Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Tch, an explosion of this magnitude still can't kill a great pirate?"

The deep sea's pupils shimmered with rainbow light, and its spreading Observation Haki had already spotted the large cocoon wrapped in vines ahead.

The delicate sounds of vines sprouting came together and transformed into a magnificent roar, like a torrential downpour.

In the blink of an eye, the huge crater, now reduced to scorched earth, fell silent, replaced by clusters of pure white flowers.

The ruins of the courthouse are gently covered by the spreading vines, and the dreamlike white roses grow at a visible speed, spotless and blooming on their own.

Beneath this lonely yet vibrant sea of ​​flowers, a pink-haired girl walks among them, gently plucks a rose and sniffs it lightly, "Deep Sea, I will not fall twice in the same place."

"Ha, so you're using these useless flowers as your shield for invincibility?"

Deep Sea walked on the moonlight in mid-air, saying, "You don't really think I didn't do anything to that fishman, do you?"

He spread his five fingers and gave a firm grip on Tom and the others who were being pursued by agents, law enforcement dogs, and a guilty jury at the front of Enies Lobby.

Just as the deep sea was about to unleash its power and repeat the tragedy of the Forchards Islands in the past.

The sea of ​​flowers on the ground sprayed out a large amount of dust, which, mixed with the sap secreted by the vines, diffused into the air and blocked the view of the deep sea.

They take root in the air and bacteria, expanding wildly and irrationally, elevating themselves to the status of the subject within a domain, while everything else that enters becomes an object.

This is what the system calls "Wood Release."

Inherited from the Ten-Tails, a special weapon used by the Otsutsuki clan to hollow out planets. After undergoing genetic tuning based on system achievement points, its special effect is—the ability to plunder all life and energy within a planet.

If combined with Sakura's Yang Release chakra, its terrifying corrosive power can target all living things, instantly turning a vibrant world into a sea of ​​flowers filled with tranquility and death.

"Wood Release: The Descent of the Other Shore!"

With her finger pointing upwards, Sakura unleashed her unique technique, causing boiling Wood Release chakra to rise and completely destroy, devour, and transform all the fungi within the sea of ​​flowers.

The commands issued by the deep sea through its abilities are frozen within it, making them impossible to transmit through the bacteria.

"This power! What kind of ability user are you?!"

Seeing that a large number of the spores it had released were dying, the deep sea began to consider leaving.

but....

It's too late!

Sakura, carrying a giant sword wrapped in imposing power, and her wooden clone formed from tree vines beneath the ground, stepped out and rushed towards him.

"Take this, this is the price for daring to attack my comrade!!!"

Pure killing intent ignited a fierce domineering aura, and black lightning roared in the void, teaching all things in the world the will of the overlord.

And so, the legendary spear appeared in the hands of the girls.

The wind howled, the earth trembled, the fungi swarmed, and the sea of ​​flowers. After a brief tremor, the chaotic world suddenly came to a standstill.

All things were silent.

Only the Elbaf Spear, poised to fire, hummed loudly.

"Hegemony!!!"

Before anyone could see what was happening, a shrill roar suddenly exploded, and the legendary spear that connected heaven and earth pierced through.

Deep Sea crossed its arms in front of its body, releasing all the spores inside, forming a twisted fungal giant.

A flowing Armament Haki covered his fist as he fiercely swung it at the spiraling impact in front of him.

—Awakening of the Slime Giant!

The clash of Armament Haki, capable of causing internal destruction, tore the front of Enies Lobby apart like a piece of paper.

In the midst of the fierce confrontation, the deep sea gradually began to show signs of weakness.

Although the awakened bacteria can continuously transform and regenerate, within the range of the Other Shore's descent, the newly born bacteria will soon have their energy plundered and wither away and die.

boom! ! !

The impact shattered the giant's arm, and countless viscous sap fell from the sky like a torrential rain, sprinkling onto the earth. But no new bacteria grew in the soaked ground; instead, pure white roses bloomed.

"Damn it, Sakura Haruno!!!"

High in the sky, a blurry figure swept past, causing the deep sea to roar in agony, and blood to splatter across the sky.

Propelled backward by the shockwave of the Elbaf Spear, it slammed into the Hesitant Bridge in front of the Gate of Justice, causing cracks to appear in the pillars beneath the bridge.

The vibrations were transmitted outwards, and the wreckage of the courthouse he had blown up tilted and collapsed.

In his last desperate attempt to open his eyes, what struck him was a huge cross carved on the surface of the blue stone bricks, symbolizing the justice of the world government.

Click!

As the debris crashed down, the bridge, unable to withstand the immense weight, collapsed, taking everyone on it with it into the abyss of the massive waterfall below.

The troops on the distant sea arrived at the outskirts of Enies Lobby and witnessed the CP0 chief of staff fall.

Immediately, the warships dispersed, partially surrounding the entire island, and turned their hulls sideways, their numerous gun turrets aimed at the shore.

"Reporting to General Sakazuki, Instructor Zephyr!"

The lookout in charge of surveying ran up to the two men standing in front of the warship, saluted them, and said, "It has been confirmed that a group from the other side is located on the island in front of Enies Lobby. The garrison on the island is intercepting them!"

"Issue a Buster Call and burn them and this island to ashes."

Sakazuki, gritting his teeth, slammed his fist on the railing in front of him. "Order the entire fleet to prepare for artillery fire!"

"Wait!" Zeffa blocked Sakazuki's path. "At least lower the small boat and lure the island's defenders out, right?"

"Meaningless kindness, teacher!"

