In this area thick with tension, over a thousand of the Mink Tribe's strongest warriors gathered in the forest ahead.
Kakarot and the others also waited quietly with grave expressions for the World Government's attack.
Meanwhile, out on the distant sea, the World Government's ships cut through the waves, their hulls massive and imposing.
Aboard one ship, a Cipher Pol member dressed in a black suit strode over to CP0's deputy chief, bowed his head respectfully, and said:
"Sir! Saint Logfitt just called. He told us to kill that outrageously bold slave and capture a batch of Minks to serve as his slaves."
The CP0 deputy chief's gaze sharpened, and he said coldly, "Since a Celestial Dragon has given the order personally, pass it down. Have our men break the enemy's arms and legs wherever possible and bring them back to the Holy Land."
"The enemy is here!" a scout up ahead shouted, his voice spreading through the crowd like a thunderclap.
Everyone jolted, their eyes instantly sharpening as they looked ahead with renewed vigor.
Duke Quan Xiao stood nimbly atop a high vantage point and roared, "All archers, fire at will! Disrupt their climb!"
In an instant, the well-trained archers sprang into action, each finding an advantageous position,
and shot arrows wreathed in electric current and Armament Haki at the Cipher Pol members climbing the elephant's legs. The rain of arrows streaked through the sky like meteors.
Iris and Emily turned to Kakarot, determination in their eyes.
"Go! Stay safe!" Kakarot urged with concern. The two women nodded slightly, spread their wings, and flew into the mist like agile birds.
Iris and Emily possessed outstanding Observation Haki. They keenly tracked the weaker enemies and waited for the right moment,
then sent the arrows in their hands flying like shafts loosed from a bow. Arrow after arrow sliced through the air with fierce momentum, precisely wounding enemies and knocking them down one after another.
"Everyone, reach the top at full speed!" Seeing their advance stalled, the CP0 deputy chief at the front could not help roaring.
Then his figure blurred, his speed soaring in an instant as he moved like a phantom,
and dozens of figures behind him refused to fall behind, following closely as they rushed upward at tremendous speed.
"An Admiral-level fighter, ten elite Vice Admirals, and fifty fighters at Commodore or Rear Admiral level."
Kakarot's brows knitted tightly, his tone grave.
Such a powerful lineup truly put them under enormous pressure.
"With us, the Guard Corps members, and the two kings, we should be able to hold off most of their powerful fighters. We'll have to leave the rest to the others," Lina analyzed calmly.
"Everyone, follow me and engage the enemy!" Mao Changrong and Quan Xiao roared simultaneously, their voices full of fearlessness and resolve.
"Yes!"
Everyone answered in unison, their voices shaking heaven and earth. Their morale blazed to life at that moment, and they followed without hesitation.
"Let's go too! Don't die, everyone!" Kakarot laughed loudly, his laughter bold and carefree, then threw himself into the battlefield as well.
The moment the cat and dog faced the CP0 deputy chief, they activated their Sulong forms, tremendous auras radiating from their bodies.
Not only that, they also stimulated and strengthened their bodies with electric current. Even so, they could barely hold on.
"Any stray cat or dog thinks they can stop me! How long can you maintain those forms?"
The CP0 deputy chief wore a disdainful expression, his eyes full of contempt. To him, the opponents before him were merely mantises trying to stop a chariot.
Facing him, the cat and dog gritted their teeth and gave everything they had to hold him back. They knew full well the responsibility they bore, and despite the disparity in strength, they refused to retreat a single step.
Seeing the cat and dog gradually lose ground against the CP0 deputy chief, Lina leaped forward without hesitation and joined the battle.
Her aura surged abruptly as she activated her Sulong form in an instant.
In that moment, her entire body seemed to radiate moonlight, which gathered around her agile frame.
Lina moved with astonishing speed, bearing down on the CP0 deputy chief like a streak of white lightning. Every swipe of her claws brought a howling gust.
The CP0 deputy chief was just about to counter the cat and dog's attacks when Lina's swift assault caught him off guard, leaving him only enough time to twist aside.
Lina's sharp claws raked across his arm, leaving a shallow bloody mark.
