"In less than half an hour, the armies on both sides met by a stream barely knee-deep. Instantly, the white-clad army of the Kingdom of Lettes and the brown-clad army of the Kingdom of Etkexay stood in confrontation.
With an order from the commander, the armies were about to engage in battle!
However, just as their weapons were about to clash, the commander of the Lettes army, riding a white horse, suddenly felt something drift over his head from above.
Before the commander could look up to see what it was, a golden light flashed, and a man in a white trench coat appeared before him, right between the two armies.
Grimm leaped into the water, splashing a large amount of water. Whether it was because Grimm's appearance was too conspicuous or for some other reason, both armies, which had been on the verge of conflict, stopped upon his appearance, staring forward with wide eyes.
"Hey! Who is it?"
"Don't recognize him."
"He shouldn't be one of ours, so he must be an enemy?"
Many soldiers from both sides began to whisper cautiously, but since they didn't recognize Grimm, they instinctively treated him as support for the enemy army.
"Never mind that, attack! Take down this guy along with the Etkexay army!"
"Charge, attack! This guy isn't from our army; he's an enemy like the Kingdom of Lettes."
The battle scene, interrupted for ten seconds, resumed. Because Grimm was caught in the middle, many people focused their attacks on him.
"Weaklings, how pathetic. May the Holy Light save you!"
Grimm said to himself with half-closed eyes, then waved his hand.
Suddenly, a beam of light descended from the sky, landing behind Grimm. At the same time, a holy-looking two-winged angel descended.
"What is that thing?"
Many soldiers had a flicker of confusion in their minds upon seeing this scene, but before they could do anything, their bodies were pierced by the angel's long sword and then ignited, turning into ashes!
The Two-Winged Angel, like Grimm, possessed a purification skill. Therefore, the people it killed could still turn into revival coins.
"Ability user!"
"He's killing indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe?"
Seeing the angel summoned by Grimm, and Grimm himself relentlessly swinging his greatsword, reaping the lives of soldiers from both kingdoms, everyone suddenly became alert. That person was not from either side but a third party.
And he possessed special abilities.
Swish-woosh~
A holy spear pierced a soldier's head, and like the soldiers who died before, the soldier's body completely burned up and turned into ashes.
The soldiers nearby watched in horror. Would nothing be left of them, not even ashes?
"Attack that guy!"
"Kill him first, then continue the war!"
In an instant, the commanders on both sides, without any communication, had made up their minds: they had to kill this man who had suddenly intruded into the war first, otherwise, more sacrifices would be made, and even their own lives might not be safe.
As the commanders issued their orders, the musketeers began to fire relentlessly at Grimm.
However, even under such a hail of bullets, Grimm didn't retreat an inch. He allowed his body to be riddled with holes, even riddled with countless wounds, yet he desperately charged towards the most crowded area.
Taking their lives, purified in the flames of the Holy Light, to replenish his reserves.
"Monster… a monster!"
When Grimm had killed nearly thirty percent of the people on both sides, and despite suffering countless wounds, he still recovered instantly. Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and broke down.
They had all survived on the battlefield, and they were no longer afraid of life-or-death combat. They would face any opponent, any difficult war, head-on.
But this could no longer be called a war; it was a one-sided slaughter.
No matter how they killed him, they couldn't kill him. They could only watch helplessly as their own people died at his hands. What could be more despairing than this?
"Commander, Commander, order a retreat!"
"There's no point fighting someone like this!"
As the army gradually collapsed and was slaughtered by Grimm, after some time, someone finally couldn't resist disobeying orders and requested a retreat from the commander.
What was the point of fighting this?
If it were any other time, anyone who uttered the word "retreat" to disrupt morale would surely be beheaded by the commander behind them.
But this time was different. What the infantryman said was true; the opponent simply couldn't die, and there was indeed no point in continuing the fight.
Thinking this, the commander of the Kingdom of Lettes' eyes darted around. He pulled the reins, turned his horse in another direction, and said, "Retreat, retreat!"
"Retreat, retreat!"
"The commander has ordered a retreat!"
Upon hearing this, the Lettes Kingdom army, which had already lost the will to fight, wished they had two more legs to run faster.
"General, should we pursue? The Devil Fruit is with them!"
On the other side, in the Etkexay army, a small soldier asked their highest-ranking officer, General Dante.
Dante slapped his helmet and roared, "Pursue your sister! Retreat, we're retreating too!"
The Etkexay army also had no intention of continuing the fight and quickly retreated. They weren't fools and knew when to run.
Grimm really wanted to chase after the Kingdom of Lettes army. He didn't want to give up so many revival coins, and the commander must know where the Devil Fruit was!
Running and chasing all the way, Grimm's revival coins had almost reached ten thousand. 9832 coins. However, there was no one around anymore. The Kingdom of Lettes army had been scattered.
"Over nine thousand, that should be enough for a long time!" Grimm laughed. He didn't intend to chase other soldiers anymore; his target was the commander of the Kingdom of Lettes.
At this moment, the commander was galloping on his horse, holding a wooden box in his hand: "Damn it, do I have to eat it?"
Originally, this fruit was to be presented to the World Government as a bargaining chip to become an affiliated kingdom. The king had entrusted it to him to ensure victory in the war.
He kept looking back at the man flying towards him in the sky. The commander of Lettes gritted his teeth: "It seems I have no choice but to eat it…"
But before he could finish speaking, he felt a coolness in his chest. Looking down, he saw a golden spear piercing his chest.
He lost consciousness and fell off his horse. Grimm accelerated and grabbed a fiery red Devil Fruit in his hand.
"Revival coins and Devil Fruits, neither can be missed!" Grimm grinned.
Just as Grimm was secretly rejoicing, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement [Devil Fruit Collector]!"
"Achievement Reward: Devil Fruit Modification and Upgrade System unlocked!"
Devil Fruit Modification: Modifies Devil Fruit abilities. The modified fruit allows the user to awaken DNF class skills instead of just Devil Fruit abilities.
After eating a modified Devil Fruit, the user will regard the host as their closest person.
"Ding, detected that the host possesses two Devil Fruits. Do you wish to modify them immediately?"
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