Chapter 116: Smash Through Judiciary Island, Buster Call Assembles

Chapter 116: Smash Through Judiciary Island, Buster Call Assembles

At the location of Judiciary Island, the blue sea surface looked as if a massive black hole had been opened in it, with surging waves cascading downwards like a waterfall.

Looking down was like gazing into an abyss, a bottomless expanse of darkness that instilled an inexplicable sense of fear.

Judiciary Island itself stood on two ends of this abyss, each composed of a landmass. The front was a smaller Front Island, connected by a long, narrow strip of land to the Main Island situated in the center of the black hole.

On the other end, a small piece of land held only a single towering Tower of Justice, and then a giant bridge leading to the Gates of Justice.

"What!? The Front Island has already been breached!"

"Y-yes, sir!"

One of the agents stationed on the central Main Island looked panicked, speaking hurriedly into the Den Den Mushi: "Currently, the enemy has already reached the Main Island! They are engaged in battle with the soldiers here! Furthermore!"

"Their captain, Straw Hat Luffy! Is currently acting alone and is about to reach the Courthouse!"

"Nani!!"

The Den Den Mushi instantly transformed into a furious expression, spitting saliva as it yelled at him: "What are you lot good for!? How long has it even been!? You can't even hold them off for a moment!? How could ten thousand troops be so vulnerable!?"

"S-sorry! But!" The agent was on the verge of tears. Why don't you try holding them off...

"The enemy's strength is simply too immense! Ordinary soldiers are completely useless against them!"

"Then what about the two giants at the main gate!? What about the Law-Hound Squad and the Guilty Jury!?" The voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi continued its stern interrogation.

"The giants have defected! The Law-Hound Squad is currently preparing to engage the enemy! We've already sent people to summon the Guilty Jury!"

The black-suited agent quickly replied. He looked up towards the center of the battle, and as if seeing something unbelievable, his pupils contracted, and he hurriedly corrected himself:

"Wait a minute! The Law-Hound Squad is losing ground! They're about to be wiped out too!!"

"Pfft—!!"

Saliva flew from the Den Den Mushi's mouth. The agent, seeing its expression, could easily guess the person on the other end was already coughing up blood from rage.

Then, the Den Den Mushi immediately broadcasted a loud shout, clearly not directed at him.

"Isn't the transport ship ready yet!? I need to get out of here before the Buster Call arrives! Lucci, protect me! The rest of you, go delay them!"

Buster Call???

The agent was completely bewildered by the sounds coming from the other end. Before he could ponder it further, several more voices came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Commander, your Den Den Mushi is still connected, you know?"

"The Buster Call information was overheard."

"Nani!! Why didn't you remind me sooner!!"

Click!

The Den Den Mushi closed its eyes and drooped its head, no further sound emerging.

BOOM!!

A loud explosion pulled the agent's thoughts back to the battlefield. Following his gaze, the Law-Hound Squad, on which he had pinned his hopes, was now lying scattered across the ground!

"Charge! Hold the line!"

The agent roared towards the ongoing battle, then retreated, running towards the island's interior.

At the center of the battle, red flames blazed fiercely, blue lightning raged uncontrollably, and brown flying sand continuously reaped the lives of the charging soldiers.

Reiner and the others rode atop King Bulls, flanked by the two giants, Oimo and Kashi, who had defected to their side.

Upon first seeing the Blue and Red Ogres, Oimo and Kashi had felt a sense of recognition. Later, after Usopp's explanation, they were quite smoothly recruited into their ranks.

But Reiner wasn't happy at all. Burdens! All of them are burdens!

He had clearly said he wouldn't be a babysitter, yet Nami had forcibly conscripted him. Now, besides the Franky Family, there were also these two massive King Bulls and two giants.

Ai~~ Reiner sighed. He might as well have done it himself. The one-hour speedrun plan had inexplicably turned into 'sit around smoking a pack a day'.

Forced to get stuck at this checkpoint.

"There are way too many of them!"

Nami frowned. Unlike on the Front Island, in this situation of rapid advance, it wasn't easy for her to deploy her thundercloud techniques which required time to set up.

(Though, her efforts weren't really needed anyway.)

Reiner's Frieren summon was like a mobile natural disaster. Upon reaching the Main Island, she directly transformed into an elemental turret, unleashing various techniques as if they cost nothing.

Although the individual power wasn't immense, the range was extremely wide!

Reiner deliberately controlled the output to its minimum power, just enough to maintain the release rhythm needed for maximum advancement speed, while also conserving stamina as much as possible.

From the start until now, in just a few minutes, they had directly fought their way from the Front Island to the center of the Main Island.

Enemy losses had reached a terrifying two thousand!

The obstructions along the way were like mere decorations. Occasionally, a few stragglers with stronger physiques managed to offer some resistance against Reiner's AoE bombardment...

"Damn it!"

Behind them, the captain of the Law-Hound Squad, who had been lying on the ground moments ago, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glaring ferociously at Frieren.

"This is a dishonor to the name of our Judiciary Island First Guard Unit!"

From behind him, a dozen or so scattered subordinates pushed themselves up with their hands, struggling to get back onto their fierce hounds.

"Charge with me again!"

Their captain spread his arms, revealing the steel claws mounted on the backs of his hands, and roared with wide, furious eyes, "We absolutely must annihilate this group of evil pirates here!"

"Annoying fodder."

Reiner merely glanced at them, then looked back towards the Marines continuing to surge forward. "I'll continue clearing the way for you up ahead."

"What do you mean, you clear the way for us?"

