Chapter 125: Sakazuki vs Supreme Teigu

Inside the cockpit, the young Emperor's eyes shone as he lightly waved both hands, and the holographic projection instantly expanded, taking in the entire battlefield at a glance.

"This is the Supreme Teigu!" the young Emperor exclaimed, his voice carrying a joy he could not conceal, "The supreme power left behind by the Late Emperor!"

"Traitor! Let you witness the Empire's true strength!"

The young Emperor looked at Sakazuki on the ground and abruptly swung his right hand.

In an instant, the Supreme Teigu seemed to come alive. It slowly raised its right hand, five fingers pointing straight at Sakazuki. Blue light flared at the fingertips, coalescing in a split second into a blinding laser beam.

"Go die!" the young Emperor shouted fiercely.

"Here it comes!"

Sakazuki's pupils shrank sharply, his muscles tensing instantly.

The next moment, several thick lasers shot out from the fingertips, like five heavenly punishments, whistling toward Sakazuki.

"Soru!"

The moment the sound rang out, Sakazuki's figure suddenly blurred, as if instantly turning into a body flicker; the next second, a loud boom — a blinding laser whistled past the spot he had just occupied, blasting a crater over a hundred meters deep into the ground. Scorching air waves swept the surroundings, debris flying like raindrops.

Inside the cockpit, the young Emperor hovered in midair, surrounded by flashing virtual screens. His eyes stared fixedly ahead, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curling into a complacent smile.

"Hah! That's all!" the young Emperor shouted excitedly.

However, just as he prepared to confirm the battle results, a red dot suddenly flashed on the screen, its location actually at the Supreme Teigu's flank.

The young Emperor's smile froze instantly, pupils contracting sharply. "What?! How could he possibly dodge that?"

"Damn it! Don't think you can escape just like that!"

The sound of metal grinding echoed in the air as the massive Jaeger slowly turned around.

"Go die!" the young Emperor roared.

The Supreme Teigu's giant fist whistled as it smashed toward Sakazuki, airflow forming small vortexes around the fist. The force of this punch was enough to level a small mountain.

However, just as the fist was about to connect, Sakazuki's figure vanished again. The giant fist struck empty air, smashing a huge pit into the ground, debris flying.

"An attack of this level," Sakazuki's voice suddenly rang out from the other side, he sneered, "is still far from enough."

The young Emperor whipped his head around, only to see Sakazuki had appeared at the Jaeger's shoulder position at some unknown time.

His right fist was covered in a layer of pitch-black Armament Haki, surrounded by rolling magma, emitting a suffocating heat.

"Boom!"

A deafening boom — Sakazuki's fist slammed heavily into the Supreme Teigu's shoulder armor.

The screech of metal twisting and deforming pierced the ears; scorching magma seeped into the gaps of the armor.

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded inside the cockpit. A red warning box popped up on the virtual screen before the young Emperor, showing shoulder armor damage.

"Armor damaged? Impossible!" the young Emperor gritted his teeth and growled low.

The moment the words fell, Sakazuki's figure vanished again.

"Damn it!" The young Emperor's pupils shrank, his gaze frantically searching the screen, "Come out here!"

At this time Sakazuki was moving at high speed around the Supreme Teigu. Every time he appeared, he launched a fierce attack on the Jaeger's weak points.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Continuous explosions echoed in the air. Every time Sakazuki's fist came down, it left a charred dent in the Supreme Teigu's armor. High-temperature magma poured down like raindrops, leaving scorch marks across the armor surface.

"Left knee joint armor damaged!"

"Right shoulder connection structure damaged!"

"Rear armor temperature too high, system imminent overload!"

"Damn it!" Inside the cockpit, the young Emperor watched the constantly popping warnings with an ashen face, cold sweat streaming down his forehead, "How can this be? Why is this happening?"

"Where exactly is he?" His gaze jumped frantically among the dense holographic screens, trying to capture Sakazuki's figure.

The Supreme Teigu's massive body turned clumsily following commands, giant fists blasting toward one red dot after another.

"Left side! No, right side!" the young Emperor screamed hoarsely.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three consecutive heavy punches missed, the kicked-up dust clouds obscuring vision. The young Emperor panted heavily, eyes blood-red, staring dead at the constantly jumping red dots.

Just then, Sakazuki's figure suddenly appeared behind the Supreme Teigu.

His gaze instantly locked onto the gap caused by the previous attack, where the armor had already cracked.

"Right there." Sakazuki whispered.

The young Emperor's eyes widened sharply, heart pounding violently; the piercing alarm shrieked in his ears, but everything was already too late.

"Dog Devouring Crimson Lotus!" Sakazuki shouted low.

In an instant, scorching magma coiled like a living thing around his arm, forming a giant dog head. That dog head opened its bloody mouth, revealing sharp fangs, emitting a suffocating heat.

"Boom!"

The magma dog head slammed hard into the gap on the Supreme Teigu's back. Scorching magma instantly broke through the defense, flooding into the mecha's interior like a deluge.

The entire cockpit shook violently, as if struck by a heavy hammer.

The young Emperor staggered, nearly falling. He braced himself on the control console, barely steadying himself, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

"Warning! Warning! Leg armor severely damaged!" The piercing alarm echoed inside the cockpit.

"How is this possible?" he murmured, his voice full of shock.

However, shock was quickly replaced by rage. The young Emperor gritted his teeth, abruptly lifted his head, staring at the constantly flashing red dot on the screen, fists clenched, knuckles white.

Then his fingers flew through the void, manipulating the complex holographic interface. Countless data streams flashed before his eyes, each representing a function of the Supreme Teigu.

"This time, let's see where you run — Missile launch!"

With his command, countless red dots suddenly lit up on the Supreme Teigu's massive body. Armor plates slowly opened, revealing dense missile launch ports.

"Whirrrr—"

A low hum resounded across the battlefield, as if ten million bee colonies awakened simultaneously. The next moment, countless missiles whistled out from all over the Jaeger like raindrops; the sky was instantly covered in missile smoke trails, like a huge gray net enveloping Sakazuki.

Sakazuki stood in place, his eyes narrowing slightly. His Observation Haki was fully unleashed, his perception spreading out like a tide.

In an instant, the trajectory of every single missile was clearly reflected in his mind. The dense barrage seemed to have been slowed several times over in his eyes; every minute change was laid bare.

(Chapter End)