Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece.

It wasn't out of pity.

It's because he felt it was enough.

"There are two left."

Bai Yu's voice was very soft, but Kurozumi Orochi heard it clearly.

The two heads of the black charcoal serpent trembled simultaneously.

He understood what Bai Yu meant.

His body began to shrink, and the black scales peeled away, like a discarded coat. The two snake heads slowly retracted into his neck, and his body transformed from that enormous monster back into that short, ugly man wearing a purplish-red kimono.

He collapsed to the ground, covered in blood, wounds, and trembling all over.

His eyes held no arrogance, no anger, only pure, unreserved fear.

Bai Yu withdrew Susanoo.

The black giant slowly dissipated, turning into countless points of light that merged into the night sky.

Bai Yu stood in front of the black charcoal serpent, looking down at him.

"Ten-Fist Sword!"

With a soft thud, a massive, spiritual sword pierced through the body of the black charcoal serpent...

The black charcoal serpent's eyes widened suddenly.

He looked down at the giant sword that had pierced his chest.

The sword is not a physical object, but is formed from pure spiritual light. Strange patterns flow across the translucent blade, resembling some kind of ancient sealing runes.

"What...what is this...?"

His voice became weak, as if it came from a very far place.

The Ten-Fist Sword did not give him an answer.

A tremendous suction force emanated from the sword, and Orochi felt his soul being pulled and ripped from his body. The feeling was more terrifying than any pain; it was the fear of his very existence being extinguished.

"No...no! My soul! You are absorbing my soul!"

He struggled frantically, but his already broken body was completely unable to move.

His hands tried to grasp the blade, but his fingers slipped through the blade as if grasping at thin air.

His body began to become transparent.

Starting from the limbs, it disappears little by little, like pencil marks being erased by an eraser.

"I...I am the shogun of Wano Country...I am Yamata no Orochi...I can't...I can't just leave like this..."

His voice grew fainter and fainter, fading into the distance.

Finally, his eyes fell on Bai Yu.

In those eyes, there was no fear, no pleading, only something indescribable.

Is it regret?

Is it resentment?

Or is it liberation?

Nobody knows.

Because in the next second, Orochi's body completely disappeared.

A flash of light appeared on the Totsuka Sword, then returned to calm.

Bai Yu withdrew Susanoo, and the Totsuka Blade also disappeared.

Only a faint smell of blood remained in the air, along with a pool of dark red blood on the ground, proving that a person named Kurozumi Orochi once lived here.

No, maybe it's not human.

It's a monster.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Then, someone made a sound, like a string snapping.

"Lord Orochi...Lord Orochi is dead!"

A guard in black armor dropped his knife and ran. His crotch was already soaked, but no one laughed at him, because everyone else was doing the same thing.

run.

Run as fast as you can.

Leave this demon.

But Rangiku didn't give them a chance.

She stretched out her hand, her slender fingers making a light sweeping motion in the air.

"Gray Cat".

Her body turned into ashes and smoke, moving through the room at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Each time they appeared, a guard fell down, covered in small wounds, and stopped breathing.

The others weren't idle either.

Robin's hands moved rapidly in the air, and with each finger strike, someone trying to escape through the window was sent flying by the merciless force, crashing heavily into the wall and losing consciousness.

"Leave a few alive."

Bai Yu's voice was calm.

Robin nodded, slowing his movements to simply knock out those who were still resisting, rather than kill them.

Artoria stood in the doorway, her golden holy sword already drawn, but she didn't draw it. Not out of disdain, but because she didn't need to.

These ordinary guards didn't require her intervention.

In less than three minutes, all the enemies in the room had fallen.

Some died, some fainted, and some knelt on the ground trembling, not even having the courage to beg for mercy.

The women who had previously danced for Orochi huddled together in a corner, looking at Shiraha and his group with a mixture of fear and gratitude.

Bai Yu glanced at them, then said to Violet, "Give them some money and let them leave."

Violet nodded, took a small cloth bag from his pocket, and threw it in front of the women.

"This money should be enough for you to live on for a while. Let's go."

The women were stunned for a moment, then began to kowtow frantically, their foreheads hitting the floor with a thud.

"Thank you... thank you, sir..."

They picked up their cloth bags, stumbled out of the room, and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Bai Yu turned around and looked into the depths of the castle.

"There are still a few areas that need to be cleaned."

Chapter 203 Kaido of the Beasts

When Bai Yu said this, his tone was as relaxed as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

Rangiku reformed from the ashes, shook the dust off her hair, and smiled: "That puppet said that Orochi is keeping some people locked up in the basement. Shall we go check it out?"

"lead the way."

The puppet still stood at the doorway, its empty eyes staring at everything in the room, devoid of any expression.

He heard Rangiku's words, nodded mechanically, and turned to walk deeper into the corridor.

Shiraha followed behind him, followed by Rangiku, Violet, and Kanna, with Artoria bringing up the rear.

The corridor was long, with dim oil lamps lit on the walls on both sides. The light and shadow flickered on the walls, like ghosts dancing.

They passed through several rooms, each with people inside. When those people saw Bai Yu and his group, some knelt down, some turned and ran, and some picked up weapons to try to resist.

Those who resisted died.

The person who tried to escape was caught and brought back.

Those who knelt down survived.

It's that simple.

Finally, they arrived at the basement.

It was an iron gate with a huge iron lock hanging on it. The lock was engraved with complex runes, like some kind of seal.

Bai Yu glanced at the lock and flicked it lightly with his finger.

The lock is broken.

The iron gate was pushed open, and the scene inside made Rangiku frown, Violet narrow her eyes, and Artoria grip her sword hilt tightly.

The basement was large, but it was divided into small cages.

Each cage contained a person.

There were men, women, the elderly, and even children.

They were dressed in rags, their bodies covered in wounds. Some were huddled in a corner, while others lay motionless on the ground, unsure whether they were asleep or already dead.

When they saw the door open, some people looked up, their eyes devoid of hope, only filled with numbness.

But when they saw Bai Yu standing at the door, their numbness slowly disappeared, replaced by something indescribable.

Are you surprised?

Is it a question?

Or... anticipation?

Bai Yu didn't speak, but simply stretched out his hand, and the skeleton of Susanoo reappeared. The huge arm crushed the cages one by one as easily as crushing an egg.

The sound of the iron cage shattering echoed in the basement. Those who were imprisoned were stunned at first, then slowly stood up and walked out of the cage step by step.