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Chapter 303 The Great War Erupts in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

Borsalino made a show of bravado, but Bane ignored him and quickly ordered, "Go check on Uranus in the sky."

However, no sooner had Bane finished speaking than a strange energy fluctuation flickered in the clouds, and then the enormous, island-like Uranus vanished on the spot.

"Huh?" Everyone looked surprised at what they saw.

"Is it a related ability user?" Garp frowned, then added, "Or does Uranus himself possess this strange ability?"

Bane then looked at Zoro, who shook his head and said, "Even with my Observation Haki, I can't sense it. Perhaps Brother Issho could?"

At this moment, Yi Xiao, who was once again controlling everyone to "ascend," shook his head and said, "We can't find it."

"Never mind that for now, business is more important!" Bane sighed upon seeing this.

After passing through the thick layer of smoke in the sky, the group soon reached an altitude level with the Red Earth.

As soon as they appeared, the Holy Land Guard and a portion of the private armies of the Mary Geoise nobles had already formed a massive military formation, with a dense array of artillery positions in front of them.

A man dressed in knight's armor and riding a white steed, who looked like a commander, drew his sword as soon as he saw Bane and his men appear, and roared, "Fire!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a barrage of cannons roared down. The three rows of artillery, lined up in a row, unleashed a deafening roar as shells rained down upon them.

While smoothly connecting with the Red Earth, Yixiao simultaneously drew his cane-sword, Gambler's Fireline. Without waiting for anyone else to speak, he swung the blade forward and shouted, "Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"

A surge of horizontal gravity erupted instantly, roaring upwards. The incoming heavy artillery shells seemed to be frozen in mid-air for a moment before exploding with a deafening roar, the flames and smoke immediately obscuring the vision of both sides.

Zefa stepped onto the red earth and roared, "All units, proceed according to the battle plan! All troops, attack!!!"

The first to break out of the formation were the Flame Force soldiers, all wearing tactical vests and carrying various advanced weapons.

He charged headlong into the black smoke, and soon the crackling of gunfire erupted, one after another. On the front line of the Mary Geoise position, in an instant, the soldiers in the first rank were riddled with bullets, their bodies covered in blood as they were riddled with holes by the dense barrage of submachine gun bullets.

Then, the Holy Land Guard, wielding heavy steel shields, quickly regained their formation. The commander, mounted on a white horse, brandished his longsword and shouted, "Knights of God, annihilate them!!!"

The Holy Land Guards, carrying heavy shields, began to advance rapidly, followed by nineteen knights of the Order of the Gods and a large number of squires.

A grenade was thrown into the heavy shield formation, instantly killing several Holy Land Guards. Immediately afterwards, the members of the Flame Force quickly formed a wedge formation, like arrows, and charged towards the gap.

The various flashy ghoul kagune on his body erupted rapidly, and almost in the blink of an eye, he broke through several layers of ranks, seemingly cutting through the heavily armored Holy Land guards.

However, the squires of the Knights of God quickly stopped the Flame Force's offensive. These ruthless fighters who had fought their way out of the arena all had one or two special skills, and there were quite a few of them who possessed special abilities.

The members of the Knights of God, clad in knightly armor, were also displaying their might. One knight, whose shoulder armor was engraved with the Donquixote Family crest, thrust out his lance and instantly pierced through two elite Flame Squad members whose kagune power was erupting from their bodies. He then swung them forcefully and slammed them into the front line, knocking several more naval soldiers away.

"For the glory of the twenty kings!!!" The Donquixote family knight raised his lance and roared with excitement and fervor.

His warhorse was also pulled up by its forelegs by the reins, and with the surrounding smoke and fierce fighting, it really gave off a classical romantic feeling for a moment.

But before his warhorse's hooves could even touch the ground, a golden light flashed past his ear, and then Borsalino's figure appeared in mid-air beside him.

"This is not your human hunting ground. Showing off too much will only lead to your first death," Borsalino said softly.

Before the Don Quixote family knight could react, Borsalino kicked him directly in the magnificent metal helmet on his head. The helmet visibly deformed, and the man and his horse were sent flying over a hundred meters away.

Its powerful impact sent the armored Holy Land guards flying.

The Donquixote Family knight, after landing, was indeed quite resilient. He scrambled to his feet, looking rather disheveled, and quickly ripped off his deformed helmet, revealing his handsome face.

You know what, the Don Quixote family's bloodline might really be quite good. This guy has blond hair that flows in the wind and a handsome face; he really looks like a noble knight straight out of a novel.

The only flaw was that his left ear was slightly deformed from being squeezed, and blood was flowing continuously down his earlobe. Only now did the black, domineering power begin to dissipate.

