Chapter 473 Momonosuke: I'm still a child
Chapter 473 Momonosuke: I'm still a child
As soon as Ashura Douji said this, the slight uneasiness and shame in the eyes of the Wano soldiers gathered behind Lu Li disappeared and turned into indignation.
Eighteen years have passed since the Kozuki family came to power. This period of time is neither long nor short, but it is not a period of time that will make people easily forget the Kozuki family.
Therefore, the soldiers of Wano Country still remember who the former master of this country was. Now that Momonosuke of the Kozuki family has returned and the Nine Red Scabbards are leading the army to counterattack, it is impossible to say that they are not shaken at all.
But the soldiers are basically of ordinary people origin. They join the army just for good treatment and to support their families so that they can live a better life.
They cannot change the general trend. They were conscripted in the new era. They have thought about the issue of stance when confronting the Kozuki family, but some of them are only about 20 years old. They can't even remember when the Kozuki family ruled.
To say that they are "traitors" really makes them a little indignant, because if they think about it normally, isn't it because your Kozuki family failed to protect our previous generation that we became soldiers of the Kingdom of Beasts?
Today, the people of our country live and work in peace and contentment because there is no war, and the soldiers' usual work is not dangerous; most of the time they just maintain public order.
At this point, how can the Kozuki family, who came to disrupt our hard-earned peace, have the nerve to call us "traitors"?
The soldiers looked at their comrades who had died tragically on the ground, each with a look of grief and anger on their face.
However, this is not the end. Ashura Douji, who was originally full of banditry, said something important, "In my opinion, those who are content with the status quo under Kaido's rule are all fine and should all die."
"Hey, Ashura Boy!"
Kin'emon couldn't stand it anymore. Although he felt uncomfortable seeing that people loved Kaido so much, his thoughts were not as extreme as Ashura Douji's.
He still understands the principle that water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. Even if Kaido is defeated, if there are no people to rule you, what can Momonosuke do even if he becomes the general of Wano Country?
Except for Kin'emon, most of the other Nine Red Scabbards also had opinions about Ashura Douji's remarks, but since they all belonged to the same revolutionary resistance camp, it was not appropriate for them to criticize Ashura Douji on the battlefield.
But the Nine Red Scabbards could endure it, but the soldiers of Wano Country who heard Ashura Douji's words could not endure it, and they were all furious.
But there was another person who reacted faster than them. It was Luffy, who had been supporting the injured soldier and had kept his head down with a gloomy face and remained silent.
Luffy put the soldier safely on the ground, jumped up, rushed forward at high speed in second gear, and punched Ashura Douji.
It seemed that he did not expect a sudden attack from a seemingly weak person. Ashura Douji did not have time to draw his sword and was punched in the face by Luffy. Even with his strength, he was caught off guard and took several steps back before he could steady himself.
After Luffy retracted his elongated hand, he stood there with an angry look, "Isn't this your country? How can you kill the one you were supposed to protect so easily? "
He said in a high-pitched voice, "It was you who failed to protect the country, and now that you have started a revolution, you want to bully the weak people!?"
Luffy did not emphasize the fact that Ashura Douji killed soldiers. Although he felt a little sympathetic towards those soldiers who died heroically, he was not naive enough to think that war could be without deaths. The fight between soldiers with different positions was sad but understandable.
But Ashura Douji was a bandit who burned, killed and looted, and he had also massacred and robbed Kuri before this operation, which made Luffy very angry.
Coupled with Ashura Douji's remarks just now, Luffy was completely infuriated. With his character of standing up for injustice, he simply couldn't tolerate it.
"A kid from outside?..."
Ashura Douji spat out blood, but was not really injured. He looked at Luffy and said, "What do you know? The Kozuki family has ruled this land for thousands of years, and it has always been like this!"
As he said that, he drew his sword and slashed at Luffy, with a strong armed color domineering wrapped around it.
Luffy, feeling the threat of death, realized that Ashura Douji was not at the same level as the opponents he had fought before. Even though he had caught the opponent off guard, he failed to cause any actual effective damage and only made the fat black man retreat a few steps.
Faced with the extremely fast sword light, Luffy wanted to use the Second Gear to retreat at a high speed, but found that the opponent's sword force covered all his retreat routes, fast, fierce and accurate!
For a moment, he found that he had nowhere to escape and no way to avoid being chopped down!