Sanji, cigarette dangling from his lips, spoke with dissatisfaction, then turned to meet the charging Law-Hound Squad from the rear.

Twisting his body in mid-air to avoid the swiping steel claws, he delivered a spinning flying kick that knocked their captain off his hound. His body moved like a swimming dragon, weaving through the dozen or so agile enemies.

"Dry Pot Dog Leg!"

"Sandalwood Dog Ribs!"

"Red-Braised Dog Trotter!"

"Mixed Stew Dog Guts!" His black-clad legs continuously lashed out, smashing hard against various parts of his opponents' bodies. Each strike was accompanied by a figure flying off.

Grrrrumble~~~

Hearing the commotion from behind, Reiner's stomach let out an uncooperative rumble. He clutched his abdomen, looking helpless. "I'm suddenly so hungry!"

Duang!

"Get serious, will you!" Nami's sandbag-sized fist knocked a large bump onto Reiner's head.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Ahead, another dense barrage of gunfire erupted. A hailstorm of bullets flew from all directions, indiscriminately.

Numerous fist-sized sand orbs, floating around Reiner, transformed into hexagonal blocks, as if anticipating the attack, positioning themselves in the bullets' trajectories beforehand.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! All bullets were intercepted.

A cold glint flashed in Zoro's eyes. He drew his swords and shot out, skimming along the ground, the tips of his blades carrying three swirling air currents as he charged directly into the crowd.

"Three-Sword Style: Dragon Twister!"

Zoro clenched Wado Ichimonji tightly in his mouth, twisted his body, his three longswords spinning as he slashed. A powerful hurricane rose out of thin air, carrying a piercing sword aura that spread outwards.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Blood splashed as the ant-like swarm of Marines was instantly cleared, creating an opening. Before the soldiers could fill the gap...

Whirr—Whirr—Whirr!

Hundreds of brown shuriken condensed from flying sand appeared, spinning, then shot out in bizarre arcs. Wherever they passed, blood bloomed.

"Didn't I say I'd handle the fodder soldiers up front?" Reiner complained, standing atop a King Bull's head.

Advancing at undiminished speed, they arrived before the last building on the Main Island: the Courthouse.

"The Tower of Justice is behind it!"

A voice came from the rear.

Usopp, wearing his Sniper King mask, after firing a Flame Star from his old, worn-out slingshot, pointed towards a tall tower visible across a chasm from the Courthouse, simultaneously glancing at his map to confirm.

"We'll have to use the drawbridge to get across! What do we do, Reiner? Do we need to find a mechanism?!"

"No need! You two, blast open that gate! I'll pave the way!" Reiner yelled to the two newly joined giants beside him.

"Got it!"

"Leave it to us!" Oimo and Kashi charged forward, one to the left and one to the right, placing their palms on the two giant stone gates, veins bulging on their arms as they exerted force.

RUMBLE!

The giant stone gates were quickly pushed open, revealing the cliff behind them, an abyss that seemed bottomless, and the tall building on the opposite side – the Tower of Justice.

"Quick, quick, quick! Stop!"

Seeing the abyss-like black hole behind the gate, the group's faces turned ashen with fright.

"Don't stop! Charge through!"

Reiner's eyes burned like torches. With a wave of his hand, Frieren leaped forward. Massive amounts of yellow sand rapidly condensed, directly forming a giant, transverse bridge out of thin air.

"Wow! There's a road!"

Chopper stared wide-eyed in pleasant surprise, looking at Reiner with eyes full of admiration. "Your ability is really too useful, Reiner! To think it can even do this!"

"Eh. Low-key, Chopper."

The King Bulls patted their webbed feet, stepping onto the bridge suspended in mid-air. The group majestically charged towards the enemy's lair.

"Hey, look, you guys!" Usopp, adjusting his scope, pointed towards the sky. A black dot flew past overhead.

"Is that Luffy?!"

"Hey~~ Luffy!"

"That impatient guy. We finally caught up to him," Sanji sighed helplessly, looking up.

"There are a few individuals in that tower who aren't weak. Probably CP9," Reiner stated coolly. Frieren's Observation Haki had already sensed Robin's presence leaving the Tower of Justice. "Robin is being taken to the Gates of Justice. Let's go up first and bypass them."

Besides the island, Frieren's ultra-wide-range Observation Haki had also sensed several powerful presences appearing far behind them.

Five Vice Admirals, ten warships, coming through the Gates of Justice!

With a thought from Reiner, Frieren began to unleash her full power. Massive sand pillars shot up into the sky, piercing the clouds.

Watashi... is starting to prepare your welcoming gift.

Meanwhile, Spandam was leading Robin and Lucci out of the Tower of Justice, stepping onto the [Bridge of Hesitation] built of giant stones, which led directly to the Gates of Justice.

"That bastard tin can!"

Spandam gritted his teeth. Just moments ago, as they were about to take them away, Franky had suddenly expanded his body, claiming he would self-destruct and take them all down with him!

It scared Spandam so much he almost jumped out of a window in the Tower of Justice. If not for his own cowardice preventing him from jumping, he might have just become the first CP9 commander to die by falling from a building!

"I really thought I was going to be blown up!"

The mere thought of the recent scene made Spandam fume. "Turns out it was just a fart! He blew himself away! My merit instantly halved!"

If Lucci hadn't been quick-eyed and fast-handed enough to grab Nico Robin, he wouldn't even be able to take her away now!

He hadn't taken more than a few steps when a strong gust of wind suddenly assailed them. Spandam looked up towards the Gates of Justice, which were slowly opening a crack.

On the distant sea surface, the faint silhouettes of warships floated.

(End of this chapter)

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