Chapter 88: Peace Blooms Amidst the Killing
On the battlefield of Onigashima Island, "Damn it! How can he be so strong!" The katana of Tokugawa Yasutsuna, the Daimyo of Mikawa, was covered in Armament Haki, but it still couldn't break through Aramaki's defense. The two-color Haki of this Logia-type ability user was surprisingly strong. His recovery ability was also terrifying; even if a vine was cut, it would grow back in the next second.
"Old Wolf, we can't win! Let's retreat!" Imagawa Toyota, the Daimyo of Suruga, screamed in terror; this monster was too strong, as terrifying as facing an Admiral. They simply couldn't beat him, couldn't kill him!
"Stop! Stop! I'm willing to withdraw my troops, I'm willing to accept peace mediation, no, don't stab me!" Asai Sho, the Daimyo of Omi, was directly sent flying by Aramaki, his long blade knocked away, and his body was pierced by two dark vine thorns; even his Armament Haki defense couldn't stop them. His Armament Haki strength was completely incomparable to Aramaki's Armament Haki. "No!!" Asai Sho's face shriveled rapidly, his entire body deflated, and he was impaled by the vine thorns into mid-air.
"Ah haha, it turns out that people who have awakened Haki are indeed more delicious than those useless pirates." Aramaki showed a comfortable expression; he really hadn't 'devoured' any Haki-awakened pirates in the South Blue. He had discovered this when he killed Nabeshima Hiyoshi, the Daimyo of Hizen. The nutrients from Haki awakened users could satisfy him more.
"No more fighting, no more fighting!" "Quick, retreat, retreat!" Takeda Kei, the Daimyo of Kai, could no longer hold on; he directly led his retainers and pirate samurai to flee. As for the orders of Tokugawa Yasutsuna, the allied forces commander, he no longer wanted to listen. If the battle had been in their favor, they might have listened to his orders. But this monster from the Goa Empire would only cause him to needlessly sacrifice his combat power. Seeing his elite subordinates one by one turn into mummies, his heart ached immensely. This was the foundation of their Takeda family!
"Want to run? You offended our Emperor Kael and still want to run? No way!" Aramaki laughed wildly, his eyes fixed on Tokugawa Yasutsuna, that big fish; he could not disappoint Emperor Kael's expectations. He was one of the Double Marquises of the Empire! He would also become a Grand Duke of the Goa Empire in the future!
'Damn Goa Empire!' Tokugawa Yasutsuna cursed in his heart; the war against the Kano Country was originally a sure victory, but it was completely ruined by Emperor Kael, halting Wano Country's progress to dominate the West Blue. He hated it. But at this moment, he had to admit that their momentum was now gone, and they had lost the chance to defeat the Kano Country.
"Emperor Kael, we surrender, we are willing to withdraw our troops, we are willing to accept peace mediation." Seeing the defeated Daimyo, Tokugawa Yasutsuna could only yield to Emperor Kael on the Exile Emperor. The strength of the Goa Empire had indeed exceeded their imagination. Moreover, they had learned about the war between the Goa Empire and the Germa Kingdom; those news reports and photos didn't seem to feature these two monsters. Where did Emperor Kael find these two monsters?
"You want to fight when you want to fight, and stop when you want to stop? What do you take me for?!" "Now the Goa Empire is also one of the belligerent nations!" "There will be no peace armistice in today's war, only surrender and reparations!" Emperor Kael coldly looked at these Wano Country samurai, who were being routed by Aramaki, and spoke with an icy tone.
"Surrender? Impossible! Wano Country will never surrender!" Tokugawa Yasutsuna immediately shouted, his eyes filled with anger and killing intent. Even the pillars and naval forces of the Kano Country, hearing Emperor Kael's words, swallowed back their desire to accept mediation. As the strongest pirate allied nations in the West Blue, they too could not surrender. This was their pride.
"Then let the battle continue!" Emperor Kael's eyes blazed like torches as he spoke indifferently.
"You, the Emperor of the East Blue, want to plant your flag in the West Blue?" "The Celestial Dragons will not allow you to do that." Tokugawa Yasutsuna gritted his teeth in hatred; he had never understood what benefit Emperor Kael had in getting involved in this mess. Now he finally understood. Surrender and reparations; reparations were what Emperor Kael wanted, right?
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it properly." "Since we've made a move, these reparations cannot be less." Emperor Kael revealed a playful smile; besides gaining fame, he also wanted to drain these two pirate allied nations dry. These two pirate kingdoms had been passed down for hundreds of years, and their foundations were very solid. This time, he had to make a huge profit.
"Bang!" Just as Emperor Kael finished speaking, a bullet swiftly passed through his head.
"Ah haha, hit! I used a Seastone bullet!" "Kael, you're dead for sure!" "Even if you are the King of Exile, you will die!" In a ruined building, a pirate samurai in camouflage held a sniper rifle, excitedly jumping up and laughing madly.
'Bang bang bang!' The pirate samurai's wild laughter abruptly stopped; blood spurted from 3 places: his forehead, neck, and heart, and he collapsed with a crash. Van Augur's face was incredibly cold; he looked worriedly at Emperor Kael. Countless people suddenly looked at Emperor Kael, who had been shot. Tokugawa Yasutsuna's eyes had just begun to show wild joy, but seeing Emperor Kael unharmed, with no blood splattering, he could only curse the useless sniper in his heart. At the same time, his fear of Emperor Kael, the King of Exile, deepened. He couldn't even be ambushed by a Seastone bullet? What kind of inexplicable ability was this?
Emperor Kael expressionlessly scanned his surroundings, revealing a wild smile. "It seems I'm not dead, and all you pillars and Daimyo are a little unhappy, aren't you?" Emperor Kael showed his white teeth, but this smile made countless people on the entire battlefield feel a chill from their very souls.
"Nami, you guys close your eyes obediently." Emperor Kael raised his hand, and an invisible domain instantly expanded.
"Not good! The King of Exile is about to get angry!" "No! I don't want to disappear! I don't want to be exiled!" "Run!!" Countless pirate samurai fled in terror, running as far as possible, needing to escape Emperor Kael's ability range. They even cursed the sniper who ambushed Emperor Kael. If you can't do it well, don't do it at all!
One by one, the pillars and Daimyo suddenly unleashed their Armament Haki, entering a state of full-body Armament Haki blackening. Those who couldn't achieve full-body Armament Haki defense could only protect their heads and vital organs, their entire bodies tensing up immensely. It was impossible not to be afraid. After all, the reputation of the King of Exile had already been verified on Germa's strongest warriors.
"When the Exile Emperor is enraged, millions of corpses lie, and blood flows for a thousand li!"
'Domain · Time Stop!'
Emperor Kael snapped his fingers expressionlessly. Countless pirate samurai who were running wildly instantly had their heads disappear, spouting fountains of blood, and continued to run for several more steps before collapsing with a crash. Even the two unprotected legs of a pirate Daimyo instantly vanished, and his screams immediately echoed through the sky. This horrifying scene was a hundred times more terrifying than direct exile and disappearance. In an instant, the entire battlefield froze, and fear spread rapidly.
"Peace blossoms amidst slaughter, and these blood fountains are like flowers before dawn." Emperor Kael looked at the gushing blood and the terrified soldiers of both nations, softly murmuring. In this world, slaughter and fists could quickly quiet these fools down and make them listen to him properly.