Chapter 99
After hearing Victor's refusal, it was Garling Saint's turn to feel unable to understand.
"Why? We Celestial Dragons enjoy tribute from all the allied nations worldwide and possess supreme authority." "What's wrong with that? Why refuse? I don't understand."
Garling Saint fired off a string of questions filled with confusion.
"Because I refuse to become someone who causes even more harm to the world, oppresses the people, holds outdated thinking, and enjoys special privileges." "Is this answer satisfactory?"
Victor directly answered Garling Saint's doubts.
Upon hearing this, Garling Saint's brows immediately tightened. He exhaled deeply and regained his composure.
"It seems my idea can't be realized." "In that case, today I will personally deal with you."
Garling Saint said, immediately drawing his own sword. However, because Victor had taken the Cerberus Devil Fruit, Garling Saint's current sword hadn't consumed a Devil Fruit.
"Oh? You seem very confident. Fine—let's give it a try."
Victor was very eager for a fight right now. He hadn't fought in a while and his hands were itching.
Polaris automatically unsheathed and hovered in front of him. Victor gripped Polaris, sparks of lightning already crackling from his body.
In that instant, terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted—the sky filled with dense black-red lightning. Polaris began wrapping itself in Haki, black lightning coiling around the blade. Black lightning was far more lethal than 10 billion volts.
Previously, when he fought Whitebeard and Garp, even they had tasted the terrifying power. But their Haki was truly monstrous—their defense was top-tier. Otherwise, the three of them couldn't have fought for so long—especially Garp, who had no fruit ability and fought barehanded.
Garling Saint's expression changed drastically upon seeing Victor's sudden burst of Conqueror's Haki.
"How is this possible? At such a young age—how can he have such powerful Conqueror's Haki?"
Garling Saint's face instantly became grave. He knew Victor was strong—he had even fought Whitebeard and Garp. He had thought it was due to dual Devil Fruits. But now, seeing the Conqueror's Haki, he had to admit Victor truly possessed terrifying power. Even without Devil Fruits, Victor's strength couldn't be underestimated.
"What's wrong? Scared already?" Victor looked at Garling Saint and said with overwhelming pressure.
The crackling of lightning, combined with the terrifying威压 of Conqueror's Haki, immediately made Garling Saint feel immense pressure.
But Garling Saint wasn't a coward—otherwise he couldn't be the leader of the God's Knights.
"What a joke—tonight I'll cut you down!"
Saying that, Garling Saint also erupted with Conqueror's Haki—Haki wrapped around his blade, and he instantly slashed toward Victor.
"Come on—Divine Avoidance!"
Victor leaped into the air and, with mountain-crushing force, unleashed a massive sword energy slash.
"BOOM!"
A deafening explosion rang out—nearby prisons were instantly destroyed, and a huge crater was blasted into the Red Line.
In an instant, battle erupted.
Far away, the escaping Fisher Tiger and the slaves heard the massive sound and couldn't help looking back.
"What's happening? Is the lord who blocked the pursuers fighting?" "I think so—otherwise those Celestial Dog lackeys would've caught up already." "Stop talking—hurry and run. Once we're safe, we'll build a longevity monument for the lord."
The escaping slaves didn't dare stop—they ran while looking back.
"Don't look back—keep running forward! Don't let the lord's sacrifice be in vain."
Fisher Tiger saw many slaves looking back and immediately shouted at them. They really were watching the show at the risk of their lives—was this the time for that?
Right now, they needed to run with their heads down and full effort. As long as they survived, everything else could wait.
So Fisher Tiger loudly urged the slaves to run with all their strength. He knew the tall man with the long blade was definitely engaged in fierce combat with the pursuers. Even from his current position, he could feel the violent battle aftershocks.
Until they reached safety, death threatened them at any moment.
On the battlefield, after the fight began, Garling Saint instantly fell behind. After all, he wasn't Whitebeard—Whitebeard's physique, swordsmanship, and fruit ability were all world-class.
Even though Garling Saint could fight Whitebeard evenly at God Valley, Victor was now stronger—stronger than when he fought Whitebeard and Garp. That was why Garling Saint fell behind.
But even though Garling Saint was at a disadvantage, they couldn't end the fight quickly. Because Garling Saint was also a top-tier powerhouse—falling behind didn't mean instant defeat.
Moreover, Victor wasn't trying to finish Garling Saint right away. Garling Saint's sword had already become a blur, but Victor's Polaris was faster.
In an instant, the dense "ching ching" sounds of weapon clashes rang out. Chaotic sword energy and lightning constantly slashed out from the battlefield, instantly bisecting nearby buildings or destroying them with thunder.
As explosions continued to ring out, the violent battle aftershocks let all the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise know an enemy had invaded.
Several members of the God's Knights also rushed over. But they didn't join the fight—they stood nearby on guard, preventing anyone else from attacking Mary Geoise.
Meanwhile, the Navy received an emergency summons from the Holy Land.
"What? Mary Geoise is under attack?" "I'll send people immediately."
Steel Bone Kong, upon receiving the news, immediately dispatched Sengoku and Zephyr to support Mary Geoise.
Sengoku and Zephyr were shocked upon receiving the message.
"Who dares attack Mary Geoise?"
Immediately after, they rushed toward Mary Geoise.
As for Garp, he had just returned to the East Blue—back to Windmill Village. Probably to see his good grandson Luffy.
The battle at Mary Geoise continued to escalate. This was entirely due to Victor unleashing his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability.
Victor directly turned the battlefield into a thunder field—countless lightning bolts covered the entire prison and combat area. This made approaching reinforcements hesitate to step in. Not everyone could withstand such dense lightning.
And the God's Knights members still hadn't acted. So the battlefield still consisted only of Victor and Garling Saint.
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