The Warrior of Love

Margaret pulled the bowstring, ready to shoot at any time. She was confident in her skills. At this distance, even the fastest cheetah could not escape her arrow.

"The center of this forest is a forbidden area for our Nine Snakes clan. It is also the resting place of our ancestor. Even the queens of all generations are not allowed to enter... Who knows if you have ever been to the forbidden area? Just in case, we must bring you back to the village for interrogation!"

"Forbidden area?" Jiang Liu suddenly realized, "No wonder it looks like no one has cleaned it."

"what?"

Margaret was startled, and then flew into a rage: "You actually went in!"

He let go of his hand without hesitation, and the arrow shot towards Jiang Liu with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, but Jiang Liu suddenly laughed -

Shave o Feng!

The reflection of the river suddenly disappeared on the lake, leaving only rippling waves, and the arrow fell into the air.

A dozen meters away, the blonde girl's pupils constricted, all the muscles in her body tensed instantly, and she stared at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of her.

"So fast!"

She quickly and bravely drew out her dagger and attacked Jiang Liu. The agile female warrior's first target was not Jiang Liu's right hand holding the knife, nor his head or heart, but the strange mushroom under his crotch.

She knew that Jiang Liu was a devil fruit user, so she was naturally very afraid of this magical creature. In order not to be killed by the venom it spewed, Margaret chose to strike first: cut it off!

"hiss!"

Jiang Liu's Observation Haki had never been as sharp as it was now. His seriously injured body, which should have been quite slow, now burst out with its last potential, and he was the first to grab Margaret's wrist.

Both of them had armed color domineering wrapped around their hands. When they collided with each other, Jiang Liu felt his palms go numb, but he relied on his ruthless strength to hold on tightly and did not let go.

"Hey!"

Exhaling hard, Jiang Liu flipped his wrist and twisted Margaret's arm with a grappling technique, forcing her to drop her bow and arrow in pain. She turned her back to Jiang Liu and was subdued by Jiang Liu with one hand.

The fight did not stop. When Margaret screamed in pain, the big snake that had turned into a bow arm had returned to its original shape. It jumped out from under Margaret's armpit and bit Jiang Liu's face.

However, Jiang Liu stared at the big snake with his eyes wide open. The big snake, which was originally rushing towards his face, became limp in the blink of an eye, lost its aim, flew past Jiang Liu's ear, and landed on the ground not far away, still looking drowsy.

Jiang Liu let out a long breath, but a drop of cold sweat dropped inadvertently.

The situation just now was extremely critical. Jiang Liu subconsciously used the ability of mental shock, which he had forgotten for a long time, and it worked as expected.

The practice of Observation Haki can cultivate mental strength. With Jiang Liu's current level, it is easy for him to knock out a big snake.

I just don't know if Conqueror's Haki would work on a similar principle... From Jiang Liu's only experience with it, Conqueror's Haki doesn't seem to be a simple mental shock, and he can't explain what the essence of this thing is.

Compared to Observation Haki and Armament Haki, Conqueror Haki is truly too mysterious. Not only are there very few people who possess it, but there is almost no way to train it, and there are many unknowns about the effects of its ability.

"hateful!"

Margaret used her free hand to elbow Jiang Liu backwards, but he pushed her hard in advance, pushing the girl to the ground, just avoiding the attack.

Before Margaret could stand up and regroup, Jiang Liu had already grasped the long knife and placed it on the girl's neck again.

"you lose……"

Jiang Liu frowned and said, "Can you consider my proposal again? I won't do anything. Just leave me in this forest and leave me alone."

"You're dreaming! We Amazon warriors will never surrender to the enemy!"

Margaret closed her eyes tightly: "Kill me!"

"Tsk..."

Jiang Liu was extremely unhappy, but he did not actually kill anyone.

On the one hand, he and this girl really had no grudge against each other, and her extreme behavior just now could be said to be retribution for Jiang Liu in a sense...

