Chapter 1648 The Green Bull That's Been Targeted

The combination of Blackbeard Teach and Shiryu of the Rain did indeed deal a heavy blow to the Navy's arrogance.

Magellan's tragic death and the theft of his powers, along with the ease with which Akainu's enraged attack was neutralized, cast a shadow over the hearts of countless Marines, shaking their unwavering belief in absolute power and their own sense of justice.

At this critical moment when morale was on the verge of collapse, a gentle, firm, yet powerful golden light quietly but irresistibly spread across the battlefield of Marineford.

The source of this radiance was none other than the blonde knight girl, Artoria, who stood atop the city tower behind the execution platform, beside the Warring States Marshal.

With her abilities, leadership qualities, and ideals, her influence is not merely simple encouragement, but a radiance that reaches the soul and awakens unwavering faith and will.

Like an inextinguishable lighthouse in the darkness, it illuminated the flame of justice in the hearts of the navy, which had begun to flicker due to the cruel reality and terrifying forces.

Bathed in this glorious light, the confusion and fear in the eyes of the naval officers and soldiers gradually faded, their hands gripping their weapons regained their composure, and the surging blood in their chests boiled once more.

A wavering justice must be re-established and strengthened from its very foundation.

Although morale was severely damaged, under Artoria's illumination, the navy miraculously did not suffer a large-scale collapse or disarray, and discipline and formation remained basically intact.

On the other side of the battlefield, Blackbeard Teach narrowed his sinister little eyes, staring intently at the figure on the city wall who emanated a golden light that made him extremely uncomfortable.

He could clearly feel the effect of that light on maintaining and boosting the morale of the navy. "The new admiral, what a troublesome ability."

Teach licked his lips, a hint of fear and intense killing intent flashing in his eyes. If the Navy continued to support that blonde girl like that, they could drag the pirates down to a crushing defeat.

He was like a rat exposed to the light, hating Artoria with a passion that burned like a hornet's nest.

What annoyed him even more was that the navy was operating on its home turf, and its supplies, medical care, and troop replenishment were all guaranteed.

The lightly wounded retreated to the rear for bandaging and treatment, and after a short rest, they were able to return to the battlefield.

On the pirates' side, every death is one less, every injury weakens them, and they will only grow weaker with each battle.

Teach's gaze returned to Ace, who was kneeling on the execution platform.

Frankly, he has to put more pressure on the navy and must divert and contain the high-end combat power at the admiral level.

Only by crippling the navy's key combat forces could the admiral, who had been stationed in the rear, be forced to personally intervene.

As for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit inside Whitebeard's body, it would be unwise to completely break ties with the Whitebeard Pirates before even obtaining the fruit.

However, we cannot help them too much; we must put pressure on both sides simultaneously.

His gaze swept over the still solid ground of Marineford.

Thanks to Admiral Aramaki, who used his Forest-Forest Fruit ability to create countless tough plant roots that penetrated deep like a steel mesh, the land that Shiki the Golden Lion had raised using his Float-Float Fruit ability was stabilized, preventing it from collapsing prematurely during the fierce battle.

This is also an important foundation for the navy's ability to sustain operations.

A cruel smile appeared on Teach's face. "Now that I've killed a commissioner, I don't mind killing another general."

"Kill that green-haired guy for me. I'm going to use the admiral's head as my new wine jug."

"Yes, Captain," a deep voice replied.

A figure leaped down from beside Blackbeard without hesitation.

As he fell, his body began to expand rapidly, his skin turned into hard purple dragon scales, his limbs into sharp claws, fleshy wings that blotted out the sky grew from his back, and his head became a ferocious dragon head.

In the blink of an eye, a purple-scaled venomous dragon reappeared in its true form, letting out a deafening roar, and carrying a foul wind and poisonous mist, it fiercely pounced on the area where Green Bull Wilderness was located.

Toxins, by their very nature, have a certain restraining and polluting effect on the vitality of nature.

Shiryu of the Rain also drew his demon sword, Raiyu, revealing a bloodthirsty smile. "My beloved sword has never tasted the blood of a Marine Admiral. Although he is a newly promoted Admiral, his strength is probably not as strong as the three veteran Admirals."

"An admiral is an admiral after all; they're worth hunting."

With that, he blurred into a crimson streak of poison, following closely behind the poison dragon Kebra, and sped off toward the Green Bull.

A dragon and a swordsman, both skilled in using poison, this was a deadly ambush meticulously planned by Blackbeard against Aramaki, the user of the Forest-Forest Fruit.

"Wha...what?!"

Green Bull Aramu, who was doing his best to maintain the battlefield terrain and attack the surrounding pirates with vegetation, saw a terrifying poisonous dragon and a swordsman with murderous intent rushing towards him. His expression changed instantly, and he couldn't help but feel miserable.

"Damn it, do these bastards think I'm the weakest admiral?! This is outrageous!"

Huang Mu was both shocked and furious, but faced with the combined attack of two powerful enemies, he had no choice but to concentrate and prepare for battle.

The surrounding vegetation grew wildly, transforming into countless giant vines that met the onrushing poisonous dragon and Shiryu.

Just then, a golden light flashed, and Kizaru Borsalino appeared beside Green Bull without anyone noticing.

He had safely transported Magellan's body to the rear. The lewd and cynical smile he usually wore was gone, replaced by an unprecedented coldness.

The Blackbeard Pirates' actions today have thoroughly enraged this Marine Admiral.

"Aramaki, it seems we've been underestimated~" Kizaru's voice still trailed off with a long, drawn-out tone.

Just then, the purple-scaled venomous dragon, Kobra, flew over the naval position. It suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and purplish-red venom gathered wildly from deep in its throat.

"The Roar of the Poison Dragon—!!"

A torrent of scarlet poisonous mist erupted from Cobra's dragon mouth, cascading down upon the area where the navy was located.

This is an indiscriminate area attack that affects both friend and foe. Wherever the poisonous fog passes, the air emits a corrosive sound, and even steel and rock are rapidly melting away.

Kizaru looked up at the overwhelming poisonous fog, "If something this dangerous falls and the poisoned people don't have an antidote, that would be terrible."

His voice remained slow and leisurely, but his movements were as swift as lightning: "I absolutely cannot let you have your way!"

Before he finished speaking, Kizaru had already crossed his arms in front of his chest, palms facing each other.

The next moment, a rotating and compressing energy disc radiating a dazzling golden light was quickly formed between his palms, like a mirror shimmering with golden light.

The golden light grew brighter and brighter, more and more dazzling, and the energy it contained became increasingly terrifying.

In the endless darkness ravaged by Blackbeard and the crimson poisonous mist spewed by the poison dragon, this sudden burst of pure and intense golden light was like the light of dawn tearing through the night.