In the distance, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates continued to attack Uta, the Music Demon King, repeatedly destroying her limbs and head. However, in the blink of an eye, Uta's Music Demon King's body grew back. The creature constantly unleashed its power on the beings around it.
Because they were unaware of Uta's Music Demon King's abilities and mechanisms, Shanks and his crew could only engage in a war of attrition. They tried to gradually weaken her body by continuously destroying it.
Although they knew that the source of everything was Uta, who was wrapped in Uta's Music Demon King's body, they couldn't hurt her. Uta was a part of their crew, and for many years, they had considered the little girl family. How could they bear to swing their swords at her?
In the sky, Sephiroth's black wings vibrated. As if sensing his presence, Uta's Music Demon King, who had just recovered her head, immediately controlled a pillar of red thunder as thick as a large tree and dropped it toward Sephiroth.
Sephiroth coated his butcher knife with dark Armament Haki and casually sliced a bloody slash mixed with Haki, facing the red thunder and lightning, destroying it into fragments.
Through his Observation Haki, Sephiroth found that within a twelve-kilometer radius, all living people were unconscious.
Were all the people in the Kingdom of Elegia pulled into a dream world by Uta, the Music Demon King? No wonder in the original story everyone, except Gordon, died. It should be that after Uta's physical exhaustion, she closed that dream world, and the souls of those people were eaten by the Music Demon King and would never be able to wake up again!
Thinking of this, Sephiroth sighed.
"It's a bit complicated! Even killing Uta won't save those people."
Hmm!?... Wait, a dream can almost be considered a kind of illusion, right? My Conscious Hypnosis should work. Since I've come, doing nothing and just watching doesn't feel right. I am a good Marine for the taxpayers!
Sephiroth, while teasing himself in his heart, swung his butcher knife, opened a Spatial Gate, and entered.
Red thunder and lightning fell from the air, creating a bottomless abyss in the ground. The surrounding houses turned into ruins, and the trees in the forest were burning. The Music Demon King swung her limbs crazily, trying to kill some of the "ants" who were attacking her. However, her attacks were ineffective against the Red-Haired Pirates.
Shanks jumped into the air, and in the blink of an eye, rushed to the head of Uta, the Music Demon King. He raised his sword, Griffin, and slashed at it.
Bang!
When his sword touched the monster's head, a surging Armament Haki burst out, shattering its entire head into black mist. However, in just a few seconds, the black mist on Uta's Music Demon King's neck condensed, restoring her head to its original state.
Seeing this, Shanks pressed the straw hat on his head and cursed, "Damn it! This won't end if it continues like this!"
At that moment, a Spatial Gate opened not far from him, and Sephiroth, armed with a butcher knife, stepped out.
"Didn't I warn you at the bar not to come to the Kingdom of Elegia? Why did you still come here?"
"You!?" A surprised expression appeared on Shanks's face, and he unconsciously looked at the long black knife in the young man's hand.
That's right! This man is the one I met at the extortion bar. The demonic aura from his knife is the best I've ever seen!
"I didn't expect it to be this serious..." Shanks shook his head with a wry smile.
Sephiroth continued seriously, "Shanks, I have something to tell you. After Uta runs out of power and the Music Demon King disappears, the people who were pulled into the dream world will die. Therefore, I need your help. I will try to wake Uta so she can release those who are trapped in her dream."
As Sephiroth spoke, Shanks used his Haki to confirm the honesty of his words. After being sure that the young man was not lying, he nodded.
"I see! Leave it to us!"
He tore his throat and shouted, "Brothers, let's do our best to suppress this monster and give this man some time!"
"YES!"
Shanks and his seven crew members immediately rushed toward Uta, the Music Demon King. They began to bombard her limbs and head with Haki-coated sword slashes and bullets, making it impossible for her to recover.
Sephiroth knew time was running out. Uta could run out of power at any moment, and this world would perish with her.
With this thought, Sephiroth did not hesitate. He vibrated his black wings and rushed toward Uta, the Music Demon King, who was being constantly bombarded. He flew to the giant body, and he saw a mass of black mist enveloping Uta's body.
Sephiroth raised his left hand, which was coated with dense Armament Haki, to touch the body of Uta, the Music Demon King.
Crack!
A harsh dark red thunder and lightning appeared, enveloping Sephiroth's hand and emitting a burning smell.
Seeing this, Sephiroth frowned. He didn't know the monster had this kind of self-protection mechanism. However, he knew that Uta, who was shrouded in black mist, didn't have such protection. If she did, the thunder would have killed Uta instantly.
For others, this would be a big problem. But not for Sephiroth. He just needed to try harder. He just needed to open a Spatial Gate in the monster's body and go straight to Uta's location. After all, the Music Demon King did not have Haki and could not resist the power of the Monmon Devil Fruit.
However, out of caution, he did not plan to try it himself.
Squeak-squeak-squeak.
A large group of black bats separated from him, quickly developing into bat clones. Sephiroth swung his butcher knife and sliced open a Spatial Gate based on his Haki perception.
Under his control, the bat clones immediately entered, hugged Uta's body, opened their mouths, and bit her neck. A huge vitality flowed into Uta's body, helping her recover her physical strength so she could continue to maintain the Music Demon King and not disappear suddenly.
Sephiroth controlled the bat clone to start sucking Uta's blood, memorizing her memories, and hypnotizing her.
As if sensing Sephiroth's intention, the Music Demon King condensed dozens of spears from the piano keys and thrust them at the bat clone and Sephiroth.
Seeing this scene, Sephiroth's body immediately dodged, while the bat clone remained in place, not caring about the spears that were piercing it, it continued to read Uta's memories and hypnotize her consciousness.
Inside the dark mist, Uta, who was being held by the bat clone, had been unconscious for a long time. However, under the influence of hypnosis, she unconsciously hummed a song:
Where does this gust of wind come from?Though I ask, the sky never answers;This song, where will it end?I want to find the answer myself.
Roar!
As the song was heard, the body of Uta, the Music Demon King, began to fade. Her head, which had just been destroyed, let out an angry scream before finally returning to nothingness and disappearing into the real world, while Uta fell asleep.
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