Lord of the Sky and the Golden Bell!
Noah was so large that it was a third the size of the island. Even the enormous vine next to it, which seemed to connect heaven and earth, appeared only slender in comparison.
Logically speaking, such a large being would cause any rational being to instinctively back down and give way.
But this Orochi, over thirty meters long, entirely sky blue, with white feathers on both sides, rampaged through the forest, crushing all the trees and rocks in its path, and desperately sped toward the vines.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of Commander Clement.
"That beast! I'm going to kill it right now!"
Commander Clement snorted coldly, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes as he stared at the Orochi. But just as he was about to draw his spear and rush out of the Ark, a soft, alluring female voice stopped him.
"Saint Nerona has ordered that the giant serpent be captured alive, so handle it with extreme care and don't kill it!"
The visitor was none other than Stussy.
Commander Clement an eyebrow, understanding that the master intended to keep it as a pet, but there was a problem.
"That snake is quite large, and it's clearly in a frenzied state. It will be difficult for me to catch it without seriously injuring it."
"So I will go with you."
Stussy glanced at the Great Blue Serpent below, which was preparing to coil around him with vines, and smiled, "You just need to suppress it; leave the rest to me."
"I see."
Once Commander Clement understood the woman's abilities, he immediately transformed into a silver meteor and shot out.
In the blink of an eye, they covered hundreds of meters and collided with the ferocious Great Blue Serpent!
[Boom----]
At the same time, towering Huoguang exploded in the clouds above the Shrine.
Then more shells rained down from the sky, turning houses into burning ruins and sending the remaining 'Divine Soldier' flying into a rout.
"Stop! You damned Blue Sea People!"
"Let's all attack together and take it down!"
God's Official Maccas, wielding the Iron Cloud Sword and riding a purple-feathered Three-Jo Bird, charged menacingly toward the warship that was still unleashing a barrage of cannon fire. His eyes were already stained with a terrifying red light of rage.
"Prepare!"
However, the Holy Land Garrison on the warship was prepared. These warriors, dressed in knightly armor and wearing white cloaks, no longer carried spears, but automatic rifles loaded with Jet Bullet.
A knight carrying a rifle, what's that called?
Times have changed, God's Official!
"Fire!"
With a loud shout from the deck, a Setsuna -fire barrage of gunfire erupted, and countless bullets burst forth from the muzzle Huoguang, forming a dense rain of bullets in the air.
"Hmph, a gun?"
God's Official Maccas sneered disdainfully, and immediately swung his longsword. The blade, made of Iron Cloud, stretched out like a python, and burst into flames.
That's right, he also installed Heat Dial on the Iron Cloud Sword!
Iron Cloud, as hard as steel, and with temperatures high enough to melt metal and stone, how could a mere bullet get close?
"What!!"
But what happened next God's Official Maccas speechless. Beams of crimson light easily pierced through the fiery Iron Cloud and continued to hurtle toward them.
The characteristic of Jet Bullet is that they become high-temperature molten metal the moment they leave the barrel, possessing extremely strong penetrating power and impact force.
Previously, due to the technological limitations of the Kabane World, the effective range of Jet Bullet was only a dozen meters.
Now, thanks to the modifications and optimizations by the Academy of Sciences, the effective range has reached 200 meters. Within this distance, obstacles with a strength of less than 20 centimeters of steel plate will be riddled with holes.
"Get out of the way!"
As God's Official Maccas faced the Observation Haki barrage of attacks, he used his powerful Observation Haki to send scorching crimson rays flashing across the back of the Three-Jo Bird.
But he forgot that the Three-Jo Bird beneath his feet did not Observation Haki.
Unsurprisingly, despite its extremely fast flight speed, the large purple-feathered bird was hit by more than a dozen Jet Bullet in the face of the wide-range barrage.
With a mournful cry, blood splattered everywhere, and it crashed heavily into the clouds, turning into a warm corpse.
On the other side.
The God's Official Todd, who remained at the Shrine, finally managed to gather forty or fifty 'Divine Soldier' and directed them to pick up their bows and arrows and aim them at the sky.
"Shoot!!"
At his command, arrows loaded with Cloud Dial shot out of the bowstrings.
The so-called Cloud Dial are shellfish that can spew out Island Cloud. As the arrows fly away, they form a long cloud path in the places they pass through.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of aerial pathways connecting the ground and the Flying Warship were formed.
"Charge! Kill them all!"
God's Official Todd, wielding two muskets loaded with Flash Dial, used his Sliding Shoes to leap directly onto a cloud path and hurtled towards the warship above.
The 'Divine Soldier' behind them threw away their bows and arrows, grabbed their swords and spears, shouted battle cries, and ascended the cloud paths to launch a full-scale counterattack.
This scene caught the attention of the other "Divine Soldier." In their eyes, those Blue Sea People were just relying on their flying ships to fire cannons.
As long as they can fight at close range, they are definitely no match for me.
"Don't want!"
But the God's Official Maccas, who had just lost his mount and landed back on the ground, was terrified, but his voice was drowned out by the sound of cannons and gunfire.
The Holy Land Garrison on the warship's deck was momentarily stunned to see the Skypieans swaggering towards them along clearly defined cloud paths.
"Hahaha, since they've chosen their own path to death, then let them have their way!"
Captain Horn, who was in charge of commanding the team, burst into laughter.
"Fire freely!"
What happened next was rather brutal: hundreds of automatic rifles opened fire simultaneously, riddling the "Divine Soldier" who were playing on the cloud path with Sliding Shoes.
Numerous mangled corpses fell from the cloud path, their blood flowing and spreading, gradually staining the once pristine white clouds above the Shrine.
The very top of the giant vine.
Ignoring the carnage and destruction below, Imu led the Kuja Guard to the Golden Bell.
"It's really beautiful!"
This Golden Bell is about ten meters tall and four meters wide. It shines brilliantly in the sunlight. Even its base and pillars are made of gold, making it the epitome of luxury.
Just as Imu was admiring the treasure, Stussy appeared behind him in a flash.
"My lord, the 'Lord of the Sky' you mentioned has arrived."
"Oh?"
Imu turned around and saw that Stussy was holding a 30-centimeter-long square iron cage with a flat, long, small blue snake inside, which was 'lively' constantly bumping against the bars.
"Snort!"
Seeing its unruly behavior, Imu snorted and revealed a hint of power to intimidate it.
"I know you can understand human speech, so listen carefully. This Golden Bell will belong to me from now on. If you want to continue protecting it, then serve me as your master!"
Many animals in this world are intelligent enough to communicate with humans; they just can't speak.
Having said that, Imu ignored it and instructed Stussy, "Go and put the Golden Bell away in the center of the Ark's deck."
"Yes!"
Stussy respectfully agreed, then handed the iron cage to a nearby Kuja Guard before walking towards the magnificent Golden Bell, her high heels swaying her slender waist.
[Whoosh!]
At that moment, a black-clad man from CIPHER POL crouched on the cloud in the blink of an eye, bowing his head and reporting.
"Saint Nerona, the Poneglyph in the Shandora Ruins have been recovered, the Shandians of Kumogakure are under control, and the former 'Divine Soldier Corps' and two God's Official who remained at the Shrine have all been executed."
Imu nodded dismissively and asked, "How's that experiment I mentioned going?"
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