Pirates: System run away, compensation concept level ability Chapter 050

“Lion’s Might: Sky Burial!”

Shiki swung his sword with all his might, and the air transformed into a lion-headed sword energy, sending Dio flying into the distance.

Then, he held Sakura-Jū and Kogarashi, stabbing straight at him.

After they had been gone for a long time, the residual power of the Conqueror’s Haki slowly dissipated.

The elites of the World Pirate Crew and the Flying Pirate Crew all breathed a sigh of relief.

They finally left.

“Pfft~” Killer’s scythe pierced into the chest of a Flying Pirate.

The scene instantly fell silent…

“Hm? What are you looking at? Are we not opponents?” Killer’s tone was calm.

“That makes sense.” Laffitte smiled charmingly, his cane quickly striking out.

Seeing this, the others from the World Pirate Crew also made their moves.

The Flying Pirates quickly parried.

The battle reignited.

Meanwhile, high in the sky on the other side, black and golden figures continuously intertwined.

“Lion: Thousand Cuts Valley!”

Shiki unleashed multiple golden sword energies, cutting a floating island made of seawater into several pieces.

At the same time, his Devil Fruit ability activated, and the seawater coiled around Dio like a long dragon.

Dio snorted coldly. He didn’t want to be trapped by the water flow, so he directly charged towards Shiki.

But his Moonwalk speed was clearly no match for the water flow.

Having no other choice, Dio had to turn around and slash.

Just as Dio was dealing with the water flow, Shiki rushed over at extreme speed.

His two swords brought along snowflakes: “Lion God Kagura: Snow Burial!”

Two lion-headed sword energies, formed from the swirling snow, bit at him.

Dio’s Observation Haki wildly warned him.

Without any hesitation, after cutting through the water flow, Dio swung his sword.

Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki intertwined.

“Lone Goose Shadow: Thousand Blade Wind!”

Wave after wave of black sword energy burst forth from the Lone Goose Sword, clashing with Shiki’s attack with a roar.

The snowflakes forming the lion heads disintegrated, falling continuously.

Through the pale snowflakes, Shiki vaguely saw the proudly standing Dio.

It was as if he saw his younger self.

Just as arrogant, just as domineering.

“I hope you won’t meet someone like Roger.”

“What if I do?” Dio calmly said from across the snowflakes.

“Hm?” Shiki was stunned.

Bathed in the falling white snow, Dio held the Lone Goose Sword, his eyes sharp.

“Those who block my path, just crush them.”

The air suddenly fell silent…

Only the sound of snowflakes falling and the cold wind howling.

“Gyahahahaha! Then let me see if you can do it!” Shiki pointed his twin swords, fully unleashing his Devil Fruit ability.

Except for the floating island beneath his feet, which served as the crew’s battlefield, all other floating islands shattered and then reformed.

Some islands still inhabited by civilians were no exception, and countless people, filled with despair, were crushed into a pulp.

Seeing this, Dio merely frowned for a moment before his expression returned to normal.

It wasn’t him who killed them, so why should he feel guilty?

Shiki roared: “Lion’s Might: Earth Scroll!”

Four giant lion heads, reformed from the floating islands, covered the sky and pressed down.

Dio’s sky was enveloped by these four lion heads, instantly plunging into darkness.

Such a massive commotion naturally attracted the attention of the battlefield below.

Both pirate crews simultaneously stopped their movements, clearly understanding that the battle’s outcome was about to be revealed.

Trapped within, Dio took a deep breath, then slowly closed his eyes.

Armament Haki, growing in density, covered the Lone Goose Sword.

His aura also gradually climbed, and Conqueror’s Haki exploded with black and gold lightning, radiating around him.

“Zzzzzzzzt~”

The black and gold Haki lightning also began to cling to the Lone Goose Sword.

Just as the lion heads were about to crush Dio, Dio suddenly opened his eyes and slowly raised the long sword in his hand.

“Lone Goose!”

“Absolute Shadow!”

“Setting Sun!”

“Weeping Blood!”

“Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots!”

