Ch. 481Target: Free Loki

Saint Topman Warcury led the God's Knights toward Elbaf to free Loki and use an ancient artifact to control him. He intended to exploit Loki to bring Elbaf under their influence and turn him against Jin An.

  • Saint Topman Warcury told the God's Knights that their target was Loki, prince of Elbaf, and ordered them to breach the Giants' defenses and free him.
  • A knight warned that Loki's whereabouts were secret, but Topman assured the group that the Holy Land and Lord Imu backed the operation.
  • The God's Knights rallied, drew their weapons, and set out for Elbaf under Topman's command.
  • On the journey, Topman revealed a ghostly blue crystal, an ancient artifact he planned to use to control Loki.
  • Topman ordered the Knights onward, intending to exploit Loki's ambition and hatred to control Elbaf and make him oppose Jin An.

Ch. 482Elbaf's Internal and External Troubles

Saint Topman Warcury offered Loki freedom in exchange for submission while secretly planning to use the crystal to control the Giants. As an ominous shadow approached, Loki rallied the Giants against the outsiders, but they charged at him again, leaving him surrounded.

  • Saint Topman Warcury showed the Giants a crystal and threatened to destroy Elbaf unless Loki submitted.
  • Loki resisted the Giants attacking him and resolved not to let Warcury control his fate.
  • Warcury believed the crystal could control the Giants and schemed to make Loki's capture bring down the kingdom.
  • An enormous shadow flew over the battlefield, and Warcury declared that Loki would submit.
  • Loki urged the Giants to stand together against the outsiders, and they renewed their charge at him.

Ch. 483Loki Under Siege

Loki’s kinsmen attacked him over his father’s murder, rejecting his claim that he sought strength for Elbaf. He fought back mercilessly, leaving the battlefield stained with blood as the Giants continued to close in.

  • The Giants charged at Loki instead of the outsiders, and an elderly Giant accused him of killing the king and said he had to pay for his crime.
  • Loki tried to justify his ambition and urged the Giants to stop, but they kept attacking him.
  • Loki swung his warhammer at the approaching Giants, insisting that he was becoming stronger for Elbaf.
  • Loki admitted that he had killed his father to become strong and struck down Giants while claiming he was acting for their own good.
  • The Giants attacked with renewed fury, while Loki dodged their blows and knocked back those who reached him.

Ch. 484The Horn Sounds

Jin An welcomed a gathering of resisters from many races and factions to Wano Country, uniting them against oppression while recognizing their differing motives. He sounded the horn to summon them toward the Flower Capital as the coming battle drew near.

  • Giant, Fish-Men, Longarm Tribe, and Mink Tribe warriors landed at Wano Country's port and headed for the Flower Capital.
  • Jin An addressed the assembled fighters, calling for unity to defend their homeland and fight oppression.
  • More revolutionaries, pirates, and resisters arrived, bringing varied grievances and motives to join the cause.
  • Jin An judged that their shared anger could drive them forward despite their differing aims.
  • Jin An sounded the horn, and the resisters hurried toward the Flower Capital as he prepared to face the coming battle.

Ch. 485Gathering at the Flower Capital

Jin An secretly coordinated a gathering of rebels in Wano Country while Kaido rallied them as the public face of the World Grand Alliance. The chapter ended with Kaido ordering the gathered forces to attack, as Jin An continued to control events from the shadows.

  • Jin An watched the rebels assemble in the Flower Capital while remaining concealed.
  • Kaido addressed the crowd and presented Wano Country as a shared battlefield against the World Government.
  • Kaido ordered war drums sounded as the assembled warriors raised their weapons and shouted for battle.
  • Kaido decided to use the gathered pirates to test the World Government's strength and expend unreliable forces.
  • Kaido commanded the warriors to charge, while Jin An continued directing the conflict from behind the scenes.

