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Chapter 1472: Demon Queen Fafuhner's Beauty!
【Boom!!!】
Steve Guts, like Little A and Kyros, showed no mercy towards the ancient Domitian Palace. He directly broke through the central rooftop and rushed into the main hall where the largest source of presence was perceived.
Yejian Tsukahara, Uchiha Kokuu, and Vergo followed closely behind.
Finally came Pontiff Vittorio, flying in on the back of a white dragon, Giulio Cesare, the 'Void Familiar', Bask Gran, the 'Iron-Blooded Alchemist', and Raftela, the 'Strongest Demonic Energy Synchronizer'.
The white dragon quickly flew to the rear in the gale. Before it could even land steadily, the four swiftly jumped down and took their positions according to their abilities.
And in front of them.
A beautiful woman, dressed in a gorgeous black dress, with a graceful and noble temperament, and violet-like eyes shimmering with an eerie light, sat casually on the throne at the top of the stairs.
Two strange crows with purple eyes, one standing on the armrest and the other on top of the throne, tilted their heads and stared at the crowd.
The woman rested her right hand on her fair, round chin, looking down at the nine people and the white dragon from the Familiar of Zero World, her eyes filled with unconcealed curiosity.
(Fafuhner)
"You must be the Demon Dragon Fafuhner. Are you the only one here?" Steve Guts, acting as the temporary captain, scanned the empty main hall and asked the black-dressed woman on the platform in a deep voice.
(Steve Guts)
"It's late night now, my resting time. Of course, no one dares to come in without permission~" Fafuhner's tone sounded so nonchalant.
Vergo raised an eyebrow: "Even if someone breaks in to assassinate, they won't come in?"
"My order is above all else." Fafuhner wore a charming smile on her face.
"Now it's time for everyone to introduce yourselves. Who are you, and which force are you from?"
Steve Guts exchanged a glance with Vergo and Yejian Tsukahara, then replied to Fafuhner.
"Although I know you won't believe it even if I tell you, and you certainly won't surrender, I'll still say it."
"We are troops under the World Government, ordered to arrest the Demon Dragon Fafuhner. I'm only warning you once, it's best not to resist!"
"World Government?" Fafuhner murmured softly: "Never heard of it. You shouldn't be a force from this continent, right? Could you be from overseas?"
She then raised her head to look at Steve Guts, while also glancing at Yejian Tsukahara, who held a blade in one hand.
"You just said arrest, which means you don't want to kill me. Then why don't we solve this through conversation? Perhaps there's a possibility for cooperation?"
In her opinion, figuring out the origin of these people and their strange abilities was the most important thing. It would be best to follow the clues to find the continent they came from, and then decide on the subsequent plan of action, maximizing interests as much as possible.
"The World Government will not accept a monster like you who eats humans. Even if there is communication, it will be after you are locked up in Impel Down." Steve Guts replied coldly.
"That's strange." A look of doubt appeared in Fafuhner's beautiful eyes.
"Based on my observation, you are not human either, and you should drink human blood often."
Her sense of smell was extremely acute, detecting the scent of many types of human blood on Steve Guts.
"You're courting death!" Steve Guts instantly went into a rampage, killing intent erupting from his body, causing the pitch-black Coat of Justice behind him to sway violently.
Kabaneri indeed need to drink human blood to maintain normal physiological activities. However, they don't forage for themselves but are supplied regularly by the military. The source is mostly prisoners in Impel Down, and a small portion is artificial blood provided by the Biochemical Research Institute.
The difference between the two.
Perhaps the blood of prisoners gives them various tastes.
While the taste of artificial blood is fixed, almost tasteless, no different from drinking plain water.
So, in a sense, Kabane are like zombies, but Kabaneri are more like vampires, or calling them vampires directly is also fine.
"I am a noble Sea Star person!"
"You ugly monster!"
The enraged Steve Guts struck out decisively, stomping his foot, cracking the ground, and disappearing from the original spot.
The next moment.
He had already appeared in front of Fafuhner and swung his right fist to attack.
