Chapter 195: Red Harbor Attack and Defense

Chapter 195: Red Harbor Attack and Defense

Chapter 195: Red Harbor Attack and Defense - Part
The moment Esdeath landed on the ground, cold air quickly spread out with her as the center. The hot lava quickly cooled down and turned into hard ground. Even the gushing magma was frozen into black stone pillars standing on the battlefield.

"It's you!"

The moment he saw Esdeath, Sakaski recognized this 'comrade-in-arms' with whom he had fought side by side in the Battle of Marineford, but at this moment he felt a vague sense of relief.

Esdeath's ability is so similar to Kuzan's ice fruit that Sakaski thought his next opponent would be his old colleague.

"Come and fight! Please me with battle!"

Esdeath grinned slightly, revealing an almost grim expression, then raised her arms and opened her palms towards the sky.

The next moment, several giant ice prisms with a diameter of more than 100 meters suddenly appeared in the air, and with Esdeath's powerful swing of her hand, they slammed down towards Sakaski's location.

"Run!"

The pirates and soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps around them fled in panic. These four giant ice prisms that were comparable to icebergs might not be able to do anything to Sakaski, a user of the natural devil fruit, but they were enough to kill anyone present instantly.

Even the shock wave generated by the falling ice was enough to kill the pirates and soldiers within a radius of hundreds of meters on the spot like slapping a fly.

"Big fire-breathing!"

Feeling the pressure brought by the falling super-giant ice prisms, Sakaski took a deep breath, and the rolling lava on his arms turned into a huge magma fist and punched out. The huge impact force and the scorching lava instantly evaporated several super-giant ice prisms.

Even the temperature, which had dropped sharply because Esdeath had frozen the battlefield, rose rapidly at this moment.

A powerful nature-type devil fruit user like Sakaski is no different from a natural disaster. Even if he fights in the snow, it is difficult to have a substantial impact on him.

However, when facing a strong man like Esdeath whose strength is almost equal to his, even a slight advantage in terrain may become the key to determining victory or defeat. Therefore, Sakaski will not allow Esdeath to turn the battlefield into her home court.

"That's enough warm-up, let's start the fun fight!"

An excited smile appeared on Esdeath's beautiful face, and the saber in her hand was quickly wrapped with dark armament domineering.

Although the saber in her hand did not transform into a so-called black sword because she had not had enough time to 'maintain the sword', this did not affect Esdeath's pleasure in chopping people.

Esdeath took a step forward and her figure disappeared in an instant. When she reappeared, she was already in front of Sakaski, and the saber wrapped in black lightning also chopped down at Sakaski's head.

Whether it's speed, strength or the martial arts she possesses, Esdeath has reached the pinnacle.

Her only physical weakness was compensated after she learned the three colors of domineering. It is no exaggeration to say that Esdeath is now definitely qualified to be ranked in the top three even among the top powers in the pirate world.

"Pluto!"

Sakaski, who was caught off guard, made the decision to fight Esdeath to a mutual defeat in the shortest time possible.

With this sword strike, Esdeath would be able to cripple one of Sakaski's arms, and she herself would inevitably be pierced through by Sakaski's Hades Dog.

But just when Sakaski was thinking that the blue-haired woman in front of him would choose to avoid her, and then he could take advantage of the situation to pursue her and completely defeat Esdeath's defense through continuous fierce attacks, the observation Haki in his mind suddenly began to give a frantic warning.

Only then did Sakaski realize that in the face of his mutually detrimental counterattack, Esdeath not only had no intention of dodging, but instead, as if she was risking her life, she increased her strength and was actually prepared to chop off Sakaski's arm directly.

It was not the first time that Sakaski had seen an enemy who chose to fight to the death. However, the fierce woman who was so fierce that she was willing to sacrifice her own life in order to bite the enemy hard still made Sakaski feel like he had hit a steel plate.

Esdeath's ferocity also stimulated Sakaski's ferocity. Being able to kill a strong enemy with just one arm was a huge profit no matter how you looked at it.

"Roar!"

The blade wrapped in black lightning first hit Sakaski's shoulder, and at the same time as blood splattered, the hot lava fist also hit Esdeath's abdomen.