Ch. 486Greed and Ambition

Kaido prepared his unruly pirate force to go to war against the World Government, knowing the pirates obeyed him only while it served their ambitions. The fleet departed, with Kaido and his followers looking toward the battle ahead.

  • The pirates argued and privately considered using Kaido to advance their own aims, while Kaido recognized their schemes and regarded them as expendable troops.
  • Kaido silenced the crowd with his Haki and ordered the pirates to prepare to depart.
  • The pirates equipped their ships and weapons as the fleet set sail toward the coming war.
  • Kaido took the command position and gazed toward the horizon as the ships pressed onward.

Ch. 487Irreconcilable Differences

Jin An watched Kaido’s fleet depart and prepared to travel to Marine Headquarters to discover which Marines would oppose the World Government. At Headquarters, Marines argued over whether Jin An’s defection offered a path to justice or demanded that they rebel against the institution they served.

  • Jin An saw that Kaido’s forces had acted according to plan and viewed the approaching war as a means to overturn the old order.
  • Jin An decided to visit Marine Headquarters and assess whether Tsuru, Sengoku, Garp, and other Marines would stand against the World Government.
  • Jin An left the Flower Capital, resolved to make his next move despite the risks of confronting his former comrades.
  • At Marine Headquarters, Marines debated whether reports of Jin An’s defection were true and whether he had acted for the sake of low-ranking soldiers.
  • Marine veterans exchanged uneasy looks as the debate over justice and loyalty caused even them to waver.

Ch. 488Red Crystal

Loki led the Giants against the World Government forces on Elbaf, but a commander used a Red Crystal to unleash a devastating Dyna Rock explosion against him. Loki survived by evading the blast and blocking much of its force with his axe, leaving Saint Topman Warcury to realize the prince was harder to defeat than expected.

  • Loki rallied the Giants to fight the World Government troops, while the Giants deployed a poison-tipped ballista bolt against the advancing forces.
  • Loki spotted a World Government commander approaching with God's Knights and attacked, but the commander threw a glowing Red Crystal that immobilized him.
  • Loki struggled against the crystal's power and the memory of his father, then forced himself to fight on and rallied the battlefield with a declaration that he fought for Elbaf's freedom and future.
  • Saint Topman Warcury watched the Dyna Rock explosion fail to kill Loki, who had dodged its worst effects and used his axe to redirect much of the blast into the surrounding terrain.

Ch. 489Won't Bow His Head

Loki fought through Topman’s blockade and broke its barrier with brute force, but Topman then unleashed tracking Dyna Rock crystals that forced Loki into an exhausting chase. Loki remained trapped under the relentless assault as the chapter ended.

  • Loki emerged from the explosive wreckage and attacked Topman, who ordered God's Knights to seal the battlefield with a tactical blockade.
  • Loki shattered the energy barrier with a powerful strike, surprising Saint Topman Warcury.
  • Saint Topman Warcury revealed several Dyna Rock crystals and sent them after Loki.
  • Loki dodged the pursuing crystals and knocked some aside with his battle-axe, but Topman used his staff to turn them back toward Loki.
  • Loki grew exhausted as the crystals continued to surround him, leaving him unable to escape their attack.

Ch. 490Elbaf's Turning Point?

Saint Topman Warcury relentlessly attacked Loki, trying to break the Giants' prince and take control of Elbaf's fate. As Loki continued to resist, Dorry and Brogy fought aboard a ship in the fleet approaching Elbaf.

  • Saint Topman Warcury sent pursuing blades of red light after Loki and savored his resistance.
  • Wounded and exhausted, Loki struck one of the blades with his battle-axe and declared that he would not lose.
  • Saint Topman Warcury intensified his assault, seeking to crush Loki's will as the Giants' siege continued.
  • Ships approached Elbaf, and Brogy and Dorry clashed aboard a massive warship.

Ch. 491Target: Mary Geoise

A pirate fleet led by Mad Wolf Morse attacked the Navy and World Government forces guarding the route to Mary Geoise. The battle grew fiercer as the pirates continued to evade cannon fire and press their assault.

