Capítulo 292: Chapter 291
"The target is down!"
"Converge!"
Seven of the Terra Robots, excluding the three still engaged with the remaining Elders, turned in unison toward St. Shepard Ju Peter, who lay crumpled on the ground, reverted to his original form and barely clinging to consciousness.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!!...
From the eyes of each Terra Robot shot beams of energy, transforming in midair into intense, focused waves of raw power.
Boom!!
In an instant, St. Shepard Ju Peter was engulfed by the converging energy waves. The resulting explosion sent shockwaves rippling through the battlefield, as particles of ice, fire, thunder, light, and intense vibrations fused, each element colliding violently and ripping apart the very fabric of space. Cracks began to appear, deep fractures tearing open the atmosphere around him, revealing brief glimpses of pure, dark void.
Witnessing this devastating scene, St. Marcus Mars let out a roar filled with anger and despair.
First St. JayGarcia Saturn, and now St. Shepard Ju Peter.
They were the Five Elders, the world's supreme authority, figures who had once viewed death as an impossibility, an abstract concept far removed from their reality. And yet, here they were, three of them left watching two of their comrades fall, defeated in brutal succession.
And they hadn't just fallen—they had been obliterated, wiped from existence without a trace! A strange emptiness filled them. They could accept their own mortality in the face of such overwhelming force, but what about us?
If things continued this way, their deaths seemed all too near.
Damn it!
What is Lord Im doing?! St. Marcus Mars seethed internally. What is he waiting for?!
Remembering Lord Im's promise to intervene, St. Marcus Mars felt a wave of frustration. Didn't you say you'd step in? Where are you now???
He was now filled with a burning urge to find Lord Im and confront him.
But, trapped in the heat of battle, escape was impossible. This battlefield had become a cage, and leaving it was unthinkable.
"Will Lord Im still take action??" Ethan Baron V. Nusjuro voiced the question that had plagued each of them.
If he intended to act, why would he watch St. JayGarcia Saturn and St. Shepard Ju Peter fall?
St. Topman Warcury's eyes darkened with sorrow, a subtle glint of understanding dawning within them.
They might just be pawns in Lord Im's game, expendable tools to buy him time to escape. As this thought sank in, the ten Terra Robots pressed forward, encircling the three remaining Elders with silent menace. The battle's tide had long since turned, and despair crept into the hearts of the three remaining Elders.
"Fight!!" St. Marcus Mars shouted, the weight of his words imbued with the finality of a death wish. Just as he prepared for a last, desperate stand, a strange, mechanical rumble echoed from the direction of Mariejois—a sound like an ancient beast's roar or the grinding of a colossal machine awakening from slumber!!
"This is..."
The three Elders' eyes lit up, a glimmer of hope piercing their expressions for the first time.
It was Lord Im, finally taking action!
Logan and the others turned instinctively toward Mariejois, drawn by the sound. Especially Logan, who had long suspected Im's existence but never fully understood his power. Is this the moment?
As someone who had journeyed to this world, Logan had no firsthand knowledge of Im's strength. The plot of One Piece had not yet reached the point where Im's abilities were revealed, leaving Logan with nothing but questions.
Will I finally witness Im's true power?
In the next heartbeat, the battlefield was blanketed in a sudden, overwhelming energy.
High above, a radiant energy surge tore across the sky, like a bolt of thunder ripping through the atmosphere, sending ripples that shook the very heavens.
This was no mere space disturbance—it was the air itself, vibrating with an otherworldly intensity.
Though the sky above was clear, beams of energy pulsed through the air, illuminating it as if the heavens themselves had been torn open.
A thin ray of light, like a knife slashing through a dark canvas, pierced through the sky. The moment this energy appeared, a chilling aura washed over the battlefield, like liquid mercury pouring down, cold and merciless.
"Wow! What's that?"
Luffy's Observation Haki sensed the energy's emergence immediately. Staring up at the source of this power, he couldn't hide his excitement.
"Don't get cocky, you idiot!!! Stay alert!!!" Zoro struck Luffy on the head with the hilt of his sword, his face solemn.
"Aha~?" Luffy blinked in confusion, then finally grasped the gravity of the situation.
"Could it be..." Robin's gaze narrowed as she looked toward the sky, her face etched with worry.
