Chapter 284: Mind of a Conqueror, Pity and Shaking Atmosphere

Chapter 284: Mind of a Conqueror, Pity and Shaking Atmosphere

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Shiki didn't move for a second, observing Francisco as he dashed towards that last Seraphim.

He seemed to want to go there himself, to face his former captain one last time. But the earth prison he had trapped his opponents in seemed to start cracking.

Those cracks quickly gushed out blue flames, leading to the cracks to widen, before the entire compressed construct broke down completely, shards of it blowing everywhere as the two Seraphs jumped out of it and towards Shiki with angry looks in their eyes.

'Damn, that didn't last anywhere near as much as I expected. I guess Francisco can deal with him...'

Shiki immediately batted away two slashes from the Seraphs, before manoeuvring around in the air and slipping past them.

'These pieces of shit are a lot stronger than I thought they'd be... I guess Xebec was always a monster.

They seem to have a decent mastery over his fighting style and even haki, whilst being able to use the genetic traits of Lunarians. Rather scary combo.'

Shiki was still able to avoid their flying slashes in the air, as it was his territory. But soon enough, the Seraphs seemed to sheath their blades.

'Finally going all out, huh?' Xebec had never been a true swordsman... Brawling was where he excelled, and Shiki was about to be reminded of that, not that he could ever forget.

Now that he had his hands full, he couldn't afford to pay any further attention to Francisco.

The blonde swordsman in question had already arrived next to the Seraphim that held Xebec's soul.

The blonde swordsman scowled as he walked forward, circling the clone with a curious look in his eyes.

The younger version of Xebec didn't move, but its eyes somehow seemed to follow Francisco, gaining a hopeful light whilst also displaying a rather haughty attitude.

It seemed like he couldn't talk... Nor move.

"Seems like your willpower's still intact. At least it allows you to disrespect direct orders for a while, seems like you're struggling though..."

Francisco quickly took some mental notes, wondering if killing the Seraphs would lead to it switching to a different one.

Still, within that small android body, the blonde swordsman could feel a lot of anger and rage.

"... I see." Francisco sighed, although unable to hear his captain, he completely understood the emotions, the colour of his soul spoke volumes of how he was feeling.

His entire life, Xebec had fought hard to oppose the World Government, and done countless atrocities for that reason. And it was all simply because he dreaded the thought of ever ending up back in his current situation.

'A slave without any will of his own.'

It was a fate worse than death for a conqueror like Xebec.

He had overcome his slave origins long ago, he had grown to the level where the very institution that enslaved him saw him as a balance-shifting threat...

But now, after his death. He was brought back to life only to serve as a tool, nothing better than a slave, for the ones that he had fought so hard to oppose.

It was beyond demeaning, and Francisco could feel the repressed Conqueror's Haki whirling within the small Seraphim's body.

"Kuma..." Elder Warcury scowled hatefully, his horns suddenly turning into blades.

"Ursus Shock..."

Before the elder could put his sharp tusks to use, he was immediately propelled backwards, a gigantic paw-shaped shockwave rushing out of Kuma's palm, returning all of the momentum from earlier to the Elder.

Kuma slowly clenched and unclenched his fist, which trembled slightly.

'As expected of an elder... What absurd power.'

"I didn't need your help, Warlord brat!" Big Mom's voice sounded out, as she landed back in the middle of the battlefield, her fiery hair shining as her entire figure was engulfed in conqueror's haki and lighting.

"I shall provide you with assistance regardless. I can at least take a few more hits for you, so you can attack without worrying." Kuma's voice held little emotion, but it was resolute.

He slowly glanced towards the Elder, his curly hair slightly moving in the powerful wind surging around them still.

Big Mom continued to scowl, before she slowly reached out and grabbed her large saber from the ground, animated with another piece of her soul.

This display made Francisco stop in his tracks, and reassess the other battlefields, realising that Big Mom should at least be able to continue to stall Warcury for now with the help of the others.

'I guess I'll go help elsewhere...'

As he hopped off, he, as well as everyone else on the ground.

Felt a large shift in the atmosphere around them. Followed by a sickeningly high increase in temperature.

'It's almost as if someone's brought the sun closer to the earth...' Francisco marvelled as he looked up, blinking a few times.

Many did the same as him, only to witness an otherworldly scene.

Two gigantic blackened hands, they had extended long out of the boundaries of their planet's atmosphere, towards the sun, and they had clearly grasped... Pieces of it.

Pieces of it were then dragged down to their world.

'Shit... Things are getting serious up there...'

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Hope you liked the chapter!

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