Vic had previously thought that Kid and Law's choices were hellish, one encountering Four Emperors, Red-Hair, and the other encountering one of the Four Emperors from the original work Blackbeard, and both pirate crews were utterly destroyed.
But when Vic saw the lineup Luffy was going to face, he realized what true hellish difficulty was. It was only because the protagonist, Luffy, was destined to encounter it. Anyone else would have been killed off much earlier, not even Red-Hair or Whitebeard!
Vic is genuinely curious about how Luffy resolved this crisis in the original story. Although Luffy is currently stronger than one of the Five Elders, the difference is still limited!
Even if all five of them attacked together, even Gear Fifth Luffy couldn't stop them. Although you can keep doing sit-ups with the Drums of Liberation, those five are also immortal. How can you fight them? It's like a cheater meeting another cheater. You can only stare blankly. In the end, Nika will definitely be unable to hold on!
Zoro can barely hold off one, and Sanji and Jinbe can buy some time, but what about the rest? They'll just slaughter them all!
"It's been so long since I set foot on the land of the lower realm!"
"Can I finally unleash my killing spree?!"
"Disobeying the will of the Creator, going to hell is the lightest punishment!"
"The closer we get to that time, the more chaotic things become in the lower realms!"
Four different voices came from the black light. As the last voice fell, the black light surrounding the pentagram pattern slowly disappeared, revealing four tall monsters inside: Bakotsu, Hoki, Itsumade, and Sandworm!
The four newly appeared monsters, along with the Gyuki Saturn in front, formed a monster army, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure that even Luffy felt!
The instant the black light disappeared, Saint Nusjuro, in her full animal form, charged out, her target Nico Robin!
Bakotsu's speed was extremely fast, unmatched among the Five Elders. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Robin.
Before Robin's horrified eyes, Nusjuro's human upper body replaced the Bakotsu's head and neck, transforming him into a centaur-like form. And from who knows where, the Shodai Kitetsu was drawn, its target right below Robin!
Looking into that cold gaze, feeling the powerful killing intent, and the oppressive aura of the giant monster, Robin stood there frozen in fear, too terrified to move!
Relying on his speed, Nusjuro launched a surprise attack, targeting a woman, demonstrating that he had no bottom line!
Or perhaps he's the one who sees things most clearly. Now that Nika, Joy Boy's successor, has appeared, how far away is the opening of the One Piece?
Therefore, it would be better for Nico Robin, the only historian who could supposedly decipher Ancient Script, to be dead. This would be the most permanent solution. So, without hesitation, Nusjuro rushed towards her, drew his sword, and prepared to kill this troublesome woman!
"Bite!!"
Nusjuro's idea was indeed good, but Vic and the Straw Hat Pirates weren't dead; how could they let this guy run rampant and kill Robin?
Therefore, after realizing Nusjuro's intention, Zoro, who was closer, blocked the fatal blow!
Don't underestimate swordsmen, especially powerful ones; they all possess a unique technique that allows them to unleash tremendous speed!
Zoro's burst of speed was no less than that of Nusjuro in his human-beast form, and he was closer to Robin, so he saved Robin at the last second!
"Tch! He beat me to it!"
Sanji looked annoyed. He was near Zoro, about the same distance from Robin Zoro. His Observation Haki had also sensed the danger, but his burst of speed wasn't as fast as Zoro's. Seeing Robin being saved by the Moss Head, and his attempt to be a hero failing, he was naturally very unhappy!
Vic didn't make a move, not because he was too far away to react in time. Relying on his Inazuma speed, Speed Domain, or spatial power, he could easily intercept Nusjuro's attack!
However, he didn't do that, because his Future Sight foreseen Zoro's actions, so there was no need for him to intervene!
Are you really a swordsman?
Zoro parried the opponent's Supreme Great Grade Sword with his twin swords, feeling the immense power emanating from the Shodai Kitetsu. Although his strength was considerable, his hands still trembled slightly!
The two were locked in a fierce struggle. His opponent looked like an old man, but he was stronger. However, Zoro would not admit defeat. It was a disgrace for a swordsman to try to ambush a woman. He seized on this and made a sarcastic remark!
"Young man! Swordsmanship is merely a profession, insignificant compared to what I seek to achieve. No matter what you say, it cannot disturb my composure. You should instead contemplate your own epitaph!"
The Five Elders are all figures who have lived for hundreds of years. They have long since abandoned the things that ordinary people pursue. What is being number one? What is honor? What is fairness? They are all bullshit!
All they care about now is lifespan and power; they don't care about anything else!
"You..."
Just as Zoro was about to retort, a Flying Slash suddenly appeared on the neck of the bald Five Elders who was lecturing him, and the next instant, a huge head flew high into the air!
Zoro's pupils constricted at the sight, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. The Flying Slash appeared too suddenly, without any warning. It was already right in front of his neck when it appeared. How could he dodge it? Who could dodge it?
Zoro was thankful that the slash wasn't aimed at him, otherwise his head would have been blown off a moment ago!
Nusjuro's head flew off. The other four Five Elders didn't make a move, but when they saw Nusjuro's head fly off, their expressions turned extremely ugly.
As one of the Five Elders, Nusjuro was a powerful figure on par with them. If even Nusjuro was killed without warning, could they possibly stop him?
Saturn's expression was even more grim. Wasn't this attack, launched without warning, exactly what Kizaru had reported to him? Now, the enemy was no longer targeting the warships but had shifted their focus to them. This was definitely not good news. Their attacks were deadly, impossible to defend against, and their future was shrouded in darkness!
Although Nusjuro's head flew off, his body was completely unaffected. He was still on all fours, bracing himself against Zoro, showing no sign of retreating. This made Zoro wary, realizing that his opponent was no ordinary person and could not be killed so easily!
Zoro's premonition was correct; Nusjuro's head, which had been thrown away, disappeared into the darkness, emitting black smoke, as if it had been scorched by flames!
Then, a head slowly grew out of the other side of his neck, like Logia elemental. However, the person in front of him was clearly Zoan, and could not possibly possess Logia elemental abilities. So how was he immortal? Zoro was filled with confusion!
"Are you an ability user?"
After Nusjuro's head was restored, the first thing he said to Zoro was this. Only when he saw the confusion and bewilderment in Zoro's eyes did he realize that he had misjudged the situation.
He had read all the information about the Straw Hat Pirates, and he also needed to know about Nika's companions. The information showed that the swordsman in the Straw Hat Pirates was not a Devil Fruit user.
However, this cannot be used as an accurate answer. Perhaps he has obtained a Devil Fruit during this time. That's what Nusjuro thought just now, but the look in the boy's eyes told him otherwise!