Chapter 324: ICISEI Episode 310

Episode 310: How can this be the Empress? SHE IS CLEARLY THE ULTIMATE GODDESS!!

『 Everyone was terrified when they saw the people who had been turned to stone.

"That’s the Pirate Empress, right?!"

Just as someone exclaimed, they were kicked. The area hit turned into stone at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Though the Empress was tall, her movements were incredibly agile.

She first kicked her targets one by one, then dodged and weaved through the crowd.

Finding this method too inefficient, she simply did a handstand split, her long legs spinning rapidly like a whirlwind.

Unfortunately, her cheongsam always covered her up at critical moments, affecting the visual effect.

Before long, everyone around her had been attacked.

Everyone was partially turned to stone, with both pirates and Marines caught in the crossfire.

A Marine kicked by the Empress muttered in confusion, "Why aren’t you even sparing us?!"

After her attack ended, the Empress did a backflip, leaping up to stand atop her giant python.

"You even dare to attack the Marines?"

"Can’t you distinguish friend from foe?!"

The Marines were furious, while the woman remained perfectly calm.

Her shapely, smooth, and long legs were peerless in the world.

This wasn’t just the Empress!

She was completely the Empress of Legs!

Even the finest leg models would pale in comparison to her.

"Oh my? It seems you have misunderstood. Though I said I would help you fight Whitebeard, that does not mean I have become your friend. Men are all troublesome creatures, with only one exception."

"So I hope you can understand that I am currently fulfilling our agreement..."

The Marines below were absolutely furious!

What was going on?

Not only did they have to guard against the enemy, but they also had to watch out for this ally! This was too much!

The Marine who had accused her earlier was seething with rage. It was one thing for her to make excuses, but she actually expected them to understand?

How could that make any sense!?

At this moment, the Empress struck a pitiful pose, her eyes filled with tenderness and her voice sweet and lovely. She didn’t look like the domineering Empress from a moment ago at all; instead, she looked like a sweet girl next door.

"For the sake of my beautiful face, won’t you?"

The Marine’s face gradually flushed red.

He gasped heavily, trying to break free from this mesmerizing state.

But this was the Empress!

How could anyone possibly break free!? 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Hashirama Senju (Naruto): "This kind of attack method..." ]

[ Amber (Genshin Impact): "What a cute way to attack." ]

[ Amber (Genshin Impact): "I love it, I love it." ]

[ Collei (Genshin Impact): "??? Amber, something is wrong with you." ]

[ .....]

〜The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. World〜

"The Empress!"

She really is quite attractive!"

Saiki Kusuo didn’t react much upon seeing the Empress, continuing to savor the coffee jelly in his hand instead.

It wasn’t that he didn’t find the Empress beautiful, but rather that they were all used to the presence of Teruhashi Kokomi, giving them a very high standard of appreciation for beauty.

Even if some hadn’t reached complete immunity, the impact of such beauty was greatly reduced for them.

Even Kaidou Shun and the others were only slightly surprised, their faces turning a bit red, but they didn’t react too dramatically.

Meanwhile, Teruhashi Kokomi was secretly thinking to herself.

"Saiki-kun has always been indifferent to me. Could he have a thing for this kind of powerful woman? What if he really falls for the Empress? She really is cute, even I would be charmed if I were a boy!"

"No, no, I can’t think like that. How can I be jealous of a woman from another world? Saiki’s standards have always been high, he definitely won’t be interested in her!"

She looked smugly at Saiki, only to find him staring intently at the Empress on the screen, completely devoid of his usual cold demeanor. His eyes seemed to be filled with little stars and hearts!

"How is that possible?"

Teruhashi Kokomi’s mind instantly shattered!

If it were a sultry beauty, she could still try to learn from her. But how was she supposed to compete with a woman who had an incredibly voluptuous figure, mature charm, and a dignified aura?

"Saiki-kun!"

Teruhashi Kokomi felt utterly dejected.

At the same time, Saiki was secretly delighted. He hadn’t expected to get an unexpected harvest from watching this broadcast.

He had always wanted to get rid of Teruhashi Kokomi’s persistence, and he hadn’t expected to solve it so easily with the help of the Empress!

But...

Why?

Saiki Kusuo was puzzled. He honestly thought the Empress’s appearance was just average.

Looking at Teruhashi Kokomi, who was crying tears of grievance not far away, he felt extremely bewildered. She was clearly much prettier than the Empress, so why was she so lacking in confidence?

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『 While that side was busy dealing with the Empress, on the other side, the giants had already suffered heavy casualties, with many dead or wounded, completely unable to stop Oars’s advance.

The battlefield was in utter chaos; no one could spare any attention for the Empress anymore.

"Ace!"