His entire body, except for the Coat of Justice, was covered in grotesque black armor.
Only the eyes on his face emitted a faint blue light.
【Dong!】
The black fist with its barbs standing erect was easily grasped by Fafuhner's raised right hand. Instantly, strong wind spread everywhere, and the stairs shattered.
Purple Yoki Power's eerie light continuously resisted the impact of Armament Haki in her palm.
"Strange energy, I'm becoming more and more interested in you. But why are you so angry?" Fafuhner felt very strange. His current appearance already confirmed that he was indeed not human.
Steve Guts, on the other hand, was shocked by Fafuhner's strength. His full strength punch was blocked just like that, and the key thing was he couldn't even pull it back now.
But he didn't show any weakness verbally, shouting: "I am human! A noble Sea Star person!"
At the same time, his free left arm's black armor quickly molded into a sharp curved black blade, ready to slash fiercely towards Fafuhner.
Unexpectedly, the crow standing on top of the throne suddenly transformed into a purple-black flowing light, directly striking towards his face.
This forced Steve Guts to abandon his plan and block the crow's attack with his arm blade in front of him.
【Dong!】
A deafening loud noise appeared again. The crow's suicidal attack created a powerful impact force on the black arm blade.
It even exploded a visible circle of sonic boom mist in the air.
At the same time, as Fafuhner released her grip, Steve Guts was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
Fortunately, Vergo below the platform intervened in time to catch him, thus avoiding further embarrassment.
"So, you are Sea Star people, but why are you the only one who isn't human?" Fafuhner ignored the shattered flesh and blood of the crow beneath her and sat on the throne, lost in thought.
"What does Sea Star mean? Could it be that you call the place you live the Sea Star Continent?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slowly stood up, revealing her graceful physique. But her eyes no longer held the humanity from before, only cold killing intent.
"Since you are not prepared for a friendly exchange with me, then I will capture you and obtain everything from your memory!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's fight!" Suddenly, Bask Gran, who was positioned further back, couldn't hold back and let out an angry roar.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heavily hammered the ground beneath him with his right fist, which was covered in metal gauntlets. Instantly, crackling red lightning shot out.
In the blink of an eye, three one hundred and fifty-five millimeter caliber cannon barrels formed on the ground, their gun barrels pointing directly at Fafuhner in front of the throne.
"Allow me to open the show for everyone!" The general, known by the nickname 'Iron-Blooded Alchemist', roared as he pressed his palms to the ground.
The next second, as Electro appeared between his palms again, the three cannon barrels immediately fired.
【Boom! Boom! Boom!】
The moment the cannonballs left the gun barrels.
The cannon barrels recoiled violently, creating visible impact air currents.
The gun barrels sprayed scorching hot flame outwards, forming a ring of vapor produced by the sonic boom.
At the same time, the ground vibrated violently under the impact of the strong recoil.
It must be said, the scene of three heavy cannons with a caliber of one hundred and fifty-five millimeters firing a volley was truly spectacular and shocking when observed at close distance.
Pontiff Vittorio and Giulio Cesare, who were near Bask Gran, subconsciously raised their arms to try and block the strong wind and smoke and dust rushing towards them, but were protected in time by the white dragon's dragon wings behind them.
Only Raftela had to endure the wind and waves by herself.
But the shock these wind and waves brought her was far less than the spectacular commotion instantly produced when those fire cannons fired.
Raftela didn't know what that was exactly, but the fear from the bottom of her heart made her tremble all over, feeling a chill throughout her body.
Actually, Bask Gran used to transmute relatively backward muzzle-loading cannons.
Only after the World Government appeared did he begin to research the more advanced fire cannons from the Demon Slayer World and the Nuclear World.
This allowed his strength to improve significantly, and his military rank also rose from the original commodore to the current vice admiral.
It must be said, Bask Gran's alchemy style is very similar to that of a Weapon-Weapon Fruit User.
At the same time.
The stairs platform was already enveloped in thick smoke and fire light stirred up by the fierce bombardment.
