Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Finally, Yann took the mask from Xiao Jin and put it on his face, preparing to head towards the group of giant snails climbing the red earth continent.

Arn suddenly stopped, and the shape of the Zanpakuto he was holding underwent various subtle changes, and a brand new Zanpakuto appeared in Arn's hand!

"It's already this time? Another year has passed?"

Yaen murmured something, then slowly closed his eyes to listen to the name of the Soul-Slaying Blade in his hand.

"Owner……"

A cold voice echoed in Arn's mental space. "Can you hear my voice? My name is... Hyōrinmaru!"

Hyōrinmaru? !

When Arn opened his eyes, he was surprised to find that after the previous Zanpakuto he had awakened was the strongest and oldest Zanpakuto of the fire type, "Ryujin Jakka," the Zanpakuto he had awakened this time was the strongest of the ice type, "Hyourinmaru."

Immediately, a smile appeared on Yann's face.

Unlike "Ryujin Jakka," which holds the title of the strongest and oldest fire-type sword, "Hyōrinmaru," while also the strongest ice-type Zanpakuto, possesses an advantage that "Ryujin Jakka" cannot match.

Or rather, the coldest of the "Hyōrinmaru" actually possesses a gentleness that other Zanpakuto cannot match. Even if the master's spiritual pressure is insufficient to fully control the Bankai form of "Hyōrinmaru", it will cooperate with the master to perform a time-limited "Bankai Release".

"Sit upright in the frost-covered sky, Hyōrinmaru..."

As the release command rang out in a low voice from Yone, the "Hyōrinmaru" held in Yone's hand rapidly changed shape, with an iron chain emerging from the end of the blade, and at the end of the chain was a crescent-shaped blade resembling the tail of an ice dragon.

A tremendous chill quickly filled the area around Yann, and almost instantly, a large amount of frost and snow fell from the moisture-rich clouds.

"call……"

Yaen exhaled softly, then suddenly turned and headed straight for the giant snail at the very center below.

At this moment, from a distance, a white ribbon descending from the sky, accompanied by a large amount of frost and snow, suddenly appeared above the windless zone.

"Enemy attack!!!"

Known as the "Army of Evil" and a renowned mercenary kingdom on the sea, Germa 66's defenses are far superior to those of any other kingdom.

Just as Yann landed below the clouds and swept towards Germa 66, the soldiers scattered among the many giant snails of Germa 66 discovered Yann's trail and issued an emergency warning.

Instantly, the dozens of giant snails that were slowly climbing on the red earth quickly retracted their heads into their hard shells, while a large number of Germa soldiers entered a state of combat readiness like a swarm of well-trained ants.

Less than a few breaths after Germa 66 issued the warning, the sound of artillery fire suddenly rang out from each of the giant snails, and a large number of shells, like a huge net, enveloped the rapidly approaching Yann.

"This speed of reaction to an enemy attack..."

Slightly surprised, Yann couldn't help but grin, realizing that the "artificial soldiers" suspected in the intelligence gathered by the Revolutionary Army about Germa 66 had been realized by the Vinsmoke family.

However, the basis for the Revolutionary Army's suspicions was based on speculation from the various details that Germa 66 had revealed on a daily basis.

As a member state of the World Government without a fixed territory, Germa 66 doesn't even have its own people.

When the tyranny of the Derma 66 in the North Sea was overthrown, the Vinsmoke family had no citizens following them when they fled.

However, Germa 66, a well-known mercenary army, has a large number of soldiers who obey orders without fear of death.

Furthermore, even the Revolutionary Army, whose intelligence network spanned the entire North Sea, could not find any trace of where those soldiers were recruited.

Now, in the dead of night, the reaction and efficiency displayed by these Germa 66 soldiers in the face of a sudden enemy attack have completely exceeded the concept of normal people.

Let alone ordinary pirates or the Kingdom Guard, even the Navy's most elite soldiers would never be able to react like this.

This level of responsiveness and efficiency is something only a robot that can obey commands can exhibit.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Germa 66's soldiers are "artificial soldiers," which also shows that Yann did not look in the wrong place.

Germa 66 is very likely to have the appearance of a "bloodline factor" sequence, and it has already been applied to "artificial soldiers".

Facing the barrage of incoming shells, Yann did not slow down at all; he simply swung "Hyourinmaru" downwards.

Suddenly, as the chain behind "Hyourinmaru" swung like a dragon's tail, the air temperature dropped sharply, and a large number of ice bird-shaped ice bullets were generated behind Arn, whistling as they fell downwards.

"Birds forming icicles!"

[Chapter 395 Ice Dragon Whirlwind]

The flock of birds fell, stirring up frost and snow that collided with the shells.

The expected explosion did not occur. The shells were completely frozen the moment they came into contact with the "bird icicles" and condensed with the moisture in the air to form ice balls.

"Click...click..."

A series of freezing sounds echoed over the doldrums, and a large number of shells quickly lost their momentum, falling towards the doldrums like huge hailstones.

"Thump thump..."

Faced with this astonishing scene, the Germa soldiers showed no fear whatsoever, nor did they hesitate or waver in the slightest.

"Shells are useless!"

After reaching this conclusion, apart from a group of Germa soldiers who quickly operated the turrets to replace the shells with more powerful ones, the rest of the soldiers seemed to follow some predetermined countermeasures, grabbing their weapons and launching a more concentrated attack to intercept Yann.

