Chapter 165: 165 Tom Vs Five Elders
"Kizaru, hold on a little longer. I'll help you once I finish them off!"
Saint Saturn's arms suddenly strengthened and knocked Kakashi away. Kakashi, already at his limit, collapsed, unconscious.
Tsunade and Robin also lost the will to fight, leaving Moria alone to hold on.
Thanks to the "immortal" nature of his shadow mage and its ability to teleport, Moria moved like a nimble fly, constantly annoying Saint Saturn.
However, despite the constant disruption, Moria couldn't defeat him.
No matter how much damage Saint Saturn took, it didn't affect the Shadow Mage, and Moria could always switch places with it.
"Lord Saint Saturn, I can't hold on much longer!"
Kizaru exclaimed, before crashing to the ground. He looked more miserable than his usual wretched look, his yellow suit torn with sword marks, and a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Trash!" Saint Saturn scolded Kizaru.
"I'll handle that cat. You take care of Moria as quickly as possible."
Saint Saturn couldn't believe how powerful a mere cat could be.
Ignoring Kizaru, he turned his attention to Tom.
"Such a powerful sword spirit!"
Saint Saturn immediately sensed something unique about Tom.
Just standing there, the cat radiated an intimidating sword power that could crush anyone's will to fight.
The wind around Tom carried the deadly aura of a great swordsman, and the air felt sharp, as if it could cut through skin like a blade.
Tom's eyes burned with anger as he looked at Saint Saturn.
The old man was the true mastermind of his master tragedy, and Tom was determined to make him pay.
Tom Cat quickly swung the black sword Yoru, unleashing a barrage of flying slashes that surrounded Saint Saturn.
Each slash was powerful enough to kill a strong Vice Admiral.
As the hundreds of slashes passed, the ground seemed to be torn apart, as if a horde of Tyrannosaurus rex had passed through.
"Roar!"
Saint Saturn didn't dare to underestimate Tom.
With a fierce roar, his body twisted and expanded in a strange, monstrous form.
A half-cow, half-ghost monster with six arms appeared on the battlefield—Gyūki Form!
His appearance was a mix of cow, crab, and spider, with a cow's head, long legs sharp as spears, and a lower body resembling a crab and spider combined.
His green face was twisted with snarling teeth, while his black body and steel-like hair gave him an eerie, ghostly look, as if he crawled straight from hell.
Saint Saturn had no way to hide and took the full force of the swordstorm. His massive body was slashed to pieces, blood dripping from his wounds.
Yet, astonishingly, his body healed at an incredibly fast rate.
"Roar!"
Saint Saturn couldn't remember the last time someone had forced him into this form. This cat was the strongest opponent he had faced in many many years!
What a strange cat.
Saint Saturn's eyes, glowing like lanterns, locked onto Tom with a sinister green light.
"The stupid cat didn't hide... He's dead." Saint Saturn felt a surge of triumph.
In the next moment, Gyūki's curse activated, and Tom Cat's head exploded.
"Hahahaha, beasts are beasts. So what if they have great strength..."
Saint Saturn's laughter stopped abruptly as he stared in disbelief.
What did he just see?
The cat's head had been blown off, yet it grew back instantly!
Saint Saturn was horrified. What kind of Devil Fruit power was this?
"Kill the devil," Tom Cat said coldly, puffing on his cigar.
Hawkeye, the silent swordsman, never revealed the name of his techniques, leading everyone to believe that every swing of his sword was just another basic attack.
But Tom Cat was different. He thought it would be cool to announce the name of his move.
"Whoosh~"
The cyan sword energy sliced through the air, moving faster than sound. Saint Saturn felt a sharp pain as one of his legs was severed.
Tom Cat swung his sword five times, cutting off the remaining legs of Saint Saturn.
Without his legs to support him, Saint Saturn's massive body collapsed to the ground, sending a cloud of dust into the air.
The cautious Tom Cat kept his distance, gripping the black sword Yoru. He unleashed hundreds of flying slashes toward the smoke.
Before the attack was over, Tom Cat lowered Yoru and pulled out two large Gatling guns from his tail fur. He fired them into the smoke.
Each bullet was infused with Conqueror's Haki.
Before Tom, only one person in the world could wrap Conqueror's Haki around a bullet—Ben Beckman, Shanks' vice-captain and the smartest man among pirates.
Even Beckman couldn't pack Conqueror's Haki into a bullet so densely.
Tom lay on the ground, using his feet to operate two Gatling guns.
With one hand, he reached into his tail fur and pulled out a cannon twenty times its size!
Kizaru, who had been watching from a distance, was completely confused.
"Bang! Bang!"
The cannon fired, the machine guns roared, and Tom Cat occasionally threw two firecrackers, each exploding with the power of Hawkeye's sword, into the smoke.
Anyone who didn't know better would think it was two groups of pirates causing the chaos, but in reality, it was all Tom the cat.
Feeling it was almost over, Tom dropped the Gatling guns, drew his black sword, and charged into the smoke.
"Damn cat, I'm going to kill you!"
As soon as he entered the smoke, Saint Saturn, who had been waiting, rushed at Tom.
At this moment, Saint Saturn looked a mess. Though his six broken legs had regrown, his body was covered in craters, with green blood pouring out.
No wonder he was so angry—he, a dignified member of the Five Elders, a person who ruled the world, had never experienced such misfortune.
"Melt in my venom!"
Saint Saturn shouted, lunging five meters toward Tom. He suddenly opened his bloody mouth and spat out a venomous web.
This venom was Gyūki's deadliest move. A single drop could kill a Sea King, and what Saint Saturn unleashed was enough to kill a thousand of them.
Facing the attack, Tom grinned wickedly. Ignoring the green venom, he used all his strength to thrust the black sword into Saint Saturn's body.
"Ho! You're a crazy cat," Saint Saturn roared as the sword completely pierced him, causing him immense pain.
At the same time, the venom melted Tom into a pool of liquid.
Just as Saint Saturn believed Tom was finally defeated, the liquid suddenly began to move and reformed into Tom Cat.
"How can you not be killed?!" Saint Saturn roared in frustration, feeling like he was losing his mind from the constant torment.
An enemy immune to death was truly a nightmare!
He swore he never wanted to face a creature like this cat again.
Tom Cat leaped onto Gyūki, drawing the Black Blade Yoru, and green blood poured out.
Then, he quickly positioned himself on Saint Saturn's back and attacked.
Saint Saturn reacted quickly, covering his entire body with Armament Haki.
However, the larger the area of the Haki, the thinner it spread, leaving a vulnerable spot on his back.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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