Logan nodded, a grim expression crossing his face. "You're right. This terrifying force... it must be The Uranus."
Both he and Robin had learned of The Uranus while studying the Poneglyph in Raftel. Seeing the unfolding scene, their minds went immediately to the legendary weapon. Simultaneously, the three remaining Elders' faces drained of color.
Though Lord Im had activated The Uranus before, he had never allowed the Five Elders to witness its power firsthand.
Now, with The Uranus' energy gathered ominously above them, the Elders could only watch in horror as the weapon prepared to unleash its full might.
"It's The Uranus! Lord Im has finally taken action!!!" St. Topman Warcury sighed in relief, a relaxed expression crossing his face for the first time.
But St. Marcus Mars's face twisted in anger. "Idiot!! Can't you see we're within The Uranus' attack range as well?"
Warcury's expression faltered as the realization dawned. "No way? Lord Im... would he really attack us too?"
"From the very beginning, he only saw us as pawns!!!"
St. Marcus Mars's face darkened, the flames of betrayal burning in his eyes.
He had finally understood Lord Im's true intentions. Rage simmered within him, growing more intense with each passing second.
From his earlier battles, St. Marcus Mars had learned just how powerful these robots were.
The combined strength of the Five Elders was among the best in the world. Together, they could decimate any of the Four Emperors' pirate crews with ease.
Yet even at their full strength, these five giants of power had failed to eliminate even one of these ten Terra Robots!!!
Faced with such overwhelming force, St. Marcus Mars could easily deduce that Lord Im, too, would be no match for them.
The only solution lay with The Uranus.
But activating The Uranus required time, and once its target was locked, it could not be altered until the attack cycle was completed.
If Lord Im intended to use The Uranus to defeat the Terra Robots, he would need to ensure that they remained within a fixed area. And once fired, The Uranus would require an extended cooldown period.
To guarantee his success, Lord Im had chosen to sacrifice the Five Elders!!!
Sending all five of them to battle was no mistake. Only by deploying them all could Lord Im ensure the Terra Robots were stalled long enough for his weapon to strike. Sending two or three would have been insufficient—they would have been wiped out instantly!
Im couldn't afford to take that risk.
In the next instant, the energy sphere in the sky swelled, its brilliance intensifying like a supernova, expanding to monstrous proportions.
The growing sphere encompassed not only the Elders and the western side of the Red Line, but an immense radius surrounding it.
Even a small section of Mariejois lay within the sphere's range.
Yet Pangaea Castle, Im's fortress, remained untouched by the expanding radius.
Lord Im's cold pragmatism was evident—so long as his own safety was assured, no sacrifice was too great in the quest to eradicate his enemies.
Rumble!!!
The energy gathered above exploded in waves of silvery brilliance, mingling with shattered space ripples, as if the Milky Way itself had been blasted by a high-powered cannon!!!
And this was no ordinary cannon—the caliber of this divine weapon stretched hundreds of kilometers across!!!
Under the three Elders' helpless, furious gazes, the energy surge of The Uranus descended, swallowing the battlefield in an all-consuming storm of smoke and light.
Capítulo 293: Chapter 292
In a synchronized rush, the Straw Hat Pirates unleashed all their defensive techniques!
The air crackled with energy as shields and barriers appeared: The Roshomon, Millón Escudo, and other shield abilities each member possessed. Together, they formed a formidable wall around the crew.
Logan and Luffy, acting in unison, activated the rubberization of the Nika form, imbuing the shield with rubber-like properties that softened and absorbed impact. This intricate defense covered only the Straw Hat Pirates and the Terra Robots within it.
As for the three Elders? Let them fend for themselves.
Boom~~~
The Uranus' energy shockwave descended like a catastrophic tidal wave, immediately enveloping the three Elders!!
Meanwhile, for the Straw Hat Pirates~~~
The energy wave first met the Millón Escudo barrier, and the shield shuddered upon impact, fractures forming instantly across its surface. In mere seconds, the cracks multiplied, webbing through the barrier with alarming speed.
Bang!!
The Millón Escudo shattered, its remnants dissipating as the Uranus' shockwave tore through it.