A sword strike carrying the aura of death instantly broke through “Lion’s Might: Earth Scroll.”

Even the heavy snow seemed to fear this strike, stopping its descent.

The black and gold sword energy, with undiminished momentum, slashed towards Golden Lion Shiki!

“Slash Wave!” Caught off guard, Shiki only had time to unleash one move.

However, how could such a hurried move compare to Dio’s full-power attack?

The sword energy of Slash Wave simply melted away.

“Clang!”

Blood splattered across the sky, and the Golden Lion’s left arm was severed by that sword.

The perfectly round blood droplets reflected Shiki’s shock; he hadn’t expected his strength to have declined so much.

He couldn’t even block this attack.

One must know that even if this sword was powerful, in his prime, he would still have been able to react, still able to block it.

But now…

Gazing at the Golden Lion’s severed arm, Dio’s eyes were drawn to the setting sun behind him.

“What a beautiful sunset!”

Fighting Shiki, he knew best.

Even with his astonishing growth talent, he couldn’t instantly grow to the level of a New World overlord.

It wasn’t that he was rapidly getting stronger, but that Shiki’s strength was rapidly weakening after he pulled out his rudder.

A countdown to life, a fleeting moment of power.

The Lion King was aging…

The floating islands that formed “Lion’s Might: Earth Scroll” rapidly collapsed, falling into the sea.

Dio returned to the last floating island, standing in front of Shiki.

The Golden Lion, who had been so domineering just moments ago, now looked like a lonely old man.

Sakura-Jū and Kogarashi were casually stuck in the ground, and he sat blankly on a wooden stump, holding his severed left arm in his right hand.

“You won, Dio.” Shiki’s voice was hoarse.

Dio said nothing, merely walking step by step towards Shiki.

“Stop!!!” The surviving Flying Pirates ran from a distance, surrounding Shiki.

The members of the World Pirate Crew also arrived, encircling them.

Shiki slowly looked up, his cloudy eyes gazing at his remaining subordinates, and smiled contentedly.

Roger, is this… what a nakama is?

“Dio, I, the Golden Lion, have never begged anyone in my life. Today, I beg you once.”

“Kill me, and let them go.”

“Captain!” The remaining Flying Pirates wept uncontrollably.

Dio remained silent for a long time. Just as he was about to reply.

“Pfft!”

A Flying Pirate plunged a sharp blade into his own abdomen.

“Captain, you don’t need to beg anyone!”

“Pfft pfft…”

One after another, the Flying Pirates committed suicide.

“Captain, you are the strongest!!!”

“Captain, how could we abandon our captain and live on!!!”

…

“Captain, you will always be the Golden Lion!!!”

The last Flying Pirate fell in a pool of blood.

And at this moment, Shiki trembled all over, tears already streaming down his face.

“Why are you so foolish, why are you so foolish! A bunch of idiots!”

The members of the World Pirate Crew also had solemn expressions at this moment.

Such opponents deserved their respect.

“Laffitte, Burgess, go to the ship and bring some alcohol and food.”

“Oh, and bring a box of fruit.” Dio’s tone was calm.

Having done everything, Dio sheathed his Lone Goose Sword, which now had cracks.

He came before Shiki and sat down cross-legged.

Soon, Laffitte and Burgess returned.

Placing the fruit aside, Dio threw out roasted meat and alcohol.

“This is your last meal, Shiki.”

The Golden Lion, his face pale, put down his severed arm and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

He straightened his clothes, took a bite of the roasted meat, and then casually tossed it away.

Then he picked up the bottle and drank it all in one gulp, not caring that the alcohol soaked his clothes.

Smashing the bottle, Shiki mocked himself: “Dio, they’re right.”

“Even if I lose, the Golden Lion is still the Golden Lion!”

“My life, none of you will take!”

Saying that, he pulled out Sakura-Jū with his right hand and, like his subordinates, plunged it into his own body.

“Only I can take my own life!”

Shiki grinned.

“This is, the Great Flying Pirate, Golden Lion, Shiki!”