On the other hand, if someone is killed, the situation cannot be reversed, and then you will have to face the entire Kingdom of Women.

But the problem is that this girl is too tough.

Jiang Liu scratched his head: "That forbidden area, are the consequences really serious if you enter it?"

Margaret had already prepared herself for death, but after hearing this question, she opened her eyes and answered, "Of course, that is a taboo passed down from generation to generation in our Nine Snake Clan. No one has ever violated it, let alone an outsider. It is simply an unforgivable sin!"

"Oh."

Jiang Liu suddenly reversed the Immortal Slash and hit the girl hard on the back of her head with the hilt of the sword.

Margaret felt a black screen before her eyes, and soon lost consciousness: "Hmm——"

When she woke up again, it was already dark... No, she was moved to a room with insufficient light.

"here it is?"

Margaret stood up from the ground and found that she was not tied up and there were no restraints on her body.

Jiang Liu was sitting cross-legged on the ground opposite her, and he had put on his clothes without her knowing. When he saw her wake up, he smiled a very sunny smile, which, combined with the sunlight shining through the big hole above his head, looked so refreshing and warm.

"Welcome to Queen Hippolyta's tomb, ma'am. We are now accomplices."

Margaret: "..."

"Don't show that expression..." Jiang Liu said with a smile, "Don't you admire this queen very much?"

"That's why I didn't dare to disturb her...you bastard!"

"If you do something here, I won't be responsible if you accidentally damage the Queen's coffin."

"What do you want?"

"It's very simple..." Jiang Liu snapped his fingers, "Let's each take a step back and pretend that this incident never happened. You and I have never met each other. In this way, you will not be punished."

"What a good deal—did you expect me to say that?"

Margaret rushed forward with clenched fists. Without her bow and knife, she swung out her fist covered in armed color without hesitation.

"I'm not afraid of death! I'll deal with you first and then go to Lady Snake to answer for my crime!"

The plan failed, Jiang Liu's eyes turned cold: "Troublesome guy... don't think I will always show mercy!"

Chapter 99: Wonderful Armor

"Drink!"

Margaret rushed up angrily. Although she knew there was a gap in strength between her and Jiang Liu, she still showed the demeanor of a heroine of the Nine Snakes Clan and showed no fear at all.

Jiang Liu's patience was almost worn out. He was so shameless as to do such a shameless thing, wasn't it just to avoid a head-on conflict? But the man in front of him was too inflexible.

It turns out that there is no way he can be treated the same as Luffy in the original work!

Or is it that a fool like Luffy is more popular, while a gentleman like Jiang Liu who has no sense of shame is destined to have a bumpy road?

"Then I'll let you down for a bit."

Jiang Liu put away the Undead Slash, and when Margaret rushed over, he dashed forward to dodge the female warrior's fist, and clenched his right hand on her seemingly slender waist, which actually had distinct abdominal muscles.

"drink!"

Jiang Liu exhaled and exerted force. Although his physical skills were not as sophisticated as his swordsmanship, his force-generating techniques were universal. He instantly burst out with a force that was enough to easily break bones. Even the well-trained female warrior in front of him could not withstand the impact and was knocked away.

"Oh!"

Margaret bumped into the wall, collapsed to the ground, and stared at Jiang Liu unwillingly.

"I am only the weakest of the country's warriors. Even if you beat me, you will never be able to beat the warrior leader and Lady Snake!"

"You said it like a flag... I don't want to confront the Empress head-on." Jiang Liu said with a smile, "You reminded me that since this is the forbidden area of ​​the Nine Snakes, it means that no one comes here normally, right? Then I just need to hide here and heal my wounds, right?"

"Ugh?"

"But, this will be a shame for you - just stay here with me for a while."

"rat!"

The expression on Margaret's face seemed to indicate that she would rather die than surrender. Combined with Jiang Liu's smug look, Jiang Liu looked like a villain.

"Gu...Kill me, or I won't let you go!"

Jiang Liu shook his head: "I'm not a bad person——"

[Qualified person - passed the test, knowledge, armed, overlord - three-color test passed...]

