Chapter 349

After hanging up the phone, Karl looked at Shanks: "Is everything handled?"

"I have no more worries."

Karl nodded: "That’s good..."

Then there was no follow-up. Karl just looked at Shanks quietly, and Shanks also looked at Karl quietly.

As for who the other members of the Red Hair Pirates were looking at? Karl didn't know, and couldn't be bothered to know.

He only knew that he had only one goal today, and that was to send Shanks to Impel Down to become cellmates with Buggy.

Shanks was also a bit emotional at this time. One Marine hero, two Marine Admirals, dozens of Marine Vice Admirals—such combat power could only be brought out by the Marines.

This is the true hegemon of the sea, the Marines!

Captain Roger, is the Great Pirate Era you started coming to an end?

"Brrr-brrr-brrr~" "Brrr-brrr-brrr~"

The ringing of the Den Den Mushi broke the eerie calm here. Karl picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Report to Admiral Karl, all civilians have boarded the ships and are evacuating Elegia Island."

Karl did not answer and hung up the phone directly, meeting Shanks’ gaze.

"All Marines, listen up! Attack!"

"Red Hair Pirates! Attack!"

Bang~

Beckman launched the attack first. A pitch-black bullet grazed Shanks’ earlobe and shot toward Karl’s face.

Karl seemed to have expected this and extended his right hand with lightning speed to catch the lethal projectile.

Clang~

The smoking projectile was discarded casually on the ground. Karl’s body erupted with light, and 12 wings of light appeared behind him.

"Holy Light Apocalypse!"

The sacred wings flapped, golden light shone, and all the Marines were strengthened.

"Yasakani no Magatama!!!"

"Gravity Blade: Hell Journey!!!"

Kizaru and Fujitora launched their attacks first, and tacitly bypassed Shanks. Their targets were Beckman and the others. Shanks, naturally, was Karl’s opponent.

Other Marine Vice Admirals also showed their skills, launching a siege on the Red Hair Pirates.

Caw!

The Raven transformed into a silver-white long blade and landed in Karl’s hand. Karl brushed it lightly, but his gaze remained fixed on Shanks.

"Speaking of which, the last time we fought was two years ago, right! Shanks, I wonder how much stronger you’ve become in the past two years?"

Shanks curled his mouth and revealed a hearty smile: "How much stronger I’ve become, you’ll know in a moment!"

Swish~

Shanks drew "Gryphon"—to be precise, it should be a replica of Gryphon. A long time ago, Karl had used the Raven to cut Shanks’ Gryphon in half. This replica was certainly not as good as the original Gryphon, but in Shanks’ hands, the difference wouldn't be too great.

"Elbaf Spear: Hakoku!"

Karl raised his hand and unleashed a Hakoku sword aura, tearing through the earth and roaring toward Shanks.

Ding~

Red light flashed in Shanks’ eyes, and he gripped Gryphon without fear: "Divine Departure!"

Cackle, cackle, cackle~

Two flying slashes collided instantly. The platform under their feet couldn't support such a shock and instantly turned into powder.

Karl leaped up, extended his left hand in the air, and released countless small light eggs. Karl would Move Move Like to call them "Sixteen-Shaku Yasakani no Magatama". Anyway, they were stronger than Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama!

Bang, bang, bang~

Amidst countless explosions, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

At this moment, a bright blade light tore through the smoke, and Shanks charged toward Karl with his blade.

Karl’s mouth curled up slightly: "Just in time!"

Subsequently, Karl held the hilt with both hands and responded to Shanks’ surprise attack with a heavy horizontal sweep.

It was clearly using the strength of two arms to bully Shanks, a disabled person.

Clang~

The moment their weapons met, a crisp sound rang out. The next second, Shanks flew toward the center of Elegia Island.

Clearly, in the contest of strength, Shanks was obviously at a disadvantage. Even though he blocked Karl’s attack, he was still sent flying.

