Chapter 241: Shadow's Fury Set, Ashura Evil Light Slash

Whoosh.

A Wave Rune appeared above Xiangkesi's head, slowly spinning.

He swung his blade.

The Wave Rune was carried along by the blade, the condensed Wave power transforming into a core like a blue sun.

Ghost Seal Bead.

The Wave Breath, thick to the extreme, constantly churned and spun, slamming into Dalmatian's chest, the heavy Wave power crushing his flesh and blood like a massive stone mill.

"Ah!"

Dalmatian let out a scream,

Wastaya Xuemai energy waves surging from his whole body, his sharp claw blades tearing open half his body to escape the range of the Ghost Seal Bead.

"All together, now!"

He hadn't expected Xiangkesi's game ability to counter him so thoroughly; enduring the pain, he drank a Life Recovery Potion and ordered the Navy Giants to act.

Two hundred Navy Giants stepped forward in unison,

The game terrain extending from the Navy Family Territory trembled, massive weapons swung like crazily spinning meat grinders.

Beikeman said with a grave expression: "Captain, don't let your guard down!"

These highly coordinated Navy Giants were manageable in single combat—most were around Marine Vice Admiral level.

But a formation of two hundred Giant Vice Admirals working together—even Whitebeard, the strongest of the Four Emperors in destructive power, couldn't annihilate them all.

As long as they couldn't be wiped out quickly, new Navy Giants would reinforce.

This is why the Red Hair Pirates could be captured and Doflamingo could escape.

There was simply no way around it,

The Family Badge ability was too shameless, and the Marine Headquarters family's badge had reached 【Tier 2】.

A Tier 1 Peak player like Hawkeye,

Could unleash the ultimate move he'd used against Smoker to break through the Family Badge's advantage.

But Vice Admiral Tsuru had long foreseen this, pulling out Smoker to act as a distraction; now both sides were wounded, and they could only hope their own captain, Xiangkesi, was also a Tier 1 Peak player.

Under Beikeman's expectant gaze, Xiangkesi shook his head: "Although I've exchanged a full two hundred thousand Reward Points, I've only barely stepped into the top-tier player ranks. To reach Tier 1 Peak like Hawkeye and Smoker—the time is far too short. It's simply impossible."

Hawkeye and Smoker,

The former became one of the earliest players when the Samsara Game first appeared, the latter had the Marine Headquarters' unconditional support—both took several months to become Tier 1 Peak players.

The amount of money spent was probably close to four hundred thousand Reward Points.

Much of this strength came from Reward Points earned by hunting Pollution Monsters over those months.

Even with just exchanged assets, even those extravagant Celestial Dragons would find it hard to produce that sum all at once, let alone a pirate like Hongfa Xiangkesi who doesn't care about treasure and has no habit of accumulating assets.

Catching up in a short time was simply impossible,

"In that case, Captain, let's retreat!"

Beikeman made a quick decision; besides his role as vice-captain, his clear thinking also made him the brain of the Red Hair Pirates.

Although he didn't know the situation on the other two battlefields,

Whether the Revolutionary Army Leader and the Whitebeard Pirates had broken through the Navy family's walls, the Red Hair Pirates had clearly already failed.

To break through the walls and crush the Navy Giant Regiment,

They now needed a top-tier player.

Yeshubu nodded in agreement: "Let's run, Captain. We didn't lose to the Navy, we lost to the Samsara Game—nothing to be ashamed of!"

Without the ability to crush the Giant Regiment, there really was no need to keep fighting.

Looking at the demoralized Red Hair Pirates, Xiangkesi laughed: "Brothers, although I'm not a Tier 1 Peak player, you're underestimating your captain too much!"

Hum.

Violent Wave power, mixed with equally violent Haki, erupted outward.

His hair swayed; the blindfold over his eyes didn't hinder Xiangkesi from locking onto the enemies ahead.

"Ashura's strength lies in its terrifying Wave power—when facing slightly weaker opponents, it possesses destructive power at the absolute extreme!"

