Guests Arrive in Wano Country

Kozuki Oden reorganized his troops, and after they entered the camp in an orderly manner, he ordered his men to prepare food and the entire army to rest.

Seeing that Kozuki Oden seemed to have returned empty-handed, Buggy stepped forward with some doubt and asked about the results of last night's battle.

Upon hearing this Kozuki Oden sighed slightly and recounted the events of the previous night to Buggy.

Last night, Kozuki Oden pursued the Genji's army, but was blocked in the forest by Kaguya, one of the four Kaguya of the Izumo Society, who led a band of demons and monsters. The Kozuki Army had fought a fierce battle against the Genji Army during the day, and by the time they reached this place, they were inevitably exhausted. The demons and monsters, taking advantage of the terrain and waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out, managed to hold the Kozuki Army back in the forest, even though they were outnumbered. The two sides fought fiercely until dawn before the demons and Genji withdrew. The Minamoto clan, under cover of darkness, had already disappeared and could no longer catch up.

Kozuki Oden had no choice but to give up and return to his camp to reorganize his troops.

Buggy, having learned what had happened, said "What a pity." Kozuki Oden also shook his head, knowing that it would be difficult to defeat the Genji in one fell swoop. He adjusted his mindset and decided to advance the battle line steadily.

On the other side, although Genji was intimidated by Buggy's imposing manner for a moment, once his troops had regrouped and everything was settled, he couldn't help but feel a sense of humiliation. As the Admiral of Wano Country, how could he be intimidated by a mere stranger? How absurd!

He was proud and arrogant, and unwilling to admit defeat, he led his army to Peace-War Pass, reorganized his army, and prepared to fight again.

The Kozuki Army also broke camp and advanced the battle line, gradually approaching Peace-War Pass in the north.

Just as the two armies were about to clash again, in a village on the border between Kuri and Izumo.

Flames burned everywhere, filling the air with a burnt smell.

"What exactly is going on here...?"

A man dressed in a black tuxedo with a cloak covering his face stopped and looked around.

"Mr. Sabo ... I think there has probably just been a war here,"

A burly man following behind spoke up.

Looking at the several seemingly charred corpses on the ground, Sabo frowned uncomfortably and said, "Martin, go check over there and see if there are any survivors."

"Yes, Mr. Sabo." Martin nodded and surveyed the surroundings along the way in the opposite direction from Sabo.

More than half of the surrounding wheat fields had been burned, and only ruins remained of the sparse farmhouses ahead. Sabo followed the flames that were still burning ahead and quickened his pace.

They hadn't walked far when suddenly a farmer covered in blood came running out from a side path, staggered and fell to the ground, looking back and gasping for help.

He hurriedly reached out a hand to grab Sabo's pants, but the latter quickly raised his hand and helped him up. Following the farmer's gaze, Sabo saw two humans wielding spiked clubs.

One had his face painted with blue paint, the other with red paint; both had fierce expressions and a disdainful grin on their lips.

The two caught up with Sabo and stopped.

The man, his face flushed, said, "Blue Ogre, what do we do now that strangers have arrived?"

The man with a greenish-blue face replied, "Of course, kill them all. The leader said no one is to be left alive!"

The two talked, seemingly having made up their minds, and then took another step closer to Sabo.

"Wait a moment."

Sabo looked at the two men surrounding him and calmly asked, "You want to kill me?"

The Blue Ogre grinned maliciously, "Foolish boy, you're about to die. Blame it on your eyes for seeing something you shouldn't have!"

"Then, can you tell me what happened here before I die?"

"We are occupying... we are occupying this village, because they are all resisting, so we are going to kill them all!" The Red Ogre spoke haltingly, and at the end he suddenly raised his hand and shouted.

"Red Ogre!"

The Blue Ogre knew the Red Ogre wasn't very bright and didn't want him to continue, so he quickly interrupted, "Don't waste your breath on this guy. We need to finish this quickly and report back to the leader."

"These two are indeed being orchestrated... Slaughtering unarmed civilians and committing such bloody and brutal acts, could it be some notorious pirate crew? No... To act so recklessly in Wano Country, it's not just a notorious pirate crew that would be so foolish. This matter is probably an internal conflict within Wano Country."

Sabo's mind raced as the two men charged at him. Unperturbed, he pulled out a water pipe from his back, swung it forward with a sudden motion, and instantly knocked the Red Ogre's spiked club to the ground. He quickly retrieved the pipe, flicked it against another spiked club, and sent it flying.

When the Blue Ogre came to his senses, he was no longer armed, and the cold barbed water pipe was pressed against his neck. His intuition told him that the terrifying force coming from the pipe could break his neck instantly!

"Don't move." Sabo restrained the Blue Ogre, but his eyes were fixed on the Red Ogre, conveying a warning.

The Red Ogre dared not move again.

Sabo glanced at the Blue Ogre, "Who exactly are you?"

The Blue Ogre swallowed hard, glancing at Sabo's blurred face hidden by his cloak. Fear gripped him, and he swallowed back the lie he had planned. With a nervous expression, he told the truth, "We are one of the four tribes of the Izumo Society, the demons and monsters. We are ordered by our leader to destroy the villages of Kuri and disrupt the morale of the enemy army."

Sabo's expression changed slightly. "The enemy... who are they?"

The Blue Ogre said fearfully, "It's... it's the army of Kuri Daimyo Kozuki."

"Kozuki of the masonry clan..."

Sabo murmured to himself. Before coming to Wano Country, he had already done some intelligence gathering and had a certain understanding of the power distribution in Wano Country. After arriving in Wano Country, he heard some news on the way about Kozuki Oden fighting against the Shogun Genji in Yamatai.

Combining the actions of the Izumo Society with his own observations, he roughly understood the Izumo Society's position and the character of the Genji had discerned some instructions or cooperated with the Izumo Society. This caused the scales in his heart, which had been somewhat wavering, to tip to the other side.

The Revolutionary Army not only needs the support of Wano Country, but also hopes to receive help from the Kozuki Clan of stonemasons. If this war had not occurred, there would have been no choice. However, since things did not go as planned, he, as the representative of the Revolutionary Army, had to choose a side.

"Kozuki Oden..."

As Sabo pondered, he saw the Red Ogre silently pick up the spiked club from the ground and fiercely smash it down on Sabo's head, while the Blue Ogre desperately grabbed Sabo's right arm, trying to coordinate with the Red Ogre's attack and seize the opportunity to kill the man.

Sabo exhaled slightly, his entire left arm turned black, and his left hand's five fingers bent and spread apart, resembling Dragon Claw's claw, as he suddenly exerted force to meet the spiked club!

"Dragon Claw!!"

The spiked club was instantly crushed into countless fragments. Sabo's strength remained undiminished as he gripped the Red Ogre's skull, crushing it open like an egg. White and red blood gushed out, and the corpse slowly collapsed to the ground.

He then punched the Blue Ogre in the back, breaking the latter's spine in two. The Blue Ogre was no longer able to resist and fell to the ground, howling in pain.

"The Revolutionary Army should bring hope... As for you evil demons and monsters, you should go back to hell."

Sabo took two steps back, looked at the farmer whose face was a mixture of fear and satisfaction, and softened his tone, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

"Thank... thank... you..." The farmer burst into tears at the thought of the murderer who killed his family.

At that moment, Sabo suddenly turned around and looked in a certain direction. Without the slightest hesitation, he darted out like a swift leopard.

The sounds of fighting... He heard the sounds of fighting coming from Martin's direction.