Just like that, Lina stabilized the battle with her formidable strength and even succeeded in wounding the CP0 deputy chief.
In one corner of the battlefield, Lilith faced off warily against an elite Vice Admiral-level enemy.
The Cipher Pol member instantly transformed into the hybrid form of a Zoan, standard variant: striped tiger.
His upper body bulged with muscle beneath striped tiger fur. His tiger head was ferocious, his fangs exposed, and his legs were as agile and powerful as a tiger's, planted firmly on the ground.
Battle erupted in an instant. Drawing on his extensive combat experience, the Cipher Pol member attacked first.
He snorted coldly. "Soru!" He appeared before Lilith in an instant. "Finger Pistol: Lotus!" His sharp tiger claws stabbed toward her.
Lilith's expression was grave. Electric current and Armament Haki wrapped around her claws as she swung them fiercely, blocking the attack.
Then Lilith seized an opening. "Heaven-Splitting Claw: Sky Stinger!" Sharp claw rays stabbed into him like blades, leaving bloody holes in his body.
But he contracted his muscles, instantly stopping the bleeding, and resumed his ferocious assault.
Under this storm of attacks, Lilith endured immense pressure, but she gritted her teeth and held on, constantly absorbing experience through battle,
and her Heaven-Splitting Claw Intent grew ever fiercer. As her claw rays flashed, they seemed ready to tear apart the void.
Vian and Yingyue bore down on the two Swordmasters like streaks of black lightning.
Vian cried out, "Today, I'll show you what I can do!" The Swordmaster opposite her sneered. "You? You overestimate yourself!"
Vian instantly activated her Sulong form, her aura surging. She moved like lightning, weaving nimbly about as the two Skillful Grade Blades in her hands gleamed coldly.
Though the Swordmaster possessed exquisite swordsmanship, Vian was astonishingly fast, always managing to evade his attacks while looking for opportunities to strike back.
"It won't be that easy to hurt me!" Vian dodged while searching for an opening.
Elsewhere, Yingyue and her opponent stood poised to strike. Yingyue's expression was icy. "Your swordsmanship isn't good enough."
The opposing Swordmaster laughed in fury. "Such arrogance. Let's put that to the test!" The two clashed instantly, their sword shadows crossing.
Relying on her powerful physique, speed, and even stronger swordsmanship, Yingyue pressed him back step by step.
Yingyue's attacks grew increasingly fierce. The CP0 Swordmaster barely held them off, his body already covered in sword wounds. Yingyue should be able to defeat her opponent before long.
Simba and Ailik fixed their piercing gazes on the enemies before them, who were likewise masters of the Six Powers.
The corners of Simba's mouth lifted in an excited smile. "Hahaha! I've been waiting for you for ages. I can finally have a good fight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, both sides plunged into a fierce battle. During five years of arduous training, Simba and Ailik
had long since learned to wield the Six Powers freely. Now, activating their Sulong forms made them even more formidable.
Simba's figure blurred as he used "Soru" like a phantom, closing in on the enemy in an instant. Immediately afterward, he unleashed "Rankyaku" with a whirlwind kick, the wind whistling around it.
His enemy refused to be outdone, using the same "Soru" to evade the attack while unleashing "Finger Pistol," his fingertip stabbing toward Simba like a blade.
Ailik shouted, "Watch me!" He activated "Iron Body," instantly tensing every muscle until his body was as hard as steel, with Armament Haki also covering its surface,
and took the enemy's blow head-on before soaring into the air with "Geppo" and launching a "Rankyaku" attack from above.
Seeing this, the enemy hurriedly used "Kami-e" to dissipate some of the force, counterattacking as he said, "Is that all you've got?"
Simba sneered. "We're only getting started!"
The two worked in perfect coordination. In their clashes with the enemy, their mastery of the Six Powers and powerful physiques allowed them to steadily hold off the attacks, and the battle grew increasingly fierce.
Across this battlefield engulfed in fighting, the other Guard Corps members also displayed extraordinary strength, each locked in a fight to the death with an enemy,
and relied on their indomitable will and racial gifts to fend off their opponents' attacks. For a time, battle cries and the clash of weapons mingled together.
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