The God's Knights arrived directly at Foosha Village via a magic teleportation array, causing both Garp and Dragon's expressions to change drastically.
Dragon, in particular, as the revolutionary army leader, had never dared to venture into the Holy Land over the years; firstly, because the Revolutionary Army had not yet grown strong, and secondly, because of the existence of the God's Knights.
Most importantly, the God's Knights rarely ventured out, but each time they left the Holy Land, they had a very strong objective, possibly even preparing for a war.
Dragon, with beads of sweat on his forehead, glanced at Gunko, who had activated the five-pointed star magic teleportation array. His gaze passed through Somaz and Kilingom, who emerged from the magic array, and landed on the figure standing behind them. He said in a deep voice, "Shamrock! I didn't expect even you to come!"
Standing behind Somaz and Kilingom was none other than Figarland Shamrock, the son of Figarland Gringo, the commander of the God's Knights, and the heir to the next commander of the God's Knights.
Shamrock, wearing a cloak and with a rapier at his waist, ignored Dragon. Instead, he bowed slightly towards Ian, his expression devout, and said, "Greetings, Young Master."
Ian had already walked to a chair and sat down. He merely raised his eyes, glanced at Shamrock, and said decisively, "Take him down!"
"Yes!"
Shamrock nodded slightly, then swiftly drew his sword without any hesitation, his sharp gaze sweeping towards Dragon.
As early as when their Young Master Ian left the Holy Land, all members of the God's Knights were on standby, just waiting for Gunko to activate the teleportation array to get them to the battlefield as quickly as possible.
It wasn't that they were making a fuss; it was because Ian's identity was too special. Even though they knew Ian's strength was already so great that he didn't need their protection, they still had to fulfill their duty and ensure the future King of the Holy Land was absolutely safe.
"Dragon, you won't escape today!"
As soon as Shamrock drew his sword, Kilingom, who had been maintaining his Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Qilin form, had already charged forward with an asymmetrical bladed trident.
At the same time, Shepherd Somaz and Gunko skillfully flashed out, one on each side, forming a triangular encirclement with Kilingom, cutting off Dragon's escape routes to the left, right, and rear.
Although shocked that the members of the God's Knights had been teleported over immediately, Dragon was, after all, the revolutionary army leader and possessed formidable strength as his backing. Even if two fists were no match for four hands, it wouldn't be difficult for him to leave.
However, he chose not to flee because he knew in his heart that if he escaped, the remaining villagers of Foosha Village would surely have no chance of survival.
Many villagers had already lost their lives due to Belo Betty's recklessness, and he had to take responsibility for that.
"Dragon, surrender!"
With a loud roar, Kilingom's trident, carrying a violent surge of energy, arrived with a brutal force, ruthlessly thrusting towards Dragon's face.
Dragon did not dodge. Instead, he stood his ground. The moment the trident rapidly expanded in his pupils, a terrifying Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his body, instantly forming a black and red Haoshoku barrier in front of him.
Boom—
The trident, arriving with full force, struck heavily against the barrier. In their collision, a wave of energy, like a raging tide, surged out in all directions, forcefully pushing Gunko and Somaz, who were guarding their respective sides to prevent Dragon's escape, back several steps.
Even Kilingom's body was uncontrollably thrown backward the moment the Conqueror's Haki impact slammed into him.
"Ian, these few aren't enough to capture me!"
Dragon, who had repelled Kilingom with his Conqueror's Haki, looked up at Ian again and said in a deep voice, "If I want to leave, you can't stop me!"
With that, Dragon advanced instead of retreating, taking a step forward.
"Thump—"
As soon as Dragon's foot landed, an even more violent surge of Conqueror's Haki instantly erupted.
Immediately, the black and red Conqueror's Haki filled the space, causing low-frequency vibrations in the void, and an invisible yet overbearing pressure unreservedly enveloped the four members of the God's Knights.
The next second, his figure flashed and disappeared.
He then brought forth a hurricane formed by Conqueror's Haki, instantly appearing in front of Ian, his large hand simultaneously reaching out like lightning to grab Ian, like a Dragon's claw seizing its prey!
Catch the king first to catch the thieves!
As long as he controlled Ian, he would have hope of saving the villagers of Foosha Village!
Facing Dragon, who had suddenly appeared in front of him, Ian, sitting in his chair, was surprisingly not flustered. It was as if he hadn't noticed, as he elegantly raised his cup and took a small sip!
"Ugh ah—"
Just as Dragon's hand, reaching for Ian, was about to grab him, a scream abruptly came from another direction.
Following the sound, a villager was seen screaming and falling to the ground with a splash, a striking claw print clearly visible on his face.
"This is—"
"Arrow-Arrow Fruit Ability!"
Dragon's pupils slightly contracted, surprised that his Dragon claw attack, aimed at Ian, had changed its target to a villager. He then reacted with lightning speed, turning his head to look at Gunko, who had unleashed her Arrow-Arrow Fruit Ability and altered his attack trajectory.
"Don't get distracted!"
Just as Dragon was distracted by the villager's tragic fate at his own hands, Shepherd Somaz, wielding a long sword wrapped in thorns, strangely appeared in front of Dragon. His raised thorny long sword simultaneously stirred up a fierce wave of energy and slashed down from above.
Facing Somaz's fierce thorny long sword slash, Dragon, having already lost the initiative, reluctantly chose to avoid its sharp edge. He immediately unleashed his Devil Fruit ability, transforming into a hurricane and disappearing from in front of Ian.
As soon as Dragon dodged Somaz's slash, Shamrock, who had been outmaneuvered by Kilingom and Somaz, finally made his move.
He raised his rapier high above his head, then, as if anticipating Dragon's escape route, he slashed through the empty air.
"Cerberus!"
As Shamrock's cold shout rang out, a three-headed dog, wreathed in dark red flames, eerily emerged from the descending rapier.
The three-headed dog that emerged from the rapier was astonishingly fast, even surpassing the speed of the sword energy that had been unleashed.
At this moment, Dragon, who had evaded Somaz's slash, happened to appear in front of the three-headed dog.
The three-headed dog showed no hesitation. The moment Dragon appeared, the three gaping mouths of the three-headed dog suddenly opened, and then three long swords shot out from their mouths, carrying a suffocating aura of death, striking towards Dragon in a flash of lightning.
At the same time.
Dragon, who had just appeared and was about to flash to block the three-headed dog's attack, suddenly froze.
Before he could react, an arrow suddenly appeared beneath his feet, followed by strip-like bandages that materialized out of thin air, instantly coiling around his feet, making it impossible for him to dodge. He could only stand his ground and endure the three long swords of the three-headed dog.
"Hahaha, is this what you meant by 'you can't stop me'?"
"Crimson Hell!"
Seizing the moment when Dragon was simultaneously facing the three-headed dog and Gunko's bandages, Somaz decisively manipulated thorns to attack from both the air and the ground.
As his hearty laughter enveloped the area, dense thorns instantly shot out from both the ground and the air, making it difficult for Dragon to find a foothold. He could only frantically unleash his Conqueror's Haki to resist the encirclement of the three God's Knights!
"I'll finish him off!"
Seeing the thorns about to trap Dragon, Kilingom, in his human-beast form, charged forward excitedly. The tip of his trident, a cold gleam, arrived first, piercing into Dragon's body with a *thwack* before the thorns could reach him.
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