After losing the famous sword Kinpira, even though Momousagi Gion had mastered all the Six Powers of the Navy, her threat to Eustass Kid was greatly reduced.
Why say that?
In this world, women face greater challenges on the battlefield, not only because of natural biological differences, but also because the opportunities for them to reach the top are fewer compared to men. However, there are notable exceptions that prove that will and ability know no gender.
Many of the world's strongest female fighters, such as Empress Boa Hancock, have proven that a woman can be a force to be reckoned with.
Humans are constrained by genetic limitations imposed by lineage factors, and the limits of their physical abilities are predetermined to some extent. This means that growth in strength varies from person to person, regardless of gender.
Note that this applies to humans in general.
As for Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, she is an exceptional case with her immense strength, even though she is human and not a giant.
"Finger Gun!"
"Tempest Kick!"
After losing her famous sword Kinpira, Momousagi Gion used the advantages of Shave and Moon Walk to constantly move around and launch attacks when the opportunity arose.
Eustass Kid was very shrewd. He never tried to experience it with his own body. Instead, he used the massive mechanical body of the Magnetic Demon to shield himself from Momousagi Gion's fierce attacks.
Numerous fragmented mechanical parts were scattered all over the ground, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, making a tinkling sound.
But all of this was insignificant to Eustass Kid. He only needed to activate the Magnet-Magnet Fruit's power to absorb these parts back, and the Magnetic Demon would be restored to his original state.
Perhaps feeling frustrated that he kept missing Momousagi Gion, Eustass Kid looked embarrassed and annoyed, and shouted:
"Magnetic! Sharp Cone Gun!"
The fragmented mechanical parts assembled into steel spears, which shot out in all directions at an astonishing speed. Even though Momousagi Gion had covered her vital parts with Armament Haki in time, she was still inevitably thrown out by the powerful force contained within the spears the moment she was hit, and she flew through the air in a beautiful arc.
Just as Eustass Kid was preparing to give chase, a figure came rushing from afar, carrying Momousagi Gion in a princess carry, and slowly descended from the sky.
Seeing that Momousagi Gion had not been harmed, Damon was slightly relieved.
Momousagi Gion had never been so close to a boy before. She had always been well protected by Vice Admiral Tsuru and kept her distance from other naval soldiers. This was the first time she had been held in someone's arms, and a blush appeared on her delicate face.
Placing the flushed Momousagi Gion on the ground, Damon had witnessed the various crimes committed by the Kid Pirates along the way, and a raging fire was already burning in his heart.
With a clang, Damon drew his sword, the tip angled, aimed at Eustass Kid, and said coldly:
"Meet the judgment!"
"Justice will ultimately prevail over evil!"
The northern landscape was ablaze with snow for miles around.
Even though it was snowing heavily on the winter island and the cold wind was howling in her ears, the moment Damon carried her in his arms, Momousagi Gion felt a tingling, electric sensation coursing through her body, and her delicate face became as hot as boiling water.
Even after Damon placed her on the ground, Momousagi Gion remained completely unaware.
As a well-behaved girl, Momousagi Gion had been protected and taught by Vice Admiral Tsuru from a young age. She diligently studied martial arts and swordsmanship and never had any intimate contact with any man. She was even quite sensitive to the gazes of other men, and thus often distanced herself from them.
Momousagi Gion felt her legs go weak, and stepping on the ground felt like stepping on soft cotton candy.
As Eustass Kid watched his almost-cooked duck fly away, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
"You little brat, you dare to pull off a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act in front of me?"
Eustass Kid stared down at the boy, who barely reached halfway up the Magnetic Demon's legs. He watched as the beautiful rear admiral blushed and showed a shy expression next to Damon, and he was so angry that his nose almost crooked.
Purple-blue electromagnetic arcs swirled around the massive body of the Magnetic Demon, emitting a crisp "squeak" sound, as if responding to Eustass Kid's anger. Two enormous, long steel arms, as big as train carriages, suddenly rose up, and then, with the force of an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, swung fists the size of locomotives, attacking the man and woman from the left and right!
