socalfunplaces Chapter 367 Defeating the Evil Dragon: A Declaration of War!
Chapter 367 Defeating the Evil Dragon: A Declaration of War!
Chapter 367 Defeating the Evil Dragon: A Declaration of War!
Without a doubt, what is happening now is unimaginable for the people inside and outside the Flower Capital.
At this moment, everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces stiff, as the being slowly appeared on the platform.
"Orochi was actually..."
"Public execution? Really?"
And clearly, most people are still in a daze at this point.
While everyone was still in shock
They had already seen that the black charcoal serpent had been forcibly dragged to the very center of the platform by the man named Rabbit.
There, hard ice is being sculpted into the shape of an execution platform by flames as bright as starlight.
"Let me go! Hey, you guys from the Zodiac, I haven't offended you! Let me go, I'll give you whatever money or beautiful women you want..."
Kurozumi Orochi shouted, his face streaked with tears and snot.
Rabbit pretended not to hear and forcefully escorted the black charcoal serpent to the execution platform.
As you all know.
His voice continued to echo throughout this tranquil city of flowers.
"Kurozumi Orochi is a villain who stole power in Wano Country and colluded with Kaido."
"Today, in front of all the people of Wano Country, I will be executed. This was at the request of a friend of mine."
As he spoke, everyone saw it at the same time.
From the starlight and flames behind him, a continuous stream of figures were emerging.
There was a burly old man with sunglasses and bulging muscles, followed by several men who looked quite fierce.
There were fish-men wearing straw hats, resembling a contract.
There were samurai holding katanas, their eyes resolute.
"That's...that legendary figure from the Wano Country underworld, Lord Hana no Hyogoro?"
"And the four bosses of Huadu!"
"That...that person, could it be Lord Kawamatsu, one of the Red Scabbards?"
"And the Six Samurai of Mochizuki Town!"
"That's 'Fearless Yujiro'! One of the heroes of Ringo!"
Some of the underworld figures living in Huadu had already recognized several of the more well-known ones among those figures.
"Hey, weren't they all taken to Udon?"
"Has Udon been liberated?"
"Never heard of that—didn't Udon already have a new signboard there?"
People started discussing it almost instinctively.
But soon, some people realized—why these prisoners who had once been locked up in Udon were here was not important.
The important thing is...
"Look, what they're holding is... is it just a painted snail?"
"No way, that looks like an overseas snail, the kind called 'Den Den Mushi'?"
Why is it burning?
People were discussing it like this.
That's right.
At this moment, flames were seen engulfing the bodies of these liberated prisoners from the Rabbit Bowl prison.
In their hands, they held weapons and special translucent Den Den Mushi (snail phones).
It was precisely at this moment...
"Um?"
Accompanied by the crackling sound of burning, Shimotsuki Yasuie, who was trembling with excitement on the high platform, gave a puzzled "hmm".
"Daddy—it's fire!"
Beside the Kang family, a little girl in a kimono spoke with an innocent expression.
And that's exactly what she said.
At this point, the center is the pocket on Kang Jia's chest.
A flame, too, had risen and ignited.
Strangely, however, the Kang family itself did not feel the pain of being burned.
He simply opened his pocket with a puzzled look and took out a thin piece of paper.
Those are the special leaflets commemorating the day of liberation that have been continuously distributed and passed around Wano Country recently.
As the leader of the resistance in Wano Country and one of the behind-the-scenes leaders, Yasuie also carried this leaflet with him—although he did not know who was distributing the leaflet, he was certain that it must have been one of his comrades.
At this moment, the flyer is burning.
As it burned, the text written on the leaflets rapidly transformed into an image.
The image shown was of the large snake bound on the execution platform, along with its minions.
"The people of the whole country can see this..."
The Kang family naturally understood the meaning behind Mao Tu's words.
At this moment, the scene above the Flower Capital has likely spread to every corner of Wano Country through these special leaflets.
