Chapter 509

While Garp and Whitebeard were contemplating the desperate fight against Madara, their "comrades" were scheming how to betray them and escape.

If those two found out, they'd probably be furious.

But there was no helping it.

Madara was simply too powerful. If the fight continued, they all faced only one certain outcome: death.

Meanwhile, Hui, observing from the sky, almost burst out laughing.

These guys were truly… unbelievably realistic.

"Continue! Are you all planning to just stand there? Then allow me!"

Suddenly, Madara spoke.

Although he hadn't gone all out in the previous battle, barely using a fraction of his power, these individuals were still the strongest he'd encountered in many years, enough to pique his interest slightly.

So, he decided to relive the thrill of slaughtering his way through a crowd.

As his voice fell, Madara vanished.

In a mere instant, he reappeared amidst the crowd below. With a single punch, a pirate with an 800-million berry bounty was sent flying.

Another kick sent another pirate, with a 700 million berry bounty, soaring through the air, vomiting blood along with pieces of his lungs.

This finally broke the resolve of those contemplating escape; they scattered in all directions.

If they didn't flee now, they might truly lose their chance.

"You all really underestimate me. None of you will be leaving here alive today."

Madara's lips curled into a smirk as he spoke. 

As his words echoed, four crimson barriers rose from the earth, encompassing all directions.

Four Red Yang Formation!

One of the strongest barrier techniques in the original Naruto series, this large-scale barrier required four Kage-level shinobi to activate. 

Even the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb couldn't break it.

Of course, that was partly because the Four Red Yang Formation in the original series was cast by the four kage, the incredibly powerful First, Second, Third, and Fourth. 

If ordinary Kage-level shinobi were to activate it, the barrier's defensive power would certainly not be as high.

But the current Four Red Yang Formation possessed even greater defensive capabilities than the one in the original series. 

Because the ninja activating this barrier were Madara's four shadows of, Limbo: Border Jail!

Each of these shadows possessed Six Paths level power!

"What's going on?!"

Someone cried out in alarm, staring at the barrier that had completely trapped them. Panic swelled in their hearts.

Then, grabbing a nearby pirate, he threw him towards the barrier.

However, the pirate was flung back, his body severely burned and charred, half his body carbonized!

"Hiss!"

Many gasped at the sight.

Someone still refused to believe it, activating their ability. 

Their arm transformed into a giant stone, which they then slammed against the barrier, determined to break it.

But in an instant, the terrifying temperature turned the stone fist red-hot. The barrier remained unmoved, while the attacker was thrown back several steps by the rebound force.

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?!"

He roared, wanting to charge again, but forcefully suppressed the urge.

"This is a barrier, a barrier that can trap everyone here. If you want to escape, you must break it. But with your abilities, even all of you combined cannot break this barrier."

Madara's words filled everyone with dread.

But many still refused to believe him.

"Let's attack the same point together! I don't believe we can't break this damn thing!"

Someone shouted fiercely and prepared to attack.

Everyone understood that relying on individual strength might be futile. Only by uniting did they have a chance of breaking the barrier.

Madara didn't try to stop them.

He was supremely confident in his abilities, confident to the point of arrogance.

Boom!!!

At a certain moment, the combined force of their attacks smashed against the barrier, producing a tremendous, muffled roar.

However, the barrier remained completely unmoved.

Everyone was dumbfounded, then panic set in.

It seemed they really couldn't break this thing.

So, what should they do?

"Tch tch tch, you're just wasting your energy. As I said, none of you will escape here today."

Madara spoke, then turned his gaze towards Garp and Whitebeard.

These two were the strongest among the group.

Although they were still far inferior to him, at least they could force him to get a little serious, to exert himself slightly more.

"I don't believe my Logia form can't get through!"

A Devil Fruit user with a Logia-type power spoke, then transformed his body into its elemental form, intending to pass through the barrier.

However, after transforming, he discovered that while the barrier looked like a layer of flames, it was actually a layer of glass enveloping the flames, completely sealing the entire space.

Returning to his human form, the pirate's face was grim.

"It seems we can only leave if we kill him."

Someone spoke, their voice filled with killing intent.

They hadn't wanted to fight this battle; after all, the enemy was too powerful.

But now it seemed this battle was unavoidable.

Because if they didn't fight back, there was only one outcome: death.

"Everyone, let's attack together! We must unite to have any chance of defeating him!"

A pirate shouted, rallying the others.

Hearing this, Madara let out a disdainful chuckle.

"You want to defeat me? heh."

With that, Madara moved.

He charged towards the area with the densest concentration of people, deliberately slowing his movements so they could see his actions.

After all, if he went all out, these people wouldn't even be able to see his movements, and that would be too boring.

"Attack!"

Seeing Madara charging towards them, the pirates couldn't hold back any longer. They roared and charged towards him.

It was that iconic scene again: one man charging against a multitude.

And the outcome was the same: one man overwhelming a crowd.

The metaphor wolves among sheep was no longer usable in this situation; it was a tiger among sheep.

For Madara, dealing with these people was even easier than slaughtering lambs.

He moved through the crowd with his taijutsu, like a butterfly dancing among flowers. His deadly movements possessed a strange beauty.

One after another, they fell at his hands. 

The lowest bounties of the pirates gathered here were several tens of millions, most were between 100 million and 200 million.

Out on the open sea, these were all powerful pirates.

Unfortunately, they were merely at the level of ordinary Kage, and they were facing Madara, who possessed Six Paths level power!

Therefore, their fate was sealed.

After killing more than twenty people, Madara stopped.

He glanced towards the other side, where the remaining pirates all had bounties exceeding 500 million.

They were the strongest among the group.

"Warm-up's over. Now, it's your turn!"

Madara spoke, his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan fixated on the group, like a tiger eyeing its prey.

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