Clearly, at the same time Borsalino kicked him, this guy also used his Haki to protect his head, which is why he wasn't instantly killed!

"You despicable traitor, Borsalino!" The Donquixote family knight tossed aside his lance, drew his sword, and, his face contorted with hatred, shouted at Borsalino from afar, "I am Donquixote Claudius, the Grand Knight of the Order of God! Die!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Claudius's longsword suddenly unleashed an invisible wave of energy. With a roar, he slashed at Borsalino from a distance.

His strike was utterly reckless, showing no regard for any allies. It seems that in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons, apart from fellow Celestial Dragon knights, there are no allies, only slaves and scum.

However, it must be said that his slash was indeed very powerful. With one swing, he cut the navy and holy land guards blocking his way in two, leaving a trail of blood and corpses.

"That's really cold-blooded." Borsalino didn't even try to withstand the attack. A golden light flashed beneath his feet, and his figure quickly disappeared into his elemental form.

Although Claudius had a high opinion of himself and, as a Grand Knight of the Knights of God, considered himself to have strength no less than that of a Marine Admiral, he would not really underestimate Borsalino, a genuine former Marine Admiral.

The moment Borsalino disappeared, his Observation Haki was already activated as he searched for Borsalino's whereabouts on the chaotic battlefield.

The next second, a glint flashed in Claudius's eyes, and he swiftly swung his greatsword in front of him, creating a dazzling arc before slashing at the empty space on his left.

The blade pierced the ground, Borsalino stepped on Claudius's greatsword, a hint of 'fear' on his face, and muttered nonchalantly, "How terrifying, Great Knight of the Knights of God."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Claudius may not have understood Borsalino, after all, anyone who knew Borsalino would have heard the sarcasm in his words.

A confident smile spread across his handsome face as he said, "You think it's scary? This is just the beginning. Next, I'll cut out your brain."

Perhaps due to a lack of combat experience and having played too many low-level games like human hunting, Claudius's attention and Observation Haki were focused on Borsalino, and he didn't notice the change in the ground beneath his feet not far away.

Before he could finish speaking, a burst of scorching, violent magma burst through the ground, and Sakazuki's imposing body immediately enveloped Claudius behind him.

As if only now realizing what was happening, Claudius's eyes flashed with panic. He grabbed the knight's greatsword from Borsalino's feet and prepared to counterattack.

However, it was too late. The raging, scalding lava instantly slapped against his face—it was Sakazuki's massive hand!

Grabbing the guy's head, Sakazuki's volcanic-like brute force suddenly manifested, slamming Claudius's head directly into the ground with a bang. As the ground shattered, turbulent magma exploded outwards.

After delivering the attack, Sakazuki straightened up and looked at Borsalino not far away, saying, "What are you doing? It's one thing on ordinary days, but don't slack off at a time like this."

Borsalino looked at Claudius "Saint" on the ground, his brains and lava mingling as he was evaporated and burned into black ash, and shrugged helplessly, saying, "I was trying to gather information about the strength of the only five Grand Knights of the Knights of God."

"What? The Great Knights of the Knights of God? Those arrogant guys who claim to be on par with the Admirals of the Navy? Where are they?" Sakazuki asked with a serious expression.

Although everyone had mocked these five knights who claimed to be no less than naval admirals at the meeting, they still followed Zeff's words: although they could be disdainful and mocking, they should not underestimate the other party and should take them seriously with all their might!

Sakazuki had this mindset at the moment. Although the Great Knight was laughable, if he dared to claim that he was on par with the Navy Admirals, then he must have some real skills, right?

"It's right under your feet. If you don't take a look quickly, you'll be burned to ashes by your lava," Borsalino said, pointing to the corpse at Sakazuki's feet.

Sakazuki?

He looked at Borsalino with surprise and said, "Are you sure? He's a Grand Knight?"

"Yes, he just introduced himself as Don Quixote Claudius, the Grand Knight of the Order of God," Borsalino said earnestly.

Sakazuki's lips twitched slightly, then he stomped on Claudius's corpse. Scalding lava erupted from beneath his feet, instantly incinerating the body. Only then did Sakazuki seem to breathe a sigh of relief, his tone vicious as he said, "This kind of trash, dares to say he's worthy?"

Just as predicted at the beginning, neither the Holy Land Guard nor the Knights of God were able to stop the main force of the navy from advancing. The area in front of the towering walls of Mary Geoise was now on the verge of collapse.

It was at this moment that Bane, with the air of a great general, slowly stepped onto Mary Geoise. Smelling the gunpowder-filled air, his gaze passed through the chaotic battlefield ahead and fell upon Mary Geoise, which was still 'prosperous' at this moment.

"Where could it be? In the flower garden of Pongel Castle, Im?" Bane murmured.

(End of this chapter)