【Ratastock - Creation of Bloodline Factors - Barrier-Free Telephone Den Den Mushi】
【Ratastock - Bloodline Factor Creation - Ability Transfer Paper】
The Kang family could almost imagine the countless people who had hidden or picked up the leaflets at that moment, all their eyes fixed on the screen.
They will all witness this liberation, witness this...public execution."
"Yes, Toko."
The Kang family looked at their adopted daughter.
His hand gripped the raging paper tightly: "It's fire."
He could almost see the raging, scorching flames burning throughout the entire Wano Country at that moment.
At that very moment.
Public executions have already begun.
There was no prelude, not even a few extra words.
Right in front of the many Den Den Mushi, Usagi slightly raised her hand.
"Buzz!"
From his hand, the flames condensed and slowly transformed into a knife.
"laugh!"
With a swift stroke, he severed the head of the Kurozumi Orochi.
at the same time...
"Screech!" "Screech!" "Screech!"
The continuous sounds came one after another, like the echoes of a musical piece.
The people of Wano Country saw with almost perfect clarity that at that moment, the prisoners of Udon who emerged from the flames also took up their weapons and beheaded some of the Oniwabanshu and members of the Beast Pirates.
Everything happened so fast that after the headless serpent's head fell to the ground, the body began to slump and become limp. Those present and those throughout the country who had just begun to watch the execution were still in a daze.
Is that all?
That Kurozumi Orochi just died like that?
Perhaps everything came too easily, or perhaps the hatred was too deep.
In short, people felt a profound emptiness at that moment.
The Kang family members frowned even more.
"Too hasty, that's not enough!"
He said in a low voice.
Yes—not enough.
He knew this very well.
To liberate this country, to ignite the flames of hope and resistance in people's hearts, and to extinguish so many years of despair, such executions alone are not enough—they need to be more powerful, more imposing, and more...ceremonial.
"Um?"
But the Kang family soon discovered the anomaly.
The Rabbit did not stop after beheading the Black Charcoal Orochi.
He raised his hand again.
at the same time...
"Buzz!"
Beneath his feet, the seemingly dead black serpent clearly began to change—scales began to grow on its body, and in just a moment it transformed into a huge, ugly serpent.
On the body of that giant serpent grew a full eight heads.
Although one head was severed at this moment, the remaining seven heads all widened their eyes, revealing a ferocious expression.
"No, impossible... I clearly didn't activate my ability, how could you possibly know..."
He was horrified to discover that, under the burning flames on his body, he was unable to control his abilities.
The life force of the "Mythical Zoan type - Yamata no Orochi Fruit" was activated by the flames of the Rabbit, causing him to activate his ability on instinct, even though he originally intended to play dead.
But clearly—the current Rabbit is not responding to their interest.
"As you all know, Kurozumi Orochi obtained the position of shogun through scheming, causing this country to suffer."
"Shuangyue Gyuwan, Kozuki Oden, Tianyue Shi, Shuangyue Fair..."
He kept reciting the names of those who had died in the past because of Kurozumi Orochi's schemes.
At the same moment, from behind him...
"Buzz!"
Yamato, with two horns on his head, has slowly emerged.
She did not reveal her appearance, nor did she wield the spiked club that she inherited from her father.
On the contrary, she was holding a katana in her hand and wearing a demon mask resembling that of a demon, a Shura.
That appearance was very clear.
At this moment, she represents not "Yamato" or "Oni-hime," but Kozuki Oden, whom she admires, and the warriors of this country who died because of Kurozumi Orochi.
She raised her hand, and then, to the horrified gaze of Kurozumi Orochi, she swung down the katana in her hand.
"laugh!"
Another head fell.
The samurai behind Usagi once again swung their swords and killed another group of Oniwabanshu and members of Hyakki Yagyō.
"The Kurozumi Orochi, in cooperation with the beasts, has transformed this country into a cursed land that only knows how to produce weapons."