"Magnetic! Vise!"
Two enormous steel fists erupted with blinding purple-blue arcs of electricity. Under the influence of the magnetic energy, the fists, one on the left and one on the right, were wrapped with terrifying force and attempted to merge together. They crushed the bodies of the man and woman with the force of a hydraulic press, turning them into a pile of mud!
Slow!
Too slow!
In the eyes of the three-tomoe Sharingan, Eustass Kid's movements were reflected in Damon's vision without the slightest error, as if a slideshow was playing at 0.5x speed.
At the same time, a deep blue light flashed in the depths of Damon's pupils. His Mystic Eyes of Death Perception discerned the lines that made up the world. The difference in strength between Damon and Eustass Kid had already exposed the nine death lines on his body. Three of these death lines intersected and converged to form an almost imperceptible death point, which was located in the area below Eustass Kid's lower abdomen.
Quick as lightning!
From the moment Damon drew his sword and performed the Shikai of his Zanpakuto to the moment he sheathed it, it seemed like only a moment had passed.
The city walls and ramparts were set ablaze!
The nearly 100-meter-long fiery slash, like a bird spreading its wings and soaring through the sky, passed through the two enormous steel arms. The scorching heat resisted the icy snow outside, and the flames hissed as they touched the ice and snow. Wisps of mist gradually rose, transforming into a hazy fog that enveloped the massive magnetic demon.
"Hey!"
A blazing light emanated from the mist, accompanied by the sound of a hot knife slicing through butter. An astonishing amount of blood gushed from Eustass Kid's wound. When this blood came into contact with the still-burning flames, it turned into wisps of blood mist and mingled with the fog.
A cold wind, as cold as the dead of winter, howled in, and the fog gathered and dispersed intermittently, appearing from a distance to resemble a bloodstained skull.
Skulls often symbolize pirates and death. Beneath the blood-stained skull mist, the massive figure of the Magnetic Demon collapsed with a crash, knocking down an entire section of the royal city wall and sending billowing smoke billowing up.
Without the control of the Devil Fruit user, the mechanical parts that made up the Magnetic Demon's huge body scattered like sand, breaking into pieces and scattering everywhere. Broken mechanical parts were everywhere, and the body parts were still at high temperature, melting the snow in the area as soon as they hit the ground.
The melting snow mixed with Eustass Kid's blood from his wounds, forming a pool of blood on the ground, burying the sins of this pirate's life.
Eustass Kid's defiant face still held the expression of his last moments before death.
Anger, confusion, astonishment, fear.
It was hard to imagine that someone could concentrate such complex emotions on one face.
As the mist gradually dissipated, the red-haired young man's body lay supine in a pool of blood. A shocking wound pierced through his lower abdomen. The existence known as the Death Point, which contained the essence of Eustass Kid's entire being, also took away all his life force the moment his lower abdomen was destroyed. Even Crocus, the Pirate King's ship doctor, would shake his head upon seeing such an injury.
This injury was beyond what precious medicine and advanced medical skills could treat.
This was the direct annihilation of Eustass Kid's life under the impact of the concept of death.
The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception was, in itself, a rule-based ability that was completely irrational.
As long as you identified the death point and hit it.
No matter who it was, he must die!
Killer the Punisher was severely injured by Momousagi Gion's sword, but thanks to his tenacious will to live, he did not die and still retained a last shred of consciousness.
When Killer saw Eustass Kid being killed by Damon with a single blow, his pupils, exposed beneath his shattered mask, suddenly contracted to needle-like size, and he almost cried out in pain.
Eustass Kid's dream of becoming the Pirate King had only just begun when it was already completely over.
The white snow could bury corpses, bury all sins, and bury all dreams and ambitions.
Only then did Damon have time to check the system notifications.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from League of Legends. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"
"Yes!"
In Damon's line of sight, a lottery wheel that was invisible to others gradually appeared, divided into four sections: normal skills, hero skills, equipment and items, and hero skins.
Normal skills: Barrier, Cleanse, Insight, Ignite, Weakness, Blink, Ghost Step, Heal, Clarity, Guardian, Crossbow, Retribution, Mark, Teleport.
