Orochi Loses His Head! Resurrection Level 1

After King left, Kaido grabbed his massive gourd of sake and took a huge swig, then rose to his feet and picked up the spiked club beside him.

"Damn it, have they still not found Moria?"

Kaido had already received word that Gecko Moria's ship had encountered a whirlpool in the seas around Wano Country.

Having stayed in Wano Country for so long, Kaido naturally knew what the whirlpools in its waters were.

They were undersea currents.

As long as a ship was reasonably sturdy, it would not be destroyed within those currents.

The currents were not entirely filled with seawater, either. Ships could even sail through them.

But after spending so many years in the New World, Kaido had long since grown accustomed to all manner of bizarre environments.

What enraged him was that so much time had passed since he received the news, yet there was still no further information.

What the hell were his men even good for?

"Captain Kaido!"

Just as Kaido was stewing in anger, a pirate rushed in, holding up the Transponder Snail in his hand.

"Hm?"

Kaido abruptly turned his head, glaring at the newcomer with bloodshot crimson eyes.

The pirate shuddered under Kaido's gaze, stopped short, and then stood ramrod straight.

"Captain Kaido, we found Moria's group."

"Where?"

Kaido burst into laughter upon hearing that.

"Our men spotted that Thriller Bark at Behind the Ridge."

"Tell the men to prepare the ships. We're going to war."

Laughing loudly, Kaido slung his enormous spiked club over his shoulder and strode outside.

"Yes, Captain Kaido."

The pirate snapped to attention and hurriedly ran out.

By the time Kaido arrived, the ships were ready, and a large group of pirates was waiting for him.

The moment they saw Kaido appear, everyone erupted into cheers.

Kaido made a great leap and landed aboard a ship, causing the entire vessel to tilt.

"Set sail. Head for Behind the Ridge. I want to see what the hell dared to steal my goods."

Kaido pointed his spiked club toward Behind the Ridge in Wano Country.

Behind the Ridge.

This place was considered rather special in Wano Country.

Most other areas were occupied by towns, mines, and similar places.

Behind the Ridge, however, was where Wano Country buried its dead.

After people died, most were sent to Behind the Ridge for burial.

As a result, many people were buried there.

The atmosphere was exceedingly gloomy, but pirates did not particularly care.

"Captain, we haven't found the combat captain. When we fell into the sea, he wasn't aboard the ship. He was clearing out the enemies on the reef."

"Heh heh heh, it's fine. Lin Ye is strong. He won't come to harm. Get some rest, and launch the attack at dawn.

Wano Country will be mine!"

Moria let out a shrill laugh.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Moria's words, the pirates who had come out with the ship immediately grew excited.

In the year since following Gecko Moria into the New World, they had not suffered a single defeat, and that had filled them with confidence.

Sensing the mood of his crew, Moria also began laughing.

Still, when the ship had fallen into the whirlpool this time, quite a few crew members had been swept away after falling into the sea.

But once this war was over, they could simply recruit more pirates.

As long as they defeated Kaido and became overlords of the sea, they could have as many subordinates as they wanted.

Moreover, Wano Country was quite a large island with a good environment. It was suitable for serving as a base.

Moria had now realized something.

If he wanted to become King of the Pirates, he would inevitably have to clash with the pirate crews of the sea's established powerhouses.

In that case, he would definitely need a logistical base.

A ship alone would not be enough.

Problems could arise too easily.

Moria had already begun considering what would happen after defeating Kaido.

Flower Capital.

Lin Ye raised the blade in his hand and once again cut off Kurozumi Orochi's head.

[Blank Entries: 297]

That was what he had gained from this battle. Naturally, Lin Ye had kept some entries that appeared useful.

But the only ability he truly valued was Kozuki Toki's ability.

Although its consumption was immense, Lin Ye felt that this ability definitely had greater uses.

Kozuki Toki's strength was average, so her development of this ability was certainly insufficient.

Or perhaps traveling through time from several hundred years ago had consumed too much of her strength, and she had yet to recover.

No matter what, though, the ability was worth looking forward to.

But upgrading it required far too many entries, and he had no entries to spare right now.

Only once he became strong enough by his own standards would he invest some entries into this ability.

Still, there was something else to look forward to next.

Lin Ye looked at Kurozumi Orochi lying on the ground.

Beside the short body, three somewhat square heads rolled across the ground.

This guy began from the body every time he resurrected.

As for the heads Lin Ye had cut off, they would not disappear.

But the next resurrection would be his last.

This fellow's Devil Fruit ability really could drag things out.

Lin Ye slightly raised his head and yawned. Then he spotted a streak of fire flying toward him from the distant horizon.

Hm?

Lin Ye closed his mouth and immediately spread his Observation Haki.

"That guy is... King?"

The highly distinctive clothes on King's body made his identity unmistakable.

Why was he here?

Was he coming for Lin Ye?

That meant Kaido had received the news?

The moment he saw King approaching, Lin Ye understood.

If Kaido had not learned what happened here, one of his top commanders... no, that term probably did not exist yet.

In any case, someone at the level of an Emperor's right-hand man.

He would not have come personally.

As Lin Ye considered this, Kurozumi Orochi's headless corpse twitched, and dark purple energy poured out from his body.

Then, within that energy, a long, slender shadow emerged.

"My lord, spare me!"

Before the dark purple mist had even dispersed, Kurozumi Orochi's terrified voice rang out.

His grotesque snake head was pressed tightly against the ground, his eyes filled with terror.

Of the other seven snake heads, six had been cut off. The remaining one had a hole through it and had also gone still.

Looking at the desperately pleading Kurozumi Orochi, Lin Ye rose to his feet and stepped on top of Kurozumi Orochi's head.

Kurozumi Orochi's body trembled, and his pupils quivered violently.

He was clearly terrified beyond measure.

He could not escape.

And he now understood that he had only one life left.

If his head was cut off, he would definitely die.

He had only been a daimyo for a short time. He still had ambitions to fulfill.

But when he saw Lin Ye raise his blade, his neck abruptly twisted as he tried to struggle. Yet the head beneath Lin Ye's foot did not budge in the slightest.

"Stop!"

A furious shout came from the sky, followed by a Flying Slash blazing with fire as it descended.

Lin Ye's lips curled upward, and the blade in his hand came down.

Splat!

Orochi lost his head.

The wildly struggling neck was suddenly freed, writhing and twisting together with the body.

But this time, there was no head left.

[Picked up Resurrection Level 1]

[Picked up Observation Haki Level 1]

Lin Ye withdrew and kicked the severed head beneath his foot toward the descending slash.