"Imu! Come back!"
Since he could not stop Houka from leaving, the Earth God could only call Imu back.
The Earth God's shout, infused with immensely powerful Conqueror's Haki, swept all the way from the Red Line to Marine Headquarters.
Wherever it passed, clouds shattered and the sea churned. It was like a sonic cannon blast capable of destroying the world.
At the sight of that monstrous sound wave, Houka sensed trouble and hurried toward the Flying Warship!
The Earth God, that old monster, seemed like a brute, but he had struck straight at Houka's weak point.
"Still watching?!"
"That sound wave is coming to finish you off!"
Before the powerful fighters aboard the Flying Warship could say a word, Houka forcibly blasted them into the Lost World.
When Imu heard the Earth God's warning,
they did not dare linger for even a second.
They lacked both the time and the courage to so much as glance at Houka, fleeing at once.
These demigods could not stop a True God determined to retreat!
Even Rocks and Loki together could not hold Imu back.
Imu left behind only a few powerful demonic-energy clones, and those were enough to keep the demigods occupied.
That turned out to be a windfall for the Demon Merry.
The Demon Merry devoured several demonic-energy clones packed with staggering amounts of energy in succession. Its strength surpassed Charlotte Linlin's and Newgate's, closing in on Loki's and Rocks's.
"Imu, don't run!!"
Houka shouted, but instead of giving chase, he rushed toward the demigods.
"Stop them, quickly!"
Loki hurriedly transformed into the black dragon Nidhogg and chased after Imu.
Their failure to stop Imu was their responsibility. They had let down Houka's trust.
Not only had they failed to kill Imu, they could not even keep Imu there!
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