But just as Sakaski was about to exert force to penetrate Esdeath's body, he "foresaw" Esdeath's subsequent actions through his observation Haki.

'Sizzle!'

The flesh and blood that had been cut quickly turned into hot lava at this moment and was cut into two pieces by Esdeath's blade.

Most users of natural devil fruits have the ability to evade enemy attacks by transforming into elements. Even Esdeath, who has mastered the three colors of domineering, finds it difficult to harm Sakaski, who is only concerned with self-preservation.

"Tsk, why don't you continue?"

Esdeath froze the wound on her abdomen caused by the lava. Sakaski was just a little bit away from burning through her abdomen, or even piercing through her body with one blow. By then, even Esdeath would be "certainly dead".

After all, that level of trauma would be difficult for even the top strong men to withstand, except for Kaido, the "strongest creature on land, sea and air".

"...Don't be too proud, the battle has just begun, you crazy woman!"

Sakaski returned to human form, with a hint of doubt still on his face.

Although he avoided having his arm cut off by transforming into an element in time, Esdeath still cut a huge wound on his shoulder.

Just this one blow reduced Sakaski's combat effectiveness by at least 20%, and this was considering that Sakaski did not rely much on physical skills.

"Ah, then let's continue the fight!"

Esdeath casually shook off the lava on the blade, grinned with a crazy smile, and rushed towards Sakaski again.

Ever since she developed the healing ability through the Stand, Withered Rose, given to her by Borsalino, Esdeath has become more and more fond of this style of fighting that allows her to fully enjoy the fun of battle.

The happiness that once belonged only to Kaido, the King of Beasts, can now be enjoyed by Esdeath.

No matter how hard the enemy tries to hurt her, Esdeath can absorb and heal it through her stand, but Esdeath's attacks are still real.

Even a monster as thick-skinned, brutal and warlike as Kaido was beaten by Esdeath so hard that he lost all his temper and wanted to stay away from her whenever he saw her.

"Big fire-breathing!"

Realizing that Esdeath was not the "little crispy" person he had imagined, Sakaski decisively changed his fighting style.

He gave up on the close combat where Esdeath could easily inflict injuries on him, and tried to keep his distance so as to take advantage of the strengths of a natural-type Devil Fruit user.

The huge lava fist slammed towards Esdeath like a volcanic eruption. As one of the best among the top strong men, Sakaski's attack was full of explosive power and should not be underestimated. Even Esdeath, who dared to exchange injuries with him, did not want to experience what it was like to be hit by this punch.

"Ice barrier!" The saber in Esdeath's hand slashed across the frozen ground, and an ice wall tens of meters high condensed into shape in an instant.

'boom! ’

The lava fist smashed the huge ice wall into pieces, but ultimately failed to completely shatter the ice wall which was as hard as steel.

The scorching lava and the cold ice collided with each other, and a large amount of water vapor mixed with ice mist spread across the battlefield.

"Woof! Hurry over there!"

Doug, the captain of the Doug Pirates with a dog head, shouted excitedly. With his order, the pirates who originally belonged to the Doug Pirates rushed into the ice fog without hesitation.

"Guys! Follow me! Charge!"

The captain of the Black Pirates, Buck, who was covered in black, also led the charge. These senior fighters were very confident in their own strength. As long as Esdeath could stop Akainu, no one could pose a threat to them.

After all, those who can become high-level fighters are at least big pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions of berries. Ordinary lieutenant generals of the headquarters may not be their opponents, let alone the miscellaneous soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps.

Thousands of pirates rushed into Red Harbor with loud shouts, and engaged in fierce fighting with the Holy Land Guard Corps stationed in Red Harbor in every fortress and even every street.

"You are a bunch of lowly scum! Turn all of you into ashes!"

Seeing more and more pirates pouring into Red Harbor, the furious Sakaski punched the ground hard, and the frozen ground instantly exploded into countless spider-web-like cracks.

Soon, a large amount of water vapor from the melted ice rose up, and the temperature of the ground soared rapidly like an iron plate being roasted by fire.

