Chapter 293: Chaotic Battle (Part 2)
Estes was furious.
Why did everyone always compare her to her father?
Every opponent she faced would always bring up her father, and it was driving her mad.
Her pupils widened, and light blue Conqueror's Haki burst from her body, crashing down onto Onigumo.
"Ugh!"
Onigumo's sword swing halted mid-air as a wave of oppressive pressure struck his mind, making his head pound.
"Co... Conqueror's Haki!"
Onigumo stared in disbelief at the young girl before him. She actually possessed Conqueror's Haki. Such talent was exceedingly rare, perhaps one in a million.
But it made sense—after all, her father was none other than Rockefeller Charlotte.
"Damn it! I'll make you regret your words!"
Estes' Haki surged, and the temperature around her plummeted as her Cold-Cold Fruit ability activated.
A bone-chilling cold swept across the battlefield.
"Die!"
With a single sword swing, Estes unleashed a chilling slash, different from a swordsman's traditional cut but equally lethal.
Clang!
Onigumo crossed his dual swords, coated with Armament Haki, to block the frigid strike. Instantly, a biting cold invaded his hands through the blades.
"What a monster... This one must not be allowed to live."
His eyes glinted with murderous intent. A wielder of Conqueror's Haki with a formidable Devil Fruit power—she could become a terrifying threat.
Unfazed, Estes dashed forward, sword in hand, and the two clashed again. Blades collided with ice and steel, the battle fierce and unyielding.
Despite Onigumo's ferocity, Estes held the upper hand, her mastery of the Cold-Cold Fruit giving her an edge.
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Meanwhile, on another part of the battlefield, Caesar had transformed into his half-dragon form, dominating the lesser-ranked officers and soldiers.
His enormous dragon body floated in the air, unleashing torrents of Wind Blades and Fireballs from his maw. Each blast resulted in massive casualties among the marines.
The one-sided massacre soon bored Caesar, who cast his gaze across the chaotic battlefield.
His father, Charlotte, and Admiral Zephyr were locked in an intense duel, their battle zone completely cleared as no one dared approach.
Sakazuki (Akainu), the magma-wielding rear admiral, was locked in a heated clash with Barrett, neither giving an inch.
Then his eyes caught sight of a peculiar figure—North Sea Governor Admiral Darrin. The man was obviously slacking off on the sidelines, only pretending to be involved.
"Hey, isn't that the North Sea Governor? What's he doing just hanging around?"
Realizing the man's rank and lackluster performance, Caesar's eyes lit up with wicked delight.
With a flap of his massive wings, he shot through the air and landed right in front of Darrin, transforming back into his half-dragon form.
Darrin turned around just in time to see the towering half-dragon standing before him, scales gleaming and horns curved back over his head.
"A... a pirate!"
Darrin's heart pounded, his chubby body trembling in terror.
Caesar grinned. "Hey, old man, you seem pretty idle. Wanna play?"
He lunged forward, claws gleaming like sharp blades.
"Sky-Splitting Claw!"
Caesar's attack was nothing fancy—just a straightforward swipe.
Riiip!
Blood spattered as Darrin's chest was slashed open, his uniform shredded. He was sent flying, landing in a crumpled heap with a wail of pain.
"Pathetic... You're supposed to be a vice admiral?"
Caesar looked down at the bleeding figure, his golden eyes filled with disdain.
Darrin's face turned ashen, struggling to speak, but only a garbled cough came out, blood dribbling from his lips.
"You're weaker than even that dual-wielding lieutenant. How did you even make it to vice admiral? Did you buy your position?"
Caesar's mocking words hit hard, and Darrin could only gape in stunned silence.
"You trash. Time to send you off."
Bored of the game, Caesar grabbed Darrin by the head, lifting him off the ground.
"Help... Save me!"
Darrin's screams echoed across the battlefield, but no one came to his aid.
With a brutal downward slam, Caesar smashed his head into the ground, creating a crater. He repeatedly lifted and smashed Darrin's skull into the dirt until his struggles ceased.
When Caesar finally let go, the vice admiral's body lay limp and unresponsive.
"Man, what a lousy fight," Caesar muttered, his tail flicking back and forth.
Some of the marines caught sight of their fallen leader and shouted in panic.
"Vice Admiral Darrin!"
The morale among the North Sea soldiers plummeted as the news spread. Their leader, the highest authority in the North Sea, was dead.
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In the midst of the chaos, Barrett was still grappling with Sakazuki, whose magma-infused fists were clashing with Barrett's powerful punches.
"You're persistent for a kid," Barrett sneered.
Sakazuki gritted his teeth, his Magma Hound attack pushing back Barrett's armored fist.
"You pirates... deserve nothing but annihilation!"
His determination was unwavering, despite the clear difference in strength.
Meanwhile, the three vice admirals from Marine Headquarters were struggling against Charlotte's top officers—five swordmasters who fought as if possessed, driven by an unyielding will to protect their captain.
Even Zephyr, who was still locked in a fierce battle with Charlotte, couldn't help but notice the chaos unfolding around him.
In the sky, the clash of Haki and blades created shockwaves that shattered the ground and split the air.
Zephyr growled, sweat dripping down his forehead as he exchanged blows with Charlotte.
"Your ambition... ends here!" Zephyr roared, launching a flurry of punches.
Charlotte deflected the strikes with his sword, countering with a powerful slash that carved a deep trench into the earth.
"You still think you can stop me, Zephyr? I've come too far to fall now!"
The battle raged on, with no end in sight. The battlefield was a chaotic mess of explosions, bloodshed, and desperate cries.
And in the center of it all, Charlotte stood firm, his confidence unwavering as his crew fought valiantly.
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