chsdbacks Chapter 113 Karna and Arjuna's All-Out Battle
Chapter 113 Karna and Arjuna's All-Out Battle
Chapter 113 Karna and Arjuna's All-Out Battle
Just as the battle for Katarina reached its climax,
The Dark Sun Ship, carrying Vivi, Sabo, Napoleon, Bonney, and Hercules, is struggling to move away from the core battlefield and towards a relatively safe area.
Suddenly, the ship shook violently, and its stern was grazed by a lava meteorite shrouded in black mist. The already damaged part emitted a piercing metallic tearing sound.
The golden light dimmed rapidly, and the propulsion dropped sharply!
With over 60% of the ship's propulsion core damaged, Ramses II knew that another attack would likely cripple the ship. Meanwhile, Vivi's Den Den Mushi rang incessantly. Upon connecting, a rebel communications soldier cried out in a sob, "Princess! A large number of unidentified pirates have suddenly landed along the coast!"
"They—they're taking advantage of the fire and chaos to plunder villages on the edge of the rainforest! They're slaughtering civilians! Looting supplies! Our troops stationed here can't hold them off at all! We need reinforcements! We need reinforcements!"
Vivi's face turned deathly pale instantly!
Saab and Napoleon also heard the communication, and their eyes blazed with fury.
They had just witnessed the tragedy of Katlaiya, and now innocent villages were suffering the same fate.
Ramses II's golden eyes flashed as he instantly weighed the pros and cons.
He glanced down at the scene below, which resembled a battlefield of gods and demons, where Akainu was fighting alone against a group of heroes and holding his own.
They also sensed the status of the solar ship and the distress signal coming from the west.
"My ally!" Ramses II's voice carried an unquestionable resolve.
"This ship is no longer up to the task and cannot provide effective support on the core battlefield. Akainu already has powerful figures like the Son of the Sun to deal with him. However, we also have an inescapable responsibility!"
He pointed towards the western coast, exuding authority.
"The people of Alabasta are being slaughtered! This is an intolerable evil under the light of my might!"
"Napoleon! Sabo! Vivi! Bonnie! Hercules! Follow me! Suppress the rioters! Protect the people! This is our mission as guardians!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Vivi and Sabo replied without hesitation.
Protecting the public is also their primary goal.
Napoleon stroked the broken cannon barrel, his fighting spirit shifting in a new direction.
Bonney clenched his little fists as Hercules let out a low growl.
Ramses II maneuvered the damaged solar ship, forcibly changed direction, and sped off towards the direction from which the eastern flames and screams were coming!
They abandoned their participation in the siege of Akainu and chose another path of protection, equally fraught with difficulties.
The battle below intensified.
With several top-tier Heroic Spirits and contemporary powerhouses locked in a standoff, Akainu's offensive intentions gradually diminished.
He retreated to a position far away from the red team members, clenching his fists as if waiting for the right moment to strike.
Karna stared intently at Akainu, seemingly eyeing a prey that belonged solely to him.
He clearly saw that Akainu's form began to undergo strange changes.
The lava surrounding him was no longer simply dark red; its depths began to gleam with a dark, obsidian-like sheen.
Its surface displays dark gold patterns that seem to originate from ancient rituals.
These patterns are not static, but rather flicker like breathing, each flicker creating distorted ripples in the surrounding air.
To be honest, Karna felt a sense of familiarity with this ripple, partly due to the omnipotent nature of the Sun that was so friendly to him, and partly due to the aura that he found utterly repulsive.
Isn't this the aura of Tescatlipoca? Why does this guy have the aura of Tescatlipoca?
Considering this guy's resurrection, the reasonable explanation that can be deduced from the intelligence is...
He wasn't Sakazuki at all, not even someone who had come back from the dead.
Rather, it was a Heroic Spirit that Tescatlipoca had somehow summoned, just like Lord Roger behind him.
It also contains some of Tescatlipoca's own divine essence, which is why it is so difficult to deal with.
If that's the case, then the other party is essentially an incarnation of Teskalipaka, just like Krishna and Vishnu.
