The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

The massive Lion of Madness crashed down from the sky, completely blocking the street and causing surrounding buildings to collapse, sending up clouds of dust.

Immediately afterwards, Shiki's arrogant voice came from the smoke and dust, getting straight to the point without any beating around the bush.

"Hehehehe! You celestial dog with the nose, tell me the whereabouts of 'Pluto'!"

"They really came for 'Pluto'."

Sukiyaki's face turned extremely ugly. Faced with an enemy with such abilities, he couldn't muster any thought of resistance and instinctively wanted to reveal everything he knew.

Just as Sukiyaki was about to speak, half of the ninjas and samurai surrounding him immediately separated, their eyes resolute, and charged towards the giant sailboat shrouded in smoke and dust.

"Sukiyaki-sama, let's go this way!"

The remaining ninjas and samurai immediately lifted the dazed sukiyaki up, carried him into the alleyway between the buildings on the right, intending to take a detour to Fujiyama.

"MAMAMAMA~"

A piercing, eerie laugh echoed through the sky. A white cloud streaked across the sky and rushed in, carrying a pink figure as it crashed into the alley. It crushed the houses on either side and completely blocked the path of Sukiyaki and the others.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a pair of eyes glowed pink. Lingling's heavy steps shook the ground, as if she were stepping on the heart of a sukiyaki, filling him with extreme fear.

Before Lingling could even interrogate him, Sukiyaki, trembling, pointed at Fujiyama and blurted out everything he knew, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube:

"The clues to 'Pluto' you're looking for are deep within the secret passage of Mount Teng. Please don't kill me, please don't kill me!"

As he spoke, he knelt down directly in front of Lingling, who had emerged from the smoke and dust.

Such a spineless attitude made Lingling raise her eyebrows in surprise, instinctively sensing that something was amiss.

It came too easily; she couldn't help but overthink it.

Little did she know that this was the fatal flaw of the hereditary succession of power, which could not guarantee that the successor would have the ability to rule a country.

Sukiyaki is such a person. In the future, when Kaido invades Wano Country and his son Oden is forced to run naked and dance, he doesn't put up any resistance and just hides in the village of straw hats.

They call it preserving their usefulness while waiting for the right opportunity!

Sukiyaki vividly exposes the ugliness of those in power, who always hide behind the scenes to enjoy the benefits and are unwilling to take any risks for the country.

However, this scene, witnessed by the accompanying samurai and ninjas, made them believe, due to their deep-seated servility, that Sukiyaki was kneeling before the enemy on behalf of Wano Country.

In an instant, endless guilt and self-blame surged into the hearts of the samurai and ninjas, who hated themselves for being powerless to protect their master.

"Take Sukiyaki-sama and go, we'll cover the retreat!"

Immediately, another half of the group broke away, determined to die, and charged at Lingling, buying time for Sukiyaki to escape.

"Ok?"

His actions—from kneeling and begging for mercy to directly revealing clues about "Pluto" and then suddenly launching a desperate attack—left the naive Lingling bewildered, tilting her head in confusion.

What's wrong with these guys?!

While she was still in a daze and confused, several samurai and ninjas rushed up to Lingling and attacked her with shuriken and samurai swords.

"Successful!"

Just as the samurai and ninjas watched as sharp weapons pierced the neck and chest of this enormous woman, they were overjoyed.

Clang clang clang

The sharp weapon made a deafening clang of metal striking metal upon contact with the skin. The katana's feedback felt like striking steel, making the hand tingle with numbness.

The shuriken, thrown out, struck the massive woman's neck skin, sparked, and bounced off instantly, leaving not a trace.

"What...what kind of monster is this?!"

The scene, beyond comprehension, caused the samurai and ninjas' ecstatic mood to plummet to rock bottom. Their unwavering will, honed through inhuman training, cracked at this moment, leaving them stunned and unsure of what to do next.

Although it's called a "steel balloon," it's ultimately an attack on the skin, like a rolled-up newspaper hitting your neck—it won't cause injury, but it will still sting.

The stinging sensation immediately enraged Lingling. She raised her right hand and made a gesture, and a sun flew out from the dust behind her and wrapped around her palm.

"Fire from the sky!"

Lingling grabbed the fiery Homie Prometheus and slammed her fist heavily onto the rammed earth in front of her.

The rammed earth ground instantly shattered and caved in, and the shockwave, carrying raging flames, spread in all directions, instantly engulfing the samurai and ninjas.

"what!!!"

One by one, the burning figures struggled and howled in the heat, but they could not extinguish the flames that seemed to possess a will. The flames burned ever brighter, and their skin sizzled as they burned.

Chapter 178 Do you want to return to the Navy?

Sukiyaki was just being carried out of the alley by ninjas and samurai when he was blocked in his way by a blond man in a loose kimono. Behind him were corpses scattered all over the ground.

Those ninjas and samurai who charged toward the airship are all dead!

Where are you going?

Shiki, a cigar dangling from his lips, held two swords dripping crimson blood, his pupils reflecting a cold glint in the pale moonlight.

The bloody aura emanating from the sukiyaki terrified the ninjas and samurai guarding it, who dared not make a move. Cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, and their eyes darted around anxiously, searching for any possible chance of survival.

At this tense moment, Sukiyaki, who had been cowering and begging for mercy, suddenly gained confidence when he saw Shiki's golden kimono.

