One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 378: Chen Ye's Temporary Retreat!

At this moment, both sides in the battle on Future Island were shocked by the immense power displayed by Roger and Rocks who suddenly appeared!

Just now.

Roger used a "divine evasion" technique to cleave the Five Elders' Nassou in two, sword and all.

But the pirates' cheers were abruptly cut short.

"Crunch—crunch—"

In the smoke and dust, the sound of bones grinding together sent chills down your spine.

The broken bones of Nasujiro Sei, wrapped in black flames, wriggled and intertwined like two venomous snakes that came to life, and were forcibly reattached.

Blood vessels and granulation tissue proliferated wildly.

In the blink of an eye.

The horse skeleton, which had been cut in half at the waist, remained perfectly intact.

the other side.

The God of Law and War, Vochuli Saint, had that giant pig's head dented by Lox.

With a "bang".

Like a rubber ball, it bounced back to its original shape.

He flicked his fangs, which were capable of capsizing warships, and two streams of scalding steam billowed from his nostrils.

The murky, beastly eyes held only murderous intent.

Although it was only pain.

I wasn't afraid.

"Are the Five Elders immortal monsters?"

"A vice admiral said, trembling."

It's not just pirates.

Even the navy's own men felt a chill run down their spines at the sight of this unreasonable regeneration.

Satan Saint's monstrous form stood in the center of the battlefield.

He didn't move.

A pair of sinister eyes swept across the surroundings. Many CPOs and naval soldiers had died, but to them, those were just numbers.

"Reorganize the formation."

Satan Saint's voice rang directly in the minds of the other four old men.

"Don't be fooled by Roger and Rocks. They are strong, but we are immortal. Don't be intimidated by them."

"That's right."

Mazsan’s enormous, monstrous bird circled in the sky, its sharp eyes piercing through the smoke and dust.

"The real threat is the person who summoned them—Chen Ye."

The Five Elders instantly came up with a new tactic.

He killed Chen Ye.

Roger and Rocks might just disappear on their own.

Beheaded.

There is only one goal.

"Buzz—!"

Five terrifying bursts of Observation Haki erupted simultaneously, sweeping across the entire Eghardt like radar.

The mental storm locked onto a high platform that had not yet collapsed, several kilometers away.

There, Chen Ye stood in the wind, his hands in his pockets.

"Found it!"

A cold glint flashed in Nasujiro's eyes, and the First Generation Kitetsu in his hand hummed excitedly.

He lowered the horse's body, its four hooves crushing the ground.

"Kill Chen Ye first! At all costs, eliminate this disruptive force that is shaking up the world order!"

But the moment the Five Elders' gazes and killing intent locked onto the past, it was the next second.

Their savage pupils suddenly contracted.

On the high platform.

empty.

There was nothing there.

Chen Ye, who had just been locked up by them.

The person is gone.

Even its breath disappeared.

"What?!"

Sacred Vochuli roared.

……

Let's go back two minutes!

Chen Ye stood on the edge, looking down at the Five Elders wriggling and regenerating below, his face expressionless.

Those golden eyes reflected the hellish battlefield, yet looked as if they were watching a boring, lousy show.

"Just as I expected..."

Chen Ye murmured to himself.

"Only top-tier Conqueror's Haki attacks that relentlessly bind them can take them down. The 'immortality' that Im gave them is even more troublesome than Kaido's defense."

He turned his head.

Two men were standing beside her.

Monkey D. Dragon, Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army. Shanks, the Red-Haired.

"Chen Ye, is this the 'hell' you wanted to show us?"

Shanks held Griffin down, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he stared at the five monsters below.

"This regenerative ability is truly disgusting."

"Those five old geezers are immortal."

Chen Ye's tone was relaxed.

"It would take a long time to wear them down by fighting them head-on, or to find a loophole in the rules."

It's very simple for me!

But I don't have time to play with them right now.

"So, what's your plan?"

"I'm leaving this place to you for now."

Chen Ye straightened his cuffs, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield to the massive brain-like structure deep within the island—the Punk Record Layer.

"Roger and Rocks are the 'thugs' I brought in. They're prone to getting out of control if no one's watching them. You guys are in charge of keeping things under control and don't let those five old geezers bother me."

Shanks was stunned.

"Where are you going? The banquet has just started, and the main character is already running away?"

"The protagonist only does the crucial thing at the crucial moment."

Chen Ye pointed to the distance.

"I'm going to find Vegapunk to talk about 'the truth of the world,' and maybe see if I can activate something good."

At this point, Chen Ye looked at the two of them, his smile widening, tinged with a hint of wickedness.

"With Roger and Rocks at their peak, plus all of you, if we can't even beat five old geezers, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the Lord of the Near Sea. Which beast in the East Blue would love your flesh."

Shanks shook his head with a wry smile.

"Hey, this isn't a funny joke. If it really eats me, what will happen to my pride?"

Dragon's eyes instantly turned as sharp as knives, filled with murderous intent.

"Go ahead without worry. If this team still loses, the Revolutionary Army will be disbanded on the spot, and I won't have the face to see Luffy again."

"very good."

Chen Ye nodded.

Golden ripples emanated from his body.

The body becomes transparent.

It transformed into a streak of light and passed directly through the spatial barrier set up by the Five Elders.

"Then...see you later."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of golden light appeared, and he vanished completely.

Only a faint smell of ozone remained in the air.

……

Back to the present.

The goal is gone.

I've been tricked.

The Five Elders' rationality instantly crumbled.

Satan trembled violently, his enormous spider legs slamming into the ground, creating deep craters in the frozen soil.

"Where did that bastard go?! Damn it! He must have gone to the Punk Records!"

"We mustn't let him have any contact with Vegapunk!"

Mazsa let out a sharp screech and flapped its wings, ready to take flight.

"There lies the truth behind the hundred-year void, and the 'Mother Spark'!"

"calm!"

Sacred Vocuri roared, his enormous boar body blocking Sacred Maz's path.

"It's too late to catch up now! Besides, none of us can leave until we resolve the current problem!"

His gaze was fixed intently on what lay ahead.

Roger and Rocks were watching them with expressions of amusement.

Behind the two, a row of top-tier experts—red-haired, dragon, white-bearded…—were watching intently.

"I can't worry about that anymore!"

Sacred Vochuli's eyes were bloodshot.

"All personnel, listen to my command! Use all available force to annihilate the enemy before us!"

"If that doesn't work, then we'll consult 'that person' again!"