However, this is just speculation. After all, why would Tescatlipoca, as the chief god, do such a thing?
The strategy of maneuvering during battle is over in a split second.
Whatever secrets lie behind this, he doesn't care now, because the other party wants to destroy an entire country and eradicate all new hope.
Moreover, he was the culprit who turned his brother into a vengeful demon, so he must be eliminated!
"Lord Roger! I apologize. You originally said that neither of us could go all out because the Master's condition is currently very precarious."
"But at this moment, with the influence of this magician, and the unbearable rage within me!"
Karna didn't turn around, but Shanks and Hawkeye knew the words were meant for them.
"To all my fellow red team members, please, all of you, refrain from making a move!"
"Everyone heard the supervisor's announcement. Beware of those with ulterior motives who are secretly observing. I will personally reap the fruits of victory for you."
Upon hearing this, Shanks, Hawkeye, and Kojiro all sheathed their swords and stood at attention. They fully understood this spirit, which stemmed from the honor of warriors.
Karna's calm and composed expression vanished, replaced by a fury burning with the intensity of the sun.
He pointed a gun at Akainu, the very man who turned Arjuna, the divinely ordained hero, into this state.
This is absolutely unforgivable!
His golden eyes turned back to look at Ace, who was still being consumed by pain.
I came here on my Master's orders, but now I find myself yearning to fight the enemy. I feel a little guilty about it.
A look of guilt flashed across Roger's eyes as the young Master smiled at him, which pleased Roger greatly.
"Go fight, little sun! Even if you go all out, it's okay, I still have enough stamina, and you don't lack anything right now!"
Just as those words were uttered, Akainu's already impatient voice, filled with an all-consuming rage, rushed over.
Ace felt the chilling heat rushing towards him, a tremor that came from the depths of his soul.
"You wicked scum, who gave you permission to speak your minds like that?!"
That speed was too fast. To be honest, he hadn't even heard Akainu's words yet, and his body didn't react at all, only trembling.
A flash of crimson-gold light appeared.
Ding!
Chi Quan felt his fist stop just a fraction of an inch away from Ace, and that familiar touch was right there in front of him!
"They claim to be righteous, yet they can still be quite pleased with themselves for launching sneak attacks."
Akainu glanced sideways and saw Karna holding his spear in one hand, the golden blade firmly wedging his fist.
Akainu's gaze was somber; this guy's speed was so fast that even he hadn't sensed it.
Just as he was about to rally his strength, an arrow of burning rage struck from behind and pierced straight into his forehead.
Even though he had lost some of his humanity, he was still stunned for a moment when the attack pierced his head.
Just as his lava body was stunned by this blow, Karna turned around and kicked him away.
"Please, Magician!"
Merlin, sitting cross-legged on the ground, smiled, and the tip of his staff gleamed.
"Understood! Hero creation!"
With Merlin's powerful magic, Karna, who had been holding back, fearing that he might burn his Master's life force, unleashed his full power.
The starlight chain connected Karna's golden spear, amplifying its penetrating power.
On the other side, the count's arrogance intensified, black energy swirling around Arjuna's arrows, deepening the corrosive influence of his resentment.
Karna and Arjuna, these two destined brothers, launched a fierce and relentless attack on Akainu!
Karna, like a golden sun god of war, shines even brighter under Merlin's heroic sculpting.
Although the indestructible blade in his hand could not break through the defense in one blow, each thrust accurately struck the cracks in Akainu's Obsidian Lava Armor. However, Akainu's resistance to light and heat had reached an unbelievable level.
Karna's pure solar fire bombarded his newly formed obsidian lava armor, but it could only leave shallow marks that were quickly eroded and dissipated, far from achieving the expected purification effect!
Therefore, Karna changed his strategy. If he couldn't kill the enemy with a single blow, he would try to stall and prolong the fight.
The pure solar fire continued to scorch the writhing black divine power, emitting a sizzling sound and slowing down its repair process.
Now he abandoned defense and relied entirely on his superior divinity and golden armor to launch a desperate attack, creating an opportunity for Arjuna!
