Clang, clang, clang—
But when the bullets hit the two beasts, they actually made the sound of metal colliding.
The bodies of the saber-toothed tiger and the giant gorilla were covered in a layer of pitch-black Armament Haki. The bullets were immediately deflected upon impact.
"Full-body Armament Hardening!" The CP0 agent's pupils contracted. "These two... their strength is at least at the Vice Admiral level!"
"Roar—!!!"
The giant gorilla let out a heaven-shaking roar and leaped up abruptly!
Its massive, eight-meter-tall body shot dozens of meters into the air like a meteor, then, accelerated by gravity, it headed for the most crowded area—and smashed down!
"Mount Tai Meteor Fall—!!!"
It brought its fists together and slammed them heavily into the ground!
Boom—!!!
A massive crater over thirty meters in diameter was smashed into the ground!
The shockwave spread out in a sphere, sending CP Agents flying like fallen leaves swept up by a gale wherever it passed.
The dozen or so people closest didn't even have time to scream before the shockwave blasted them into a pulp.
Those slightly farther away suffered shattered bones and ruptured organs, collapsing to the ground while vomiting blood.
At almost the same time, the saber-toothed tiger moved.
Its speed was so fast it left an afterimage in its place, and in the next second, it had already charged into the crowd.
It swung its claws, and five pitch-black claw marks tore through the air!
The saber-toothed tiger weaved through the crowd, each swipe of its claws claiming over a dozen lives.
Blood blossomed in the air, and severed limbs flew everywhere.
In just ten short seconds, the more than three hundred CP Agents were all annihilated.
All that remained in the forest were the thirty-odd terrified Celestial Dragons and the two CP0 agents who were still standing.
"M-Monster..." A Celestial Dragon collapsed to the ground, a wet patch spreading across his pants.
"You two good-for-nothings!" another Celestial Dragon suddenly shrieked, pointing at the two CP0 agents. "What are you standing around for?! Kill these beasts! If I get even a single scratch, ten heads from each of you won't be enough to chop off!"
The CP0 agents glanced at each other, and a helpless sigh escaped from beneath their masks.
They knew they wouldn't be leaving here alive today.
But as members of Cipher Pol Aigis Zero, their mission was to protect the Celestial Dragons—even if they knew it was a suicide mission.
"Shave!"
Both vanished on the spot simultaneously, appearing before the saber-toothed tiger and the giant gorilla in the next instant.
"Finger Pistol: Hundred Crack!"
"Tempest Kick: Thousand Slices!"
Hundreds of air bullets and vacuum slashes blasted out at once!
This was a signature combination attack of the CP0, which had once killed a great pirate with a bounty of over one hundred million.
But the saber-toothed tiger merely lifted a forepaw and swiped fiercely.
Five dark golden claw marks tore through the air, shattering all the attacks!
The giant gorilla was even more direct. It threw a punch!
The air in front of its fist was compressed to the extreme, forming a visible shockwave!
The two CP0 agents tried to withstand it with Iron Body, but—
Bang! Bang!
The two were sent flying backward as if struck head-on by a battering ram, crashing through more than a dozen burning trees before they finally stopped.
And just as Jiexi Jieming finished off the last two enemies, the Celestial Dragons had already taken the opportunity to flee several hundred meters away.
"Run! Run!"
"We'll be safe as long as we can get on the warship!"
"I'm never attending this cursed festival again!"
However, just as they rushed out of the forest, they saw the coast ahead—swarming with pirates as dense as a plague of locusts!
They were Golden Lion's subordinates.
"Look! It's the Celestial Dragons!" a one-eyed pirate shouted excitedly, his cutlass pointing at the disheveled group of World Nobles.
"We've struck it rich! We've struck it rich! The Admiral said that one Celestial Dragon head is worth a reward of thirty million Belly!"
"Thirty million?! That much?!"
"Much?" A scarred old pirate sneered. "Three years ago, I followed Captain Rocks to attack Mary Geoise. Back then, one Celestial Dragon head was worth three hundred million! Now that was a lot!"
"Day 952 of missing Captain Rocks..." another old pirate murmured.
"Enough talk! Cut them down!"
"Charge!"
The pirates pounced on the Celestial Dragons like starving wolves.
Those pampered Celestial Dragons were now lambs to the slaughter.
"No! Don't kill me! I can give you money! Lots of money!"
"I am a World Noble! If you kill me, the World Government will hunt you to the ends of the earth!"
"Mercy... have mercy..."
Pleas for mercy, blood-curdling screams, and the sound of blades slicing through flesh all mingled together.
Jiexi Jieming stood at the edge of the forest, watching the scene unfold with cold indifference.
...
On the west coast of Domon Island, in another forest.
The battle here was even more intense.
In mid-air, Marco the Phoenix spread his blue-flamed wings, locked in a fierce battle with a Kirin covered in scales, with deer-like antlers and hooves wreathed in fire.
It was Saint Killingham, a member of the God's Knights and a user of the Zoan Type, Mythical Zoan, Kirin Fruit.
"Phoenix Seal—!" Marco swiped a claw at the Kirin's neck.
The Kirin tilted its head back and spewed a breath of scorching flames!
Marco dodged to the side, but the flames grazed his wing, leaving a charred mark.
He gritted his teeth as blue flames burned at the wound, rapidly healing it.
"It's useless, kid," the Kirin spoke in a human voice. "Your regenerative ability is strong, but it's still a far cry from my 'Undying Body'."
On the ground, Diamond Jozu was in a fierce fight with a man covered in thorns.
It was Sommers, a user of the Paramecia Type Thorn Fruit.
"Thorn Hell—!" Sommers pressed both hands to the ground, and countless thorny vines burst from the earth, attempting to entangle Jozu!
Jozu roared, his entire body undergoing Diamond Hardening!
The vines wrapped around him, their thorns scraping against the diamond surface with a piercing screech, yet they couldn't penetrate it in the slightest.
"Diamond Rush—!" Jozu charged toward Sommers like a war chariot!
Sommers conjured a giant, thorn-covered spiked club and brought it crashing down with all his might!
Clang—!!!
Diamond and thorns collided! The shockwave cracked the surrounding ground!
Elsewhere, Flower Sword Vista, wielding his twin blades, was engaged in a fierce clash with a masked member of the God's Knights who also used two swords.
Clang, clang, clang—!!!
Flashes of blades were like lightning, and sparks flew everywhere!
Both were Sword Masters, and every collision was precise and deadly.
But Vista could feel that his opponent's stamina was seemingly endless, and... he was growing stronger as the fight went on.
"Dual Blade Style: Swallow Return—!" Vista seized an opening and slashed out with both swords at once!
The masked man sneered, and instead of retreating, he advanced, crossing his blades to block and then pushing forward—
Vista was knocked back several steps, the web of his hand splitting open and dripping blood.
Farther away, Katakuri, wielding his trident, was fighting Saint Maffey, a female member of the God's Knights who held a rapier.
Katakuri had trained his Observation Haki to the point where he could briefly see into the future, which was his greatest advantage.
He could always predict Saint Maffey's attacks in advance and then dodge or counter.
But Saint Maffey's ability was far too bizarre.
"Light Cannon—!" Saint Maffey suddenly opened her mouth, and a golden beam of light shot out!
Katakuri had already foreseen it and dodged to the side.
The beam pierced through a row of trees behind him, carving a scorched trench through the forest.
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