"If you don't mind being the first leader to die by Rosen's knife, then you can run away on your own."
"Charlotte Gore".
Just as Charlotte Gore's body was about to sink completely into the ground, Ochoku's words immediately stopped him from sinking.
"What's the meaning?"
Charlotte Gore's expression changed. His body below the neck had sunk into the underground of Hachinosu, leaving only his head exposed above the ground.
"Did you see that?"
"This was caused by the second Zanpakutō in Rosen's hands."
"That knife must possess two abilities."
Ochoku turned his head and glanced at Rosen, who, after dispersing his Susanoo, was slowly walking towards their location with the Kamishini no Yari in hand. Then he pointed to the gruesome hole in his chest where the Kamishini no Yari had pierced through and dissolved.
"A blade extension and retraction speed exceeding several hundred times the speed of sound."
"While piercing through the enemy's body, it instantly injects a deadly poison that can dissolve all tissues in the body."
"Such a weapon is like a cold-skinned venomous snake that injects deadly poison the moment its fangs bite its prey."
Ochoku's words cast a shadow over Charlotte Gore's heart.
"What do you want to say?"
Charlotte Gore had already vaguely guessed what Ochoku wanted to express.
"As a hunter who wants to hunt a pride of lions, would you kill the three male lions who are sticking together for warmth and determined to fight to the death first, or would you kill the lion that is fleeing in panic and is alone first?"
"What do you think?"
"Charlotte."
Ochoku's deathly pale face revealed a sinister expression.
"you."
Charlotte Gore's expression changed repeatedly.
yes!
On one side are Ochoku, Selra Vayne, and Raizen Kael, who stick together for warmth; on the other side is himself, all alone.
If he were Rosen, he would also prioritize killing the lone one first.
After further weakening the desperate Ochoku Pirates, we will finish off the last three lions.
"You cannot use Observation Haki on Rosen, but Rosen can see your future in advance."
"so."
"If you think you can escape Hachinosu all by yourself, without being able to use Observation Haki, and under the sniping of Rosen's Kamishini no Yari, then go ahead."
Ochoku grinned maliciously.
"If you don't escape, will you stay in the hive and die with me?"
Charlotte Gore's expression shifted between light and dark.
His actions just now had offended Ochoku, and could even be described as a complete falling out. Unfortunately, the other party was at his wit's end and was doomed to die.
Given Ochoku's vengeful nature, he couldn't guarantee that the other party wouldn't sabotage him during the battle.
After all, for a Yonko who possesses the Warp-Warp Fruit, harming a Yonko crew member is not something that can be done with just a thought.
"Rosen's strike is enough to kill an emperor."
"Even though I used Armament Haki to resist the poison that was dissolving my body immediately, it was still too late."
"In other words, I, Ochoku, am doomed to die today. My only thought is to drag Rosen down with me."
Ochoku walked up to Charlotte Gore, who was looking wary:
"If you and I join forces, it's not impossible."
"Even if you fail, Rosen will certainly not be at his peak when faced with the encirclement and attack of the four of us. It's not too late for you to consider escaping then."
"Isn't that right? My Charlotte."
He seemed to have forgotten Charlotte Gore's betrayal in the face of battle, and like a sworn brother, he put his hand on Charlotte Gore's shoulder, who had risen from the ground again.
"Yes."
Charlotte Gore hesitated for a moment, then was persuaded by Ochoku and temporarily abandoned his idea of escaping.
"This is the right choice."
"Don't worry, we're not without a chance of winning."
"Admittedly, Rosen has not been injured even once so far, but after entering Hachinosu, he has been using his complete Susanoo to defend against our combined attack, and then using his Zanpakutō called Sakanade to make tens of thousands of pirates kill each other."
"I don't believe that after taking my pirate crew to this extent, his stamina and Haki would not have been depleted at all."
Upon hearing Ochoku's words, not only Charlotte Gore, but also Selra Vayne and Raizen Kael's eyes lit up.
At this moment, the four were no longer fighting because they were at their wits' end and thinking about how to bite off a piece or two of Rosen's thigh before they died, but rather fighting with the idea of defeating Rosen.
This is Ochoku.
When he was on the verge of death and the Four Emperors' group was falling apart, he managed to stabilize Charlotte Gore, who had betrayed him, with just a few words, and regroup the three leaders to serve him, which greatly boosted morale.
"That's right."
"Rosen couldn't possibly have suffered no losses at all."
"His decision to voluntarily dispel Susanoo is the best proof of this."
Selra Vayne echoed this.
Although he knew that Rosen deliberately dispelled Susanoo largely because Ochoku had eaten the Warp-Warp Fruit, which allowed him to freely transfer people into the interior of Susanoo, rendering Susanoo's defenses ineffective.
But with a formidable enemy at hand, what is needed is the confidence and courage to defeat them.
Even if it's a lie, it's still better than the harsh reality.
"Then, kill him."
Raizen Kael's face turned ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and let out a low growl.
Charlotte Gore didn't speak, but her eyes became firm and fierce.
Obviously.
Even he, who was the first to waver and choose to run away, was persuaded by Ochoku at this moment and reaffirmed his resolve.
Even if a man who takes on a Yonko crew single-handedly emerges unscathed, he will inevitably suffer some loss.
Although they have lost more than 10,000 pirates, the combined strength of the Emperor and the three leaders is several times greater than the total strength of the Ochoku crew who died.
"That's right."
"If we run away, we will only be defeated one by one. If we join forces, we may be able to fight."
"Whether we will be completely wiped out here, or whether we will bury the strongest Marine in a thousand years on Hachinosu, remains to be seen!"
After taking in the changes in the three men's eyes, a hint of satisfaction flashed deep within Ochoku's eyes. Then, the four of them formed a line and confronted Rosen, who had already walked up to them and stopped twenty meters away.
"Have you reached an agreement?"
"Then let's go."
"The Four Emperors, and the three leaders who are utterly vulnerable."
Rosen held the Kamishini no Yari in his right hand and an unidentified Zanpakutō with a purple hilt in his left.
Ochoku and the other three did not speak, but exchanged glances.
They were both pirates from the same era, and had fought together so many times. A single glance was enough for them to understand each other's intentions.
call out
Suddenly.
Ochoku, one of the four, suddenly disappeared from the spot without any warning.
No airflow surge generated by high-speed movement
There is no sonic boom generated when moving.
even.
Ochoku's body did not make any subtle movements before the high-speed movement.
hiss
In a flash, the other man had already teleported behind Rosen with his sword. The blade, wrapped in streaks of Haki black lightning and imbued with a Conqueror's Haki that seemed to distort the atmosphere, was aimed directly at the back of Rosen's head.
Clang
Sensing the overwhelming divine blade that suddenly descended behind him, Rosen's eyes, which gleamed with a scarlet light, remained unmoved. He didn't even turn around to look. Instead, he simply twisted his wrist holding the Kamishini no Yari, twirled it in front of him, and pointed the blade of the Kamishini no Yari behind him.
"Shoot him, Kamishini no Yari!"