Chapter 79

Early the next morning, Kaido, Luode, and the others gathered again; the Summit War was about to begin, and it was time for them to set out.

"This time, do you really not want me to come along?" Yamato stood to the side and asked.

"It's fine, you don't need to come this time. You and the Three Disasters protect Wano Country well." Luode said.

"All right! Then be careful on the road; I won't say anything else." Yamato said.

"You little brat, let's head to Marine Headquarters Malinfandu now! Even if we fly from Wano Country, we still need to make a day and night's journey." Kaido said impatiently.

Tch, what a bastard kid. Every time I see him being intimate with Yamato, Kaido feels an inexplicable annoyance.

How strange! I clearly wanted them to get together before, but why does seeing this kid Yamato being close make him inexplicably angry?

It must be because he's been getting close to that purple‑black‑skinned, red‑eyed woman, making me uncomfortable.

This damn thing, after getting Yamato you still go fooling around? "Alright, let's go! Queen, we're setting out now, bringing that skeleton along—this time it's just the four of us leaving." Luode said.

"I can't wait any longer!" Xierwanasi smiled, slung her bow and arrows, and came to Luode's side.

A blue dragon rose into the sky, carrying Luode, Xierwanasi, and the already‑trussed‑up skeleton Buluke, and together they left Wano Country.

"Damn brat, why do I have to turn into a dragon and fly you there? Isn't your teleportation ability pretty useful?" Flying in the air, Kaido said dissatisfiedly.

What the heck? He's a Yonko, about to become a transport vehicle, isn't he? You clearly have a faster way—just use that magic ability to teleport, right?

Whoosh—you get there instantly, yet you want me to fly this long?

"Don't say that, Kaido. You should know that using space magic is very troublesome; if the positioning is off a bit..."

"... it's very likely to send you to an unknown place. For example, teleporting into the deep sea."

"... or into orbit in outer space, or even suddenly appear in a very dangerous place." Luode laughed and said.

To use the space‑teleport ability, he can indeed do it, but he must have prepared positioning markers in advance.

He only learned this from the blood elf mage of Silver Moon City; for now he can only inscribe it passively, which allows positioning teleport, and he has never been to Marine Headquarters Malinfandu.

Without leaving safe space coordinates there, rashly activating the teleport ability would mean not knowing where you'd end up, so it's still safest to ride Kaido himself there.

"Tch! You brat can obviously turn into a dragon and fly too, right?" Kaido said.

"That's right! I do have that ability, but I don't know the way. Only you can get there fastest, and you didn't say..."

"... we have to capture Blackbeard and bring him to Wano Country, then have him help extract the Mythical Zoan fruit of the Black Carbon Giant Snake." Luode said.

After learning that Blackbeard can steal others' Devil Fruit abilities, Kaido also set his sights on Blackbeard; that ability is extremely useful.

"Once we're on the battlefield, brat, I won't have time to look after you—you need to protect yourself." Kaido said.

"Don't worry! I have my own life‑saving gear; I've already left space coordinates in Wano Country, so I can return there instantly via those coordinates." Luode said.

Come on, Wano Country is my current hideout—I definitely marked space coordinates there.

If danger strikes, I can just activate the teleport and run there, and incidentally bring the Queen along.

As for Kaido! How could Kaido be in danger? Besides, this guy can fly too—he can just fly back himself.

Given Kaido's current strength, Luode indeed doesn't need to worry about his safety.

"Then I'm relieved—this time you're coming with me, you'll likely get a bounty too, kid. Try not to show off too many abilities, especially your Devil Fruit power."

"If possible, try not to use it." Kaido said.

The Marines won't allow another Kaido to appear, so Luode's ability should be kept secret as much as possible.

Luode nodded, indicating he understood.

"Xierwanasi, you might also end up with a Marine bounty," Luode said.

"I don't care; the only thing I care about is how to seize all the abilities of this slave." Xierwanasi patted Buluke's skull and said.

"Whoo‑whoo!" Buluke, trussed up like a zongzi with his mouth taped shut, began to struggle wildly.

"Help! Captain, if you don't show up soon, I'm as good as dead."

"Whoo‑whoo! I originally wanted to use my musical ability to soothe this lady's inner wounds!"