‘Boom! ’

A large amount of magma gushed out from underground like a fountain, burning all the pirates within a radius of hundreds of meters into charcoal.

An endless supply of lava gushed out from underground, and in just a few breaths, it turned the coast of Red Harbor into an insurmountable sea of ​​magma.

The first group of pirates that were rushing into Red Harbor were cut off in the middle. The following pirates were afraid of Sakaski's attack and dared not move forward. The pirates who had already rushed into Red Harbor were also cut off and became a mess.

"Defend the holy land! Kill all these damn pirates!"

The soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps summoned up their remaining courage, shouted loudly and charged towards the first squad of pirates whose retreat was cut off.

Although the pirates of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates were on average stronger, less than half of them had rushed into Red Harbor at the moment. In addition, their morale was low as their retreat was cut off, and they were defeated repeatedly by the defenders for a while.

The positions that were previously occupied with great difficulty were also taken back by the defenders. Seeing that the situation seemed to be about to be reversed, the intermediate and senior fighters of the first team finally stood up at the critical moment.

"Black on black!"

The captain of the Black Pirates, Buck, who was covered in black, grinned and waved his hand fiercely at the soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps in front of him.

A large mass of paint-like substance instantly dyed all the hundreds of soldiers in front of him black. Even if they were stained with just a little bit of black "paint", the blackened parts would quickly spread.

"Waaaaaah! What is this!?"

"It's just blacked out, no big deal! Kill him!"

"Wait! Could that guy be pitch black..."

……

The soldiers who were suddenly attacked were in chaos. Some wanted to escape, some wanted to continue fighting, and some tried to ask their superiors for help, but no one noticed that they were completely covered in black.

"Come out and fight for me! The Black and Black Army!"

Buck opened his arms and laughed wildly, and the black on the soldiers' bodies directly left their bodies, and then they turned into people who looked exactly like the soldiers who were stained black.

The first thing these black soldiers did when they appeared was to swing their swords at the original body. After chopping down the original body, they would not disappear, but continue to kill other enemies.

The combat capability of the black soldiers is not stronger than their original bodies, but their fearless fighting style can often cause greater casualties.

Hundreds of black soldiers are naturally insignificant compared to the tens of thousands of Holy Land Guard Corps, but in this local battlefield, they are enough to reverse the situation.

"Ten Blade Style: Spider Web Cut!"

Just as the defense line of the defenders in this area was about to collapse, a dazzling sword light bloomed among the black soldiers and pirates.

With the help of his hair controlled by the return of life, Spider Demon can wield ten weapons at the same time. No matter whether it is the fearless black soldiers or the ferocious pirates, they can all be easily chopped into pieces by Spider Demon.

"Tsk, it turns out to be you..."

Buck recognized at a glance the Vice Admiral Onigumo of the Navy Headquarters who was quite famous in the New World, and his originally dark face turned a little paler.

However, for Buck, who ate the Parahuman Black-Black Fruit, his face turning white is equivalent to a normal person's face turning black.

"That's enough, you bastards!"

Ghost Spider pointed his saber at Buck, but his angry expression gradually turned serious.

The dog-headed captain of the Doug Pirates, Doug, walked out from the other side and showed his sharp canine teeth to Demon Spider as if in protest.

Two against one!

Both Buck and Drog are well-known pirates in the New World. Ordinary vice admirals of the headquarters are no match for them, not to mention that the current situation is the two of them against Spider Demon alone.

What's worse is that the soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps have suffered heavy casualties. When a battle breaks out later, it will be very difficult for them to hold the barricade line, let alone support Ghost Spider.

"Long time no see, Spider-Ghost. Do you want to guess whether Kizaru will come to save you this time?"

Dadou stretched out his tongue and licked the scar on his cheek. At that time, the seven pirate groups formed an alliance and prepared to join forces to challenge the Pirate Emperor, but they happened to run into Onigumo who was out to fight pirates.

As a result, Spider Demon was defeated and captured. Just when he was about to be dragged out by Douga's pirate allies to be sacrificed, Borsalino, who was conscripted by the then Sengoku Marshal, arrived.

(End of this chapter)