At this moment, billowing black gas burst out again from the huge sand pit where Kurozumi Orochi was buried.
Immediately afterwards, a head of Kurozumi Orochi that transformed into Yamata no Orochi Form burst out of the ground again, carrying a terrifying aura and pounced on Crocodile with a clear target.
"Brush--"
Before Crocodile could react, a bright and domineering sword flashed past him and chopped off the head that had just emerged from the ground with a devastating blow.
As the head rolled down to the feet of Crocodile, a shrill scream immediately erupted from the sand pit. Seven heads burst out of the ground at the same time, rolling black air in several directions. Some of them pounced on Crocodile, while others pounced on Mihawk, who decisively cut off a head with a knife.
Mihawk will not tolerate these heads. As soon as his figure flashed, Supreme Grade Sword swung his sword and chopped off all the remaining seven heads with the force of his sharp sword.
"????"
Crocodile, who was just about to take action, turned his head and looked at Mihawk, who was approaching him and had already sheathed his sword. He smacked his cigar in his mouth a few times, and then said in a deep voice, "You think I can't deal with these snakeheads? If you want to kill someone, go to the opposite side and look for them. Didn't you see two strong men with samurai swords standing opposite?"
As soon as these words came out, Denjiro and Ashura Doji, who were standing on the left and right of Kozuki Hiyori, suddenly felt their hearts sinking.
Although it is a shame for them as samurai to be afraid of fighting, they are not fools. If they rashly start a fight with Mihawk, Crocodile and Jinbe who are strongly involved in the battle at this time, they will definitely not get the slightest advantage.
Most importantly, they must keep Kozuki Hiyori safe!
"Sand Crocodile, you are very angry!"
Unexpectedly, Crocodile would target him again. Mihawk raised his hand and patted the dust on his body. Feng Qingyun said calmly, "Are you so anxious to show off that you are worried that you will start as a soldier like Moria? Not to mention, Moria's navy uniform looks very pleasing to the eye. When you also wear the navy uniform, you should be very popular!"
"It's you who wants to show off!"
Crocodile said tit for tat, "I don't need your help at all. It's just one Kurozumi Orochi. Do you need the help of two Shichibukai? Don't worry, even if I wear a navy uniform, I will still be the one with the officer's cloak!"
"Really? I'm looking forward to it!"
Mihawk tilted his head and glanced at Crocodile, "How about we compete for the position of Admiral together? Let's see who becomes Admiral first!"
Seeing the two people facing each other tit for tat, Jinbe, who was standing next to him, hesitated several times before finally interjecting, "You two, if you want to argue, you have to take your time. How should we deal with those people across from us?"
As soon as Jinbe finished speaking, outside the General's Mansion, which had completely turned into a desert area, the sound of neat footsteps suddenly came from the corner of the street.
Immediately afterwards, the naval soldiers led by Morgan quickly rushed out of the sand with a fierce momentum.
"Marine Headquarters Admiral, Sakazuki Sir is here!"
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the deserted General's Mansion, Morgan shouted at the top of his lungs, "Everyone, listen, put down your weapons and squat down with your head in your hands, otherwise, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
Wow--
As Morgan's voice sounded, the naval soldiers neatly separated on his left and right sides raised their guns and aimed at Denjiro and others in the sand.
"Damn it!"
A samurai standing next to Denjiro gritted his teeth and let out an angry curse, then grabbed the handle of the sword at his waist and prepared to unsheath it and fight him.
"Don't mess around!"
Denjiro spoke up to stop it in time, and at the same time lowered his voice and said, "Let's wait and see what happens. We have tolerated it for so many years, there is no need to fight with the navy at this time!"
With that said, Denjiro took the lead in taking off the samurai sword from his waist and put it in front of him, and then looked at Kozuki Hiyori beside him.
Seeing this, Kozuki Hiyori and Ashura Doji were unwilling to give in, but they still put down their samurai swords and squatted down together with Denjiro.
