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Seeing Warcury severely injured, the other Five Elders clearly felt the pressure and didn't dare approach Daichi easily.
But Daichi wouldn't delay.
Under the blessing of Desolate Land, countless green light spots lit up around Daichi, followed by a green beam of light erupting from his mouth!
"Solar Beam!"
Whether it was power or range, it far surpassed the white light beam in his normal state, sweeping toward the giant snake-bird in the sky.
"Pfft!"
Mars flapped his wings, accelerating to avoid the trajectory of the green light beam, but the beam chased after him like a sword!
"Rumble!"
Tall buildings, trees, rockeries—
Any obstacles were destroyed by the light beam, relentlessly pursuing Mars.
Daichi twisted his head forcefully. Due to the angle, the light beam from his mouth suddenly accelerated, sweeping past the giant snake-bird's body.
"Boom!"
Dazzling flames exploded in the sky.
The light in Daichi's mouth dissipated, and his vision suddenly went dark.
A samurai with a skeletal horse for a lower body!
Nusjuro!
Nusjuro gripped the Shodai Kitetsu, striking a drawing-sword stance, and the next moment, a biting cold wind enveloped Daichi.
"Clang!"
Daichi was covered in ice!
But it was useless.
Daichi's body temperature rose, and the ice on him immediately melted and evaporated, leaving nothing but steam.
However, this brief moment gave the other Five Elders an opportunity.
The ground trembled!
A giant sandworm burst out of the ground, its mouth wider than its body, actually swallowing Daichi whole, then secreting massive amounts of gastric acid inside.
Ju Peter!
In just a few seconds, his gastric acid could digest everything.
To prevent Daichi from struggling, Ju Peter's long body coiled up, tightly restraining Daichi within him.
Suffocation could also kill!
"Foolish!"
Daichi was squeezed by the soft, tough intestinal tissue, unable to move an inch, covered in sticky digestive fluid.
Against a power-type opponent, this move was indeed very effective.
But he had many ways to counter it.
"Then I'll roast you!"
Flames erupted from Daichi's mouth.
"Overheat!"
Outside, the sandworm kept its mouth tightly shut, its muscles contracting forcefully, but suddenly flames lit up from the seams of its mouth, and bulges appeared all over its body.
It couldn't hold on!
"Awoooo!"
Flames spewed from the sandworm's mouth, and all the bulges on its body exploded into fire. Its massive body looked as if it had been cooked, with parts of its flesh even turning to charcoal!
"Rip!"
Giant claws tore open the sandworm's body from the middle!
The sandworm's body rapidly shrank, returning to human form, then vanished without a trace—returning to Mary Geoise.
"Thud!"
The charred body fell straight to the ground.
If not for the power of the contract, he would have died completely just now. That wasn't ordinary scorching, but roasting him entirely into charcoal.
Beside him, Warcury also lay on the ground, his head still burning, tormented by intense pain.
Three Five Elders remained on the battlefield.
"They escaped!"
Daichi looked at the remaining three.
The snake-bird man, the bone horse, and the gyuki.
His gaze finally fell on the gyuki.
Saturn was the first of the Five Elders to appear, indicating he was the main body. The others were summoned by him and could escape back to Mary Geoise if fatally wounded, but he could not.
If he wanted to reduce the Five Elders' numbers, he had to target him!
"Hmm?"
A feeling of weakening power surged through him.
"Such huge consumption!"
The markings on Daichi's body had dimmed considerably.
In his Primal Reversion state, his power was terrifyingly strong, but the consumption was also extremely astonishing. The power of the Flame-Flame Fruit was completely insufficient.
This scene was noticed by the Five Elders.
"His aura has weakened!"
Saturn's fierce eyes glared at Daichi, and his spider legs wriggled out like long whips, their tips emitting a purple liquid—clearly poisonous.
Daichi slightly turned his body, raising his arms to embrace the spider leg!
"Snap!"
He caught it!
However, toxic smoke emanated from his waist, and a sharp pain shot through him!
In that instant, the sharp spike at the tip of the spider leg had grazed his waist. Although it failed to pierce his body, venom remained on him.
It was not only highly toxic but also corrosive.
"Seizing my moment of weakness?"
Daichi curled his lips, and flames erupted from his waist, burning the poison to ash. No matter how strong the poison, it couldn't withstand temperatures of several hundred or even several thousand degrees.
Although he was poisoned, it allowed him to grab his opponent.
Daichi gripped the spider leg and pulled it forcefully toward himself. The spider leg quickly straightened, and Saturn's body slid uncontrollably.
"Huh?!"
Saturn quickly stabbed his remaining seven legs into the ground, trying to stop his movement. In terms of strength, he was not as strong as Daichi.
But this was exactly what Daichi intended.
"Precipice Blades!"
Directly below Saturn, a dozen Precipice Blades emerged one after another, piercing fiercely into his abdomen. Because all his legs were stuck in the ground, he couldn't even dodge.
"Puff!"
He spat out a large mouthful of blood.
But the physical attack was only the first wave. The true attack of Precipice Blades was the explosion it caused after hitting the enemy, and now the lava pillars were already glowing with dazzling light.
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of explosions engulfed Saturn, and pillars of fire shot into the sky!
"Hoo-hoo..."
Daichi panted heavily, the markings on his body completely dimmed, returning to his normal state. His physical strength was severely depleted.
However, the results were impressive.
Two Five Elders had fled, and Saturn had just been severely wounded by him. It would take at least a few minutes for him to recover.
"Next, it's you two!"
Daichi looked at the bone horse and the snake-bird.
Once he repelled these two, he could slowly deal with Saturn. With so many people showing up, one of them had to stay forever!
On the other side, in the Research Layer.
"I didn't expect to meet you here."
Kizaru spread his hands helplessly.
"It's been decades, hasn't it, Dragon."
"Kizaru."
Dragon spoke slowly.
"Vegapunk is an old friend of mine. I won't stand by and watch him die!"
After the Mother Flame was stolen, Vegapunk had secretly contacted him, informing him of his impending death.
Therefore, upon learning of Daichi's actions, he applied to lead a team to Egghead, with the mission of rescuing the island's researchers and research achievements—taking as much as possible.
After shedding the heavy burden of the Revolutionary Army, he could finally do things according to his own will, without needing to worry about the consequences.
Setting aside his identity to help old friends was something he had always wanted to do—not just Vegapunk, but also Kuma and Ginny.
The wind howled!
Dragon's feet left the ground, with strong winds swirling around him.
"Kizaru, I don't want to fight you. You know very well the corruption of the World Government. It's not too late to turn back now. Don't make a grave mistake!"
"..."
Kizaru's eyes were filled with gloom.
He was just a corporate slave. He didn't have such grand ideals. Couldn't they stop making things difficult for him? He was suffering too!
Ama no Murakumo!
Light reflected off Kizaru's glasses.
"Dragon, if you want to stop me, then come and kill me!"