Chapter 396: Fallen Angel El? Quetzalcoatl, Azure Dragon, and Nue! (Bonus Chapter)

"Clang… clang…"

"Boom… BOOM…"

On the chaotic battlefield:

Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and John—with their subordinates—carved a path of destruction, making their way close to the center of the island.

"Pirates, we won't let you succeed!"

Yet Saint Garling and the other young Holy Knights had arrived earlier at the high platform—

already claiming their prizes and devouring them without hesitation.

"Damn—!"

Seeing this from afar, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and John all reacted with grim expressions.

Especially Wang Zhi, who was about to use his Teleport-Teleport Fruit's powers to snatch the rewards.

"Buzz… buzz…"

But at that moment, multiple giant paw-shaped shockwaves descended from the sky, smashing into the ground ahead.

They left behind several large paw-print craters. Furthermore, around twenty or thirty figures with powerful auras appeared—led by the rejuvenated, ferociously strong Fleet Admiral Steel-Bone Kong, along with Holy Knights and CP0 elites.

John and the other two shrank back, faces darkening. They had not expected Steel-Bone Kong to arrive with reinforcements at such a moment.

"O-lolo-lolo, what a lively scene!"

Standing beside him was Kaido, grinning.

Swinging a spiked club bristling with menacing barbs, he eyed Wang Zhi and the others mischievously:

"You three Shichibukai—Silver Axe, John, Wang Zhi—did you come here to help us?"

"Silver Axe, John, Wang Zhi… The three of you have broken the Treaty and betrayed the World Government. I hereby formally strip you of your Shichibukai status…"

Steel-Bone Kong seethed with murderous intent.

Fixing his gaze on John, Wang Zhi, and Silver Axe, he issued orders without hesitation:

"Kaido, your job is to send all the Celestial Dragons back to Mary Geoise. The rest of you, come with me—don't let a single pirate escape!"

No sooner had he spoken than Steel-Bone Kong's body abruptly swelled up.

Right before their eyes, he transformed into a savage humanoid-beast form, crackling with electricity.

"Buzz… zzt…"

Stamping down, he shattered the ground.

His form blurred like lightning, instantly appearing in front of Silver Axe and the others. A savage fist—wrapped in potent Haki and interlaced with black-red sparks—punched forth:

"Adamantine War Chariot!!"

"Conqueror's Sea!!"

Silver Axe, John, and Wang Zhi visibly paled. They brandished their weapons without delay,

refusing to give an inch, and met him head-on with everything they had.

"Boom… BOOM…"

A deafening noise split the air. Two enormous shockwaves clashed violently, the terrain around them reduced to ruins. The ensuing blast of force blew away anyone too close.

"Attack—!"

"Wipe them out!"

"Damned pirates…"

"Don't let a single one escape!"

Simultaneously, CP0 agents and newly arrived Holy Knights charged forward.

Because Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and John hadn't come alone—though they'd not brought their entire force, they had at least a few hundred artificial Devil Fruit users in the mix, plus their key officers.

"Everyone, move!"

"Heh, I've never killed a Celestial Dragon before!"

All at once, John, Wang Zhi, and Silver Axe's subordinates jumped into the fray.

Particularly those artificial Devil Fruit users, grinning savagely, each manifesting some monstrous shape, rushed forth.

"Swish… swish…" Kaido flickered at high speed.

With large paw-shaped hands repeatedly touching the panicked Celestial Dragons—who were ringed by Marines on every side, guarded closely.

"Pop… pop…"

And without warning, Celestial Dragon after Celestial Dragon vanished into thin air, one by one. It was beyond belief.

"Fa-fa-fa…"

"Hahaha…"

But at that moment, three young Holy Knights who had just eaten their new Devil Fruits suddenly burst into fits of strange laughter.

"Hey hey…"

"You're laughing now? Are you nuts?"

"Dolin, Gate, Naise—what's up with you three?"

Nearby, Saint Garling and others looked at them in shock, scolding them and sensing something amiss. They rushed over to check.

"Fa-fa-fa, I don't know either—I just can't stop laughing! Fa-fa-fa…"

One ornate young man snickered uncontrollably, tears springing to his eyes.

"Hahaha—me too…"

A young female Holy Knight similarly burst into laughter.

"Roar…"

Just as Saint Garling moved to question them further, their expressions changed. As though unable to control it, their bodies began to mutate.

"Moo… mooo…"

"Damn it, what's going on?"

…

"Roar—!"

Suddenly, from the distant sky—a colossal Quetzalcoatl with both azure and black pairs of wings soared, clutching flame clouds. Alongside it flew a mighty blue dragon, likewise exuding an impressive aura, and one other enormous beast, all traversing the skies toward God Valley. This final creature was monstrous in shape: an ape-like head, a lion's body covered in flame-like fur, tiger-like claws, plus a venomous serpent tail, fearsome beyond measure. All three also bore a pair of massive black wings.

Before long, these three colossal creatures appeared over God Valley.

Those from both the World Government side and the Rocks Pirates—locked in fierce combat—were left thunderstruck.

"T-that is…"

"Hey hey, what's the meaning of this?"

"A Quetzalcoatl… is that Kukulkan El?"

"Those with him—an Azure Dragon and that legendary beast Nue?"

"Damn it, are the Fallen Angel Pirates joining too?"

"Those guys… do they intend to butt in?"

All at once, the Five Elders' faces changed. Both shocked and outraged, they spotted the colossal Quetzalcoatl and the dragons behind it, going on high alert. None had expected Fallen Angel El to appear at this time—were they aiming for total war with the World Government?

"Fallen Angel El—"

Rocks squinted.

Taking in the imposing, giant Quetzalcoatl and the azure dragon plus that monstrous form behind it, his eyes flickered warily. He recalled how, after El established Totto Land and clashed with the World Government, he had immediately crippled part of the Holy Knights, taking for himself the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon. No surprise: presumably, that fruit was bequeathed to one of El's offspring.

"Kekekeke, they've come to join the fun?"

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