In the end, Buluke finally realized the opponent is a monster over a thousand years old, and even Buluke himself, who always considered himself an elder.

Before the Banshee Queen's age, he's just an ordinary little brat.

Moreover, she rules a nation overrun with the undead, teeming with endless undead creatures. She calls herself the Banshee Queen—she's practically a copy of Moria, loving to command zombies, skeletons, ghosts, and the like.

No, no, no—she's far more terrifying than Moria; that guy could only control low‑level zombies, but her undead minions possess self‑awareness.

Honestly, why is she fixated on me? Is it just because I feel alive? Her gang of female dark rangers under her command are also extremely jealous of my abilities.

They constantly torment him in various ways—when will this miserable life finally end?

"Don't rush; haste makes waste. This time I definitely won't let you down," Luode said.

"I'll be watching closely; I've also prepared the Death Knight transformation, plus a four‑meter‑long Frost Rune Sword and matching Death Knight armor—too bad I can't sort out his mount." Xierwanasi said.

After learning that the opponent is also a giant‑sized being, Xierwanasi ordered the artisans of Undercity.

They designed and forged a huge rune sword, then used technology salvaged from the Scourge Legion, along with a rune forge, to carry out some rune engraving.

As Forsaken who split from the Scourge Legion, they do possess a fair amount of Scourge technology.

Especially during the assault on Naxxramas, they obtained a wealth of knowledge about Death Knights from the dwelling of the Four Horsemen.

It's just a shame they failed to capture the Scourge Legion's important floating city.

No way—who called it that the Forsaken contingent back then was just doing soy‑sauce work? The real main force was the Alliance and Horde elite units, plus the Silver Hand's knightly members.

Moreover, if it weren't for the tribe's protection and the persuasion of a certain great lord, the Silver Hand paladin of that time, and even the Forsaken under her command, would all have evolved together.

To be honest, this is also her first attempt at creating a death knight.

"Hmm! Just do your best to operate." Luode said.

Sylvanas's current resources aren't very abundant, after all a certain jailer hasn't contacted Sylvanas yet! She also doesn't have the Vargri forces to resurrect the dead for her, increasing the number of the Forsaken.

Most of the current Forsaken are free undead who have broken free of the Scourge's bonds on their own, or in other words, lost souls who accidentally became undead creatures.

However, among the Forsaken, there are still some necromancers who once participated in the creation of death knights.

However, these years they have never been used; these years, the Forsaken have strictly enforced the order forbidding the conversion of undead.

They are the Forsaken, surviving to this day only to take revenge on the Lich King. If we turn the living into undead creatures, what difference would there be between them and the Scourge Legion?

This time, to help Luode, Sylvanas has made an exception.

Even the method of converting Blood Death Knights was secretly devised by her subordinate; many Forsaken in Undercity are unaware of this.

This time, to help Luode convert a Death Knight.

Sylvanas has really broken many rules; if some Forsaken learned the truth, her prestige as queen would likely drop significantly.

Luode has been watching all of this.

"My subordinate guaranteed it; the Blood Death Knight conversion ritual is all set—should be fine." Sylvanas said.

Moreover, with her own deathly power, there's no problem at all.

"Thanks, Sylvanas!" Luode nodded and said.

After that, Luode and Sylvanas rode on Kaido's dragon head.

Looking down at the vast ocean, it felt somewhat like soaring on a dragon, a xianxia sensation.

Riding on Kaido's dragon head and looking down, the scenery of the entire ocean is indeed breathtakingly beautiful.

After a day and night of flight, Kaido, Luode, and the others finally arrived at their destination, Marine Headquarters Marineford.

At this moment, the Whitebeard Pirates have launched an attack, and the whole war is in a heated state.

Countless pirates and marines are locked in combat. The Whitebeard Pirates' regiment commanders each display their abilities, clashing fiercely with the marines, while the Seven Warlords of the Sea stand aside on the platform.

"Kill! We must rescue Ace!"

"Today we must rescue Captain Ace."

"Old Man is watching us! Everyone, give it your all!"

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates, under the leadership of their captains, are frantically charging the marines' battle line.

At this very moment, nobody knows that a huge blue divine dragon is slowly approaching.

(End of chapter)