In Oars’s eyes, no one else was worth noting. His gaze was fixed solely on Ace!

He took giant strides forward.

At this moment, Bartholomew Kuma, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his eyes.

Clearly, he was ready to make his move!

He raised his hands high.

Releasing a powerful force, a paw-shaped energy bubble appeared in his hands.

It looked like a soap bubble, but the sense of threat it gave off far exceeded any ordinary bubble.

As Oars drew closer, the energy bubble grew larger and larger. Just as it was about to collide with Oars, under Kuma’s control, the energy ball suddenly shrank, eventually compressing in front of him as he held it with both hands.

What kind of bizarre attack was this?

This energy ball didn’t look like the energy spheres people usually saw. Although its strength couldn’t be felt, it came from Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and was launched specifically to deal with Oars. Its power was bound to be beyond imagination.

The object drifted slowly toward Oars!

It looked like a transparent bubble, yet it released an immense force!

Only now did everyone gradually realize its power and presence!

Oars also noticed a strange little thing flying toward him in the air.

He stopped in his tracks, wanting to see clearly what this thing was!

Right at that moment.

Bartholomew Kuma said slowly, "Ursus Shock—"

A powerful energy suddenly erupted from Oars’s abdomen, so intense that it seemed to distort the surrounding air.

In an instant, Oars’s entire body was illuminated by a white light, as if he had turned into a mass of pure light.

A giant bear paw appeared in the frame. Along with its appearance, a massive shockwave erupted, wildly ravaging the surroundings!

Neither pirates nor Marines could stand firm under this shockwave. Even the ice surface cracked continuously, flipping over layer by layer.

This...

Was terrifying!

This was the strength of the Warlords!

So far, two of the Seven Warlords had made their moves, and their combat power was even stronger than expected.

As for the Empress, her attack just now was practically nothing; to her, it was merely a warm-up!

Just the Warlords alone were this strong. Combined with the three Marine Admirals and other experts who had yet to make a move, the battle situation shifted once again, with the Marines regaining the upper hand.

On the battlefield!

Countless Marine soldiers were blown away, crashing heavily onto the ground.

Although the Warlords were dealing with the pirates, they were pirates themselves. Their relationship with the Marines was purely one of mutual interest, so they didn’t care about the Marines’ safety at all. It was a double-edged sword that hurt both sides.

However, the Marines had also learned to be smart. The moment they saw a Warlord make a move, they immediately ran far away to find a safe place to hide.

Sengoku watched the explosion with a serious expression.

Donquixote Doflamingo let out an exaggerated laugh, clearly very satisfied with the attack.

Gecko Moria was no exception; his smile was even more chilling.

Only Mihawk remained expressionless, silently watching the battle.

Amidst the tremors.

The air around Oars kept shaking, making him appear tall one moment and short the next.

His body was covered in wounds. Blood flowed down from his forehead.

The exceptionally large straw hat he had been wearing had now fallen to the ground.

His mouth hung wide open, his eyes vacant, as if he had completely lost consciousness.

How pitiful!

Just as Oars had said, his massive size was simply a giant target. To top-tier experts, he posed no threat at all!

Was he dead?

Everyone was curious.

Ace was heartbroken to the extreme, crying out loudly, "OARS!!"

His voice carried a sob.

Tears were already welling up in Ace’s eyes.

Oars’s body slowly tilted backward. Just then, he seemed to hear Ace’s call, and a glimmer of light gradually returned to his eyes.

He took a step back and, with a booming sound, forced his body to stabilize.

"That’s enough! Go back quickly, Oars! You can’t come here!" Ace urged desperately.

However, Oars fell to his knees with a thud, as if he could no longer support his own weight.

He looked at the straw hat on the ground, remembering the time he had spent with Ace, and his gaze became firm once more.

No matter what Ace said, he had to save him!

He was a friend, a brother!

Everyone was stunned as they watched him slowly stand up again.

Gecko Moria said in his high-pitched voice, "Not bad at all. In terms of willpower, he doesn’t lose to his ancestor!"

Oars continued to walk forward, his speed getting faster and faster.

Soon, he arrived before the plaza wall.

The wall, dozens of meters high, seemed insignificant before him!

But the cannons mounted on the wall were now all aimed at him.

"FIRE!!"

With a command, countless cannonballs struck Oars.

In the beginning, Oars would have been unscathed; such attacks did not affect him. But now, he was already heavily wounded, and every single hit could be a fatal blow.

Pain contorted his face.

Under the fierce bombardment, it was difficult for him to keep moving forward.

The pirates began to discuss anxiously.

"As expected, it’s not working. His massive size makes him a perfect target, and he can barely move. At this rate, he’ll definitely be killed by those cannonballs. We have to get Oars to come back."