Suddenly, an emotionless mechanical voice sounded, startling Jiang Liu and Margaret.

"Who is it? Who is talking?!" The female warrior panicked and began to look for the "third person" who did not exist in the tomb.

Jiang Liu, on the other hand, appeared calmer, but was also quite confused.

"Why does this sound like..."

[Two targets, one male human, one female human]

[Physical age: Sexual maturity, can give birth normally...]

[Life Energy Detection: Basic Level of Armament Color]

【Meet the basic inheritance conditions】

[Open the "drift bottle" and keep it for 929 years and seven months...]

The cold mechanical sound disappeared, and the tomb suddenly became dark!

Although it was originally extremely dark, no one knew what had changed. Even the big hole that Jiang Liu had smashed was blocked, and there was no light at all in the space.

"Buzz!"

Just as the two were feeling uneasy, a green fluorescent light rose from the sarcophagus placed in the center, reflecting the shadow of a very tall woman wearing a crown.

When Margaret saw this image, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Master Ancestor?!"

Ancestor?

Jiang Liu glanced at the female warrior and made some guesses about the origin of the phantom.

Judging from the rhythm, this should be the message left by Queen Hippolyta for future generations, right?

But is there such high technology on Nine Snake Island?

[I am Hippolyta Lily, the first queen of the Amazon Lily, and the leader of the Nine Snakes. I am leaving this message for the future. If anyone can open the system, they must be my descendants who passed on the password.

This system is set to be activated only when there is a man and a woman - two people who are capable of reproducing offspring, and at least one of them possesses three colors of domineering at the same time. 】

The shadow did not move, but a slightly hoarse and magnetic voice echoed in the tomb.

[The world is about to fall into turmoil. Even the most powerful country cannot escape the wave of destruction. I can only hope that there will still be a spark of fire left after the turmoil.

Descendants from who knows how many years in the future, don't panic, this is all arranged by fate. 】

"Huh?" The blonde Margaret was completely confused and could not understand what was happening before her eyes.

However, it seems that the ancestor left us something important... I don't know how impressive it is!

Jiang Liu's mind was full of thoughts: It sounds like Hippolyta should have left a password for her descendants, but because so much time has passed, some mistakes may have occurred, resulting in the password not being passed down, and this temple has become a forbidden area.

[The war is about to begin... The chances of winning are slim, but no matter what, this battle is inevitable. This is a vortex that no one can escape from.

However, in order to leave hope for future generations, we must consider the alternatives in case of defeat, so Alcides and I sealed "Ares" here.

Yu and Alcides have never revealed the existence of the Nine Snakes. All the people taken in here are homeless people in the war, and it will not arouse suspicion even if they disappear from this world.

I hope that the natural isolation and doldrums of Nine Snake Island can prevent this wave from sweeping the world...

Only those with the spirit of a brave man can control Ares. If he can exert his ultimate power, he will not be at a disadvantage even when compared with decisive weapons.

However, to obtain this power, one must overcome trials that ordinary people cannot endure... I wish you good luck, my descendant. 】

The shadow disappeared, and the tomb returned to its original state, leaving only Jiang Liu and the other person confused.

"What on earth just happened?"

Margaret was so shocked that she didn't care that Jiang Liu was an enemy and asked in a low voice.

Jiang Liu did not answer Margaret's question. After his eyes glanced at a certain place, his expression suddenly became strange.

"You, did you see a huge, thick, black sword placed on the sarcophagus just now?"

"Ah?" Margaret was stunned. "Of course, after all, it's so big - eh?"

The girl was confused: "Why is it gone?"

Margaret then became angry and glared at Jiang Liu: "Did you do this? How dare you touch the burial objects of the ancestor!"

"I didn't move it." Jiang Liu's face was gloomy, "I don't know what happened."

Jiang Liu thought he had developed his Observation Haki quite well, but he didn't even notice that something that big disappeared right under his nose!