Chapter 160: The War Begins!
A bright, jade-like disk hung high in the sky. At the center of the island floated a massive palace.
Reiner and the others, fully armed, rode on several of the beast undead they had recently acquired, heading straight for the palace that resembled a celestial city.
A fierce wind whipped up a sky full of snow. The ground was covered in a vast expanse of white, glittering under the moonlight.
In the palace, Golden Lion flew past pavilions and towers, descending before the largest and most magnificent building at the palace's center.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the corridor of carved beams and painted rafters, Oto and Kogarashi continuously clanged.
A wooden door automatically slid open to both sides, revealing dozens of pirate captains who had been waiting for a long time on either side of the banquet hall.
Everyone turned to look at him, their eyes filled with fanaticism and reverence.
A corner of Golden Lion's mouth, holding a cigar, lifted slightly. He walked past the seated captains on both sides, arriving before the throne at the top of the central stairs.
"Gentlemen! Since you are all already seated here, there's no need for me to introduce anything further!"
Golden Lion took a bowl of sake handed to him by a subordinate. He turned with a savage grin to look down at the hall, opened his arms, and said heroically:
"Drink this bowl of sake! And you will be a member of the Golden Lion Pirate Fleet! We have only one goal, and that is to overturn this world!"
"Overturn the whole world!"
"Yeah!!"
"Admiral!!"
A fervent roar erupted from below. The captains all raised their bowls of sake and, following Golden Lion, tilted their heads back and drank it all in one go!
At this moment, the re-establishment of his Flying Grand Fleet was also announced!
"Shiki-hahahaha!!" Shiki laughed wildly, slammed the empty bowl heavily on the table, and then said in a low voice:
"But now! On the eve of our plan, a group of little rats has secretly scurried up here, attempting to oppose us! Indigo!"
Upon hearing this, the man in the white lab coat with exaggerated clown makeup walked out from the side, operated the projection Den Den Mushi in his hand, and projected a photo onto the screen in the hall.
On it were none other than Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat crew, fully armed and heading towards the palace.
"It's!"
"It's actually that crew!"
A commotion went through the crowd. Many of the captains recognized the recently famous Straw Hat crew at a glance.
"The Straw Hat Pirates. They have several powerhouses with bounties over one hundred million on their ship. Their captain, Straw Hat Luffy, has a bounty as high as five hundred and fifty million Berries," a one-eyed captain said with a grave expression.
"It seems quite a few people know of them."
Golden Lion was quite displeased with the reaction of the captains below.
They were just a bunch of fledgling brats! In his day, characters like these didn't even have the right to stand before him!
"It seems I've been silent for too long, and the people of the sea have nearly forgotten the name of me, Golden Lion. A bunch of arrogant ants, daring to challenge a lion."
Shiki crossed his arms in front of his chest and slowly flew towards the door, saying with a savage smile:
"At such an important moment, how can there be no entertainment? It just so happens they have a bit of a name. Today, we will use the heads of the Straw Hat Pirates as a sacrifice to christen our Golden Lion Grand Fleet!!"
"Lord Shiki is right!"
"They're just a bunch of rookies!"
"Follow the Admiral! Take the heads of the Straw Hat Pirates!"
The captains were all eager to move, rising to their feet one after another and following him out.
Many of them were old pirates. After so many years, they also wanted to witness Golden Lion's current strength.
Outside the palace, heavy snow was falling. On the high surrounding wall, Reiner and the others stood in a row, their gazes seeming to pierce through space, landing squarely on the attic in the distance.
Golden Lion floated in mid-air, his long golden hair dancing wildly in the wind, like a majestic lion looking down on them.
Behind him, dozens of captains in suits, looking like mafia members, stood with solemn expressions.
Even more pirates, holding swords and guns, rushed out from the rooms with ferocious expressions.
"Quite a lot of people. This formation will take a long time to cut through."
Zoro slowly drew the longsword from his waist, untied the bandana from his arm and tied it on, then placed Wado Ichimonji in his mouth.
"Shiki-hahaha! So these are the little rats who came to cause trouble!"
Golden Lion revealed a playful smile, looking at the figures below with great interest.
