Chapter 161: Don’t Expect Me to Set Up a Grave for You

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Don’t Expect Me to Set Up a Grave for You Chapter 161: Don’t Expect Me to Set Up a Grave for You The battlefield was an interweaving of crimson red and snow white, with giant serpents formed from raging flames and fierce lions condensed from icy, flying snow. Under precise control, both sides seemed to have been given life, continuously battling each other. The crimson serpent coiled up the opponent’s massive body, its flames constantly burning and eroding the ice and snow. The melting snow sizzled as it dripped, rapidly turning into steam. The white lion opened its ferocious maw and bit down fiercely, quickly extinguishing the fire snakes that swarmed it. Boom! Boom! Boom! Exaggerated weight wrapped in immense force caused the earth to tremble continuously, and the battlefield was instantly filled with white steam. A red figure flickered in and out of view within it. Luffy, riding the falcon, sped through the white mist. "Rubber Jet Pistol!" A burst of airflow shook the mist apart, and a fist, burning red, shot out from within. Slap! Golden Lion raised his thick arm, catching it with his open palm and gripping it tightly. The force of the punch was so great that it made his figure in the air pause. "Heh, young man, you have some strength." Luffy couldn’t pull his arm back. He reacted in a mere instant. "Rubber Jet Cannon!" The next moment, using the force of retraction, his entire body flew towards the opponent, launching himself like a cannonball. Seeing this, Shiki hurriedly lifted his leg and swung out a flying slash, chopping down at the incoming figure. Luffy, relying on his powerful core strength and agile movements, forcefully twisted his body and narrowly scraped past the slash! A few strands of black hair floated down. He flew forward without losing speed, his foot striking the opponent’s abdomen from below. Bang! Bang! At the same time, Shiki’s heavy punch slammed into his face! The two flew backward simultaneously in the instant they crossed paths. Luffy did a few flips in the air and landed steadily on the falcon’s back, while the opponent spread his limbs and, with a jolt, immediately steadied himself. "Hmm, no effect?" Shiki brushed off the shoe print on his clothes and looked at the other. After his own punch, the opponent was completely fine. "Strikes have no effect on me, because I’m a rubber man!" Luffy shouted seriously, and the falcon carried him upwards again. "I see. Then try this!" Golden Lion grinned, spinning and swinging his legs in the air. Oto and Kogarashi flashed with a cold sharpness, and dozens, even hundreds, of golden slashes flew down like crescent moons! "Lion’s Threat: Thousand Slice Valley!" The falcon spread its wings, continuously adjusting its flight path through subtle movements, its body weaving rapidly through the slashes. Squelch! Squelch! Two slashes grazed its abdomen in succession, yet it was completely unaffected by the pain, speeding past and carrying Luffy to the front of the opponent. "Rubber Jet Bazooka!" Before a pair of surprised eyes, Luffy’s palms came together and he blasted forward again! Bang!! A muffled impact sounded. Shiki crossed his arms in front of his chest, gritting his teeth to receive the blow. Then he quickly lifted his right leg, swinging the sharp blade towards those arms! Bang! A straw sandal struck the sword’s blade, causing it to deviate. He then used the force to turn, his left leg’s blade slashing horizontally towards the opponent’s neck. In the nick of time, Luffy forcefully bent backward, the cold edge of the blade passing almost touching the tip of his nose! His heart still pounding, he subconsciously bent his legs and then kicked out at Golden Lion above him! Under these circumstances, he could even manage a temporary counterattack! Bang! Shiki’s chest took a heavy impact, but his rich combat experience made him decide to grit his teeth and counterattack. As he flew backward, he instantly grabbed the opponent’s foot. With a forceful pull, Luffy’s body flew uncontrollably towards him. He fiercely lifted his leg and unleashed a giant flying slash! "Slashing Wave!" "This is bad!" Luffy was instantly alarmed. His body had no leverage in the air. It was impossible to dodge this giant slash with minor adjustments! Clang! A pitch-black longsword