Seeing this, the other samurai and ronin didn't dare to neglect. They all squatted down facing the direction of Morgan with their heads in their hands.
At the same time.
Sakazuki, accompanied by two officers, walked into the sand wearing a navy cloak, walked directly in front of a group of samurai ronin who were squatting with their heads in their hands, and stood in front of Denjiro, Ashura Doji and Kozuki Hiyori.
"Kozuki Clan's retainer?"
After looking at the three people condescendingly for a moment, a sense of oppression unique to Marine Headquarters Admiral enveloped the three of them, "After being oppressed by Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi for more than ten years, where did you get the courage to attack General's Mansion? Just a bunch of you guys? What a joke!"
After a slight pause, Sakazuki raised his hand and took out a file from an officer who was following him and threw it in front of the three of them, "These files all record the desolation and ruin we saw after entering Wano Country!"
"In my opinion, even without Kaido, without Kurozumi Orochi, Kozuki Clan cannot lead Wano Country to a better future!"
"Because the problem itself is not that you have encountered the double suppression of Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi, but that you Kozuki Clan, especially Kozuki Clan's Kozuki Oden, just gave up the life and death of the people and went to sea to pursue personal freedom, and actually chose to join the pirate group and trample on justice!"
"Of course, these are all in the past, so don't mention them."
"Even if you defeat Kurozumi Orochi before the navy enters Flower Capital, and let the descendants of the Kozuki Clan become the new general Wano Country, you will ultimately have to face only two choices, either surrender to the navy, or be eliminated."
"The reason is very simple. Without the navy officers and soldiers using their blood and lives to defeat Beasts Pirates, and the sole leader of Marine Headquarters, Akira Marshal, did not execute Kaido, how dare you attack General's Mansion?"
"In a word, Wano Country doesn't need incompetent generals."
"From now on, Wano Country is fully taken over by the Navy!"
The next morning.
Holy Land Mary Geoise, Flower Chamber.
Imu was sitting in the pavilion, looking attentively at the box wrapped in red cloth placed in front of him.
Gunko stood quietly on the right side of Imu, also staring at the box with big eyes and curiosity.
"Since last night, at least three new energies have been added to the box!"
After a short silence, Imu suddenly spoke, an impulse to open the box flashed in his dark red eyes, "Although we are not sure, we can infer that this box can collect Devil Fruit energy regardless of distance!"
Gunko was silent because she did not sense the energy in the box increasing.
Of course, although she could not sense the energy fluctuations in the box, she could not help but want to open the box. The invisible temptation made her irresistible.
"Do an experiment!"
Imu seemed to be used to talking to himself. He stared at the box and continued, "Go to any Celestial Dragons home and randomly kill one or two slaves who were force-fed by them Devil Fruit!"
"Yes!"
Gunko nodded in agreement, turned around and left.
"Wait!"
Imu remembered something and then said, "Go to Roxward's house. Roxward's son Charles likes to collect pirate captain slaves and kill a few pirate slaves. Akira Marshal should not ask anything."
Huh?
Gunko's beautiful eyes shrank slightly.
Lord Im actually cares whether Akira Marshal will ask?
Although he was surprised, Gunko did not dare to say it.
After nodding in agreement again, the figure disappeared in a flash.
When she appeared again, it was five minutes later.
"How many did you kill?" Imu kept his eyes on the box.
"Two!"
Imu nodded, "Two new energies have just been added to the box! This means that as long as Devil Fruit user dies, this box will collect the Devil Fruit energy it owns as soon as possible, regardless of distance!"
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside the Flower Chamber gate, it was Gion.
Walking into Flower Chamber Gion did not come to the pavilion to meet Imu, but turned a blind eye and went straight to the villa where Akira was.
Seeing this, Imu's eyes flashed with an imperceptible coldness, and his tone instantly became cold, making Gunko standing next to him shiver.
"I don't like this Marine Admiral."
"Go and tell her that she is not allowed to enter Flower Chamber again without my permission."
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The third update ends today and will continue tomorrow.