Shoo~ Karl’s figure flashed, turning into a stream of light to chase Shanks, not giving him any room to breathe.

"One-Sword Style: Jade Breaker!"

A huge golden flying slash chased in Shanks’ direction.

Shanks, who was unloading force in the air, narrowed his eyes, hurriedly raised Gryphon, added Conqueror’s Haki, and gave a powerful counterattack just as the golden sword aura was about to arrive.

Boom~ The two sword auras collided, producing a massive shockwave that shook the entire Elegia Island.

The destructive power of top-tier powerhouses is just that terrifying.

Only the sky is their limit.

This is also why pirates choose to fight on islands or land. On the sea, a slight carelessness would destroy the opponent’s ship, and then what would be the point of fighting?

Of course, lone wolves Move Move Like Mihawk are the exception. He fights however he wants, fearless and without misgivings.

Rumble, rumble~

Driven by the powerful shockwave, Shanks plunged into the ruins of Elegia Island, kicking up a cloud of dust.

He was definitely fine. Karl didn't think he could take Shanks down with just these few moves.

In the past, he could chase Shanks and fight him only after exhausting Shanks’ stamina to the point where he could control the situation.

Karl extended a finger, and golden light condensed at the tip. After accumulating to the size of a basketball, he released it all at once.

Pew!

Hmm, it has a bit of Frieza’s flavor.

Another explosion, the earth shook and the mountains swayed. Karl created a ten-meter-deep crater with a casual strike, but he didn't see Shanks’ figure.

"Divine Departure!"

The surrounding air seemed to become viscous, and a silver-bright blade light headed straight for Karl’s waist.

Karl was stunned. You thick-browed and big-eyed Shanks, coming to sneak attack me, a 33-year-old child, is this okay?

This is not okay...

"Holy Light Protection!"

The translucent golden shield had just been generated when it was shattered by Shanks, emitting a crisp click. The shield turned into fragments, but this also deflected Shanks’ weapon, causing his strike to lose its threat.

Karl instantly turned into a stream of light and rushed into the sky. Shanks hurriedly landed on the ground, looking around vigilantly. With Karl’s speed, he could appear from anywhere.

It’s a bit annoying to say, Karl’s ability is clearly a Paramecia, so how does it possess the same ability characteristics as Kizaru? It’s really dog-gone-it.

Kizaru was already difficult enough to deal with relying on this ability. If it weren't for his mediocre taijutsu and Haki, even he wouldn't be able to do anything about Kizaru.

Karl is different. Observation Haki killing, Conqueror’s Haki coating, shameless recovery, powerful physique—every single one is top-tier. Coupled with this perverted speed, Shanks really couldn't think of anyone who could defeat Karl.

Captain Roger? Probably not. Although Captain Roger was strong, he was ill and would definitely be worn down by Karl.

It is estimated that only a young Whitebeard could rival Karl.

But it’s meaningless to say these things now. The person facing Karl now is him. No matter what, he must try his best.

"Zoro, hurry and unlock my Seastone handcuffs, I want to go help Shanks!" Although Luffy’s expression was on point, his body was limp, just Move Move Like a skinny dog that had been hollowed out.

Zoro sighed and shook his head: "I’m sorry, Luffy. I can only unlock them for you after the result of Elegia Island comes out. These are Shanks’ own words."

"Right, can't unlock them for him. We finally escaped from the Sing-Sing World and left the vortex of war, how could we run back?" Nami gritted her teeth and said.

"Luffy, I know the bond between you and Red Hair Shanks, but this is a grudge between the Red Hair Pirates and the Marines. It’s better if we don't get involved. I think Shanks doesn't want you to come back either, and you don't want to disappoint Shanks, right? Luffy?" Robin analyzed calmly.

Others were also trying to persuade him, fearing that their captain would get hot-headed and insist on rushing up to fight the Marines head-on, except for Usopp.

It wasn't that they were afraid of fighting the Marines, but that there was simply no need.