Wearing a kimono, one must be a person from Wano Country, and should rightfully submit to him, the shogun of Wano Country.

Sukiyaki walked past the guards, arms crossed, chin raised arrogantly, looking down her nose at them, and said in a condescending tone:

"I am Kozuki Sukiyaki, the shogun of Wano Country. I am now giving you a chance to repent. Escort me to the Fujiyama Secret Passage, and I will make you the daimyo of the Rengo region!"

Such an attitude and tone reminded Shiki of the powerful and influential people in his hometown, the Land of Wilds. They were typical bullies at home, timid and hesitant towards outsiders, but ruthless and aggressive towards their own people.

Shiki was so angry he laughed.

"Hahaha, you bunch of guys, you're all pretty much the same in your rotten and degenerate ways."

"Damn it! You can't do that to Sukiyaki-sama..."

A samurai saw Shiki speak rudely to sukiyaki and immediately began to reprimand him, but before he could finish the word "respect," a sword flashed towards him.

The samurai was cleaved in two by Shiki's sword!

Warm blood splattered on Sukiyaki's face. Seeing the intestines and organs spilling out of the mutilated corpse, he was so frightened that he immediately abandoned his superior demeanor and knelt down again.

"Please, don't kill me. I'll take you to Hades."

"Lead the way."

Having grown accustomed to the spineless attitude of those in power, Shiki was not as suspicious as Lingling. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed Sukiyaki by the collar, and lifted her up.

The two took to the air and flew towards the secret passage of Fujiyama, following the direction indicated by Sukiyaki.

"You damn Shiki, wait for me!"

Seeing Shiki fly away, Lingling immediately summoned Zeus the thundercloud Homies, who lifted her into the air and quickly chased after her.

At the same time, Kaido in his dragon-man form unleashed a "Thunder Bagua" attack, sending Oden flying backward and spitting blood. He curled his lip in disdain.

At this time, Oden had not yet gone to sea with Whitebeard and Roger to gain experience, and was no match for Kaido at all. He couldn't even cut through the scales on Kaido's body that were infused with Armament Haki.

Upon noticing the movements of his elder brother and sister, Kaido immediately abandoned Oden, his boring opponent, and transformed into a thousand-meter-long blue dragon, soaring through the clouds towards Fujiyama.

"Stop! We're not done fighting yet!"

Oden's monstrous physique allowed him to stand up again after being thrown to the ground, wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and chase after the Azure Dragon.

As Shiki and the others landed on Fujiyama, Garp and Sengoku, running at full speed, barely managed to enter the Flower Capital region. What greeted their eyes were streets in ruins and corpses lying scattered on the ground in various death states.

Just as Garp and his group stopped and looked around for Shiki and the others, several samurai and ninjas rushed out from the quiet houses on both sides of the street and attacked them.

"You despicable pirates, die!"

Since they couldn't protect Sukiyaki-sama, the samurai and ninjas decided to vent their anger on these later pirates, while also protecting the people of Wano Country.

Sensing the killing intent, Garp and the others did not retaliate, but instead dodged left and right, while subconsciously revealing their identities.

"We are the Navy, not the enemy! Tell me, where did those pirate bastards go!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Garp's face darkened as he suddenly realized that he was no longer a Marine.

But now is not the time to explain. We must race against time to catch up with Shiki and the others. We absolutely cannot let the pirates obtain the terrifying Ancient Weapon.

"What navy? They're invaders just like pirates, die!"

Garp and the others only dodged and did not attack, which gave the samurai and ninjas great confidence. They threw out shuriken and darts one after another, and the samurai swords were slashed even more vigorously.

Seeing that the local Wano Country militia were unresponsive, Garp and Sengoku exchanged a glance while dodging, and immediately launched a counterattack.

"idiot!"

With a burst of fierce and domineering energy, Garp suddenly turned around and punched the pursuing samurai on the head, slamming his head into the rammed earth.

The overwhelming aura and terrifying power frightened the other samurai and ninjas, who immediately stopped their attacks and pointed without hesitation at Fujiyama behind the Flower Capital.

They died only for General Sukiyaki, and now that General Sukiyaki is not present, they must first protect themselves.

"The pirates have taken Admiral Sukiyaki hostage. If you are truly righteous Marines, please rescue Admiral Sukiyaki from the pirates!"

Garp and Sengoku did not respond to the moral blackmail, and decisively set off for Fujiyama.

They have a more important mission to accomplish now than saving the shoguns of Wano Country.

As they ran, just as Garp and his group approached Fujiyama, they caught a glimpse of a cluster of firelight shooting towards them from the right horizon.

As the flames drew closer, they finally saw the true face of the newcomer.

It was a strange, giant bird with wings covered in multicolored feathers of purple, blue, orange, and red. Its beak was long and pointed, covered with sharp teeth, and its tail was a long snake burning with raging flames.

Itsumade!

Behind the giant bird, a large bird formed of bandages followed, with a beautiful silhouette of long blue hair on its back.

What caught Garp's attention most was the blue-haired woman's attire; he had seen her at God Valley.

"The World Government has arrived!"

At the same time, Makasmaz Saint, who had transformed into Itsumade and was flying, also saw Garp and his group. His sinister bird eyes flickered slightly, and he flapped his wings to hover above Garp and his group, looking down at them from above.

"Do you want to return to the Navy?"

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