After finalizing the plan of action, Sherwin and the others did not act immediately, but quietly waited underground for night to fall.
In fact, Sherwin couldn't quite understand why the Revolutionary Army in the manga chose to attack Mary Geoise during the day. It was obvious that a night operation would be much easier and far more effective for a surprise attack than doing it in broad daylight.
Moreover, they specifically chose the day when the Reverie was being held, which was when the defensive forces of Mary Geoise were at their strongest...
Even if they needed to use the cover of the royal families attending the conference to enter Mary Geoise, they could have easily waited until the conference was over, or at the very least, until nightfall.
In short, it was completely baffling.
But with Sherwin around this time, it was naturally impossible to foolishly launch an attack in broad daylight.
Conveniently, they could also use this waiting period to gather as much intelligence as possible in Mary Geoise. However, out of caution, they deliberately avoided Pangaea Castle, where Imu was hidden.
As the sky gradually darkened, the originally boisterous Mary Geoise...
Remained incredibly boisterous.
The minds of that group of Celestial Dragons were truly twisted to a terrifying degree. Just the "entertainment" of torturing slaves alone was something many of them could keep up from day to night. As for regular eating, drinking, and merrymaking, it goes without saying that it basically never stopped.
Fortunately, most Celestial Dragons had never undergone any training, and their energy and physique were on the weaker side for ordinary people.
Therefore, as the night deepened further, this group of scumbags finally began to feel tired and fell asleep one after another. Only a few exceptionally energetic Celestial Dragons were still "playing," and they could just be dealt with silently when the time came.
"We can finally move! I can't wait to make a huge scene Meow!"
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The short-tempered Jinx had pulled out her Pow-Pow long ago, wiping it down over and over again during this period of waiting. "Help cover me when it time to detonate 'Little Girl' later. Just detonating it early is too soft on these disgusting things, meow!"
The other Felynes all nodded with disgusted looks on their faces.
During their adventures with Sherwin, the Felynes had certainly seen plenty of kings, nobles, and pirates who acted like complete monsters, but their level of malice couldn't compare to these Celestial Dragons at all.
Even the chaos-loving Arc looked down on existences like the Celestial Dragons, who took pleasure in torturing others.
Because the only one who could travel underground—specifically, travel underground while bringing a large number of people along—was Morley, the giant Okama, Sherwin and the others spent some time at first gathering all the slaves they could rescue without alerting anyone else.
As for the slave shackles on them, not to mention that they had plenty of people among them who mastered advanced applications of Armament Haki, ever since they liberated slaves once before on the Sabaody Archipelago, Klee Meow and Jinx had already researched these things.
They had long since teamed up with Purah Meow and Haibara Meow to create a device that could neutralize the bombs inside the slave shackles.
After completing all of this, Sherwin and the others finally came to the surface...
"Summoning Jutsu: Rathalos Meow!"
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Amidst Klee Meow childish, milky shout, the blue fire dragon that had once run rampant in Mary Geoise appeared once more in the sky above this land.
Beneath the night sky, this Rathalos, constantly scattering blue flame stars in all directions, looked even more majestic and ferocious than usual.
"Roar——!!!"
The Rathalos, made entirely of flames, threw back her head and let out a bizarre roar from her mouth. Then, just like last time, she spewed raging flames down toward the gathering place of the Celestial Dragons, known as the "Abode of the Gods."
This "Abode of the Gods," which had only recently been repaired, was once again set ablaze by the blue flames.
"Waaaahhhh——!!! It the Dragon of Destruction! That Dragon of Destruction has appeared again!!!"
"Someone! Anyone! Quick, protect me!!!"
"What the hell is the Navy doing?! Why is that villain Sherwin appearing here?!!!"
The awakened Celestial Dragons instantly fell into chaos. The ruthless methods of Sherwin and the Felynes from before had let this group of self-proclaimed gods know that there really were people in this world who dared to kill Celestial Dragons.
Therefore, upon seeing the familiar figure of Rathalos, their reaction was far greater than when the Revolutionary Army attacked in the manga.
This was also the main reason why Sherwin had Klee Meow "start the fight" — doing so could cause even greater chaos.
Moreover, while Rathalos was setting fires everywhere, a large expanse of dark clouds quickly gathered above the already gloomy night sky, completely veiling the moon and starlight.
However, a moment later, the lightning coursing through the cloud layers replaced the moonlight and starlight, lighting up the sky once more...
Even though, before this, the fires lighting up everywhere had already made the entire "Abode of the Gods" as bright as day.
"Don't think you can pull the same trick twice!"
A massive flying slash soared into the sky, carrying Conqueror Haki as it cleaved toward the dark clouds where lightning flashed from time to time.
However, before it could scatter the storm clouds, a pink dragon claw with a paw pad reached out from the cloud layer, forcefully blocking the flying slash, which possessed power no less than a casual strike from Mihawk.
Appearing alongside the slash was a giant bird composed of some sort of white powder. At this moment, it was acting like a massive dry powder fire extinguisher, spewing a vast amount of dust toward the burning buildings nearby and the Rathalos in the sky.
When the flames ignited by Rathalos encountered this dust, they were actually extinguished rapidly, though her actual body was not affected much.
Clearly, this elemental giant bird was something the Celestial Dragons had specially prepared after suffering a loss to Rathalos last time.
Seeing Klee Meow controlling Rathalos and having a great time playing with that giant bird, Sherwin turned his gaze toward the figure that had unleashed that flying slash...
Illuminated by the firelight, a fellow with a crescent-moon-shaped head caught his eye.
With such a distinctive appearance, Sherwin naturally recognized the opponent.
The Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights—Figarland Garling.
Furthermore, Sherwin remembered that when this guy was young, he had a face very similar to Shanks. The two most likely shared a very close blood relation, and he was quite possibly Shank father.
By Garling side, dozens of Holy Knights members dressed in luxurious robes had also appeared, along with over a hundred CP agents wearing black and white suits.
No wonder I haven't seen the Holy Knights appearing lately it turns out they've all been cooped up in Mary Geoise.
"You guys! Disperse the thunderclouds with me! The rest of you go deal with the Hunter and the Revolutionary Army! Leave that Rathalos to the Elemental Beasts!"
Just as Sherwin was muttering to himself, Saint Garling quickly issued orders to the others and slashed another sword qi into the sky.
At the same time, several Holy Knights and CP agents around him also launched attacks toward the sky, while the rest rushed toward Sherwin and his group.
"Meowhahahaha! Finally, some capable fighters have arrived, meow!"
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Ever since Klee Meow summoned the Rathalos, Jinx had been shooting down the fleeing Celestial Dragons. She immediately turned her gun around and fired at several members of the Holy Knights.
The other Felynes and members of the Revolutionary Army also stepped up, finding their respective opponents.
Sherwin naturally didn't intend to stay idle either. He drew the Longsword and slashed at that crescent-moon-headed Saint Garling.
Monster Hunter Style: Crimson Meteor!