Xiangkesi's expression turned solemn,

Both hands gripping his sword, the slowly spinning engravings above his head all vanished, flowing onto Griffin Sword's blade.

The six pieces of equipment in his equipment slots glowed with faint halos, in an activated state.

The 【Shadow's Fury】 set, barely assembled at a cost of ninety thousand Reward Points, though not the complete nine-piece set, was already enough for the current situation.

Boom.

"Something's wrong—such powerful Wave Breath?"

Dalmatian, whose Wastaya Xuemai had Awakened, was the first to sense the Wave Breath on that Western rapier.

Although this Wave Breath wasn't as pure and advanced as Admiral Smoker's 【Five Poison Divine Palm】, it won in sheer volume.

"Defensive formation!"

As Dalmatian's words fell,

Two hundred giant shields slammed into the ground, the earth shook, and a solid defensive Iron Wall of two hundred layers rose from the earth.

"Captain, can you really do it?"

Yeshubu looked nervously at the 【Giant Shield Iron Wall】—it was this very move that had blocked every attack from the Red Hair Pirates.

He, 号称 the strongest sniper in the New World, could blow up a Sea King with one bullet, yet could barely break through two giant shields.

"If it won't work, run!"

Xiangkesi laughed freely,

As if using all his strength, his entire body nearly pressed flat against the ground from the swing of his Jiangji.

Thunder roared.

Two wave slashes appeared, like crescent moons, charging toward the 【Giant Shield Iron Wall】 the Navy had set up.

Their speed was not fast — one could even say they were very easy to dodge.

But Dalmatian, upon seeing the slashes, froze in place.

The members of the Red Hair Pirates were equally shocked.

Because,

this wave slash was simply too enormous — describing it as blotting out the sky was no exaggeration; even Smoker's armored poison Giant, set beside this slash, would be dwarfed to the size of an ordinary human.

The Shura Evil Light Slash, reinforced by 【Shadow's Fury】.

"Block it!"

Dalmatian's eyes nearly split from their sockets, his palms trembling slightly,

likewise reinforced by the Family Badge, transformed into a Navy Giant, he stood resolutely at the very front of the Giant squad.

The Jiazu Chenqiang absolutely must not be breached!

Behind it lay the clan stele of the Family Territory; the Family System data stated it very clearly — once the clan stele was destroyed, the family would be forcibly disbanded.

"Giant Shield Iron Wall Barrier!"

Two hundred Giants let out low roars, the Giant aura contained within the Family Badge surging up from their entire bodies, and a translucent light-shield barrier materialized before them.

The instant the barrier's halo appeared, the Shura Evil Light Slash slammed into it.

The two streams of energy clashed, continuously rippling out rings of shockwaves, along with shattered transparent fragments.

Bang.

Several Iron Walls crumbled, dissolving into shards of light.

The Shura Evil Light Slash advanced with unstoppable momentum, pushing forward continuously, until — after shattering nearly half the Giant Shield Iron Wall — its Wave Breath gradually weakened.

"We blocked Shanks's slash!"

Dalmatian's face flushed red, his fists clenched in excitement.

Feeling the slight weakness in his palms, a chill of dread crept over him,

the Iron Wall condensed by the combined strength of a full two hundred Navy Giants had been broken in half — if it had struck the wall directly, the wall would likely have collapsed outright.

Marine Headquarters simply had no surplus assets to upgrade the Jiazu Chenqiang; it was currently only Level 【1】.

"Block my slash?"

Shanks watched the fading Giant Evil Light Slash — that slash just now had drained his Energy Value completely.

But the refresh of game merchandise was subject to the interference of fate; for a spell-based class like him, 【Energy Recovery Potion】 refreshed more easily.

Tilting his head back, he downed a bottle of azure potion,

Shanks smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, gripped the faintly burning Gryphon, and unleashed another Shura Evil Light Slash.

"Well then, Navy — what will you do against the second slash?"

(End of chapter)