King vs. King
Upon hearing this, Capone Bege felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking, he unleashed a barrage of cannon fire, simultaneously throwing all his subordinates stationed within his body out. He then swiftly fled towards the outer perimeter of the God's Temple, his small frame bursting with unimaginable power.
Capone Bege former Black Hand Gang, didn't have much of a concept of honor or shame. He only knew one thing: as long as you're alive, you have a future; once you're dead, everything is over. So, he skipped even the most basic probing process and chose to run away directly.
As it turned out, his choice was indeed correct. The screams behind him lasted for less than half a second before fading away. The thick, lingering smell of blood filled the God's Temple, sending a chill down Capone Bege's spine. This level of enemy was definitely not someone he could handle.
However, the difference in strength was too great, and all the struggles were in vain. The next moment, a bloody head flew high into the air, while the corpse collapsed with a thud, submerged in a pool of blood.
The Masked Man didn't seem to care much, as if he had just casually crushed a small insect. He turned around indifferently and quietly looked at the figure on the stone bed, a slight smile curving his lips beneath the mask.
"Nightmare, that name... I've heard it so many times since I regained consciousness, but I never expected to see it for the first time under these circumstances!"
"As for whether you are truly asleep or deliberately faking it, let me test you out!"
The outer perimeter of the God's Temple.
Although Capone Bege's earlier actions had been concealed, the subsequent deafening roar of cannons and the ensuing chaos exposed the changes deep within the God's Temple to everyone.
"This is... someone has infiltrated the depths of the God's Temple?" Belo Betty and the others exchanged glances, unable to hide their excitement. Although they didn't know who had completed this ultimate mission, the shock and unease on the enemy's faces were undeniable. It seemed that the situation had taken a dramatic turn for the better.
"Retreat!" Enel and the others didn't hesitate for long. They glared at the enemy and quickly returned to their positions.
The main force of the Allied Forces hurriedly followed, and when they entered the depths of the God's Temple, their hearts sank. The Great Demon King Nightmare had already ended, and the ground was littered with severed limbs and remains, as if a brutal massacre had just taken place.
"It's over. That monster finally woke up. What was the point of everything we did before?"
"Are we going to repeat the same mistakes we made two years ago?"
"Why do I feel that the aura of Nightmare is much stronger than it was two years ago? Could it be that the so-called blood sacrifice ritual is not just a vague legend?"
"This person is... Capone Bege of the Supernovas? What a waste! He successfully infiltrated, yet he still managed to wake up Nightmare!"
Seeing the look of horror and fear on the faces of the people around him, Zoro couldn't help but gasp. He had actually forced the crowd to surrender with his own strength, making no one dare to make a move. Was this the power of Nightmare? Was this the World's Strongest?
Zoro exhaled a breath of stale air. If you don't count the projection in Alabasta, this was actually his first confrontation with Nightmare.
However, calling it a confrontation was just wishful thinking on his part, because the other party's gaze was not on him at all, or rather, not on any of them.
It seems that even Revolutionary Army Leader Dragon, or the Five Elders, the highest authority in the World Government, are not qualified to speak with Nightmare.
Following Nightmare's gaze, Zoro realized that there seemed to be another person besides Capone Bege before they entered the God's Temple.
"The winner of Zone One in the knockout stage, the Eye of Heaven?" Apart from things related to road directions, Zoro's memory is quite good, and he recognized the Masked Man's identity at a glance.
"Although the person named 'Tong' is quite amazing in strength and has shone brightly in the previous battle, he is not strong enough to make Nightmare take notice of him, is he?"
Just as Zoro was filled with doubt and confusion, Five Elders of the Allied Forces strode forward and knelt on one knee. "Five Elders... welcome Lord Imu!"
The words of the Five Elders were like a deep-sea bomb, stirring up huge waves in this silent ocean. What did they see? The Five Elders, the highest authority of the World Government and the highest-ranking members of the Celestial Dragons Celestial Dragons, were kneeling on one knee before a mysterious Masked Man. Were they watching a play?
"Are you kidding me? How could someone of the Five Elders' status kneel down to someone else? Could it be that they made up this character on purpose under the pressure of Nightmare?"
"No, most people wouldn't even have the courage to stand still in front of that man. Besides, judging from Nightmare's serious demeanor, this guy called 'Pupil' is definitely not simple."
Amidst the puzzled and curious gazes of the crowd, Roy smiled and said:
"Should I call you Imu, or should I call you Im, the true ruler of the World Government, Alien Visitor from 800 years ago!"
"It seems you did know of my existence all along. That's truly remarkable. I've erased 100 years of history. I wonder how you found out about all this?"
"History, no matter how you try to cover it up or destroy it, will always leave its mark in the long river of time. As long as you are willing, it is not difficult to find the answers."
Roy shrugged indifferently and said, "But you, it seems you saw right through my act. I was planning to deliver a fatal blow when you were off guard, but you ended up making a fool of yourself."
"I've lived for 800 years, after all. If I were to be fooled by your clumsy acting, wouldn't that be ridiculous?"
"Clumsy acting? Well, what can I do? After all, this scheme wasn't set up for you from the start. It was just that your sudden intrusion made me change my mind a little." Roy's tone shifted, his murderous aura filling the air. "But since you already know that this was all a scheme I set up, why did you still rush in? Did you really think my advantage was simply that you were in the open while I was in the shadows?"
"Of course not. How could I possibly underestimate someone like you, who only appears once every thousand years? If it weren't for gathering as much information about you as possible, I would have come knocking on your door two years ago when you were just revived."
"Oh? So what did you deduce from my intelligence that finally made you decide to fight me to the death?"
"Nightmare, I must also commend your ingenious ideas. In the past 800 years, I have never seen such an interesting person as you. You have actually constructed such a vast Dream Domain and attracted people all over the world to become addicted to it. When they taste the benefits that the Dream Domain brings them and cannot extricate themselves, they do not know that the real benefits have already been taken by you. You have made people all over the world willingly work for you. In this respect, your methods are indeed far superior to mine."