Blackwing Demon.

In fact, in Aon's view, this situation was somewhat similar to the power of a Hollow going berserk. However, since the "Blackwing Demon" itself did not have consciousness, Aon's consciousness could completely replace and control Hancock's body.

Because Yann was worried that Corazon was wary of the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" and would find it difficult to gain that kind of unwavering trust, he planned to use his own identity to persuade Corazon.

Now that Corazon agreed so readily, Yan couldn't help but tease him helplessly, "Aren't you worried I might do something bad to your body?"

"Ya'en, you've always been much smarter than me since we were kids. You must have some kind of plan by now, right?"

Corazon laughed and said, "I'll have to trouble you to clean up this mess for me again. Just do whatever you want with my body."

A strong sense of trust was evident.

Yann couldn't help but smile, then reached out his hand to Corazon.

Corazon, understanding the implication, also reached out and grasped Yarrow's hand, saying, "I entrust those slaves to you, Yarrow."

"Don't worry, leave the rest to me, Corazon."

As Yann's voice fell in the mental space, Corazon in the real world seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then his eyes changed.

Similar to the situation of "Blackwing Demon", when Corazon uses the power of "Holy Cry Mantis", he is actually only in a semi-liberated state.

In other words, the power characteristics of the "Hollow Soul Slayer Sword" can be used, but its full power has not been unleashed.

and so……

"Pray, Holy Crying Mantis!"

In an instant, as the Holy Crying Mantis took a step forward, an invisible current suddenly surged outwards, and four extra arms inexplicably grew from the Holy Crying Mantis's body, each arm holding an exaggerated scythe.

At the same time, two horns resembling bull horns, but with the left one larger than the right, emerged from the top of the Holy Crying Mantis's head.

"This is……"

Tiger stared blankly at the changes in the Holy Crying Mantis beside him, and inexplicably felt a powerful sense of oppression from it.

"Tiger, go and organize the slaves to move towards the edge of the Red Line, tighten the defensive line, and be quick!"

Yern, controlling the body of the Holy Crying Mantis, spoke up. "As for Steelbone Sky, leave it to me to hold him off."

As Cyborg Kong's opponent, Tiger knew all too well how powerful Cyborg Kong was, and asked with slight doubt, "Are you alright?"

"Heh~"

The Holy Crying Mantis chuckled softly, and in the next instant, it transformed into a blur and swept towards Steelbone Sky, its six scythes slashing down at Steelbone Sky from different directions.

"Arrogant little brat!"

Seeing this, Steel Bone Kong sneered, his entire body covered in steel-like Armament Haki, and strode forward to meet the attack, throwing a punch at the Holy Crying Mantis.

"boom!"

"Ta-da!"

Two distinct voices rang out almost simultaneously. Facing the fist of Steelbone Sky, which was powerful enough to shatter mountains, the Crying Mantis crossed its two arms with scythes in front of its chest, while the other four scythes slashed at Steelbone Sky's body.

"Zi..."

Suddenly, the sound of blood spurting out rang out from Steelbone Sky's body.

The defenses that had been impenetrable to Corazon before now showed a noticeable opening as the scythe fell.

Steelbone Sky ground its teeth and said to the Holy Cry Mantis, "You're stronger in this stance, you brat."

[174. Chapter 174 Slavery and Freedom]

As Steelbone Sky finished speaking, the wounds that had just been created quickly closed and tightened, completely stopping the loss of blood.

"Life returned!"