suddenly appeared before his eyes, a dark red, serrated pattern seeming to spread over it like fire. The black blade Shusui swung out at extreme speed, and the golden slash shattered like glass, dissipating into specks of golden light in the air. "Aerial combat isn’t your domain, after all. Leave this to me," Sukuna said softly. "It’s you! Thanks, hahaha! I thought I was going to die." Seeing who it was, Luffy smiled in relief. Then he suddenly realized something, and with a jolt, his eyes widened as he shouted, "You-you-you! You can talk?!" "It’s me talking, idiot. I thought you had figured it out," Sukuna spoke again. "Oh, it’s you, Reiner." Luffy sighed in relief again. He sized up Sukuna for a moment in silence, then his eyes widened again as he shouted, "How did you become an undead! When did you die, Reiner!" Reiner: "..." With a thought, the falcon under Luffy’s feet instantly vanished. Bang!! Suddenly losing his footing, he plummeted straight down onto the city wall, crashing into a large pit right at Reiner’s feet. Half his body was buried in the ground, with only his two legs flailing about outside. Reiner reached out, grabbed his feet, and pulled him out. "Hey! What happened, Reiner? Why did my eagle suddenly disappear!" Luffy shouted angrily as soon as he got up. "It was tired. It needed to rest." Absolutely not out of revenge, Reiner turned his face to the side and explained, adding, "Also, that’s my eagle." "Is that so? Then it can’t be helped." Luffy patted his clothes and stood up. Looking at the several figures battling in the sky, he said indignantly, "Damn it, why can’t I fly? I’ll definitely develop a move that can fly in the future!" "Mm, you will." Reiner couldn’t help but give him a second look. "As long as you dare to dream it, anything is possible." "Alright, you’re not good at aerial combat, so let my undead handle it. That side, on the other hand, is a bit tricky," Reiner said, looking towards the distant village. "Golden Lion seems to be planning to have someone knock down the row of [daft green] surrounding the area, and then lure all the fierce beasts on the island to attack the village." "That guy is such a bastard." At this moment, Luffy had calmed down. He looked up, took a deep look at Golden Lion constantly floating about, and said faintly, "I’ll leave this place to you, Reiner. Teach him a good lesson." "Mm, I’ll beat him to death." Reiner replied softly and summoned the falcon again. "Let it take you over there." "Isn’t it tired?" "Emmm, it ate some meat and has recovered." "Oh~~, I see," Luffy said, looking as if he had a sudden realization. After jumping on, the falcon flapped its wings, carrying him across the sky and speeding towards the village. Only then did Reiner raise his head and look back at the sky. The intensity of the battle now far exceeded when he was fighting Luffy earlier. "This old guy is stronger than I thought." Whether it was his slashes or his Devil Fruit ability techniques, their power had increased significantly. "What the hell are you guys?" Shiki’s expression was grave as he looked around at the figures surrounding him. At first, he had only regarded the Straw Hat Pirates as rookies who had just set out, and in his heart, he had never looked up to them. It wasn’t until he had fought them up to now that he began to take these people seriously. Especially that person with four guns! "You bastard. Even after so many years, I would never mistake you." That was a ’beloved brother’ who had once been on the same ship! Shiki grinned sinisterly. He clenched his large hand in the empty air, and countless snowflakes condensed into a majestic lion. "You’ve been dead for so many years! Isn’t it nice to stay in your coffin? Or have you come to settle accounts with me!" "Roar!" The snow lion streaked across space like a white comet, charging fiercely at the Gun Devil. At the same time, massive fire serpents rose from the ground, their orange-and-red intertwined flame fangs biting down ferociously on it. The terrifyingly high temperature quickly melted it, and it dissipated before it could even reach the undead. A perfect counter in terms of attributes! Bang—Bang—Bang! The Gun Devil raised its hands and frantically pulled the triggers. It seemed even more fired up facing Golden Lion. Bullets whistled, tearing through space, and arrived before him in an instant. Clang! Clang! Shiki