A swarm of blood bats swept across the Flower Capital, and cries of terror rang out beneath the night sky.
Houka watched expressionlessly as the blood bats devoured the people of Wano Country.
He wanted to see whether the Three Gods would show even the slightest reaction as an outsider slaughtered the nation left behind by the Half-Moon Family.
Wano Country was, after all, an important ally of the Great Kingdom. It should carry some weight in the eyes of the Three Gods.
Imu of this world was certainly Houka's prey.
But the ancient gods of this world were the prey Houka wanted most.
"What's going on?!"
Protected by the Oniwabanshu, Kurozumi Orochi fled the Flower Capital in a frenzy, escaping in the direction of Ringo.
After all, those blood bats had come from Udon.
According to the analysis of advisers like Fukurokuju, bats should fear the cold, so they headed for the frigid Northern Cemetery.
Perhaps that was their only sliver of hope of escaping this dreadful blood bat disaster.
"Call Kaido the Myoo for help! What are the Beasts Pirates doing?!"
Kurozumi Orochi cursed as he ran. He had paid the Beasts Pirates so much protection money, yet Kaido of the Beasts had shown no response at all.
"Shogun, everyone from the Beasts Pirates has already lost contact."
Fukurokuju delivered news that left Kurozumi Orochi both furious and despairing.
"Damn it! Those outsiders from the outer seas really can't be trusted!!"
Kurozumi Orochi looked at the pursuing blood bats, and panic grew in his heart. Was he really going to die in the mouths of these bats?
Meanwhile, Kyoshiro protected Komurasaki, Shinobu, and the others as they headed in another direction amid the chaos, desperately charging toward the turbulent Kuri.
Ashura Doji was a bandit at Atama Mountain