Clang! Clang!
The crisp clash of steel echoed through the spacious banquet hall. Fallen screens were trampled to pieces, while vases, bowls, and plates lay shattered across the floor.
The moment Kurozumi Orochi fell, all the soldiers sprang into action.
A samurai swung his blade down. Luffy sidestepped it and lashed a kick into the man's stomach. The samurai's eyes widened as he doubled over and vomited sour liquid.
"Bwah!"
"Woohoo~~"
With one hand pressing against the man's back, Luffy vaulted over him like a goat leap. He still held a chunk of meat in his other hand, stuffing it into his mouth and tearing off a bite of tender flesh before pulling out the intact bone and throwing it at another charging soldier's face.
Smack!
The bone knocked the soldier down. Luffy bent sideways, stretching his right leg behind him before whipping it out.
"Gomu Gomu Whip!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His stretched leg lashed out like a whip, its powerful sweep instantly clearing out a whole cluster of charging enemies.
"Everyone, attack together!"
"Capture every criminal who tried to assassinate the Shogun!"
A bald man with an oval head like a winter melon stood in the doorway and roared. His two earlobes hung down like soft clay.
The man's name was Fukurokuju, leader of the Orochi Oniwabanshu.
This was a ninja force directly under Kurozumi Orochi, responsible for following orders and protecting the Shogun's safety. Apart from Fukurokuju, there were ten others, all highly skilled and hidden near Kurozumi Orochi at all times to provide protection. They were Wano Country's proudest and most powerful unit.
And yet Orochi had been beheaded right in front of them!
It was nothing short of disgraceful!
Watching Luffy and the others battle the soldiers in the banquet hall, Fukurokuju clenched his teeth so