(End of Chapter)
【Boom!!!】
Steve Guts, like Little A and Kyros, showed no mercy towards the ancient Domitian Palace. He directly broke through the central rooftop and rushed into the main hall where the largest source of presence was perceived.
Yejian Tsukahara, Uchiha Kokuu, and Vergo followed closely behind.
Finally came Pontiff Vittorio, flying in on the back of a white dragon, Giulio Cesare, the 'Void Familiar', Bask Gran, the 'Iron-Blooded Alchemist', and Raftela, the 'Strongest Demonic Energy Synchronizer'.
The white dragon quickly flew to the rear in the gale. Before it could even land steadily, the four swiftly jumped down and took their positions according to their abilities.
And in front of them.
A beautiful woman, dressed in a gorgeous black dress, with a graceful and noble temperament, and violet-like eyes shimmering with an eerie light, sat casually on the throne at the top of the stairs.
Two strange crows with purple eyes, one standing on the armrest and the other on top of the throne, tilted their heads and stared at the crowd.
The woman rested her right hand on her fair, round chin, looking down at the nine people and the white dragon from the Familiar of Zero World, her eyes filled with unconcealed curiosity.
(Fafuhner)
"You must be the Demon Dragon Fafuhner. Are you the only one here?" Steve Guts, acting as the temporary captain, scanned the empty main hall and asked the black-dressed woman on the platform in a deep voice.
(Steve Guts)
"It's late night now, my resting time. Of course, no one dares to come in without permission~" Fafuhner's tone sounded so nonchalant.
Vergo raised an eyebrow: "Even if someone breaks in to assassinate, they won't come in?"
"My order is above all else." Fafuhner wore a charming smile on her face.
"Now it's time for everyone to introduce yourselves. Who are you, and which force are you from?"
Steve Guts exchanged a glance with Vergo and Yejian Tsukahara, then replied to Fafuhner.
"Although I know you won't believe it even if I tell you, and you certainly won't surrender, I'll still say it."
"We are troops under the World Government, ordered to arrest the Demon Dragon Fafuhner. I'm only warning you once, it's best not to resist!"
"World Government?" Fafuhner murmured softly: "Never heard of it. You shouldn't be a force from this continent, right? Could you be from overseas?"
She then raised her head to look at Steve Guts, while also glancing at Yejian Tsukahara, who held a blade in one hand.
"You just said arrest, which means you don't want to kill me. Then why don't we solve this through conversation? Perhaps there's a possibility for cooperation?"
In her opinion, figuring out the origin of these people and their strange abilities was the most important thing. It would be best to follow the clues to find the continent they came from, and then decide on the subsequent plan of action, maximizing interests as much as possible.
"The World Government will not accept a monster like you who eats humans. Even if there is communication, it will be after you are locked up in Impel Down." Steve Guts replied coldly.
"That's strange." A look of doubt appeared in Fafuhner's beautiful eyes.
"Based on my observation, you are not human either, and you should drink human blood often."
Her sense of smell was extremely acute, detecting the scent of many types of human blood on Steve Guts.
"You're courting death!" Steve Guts instantly went into a rampage, killing intent erupting from his body, causing the pitch-black Coat of Justice behind him to sway violently.
Kabaneri indeed need to drink human blood to maintain normal physiological activities. However, they don't forage for themselves but are supplied regularly by the military. The source is mostly prisoners in Impel Down, and a small portion is artificial blood provided by the Biochemical Research Institute.
The difference between the two.
Perhaps the blood of prisoners gives them various tastes.
While the taste of artificial blood is fixed, almost tasteless, no different from drinking plain water.
So, in a sense, Kabane are like zombies, but Kabaneri are more like vampires, or calling them vampires directly is also fine.
"I am a noble Sea Star person!"
"You ugly monster!"
The enraged Steve Guts struck out decisively, stomping his foot, cracking the ground, and disappearing from the original spot.
The next moment.
He had already appeared in front of Fafuhner and swung his right fist to attack.
