Chapter 109
Shana was no longer the weak girl captured by slave traders. She had now become a swordswoman with a firm will. She also wanted to become a powerful swordswoman like Fiona — or even a Great Swordsman. That way, she could protect Vilin.
Whenever Shana recalled the moment Vilin rescued her, a gentle smile would appear at the corner of her mouth.
As time passed, the Lion King Pirates' casualties began to increase dramatically under the steady advance of the Rocks Pirates.
In the central battlefield, Vilin looked at Oaks and Grank continuously launching attacks toward him. His patience had finally reached its limit. Because this kind of battle was simply too boring for him.
After once again easily repelling the two, Vilin glanced toward Newgate's battlefield. Seeing that the other party was about to defeat his opponents, Vilin also felt embarrassed to keep stalling.
"It's time to end this boring fight!"
Vilin looked at Oaks and Grank who had been blasted away by him, a serious expression appearing on his face.
Hearing Vilin's words, Oaks and Grank flying backward in the air became completely furious.
They both activated their Devil Fruit abilities and transformed into beastman forms, charging toward Vilin.
Vilin was not surprised at all by their transformation. He had long noticed that both were Devil Fruit users.
Looking at the two charging toward him, Vilin quickly condensed a two-meter-long golden great sword in his hand and swept it horizontally toward them.
"Elbaf Spear – Hegemony!"
With Vilin's loud roar, a thick golden blade light rapidly slashed toward Oaks and Grank.
Feeling the power of Vilin's strike, Oaks and Grank instantly felt an electric current run through their bodies. Their beastly instincts told them Vilin's attack was extremely dangerous.
Seeing this, they had no choice but to gather all their Haki in front of them to block this powerful attack.
BOOM!
A golden shockwave instantly exploded in front of the two.
Under Vilin's attack, Oaks and Grank were instantly cleaved and sent flying backward, heavily smashing into the ruins. Their breathing rapidly weakened.
Feeling the movement nearby, Newgate curiously looked over. He saw that Vilin had already dealt with the enemies in front of him.
Seeing this, a cold light flashed in Newgate's eyes. He swung Murakumogiri horizontally toward the three opponents in front of him.
With a spray of blood, the three blocking Newgate instantly spat blood and flew backward.
After seeing his five carefully trained children all defeated by the Rocks Pirates executives, Earl Jones, who was fighting Rocks and the others, had the smile on his lips instantly freeze.
A trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
Looking at his crew members starting to collapse all around, Earl Jones' eyes were filled with unwillingness.
Looking at his children lying wounded in the ruins, he quickly made a certain decision.
Earl Jones roared toward Lucas and the Lion King Pirates crew:
"Lion King Pirates, listen!" "From now on, Lucas will be your new leader!" "I hope you can make the Lion King Pirates strong again!"
As Earl Jones' roar spread in all directions, all the Lion King Pirates crew immediately gathered toward Lucas.
Hearing their captain's words, several squad captains who had narrowly survived Gloriosa and Wang Zhi immediately rushed toward Oaks and the others buried in the ruins.
Soon all the remaining Lion King Pirates crew had gathered together.
Sabera and Guillaume, seeing the hopeless situation, reluctantly gave up fighting John and Silver Axe and rushed toward Lucas without looking back.
Seeing the Lion King Pirates were beyond saving, they swore in their hearts to protect Jones' children.
Earl Jones saw all the Lion King Pirates crew gather beside Lucas. He looked at Lucas gently, then gave his final order with determination:
"Lucas!" "From now on, you are the new captain of the Lion King Pirates!" "Take the Lion King Pirates crew and your brothers and retreat from Lion King Island immediately!" "I will cover your escape!"
Hearing his father's instructions, Lucas' eyes instantly turned red. He looked at his father's kind face, tears flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.
Actually, Lucas still hadn't fully processed it — they were clearly one of the strongest forces in the New World, so why had it come to this?
Seeing his father's somewhat graying hair, he finally realized that the once incomparably powerful father had grown old.
Watching his father ferociously blast away an enemy charging at him, only to be surrounded by seven more enemies again, Lucas knew there was truly no hope of victory in this battle.
With an unwilling expression, he turned his head, deeply looked at Vilin and the others, then raised his head and let out an angry roar.
"Father!" "I will definitely avenge you!"
"Lion King Pirates, retreat with me!"
As Lucas' roar spread out, all the Lion King Pirates crew sadly glanced at their captain once more, then followed their new captain and quickly ran toward the secret port at the back of the island without looking back.
Seeing Lucas trying to escape, a flash of anxiety crossed Aynes' face. He instantly turned into a blaze of fire and chased after him.
Earl Jones, who was blocking Vilin and the others, saw Aynes trying to go after his children. He instantly became furious, looking ferociously at everyone surrounding him and letting out a domineering laugh.
"As long as I'm here, no one will harm my son!"
At this moment, he seemed to have regained the demeanor he had when he dominated the seas back in the day.
With his laughter falling, Earl Jones instantly entered his Beast King form!
A golden energy pillar instantly erupted from his body, turning his originally somewhat gray hair gradually golden, rising and falling with his breathing rhythm.
When Earl Jones entered Lion King state, a powerful force instantly erupted from his body, directly blasting Vilin and the others away.
He instantly turned into a golden afterimage and appeared above Aynes' head.
Seeing this traitor Aynes, killing intent instantly surged in Earl Jones' eyes. He punched Aynes hundreds of meters away.
Vilin and the others, who had been blasted away by Earl Jones, quickly recovered. They looked at the suddenly much taller and more majestic figure in front of them with strange expressions in their eyes.
At this moment, Earl Jones stood quietly not far from Rocks and the others, looking at them with a dignified face.
Behind him, strands of golden airflow gathered like golden flames, forming a golden kingly cape draped over his shoulders.
Cough cough~
Aynes, who had been blasted away by Earl Jones, also crawled up from the ground. He looked at the distant figure shining with golden light like an emperor, his eyes full of ferocity.
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