quickly swung his swords to slash apart the pitch-black bullets, his body immediately flying sideways. Just as he moved, a giant executioner’s sword chopped down abruptly! The War Ogre pushed off forcefully with its legs, and a cloud of yellow sand under its feet was instantly scattered. It, too, rushed towards Golden Lion at extreme speed! Clang! Clang! Shiki swung out two flying slashes, both of which were broken. The burly majin’s greatsword chopped down. He spun around, using his leg whip with the sharp blade Oto to meet it. Clang!! The collision of cold blades sent sparks flying. The exaggerated force made his entire body seem to lose control as he plummeted towards the ground. Bang! The thick snow cushioned a lot of the force. His entire body sank into it. "What terrifying strength." The snow automatically parted to the sides, revealing the standing Shiki within. He looked up gravely at the four figures in the sky. Attacking with snow would be quickly melted by that little girl’s flames. An endlessly strong, brutally fighting demon; a swordsman whose mastery of swordsmanship was beyond imagination; and a bastard who took every opportunity to shoot him a few times. Most importantly... He shifted his gaze to the distance again, to a blond man in a blue shirt standing on the city wall, watching with his hands in his pockets. "How can a dead person move? It’s all your doing, isn’t it?" Shiki grinned sinisterly, raised his hand, spat out a mouthful of bloody foam, and then pressed his large hand on the ground. "Let’s see you melt this, bastard!" Rumble!! The ground seemed to be flipped over. Countless bricks and stones were instantly thrown up, swirling in the air and continuously condensing. "Lion’s Threat: Earth Scroll!!" Several massive gray lions were instantly formed, charging forward with unstoppable momentum. The target was Reiner! Bang! Bang! Bang! The four undead landed beside him. Four handguns fired one after another, pitch-black bullets flying out at extreme speed. The lion heads, formed of giant rocks, were instantly blasted with several large holes. Zing—! A sword hummed. A cold light flashed past, and the charging fierce lion was instantly split in two, falling to the ground. The War Ogre directly threw its greatsword like a dart. It whistled and spun a few times, piercing the lion’s head and actually going straight through it! Until the last stone lion charged forward, crashing down like a mountain, Reiner’s figure remained motionless. The War Ogre leaped out from behind him to meet it, the veins on its entire right arm bulging, the airflow seeming to spiral around its clenched fist. Bang!!! A heavy blow slammed into the opponent’s head, and a powerful gust of wind swept out. Accompanied by a deafening impact, the stone lion’s massive body instantly shattered into countless pieces of rock! "So what if it’s me?" The rubble continued to fall. Reiner, standing within it, was calm, his glasses reflecting a cold light as he said faintly, "I’m afraid you won’t even be able to get to me." "Shiki-hahaha! Are all young people these days so arrogant? I’ve just warmed up; I haven’t even started to breathe hard yet." Shiki threw his head back and laughed wildly, his body slowly floating up from the ground, his eyes becoming colder and colder: "Then let’s play, little brat. If you think of me as a sick lion, you’ll die a miserable death." A massive aura suddenly erupted, and then it began to climb section by section. The surrounding air seemed to freeze. The entire island trembled slightly, and even the people fighting in the distance felt an inexplicable palpitation. Pitch-black Haki slowly coated Oto and Kogarashi. A trickle of scarlet blood flowed from his nostril. Shiki casually wiped it away with his thumb, licked it at the corner of his mouth, and grinned sinisterly: "The battle is just beginning now. Remember to beg me to set up a grave for you later, arrogant brat." "You’re about to die, yet you’re still forcing yourself like this. I’m not the type to respect the old and cherish the young. You can stop expecting me to set up a grave for you." The weapons in the hands of the four undead were imbued with an inky color, similarly beginning to glow faintly. Reiner sneered and spoke coldly, "I might consider feeding your bones to the beasts on this island, though." 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