In an instant, bullets, almost like a torrential rain, came hurtling towards Arn, with a few of them being specially made Seastone bullets aimed at his vital points.

It is conceivable that an ordinary ability user would have no chance to fight back against this level of barrage of bullets, and would be riddled with bullets in a short time.

"This is so annoying..."

Yaen murmured something, and the Hyōrinmaru in his hand, condensing a massive amount of cold air, swept out.

"Ice Dragon Tail Spin!"

As the tip of the Hyōrinmaru blade sliced ​​through the air, frost appeared and then spread at an alarming speed, turning the entire area in front of it into ice, freezing countless bullets solid.

At the same time, amidst a series of urgent warnings and the dense freezing sounds in the sky, Vinsmoke Judge, dressed in a special combat suit, hurriedly stepped out.

Following closely behind Judge, Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji emerged, each already donning their special combat suits.

"What happened? Where did the enemy come from?"

Judge's gaze swept around, then fixed on the icy phenomenon that stretched across half the sky.

"A Devil Fruit user who can manipulate ice and snow? Prepare for battle!"

However, no sooner had Judge finished speaking than the massive expanse of ice, which was almost like a canopy, shattered.

The white ribbon that Arn had transformed into had also broken through the barrage of artillery fire and landed with a thud not far from Judge and his son.

"Click...click..."

As Yann landed, a large amount of extreme frost spread outwards from his feet in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, Judge and his son felt the air temperature plummeting from the center of the hazy figure shrouded in frost not far away!

At that moment, Judge immediately thought of that man, the man who could easily freeze the sea and create ice tunnels connecting islands on the sea surface with a wave of his hand, ice tunnels that would not melt for days.

The Navy's strongest fighter, the user of the "Ice-Ice Fruit"—Admiral Aokiji!

However, just as Judge's heart tightened, wondering why Admiral Aokiji had come in such a brutal manner, Judge keenly noticed that the figure shrouded in frost was far less imposing than Admiral Aokiji.

"No, if it's not Admiral Aokiji, then who is it?"

"Who is it?!"

Having altered his vocal cords with the "Return of Life" technique, Arn spoke in a voice as cold as ice: "'Hueco Mundo', codename 'Hyōrinmaru'."

Immediately upon hearing the words "Hueco Mundo," Judge felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of terror welled up within him.

The mystery and terror of the "Hueco Mundo" organization have gradually become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Just like the World Government's extensive propaganda about the evil of "Pirate King" Gol Roger back then, countless civilians have subconsciously associated Gol Roger with words such as evil, chaos, and cruelty.

The same applies to the "Hollow Circle Organization"...

However, while Judge might feel "fear" towards Hueco Mundo, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji, whose emotions were modified by Judge using "bloodline factor" technology, do not experience "fear" at all.

"What? Even if you are that so-called 'Hueco Mundo Organization,' this is Germa 66's territory..."

The most volatile Nij was wearing a blue combat suit that crackled with blue electricity as his small figure swiftly moved toward Arn.

Niji's speed was extremely fast, far beyond what a five or six-year-old child could possess. It was even faster than the speed of a typical Navy Rear Admiral unleashing "Naval Six Styles: Instant Step," and he appeared in front of Arn almost instantly.

"Go to hell, you bastard!"

"Electric Flying Kick!"

The next moment, a large amount of blue electricity gathered on Nij's leg, radiating intense light, and then kicked towards Arn's neck.

however……

Before Niji's "Electric Flying Kick" could land on Arn, the chain at the end of Hyōrinmaru had already wrapped around Niji's ankle.

"freeze!"

Amidst Nicholas's bewildered gaze, a terrifying chill emanated from the chains binding his ankles, instantly engulfing the blue lightning and freezing Nicholas into an ice sculpture.

"Niji?!"

The changes that occurred in that brief moment gave Ichiji and Yonji no chance to intervene.

"You bastard, let go of Nicholas!"

A layer of scorching flames appeared directly on the surface of Ichiji's fiery red combat suit. With a single step, he used the impact force generated by the burst of flames to rush straight towards Arn.

Meanwhile, Yonji, who was entirely green, clenched his fists and, with the aid of his battle suit, used his immense strength to charge towards Aon, joining forces with Ichiji.

Facing Ichiji and Yonji, who were still young but whose strength and aura surpassed that of ordinary naval rear admirals, Ahn... had no interest in slowly toying with them.

"Ice Dragon Tail Spin!"

In an instant, Hyōrinmaru's blade tip erupted with a wave of icy energy, turning almost everything in its path into ice as it engulfed Ichiji and Yōji.

"Don't underestimate us, you bastards! We're Jemal 66!"

"Spark - Whirlwind!"

Instantly, scorching flames rose from the hands of Ichi's fiery red combat suit, swirling wildly and raising the temperature, before crashing against the icy current rolling in front of him.

"Let me show you the terrifying power of Jemar 66's greatest masterpiece and most advanced technological achievement!"

"Spark, Double, Spin!"

[Chapter 396. A Masterpiece That Is So Vulnerable]

However, it was less than a breath...

The blazing flames that Ichina had been burning were almost instantly engulfed by the cold air as they collided with it, and even his hands were rapidly freezing.

"How is this possible?!"