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Do you ever hate Shanks?
Liu Jiu spoke calmly, as if the shocking scene from just now was merely a dust brushed away.
Uta seemed to have been struck by those words, her body trembling violently, and tears of grievance, anger, and resentment instantly welling up in her eyes. She had been adopted by Shanks as an infant and then ruthlessly "abandoned," a past that haunted her like a nightmare.
To a certain extent, she dreamed of Shanks again because she didn't want to close her eyes.
Do you want to teach him a lesson?
Liu Jiu's tone remained calm, yet carried an undeniable authority: "If you really want to 'teach' Shanks a lesson, I can take you to him. Trust me, I can help you get revenge!"
He paused, his gaze fixed on Uta's tear-filled eyes.
This proposal struck like a thunderbolt in Uta's chaotic mind!
Go find Shanks? Go... teach him a lesson?
This man she once relied on so much, yet also hated so much?
The immense impact made her momentarily forget to struggle, forget the "Sleepless Mushroom," and simply stare blankly at Liu Jiu.
Deep in my heart, the memory of that little girl who was ruthlessly abandoned that year seems to have been violently shaken by these words.
Uta nodded forcefully, almost instinctively!
"it is good……!"
The voice was crying.
Instead of hiding here and weaving illusory dreams with songs and drugs, why not... confront the source of all her suffering!
Even if the other party is one of the Four Emperors who dominate the New World, she still wants to see him one more time and ask him... why he abandoned her back then?!
Liu Jiu looked at Uta, who had finally stopped being obsessed with the "Sleepless Mushroom" and the virtual world, and slowly released his grip on her hand.
Just as Uta made up her mind and temporarily broke free from her obsession—
"what--!"
She suddenly let out a painful scream, clutched her head with both hands, and her body began to tremble violently!
In her spiritual world, the sheet music that contained all her songs and sealed forbidden power moved without wind, its pages turning frantically! Finally, it stopped at the darkest, most ominous page—the forbidden score!
A massive, chaotic, and terrifying aura filled with destructive intent erupted from the depths of Uta's mental world, like a ferocious beast breaking free of its cage!
"It...it has awakened!"
Uta's face was ashen, his eyes filled with terror. "It's the Demon King of Song... Totemjika! It's over... No one can defeat it... Once it fully awakens, my world, the real world... will be destroyed!"
That was a forbidden melody she had accidentally obtained in her childhood; once played, it would awaken the sleeping Demon King of Song, who possessed terrifying power comparable to ancient weapons.
She still can't control it!
Liu Jiu looked at the suffering Uta in front of him, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
He reached out and slowly removed the soundproofing material from his ears.
The sounds from the outside world rushed in instantly, but he paid no attention. He gently placed his palm on Uta's violently trembling forehead.
A gentle force, like a warm current, flowed into Uta's almost collapsing consciousness.
"Calm down." Liu Jiu's voice carried a strange, soothing quality. "Take me inside."
Uta looked up blankly at him, her eyes brimming with tears: "Go...go in?"
“Your mental world.” Liu Jiu’s tone was as calm as if he were talking about visiting a neighbor. “Since it’s a ‘pet’ that you accidentally let out, I’ll go and… give it a good ‘discipline’ for you.”
He paused, looking at Uta's surprised and uncertain eyes, and added, his tone carrying an air of nonchalant indifference:
"Pets should act like pets. If they misbehave, just give them a good beating."
Uta was stunned by his words.
Beat her up? That's Totemjika, the Demon King of Songs, whom even she can't control and who's capable of destroying the world!
In this man's words, however, it was as if she were just a disobedient puppy?
But for some reason, looking into his calm and unwavering eyes, and feeling the reassuring power emanating from his palm, I felt a sense of peace.
The overwhelming fear in Uta's heart actually subsided a little.
She gritted her teeth and gathered her remaining mental strength.
"Hold on to me!"
The next moment, their consciousnesses were pulled by an invisible vortex, instantly crossing the barrier of reality and entering the mental world constructed by Uta's singing, which was now shrouded in darkness and chaos!
The scene before my eyes suddenly changed!
The once idyllic musical world is now shattered, the earth cracked, and beautiful melodies replaced by jarring noise.
At the center of the world, a towering figure, as majestic as a mountain, slowly rose to its feet.
It has a humanoid silhouette, wears a black top hat, and its body is constructed from countless interwoven dark musical notes, with a pair of giant arms made of black and white piano keys hanging down at its sides.
His body was shrouded in ominous dark red energy, radiating a destructive desire to devour everything!
The Demon King of Songs - Totemjika!
Meanwhile, a fierce battle is raging elsewhere.
The battle between Sabo and Baby-5, even with the appearance of the Demon King of Song.