"The land of this country has become barren and desolate, life in this country requires all one's strength just to survive, and ordinary people in this country can only dream of having enough to eat."
The Rabbit continued speaking, its words calm and objective, yet capable of stirring the hearts of everyone present.
As he finished speaking, another group of figures emerged from behind him.
That's Ace wearing an orange hat, and his Spade Pirates.
In addition, a little girl with purple hair was also following Ace at this moment.
That was Ayu.
"Is that alright?"
At that moment, Ace held Ayu's hand and asked softly.
Ayu looked at the black charcoal serpent, which was filled with rage and despair because its two heads had been cut off.
"That's the giant serpent my master spoke of."
She clenched her fists.
In her mind, she thought of everyone in Amigasa Village, and her parents who had died in the weapons factory.
"Ayu...Ayu, you can do it!"
She nodded seriously.
Ace grinned.
"Well then, watch carefully."
He chuckled and took off his hat, placing it over Ayu's head.
Then...
"bake!"
Flames extended from his fingers, transforming into a scorching longsword.
"Fire Blade·Kasasa!"
He raised his hand and looked at the black charcoal serpent.
"Who...who are you? Wait...wait a minute!"
The horrified question from the black serpent went unanswered; another head was severed from its body, burned to a crisp before it even hit the ground.
"No! No! I don't want to die! I can't die here!"
The fact that three heads were severed in quick succession drove him completely insane.
He tried to shake his snake body, as if trying to escape.
But it is quite obvious.
"He was ruthless and vicious, and countless people died at his hands."
"laugh!"
"Despicable and vile, countless people have died because of him."
"laugh!"
"He is a serpent crawling in the lair of a dragon, a claw, a part that must be removed to liberate this country."
"laugh!"
With every word spoken by the Rabbit, one of Orochi's heads would be severed by him, Yamato, or Ace.
Four, five, six...
"laugh!"
When the seventh head was severed, the blood of the Oniwabanshu and the hundred beasts had already stained the entire platform crimson.
The body of the black charcoal serpent had already fallen to the ground, and its last remaining head was barely breathing.
At this point, Rabbit did not hesitate at all.
He stepped forward, stomped on the head of the black charcoal serpent, and raised the knife in his hand.
"No...no..."
Ignoring the demands of this inhuman being, he said softly.
"This is what I want you all to see."
He seemed to be speaking to the country.
"Whether it is a dragon or its minions—they are not immortal or invincible."
"Look at his ugly state, look at this bright red."
"The road to liberation is inevitably accompanied by bloodshed, and now... the enemy's blood has been shed."
"This is the declaration of war!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he delivered the final blow.
The last head of the black charcoal serpent flew high into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
"After the execution, we will declare war on all beasts, on Onigashima, and on the evil dragon."
"We will head to Oni Island to vanquish the evil dragon."
As the words fell.
The Rabbit raised the knife in its hand and held it high.
"I urge those who share my views, my comrades, to join me in igniting the flames of war, to join me in... liberating all that is bound!"
Flame fragments drifted down from the blade like a fluttering flag.
The words fell.
"5
""
The entire country of Wano fell silent in that instant.
The elderly, children, warriors, farmers, laborers—all the common people, regardless of age or disability.
Everyone was looking at the people, the fire, and the flag on the screen.
At this moment, the head and corpse of Kurozumi Orochi seemed to become a staircase protecting him.
Everyone was replaying the image of those sharp blows in their minds.
They felt as if the shackles that had oppressed, bound, and terrified them over the years had been shattered by those sharp blows.
Rising from the shackles, and taking their place...
It's a raging fire!
The flames did not just burn on their bodies, but truly burned continuously from within them.
One, two, three... countless sparks converged, illuminating the Wano Country as brightly as day, even as night was falling.
Then...
"liberation!"
"liberation!"
"liberation!"
A roar rang out.