  • Pirates from different crews sailed together toward Mary Geoise, while the Navy and World Government forces formed an interception line ahead.
  • Morse ordered his fleet to charge, and the Navy opened fire with a devastating cannon barrage.
  • Morse used his greatsword to deflect a cannonball, inspiring the pirates to ram Navy ships and board them.
  • A Navy vice admiral ordered his forces to crush the attackers as the battle spread across the sea.
  • The pirate ships maneuvered through waves and cannon fire, with their crews using weapons and shields to smash incoming cannonballs.

Ch. 492The Clash Begins

Pirates overwhelmed the Marines in a bloody battle, while Jin An joined Dragon, Ginny, and their allies to discuss how to counter the World Government. The group learned Bartholomew Kuma had gone to Elbaf and prepared to unite their forces for a major strike.

  • Pirates charged the Marines, broke their defensive line, and knocked down a Marine commander as the soldiers' resistance faltered.
  • Jin An watched the sunrise over South Blue and wondered about Bartholomew Kuma's absence.
  • Ginny welcomed Jin An as he joined her and Dragon, who was studying intelligence about the World Government's increased deployments.
  • Dragon told Jin An that Bartholomew Kuma had gone to Elbaf with the two Giants from Little Garden.
  • Jin An called on the group to unite every available force and deal the World Government a crushing blow, and Ginny and the others agreed.

Ch. 493A Sudden Turn for the Worse and a Triumphant March

Pacifistas crushed Elbaf's resistance while Kuma and the Revolutionary Army stayed hidden, and Saint Topman Warcury left the island for Mary Geoise. There, the Five Elders watched the pirates' assault, believing the chaos was a trap meant to expose the hidden mastermind.

  • Pacifistas overwhelmed the Giants on Elbaf, driving them back and breaking their lines.
  • Kuma told his companions to remain hidden and wait for an opportunity because they could not turn the battle around.
  • Saint Topman Warcury ordered God's Knights to clean up Elbaf and departed for Mary Geoise.
  • The Five Elders watched the pirates attack Mary Geoise and suspected their assault concealed a deeper plot.
  • Jaygarcia Saturn Saint joined the Five Elders and said they should use the chaos to uncover the true enemy.

Ch. 494Forced to Establish Authority

Jin An set out to meet Vegapunk, whom he viewed as essential to challenging the World Government. In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders prepared their hidden weapons to crush the approaching pirates and reassert their authority.

  • Jin An learned from Bartholomew Kuma about the situation in Elbaf and Mary Geoise, and wondered about Loki's strength.
  • Jin An decided that he needed to meet Vegapunk again and sailed toward an unknown shore.
  • The Five Elders watched pirate ships approach Mary Geoise and worried that Jin An's real force remained hidden.
  • The white-haired Five Elder ordered the Five Elders to unleash their ultimate weapons beneath the palace.
  • The Five Elders opened a hidden chamber containing upgraded Pacifistas and other ancient powers, intending to destroy the pirates and establish their authority.

Ch. 495Steady Is Better

The World Government unleashed Mary Geoise’s hidden forces and crushed the pirate invasion, leaving the Five Elders confident that their rule remained secure. They ordered continued vigilance because the unseen manipulator behind the rebellion was still at large.

  • The Five Elders authorized Mary Geoise’s ancient war puppets and silver-armored elite soldiers to join the battle and halt the pirates’ advance.
  • The World Government’s forces overwhelmed the pirates, who fled or surrendered, but the soldiers killed them without mercy.
  • The Five Elders watched the massacre and dismissed the defeated pirates as no threat to their rule.
  • The Five Elders discussed the hidden enemy behind the rebellion and ordered their forces to remain vigilant.
  • The Five Elders concluded that stability had returned across the seas and said that steady was better.

