The Vice Admiral's elegant and dignified movements revealed his fearless attitude, causing the Five Elders' expressions to darken.

Silent anger gradually rose, spreading from their five aged bodies.

"Daren, your courage is commendable."

"But what makes you think you can survive at our hands?"

"With just a few of you, you think you can protect all the civilians on this island?"

A cold smile suddenly appeared on Saturn's lips, and an eerie red light flashed in his eyes.

A scalp-tingling sense of oppression swept over them, and the Boa sisters suddenly felt their throats tighten, as if someone had grabbed them by the throat. Breathing became a luxury, and they felt as if they might suffocate at any moment.

Their faces gradually turned pale, then red and purple.

A tall, straight, blood-red figure took a step sideways and suddenly stood in front of them.

The moment that figure blocked the Five Elders' view, Hancock and the others relaxed, feeling the death-like threat suddenly disappear, and they gasped for air with frightened eyes.

At the same time, Dragon suddenly stepped forward with a cold expression.

The moment he raised his arms, a vast storm obeyed his command.

"Storm, Wall of Sighs!"

A massive hurricane visible to the naked eye swept across the ground, carrying thick snow, and in the blink of an eye, formed a huge wall of ice and snow that connected the sky and the earth, completely separating the Five Elders' aura and gaze.

The snow danced in the sky, looking particularly desolate.

"I'm sorry, it seems that you can't come with me this time."

Daren turned back, crouched down, rubbed the girl's slightly messy black hair, and smiled slightly.

"This place is too dangerous for the three of you."

Hancock's face turned pale.

Looking at the smile on the Vice Admiral's face, she felt a wave of panic for no apparent reason.

A bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart. If she couldn't stay by this man's side this time, she was afraid that the next time they met would be a long, long time from now.

"No... I haven't thanked you yet..."

Hancock murmured with dry lips, her beautiful and refined face looking pitiful in the snow.

Her eyes turned red, and she shook her head desperately, making people feel sorry for her.

That handsome and arrogant rough face was now smiling so gently.

Hancock seemed to have made a decision. She took a deep breath and mustered up her courage to say,

"I... I want to go on a date with you!"

Hearing this, her two sisters' eyes widened.

Their sister was being so bold!

Although it was characteristic of the Amazon tribe to love and hate boldly, and although they tended to mature early and remain committed to their chosen lover for life, this was still too much.

But this was too... too bold!

Dragon, who was standing nearby, was also speechless, unable to believe his ears.

This, this, this...

Kuma turned his head away without showing any emotion.

Ivankov, on the other hand, crossed his arms and watched with a smile.

Hearing Hancock's bold confession, Daren laughed silently.

He shook his head, affectionately pinched her cheek, and wiped away the tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

"You're still a child."

Daren smiled and turned to Bartholomew Kuma, who looked calm and gentle, and said,

"Kuma, I'm in trouble. Please take them to a safe place."

Kuma nodded, strode over, took off his black leather gloves, and said to the sisters with a warm smile,

"Are you ready to go home?"

Hancock looked at Daren again, her eyes filled with tears.

"What about you, Daren-san?"

Daren laughed,

"I haven't had enough fun yet."

Boom!

At that moment, the wind wall emitted a series of muffled thunderclaps.

Dragon said anxiously from the side,

"Daren! We can't hold them off much longer! There's something off about these old guys' strength!"

Hearing this, Hancock fell silent for a moment. She knew they were out of time.

"I understand. Thank you."

Just before touching Kuma's large, fleshy palm, Hancock bit her lip, suddenly turned, and lunged forward.

Amid her sisters' startled cries, she blushed and rose on her toes, trying to kiss the Vice Admiral's rough, weathered cheek.

A bloodstained finger stopped her just short.

The Vice Admiral slowly rose to his feet.

"We'll meet again, beautiful lady."

Behind him, the snowstorm raged wildly, beginning to show signs of breaking apart.

Five massive, terrifying black shadows twisted as they rose from the ground, slamming and tearing into the vast wall of wind Dragon had created. The crashing impact shattered the falling snow.

Daren turned away, leaving the black-haired girl with the image of a towering figure, steep and unyielding like a mountain.

Smoke from his cigar drifted across eyes deep as the stars. He glanced back, winked, and smiled.

"When that time comes, give me another passionate kiss."

The black-haired girl froze. Tears finally burst from her eyes.

"Then you owe me a date!"

Before she could finish, Kuma's meaty paw gently tapped her back.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The three girls vanished almost at once.

In the next instant—

Boom!

The thick wall of wind shattered with a thunderous crash!

Snow exploded outward as the ground groaned under unbearable pressure. Five towering creatures, each dozens of meters tall, came into view.

The Five Elders—the highest authority of the World Government—had transformed completely, revealing their true, demonic forms to the world!

A giant, skeletal warhorse radiated a coldness straight from the depths of hell.

A twisting, rolling sandworm, massive like a giant earthworm, opened its spiral maw filled with razor fangs, its body coated in thick mucus.

A terrifying wart hog, its hide gleaming like black iron, bore four tusks and spotted skin.

A snake-bodied beast with wings, its long, sharp beak and gleaming claws cutting through the air.

And finally, a cow-headed, spider-bodied monster—Saturn's true form...

These five monsters unleashed an overwhelming, oppressive force and a sinister aura. Dark, mysterious smoke curled around their bodies as they let out earth-shaking roars!

Bakotsu!

Sandworm!

Houki!

Itsumade!

Gyūki!

Each one was a monster from the darkest corners of myth—terrifying, bone-chilling abominations!

"What the hell are these things!?"

"I've never seen anything like this!"

Ivankov took a step back, his face pale, swallowing nervously.

As the monstrous pressure from the Five Elders washed over him, his muscles clenched involuntarily, scalp tingling.

"So this... is the Five Elders..."

Dragon's expression was just as grim. His hands were already in the opening stance of Ryusoken, his cloak snapping in the wind.

"No one could have imagined that the ones living above, in what seemed like paradise, were actually five monstrous demons of unimaginable evil!"

"In this world, hell isn't beneath us... it's up in the heavens!"

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