Chapter 68: The Dead Are Immortal

Without making a sound, Z's shadow quietly appeared behind Piecro, and the invisible blade in his hand stabbed straight into Piecro's heart!

At the same moment, Tai Lung vanished, leaving behind a flurry of blades.

In the next second, Tyrone's hidden sword, along with countless blades, struck the Black Swordsman Freddy!

Daz Bonez, leading a small group of elite Shadow Stream assassins, confronted the regular cadres and assassins from the Funeral Home.

Piecro was only attending Big Mom's Tea Party, so it was natural that he didn't bring all of his elite forces.

With the power of the Devil Fruit (supa supa no Mi), which turns his body into steel, Daz Bones could easily ignore attacks from enemies who didn't use Armament Haki or weren't skilled swordsmen!

However, even the ordinary cadres from the Funeral Home had weapons that glinted with a hint of Haki.

Haki is common in the New World.

As top assassins in the underworld, most of the regular Funeral Home cadres had already mastered Haki.

But today's Daz Bones is not the same as before!

After suffering defeat at the hands of Blood Duke Dracula, Daz Bones saw the vastness of the world and began to awaken his own Armament Haki.

Now, Daz Bones is even stronger than he was three years later in the original timeline!

He once vowed never to be powerless again.

The combination of the (supa supa no Mi) Fruit's steel body and his mastery of Armament Haki meant that Daz Bones wouldn't fall behind, even against multiple enemies.

But Daz Bones knew that the outcome of the battle didn't depend on him.

Despite his strength, he was still far from the true pinnacle of this sea.

The invisible blade of the Shadow Stream's leader pierced through Piecro's heart from behind!

Yet Z didn't smile at his success. Instead, he swiftly swapped places with the shadow behind Piecro.

In the next instant, Piecro, his heart supposedly pierced, swung his razor-sharp scythe and slashed Z's shadow in half.

"Hehehehe, you dodged my attack?"

"You're worthy of becoming the 467th!"

Piecro let out a strange laugh. The number 466 was clearly marked on his chest.

Each time Piecro killed a formidable enemy, the number on his chest increased by one.

However, as his strength grew, fewer enemies were worthy of becoming a number on his chest.

Five years later, when Luffy stormed Cake Island, the number on Piecro's chest had only reached 499!

"Immune to regular attacks?"

Z didn't respond, silently plotting how to kill the opponent in front of him.

As one of the most powerful emperors of the underworld, Piecro, the King of Assassins and the top mortician, undoubtedly had the combat power of an Emperor's right-hand man.

As an assassin, without extraordinary strength, Piecro would have been long dead at the hands of his enemies.

"Hehehe, I am the embodiment of death.

How can you kill someone who's already dead?"

Piecro's sinister grin spread across his face, his pentagram-shaped eyes glowing with a strange red light.

Piecro had eaten the Devil Fruit, which allowed him to transform into a spirit of death, making him immune to normal attacks.

As Piecro and Z exchanged blows, their fight intensified.

Their movements were so fluid, it was like watching the world's greatest dancers, each waiting for the perfect moment to deliver a fatal strike!

Meanwhile, the battle between the Black Swordsman Freddy and Blade Shadow Tyrone was less mystical but just as fierce.

It was a constant clash of blades.

Z wielded the power of shadows, while Piecro relied on the abilities of his death fruit.

As for Freddy and Tyrone, they depended solely on the sharpness of their swords!

Freddy unleashed a torrent of slashes with his mighty sword, Demon Slash, sending out a thousand gleaming blades. Tyrone's form flickered around him, dodging the sword's light and aiming his hidden blade at Freddy's vital spots from angles few could defend against.

But every time, Freddy, armed with his pure Observation Haki, successfully parried the attacks with his sword.

Freddy, known worldwide for his skill with a sword alone, without relying on a Devil Fruit, is undeniably a master of Haki.

The sharp hidden sword constantly clashed with Freddy's large blade, Demon Slash, sending sparks flying.

But with each strike, Tai Lung, who was once swift like the wind, kept retreating!

Freddy, the Black Swordsman, had combat power on par with an elite Vice Admiral from Marine Headquarters. With his mastery of both Armament and Observation Haki, he completely overwhelmed Tai Lung, who was still inexperienced in comparison.

However, every time Freddy's sword was about to strike Talon, the Blade Shadow, a strange shield would appear, subtly blocking the attack, preventing Freddy from delivering a critical blow!

Meanwhile, Tai Lung seemed to be building up an unusual energy within him during their repeated clashes.

Sometimes, the smallest advantage can be lethal.

High above the battlefield, an almost invisible cyan bird flapped its wings quietly, observing everything.

Janna, the Fury of the Storm, had never left after helping Lord Z of Shadow Stream track down Piecro and his men.

Freddy and Talon were locked in a stalemate, with no clear winner in sight.

As for Z and Piecro, their battle was so unpredictable that it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Daz Bones had already secured victory leading a group of elite Shadow Stream assassins.

Faced with a deadly strike from a Funeral Home cadre, who had beheaded Cook, Daz Bones didn't even dodge.

He simply activated his Armament Haki and (supa supa no Mi) powers, transforming into an armored steel body.

The sword that had beheaded Cook only sparked as it struck Daz Bones' neck, unable to break through.

Daz Bones then swiftly countered, slashing horizontally and decapitating Cook, whose head flew into the air, spraying blood everywhere!

"So, this is what it feels like to be beheaded?"

Cook's head rolled to the ground, his eyes slowly dimming. After decapitating countless others, Cook himself had now met the same fate.

But Cook's death was only the beginning. With the combination of Armament Haki and his (supa supa no Mi) steel defense, Daz Bones faced the enemy without flinching. Even when enduring hundreds of blows, he inflicted severe wounds on his opponents.

Soon after, the other two ordinary cadres who had accompanied Piecro to Cake Island were also killed by Daz Bones.

The remaining elite assassins weren't a threat.

Daz Bones was adept at dealing with foes skilled in Armament Haki or those with advanced Haki abilities like Emission. With his mastery of Haki and the power of his (supa supa no Mi), few could stand against him.

Against weaker opponents who couldn't break through his defense, Daz Bones didn't even need to use his Armament Haki. He could defeat them effortlessly.

When it came to wiping out weaker enemies, Daz Bones was a true professional.

With three ordinary cadres and many elite killers dead, Freddy and Talon still couldn't determine the outcome of their fight.

Piecro, who had been waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow, finally lost his patience.

With a wicked grin flashing across his face, Piecro suddenly moved.

He deliberately allowed Z's sharp blade to pierce through him, and at the same moment, he swung his scythe, now coated in Armament Haki, aiming straight for Z's head!

Piecro wanted to end the fight quickly.

If all his ordinary cadres and minions were dead, Piecro had no desire to travel to Big Mom's banquet with Freddy.