The storm swept across the land. Catherine's golden hair Wind Dance, her sword intent flowing into her body. Her originally bright blue pupils turned golden, making her look like a female war goddess who had stepped out of mythology, exuding divine power, both heroic and beautiful.
"Hahaha, this is really exciting! I thought you wouldn't be able to block my attack, but it was broken so easily. As expected, the sword that has been truly unleashed is not to be underestimated!" Orange seemed to be an observer, not caring about Catherine's sword slashing and destroying his attack. He laughed and then looked over with his blue eyes, excitedly saying.
"I hope you can still smile now, Eight Virtues... Humility!!" With that, she gently waved her arm, which was shrouded in golden light, and a pale white Flying Slash flew out and slashed down on Orange.
"Hmm, the same attack is to me... Hmm, Oracle... Protection of All Realms!!" Orange originally looked down on Catherine's attack. To him, it was just the weakest move he had used before, and no matter how many times it came, it wouldn't have much of an effect on him. But he didn't expect that when Flying Slash was within ten meters of him, within his invincible domain, its power was not diminished in the slightest, and it came straight for his head.
Orange's expression changed drastically, his face turned solemn, and he spoke.
brush...
With the help of his Devil Fruit power, everything from the soil on the ground to the water vapor in the air, and even the most widespread atmosphere, all transformed into a shield in front of him.
boom!!
Click... Click... Click...
The three-sided shield, still composed of soil, water vapor, and atmosphere, couldn't hold out for long before shattering one by one. However, the Flying Slash- slashing attack was weakened to its weakest point just before it hit him, and was directly wiped away by Orange's divine power.
call...
"I never expected that a seemingly ordinary strike would be so powerful. If I had underestimated you, I might have lost my life here. I will now give it my all!" Orange breathed a sigh of relief and said to Catherine.
"What?! All out? Did he not take us seriously before, and was he just toying with us?" Upon hearing Orange's words, George and Monbuma's faces instantly fell.
"Make your move, or you won't have another chance to strike..." Catherine didn't care at all about Orange's words, her expression was extremely calm as she spoke indifferently.
"No chance to make a move?! Hahaha, who do you think you are? Even the true Four Emperors wouldn't dare say that to me. I'll show you whose legacy is the strongest, Oracle... Earth Servants!!"
Splash...
As the light shimmered, the ground within ten meters of Orange shook and cracked, revealing ten stone warriors, each as large as Giant, standing before the crowd.
" Oracle... Armament!!" This wasn't the end. Orange chanted, and the light continued to flow, golden radiance enveloping the ten Giant, instantly covering them all in a layer of golden armor.
"Let's see how you handle this... Go get her, kill her!!" With that, Orange his hand, and ten Giant, wielding golden greatswords, marched towards Catherine.
Thump... thump... thump...
The Giant strode slowly, causing the ground to tremble. In two or three steps, he was in front of her and swung his sword down at her.
brush...
"Just a bunch of fragile stone statues... Eight Virtues... Humility!!" Catherine glanced at them indifferently with her golden eyes, then swung her sword and slashed.
Clang!!
Sword light flew out, sword energy surged, and the ten stone Giant, empowered by Orange's abilities, were shattered into dust like tofu.
"Damn it... Is this really just a wisp of inherited sword energy?" Orange stopped attacking. Seeing that even the Giant he had fully empowered was so fragile, there was no point in continuing. He could only clench his fists and say hatefully.
"Are there any other means? If not, I'll have to take my companions and leave this place..." Catherine said calmly and indifferently.
Orange didn't want her to leave so easily. Although he couldn't stop her right now, he resorted to the despicable tactic of threatening her with the lives of the Glücksburg Clan's servants. "Damn it... Don't forget, Catherine, the lives of everyone in your family are still in our hands! Do you really want to give up their lives for these lowly pirates?"
"Them?! I've already seen their determination..." Catherine replied, her golden eyes gazing towards Glücksburg Castle in the Holy Land.
"See their determination?! What do you mean?!" Orange couldn't understand what she meant by that and pressed for an answer.
But before Catherine could answer, an explosion echoed in the distance. With a deafening roar, the palace that had stood in the Holy Land for eight hundred years... the City of Glücksburg collapsed, plumes of black smoke rising into the air.
"This, could it be..." Now, even if he couldn't figure it out, he could understand what her subordinates had done and what they meant.
Rewind to half an hour earlier, in the City of Glücksburg, deep within the Holy Land.
An operation that could shake the entire Holy Land was quietly underway.
"Hurry up, release all the slaves and dismiss all the servants. Catherine Palace has a wonderful life ahead of her; we can't let her toil for us useless subordinates!" In Glücksburg Castle, an elderly man in his sixties or seventies with a long beard, dressed in a butler's uniform, ordered a group of young, serious-looking subordinates in black.
"It's ready, Mr. Fubote!" someone reported as they approached.
Butler Fubote nodded and said, "Yes, we're all ready. Let's leave now. We'll gather together when Catherine returns from her adventure at the Catherine Palace and officially announce the rise of the Glücksburg Family Clan to the Holy Land!"
"Yes!!"
boom...
Thus, under the command of Fubote, the steward loyal to Catherine's father and the previous head of the family, they showed their support for her and Catherine by blowing up the City of Glücksburg, and then the group quickly evacuated the Holy Land on the pre-prepared ships.
Meanwhile, in the offices of the Five Elders in Mary Geoise.
"Those guys have gone a bit too far, haven't they? Should we send someone over to put an end to their arrogance?!" one of the tall, muscular Five Elders suggested.
"Forget it, this is a matter for those two families. Let them handle it themselves. We outsiders don't need to interfere. But sending those CP0 kids to capture the escaped slaves from the Holy Land is really a good idea..."
"They all seem to be tied down and unable to move!"
"Have someone call their Den Den Den Mushi) instead of getting entangled with them. The key is to minimize the damage!!"
"Hmm, that makes sense. Lord Imu hasn't given any orders, so we have no reason to get involved in this thankless task. Let's have someone notify them!" Thus, the Five Elders ignored the actions of Catherine's followers and directly sent someone to dial Lucci's Den Den Den Mushi, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Phil. The battle temporarily ended at this point.
Turn back again.
"Damn it, those lowly people! Once this is over, I'll have them all dragged out and made them taste my wrath!" Orange had a general understanding of the matter and was filled with resentment, but he couldn't stop them from leaving.
Bang!!
Meanwhile, Luo Chen and Samael separated after the palace exploded, temporarily ending their fight.