This group of people was quite strong, stronger than any of the pirate crews who had come to join him. But in his eyes, they were still just a bunch of brats. He spread his hands and shouted down at them:
"Straw Hat! I'll give you a choice now! As long as you hand over your pirate flag with both hands and submit to me, becoming a member of the Golden Lion Grand Fleet, the previous matter will be..."
"Who would give you their pirate flag, you big rooster!!"
Luffy shouted, interrupting him, his eyes wide with anger as he roared at Shiki, "As captain, I formally announce! Now! The Straw Hat Pirates will declare an all-out war on you!!"
"Usopp!"
"Got it!"
A corner of Usopp's mouth curled up as he walked out from behind him, raised his long, pitch-black handgun, and aimed its ferocious muzzle at Shiki above.
"Sure-kill! Raging Heavenly Dragon Star!"
Bang!
A bullet shot out of the barrel and exploded in mid-air, transforming into a blue dragon that soared upwards!
"How shameless! In that case, I'll use your heads to tell the world that I'm back!"
Golden Lion revealed a savage smile, lifted his leg and swept it through the air, a giant golden slash erupting from Oto!
Boom!
The slash flew straight out and struck the blue dragon. Violent energy exploded in mid-air!
His figure paused for a moment, then dived downwards, plunging into the black smoke rising from the explosion.
"Follow the Admiral!"
"The war begins!!"
"Take the heads of the Straw Hat crew!"
As Golden Lion charged out first, all the pirates behind him roared, drew their blades, and jumped down!
Fifty captains! Leading over a thousand pirates, swarming forward like ants!
"To take these on one by one would make my hands go soft from killing."
Reiner's expression was contemptuous. He stood on the city wall with his arms crossed. Countless void rifts opened behind him, and innumerable swords, spears, and halberds, glinting with a cold light, emerged from them.
With a thought, all sorts of weapons and blades poured out, flying towards the charging pirates below like a torrential downpour!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A dense barrage of cold blades blotted out the sky, streaking across the air and crashing to the ground. Even if their power wasn't great, with the advantage of height, they were not something mere flesh and blood could easily resist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Franky and Usopp opened fire with everything they had, all sorts of bullets and cannonballs pouring out.
Crackle, crackle!!
A large number of blue-white thunder orbs condensed behind Nami. At the same time, she continuously spun her Clima-Tact, and clumps of thunderclouds floated out.
"White Thunder! Spirit Cat Formation!"
The next moment, the thunder orbs seemed to conjure heads, tails, and four limbs, leaping out across the snow-covered ground. Streaks of violent lightning chains linked them together, rushing towards the crowd at extreme speed.
"And a Logia user, how rare. Lion's Threat: Thousand Slice Valley!"
Countless golden slashes flew out from the thick smoke, with Golden Lion's figure following closely behind!
The group immediately scattered and jumped off the city wall, each charging towards the pirates, leaving only Reiner and Luffy.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Several blue slashes flashed out from behind Reiner, flying straight towards Golden Lion.
"Let it carry you."
"Ah."
The undead falcon flapped its wings and took to the air. Luffy responded with a sound, directly entered Gear Second, and jumped onto its back.
Boom! Boom!
Countless slashes collided in the air. The mage undead, Frieren, condensed a large amount of sand, lifting herself, Sukuna, Gun Devil, and War Ogre into the air from all directions.
One man, four undead, surrounded and attacked Golden Lion!
"Shiki-hahaha! A bunch of cats and dogs, no matter how many, are useless!"
Golden Lion raised his right hand, his large palm clenching the empty air. The snow flying all around instantly condensed into shape, and several lifelike lions surrounded him.
"Lion's Threat: Imperial Palace Ground Scroll!"
"Roar!!" The fierce lions let out a roar, biting down ferociously at them!
"Whether they are cats and dogs is not for you to decide."
Reiner's expression was calm. The staff in Frieren's hand danced, and raging flames condensed into countless massive fire serpents.
"Aragami: Endless Snake Prison!"
A scorching heatwave melted the surrounding flying snow, and dozens of fire serpents coiled and bit at the several giant snow lions!
(End of chapter)
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