His entire body, except for the Coat of Justice, was covered in grotesque black armor.
Only the eyes on his face emitted a faint blue light.
【Dong!】
The black fist with its barbs standing erect was easily grasped by Fafuhner's raised right hand. Instantly, strong wind spread everywhere, and the stairs shattered.
Purple Yoki Power's eerie light continuously resisted the impact of Armament Haki in her palm.
"Strange energy, I'm becoming more and more interested in you. But why are you so angry?" Fafuhner felt very strange. His current appearance already confirmed that he was indeed not human.
Steve Guts, on the other hand, was shocked by Fafuhner's strength. His full strength punch was blocked just like that, and the key thing was he couldn't even pull it back now.
But he didn't show any weakness verbally, shouting: "I am human! A noble Sea Star person!"
At the same time, his free left arm's black armor quickly molded into a sharp curved black blade, ready to slash fiercely towards Fafuhner.
Unexpectedly, the crow standing on top of the throne suddenly transformed into a purple-black flowing light, directly striking towards his face.
This forced Steve Guts to abandon his plan and block the crow's attack with his arm blade in front of him.
【Dong!】
A deafening loud noise appeared again. The crow's suicidal attack created a powerful impact force on the black arm blade.
It even exploded a visible circle of sonic boom mist in the air.
At the same time, as Fafuhner released her grip, Steve Guts was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
Fortunately, Vergo below the platform intervened in time to catch him, thus avoiding further embarrassment.
"So, you are Sea Star people, but why are you the only one who isn't human?" Fafuhner ignored the shattered flesh and blood of the crow beneath her and sat on the throne, lost in thought.
"What does Sea Star mean? Could it be that you call the place you live the Sea Star Continent?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slowly stood up, revealing her graceful physique. But her eyes no longer held the humanity from before, only cold killing intent.
"Since you are not prepared for a friendly exchange with me, then I will capture you and obtain everything from your memory!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's fight!" Suddenly, Bask Gran, who was positioned further back, couldn't hold back and let out an angry roar.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heavily hammered the ground beneath him with his right fist, which was covered in metal gauntlets. Instantly, crackling red lightning shot out.
In the blink of an eye, three one hundred and fifty-five millimeter caliber cannon barrels formed on the ground, their gun barrels pointing directly at Fafuhner in front of the throne.
"Allow me to open the show for everyone!" The general, known by the nickname 'Iron-Blooded Alchemist', roared as he pressed his palms to the ground.
The next second, as Electro appeared between his palms again, the three cannon barrels immediately fired.
【Boom! Boom! Boom!】
The moment the cannonballs left the gun barrels.
The cannon barrels recoiled violently, creating visible impact air currents.
The gun barrels sprayed scorching hot flame outwards, forming a ring of vapor produced by the sonic boom.
At the same time, the ground vibrated violently under the impact of the strong recoil.
It must be said, the scene of three heavy cannons with a caliber of one hundred and fifty-five millimeters firing a volley was truly spectacular and shocking when observed at close distance.
Pontiff Vittorio and Giulio Cesare, who were near Bask Gran, subconsciously raised their arms to try and block the strong wind and smoke and dust rushing towards them, but were protected in time by the white dragon's dragon wings behind them.
Only Raftela had to endure the wind and waves by herself.
But the shock these wind and waves brought her was far less than the spectacular commotion instantly produced when those fire cannons fired.
Raftela didn't know what that was exactly, but the fear from the bottom of her heart made her tremble all over, feeling a chill throughout her body.
Actually, Bask Gran used to transmute relatively backward muzzle-loading cannons.
Only after the World Government appeared did he begin to research the more advanced fire cannons from the Demon Slayer World and the Nuclear World.
This allowed his strength to improve significantly, and his military rank also rose from the original commodore to the current vice admiral.
It must be said, Bask Gran's alchemy style is very similar to that of a Weapon-Weapon Fruit User.
At the same time.
The stairs platform was already enveloped in thick smoke and fire light stirred up by the fierce bombardment.
(End of Chapter)
