Chapter 56: Defeat

"Roar!!"

Drenched in blood, Drake let out a wild roar as his body swelled madly.

In an instant, he transformed into an eight-meter-tall dinosaur, charging forward with his massive hind legs towards the rising figure of Mig Jones.

Facing the fierce charge of this ancient species, Jones opened his toothy mouth and let out an unrestrained, maniacal laugh.

Suddenly, he stepped on dozens of fat insects, crushing them. His gigantic body, now over eight meters tall, created a massive crater in the hard ground with just one step.

Boom!

The ground exploded into a deep pit, and a faint black hue of Armament Haki appeared on Jones' forehead. Like a heavy tank, he fiercely collided with the oncoming green dinosaur.

As the two massive creatures sprinted towards each other, the entire kingdom trembled and shook.

The dinosaur's eyes were completely red, and it charged headfirst, as if determined to prove its hardness against a mountain.

Bam! Two equally ferocious heads clashed heavily.

The sound of cracking bones echoed clearly.

Jones' mouth curled into a cruel smile as his Armament Haki-imbued forehead forcefully pushed the charging dinosaur away.

"Roar!"

Several sharp teeth shattered in the mouth of the Allosaurus, its consciousness fading, and cracks appeared on its head, spewing blood like a fountain.

The mountain-sized body traced a long arc through the air, carving a blood-streaked trench along the long street.

"Mihahaha! My power is now invincible!"

Jones, with his hollow eye sockets, laughed maniacally, grabbing a giant white bug and stuffing it into his mouth, chewing violently and causing juices to splatter.

Behind him, the heads of the kingdom's residents exploded one by one, their headless bodies falling to the ground, piling up the mound of corpses even higher.

Step.

Step.

A steady and firm sound of footsteps echoed on the shattered ground. Jones, a bit startled, raised his hollow eyes toward the sound.

As he looked up, those parasitized behind him also raised their heads, their eyes filled with pain and despair reflecting the approaching figure of Hawkins.

Despite his eyes being gouged out by Rorschach, he could see through the eyes of the hosts controlled by the parasites.

"Mihahaha, even after witnessing my invincible power, there are still those who dare to challenge me. I will show you what absolute strength is!"

Jones' body grew even larger, surpassing ten meters.

He crouched, the muscles in his legs bulging high, and with a loud boom, he stomped on the ground, launching himself like a giant cannonball towards Hawkins.

Hawkins stood firm in the middle of the street, his body slightly bent, his left hand gripping an invisible scabbard.

He held the hilt of his sword with his right hand, his fingers white with tension, cracking the wooden handle.

The bloody wind rushed towards him, blowing his golden curls back.

"Draw-Cut—"

The steel blade vibrated, and Hawkins' right sleeve exploded, transforming into countless blood-red butterflies.

"Die!"

"Shadow Flash!"

Slash!

Boom! Two different sounds rang out simultaneously.

Then came the crisp sound of the steel blade shattering.

"Ugh! Damn it!"

A long line of blood appeared from Jones' left shoulder to his abdomen.

A large amount of blood sprayed out, staining the ground in front of him red.

His chest was sliced open, the muscles in his abdomen tearing apart, a piece of "thread" falling out of the wound, causing immense pain that made Jones' gigantic body tremble.

He was driven mad by the pain.

Meanwhile, Hawkins

Boom!

Elia smiled slightly, looking down at the palace hall below, seeing a figure with twisted bones, bleeding all over, embedded in the rock wall.

It didn't move.

Boom! Boom! Elia laughed loudly, tears streaming from his eyes.

He clapped his hands, laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Continue! Keep going! Show me the answer I'm seeking!"

In the sky, Buffalo shook his head, saying, "This Elia is too crazy, this brilliant yet insane guy. I hope the boss considers carefully before bringing him into the family. He's too dangerous."

"Captain Drake!"

Seeing this horrific scene.

The officers hiding in the houses, their eyes red, charged out with their swords, ignoring Law and Bepo's attempts to stop them.

"ROOM!"

With a flash of energy between his fingers, Law teleported the officers who had just charged out into the inland sea, where they fell towards the water.

"Sorry, I can't let you go to your deaths."

Law clutched a hard piece of bread tightly, biting it savagely, as if tearing into an enemy's flesh.

His bloodshot eyes scanned the broken kingdom through the shattered windows.

"We haven't seen a turning point yet!"

"Drake!"

While fighting Gladius, Kujaku heard the distant roars of beasts filled with grief, followed by a huge commotion, causing her heart to sink.

"Something bad!"

Rorschach tensed all his muscles, feeling a strong sense of danger washing over him, making his hairs stand on end.

This horrifying sense of danger was warning him frantically.

His comrades were falling one by one.

Death was counting down!

He looked at baby5 stuck to the ground, saw Kujaku staggering and bleeding continuously, and heard the now distant sounds of battle.

He saw Gladius swelling, surrounded by a terrifying aura.

He saw the sticky liquid oozing from Trebol, who was smiling wickedly.

He saw Elia standing on the palace roof, clapping his hands and laughing loudly.

Could this

Could this be the end?

Is there still a chance for a reversal?

He saw Trebol holding the cane with his thin right hand, his pupils narrowing with a sudden idea.

"No! I seem to have overlooked something! Why has he been attacking with his right hand from the start? Is it underestimating me, or was he injured in the big explosion?"

"Let me see!"

"Life Return!"

His clothes burst apart, and his muscles swelled as he punched through Trebol's face covered in sticky liquid, then dashed into Trebol's bloated body.

Trebol was initially surprised, then delighted.

"Behehehe, has fear made you lose your judgment, little marine? Are you attacking randomly? You are fin—ahh!"

The smile on his face froze as he felt a hard iron rod hit his shriveled body hidden within the sticky liquid.

Rorschach's entire Sea Stone staff shattered in an instant.

Trebol's mouth opened wide, his body arched, and he shot out of the sticky mass like a cannonball, crashing into Gladius.

Caught off guard, Gladius thought it was an attack from Rorschach and immediately exploded.

"Full Body Explosion!"

"No!"

Boom!

Trebol's scream was cut short, followed by another explosion, his shriveled body spewing blood as he was blasted back towards Rorschach.

This time, he was met by Rorschach's clenched, muscle-bound fist.

Boom! The air exploded, Trebol's old face caving in, his teeth flying, as Rorschach's powerful punch drove his head into the ground.

Boom!

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