Ding--
Just when Luffy thought he was going to be hit, a crisp sound was rang out, and Ashura Douji's sword collided with something, creating dazzling sparks.
Under the shocked gazes of Ashura Douji and the other Nine Red Scabbards, Lu Li flashed in front of Luffy and raised a finger to block Ashura Douji's sword.
"It's always been like this, right?"
Lu Li spoke slowly. He had just activated the Shura Technique at a low power, so the strange phenomenon was not obvious, but the overall attributes were also improved a lot.
Ashura Douji and Denjiro are both masters of the vice-emperor level, with comprehensive attributes around 106-109. If he doesn't improve some attributes, it will be difficult for him to use his physical body in conjunction with the armed color to catch the sword.
Oh, of course he could draw his sword to deal with it, but that wouldn't help him gain fashion value.
"Natural disaster!?"
Ashura Boy and Denjiro exclaimed almost at the same time. They were shocked that Lu Li could catch Ashura Boy's knife with just one finger, and they were puzzled as to how Lu Li appeared so quickly.
Luffy was even more impressed when he saw Lu Li blocking the knife that made him smell the breath of death with just one finger, and it strengthened his determination to practice in Wano Country.
At the same time, he was also thinking that Zoro would be very happy after seeing Lu Li. After all, Brother Lu was a great swordsman who could compete with the world's best swordsman Hawkeye.
bang bang bang-
Ashura boy was shocked, and subconsciously continued to slash with his sword, but was blocked by Lu Li with just one finger, each time blocking the weak point where the sword was exerting force when it fell.
Lu Li covered his mouth with his left hand and yawned, seeming to find it a bit boring. "That's why I told Mr. Kaido to give up recruiting you, because you... are very weak."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Li pointed his finger, and thunder wrapped around it, like an electromagnetic cannon fired from a gun. The finger gun quickly penetrated the chest of Ashura Boy. As the thunder burst out, the effect of the Soul Eater jumped.
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, the Ashura boy fell down with white smoke coming out of his eyes. It was obvious that he was no longer breathing and could not get up again.
"Natural disaster—"
Chuanjiro was the first person to come back to his senses from the shock. He didn't dare to think whether his memory was confused or something else. Why did Lu Li become so strong from a civilian employee after just ten years of not seeing him?
He shouted in grief and indignation, and slashed at Lu Li with a deadly blade. In terms of swordsmanship, he was even better than Ashura Boy.
"land……"
Luffy wanted to shout "Brother Lu, be careful", but Denjiro drew his sword too quickly and his words seemed too slow, and he had just uttered a word when the opponent's attack arrived.
Denjiro was a master who inherited Kozuki Oden's swordsmanship. He struck back with hatred and without mercy. However, as he was concerned that his two-sword style might hurt friendly forces by mistake, he held the sword in both hands and slashed at Lu Li's neck with one sword.
Boom—with a roar, Lu Li's Shura Jue erupted completely and at the same time it was sheathed and unsheathed, greatly enhancing his physical abilities. Purple-red mist burst out, causing a shock.
When the smoke cleared, Denjiro's hand holding the knife couldn't help but tremble for a moment, because what he saw and felt was too outrageous.
After Momonosuke and the others saw Lu Li's true identity, they couldn't help but tremble. Not only because of Lu Li's ghostly appearance in the Shura Jue state, but also because Lu Li still used only one hand to block the fatal blow of Denjiro, the strongest of the Nine Red Scabbards.
However, what Chuanjiro couldn't accept was that Lu Li not only blocked his blow with his bare hands...
Denjiro's blade wrapped in Ryuo's domineering aura stopped two inches in front of Lu Li's neck, while the back of Lu Li's hand was facing Denjiro, and the palm was facing the blade that was slashing towards his neck.
Catch the knife with backhand!
"It was indeed a swift strike..."
Lu Li sighed, "It makes me have to be a little more serious before I can take it on."
At this moment, let alone Momonosuke and his group, even Quinn who was following behind Lu Li opened his mouth wide when he saw this scene. To be honest, he didn't think he could definitely win against Denjiro in a one-on-one fight.
But Mr. Lu’s performance can only be described in two words - control.
Now Quinn has no doubt about Lu Li’s performance in the Battle of Marineford. Being able to kill two admirals, Zao is probably the strongest man in their group except Kaido.
And he thought so only to give face to Mr. Kaido. After all, Mr. Kaido did not have a record of killing two admirals.
