Chapter 242: The Beast Pirates' Final Madness!
"Mother, what's happening outside?"
Four-year-old Momonosuke and two-year-old Hiyori clung to Kozuki Toki's calves, their small faces filled with nervousness.
"It's alright, everything will be alright."
Kozuki Toki knelt down and held the two children in her arms, comforting them softly. But her heart was heavier than ever, because she knew she needed to make a decision quickly.
Although everything had happened too suddenly, giving no time for preparation.
"Mr. Raizo, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi!"
"Madam."
Raizo and the two others quickly returned inside. Kozuki Toki bit her lip and said in a deep voice, "Even if we notify Oden now, he won't make it back in time. Kaido's target must be these two children, so they must be taken away from here immediately. Only then can the Kozuki Family's bloodline be preserved!"
"Mother!!"
Young Momonosuke and Hiyori panicked upon hearing this.
But just as they were about to pull away from Kozuki Toki's embrace to ask questions, they found that her grip was very strong, giving them no room to struggle free.
"Momonosuke, you must remember, you are the man who will bear the future of Wano Country, a descendant of the Kozuki Family's bloodline. You must live on resolutely."
"Mother!"
Momonosuke was terrified, tears instinctively welling up in his eyes.
He didn't know what was happening, why a normal night had turned out like this.
"Madam, we can absolutely take you with us to escape from here! We would not hesitate to pay with our lives!"
Raizo, dressed in a blue Ninja outfit, shouted loudly.
"That's right! As Lord Oden's Vassals, we will naturally do our best to protect your safety!"
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi echoed in unison.
"There's no time. Kaido's people must have surrounded this place, even with the help of the Samurai below."
"But what if Momonosuke gets into trouble in the chaos? He's too young!"
Kozuki Toki's face gradually showed a look of anxiety. She then sincerely looked at the three Vassals and said, "I will use my Ability to send you to Wano Country twenty years in the Future. After that, I'll leave it to you!"
"This..."
Raizo and the others were stunned.
Just then, Momonosuke suddenly turned his head and cried out to his Mother who was holding him, "Then you can come with us!"
"I'm sorry, I still have to accompany your Father. I can't just leave him here alone..."
Kozuki Toki kissed Momonosuke's forehead, then kissed the bewildered Hiyori.
[Bang!!]
Just then, on the Balcony of the Pavilion where Raizo and the three had looked towards the Sky earlier, a huge Black Shadow descended from the air with a Strong Aura, instantly cracking the surrounding Ground and walls.
"Oden's wife and children, huh? Don't worry, I won't kill you for now—"
"Hurry and go!"
Kozuki Toki panicked, and she immediately activated her Paramecia System Time-Time Fruit Ability.
"Mother!!!"
The next moment, Momonosuke and Hiyori in her arms, as well as Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi opposite her, were enveloped by a mass of colorful Flash.
In the blink of an eye, they turned into streaks of white Beam and shot out from above Oden Castle, disappearing without a trace.
"Damn it!"
Kaido, who had just walked in, was stunned by this scene, but immediately his face showed an angry expression.
He instantly Flash-stepped in front of Kozuki Toki and grabbed the small Woman with his massive Palm.
"Tell me, where did you send that Ninja, Cat, and Dog?"
"Ugh—"
Kozuki Toki was squeezed painfully by Kaido's Palm Force, but her face showed a look of relief, and she smiled, "The Kozuki Family's bloodline, you cannot sever it."
"I'm asking about the Ninja, Cat, and Dog! Did you Understand, you stupid Woman?! Not those two useless little things!"
Kaido became even more angry at her irrelevant answer.
However, his words also caused Kozuki Toki, who was enduring the pain, to widen her eyes.
She asked in disbelief, "Why do you care more about them?"
She felt a strange sense of being insulted. Wasn't the bloodline of her own children the most important thing?!
"Less nonsense, answer my question!"