Ch. 496That Day Will Come

The World Government tightened its control over Elbaf by building a laboratory to study Giants and develop stronger Pacifistas from their power. Imprisoned Giants endured brutal experiments but held on to the hope that they would one day be free.

  • The Five Elders established a heavily guarded laboratory in Elbaf to study Giant physiology and turn their strength into weapons.
  • Scientists developed more powerful Pacifistas using the Giants' genes and abilities.
  • Scientists chained Giants in cages, recorded their resistance, and treated their pain as experimental data.
  • A supervisor mocked the Giants and ordered sedatives and tighter chains to suppress their struggles.
  • The laboratory doors shut and its lights went dark as the imprisoned Giants vowed that their day of freedom would come.

Ch. 497Scornful of Imu

Jin An restrained Dorry and Brogy from rushing back to Elbaf, then ordered his fleet to prepare to sail there with Vegapunk’s critical data. After Kaido reported that their attack had failed to draw out Imu, Jin An explained that Imu would remain hidden unless a decisive moment forced him to appear.

  • Dorry and Brogy demanded to return to Elbaf and attack the World Government, but Jin An persuaded them to wait for a chance to retaliate fully.
  • Jin An inspected the device Vegapunk had given him and considered how the World Government’s weapons research threatened Elbaf.
  • Jin An ordered his subordinates to prepare the fleet for an immediate voyage to Elbaf.
  • Jin An recalled the secret experiments and conspiracies he had witnessed beneath Pangaea Castle and concluded that Imu and the World Government were pursuing a vast plan.
  • Kaido told Jin An that they had failed to force Imu to appear, and Jin An said Imu would stay hidden unless the moment became critical.

Ch. 498I Will Always Be by Your Side

Jin An and Kaido agreed to expose Imu’s hidden experiment and force him to reveal himself. Jin An led the Neo Marines fleet toward Elbaf to free the Giants from World Government control, while Amatsuki Toki promised to stay by his side.

  • Jin An told Kaido that Imu was hiding a world-shaking experiment and that exposing it would force him to stand before the world.
  • Kaido agreed to help Jin An shake Imu’s throne and bring their conflict to an end.
  • Jin An ordered the Neo Marines fleet to sail for Elbaf, intending to reclaim it and rescue the Giants from World Government experiments and oppression.
  • Ginny warned Jin An that the World Government had deployed Pacifistas and heavy forces across Elbaf, and Jin An insisted they had to press on.
  • Amatsuki Toki placed a coat around Jin An’s shoulders and vowed to remain by his side as they headed toward Elbaf.

Ch. 499Reestablishing Authority

The Five Elders watched Jin An’s fleet approach and decided to seek Imu’s power to destroy him. Mary Geoise, the God's Knights, and the Navy prepared for war as the decisive battle drew near.

  • World Government officials and the Five Elders tracked Jin An’s fleet and recognized it as a threat to their authority.
  • The Five Elders agreed to seek Lord Imu’s aid and forge a weapon capable of killing Jin An.
  • The Five Elders ordered preparations for war, and the God's Knights began carrying out plans across Mary Geoise.
  • The Navy’s commander ordered the fleets to prepare, while soldiers trained and checked weapons and ammunition.
  • The Five Elders coordinated intelligence and information control as the Navy completed its preparations for the coming battle.

Ch. 500The Horn of the Assault on Elbaf

Jin An rallied the Neo Marines as his fleet approached Elbaf, determined to challenge the World Government. The World Government forces on Elbaf prepared to defend their position as the two sides neared battle.

  • Vegapunk warned Jin An that the World Government had begun to act, and they discussed preparations for the coming battle.
  • Jin An rallied the Neo Marines aboard the warship and urged them to face the challenge together.
  • The fleet sighted Elbaf’s enormous tree, and Jin An called on his warriors to prepare for their arrival.
  • The World Government commander ordered the troops to enter combat status, deploy artillery, and report enemy movements as Jin An’s fleet approached.
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