The speed was beyond imagination; the figure probably shifted several times in the instant the light was received by the gaze.
Estun was stunned. So this was Karna's true strength?
Both Shanks and Hawkeye witnessed firsthand what a top-tier Heroic Spirit truly is!
In the firelight, Hawkeye looked at Kojiro beside him.
Kojiro waved his hand helplessly.
"Brother, get out of the way!" Arjuna's voice was like a cold wind from the depths of hell.
He hovered in mid-air, drawing the divine bow to its fullest extent. The bowstring no longer held arrows of light, but instead contained the treasure of the Beast Lord, wreathed in dark, resentful lightning.
"Pashupata - Final Judgment!"
He absorbed the hatred of Akainu's betrayal, the anger at the slaughter of innocents, and the dark power guided by the Earl.
All of this transformed this extreme negative emotion into a destructive arrow!
The arrow was aimed at the largest crack in the lava armor caused by Karna's continuous attacks.
"Hmph! A mere trick!" Akainu sneered, suddenly exerting force, and a large mass of magma appeared.
The lava flow eventually transformed into the form of another Akainu.
Although it was a clone, the aura on that clone was genuine, and its strength was equally formidable. When mixed together, they were indistinguishable from the real thing.
To confuse Arjuna, while simultaneously holding Karna back.
May that true form gather terrifying flames, annihilating Arjuna, who is gathering his power, along with the entire area!
However, at that moment, Karna rushed over, letting the clones' attacks hit him.
As the golden armor creaked, he held back Akainu's movements, preventing him from fully countering Arjuna's charged attack!
"Now! Arjuna!"
Karna roared, and his golden spear burst forth with unprecedented light, like a supernova explosion, piercing fiercely into the crack in Akainu's chest!
boom!!
The true fire of the sun clashed violently with the obsidian lava, and the continuously disruptive clone finally turned back into a lifeless pool of magma.
Akainu's body was violently thrown back by the blow, and the crack in his chest widened instantly, creating a fatal gap in his defense!
"With the hatred of betrayal! With the blood of the innocent! Let judgment be rendered!!"
Arjuna's eyes burned with the fire of vengeance to its fullest extent, and he released the bowstring.
Whoosh!
The jet-black arrow, wreathed in resentment and thunder, moved forward like a vengeful meteor tearing through the night sky, its shrill cry signaling the end of everything.
It finally shot with perfect accuracy into the largest tear in Akainu's chest!
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
An indescribable, terrifying explosion ripped open in Akainu's chest.
The pitch-black resentment lightning clashed fiercely with the power of the annihilating night, and Akainu let out the most painful roar since the start of the war!
His massive lava body was blasted backward, leaving a terrifying, gaping hole in his chest.
The lava that made up the body flew everywhere like shattered stars, and the dark golden divine patterns on the skin dimmed instantly!
"We succeeded?!" Shanks and the others were invigorated.
"It's not over yet!" Merlin said gravely.
His magical senses detected that the even deeper and more terrifying divine power within Akainu's body was frantically gathering deep within that shattered core!
Akainu crashed heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater in the lava.
At the edge of the terrifying void in his chest, writhing black divine power writhed and intertwined like a living thing, attempting to repair it.
But the speed was far slower than before.
He struggled to his feet, his face contorted with pain and rage, his beast-like eyes fixed on Arjuna and Karna, filled with deep-seated resentment.
"You damned scum, aren't you bragging about your righteousness? What's so special about ganging up on two of us? How dare you—"
His voice was hoarse and terrifying, and deeper cracks began to appear on the surface of his body.
It was as if this powerful lava body was about to reach its limit, and something even more dangerous was about to break out of its shell.
"The divine power within him is going berserk! His core is on the verge of collapse! The final blow!"
Ignoring his own depletion, Karna once again raised his golden spear, whose light had dimmed slightly.
Arjuna, enduring the immense energy drain from unleashing his Noble Phantasm, drew his divine bow once more.
At this final moment, Shanks, Hawkeye, and Kojiro also gathered their strength.
Everyone knew that this was the perfect opportunity to end Akainu's life.