To Kaido, Raizo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi were important targets that the Celestial Dragon brat had specifically requested to be captured alive.
Although he didn't Understand why, having already decided to join the World Government, he didn't want to fail even at such a small task.
Of course, it seemed impossible to complete now, but at least he had to find out how many years into the Future they had gone.
"Heh heh."
Although Kozuki Toki found Kaido's disregard for her children somewhat difficult to Understand, she would never tell him any information regardless.
"You!"
Kaido wanted to crush this Woman to death right now, but then he thought, killing her like this would be too boring. It would be better to wait for Oden to arrive and kill her personally in front of him.
"Ah————"
"It's the Beast Pirates!"
"Kill!!"
Suddenly, outside the Pavilion Balcony behind them, large areas of Gunfire Flash began to rise.
The noisy Battle Cry was incessant.
The sound of Weapons hitting the Human Body was so pleasant to Kaido, more beautiful than any exquisite music.
Hundreds of Beast Pirates Crewmates, dressed in black jackets, black leather pants, and black cloaks draped over their shoulders, looking very much like gladiators, were fighting fiercely with the defending Samurai, their faces twisted in a grin.
"Hahahaha!"
"I've been wanting to kill people for a long time! I was so stifled!"
"Boss Kaido is brilliant! We should have dealt with these Samurai long ago!"
Behind them, a group of people were pulling bows and shooting flaming arrows into the Samurai crowd.
The rising Flames devoured the fighting Samurai and the affected Buildings one by one.
The entire Oden Castle, Inside the City and out, was completely enveloped in Slaughter and War.
"Wh-What should we do? What should we do?"
"Let's run! What if those Pirates attack us later!"
"That shouldn't happen, right? Although they've caused trouble frequently in recent years, they haven't massacred Ordinary People like us on a large scale."
The Citizens of Hakumai Town at the foot of the mountain watched this scene in horror, some discussing it amongst themselves in a flurry of voices.
Others chose to run home, close their doors, and hide.
Some even packed their belongings and decided to flee with their entire families.
It could be said that the originally prosperous Town had now fallen into Chaos.
About two hours later, the Citizens who had held onto a glimmer of hope watched in Despair.
Black Shadows with glowing red eyes, carrying a strong, pungent smell of blood, slowly approached the Town from the direction of Oden Castle.
The nearly three thousand Samurai who had remained to defend Oden Castle were thus completely Massacred by the Beast Pirates!
"No!!"
When the first middle-aged man died under the Cleaver of a Beast Pirates Crewmate, the entire Hakumai Town exploded. Countless Men, Women, Old and Young screamed, fleeing madly towards the outskirts of the Town.
[Bang! Bang! Bang!]
With each Gunshot, a Citizen fell into a Pool of Blood, only to be completely cut down by an approaching Beast Pirates Crewmate with a Blade. They had actually begun a Massacre.
More people frantically set fire to the surrounding Buildings.
Soon, raging Flames spread throughout the entire Town, echoing the Oden Castle on the mountain, which was also engulfed in Gunfire Flash.
The Beast Pirates seemed... truly mad!
"Alright, stop chasing. Let them spread our terror to every corner of this Country. See who still dares to resist us."
Suddenly, King's figure descended from the night sky illuminated by the Gunfire Flash, stopping the Crewmates who wanted to continue chasing the Citizens.
This made some of the bloodthirsty individuals quite dissatisfied.
But upon meeting the Gaze he swept over them, their anger was instantly extinguished by the chill in their Hearts.
"Go back and eat something. There are too many people left to kill..."
As soon as he finished speaking, King withdrew his Gaze, flapped the Black Feather Wings behind him, and soared into the Sky.
He allowed the Beast Pirates Thugs in the Town to bully the Women who had been deliberately left behind.
If you want to destroy someone, you must first make them mad.
Let them go mad before their Destruction. That is their only remaining Value.
It can also be considered a memorial to the soon-to-appear Beast Pirates.
(End of Chapter)