The battle between Sandworm and Aokiji was a stalemate. One had Logia ability and decent Observation Haki, which allowed him to dodge the giant worm's attacks. The other had strong Haki and an immortal body, so he could fight for ten days and ten nights without any problem!
Saint Saturn: "Agreed! No one here is a match for that brat. Your fate will be the same as mine sooner or later. You'd better report this to Lord Imu as soon as possible!"
Saturn is completely dead; he can't move, and he can't recover!
Vic's Conqueror's Haki is indeed impressive. Even after a while, it's still clinging to the cut on his body, preventing his recovery. It's incredibly persistent. It's rare to see someone who can exist independently for so long after being separated from their master!
Saint Nusjuro: "I also agree to ask for help. The situation is getting worse; he's coming this way. You guys decide what to do!"
The Five Elders had a private discussion through special means, and the majority agreed to seek help or report the incident. However, this internal communication was interrupted when Bakotsu Nusjuro saw Vic walking towards him!
He knew he was Vic's third target, something he had guessed beforehand. Itsumade and the insect killer's opponents were both very strong and wouldn't cause any problems for the time being. Only his two opponents might encounter unexpected situations. If he were Vic, he would also choose himself as a target!
Vic didn't approach the battlefield between Zoro and Sanji; instead, Sword Gang Conqueror's Haki flew out from Allen from a distance.
However, the Sword Gang vanished into thin air the moment it left the blade, and then, to Zoro and Sanji's astonishment, a blood-red slash flashed by!
Nusjuro, who was swinging his sword, stopped. Then, his entire human-shaped upper body slid off the Bakotsu below. The human body lost its lower body, and the horse body lost its head and neck!
"You guys go help the others, I'll take care of this old man."
After sending away the somewhat unwilling Zoro and the indifferent Sanji, Vic arrived not far from Nusjuro. Although he had cut the guy in two, it did not affect his movements!
The horse's body had four intact legs and could run around at a decent speed. Although the human body only had two arms, Nusjuro supported himself with one hand on the ground and held a sword in the other, seemingly still capable of fighting. He calmly looked at Vic, as if the blood flowing beneath him wasn't his own!
"Your name is very distinctive, and your clothes give me a familiar feeling. You wouldn't happen to be from Wano Country, would you?"
I've never heard of Wano Country among those twenty countries. How did you manage to infiltrate the Celestial Dragons and become one of the Five Elders, the highest-ranking officials? You must have sold yourself out completely, right?"
The other four of the Five Elders are accustomed to wearing black suits and leather shoes, but Saint Nusjuro is wearing a loose kimono and wooden clogs—isn't that the typical attire of Wano Country?
Furthermore, the samurai that Wano Country is famous for, and this guy's name, all fit the characteristics of Wano Country, so Vic strongly suspects that this person is from Wano Country!
However, the Celestial Dragons are mostly descendants of the royal families of the Twenty Kingdoms. As Wano Country is a power on Joy Boy's side, it is impossible for them to be qualified to enter Mary Geoise and hold a high position, at least not in the early stages of establishing the World Government!
Based on Rebecca's previous conversation with Saint Mars, Vic suspects that Nusjuro is from Wano Country, but he was very strong when he was young, which attracted the attention of the members of the Holy Knights at that time, and he was invited to become a member of the Holy Knights!
However, by then the history of Wano Country had long been lost to the world, and Nusjuro had no idea about the feud between Wano Country and the Celestial Dragons. He was completely unaffected by the tempting conditions offered by the God's Knights and gladly joined!
Just like Saint Mars's promise of a long life to Rebecca, Nusjuro was also given a condition by the God's Knights. However, Nusjuro didn't have the easy opportunity of a long life like Rebecca, so he simply couldn't refuse the conditions offered. And how many people could refuse?
After Nusjuro joined the Holy Knights, he met Imu, the King of the World hidden behind the scenes. Imu made Soul Contract with him, giving him the ability to be immortal, but enslaving his soul!
Only then did he gain access to some top-secret documents and learn that Wano Country was once an enemy of Imu and the Celestial Dragons. However, he found out too late; his soul had already been sold to Imu, Imu could take his life in an instant!
In the end, for his own benefit, he completely abandoned his original identity and became a Celestial Dragons!
However, being an ordinary member of the Holy Knights is not enough for him. He can only enjoy the ability of immortality, but he cannot gain a long lifespan. He is unwilling to die when his lifespan is exhausted. He wants to climb up and make Imu appreciate him so that he can be granted a longer lifespan!
So, within the Holy Knights, he did his best to demonstrate his strength, loyalty, and competence. Then, like Zhao Gao in mythology, he rose step by step to the top, standing out from the Holy Knights and becoming one of the Five Elders at the pinnacle of power!
He has obtained everything he could; he holds a high position of power and has the authority to decide life and death. He will do everything in his power to protect everything he has now, and anyone who dares to undermine him is his mortal enemy!
Previously, Vic had some doubts: Could Nusjuro really be from Wano Country? Would Imu dare to appoint Wano Country as one of the Five Elders?
However, after learning about Imu's contractual methods, he no longer had many doubts. Imu was not afraid of being betrayed at all. Imu used souls as collateral, and there was no one he wouldn't dare to use!
Nusjuro's face grew increasingly grim upon hearing Vic's question, but he remained silent. Whether he didn't want to pay attention to Vic or tacitly accepted Vic's guess, only he knew!
Vic was just curious; Nusjuro's identity wasn't important, and Vic wasn't trying to turn him against his side. Neither side needed such a combatant!
He simply wanted to learn more about the Celestial Dragons' mechanism of world rule. Based on the Five Elders ' performance, the Celestial Dragons ' power structure was no longer pure and they frequently needed to recruit new blood and strong individuals from the outside world!
However, with Imu, the King of the World who can enslave souls, the Celestial Dragons can maintain their power steadily no matter how useless they are. Vic thought of a way to curb the World Government's steady development: to seize the strong!
The Holy Knights have their eyes on Loki, the Elbaf, right? Then let's just snatch him away. As long as all the powerful warriors on the sea side with him, the Celestial Dragons ' power will be halted. Every one killed is one less to kill. However, Vic doesn't plan to do this personally. Until he reaches the God Realm, he's still just an ant!
"If you don't want to talk, then just shut up completely!"
Vic was unaware that the Five Elders could communicate in a special way. Saturn and Warcury been destroyed, leaving not even a complete mouth. Now, Vic didn't want to leave Nusjuro's mouth behind either!
Several more slashes, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, struck. Nusjuro was utterly powerless to resist; even his complete centaur Bakotsu couldn't dodge them, so how could he expect to escape with his current severed limbs?
"This rescue of Vegapunk has been quite fruitful. Aside from the complete equipment for cultivating Seraphim, we now know that Conqueror's Haki can counter immortality, and we also have some insights into Armament Haki —that might be the key to defeating Imu, saving us from many detours!"