Chapter 208: The Pitch-Black Bullet - Steel Bone Kong Arrives
"This is a rough map. Before they are transferred by the World Nobles, you can go and rescue them."
Hades threw out a simplified map of God Valley, the marked locations easily discernible.
Hades wasn't lying.
The World Government was facing a complete disadvantage.
Although they had dispatched so many strongmen, only half were actually engaged in battle with the Rocks Pirates.
In contrast, protecting the Celestial Dragons and their slaves, protecting the World Nobles' important assets, especially some precious resources, was the most crucial matter.
This included the strongmen dispatched by the World Noble Families; protecting their family members and important assets was paramount.
Revenge could only take a backseat.
The Five Elders, some Holy Knights members, and some strongmen from the World Government were engaged in the Great Battle on the main battlefield.
They hadn't expected to be stabbed in the back by their own people from the shadows.
The main members of the Rocks Pirates clearly saw this situation.
Years of war had long made them understand that the outcome of a war was always decided by strongmen of their caliber.
Before the war began, Hades had also emphasized this to them.
"Victory! Achieve victory at all costs! The victor gains everything!"
Hades had already anticipated such a situation.
Before the World Government's reinforcements arrived, they had already plundered some of the World Nobles' treasure.
Even Captain John, who loved money, adhered to this principle.
To win, before the Marines' reinforcements arrived, and while the World Government was fully focused on them, they had to reduce the World Government's strength as quickly as possible, especially their Top Tier Combatants.
Six Holy Knights members, three Five Elders – except for the Holy Knights Commander-in-Chief Ferrand Garling Saint and three Five Elders who were respectively tied down by Rocks D.
Xebec, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and Shiki "The Golden Lion".
The other five Holy Knights members were all facing the combined attack of at least two Top Tier Combatants.
How could the situation not be dire?
The last Top Tier Combatant hidden in the shadows, "Death Gun" Leon, had already begun his hunt.
Now that Redfield had gone, if he wanted to rescue his clansmen who had become Blood Banks, he would inevitably clash with the strongmen protecting these important assets of the World Nobles.
With Redfield's current terrifying strength, he could at least tie down one World Government Top Tier Combatant, easing the pressure on the Rocks Pirates.
And after seeing the tragic state of his own kind, what would the enraged Redfield do? He would inevitably become completely hostile towards the World Government.
Hades was already somewhat looking forward to that scene.
How could the incredibly intelligent Redfield not see Hades's utilization of him? It was simply a case of one willing to strike and the other willing to be struck.
So Redfield felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Do you want me to lend you some manpower? Getting them out will be a bit troublesome. You'll be distracted on your own, and if those World Nobles are ruthless, they might just kill your kind directly."
Hades suggested kindly, genuinely considering Redfield.
God Valley was currently a place of trouble.
To get his kind out safely, it was something Redfield's strength alone was unable to do.
Redfield didn't refuse.
Watching Redfield's receding figure, Hades felt a weight lift from his chest.
He had been worried Redfield wouldn't come, or would arrive too late.
This was actually part of his deal with Rocks.
Two Top Tier Combatants leaving the battlefield would greatly affect Rocks's plan.
Therefore, Hades would add a Top Tier Powerhouse to the Rocks Pirates, and that was Redfield.
Adding his schemes against the Rocks Pirates and those few items, it could be considered settling the score.
As for the matter of resisting the Roger Pirates, he didn't mention it.
As a Pirate, helping the Marines and the World Government deal with another Pirate was by no means a glorious matter.
It was hard to imagine such a situation occurring.
The Great Battle was extremely fierce.
Five Holy Knights members were simultaneously facing two terrifyingly strong Top Tier Combatants, who were even more powerful than them.
Except for the still young "Demon King" Nash and "Tyrant Dragon" Zak, who they could handle in a one-on-one fight, the other strongmen were existences that would suppress them.
In a short period, these five Holy Knights members had already sustained considerable injuries.
And they also became the primary targets of "Death Gun" Leon.
Holding the sniper rifle named "Death Gun" in his hand, Leon concealed his aura, disappearing on the battlefield like a speck of dust.
Powerful black-purple Haki coated the "Death Gun".
His extremely refined Observation Haki searched for the weaknesses and blind spots of these Holy Knights members.
Finally, Leon pulled the trigger.
A bullet coated with Haki, carrying terrifying penetration power.
Under the dual effect of the silencer and the Penetration-Penetration Fruit, the bullet was fired almost silently.
In an instant, this Pitch-Black Bullet that would bring death streaked across several kilometers, shooting directly towards the heart of a Holy Knights member.
As a strongman's intuition, his body instinct detected a fatal threat.
His entire body's muscles tensed and hairs stood on end.
He wanted to dodge, but was unable to do so.
This bullet came too fast.
Having fully committed to the battle, facing these two powerful enemies, by the time he reacted, it was already too late.
His body simply couldn't react in time.
Furthermore, in front of him were two powerful monsters.
At such a moment, how could he possibly resist?
He detected this bullet, and the other two also felt it.
Knowing it was an attack from an ally, they naturally wouldn't miss this rare opportunity.
Under the combined control of the two Rocks Pirates Core Cadres, his body was completely unable to move.
His Haki was broken through, and the Pitch-Black Bullet pierced the heart of this Holy Knights member.
The fatal blow did not take his life.
The special bullet mixed with Seastone easily sealed his Devil Fruit ability.
The moment his body weakened, the moment he suffered a fatal injury, was also the moment of his complete demise.
A Holy Knights member died.
And the battle had only just begun less than ten minutes ago.
Immediately after, "Death Gun" Leon repeated his tactic.
Another Holy Knights member was jointly killed by other Top Tier Combatants with his cooperation.
Every time a Holy Knights member died, it meant that two Rocks Pirates Core Cadres were completely freed up and could join the ranks of the attackers.
In a short time, two out of the nine Holy Knights were gone.
This speed was terrifying.
This also meant that four Top Tier Combatants were completely freed up.
It also demonstrated the terror of "Death Gun" Leon; his role was maximized in this war.
On the World Government's side, they also realized the existence of "Death Gun" Leon.
Strongmen desperately searched for Leon's whereabouts, refusing to allow "Death Gun" to remain unchecked.
Other strongmen from the World Government successively joined the battle, blocking the somewhat frenzied Rocks Pirates Top Tier Combatants.
But the situation was difficult to change.
Under such circumstances, a figure appeared on the distant sea surface, constantly approaching with Moonwalk.
Beneath the Cloak of Justice, that body as hard as steel.
He had arrived, Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong.
(end of chapter)