This also couldn't stop Baby-5's "Weapon Fruit" from attacking relentlessly. Her fighting style was extremely cunning; she never directly confronted Sabo.
"Bazooka!"
"Machine gun fire!"
Her body is like a mobile arsenal; her arms, legs, and even the tips of her hair can instantly transform into various deadly firearms! Sometimes she bombs from a distance, sometimes she slashes at close range; her attack modes switch freely and without any discernible pattern.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a ...
Shells whistled and bullets flew everywhere, making the already dilapidated music building even more ravaged.
"You damn brat, take another one of my Great Wall... Cannon!!!"
Chapter 164 Baby-5 [Thanks for your encouragement, requests for more updates, and donations]
Sabo, wielding a steel pipe covered in Armament Haki, moved like a ghost through the dense barrage of fire.
He was operating his Observation Haki at full power, and he could predict the trajectory of the enemy's attack every time. He would either block, deflect, or precisely strike the weak points of the weapon with the steel pipe in his hand.
But the Baby-5 is really slippery!
She doesn't linger in battle. If she misses an attack, she immediately uses the recoil from her weapon or the thrusters that transform to quickly create distance and look for another opportunity.
She was like a deadly fish, firing shots here and there, with an endless supply of bullets, constantly creating a hail of bullets, suppressing the enemy with long-range firepower, and then finding the right moment to strike and kill them.
"Tsk, what a troublesome ability!" Sabo frowned slightly.
This type of opponent is the most difficult to deal with. They may not be as strong as him, but they are unpredictable and difficult to get close to.
Kuina intended to lend a hand with her sword and defeat the enemy as quickly as possible.
However... Sabo shook his head and stopped her.
He smashed a whistling rocket away with a steel pipe, the blast sending his hair flying. A quick glance revealed Baby-5 had transformed back into its Gatling gun arm, ready for another round of firing.
"We can't stay passive like this forever!"
Sabo's mind raced, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet!
"Dragon's Claw!"
His figure blurred instantly, and he rushed in front of Baby-5 as if by teleportation. His five fingers, covered in black armor color, formed claws and, with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, went straight for her throat!
This is one of the ultimate techniques, a further refinement of the physical techniques taught by Garp, aiming for ultimate speed and a one-hit kill!
Baby-5's pupils contracted, the Gatling gun instantly retracted, and its arms crossed to form a heavy steel shield!
clang--! ! !
A deafening roar, like the thunder of a great bell, exploded!
Sabo's dragon claws slammed into the steel shield, leaving five deep dents! The immense force sent Baby-5 sliding backward for more than ten meters, her feet carving two furrows in the ground.
She let out a muffled groan, her arm slightly numb, and she was horrified. This guy's strength and speed far exceeded her expectations!
"It's not over yet!"
Sabo pressed his advantage relentlessly, giving his opponent no chance to catch his breath or change weapons again. He closed in once more, and the steel pipes rained down like a storm!
clang!clang!clang!
The dense impacts sounded like metal being struck! Baby-5 was forced to constantly switch between various melee weapons to parry—knife, sword, axe, hammer…
But faced with Sabo's ferocious power, she could only barely hold on, retreating step by step, and could no longer calmly create distance to use firearms as before.
She was completely dragged into the close-quarters combat rhythm that Sabo excelled at!
"Damn it! The intelligence was wrong! Where did this plumber come from?!"
Baby-5 gritted her teeth, her cigarette long since fallen to the ground, cold sweat beading on her forehead. She realized that if things continued like this, defeat was only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, Robin had already easily subdued Buffalo, then tied him up tightly with rope like a "zongzi" and threw him in a corner.
At this moment, she and Bonnie stood together, warily observing the collapsing, darkness-corrupted spiritual world around them, as well as the terrifying figure in the distance that slowly rose, exuding an aura of destruction.
"What... is that? It looks terrifying!" Bonnie said with a worried expression.
Robin's expression turned grave: "This is probably not the real world anymore. We've fallen into a trap without our knowledge. But who is it? Who has the power to summon a monster of this level?"
Her gaze fell upon the Demon King of Song at the center of the world.
At this moment, two figures suddenly appeared near them—it was Liu Jiu and Wuta, whose face was still somewhat pale.
"Uncle?" Robin looked at Liu Jiu with some surprise, then at Uta beside him, whose condition was obviously off.
Liu Jiu gently pushed Uta toward Robin, saying calmly, "Take care of her for me."
Although Robin was full of questions, he immediately nodded and reached out to support the somewhat weak Uta: "Okay, Uncle."
Liu Jiu nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to the battlefield between Sabo and Baby-5. He strode over and, in a brief moment when Sabo had once again unleashed a furious barrage of attacks that forced Baby-5 back, gently patted Sabo on the shoulder.
"You take a rest, I'll take care of things here."