Hero abilities: Shattering Flame, Lava Shield, Alpha Strike, Meditation, Wuju Style, Void Blade, Energy Pulse, Void Sphere...
Equipment and items: Hextech Belt, Righteous Glory, Twin Shadows, Trinity Force, Boots of Speed...
Hero skins: Future Warrior, Steel Wings, Lu Bu (Fengxian), Champion's Blade...
[Abyss Mask]: When worn, it increases some health and slightly reduces elemental resistance. When the Abyss Mask is destroyed, it will curse nearby enemies.
Damon felt something hard in his chest. He pulled open his collar and looked down, and a mask wreathed in dark purple soul fire came into view.
The dark purple soul fire had no temperature and no destructive power; it was like an unusual decoration.
The mask's deep, dark pupils seemed to allow one to gaze directly into the abyss.
Damon pulled his collar up again, thinking to himself:
"The true form, possessing the power of flames and thunder, is suited to be exposed to the spotlight in a righteous and glorious capacity."
"Let's entrust this kind of thing that looks evil to the alias Dragon Ash, the pirate who roams in the darkness and shadows."
Walking up to the heavily wounded but still alive Killer, Damon half-squatted on the ground, his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan meeting Killer's bewildered eyes that had shattered his dreams.
Dejected and listless, Killer was plunged into an unprecedented predicament after the devastating death of his captain and best friend Eustass Kid. He was then caught in a trap by the illusion in his eyes, struggling to escape the illusion that blurred the lines between reality and illusion.
A devilish whisper echoed in Killer's ears, urging him to tell the whole truth.
Why did the Kid Pirates invade the Sobel Kingdom for no apparent reason?
Killer's eyes were glazed over, saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth, looking like he was ready to be picked at will.
Having been subjected to the illusion, Killer was powerless to resist and confessed everything on the spot when questioned by Damon.
"Our Kid Pirates, Iron Hand Pirates, and Steel Cannon Pirates were all invited by the Donquixote Family to take advantage of the fact that the Navy had transported the Celestial Gold collected by the Sobel Kingdom away less than three days ago, leaving the country's armed forces vulnerable, so as to invade the Sobel Kingdom and plunder its wealth."
Faced with the enormous sums of money to be handed over as Celestial Gold, why did countries still vie to join the World Government?
This was because the World Government possessed a powerful armed force, and the CP organization and navy were well able to protect the interests of the nobles of the member states!
They had established naval branches of varying sizes throughout the world, stationing varying numbers of naval soldiers, so that they could provide support to nearby member states as quickly as possible should a crisis occur.
It was precisely for this reason that even if some reckless pirates dared to invade a country, it was mostly a country that had not joined the World Government, and it was rare for a member country to be invaded by pirates.
However, there were exceptions to every rule.
When the navy escorted the transport ship carrying the Celestial Gold, it was necessary to mobilize the naval branch soldiers in that sea area to escort it throughout the entire journey until the transport ship arrived at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise before it could return.
This period also coincided with the time when the naval protection forces of the member states were at their weakest.
When CP9 agent Rob Lucci was only 13 years old, he once supported a member state that had been invaded by pirates. At that time, it was a special period when even the Navy was unable to spare any resources and had to ask the CP organization for help.
Celestial Gold...
Pirate invasion...
"This is a diversionary tactic!"
"The Donquixote Family's true purpose is to use the invasion of the Sobel Kingdom by these three pirate crews to attract the Navy, which had just left, to return, leaving the transport ships carrying the Celestial Gold vulnerable so that they could take the opportunity to plunder the Celestial Gold!"
Damon was familiar with the plot and instantly realized the hidden scheme behind the Donquixote Family.
Just then, a group of marines arrived, escorting the remnants of the Kid Pirates and the Steel Cannon Pirates. Among them were the two remaining officers of the Kid Pirates, Hit and Vaye.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 53: The Theft of Celestial Gold
Chapter 54: one against three
Chapter 55: Ryujin Jakka: Scorching Hell
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