Chapter 8: Action

Chapter 8: Action

Seeing that the atmosphere on the Viewing Platform was getting a bit tense, Rocks directly got angry: "Enough, watch the show!"

Following Rocks' words, the crowd that was about to fight also quieted down. There was no way around it; in the Pirate world, whoever's Fist is bigger has the louder voice, and Rocks just happened to have a Fist big enough.

"But Newgate, I think that kid Nicholas is right, hahaha!"

Seeming to have thought of something funny, Rocks also used one hand to press down on the head of the beauty beside him, seemingly to cool him down, while picking up the Fine Wine beside him and drinking heartily.

And in the Arena, as the Arena continued to shrink, and with the self-destruction of that Navy undercover agent, now only fourteen people remained alive. It had to be said that someone who dared to infiltrate the Rocks Pirates as an undercover agent indeed had some skills; almost no Pirate could handle him alone.

On the Arena now, the Navy, Kaido, and the remaining twelve people each occupied a side, the three factions confronting each other.

Just then, Kaido, who had been sitting on a Corpse, vigorously shook his Wine Flask towards his mouth, but it was obvious that the Wine was already gone.

After casually tossing the Wine Flask aside, Kaido stood up unsteadily, hefting his Spiked Club.

"Hiccup, you guys aren't done yet? Hiccup... Looks like I'll have to finish you off before I can get to the Wine. Hiccup..."

Kaido, hiccuping, pointed at the crowd with his Spiked Club, which was covered in Flesh and Blood.

"Hey, even though my identity is exposed now, those guys up there don't seem to value you much. If I can eliminate this dangerous guy before I die, then I, Navy Vice Admiral Tasta, will have been worthy of Steel Bones Kong's training!"

Seeming to know that his chances of survival were near zero, Tasta steeled himself. As his words fell, both of his arms were instantly enveloped in black Armament Haki.

Then, he stomped down with force, and his entire body vanished in an instant.

"Where is he?! That guy's in the Sky!"

Following the Pirate's reminder, the remaining surviving Pirates also looked towards the Sky, only to see the Navy constantly stepping on the air, suspending himself in the Sky.

"You scum of the Grand Line, die! Storm Leg Hundred Consecutive Shots!"

As Tasta spoke, his feet began to kick out rapidly, sending out blue blades of light that rained down indiscriminately on the twelve remaining Pirates below.

Tasta laughed wildly, attacking back and forth continuously, seemingly planning to clear the Arena first before facing Kaido alone!

Boom boom~

In an instant, dust flew up, the Ground around them rapidly cracked and caved in, and chunks of Soil sprayed out like Bullets.

"Not done yet! Fist Bone · Meteor!"

Then, he coated his right Fist in Armament Haki and smashed it down fiercely towards the center of the Smoke that had yet to dissipate!

"Ah~"

Waves of miserable, painful sounds came from the Smoke. Clearly, this Navy Vice Admiral's strength was simply unbearable for the remaining twelve Pirates.

"Cough cough~"

When the Smoke cleared, Tasta knelt on one knee, his right Fist, still covered in Armament Haki, plunged through a Pirate's Corpse and deep into the Ground. Centered on him, the Ground within a ten-meter radius had sunk two or three meters. He pulled his right arm from the Corpse, casually wiped away the nosebleed caused by the immense pressure, and stood up, coldly eyeing Kaido.

As long as he took down this guy, he would have served his final purpose, right?

"Pirates are Pirates, they really are cold-blooded," Tasta muttered, glancing at the Pirates watching from around the Arena. But it didn't matter; he certainly wouldn't survive anyway.

"Navy, Armament Haki, interesting."

Kaido's voice still held a hint of drunkenness, but Tasta could feel the intense killing intent emanating from him.

The Pirates watching from the Viewing Platform were also taken aback. That kind of killing intent wasn't something everyone possessed.

But then, these Pirates erupted into even louder cheers. After all, this was much more interesting: Navy Vice Admiral versus Pirate Bloody Feast Monster! Some even quickly started taking bets on who would be the winner.

Tasta didn't speak, just stared coldly at Kaido.

"No matter who you are, you're going to die today!"

Tasta, having already abandoned any hope of survival, became even more ferocious. For a strong fighter, once they resolved to fight to the death, the power they unleashed was terrifying.

Soil sprayed up from beneath his feet, and Tasta shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, even faster than before.

But facing the Navy Vice Admiral charging towards him, Kaido seemed unfazed, still in his half-drunk state. He simply gripped his Spiked Club with both hands and adopted a swinging stance.

And whether it was coincidence or not, the trajectory of Kaido's swing perfectly intersected with Tasta's charging path.

Tasta, charging forward, saw this and his pupils constricted. Time seemed to slow around him. At his full power, his dynamic vision was heightened to its peak, allowing him to see the Spiked Club growing larger and larger in his sight, even the white Bone Fragments and Flesh and Blood clinging to it.

At the last moment, Tasta only had time to cross his Armament Haki-covered arms in front of him in defense.

Bang!

Accompanied by a deafening crash, Tasta was sent flying backward even faster than he had charged.

"Puh~"

Tasta tumbled across the Ground, finally slamming into the edge of the Arena. He couldn't help but cough up Blood. Even his Armament Haki-covered arm was twisted at an unnatural angle. Clearly, that one blow had shattered it.

Suddenly, a wave of danger washed over him. Tasta's brain screamed in alarm, but before he could even lift his shattered arm, a Bullet pierced his brow. As Blood gushed from the Bullet Hole in his forehead, Tasta, at the very end of his life, saw a figure emerge from a pile of Corpses beneath the ever-shrinking Wall. The figure was soaked in Blood, with even some Internal Organs clinging to his body.

Seeing his opponent fall, Simon didn't even have time to catch his breath. He quickly rolled aside just as a deafening roar echoed, and a massive Spiked Club slammed down behind him, burying itself deep into the Ground, leaving only the handle exposed.

"You dare to interfere in my fight, you bastard!"

Tasta's death seemed to sober Kaido up considerably. He then noticed the "worm" who had been hiding all along and attacked without hesitation.

Seeing the figure in front of him, like a demon god, Simon's face turned bitter. He had originally been one of those Pirates who had been tricked into this. After the melee began, relying on his sniper instincts, he found a good spot to lie low, even secretly interfering with some Pirates' attempts to form alliances.

Originally, he had planned to lie low until only ten people remained. Then, when the Pirates were at their most relaxed, he would snipe the weakest one, securing his place as one of the ten survivors.

But unexpectedly, among the last survivors, there was a Navy undercover agent, and seemingly a Navy Vice Admiral at that! He had taken out all the remaining Pirates without a word.

And seeing that the group on the Viewing Platform seemed indifferent to this turn of events, even a little pleased, Simon knew he was in trouble. So, in the end, he decided to gamble, hoping that after the Navy undercover agent died, those guys would declare the end.

But looking at the man charging towards him like a Beast, Simon knew that what these Pirates said was, as expected, completely unreliable.

Just as he raised his Sniper Rifle, ready to die fighting, a blue lightning suddenly flashed, and the horned, powerfully built man was sent flying backward.

"Shiki, it's over. Hurry up and stop your Ability."

Nicholas slowly retracted his right foot, looked up at Shiki, and shouted loudly.

(End of Chapter)