Chapter 113: The Boiling River of Blood
The people below didn't know what exactly had happened above, but everyone other than the Marines had one thought in mind: get far away from here as quickly as possible.
In an instant, the reporters, Kings, and some citizens at the Red Port surged toward the ships that hadn't yet left the harbor, wanting to quickly escape this place of trouble.
Even among the Marine soldiers, many wanted to do the same, but as soldiers, they couldn't desert in the face of battle.
And on the Red Line, there were equally many bewildered people.
"Wh... what's going on? Is this an earthquake?"
As the location of the World Government's core political organs, the office buildings of Mary Geoise were already akin to palaces.
Among the occupants were high-ranking World Government officials and Marine messengers. Moreover, the messengers here could easily hold the rank of Commodore.
This was due to the World Government's rules: Marines below the rank of Commodore didn't have the right to look directly at the Five Elders. Therefore, certain tasks had to be handled by these flag officers.
However, where there are policies from above, there are countermeasures from below. The Marines naturally had the authority to self-appoint most officers, which led to the creation of many true "desk-jockey" Commodores whose main task was simply delivering messages.
Among them, there were still some individuals with decent strength. With their help, most people had managed to escape from the buildings the moment they heard the abnormal noises.
Right now, these people had no idea what was happening. From their perspective, it was as if an earthquake had struck; they were working perfectly fine one moment, and their buildings suddenly collapsed the next.
The collapse of the buildings also triggered small-scale explosions. Flames licked the crumbled pillars, and the palaces symbolizing centuries of rule now looked like ruined walls and broken tiles.
The smell of stone dust, charred wood, and blood filled the air.
In the rubble, a flag bearing the cross emblem of the World Government lay half-buried under crushed stones. Highly trained guards and CP agents were retreating toward the Domain of the Gods in the rear with extreme efficiency.
That was the true residence of the Celestial Dragons; their orders were to protect the Celestial Dragons over there.
At this moment, no one attempted to extinguish the flames, nor did anyone pay attention to the officials staggering out of the still-standing, luxurious mansions.
They were either wrapped in expensive silk robes or still clutching scattered documents. Their faces were etched with unbelievable panic and bewilderment, a stark contrast to their usual high-and-mighty attitudes.
To be precise, only half of Mary Geoise had collapsed. Five massive figures now stood in a row, relying on their bodies and Haki to block all the shockwaves, preventing any attacks from affecting the area behind them.
Besides Mars, who had already transformed into the Itsumade, there was a massive, meat-mountain-like giant worm beside him.
That was Ju Peter's ability—the Sandworm.
Next to him was a green wild boar with four tusks; this was the Fengxi that Warcury had transformed into. Adding Saturn's Gyuki and Nusjuro's Bakotsu, all Five Elders had fully entered their awakened ability states.
[Almost let him disturb the Great One...]
[Good thing we blocked it. If the Great One was truly disturbed, it would be our sin...]
[Speaking of which, didn't the castle collapse because Ju Peter used his ability? That guy Nereus didn't seem to...]
[Shut up!]
They were all a bunch of old fossils. Even if they fought in the past, they wouldn't fight in Mary Geoise. For a moment, they had forgotten to control the shockwaves. Although they cut their losses in time, they couldn't possibly admit to such a thing.
Even if the destruction was truly caused by their own people, at a time like this, the blame had to be shifted to the opponent.
Saturn, who inadvertently spoke the truth, was immediately rebuked by the other four.
However, they were communicating telepathically, so outsiders couldn't hear them anyway.
[The Great One doesn't seem to have issued any special orders...]
[Isn't that a given? He's just a Fish-man; he doesn't even know of the Great One's existence. Why would the Great One act because of him?]
The "Great One" they spoke of was Imu. This was a special title they used for Imu.
In the eyes of the Five Elders, Nereus didn't know about Imu's existence.
Logically speaking, almost no one in the world should know about Imu. Even among the Celestial Dragons themselves, only a small number of elites knew who the true master was.
[His target last time was those slaves. What is it for this time? Could it be his hands are itching for a fight?]
[He's not a pirate who does boring things. Although he's a naive guy, this kind of thing brings him no benefit.]
[Does it matter? He dared to attack this place alone. Shouldn't what we do be to make him stay here permanently? The last one to do such a thing was that Iron Giant over a hundred years ago.]
[Don't Rocks and Harald count?]
[Ignore such trivial matters. Two things: take him down, and... don't let him affect the Great One.]
Through their telepathic exchange, the Five Elders finalized exactly what they should do next.
Warcury stepped back slightly; it seemed he intended to be responsible for preventing the shockwaves of the attacks from affecting the rear. His Fengxi had arguably the strongest defense among the Five Elders. While tanking the opponent's attacks head-on, he also possessed a remarkable damage-reflection ability.
Nusjuro, on the other hand, took the position of the main attacker. At this moment, he no longer used a pure beast form. His lower half remained that of the skeletal horse, but his upper half reverted to human form, presenting the stance of a centaur.
"When rescuing those slaves, you knew to pick a rainy night. Yet facing the five of us, you attack in broad daylight. I admit, if you hide in the deep sea, we truly can't do much to you.
But this is land, our home field. You will pay the price for your arrogance."
The black blade in his hand was unsheathed, and bursts of chilling aura circled the edge of the blade. According to unconfirmed rumors, this sword was the legendary Shodai Kitetsu, a cursed blade that devoured its masters.
"Your home field? How do you know this isn't my home field?"
As soon as his voice fell, the bat wings behind Nereus unfurled, and a single drop of blood fell from his fingertip onto the ground.
It seemed inconspicuous, but this was merely a beginning. Drops of water form a river; countless drops of blood converged together, ultimately forming a surging, roaring river of blood.
The terrifying volume of blood was immeasurable. With a posture that sought to submerge the entire Red Line, it dyed this already red earth with a bizarre crimson hue.
"Without seawater, using blood is the same."
"Blood Tsunami!"
With the wave of Nereus's arm, the river of blood completely boiled over. Under its churning, a tsunami-like giant red wave crashed forward.
[Stop him!!!]
At the same moment, all the Five Elders heard the shouts of the others. If this wave wasn't stopped, it would undoubtedly drown the entirety of Mary Geoise, including Lord Imu, who stayed behind closed doors all year round.
No matter what, no matter the cost, they absolutely had to block it.
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