Chapter 248: Mihawk's Scheme and Mission!
"Kai—do—"
"O—den—"
In the chaotic Battlefield of Kuri Region, Kaido, who had once again transformed into a Blue Divine Dragon, and Kozuki Oden, holding Twin Swords and wrapped in a red Aura, glared at each other as they charged forward, roaring and bellowing incessantly. Terrifying Fighting Intent and Killing Intent exploded from each of them.
"Blast Breath!"
The giant Dragon circling hundreds of meters High Altitude opened its Blood Basin mouth and spewed out dense, crescent-shaped Hotei that resembled Kama Itachi.
Under the effect of the Devil Fruit Ability, these Hotei looked more like Light Blades. Each one emitted bright blue-white Radiance and possessed astonishing Speed.
"Oden Two Sword Style: Gun: Oden Slash!"
Kozuki Oden did not dodge or evade. He crossed Ame no Habakiri and Enma, hardened with Armament Haki, in front of him, transforming them into bright red Beams that pierced through the Hotei like Lasers.
Each Hotei that was pierced utterly disintegrated behind him, turning into scattered Light Spots that gradually vanished.
"Dragon Twister!"
Kaido was not surprised by this outcome. After spitting out the Hotei, he began to spin rapidly like a top, instantly creating four large Dragon Twisters on the spot.
He completely disregarded the fact that this Natural Disaster-like Gale not only swept up a large number of Samurai but also affected many of his own Crewmates.
For a moment, terrified Screams rose and fell, spreading throughout the field.
Similarly, this forced the approaching Kozuki Oden back. Immediately after, Kaido opened his Dragon mouth again. This time, what gathered in his mouth was not Wind, but a dazzling Gunfire Flash.
"Boro Breath!!"
The next moment, a long column composed entirely of Flame erupted, not only engulfing Kozuki Oden, who had leaped into the air, but also piercing through the massive Battlefield where nearly ten thousand people were fighting, and incidentally melting down two distant mountains as well.
"So Strong..."
Thousands of meters High Altitude, Gion, standing on the Warship Deck of the Floating Warship, was astonished by Kaido's Strength upon seeing the terrifying Combat scene below.
"What's going on with Kaido's Devil Fruit Ability? He has too many types of Abilities!"
However, Mihawk's sharp Gaze beside her was fixed tightly on Kozuki Oden. This was a Great Swordsman's desperate Combat, which held considerable attraction for him.
Although Rayleigh's Combat against Im could also be considered a Great Swordsman's fight to the death, the Power Difference between the two sides was too great, resulting in not much Swordsmanship duel during the process.
"Watch carefully, this Combat will definitely benefit us greatly!"
"Okay!"
Hearing Mihawk's serious reminder, Gion quickly nodded and stopped Speaking, beginning to concentrate on observing Kozuki Oden's every movement while fighting Kaido.
This fight lasted from morning until evening.
Although the outcome between the two was decided very quickly in the anime, in reality, Kaido, as a Zoan Mythical Beast Awakened User, was not weak enough to be defeated directly after being cut twice.
Even though Kozuki Oden, relying on his Top Tier Combatant Strength, carved terrifying Bloody Wounds onto the 'Divine Dragon', Kaido fully displayed the super Life Force and Recovery Power of a Zoan Awakened User.
"As expected, Kaido can't defeat Oden!"
Mihawk, overlooking everything from the Floating Warship, said this coldly.
Below, no matter how much Kaido spewed Gale, Flame, or even Lightning, he could only barely parry Kozuki Oden's Twin Swords slashes.
"You want that person to make an appearance?" Gion asked softly.
"No."
Mihawk shook his head and said calmly, "It's still too early. I want Kaido to be completely defeated by Oden before sending him down for a big cleanup. Besides, not everyone is here yet..."
The moment his words fell, his Hawk-Eyes-like Gaze suddenly glanced towards the Flower Capital direction.
"Looks like they'll be here soon."
Gion followed Mihawk's Gaze. From their elevated perspective, they could clearly see a large Black Shadow rushing towards the Battlefield, covered in dust.
