Summit War · Oars

"Boom!"

Just as Chen Qiang pulled Ace out of the blood sphere and brought him behind himself, the blood sphere and the shockwave Sengoku had unleashed slammed directly into him, knocking Chen Qiang, who had just leaped into the air, back down to the ground.

However, after the blood sphere touched Chen Qiang, he strengthened its defenses with his control. Although it couldn't fully block the shockwave, it at least kept him from being knocked down by it.

"Go!"

Chen Qiang endured Sengoku's attack, tucked the newly rescued Ace under his arm, and immediately changed direction without a second thought, trying to get away as quickly as possible.

"Buddha Shockwave!"

But Chen Qiang had barely taken two steps after turning around when a massive shockwave came from behind and sent both him and Ace flying.

"Damn it!"

Chen Qiang could only helplessly face Sengoku's attack. He couldn't block it at all. But to keep Ace, who was even weaker than him and was being restrained by Seastone, from suffering too much damage, Chen Qiang put Ace in front of himself before the shockwave struck, taking the full brunt of it.

Fortunately, Chen Qiang's cheat was powerful. Even after taking Sengoku's attack, he only lay on the ground for a few breaths before getting back up with Ace. Then, without looking back, he continued charging toward the area where the pirates were.

Behind Chen Qiang, Sengoku was about to give chase, but Marco stopped him again. Marco was no match for Sengoku, but thanks to his Phoenix Fruit powers, he had incredible regenerative abilities. He had been sent flying by Sengoku just moments ago, but had already mostly recovered, so he managed to block Sengoku once more.

Taking advantage of the time Sengoku was held up, Chen Qiang broke through the Marines who had gathered in front of him again and got closer to the ice ahead.

"Ace!"

Just as Marco was sent flying by Sengoku again and Sengoku was about to attack Chen Qiang, a mighty voice called out to Ace.

The giant Oars, who had been knocked down in front of the execution platform, had actually woken up again and was looking toward where Ace was.

"Oars!"

Hearing his name called, Ace raised his head and looked toward Oars, tears in his eyes as he gazed at the giant's battered body.

"Heh! Since you're still alive, you can help me out. Let's save Ace together!"

Seeing that Oars had woken up, Chen Qiang, who was about to be hunted down by Sengoku again and had no idea how to escape, immediately thought of a plan.

Holding Ace in one hand, Chen Qiang flickered forward a few times until he reached Oars, then leaped onto his head.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Several flashes of the blade passed by. Chen Qiang, standing on Oars's head, quickly opened several long gashes across his own body, controlling his blood to spray out of the wounds as if it were limitless.

"Boom!"

Once exposed to the air, the blood sprayed from the wounds quickly ignited, forming clouds of crimson smoke that enveloped Oars's entire body.

The red smoke wrapped around Oars didn't linger. Instead, it quickly burrowed into his enormous body.

"Roar!"

After all the crimson smoke had disappeared, blood-red light suddenly blazed in Oars's eyes, and he let out a tremendous roar.

"What did you do?"

Ace, whose body Chen Qiang had bound with Oars's hair so he wouldn't fall, had clearly noticed that something was wrong with Oars beneath him. He angrily shouted at Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang didn't answer Ace's angry outburst. Instead, he bent down, secured himself to Oars's head with Oars's hair, and closed his eyes.

As soon as Chen Qiang closed his eyes, Oars, who had roared once and then gone still, began glowing even more fiercely in the eyes. His exhausted body regained its strength, and even his severed foot, lying off to one side, was quickly pulled back into place by his blood.

The wounds on his body that had still been bleeding also stopped at the same time and rapidly healed.

"Blood Control!"

After healing his injuries in just a few breaths, Oars rose to his full height, picked up the enormous Butcher Knife from the ground, and growled.

But his voice no longer sounded like his own. It sounded more like Chen Qiang.

"Has he been controlled?"

"Bad! Run!"

"Don't run! Stop him!"

Seeing Oars recover so quickly, the Marines who had been pursuing Chen Qiang and the others immediately panicked. If Sengoku hadn't arrived behind them and quickly ordered them to hold their ground, some of the Marines might have fled.

"Heh! What a powerful body! Too bad this really takes a lot out of me!"

After standing up, Oars moved his limbs and felt the surging power within them before saying with a smile.

Controlling such an enormous body was difficult. Even after Chen Qiang released all his blood and combined it with his powerful mental strength, he could only control Oars with great effort. That was only because Oars's mind wasn't resisting. Oars wanted to save Ace just as much as Chen Qiang did, and he cooperated with Chen Qiang's movements.

Even so, Chen Qiang's control could only last about a minute. After that, his mental strength would be depleted. Even with his powerful regenerative abilities, it would take a long time to fully recover his mental strength.

After all, his cheat mainly healed damage to his body. It was much less effective at restoring mental strength.

"Tiger Roar!"

So, after assessing his current condition, Chen Qiang didn't hesitate. He raised the Butcher Knife in his hand and swung it down. A mighty tiger's roar rang out from the blade, stunning all the nearby Marines.

Then, under Chen Qiang's control, the Butcher Knife in Oars's hand spun around and slashed at the nearby wall.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In just a few slashes, Chen Qiang had Oars clear away all the surrounding walls.

After all, Chen Qiang remembered that in the original story, Sengoku had an ambush here, with countless cannons.

"Raise the encircling walls!"

"Yes!" The Marines who heard the order quickly sprang into action!

Seeing Oars's actions, Sengoku was puzzled about how the other side knew his plan. But this clearly wasn't the time to hesitate. He immediately ordered the Marines nearby to raise the walls and attack Oars.

At the same time, Sengoku quickly transformed into a giant radiating golden light, then brought his palm down toward Oars.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sound of space shattering rang out. The massive shockwave Sengoku had released was completely blocked by the cracks that appeared, while the Marines who had just prepared to attack Oars were all sent flying by the tremendous force of the quake.