Next in line was the mighty Rashomon! Holding firm for a heartbeat, the ancient gate-like barrier absorbed the energy wave, enduring three intense seconds before it, too, succumbed.
Bang!
Bang!
The Uranus' relentless energy struck the next layer of defense—an enchanted shield powered by the Clow Cards' magic. Theoretically, this shield was nearly impenetrable, only susceptible to the Sword card itself. But here, in the world of One Piece, where different laws held sway, even this formidable shield had limits.
Five seconds in, the Clow Card shield reached its breaking point and finally shattered, scattering fragments of energy into the surrounding air.
By now, the Uranus' attack was only half as potent as it had been initially, the layers of defense taking their toll. It faced one last line of defense—the final shield, rubberized by the combined power of Logan and Luffy's Nika forms.
The rubberized shield dented, bending inward under the sheer force of the Uranus' power. The energy wave bore down with crushing pressure, pressing the shield into the Straw Hat Pirates.
With a thunderous impact, the rubberized shield and the Pirates were forced to the ground, the immense weight creating a colossal crater as they were driven into the very bedrock.
The Red Line's surface, normally unyielding, was blasted into a void hundreds of meters deep, the soil and rock reduced to nothingness beneath the relentless pressure.
The Uranus' attack continued unabated, crashing down upon them for three long minutes!!!
When the dust finally began to settle~~~~
Duang!!
The Red Line, once a proud island of red stone, now plunged hundreds of meters deep, rebounded like a coiled spring under pressure, as if refusing to surrender to the void. It bounced back, the ground shifting back and forth repeatedly in ten-meter arcs, until at last, it stilled, restoring an uneasy calm.
Inside Pangea Castle, in a secluded garden beneath the domed roof, a lone figure stood silently.
Wrapped in a dark-colored smock, his form was shrouded, his features obscured from view. His tall, imposing hat cast shadows that deepened his air of mystery. Almost no one had ever seen his true appearance.
This was Im, the undisputed supreme ruler of Mariejois.
He observed a live feed on a screen before him, watching the location where the Uranus' energy had landed.
"It should be over…"
The words fell from his lips, a mere whisper. Im turned slightly, ready to depart with the certainty of a mission accomplished.
But as he turned, something caught his eye.
He stopped, his body freezing in place. His head whipped back, gaze fixating sharply on the screen.
What he saw made his eyes widen with shock.
Um!!
He leaned forward, pulling back his hood to get a clearer view. His eyes grew large with disbelief.
"What!!!"
Im's mouth fell open, his mind reeling.
On the screen, the area that should have been a massive, smoldering crater was... completely intact???
Im rubbed his eyes, attempting to make sense of what he was seeing, but the image remained unchanged.
Impossible…
That was the power of the Uranus!!!
Im had wielded the Uranus before, using its devastating force to annihilate entire islands. With a single strike, islands were reduced to ashes, torn apart, and sunk into the sea, obliterated without a trace.
Even with the Red Line's vastness and thick layers of rock and soil, this attack should have carved out a massive pit stretching hundreds of kilometers across.
But now, staring at the screen, Im could scarcely believe his eyes.
And then he noticed something else.
The ground was still moving, gently pulsing up and down, as if alive. Im's heart raced as a realization struck him.
A legend… or was it a prophecy?
When Joy Boy returns, the will of the great kingdom will rise with him.
An unstoppable force!
"Damn it!!! Among these intruders... Joy Boy has returned!"
Im's mind raced with understanding, horror settling into his core.
The one who controlled these Terra Robots could only be Joy Boy himself!
Though Im had recognized the Terra Robots immediately, knowing their origins, he had never set foot on Raftel and thus did not realize the key to activating them was the awakening of the Nika form.
In his mind, anyone who stumbled upon Raftel's ruins could potentially control the Terra Robots. Seeing them as a grave threat, he had ordered the Five Elders to serve as expendable distractions, intending to wipe out the robots with the Uranus.
But he hadn't accounted for this possibility—that Joy Boy had returned.
A tremor of fear ran through Im's heart as he stumbled back, the force of the realization weakening his resolve. His heels hit the edge of his seat, and he fell into it, shaken and vulnerable.
His eyes remained fixed on the screen, filled with a newfound dread.
The long-dreaded prophecy was coming to pass.
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