The Marine's Response

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade, was currently Genichi's most powerful character card.

The one who was hailed as the Ascended was now trapped in a sword.

Although he was very strong, he could not move freely because he was sealed in the sword. All he could do was possessed the person who held his sword. However, the body of an ordinary person could not withstand a Darkin's magic power.

If one were to describe how Aatrox felt with one word, it would be excruciating!

Aatrox had trouble breathing. His lung and throat felt empty, as if the air couldn't circulate in his body.

Despite opening his mouth as wide as he could, he could not breathe, and his chest would contract.

His limbs and muscles were not listening to him, and he could not breathe.

His blood pressure gradually increased as if he was experiencing asphyxiation. On top of that, his chest and limbs gradually became numb.

No wonder Aatrox wanted to destroy the world. Anyone who had lived such a life for hundreds of years would definitely do so.

Later on, he could only forcefully possess the mortal's body that held his sword to obtain a short life. None of his vessel lasted long, as they began to decay at a rapid rate. Their muscle would contract non-stop, and in the end, their body would completely fall apart, and Aatrox would be back to his life with nothing but darkness around him.

Therefore, he kept killing as he switched from one vessel to another!

Since Aatrox was Genichi's Character Card now, Genichi could also feel a similar pain. However, if Genichi did not focus his mind on it, the pain would be negligible. However, once he focused his mind on Aatrox, he would be overwhelmed by the despair and pain.

Could it be that it applied to all of his other Character Cards?

Genichi was not sure, but at least Aatrox was a powerful Demon Line that fit his plan. However, if he wanted to be the real Darkin Blade in this world, he still needed a powerful vessel.

Of course, Toguro could serve as Aatrox's vessel, but Genichi had no intention of using Toguro as Aatrox's vessel. Bullet was a more fitting option.

At this moment, he had already devised a plan. He did not mention much about Zero with Sengoku and Garp, and it was because he had not drawn his 10 million Negative Emotion Points-worth Character Card. 

And now that Aatrox was here, it was time for his plan to enter the next stage...

After Bullet's body underwent transformation, he could at least withstand Aatrox's strength for some time.

On the other hand, the enemy also made their move as the members of Sword who were in the middle of training suddenly stopped.

They had already memorized Buddhist Palm's movements very well. However, they still couldn't wrap their head around the chanting. Although Sing had explained it to them, they still found it hard to understand.

But during their recent training, they had made some progress, especially Sengoku.

Perhaps it was because Sengoku ate the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha, so after Buddhist Palm was assimilated to this world, he could comprehend the Buddhist Palm easier than the rest.

At this moment, they gathered together and looked at the dark sky in the distance.

"Is Drago... caught?" Garp was clearly puzzled.

Judging from this momentum, it was definitely not an ordinary demon. Among the demon they've fought such as Nine-Tails, Shaji, or Tunfo, none of them was even close to this one.

Demon Lord?

That was all that came to their mind.

It was just as Makima had said, the Demon Lord possessed strength that far surpassed ordinary Great Demons.

They already struggled against Great Demons, let alone Demon Lords!

At first, they didn't really believe it because they were naturally confident in their own strength.

Even if there were people who were stronger than them in this world, it wouldn't be by a large margin.

But now, they truly felt the difference in power. It was truly a terrifying power... 

Has the Demon Lord had finally materialised in this world?

However, if the group of Demon Followers wanted to summon Zero, they would need Drago as a sacrifice to open the gates of hell.

Could it be that Drago had been captured?

They had reached an agreement with Shaji. They wouldn't be so stupid as to be caught without even being able to contact them, right?

As they contemplated on various possibilities, the temperature suddenly plummeted. Snowflakes fell from the sky, and the snowflakes twisted as if they were blown by the wind.

A snow-like tornado appeared, and everyone's attention was focused on it, especially Garp. He knew that Shaji had come when he saw this scene.

That's right, just as he had thought, the ice and snow gradually dispersed, revealing the figures of Shaji and Drago.

"I underestimated them..."

The moment Shaji appeared, he said, "I didn't expect them to be able to bend the rules to such extent. Or rather... he may not be a fully revived Demon Lord?"

"Drago wasn't captured? Then what's going on?"

Sengoku and Garp stood up abruptly, followed by Sing and the others.

Sengoku said with a pale face, "What do you mean by a not fully revived Demon Lord? Who the hell is Zero?"

He had asked Shaji this question before, but at that time, Shaji said it was pointless to answer this question if Zero did not materialise in this world. Besides, asking Zero's identity was like showing fear.

However, they had to ask this question, because Zero had already materialised in this world!

"Zero has yet to truly materialise in this world. You do not need to be so worried for the time being." Shaji said coldly,

"Zero itself is just a code name. It is the code name for the most suitable vessel for Darkin. Zero is like the representative of the human world who carries the will of the Demon Lord. Now that his true form has materialised, it is no longer possible to call him Zero."

"Now, we should call him... Darkin Blade, Aatrox!"