Was it because he had been at the top for so long? Although Charlotte Linlin was a little puzzled, she didn't dwell on it.
But the next scene left her completely astonished!
The wound that had been cut on Saint Saturn healed at an incredible speed, becoming completely intact in just a few moments.
"It's useless. No matter how powerful you are, you cannot harm me," Saint Saturn said calmly, as if stating the obvious.
"Oh! The same recovery ability as me, huh? It looks like this fight is going to take a while." A smirk formed on Charlotte Linlin's lips, the fighting spirit in her eyes growing more intense.
Suddenly, the two clashed again. Just as their fight was reaching its peak, a man wearing a gas mask suddenly appeared.
Wielding two swords imbued with powerful Armament Haki, he slashed at Charlotte Linlin's back. However, the damage was not significant, merely leaving a small white mark.
"Lord Saturn, the God's Knights have arrived to report," the gas-masked man greeted Saint Saturn.
Saint Saturn nodded in response. "It seems your chances of winning are even slimmer now," he said to Charlotte Linlin with a hint of mockery.
"You can't be sure of that. It's only two people." The confident smile remained on Linlin's face. Blue flames began to burn around her entire body, a pair of wings grew from her back, and clouds of blue flame coiled around her shoulders.
"A Devil Fruit Awakening. But that's to be expected. It would be impossible to think someone with your talent couldn't achieve it." Saint Saturn's expression gradually grew serious. He naturally knew that the fruit Charlotte Linlin had eaten was the Phoenix Fruit.
The greatest strength of this fruit lay in its powerful immortality and its recovery ability, which was comparable to that of a Logia, combined with Charlotte Linlin's steel-like skin and monstrous constitution.
Even Saint Saturn himself had no confidence in being able to take her down.
Nevertheless, none of the three backed down. Instead, their fighting grew even more ferocious, with each one completely disregarding their own injuries, willing to be cut in half just to land a blow on their opponent.
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On the other side, after clearing out a wave of fodder, Milim flew down from the sky.
As soon as she landed, she saw Rocks, Newgate, Shiki, Roger, Rayleigh, Garp, Sengoku, a guy with a hairstyle that looked a lot like a banana, and a scruffy, muscular old man.
"Yo! Everyone's here," Milim said, the cheerful smile still on her face. One couldn't tell that she had just annihilated nearly half of the Marines and pirates, and even a bunch of Celestial Dragons, with a single blast.
"Haha, Milim, you've really offended everyone this time. Are you sure it's okay to launch such an indiscriminate attack?" Rocks laughed heartily, not understanding Milim's actions.
"Oh! Didn't I help you?" Milim's eyes held a gaze that seemed to see through everything. Rocks's eyes narrowed under her stare.
"That's true. If it weren't for you, my subordinates would have had a hard time finding the treasure," Rocks casually made up an excuse and continued to ask.
"So what are you thinking now? How about we join forces and leave all of them here? Then the position of King of the World will be ours to compete for."
"Rocks, you bastard! You still want to be King of the World? You couldn't even protect Xia Qi, and you have the nerve to say that!" Roger shouted angrily at Rocks.
Rocks ignored Roger's shouting and continued to ask Milim, "How about it? Want to consider it? If we two team up, everyone here will have to die."
"Damn it! Don't ignore me!" Roger was still yelling.
"Damn you, Milim! Is Totto Land really going to openly defy the World Government?" A drop of cold sweat trickled down Garp's forehead. He was well aware of Milim's power, and he also understood Rocks's strength.
If the two of them joined forces, it would be truly difficult for them to get out of here alive.
"The legendary 'Destruction Tyrant'? From the looks of it, she's just a little girl. It's ridiculous that she could make you all this fearful." Saint Figarland Garling drew his longsword and pointed it at Milim, his eyes filled with the characteristic arrogance of a Celestial Dragon.
"And to dare to kill the great Celestial Dragons, you truly don't know your place."
"You know, I think I've found a way to become even stronger. And this method is perfectly suited for this occasion," Milim said with a grin. Then, her eyes widened, and her pupils instantly became reptilian slits!
"I have a mind to take all of you down and witness my own evolution."
As her voice fell, Milim's figure vanished.
"What? She's gone?" Garling's eyes widened in disbelief as he found that Milim had completely disappeared from his Observation Haki perception.
But in the next second, a tremendous force struck him from behind. His body was pierced through in an instant as if it were tofu. Then, Milim casually flung Garling's body aside.
"Hey! Are you serious? I couldn't even sense that speed. Can she really get even stronger?" Shiki bit through the cigar in his mouth and, without a moment's hesitation, used his Float-Float Fruit to fly into the air.
"Damn it!" The scruffy old man, Saint Somaz, was also startled.
"It looks like, gentlemen, we'll need to join forces this time. Otherwise, things will really get out of control. The Celestial Dragons should be mostly dead by now, right?" Rocks forced a smile at Garp and Roger.
Even he hadn't been able to perceive Milim's speed just now. And that Celestial Dragon wasn't weak, yet he was killed by Milim in a single blow.
"Who would cooperate with a vicious pirate like you!" Garp yelled at Rocks in dissatisfaction.
"That's right! A failure like you who couldn't even protect Xia Qi, what right do you have to cooperate with me," Roger retorted, not to be outdone.
"Garp, Sengoku, I command you as a Celestial Dragon! Kill this arrogant little girl!" Garling climbed up from the ground, his face twisted in a snarl. The wound on his body had already vanished.
All members of the God's Knights possessed an immortal body blessed by Imu. No matter what kind of injury they sustained, they could not truly die and would even recover at an extremely fast rate!
Therefore, this injury was nothing serious to Garling.
"Damn it!" Garp gritted his teeth, veins popping on his face. Just as Garp was about to lose his temper, Sengoku suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder.
Looking at Sengoku's firm gaze, Garp could only sigh in resignation.
"Hey, have you finished your discussion? Are you ready to fight?" Milim stood in the air, the disdain in her eyes fully exposed.
It was different from the innocence and kindness she had shown before. Instead, her eyes now held a look one gives to a lower life form.
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