"Is that so?! Then please forgive my rudeness. But right now, we need to confirm the safety of your companion and defeat Luo Chen first. Do you want to join the attack?" Chaton said with some disappointment.
Asmodeus shook his head and refused, saying, "No, even Mammon is no match for him. What could I possibly do if I went up there?"
The leader assigned the two of us here, and he took care of the main tasks. My role was simply to supervise and cooperate with him.
"Leave Mammon to me! Vice Admiral Chaton and Vice Admiral Momousagi, you only need to deal with Luo Chen!"
Chaton nodded and replied, "Is that so? Then let's go..."
"No, it's just you going up, Tokikake..." But before he could finish speaking, Momousagi shook her head and refused.
This puzzled Chaton, who asked her, "What? Ms. Gion, you...?"
" Tokikake, don't you know that as a swordsman, if even my sword has been taken away by the enemy, what right do I have to continue attacking him?" Momousagi, as always, upheld the principles of a swordsman. In her eyes, having her sword taken away this time, she had no right to continue attacking Luo Chen.
"But, Ms. Gion, although your sword has been taken away, your martial arts skills are still..." Chaton wanted to persuade her a little more, because he knew that Momousagi's martial arts skills were not weak, and were even stronger than most Vice Admiral were proficient in martial arts. If he could persuade her to help him, then Luo Chen would have nowhere to escape.
"No, I am just a Tokikake, and I only trust the sword in my hand. I would never abandon it and use anything else..." It was unclear whether Momousagi was intentionally holding back or, as she said, her dignity as a swordsman did not allow her to use other means.
Regardless, Luo Chen was finally out of danger. If two people with strength comparable to his attacked him together, he would have been doomed in his current state. However, Momousagi abandoned the attack and left the matter entirely to Chaton.
Knowing he couldn't persuade her to attack, Chaton could only sigh and say, "Sigh... alright then, Miss Gion, you just wait here. We'll join forces after I get your knife back..."
"I really hope it's like you said..." Momousagi remained noncommittal about his words.
"Then I'll go!!" Chaton said, charging towards Luo Chen in front of him.
call out...
In One Flash, he appeared in front of Luo Chen, who was resting with his sword, and his fist imprint landed on top of him.
"Damn it..." Seeing that Chaton and the others were attacking him, Luo Chen had no choice but to raise his longsword to block.
Bang!!
boom...
Having exhausted most of his strength, he couldn't even maintain his Asura Form, let alone block him, and was sent flying by Chaton's punch.
"Captain..." Monbuma and the others shouted anxiously.
Vergo's patience, worn thin by the dragging and stalling of the group, gradually wore thin, revealing his true nature. He said in a chilling tone, "Stop yelling. We'll all be sent down there... Let's meet again in hell..."
Seeing his expression, Smoker stopped, somewhat surprised by his change, and thought to himself, "Hmm, this..."
Sensing the change in his companion's attitude, Vergo stopped and resumed his usual gentle and amiable demeanor, asking, "What's wrong? Smoker, why did you suddenly stop? If we don't join forces soon, we'll get bogged down..."
Smoker shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly feel like a different person..."
"Really? You must be mistaken. How can a person look two different people at the same time? You must have seen wrong. Let's get started!"
Vergo, who had been infiltrating the Marine Headquarters for ten years and had even deceived everyone there, was no simpleton. He sensed the change in the other party's emotions in an instant and completely concealed his dark side.
He said this aloud, but in his heart he thought, "Damn it, I almost gave myself away and he found out. But this guy is a threat; I have to find a chance to get rid of him, otherwise the young master's plan will be ruined!!"
"Alright, let's attack together!!" Smoker gave him a deep look before stopping himself from dwelling on the matter and preparing to join forces with him to defeat Monbuma and Nayako.
With a flick of her staff, Monbuma's aura intensified, and she coldly declared, "Hmph, how could we be so easily defeated? We haven't trained for this short time; we have a much more exciting journey ahead!"
"Heh, is that so? This is your final journey. Still want to struggle? Attack!!"
"Good!!"
Vergo and Smoker exchanged a glance, then charged forward one after the other, one towards Monbuma and the other towards Nayako.
" Nayako, you go save Lulith and Violet first, I'll hold them off..." Monbuma naturally wouldn't do as they wished, and gave Nayako some instructions. Then, she stood in front of her, facing the attack from Vergo and the other two alone.
" Monbuma, you'd better watch out..." After saying that, Nayako ran straight towards Lulith and the others without any hesitation.
"Don't even think about getting past me..." Smoker immediately materialized into his elemental form and gave chase.
Swoosh...
Thump!!
Just then, a figure descended from the sky, interrupting him. Monbuma, wielding a long staff, leaped up and swept it across Smoker, who had become an elemental being. The blow carried a hint of Haki, and although it didn't directly harm him, it successfully stopped him.
"Hmph, you bastard..." Smoker's body, which had been scattered by Monbuma's smoke, reformed and looked at him coldly.
"Hehehe, young man, please keep me company for a moment!" Monbuma chuckled.
"Hmph!!" Smoker's expression turned cold upon hearing this, and he threw a punch.
"Oh dear, aren't you a little too hasty, young man?!" Monbuma smiled calmly and swung her staff to meet the attack.
Swoosh...
Bang!!
The fist collided with the staff, unleashing a powerful burst of energy that instantly scattered in all directions.
"I have to get there and save them right now!!" Nayako cried out anxiously as she ran toward Lulith.
"Still trying to save your companions?! You can't even save yourself..." A cold voice reached Nayako's ears when she was halfway there, and then Vergo appeared in front of her without her noticing.
"You are... that person from just now... damn it..." As soon as Nayako saw Vergo appear, she immediately realized something was wrong. With a flick of her slender hand, a thick Green Vine pierced towards him.
"Hmph, ignorant... Tekkai!!"
Vergo didn't take it seriously at all. After glancing at it, Hardening his arm and blasted it away.
boom...
The Green Vine burst open instantly, sap splattering everywhere, and shattered branches flying everywhere.
"You fall down too... Armament... Finger Command!!"
Vergo, who was originally using Shigan, also applied Armament Haki to it, and his fingertips flashed with a cold light as he thrust them toward Nayako's chest.
"Oh no, Nayako is in danger..."
Swoosh...
When Monbuma saw Vergo attack her, she pushed herself up with her heels and leaped in front of him, swinging her stick at him.
Clang!!
boom...
Vergo's fingertips landed firmly on Monbuma's staff, and a powerful burst of energy swept in all directions.
"You're fighting me, and you still have time to worry about others..."
Behind him, Smoker's lower body transformed into smoke as he charged forward.
"Hmm..." Monbuma sensed Smoker attacking from behind and gritted his teeth in hatred, but he couldn't defend himself. Just when he thought he was done for, he heard:
" Vitality... Green Plant!!" Nayako's sweet shout rang out, and a thick tree rose up, blocking Smoker's angry attack in front of Monbuma.