novelhk Chapter 396: Soul Possessed
Chapter 396: Soul Possessed
The jagged edges of the birdcage were shrinking inward at a speed visible to the naked eye, and sparks flew out with every friction. The town buildings of Dressrosa were like biscuits crushed by an invisible force, and the bricks, stones and rubble were turned into powder under the cutting of the silk thread.
And in this purgatory-like battlefield, what is more terrifying than the birdcage are the soul possessors pouring out of the phantom room.
Those who can become the Knights of God are obviously too ambitious, and the extremely rare natural and even mythical beasts are only reserved for the stronger ones. As for those who cannot find the devil fruit that meets their needs, most of them will seek another path -
The formation of devil fruits comes from the collective desires of the people, but with the contracts placed in the souls, these ancient souls can use their own desires as the source to shape their own unique abilities.
Saint Somaz is a typical example. After being baptized in the Illusion Room, the Thorn Fruit showed abilities that were very different from what people knew. In addition, Junzi's Arrow Fruit was also very different from the abilities recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
Although the souls wreaking havoc on the battlefield today are not truly powerful ones with mythical beast abilities, and even their strength varies due to the quality of the souls of the Revolutionary Army soldiers they possess, they are still a big trouble for the battlefield at this moment.
A burly soul possessor stood in front of Belo Betty with a sinister grin. He opened his palm and red flames dripped like magma, instantly burning the ground into charred holes.
This is clearly the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit, but the flame takes the form of a frightening dark red liquid. Objects it touches will not only burn, but will also be corroded by a strange energy. Just now, a Revolutionary Army soldier's arm was brushed by the flame and instantly turned into black ash, without even having time to scream.
"Is this...Nature-type?!"
Betty waved the flag to rally the troops, but saw the possessed person suddenly punch the ground, and a dark red flame shot up into the sky like a volcanic eruption. She could only roll around in a panic to avoid it, and the house behind her was already engulfed in flames.
"But this flame... is something else entirely!"
On the other side, Mori's body was tightly bound by several chains wrapped in armament color. At the end of the chains was a thin soul possessor, whose hands were constantly emitting metallic luster - this was the ability of the Steel Fruit, but he used it to create chains with barbs. Every contraction would pierce Mori's flesh and slow down his movements.
"Damn it! This bastard's ability..."
Mori roared and activated his Armament Haki, but the chains tightened as if they had self-awareness. He glanced at an animal-type soul possessor squatting on the ground not far away. He was an unremarkable middle-aged man with a gray tail dragging behind him. Chitinous scales appeared between his fingers. He was obviously a lizard-like ability user.
Normally, no one would pay attention to this common lizard that can be seen everywhere, but the next second, the man suddenly arched his back, and the scales on his body fell off as if they were crushed by invisible hands.
The fallen scales did not fall to the ground, but instead spun around his body: the edge of each scale was as sharp as a razor, and he swept it with his tail to form a gray-green "dark cloud".
This cloud looked very much like the dust commonly seen in dry areas, but when nearby civilians were caught in it, screams exploded instantly - those seemingly fine scales were actually countless micro blades, which penetrated the collar and scratched the skin while rotating at high speed, cutting people all over with blood in the blink of an eye, and even the exposed eyeballs were scratched with bloody marks.
These souls that broke free from the phantom room shared the same nature as the Knights of God: not only were they immortal, but they also possessed their own bizarre abilities. Their frenzied attacks quickly caused severe casualties. This scene caught the eye of Dragon, making him extremely anxious. It also caught the eye of Doflamingo, who couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hey hey hey~ Is it really okay to waste your time on me?
I admit that your strength is a great threat, but don't forget, those guys are also immortal. It won't be long before this place becomes a living hell! By then, even if you can defeat or even kill me, what good will it do?
In any case, that person's goal has been achieved!"
After saying this, Doflamingo quickly withdrew. Countless black threads in the air blocked the oncoming slashes while also lifting dozens of bloody corpses into the air.
The threads penetrated the flesh, absorbing the vitality and providing the raw materials for the recovery of this already damaged body. Since Yakumo Bai started to take it seriously, the entire battle has become overwhelming.
The attack under the influence of Conqueror's Haki made Doflamingo unable to defend himself. After all, no matter how much improvement Im's ability gave it, it had to be based on his original strength.
"Heh, a waste of time? You're right. Since you've already revealed one of my cards, there's no point in continuing this fight."
Hearing this, Yakumo Shiro said softly that to some extent, it was thanks to Doflamingo that these unknown souls were able to see the light of day again and expose their minions to his sight.
How many such souls are hidden behind the gate of the abyss? It is still unknown, but one thing is clear: both the number and strength are definitely not limited to this.
In order to guard against Nika's comeback, Yim had obviously made sufficient preparations. The reason he did not send all his forces to rush in was probably to give himself a warning. Because under the madness of these guys, no matter what kind of force it is, it would be difficult to sustain. Only a war that sweeps the world is worth exposing its full strength!
In that case, let's wait and see. War will eventually come, but not now!
"Calculating the time, the time it takes to get some fresh air out of prison is a bit too long. Let me ask everyone to leave, in the name of all beasts!"
“Boom—!”
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction of King's Highlands, and the anchor point of the portal connecting to Inazuma slowly opened, and a violent beast breath surged out like a tide.
"Tsk, what kind of lousy cage is this?"
The tall snake dragon was the first to emerge. Quinn looked up at the birdcage above his head, then glanced at the hellish scene in the town from afar. He couldn't help but smack his lips.
"Yakumo-kun, you have a really lively place here."
Jin's figure followed closely behind, his black wings spread out in the moonlight. His eyes immediately locked onto the soul possessors wreaking havoc on the battlefield. The strange aura made him frown slightly.
Behind them were all the monster girls, the Flying Six, and various real fighters and gifters. Almost all of them had animal-type abilities, which instantly filled the air with a burning atmosphere.
As the "leader" of these support forces, Yamato was standing on the top of the dragon head with high spirits, mace in his hand, eager to fight.
"Get ready, everyone! Since those guys from Mary Geoise have unceremoniously called for backup, we don't have to be polite!
For the sake of our Inazuma general, let's teach these half-human, half-ghost guys a lesson! "
"Yes! Big sister!"