"Is that...?"
"Kurozumi Orochi, Kurozumi Higurashi, Kurozumi Semimaru. They are our targets to Capture Alive," Mihawk said coldly.
According to the Mission he received, there were a few people who needed to be captured, such as Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, the two Mink Tribe Members. Although they themselves didn't have much Value, the Vivire Cards they carried could point the way to Zou!
Unfortunately, an accident occurred, and Kozuki Toki sent them to the Future Wano Country using her Time Ability.
Then there were these four people from the Kurozumi Family. Yes, four. Another Kurozumi Kanjuro was pretending to slack off in the Battlefield below.
These Vassals of Kozuki Oden had arrived several hours ago.
However, their Strength was still too weak at the moment, and they hadn't received much attention from Mihawk and Gion.
And the reason why the World Government wanted to Capture Alive these few Kurozumi Family members was, of course, because of the Devil Fruit Abilities they possessed.
Kurozumi Orochi, Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Type: Yamata no Orochi Form User!
Kurozumi Semimaru, Paramecia Barrier-Barrier Fruit User!
Kurozumi Higurashi, Paramecia Copy-Copy Fruit User!
Kurozumi Kanjuro, Paramecia Brush-Brush Fruit User!
Look, each one is a Devil Fruit with extremely high Value Abilities. In fact, it's not just them; basically, there seems to be no Useless Fruit among the Devil Fruit Users in Wano Country.
Take Kin'emon's Paramecia Clothes-Clothes Fruit, for example. It seems to just change someone's Clothing, but the problem is that after wearing the Clothes it changes, others truly won't recognize them!
If this Ability is used well, its effect is much stronger than the Copy-Copy Fruit, which can only transform oneself.
There's also Shinobu's Paramecia Juku-Juku Fruit, which can accelerate the ripening of things, or even cause decay, and the Devil Fruit eaten by the Fox named Onimaru, brought by Shimotsuki Ushimaru who is currently rushing over, is also a Mythical Zoan!
Besides these, there are the Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Type: Okuchi no Makami Form and the Paramecia Kibi-Kibi Fruit, which haven't been eaten yet and are somewhere in Wano Country!
Below.
"Phew—finally here!"
Kurozumi Orochi stepped out of the Carriage, looking at the Blue Divine Dragon in the distance displaying its might with Wind, Flame, and Lightning in the air. He immediately felt a strong sense of Protection.
In his opinion, Kaido was invincible. As long as he was here, his personal safety and Status would be absolutely guaranteed.
"Hahahaha, the Samurai brought by those Daimyo seem to be having a terrible time! Quick, quick, go kill them all!"
Kurozumi Orochi's Gaze couldn't clearly see the Situation on Kaido's side, but he could see that the Samurai Force of the two Daimyo, Fuzuki Omusubi and Uzuki Tempura, were being brutally slaughtered by the Beast Pirates.
There was nothing they could do.
Although Kozuki Oden could fight Kaido to a point where he could only parry, the other Samurai were still no match for the Beast Pirates.
Only the 'Future' 'Akazaya Six' he brought could barely hold their ground by working together.
"Yes!"
Following Kurozumi Orochi's Order, given with wild laughter, the more than two thousand Samurai surrounding the Carriage roared in response and charged towards their Fellow Samurai who had their backs to them, with faces full of sinister smiles.
Being attacked from two sides, kicking a man while he's down, how interesting did that look?
Only the five thousand Ninja remained in place, because their Mission was to protect the General of Wano Country, and Kurozumi Orochi himself didn't want them to leave.
After all, on a chaotic Battlefield, how could he manage without enough Guard around him?
Kurozumi Higurashi said with a chuckle, "Orochi, let's take a detour to the rear of the Beast Pirates. Don't forget, the main Troops of the Two Shimotsuki Families are also rushing over from behind!"
Kurozumi Orochi finally stopped his arrogant laughter and quickly urged, "Right, right, let's go quickly!"
(End of this chapter)