"But at a time like this, how could Captain Oars possibly listen to us? All he has in his head is saving Ace!"

"Forget about us; even Pops and Ace’s words probably won’t sway him!"

The gunfire stopped.

Oars panted heavily.

He knew that in his current state, it was already impossible to successfully rescue Ace.

But he was unwilling to die just like this!

He stretched out his massive hand, slamming it fiercely toward Doflamingo.

"Even if I die, I’ll take down one of the Warlords first!"

Doflamingo stood there, motionless.

Faced with that massive and highly oppressive fist, he remained perfectly calm.

With a loud crash.

The wall collapsed.

Dust swirled everywhere.

Chaos ensued.

That strike seemed to carry thousands of tons of force!

If that punch hit a person, they would probably be turned into paste instantly!

However, Oars’s heavy punch seemed to have missed its target.

An expression of surprise appeared on his face.

At this moment, Doflamingo was suspended in the air above Oars, his limbs spread out, wearing an arrogant smirk.

"Fuffuffuffu!"

Looking at the confusion on Oars’s face, he asked, "What’s wrong, giant?"

Oars said honestly, "I can’t move my leg!"

When Doflamingo landed, one of Oars’s legs was severed, blood splattering all over the ice.

He stood there laughing wildly, saying, "How thrilling!"

Oars looked up at Ace ahead, reaching out a hand in an attempt to crawl toward him.

The Marines inside the plaza walls were filled with terror, shouting, "This guy is a monster!"

"How is he still not dead?!"

"Can he still keep moving forward?"

"Even in this state, he still wants to save Ace?"

"He’s heading toward the plaza again!"

Everyone clamored, dodging Oars’s giant hand.

"Just a little more, just a little bit more! Ace!"

Oars struggled to stretch his hand out, wanting to reach Ace.

Right at this moment, another figure of the Seven Warlords appeared beneath Oars.

It was Gecko Moria.

"That bastard Doflamingo, I’ve said it so many times, that body is reserved for me. He sure moved fast, cutting off his leg. What a waste!"

"DOPPELGMAN—!"

With his loud cry, a long shadow appeared on the ground. These shadows seemed to have lives of their own, flying through the air like little bats.

"Go, Tsuno-Tokage!"

These black creatures grew more numerous, gradually gathering together to form a giant black spear, which swiftly pierced through Oars’s chest and emerged from his back.

"OARS!!" Ace cried out in agony!

In the final moment of his life, Oars still tried to reach out his hand to touch Ace!

"I’m coming to save you..."

Little Oars Jr.’s breathing became increasingly rapid and weak.

Finally, the light in his eyes completely faded, and his hand crashed heavily to the ground.

In an instant.

It was as if only the cold wind was blowing.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

Oars, who had broken through the plaza wall, was gone just like that, his chest completely pierced.

The Marines!

"This is truly the strength of the Warlords!"

"Their combat power is truly astonishing!"

"They took down Oars so easily, directly removing a major threat from the enemy!"

"With them around, what do we have to worry about?"

The chatter of the crowd caused the atmosphere to surge, as if victory was already in sight.

However, some Marines knew in their hearts that although the Warlords had made their move, they weren’t truly on their side.

These people were powerful, but they didn’t care about the lives of others. Staying near them was even more dangerous than fighting the pirates head-on.

Thus, these clever Marines had left the Warlords’ side early on.

On the other hand, the pirates were all gnashing their teeth in fury upon seeing Oars fall.

Oars was different from the others. Though he possessed incredible strength, he was extremely simple-hearted and kind.

If they could have avoided the trap, he would have survived!

Whitebeard let out a heavy sigh. As a father who regarded these people as his own children, how could his heart not ache upon losing one of them?

But he knew that Oars had died without regrets.

His friendship with Ace was more important to him than his own life.

Whitebeard clenched his fists tightly. No matter what, he had to bring Ace back home!

The other captains looked grim, not saying a word, the killing intent in their eyes growing more intense.

Especially when looking at Gecko Moria, they wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces.

Meanwhile, Gecko Moria laughed loudly, "Look at that... to completely eliminate the opponent while keeping the corpse intact requires some skill. What a pity. If his leg hadn’t been cut off, this body would have been highly worth collecting. Maybe I could have created the ultimate zombie."

Collecting?

The corpse of a giant!

Though Moria looked bizarre, hearing these words made everyone even more determined to deal with him, wishing they could tear him into ten thousand pieces! 』

『 .....』

〜One Piece World〜

The Going Merry—

Luffy stared at the giant on the screen who had lost his life for Ace.

His eyes turned red as he touched the straw hat on his head.

Oars also had a similar hat; Ace must have regarded him as a brother, too!

He secretly made up his mind that when he met Oars in the future, he would definitely treat him as a friend.

"Oars!"

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