novelhk Chapter 294: Fear of Death vs. Immortal Bird
Chapter 294: Fear of Death vs. Immortal Bird
"That's...what's going on?!"
The sudden changes on the island obviously attracted everyone's attention.
Both Marco and the navy saw clearly that it was not an armed conflict or a surprise attack, but the island itself was undergoing a change!
The Alchiman mangroves that have stood here since ancient times and are the foundation for the existence and development of the Chabaobab Archipelago have undergone unprecedented distortion!
Spores and fungi spread rapidly on the mangroves like viruses, taking root in the thriving root system, replacing the original green leaves and branches, and transforming the original "Bubble Kingdom" into a spore kingdom at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Such a weird and yet inexplicably déjà vu scene instantly reminded people of the horror legend circulating in the New World, the Witch of Plague. Wherever she goes, the green will disappear, and will be replaced by a purple mist composed of dangerous and deadly spores. Anyone who accidentally steps into it will become their nutrients and fall into eternal sleep!
If people had only heard about it but never witnessed it in person, and thus could not appreciate the fatal crisis it contained, then now the people on the island were finally fortunate enough to witness a biological "survival of the fittest" -
That’s right, survival of the fittest. Those who are not in good physical condition will be ruthlessly used as nutrients, while those whose physical condition is sufficient to support spore reproduction, growth, and evolution will gain "evolution" in a sense!
In the eyes of those who were lucky enough not to be affected, those who were qualified to be parasitized by spores and covered with strange mushrooms suddenly possessed "strength" that they would never have in their lifetime.
Superhuman physique, extreme vitality, fearlessness of artillery fire, even if the head and heart are destroyed, they can still regenerate a new organ through the dense and complex mycelium. It can be said that if the danger is not slightly reduced due to its complete lack of reason, this alone is enough to become a force that can subvert a country and shock the world!
Despite this, under the powerful force of transmission, the entire island fell quickly. Even though there were navy, gangs, underground forces, royal guards and other guys with considerable strength, they could only barely protect themselves at best, and at the same time rushed towards the port desperately hoping to escape from this horrible hell in the next second!
As the situation escalated, everything gradually fell into the sight of the navy, Yamato and others on the shore of the port. Coincidentally, even Yamato and Yaoye, who were equivalent to companions, felt deep surprise and fear like the navy.
I remember that the last time the other party showed his strength was when he "invaded" Inazuma. Since he came for the achievement of "Lorelai", his aggressiveness was not very strong. However, when he opened fire at full power, everyone realized for the first time why he was called "witch".
To some extent, the other party is indeed very "evil"!
"Kira?! You actually recruited this dangerous guy?! Damn it! What on earth do you want to do?!"
Marco, who was still concentrating on dealing with Yao Ye, couldn't help but exclaimed, when did this happen? This dangerous "witch" actually joined the Beast Pirates?
How is it possible? How could the Beasts Pirates attract such a weird and dangerous guy?
The wings flapped rapidly in the air, and Marco quickly pulled back. At this point, he could see that the opponent was clearly well prepared.
Whether it was an attack on his own team or an invasion of the Sabaody Archipelago, these two things were impossible to happen! But the fact is that not only did they happen, but they also collided with each other!
If there is no ulterior motive behind this, then the other party must be crazy!
"You have a lot of questions, Captain Marco. If you really don't know what to say, then just use all your strength as soon as possible. Concentrating on the battle should make your Haki more stable, right?"
Yao Ye said coldly. The other party's mood was obviously not as calm as it was a moment ago, so that his fruit ability had further interfered with the other party.
In such a battle, if the domineering power suddenly fails at a certain critical juncture, even the immortal bird will be able to kill with one blow!
Thinking of this, Bai Ye, who was already one step away from the black knife in his hand, was suddenly surrounded by a deeper domineering aura. The screams like ghosts crying and gods howling spread silently throughout the island, and echoed more clearly in everyone's heart.
Those people who were already extremely terrified by the sudden change were shaking in their bodies and trembling in their souls. They were completely filled with fear, and their desire for life was stronger than ever before.
At the same time, the cold gray-white light merged into scattered shadows, one after another, emerging behind Yao Ye, one layer, two layers, three layers... evil spirits, judges, Hades...
Layers upon layers of even deeper levels of Ksitigarbha and reincarnation.
The so-called fruit of fear is able to stimulate people's inner fear to the greatest extent, and use it as a breakthrough point to destroy the person's body and soul!
A person's strength and will together form a strong foundation, and if any one of them collapses, it will lead to a fatal landslide. The ability of the Phoenix may give Marco more powerful vitality than Kaido, but in terms of attack power, it is far inferior.
To put it bluntly, Marco's defense and recovery capabilities are both better than those of an admiral, but his attack power is at best at the level of a quasi-admiral. He is slightly stronger than elite lieutenant generals like Gion and Chaton, but the gap is not that big. The opponent relies more on the super regenerative ability of the phoenix to fight without scruples, but if the ability fails, then there is no threat.
At least compared to the knife that Yao Ye is about to chop down, it is nothing.
"Eighteenth level: Fear of reincarnation!"
"Shh-"
It was as if the whole world had dimmed a little. Only a single slash revealed a horrifying paleness in the gray world. All kinds of horrible illusions and emotions flooded into Marco's mind. Even with his will, he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
"Tsk! Don't underestimate me! I'm Phoenix Marco! Captain of the First Division of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Just when the fire of the phoenix was about to go out in this gray world, a sudden roar broke the silence, and the fire burned again as if reborn, covering half of the sky and giving the gray world a warm glow.
I saw a huge blue-green bird flying in the sky, crying. The fire of regeneration symbolizing life became stronger despite the influence of fear.
The phoenix's sudden appearance, with its head held high and singing, instantly attracted the attention of all the fleeing people on the island. It also suppressed the increasingly spreading sea of spores to a certain extent, allowing some mangroves that had not yet been completely parasitized to temporarily retain their remaining remains.
"If you are confident in your swordsmanship, then go ahead and give it a try to see if you can extinguish the fire of the Phoenix!"
The blue flames have completely covered his entire body. Marco in beast form has almost the most terrifying vitality and regeneration ability in the entire ocean. Whitebeard had tested it before when he was training his "sons" on the ship. Even if it was a full-strength attack from the Four Emperors, the Phoenix could still resist it.
But in Marco's opinion, the woman in front of him was obviously far from reaching that level.
"Divine Fire·Phoenix Immortal Seal!"
A powerful shock wave, wrapped in billowing flames, pressed down horizontally, and the pale slash, covered with the shadow of fear, attacked forward without hesitation. In just a moment, the ice surface that had been frozen by Yamato suddenly shattered layer by layer, and a small island under the feet of everyone was torn into pieces under the double impact of the tsunami and aftermath.
Judging from the stalemate in the attacks of both sides, the two were evenly matched and neither could do anything to the other. Just as Marco had expected, it was really confusing that the other side knew that they would be stuck in a protracted battle but still launched the attack.
However, in Yamato's words, although one of them and Shiro Yakumo is at sea and the other is at the bottom of the sea ten thousand meters deep, the connection between them has never been broken -
Shadow Nail, if he doesn't "nail" such an anchor point for everyone around him, how can Yakumo Shiro feel at ease?
And Marco will eventually pay the price for not knowing this!