Chapter 290 - 290: Shanks and Ace

Luffy stood up unconvinced, took a deep breath, and said to Hera, "Watch closely, I've already thought of a way to deal with him."

Then, his originally massive figure suddenly became much smaller. Amidst a burst of thick smoke, Luffy changed his form: "Fourth Gear: Snakeman."

He continued charging toward Charlotte Katakuri not far away.

Hera shook her head and smiled: "Sigh, Straw Hat, you've really left me with a difficult problem."

The injuries on Kaido's body actually began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. Big Mom, who had fallen into a frenzy, also gradually regained her senses due to a Haoshoku clash with Hera.

Looking at the bone-deep wounds on Kaido and his somewhat weak aura, Big Mom's expression became heavy. She shielded Kaido behind her and confronted Hera.

Panting heavily, Kaido said to Big Mom, "You're here, Linlin."

Big Mom looked solemn: "Don't talk if you're seriously injured. How did it turn out like this?"

Kaido sighed: "Yeah, it's been a long time since I've been this badly hurt. Ever since I was slashed by Kozuki Oden back then, no one has been able to break my defense."

Hera's impatient voice rang in their ears: "Are you done reminiscing?"

Kaido felt that Hera's aura before him was still bottomless. His own continuous combat and recovery capabilities as a top-tier Mythical Zoan Type were actually not as strong as this little fellow's.

He couldn't help but remark: "A truly incredible monster has emerged from the Marine."

The God's Knights, who were rushing to Onigashima to execute their mission, were also blocked by others. Shanks and Ace barred their path forward.

Saint Shamrock frowned as he looked at Shanks, who was blocking him: "You should know that Nightmare's actions will cause this sea to lose its balance."

Shanks nodded, but still drew his waist-mounted saber, 'gryphon', facing this elder brother who looked exactly like himself.

"I believe in Hera; she knows what she's doing."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Shanks, Saint Shamrock also drew his rapier. When his sword was drawn, it actually emitted the sounds of barking dogs from hell.

After the sword was drawn, a three-headed hound named Cerberus crawled out from it. Behind this three-headed hound were flame clouds symbolizing Devil Fruit awakening.

"Actually, I've always been curious as to which of us is stronger."

The atmosphere between the two gradually became tense. Their momentum continued to rise, and dark clouds shrouded the sky.

Taking advantage of the confrontation, Saint Shepherd Somaz sprouted thorns from his hand and lashed out at Shanks.

A trail of fire climbed up his thorns. Ace's Mera Mera no Mi burned the thorns Sommarz intended for a sneak attack into ashes.

Saint Shepherd Somaz looked at Ace: "So this is the new Four Emperors? Truly a monster-like young man. If possible, I wouldn't want to fight you guys."

Despite saying that, his movements did not stop. Thorns sprouted from beneath the bodies of Ace and Shanks' subordinates. Sommarz wanted to threaten Ace and Shanks by controlling their Crew members.

Another cluster of cyan flames ignited on the Spade Pirates' ship. The Phoenix's flames burned the thorns off the crew and healed the injured.

The members of the Red Hair Pirates used their Armament Haki to resist the scattered thorns of Sommarz. Worthy of being called the Iron Wall Pirate Crew, every Crew member possessed impressive Armament Haki.

Ace looked at Sommarz and said contemptuously, "Our companions are not burdens. This method will only provoke our wrath."

The flames brought by the Mera Mera no Mi ignited around him as he began to battle Sommarz.

Saint Limosif Chilingom transformed into a Qilin with Gunko on his back. The two intended to bypass Ace and Shanks while they were occupied and head directly for Wano Country.

As long as the two of them could arrive, they could teleport the others there via a hexagram. A dangerous aura surged from the Red Hair Pirates' ship as Beckman's muzzle pointed directly at Chilingom.

"Did I agree to let you leave?"

The bullet fired by Beckman accurately struck down Chilingom who was flying in the sky. Just as Marco transformed into a Phoenix to intercept Saint Gunji...

The falling Qilin ignored Beckman's attack and used his body to block Marco.

Chilingom's body was also blasted into two pieces by Beckman, but to everyone's surprise, the severed corpse gradually merged and reformed. Chilingom stood up once again.

Beckman warned: "These people are the God's Knights. They possess immortal bodies. Only Haoshoku can truly kill them. We just need to hold them back."

Because of Chilingom's interference, Gunko flew off through the air, leaving the area and continuing toward Wano Country.

Marco, possessing the ability to fly, chased after Gunko, heading toward Wano Country together.

Ace looked at the departing Gunko with some concern, but his attention was quickly pulled back by the enemy in front of him. Although Chilingom and Sommarz's strength didn't cause him much trouble...

The unique immortality of the God's Knights made it difficult for the two of them to take these people down in a short time. Moreover, Saint Shamrock was indeed Shanks' brother.

Even with both hands intact, Shanks found it slightly strenuous to face Saint Shamrock and the awakened Cerberus.

Now, they could only hope that Marco could catch up with Gunko and intercept her outside Wano Country.

The giant mirror on Onigashima had not been closed. The sounds of fighting drifted out from the mirror, and along with a flash of sword light, Zoro and Sanji emerged from it.

A sword qi chased after the two as they exited. Charlotte Smoothie and other children of the Big Mom Pirates walked out of the mirror.

Seeing the arrival of the Big Mom Pirates, Charlotte Brulee was about to use her Mirror-Mirror Fruit ability to close the mirror passage when she suddenly realized her power was out of control.

Perona's figure was reflected on the mirror surface. The Mirror World, which should have been under the exclusive control of Charlotte Brulee, suddenly broke free from her command.

Perona's figure suddenly appeared on every mirror in the Mirror World, and every Perona released her Negative Ghost.

The Negative Ghosts shuttled through the mirrors continuously, and the reinforcements who failed to defend with Armament Haki in time fell victim one after another.

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