Of course, we are all partners, and it is a good thing if the partners are strong, and there is no jealousy.
"Denjiro, I'm here to help you!"
Kin'emon felt a pang of fear when he saw this scene. He threw all the Bushido's reserve in a one-on-one fight to the back of his mind and rushed forward to chop Lu Li.
"I come!"
The wrestler Kawamatsu also rushed up to help Denjiro fight the enemy.
But their plan to rush over from the side to help did not come true, because a pleasant but domineering female voice rang out on the battlefield, "Thunder Gossip!"
boom--
Amidst the roar, Yamato's mace swept across Kin'emon and Kawamatsu, deforming their bodies and embedding them in the wall of the Usagi prison behind them.
"So...so scary...so scary...quickly, we have to run away!"
Momonosuke, who was held in Shinobu's arms, felt terrible when he saw this scene. He was shaking with fear and kept trying to escape.
"Yamato, this was your idol back then, is it really okay to do this?"
Lu Li said in a teasing tone, looking towards Yamato.
Yamato puffed up his face in dissatisfaction and glanced at Lu Li, "Brother Lu, you are laughing at me again. It was such a long time ago. Why are you still bringing up old things?"
When Luffy heard Momonosuke's speech, he was furious again, "Hey, little brat, you are their monarch, right? Your friends are still fighting, how can you run away!?"
As he said that, he took advantage of the moment when the others were stunned by Lu Li and Yamato and punched in the direction of Momonosuke. Shinobu tried to stop him a little, but she was not a combative person after all, and Luffy broke through her defense and punched Momonosuke in the face.
Even with a weakened fist, Luffy's strength was still considerable. He beat Momonosuke so hard that he was bruised and crying bitterly.
"Lord Momonosuke..."
Kin'emon is worthy of the title of the most ferocious of the Nine Red Scabbards. After taking a hit from Yamato's Thunder Bagua, he was still able to struggle and get up. When he saw Momonosuke being beaten, he was shocked and furious.
At the same time, he also had a strong sense of weirdness in his heart, because before they time traveled, Lord Shi clearly hinted that in the future they would meet a 'noble man' who would help them restore their country.
For some reason, he had an intuition that when he saw Luffy and Yamato, he always felt that they had a kind of affinity, as if they were supposed to be benefactors on his side.
But why, why did it turn out like this?
Is this how the script should be?
"Kill! For Master Kozuki Momonosuke!"
At this time, the warriors who were liberated from the Rabbit Prison started shouting and were about to rush towards Lu Li and Yamato to launch a siege tactic.
Lu Li grabbed Denjiro's blade with one hand, "What a noise."
As soon as he finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and his domineering aura burst out completely, because the people around him were either able to withstand his domineering aura or were his enemies, so he could release it unscrupulously, unlike during the Battle of Marineford where he had to be wary of his own people.
Dark red lightning crackled in the air, and at this moment the sky and the earth seemed to turn white because of the powerful domineering color.
The prisoners who rushed towards Lu Li and Yamato all fell down with their eyes rolled back and foam at the mouth. Some were even frightened to death on the spot.
Among those who follow Momonosuke, there are also some who Lu Li admires a little, but his stance determines how to act. Since he has already stood on the side of the Beasts Pirates and governed Wano Country well, the person in front of him is just a traitor, and he cannot condone the other party to destroy his base.
Therefore, if he was going to take action, he had to put an end to the future troubles of unrest. The moment the thunder surged out from under his feet, the music of death sounded.
"Oden Two Swordsman Style·Peach Blossom Ten Fists!"
Denjiro finally pulled back his blade and this time used double swords to slash at Lu Li.
However, Lu Li had Ryuying wrapped around his hand and punched to the side, knocking Chuanjiro to the ground, causing him to cough up blood and crash into the prison wall, his life or death unknown.
Under the desperate and fearful gazes of many rebels, Lu Li walked slowly towards Momonosuke who had fallen out of Xiaonin's arms due to the tremor just now.
He leaned down, grabbed Momonosuke's hairpin and lifted it up.
Momonosuke's face was full of fear, and he struggled to beg for mercy, "Don't, don't kill me, I'll do anything for you, please don't kill me, I, I'm just a child."
Lu Li held Momonosuke with a look of disgust on his face, as if he was holding something dirty, "Is this the person you want to be loyal to?"
(End of this chapter)