Sakazuki pushed Zephyr away. "To become a soldier, you must be prepared to sacrifice and dedicate yourself. If we let the other side escape now in order to rescue them, how much will we have to pay to make up for today's mistake in the future?"

"Fool, you keep talking about sacrifice, but how are we any different from pirates?"

Veins bulged on Zefa's forehead as he clenched his fists and roared at him.

"The difference is that we represent justice! And now I am the supreme commander of this fleet!"

Sakazuki waved his hand and ordered without hesitation, "Fire!"

On the undulating surface of the water, the ship's cannons rotated and adjusted their direction.

The order from the fleet's supreme commander was relayed to every ship.

Ammunition loaded immediately, saturation bombardment begins!

The ammunition stored in the warship's warehouse was loaded into the cannons and fired in an assembly line fashion, soaring into the air like inverted meteors.

Tens of thousands of shells converged into a torrent, burning steel connecting the sea and sky, disappearing into the thick dark clouds in the sky.

It galloped and raged across the high heavens, sweeping towards the distant Enies Lobby.

A sharp explosion rang out across the sky, and devastating artillery fire rained down from above.

On the ground, Iceberg, having barely managed to break through the defenses of an Enies Lobby agent, stared blankly at the sky.

Damn it, I just came to rescue a prisoner, why are you using the Buster Call to whitewash this?

"Oh, you're quite accurate with your aim!"

Kuina whistled and swung her sword, cutting down four or five knights from the Fahel team. She then looked up at the sky, sword in hand.

"Let's get out of here as soon as possible. No one can withstand this kind of bombardment."

Tiger grabbed a World Government agent who was unconscious and walked toward the three people behind him.

"Run? How do you run? Which way do you run?"

Tom swallowed hard and glanced at the abyss of the massive waterfall in the distance.

The height of that thing was unknown, and even as a fish-man, he didn't really want to jump down, let alone with so many humans around.

"In short, let's advance towards the outer island first."

Sakura's voice rang out among the crowd, and everyone turned their attention to her as if they had found their pillar of support.

"Oh!" *4

Chapter 224 Each Other's Enemies

In the center of the island, the garrison troops with even a little common sense had already fled.

The remaining guilty juries, their minds shattered, also fainted under the onslaught of Conqueror's Haki.

On the side, aboard the massive warship, Sakazuki gazed towards the source of the surging dark thunder.

"Finally, I've found you again, Sakura Haruno!"

Sakazuki first met Sakura during the Ohara incident twelve years ago.

After that defeat, he always regarded it as a disgrace, and it was his mistake that allowed a powerful pirate to rise on the sea.

Fortunately, all mistakes can be corrected today!

Akainu flung off his cloak and shot out in the next instant.

"Wait, Sakazuki!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru behind her wanted to stop her, since such a surprise attack disrupted their original plan to use artillery fire to deplete the enemy's manpower.

"Keep the fire going! I'm a nature user, I'll be fine!"

As he was gradually engulfed by the explosion, he sent out an order.

Seeing the commander-in-chief give the order, Lieutenant General Tsuru abandoned his idea of ​​dissuading him and secretly winked at Zephyr, increasing the intensity of the artillery fire.

Meanwhile, Sakura and her group, who had advanced to the southern side of the island, had already been bombarded by massive artillery shells.

The shells carried by these 100-meter-class warships are all specially made, loaded with high explosives modified by military scientists.

The shells could produce a huge explosion upon landing, and a single shell could shatter streets and houses to pieces.

"The shells are about to fall!" Iceberg, who was running, looked up in terror.

However, Sakura, who was behind him, pressed down on his head, and her cloud-like sword materialized into a katana, which she swung forcefully.

"Gods, sir!"

A blazing blade of light, imbued with Armament Haki, swept across the sky, carving a path through the rain of artillery shells, a path formed by explosions and flashes of light.

"One-Sword Style: Maha Slash!" "Mermaid Jujutsu: Water Heart: Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!"

Kuina and Tiger also made their moves, unleashing flying slashes flashing with lightning and solidifying water-style giant waves that surged into the sky.

The magnificent wave transformed into a halo of light that exploded, blowing away a large number of cannonballs.

“These shells are useless!” Kuina said triumphantly, hoisting the Muramasa onto her shoulder. “They can’t even touch us.”

"Don't be careless!" Tiger shook off the water droplets. "This is a tactic the Navy often uses to wear down strong fighters!"

"I see..." Kuina touched her chin thoughtfully.

After running for more than ten minutes, they arrived at the connection point of Judgment Island.

Once she crosses the narrow strip of land ahead, she will reach the main entrance to Enies Lobby and escape the spatial interference device set up by the World Government.

"Sakura Haruno!!!"

Just before they were about to step onto the narrow strip of land, a ball of scorching magma descended from the sky with a roar, erupting in the middle of their only path to survival.

Immediately afterwards, the ground shattered and collapsed, plunging into the bottomless abyss below.

A man in a red suit and baseball cap blocked their way.

"Marine Admiral Akainu!"

The iceberg crashed into the person who had stopped in front of it and fell to the ground. Through the gaps in the crowd, it saw the person's face clearly and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Hey, hey, hey, Sakura-nee, things aren't looking good right now!" Kuina whispered.

Tiger leaned close to Sakura's ear and whispered, "Should we have Leviathan find a chance to take us away?"

"Don't rush, calling for Leviathan will only result in it being shot down."

Sakura closed her eyes and extended her Observation Haki overseas, sensing the light of over twenty massive warships spewing cannon fire.

Then, she opened her eyes and looked up at the increasingly dense dark clouds.

"So, fighting is the only option?"