Outside the battlefield, the storm raged even more fiercely. At the center of the intertwined thunder and blade light, the battle between Jin An and Imu resembled a clash between two deities, as if the entire world was shaken by their fight.
However, precisely because their battle was so captivating, on the other side of the battlefield, the World Government's counterattack quietly intensified.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
Accompanied by dense artillery fire and energy explosions, the World Government's army launched a full-scale counterattack.
Their troops were equipped with sophisticated weapons, clad in enhanced armor, and each one was fearless in the face of death.
Even more terrifying, within their ranks were a large number of powerful individuals – elite warriors dispatched by various member states, as well as top assassins secretly trained by the Five Elders, who had long been lying in ambush in every corner of the battlefield.
“Kill!
Crush all rebels completely!”
A World Government commander roared, waving his hand to issue the order, and the battlefield was immediately filled with deafening shouts of killing.
The rebels' ranks were quickly beaten back by the sudden and fierce attack.
Artillery fire rained down on their positions, blasting the fortifications to pieces.
Countless soldiers were engulfed in flames, falling in pools of blood.
“Damn it, they were prepared!”
A New Navy officer roared, wielding the weapon in his hand impenetrably, but still unable to stop the enemy's offensive.
His forehead was covered in sweat, and blood dripped down his arm to the ground.
New Navy soldiers tried to reorganize their defenses, but the enemy's strongmen frequently raided, tearing open their lines of defense one after another.
Kuzan stood at the forefront of the ranks, with cold air surging around his body, and pieces of ice and snow froze the enemy's artillery fire and warriors, but cold sweat had already seeped from his forehead.
“These guys… they are all experts.”
Kuzan muttered to himself. His gaze swept to the other side of the battlefield, seeing more enemies pouring in from all directions, and a sense of oppression he had never felt before rose in his heart.
On the other side, the Whitebeard Pirates' defense line was already in imminent danger.
Whitebeard stood at the very front of the ranks, his long blade swung out fiercely, and a shockwave swept out, sending the approaching enemies flying backwards.
However, his movements were a bit slower than usual.
His chest was struck by the aftermath of lightning, blood gurgled from the wound, his face was pale, and his breathing was heavy.
“Old man, we can't hold on any longer!”
Marco shouted, his phoenix power already burning to its limit, but still unable to stop the enemy's fierce attack.
Countless brothers of the pirate crew had fallen behind him, and blood spread on the ground like a river.
“Keep holding on!”
Whitebeard gritted his teeth, stomped hard on the ground, and the ground cracked.
He raised his long blade high and once again swung out a huge shockwave, repelling the rushing enemies.
However, his movements appeared slightly sluggish due to the injury in his chest.
Among the enemies besieging Whitebeard were several elite experts from the World Government, all of whom were blooded killers, agile in their movements and seamlessly coordinated.
While containing Whitebeard, they searched for openings to attack him.
“That old guy is useless already, surround him!”
A black-armored warrior sneered, holding a jet-black long blade in his hand, and swiftly approached from the flank while Whitebeard swung out a shockwave.
“Courting death!”
Whitebeard let out a low roar, and the long blade swept out fiercely, the shockwave directly sending the black-armored warrior flying, but at the same time, another enemy ambushed Whitebeard from behind, stabbing him in the shoulder with a blade.
“Hiss——”
Whitebeard groaned, and could barely hold the long blade in his hand, but he still endured it.
“Old man!”
Marco roared, transforming into a flaming phoenix and rushing up, repelling the enemy behind him, but as soon as his figure landed, more black-armored warriors pounced on him, surrounding him.
On the other side, Loki was also in desperate straits.
His massive black dragon form was particularly conspicuous on the battlefield, attracting the attention of a large number of enemies.
Countless artillery fire bombarded him, and although black flames devoured some of the attacks, more shells and energy waves still struck his body.
“Boom!”
A huge shell hit Loki's chest, his figure swayed violently, and he crashed to the ground with a loud crash, smashing out a huge pit.
He struggled to get up from the ground, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still burning with anger.
“You bunch of ants!”
Loki roared, spread his huge dragon wings, and black flames surged towards the enemy like a tide, devouring dozens of black-armored warriors.
However, more enemies poured in from all directions, their attacks precise and fierce, constantly consuming Loki's stamina.
His movements gradually became sluggish, the black flames on his dragon wings began to weaken, revealing patches of scales that had been hit.
His breathing became rapid, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and his body swayed.
“Jin An…”
Loki roared, gritting his teeth, and turned his gaze to the center of the battlefield.
He could see Jin An fighting with Imu, but he had no time to take care of the predicament here.
As the World Government's offensive became more and more fierce, the rebels' ranks had almost collapsed.
Their positions were completely torn apart, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Even with the desperate resistance of the New Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the giants, they were still at an absolute disadvantage.
The rebels' commander stood at the rear of the battlefield, his eyes full of anxiety.
He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said:
“Hold on! We must hold on! Lord Jin An will definitely win!”
However, his words seemed unable to inspire those exhausted warriors.
Their eyes were full of despair, watching their comrades fall one by one, but powerless to do anything.
At this time, the battlefield formed a sharp contrast.
On one side was the battle of gods between Jin An and Imu, the untouchable power of which made people afraid to approach;
On the other side was the bloody fight between the rebels and the World Government, where blood and life were constantly devoured, and the rebels' ranks were disintegrating little by little.
In this desperate situation, Jin An must break through the battle in front of him as soon as possible, otherwise this battle of resistance is likely to fail completely at this moment.
Imu sneered, that smile carrying cold contempt and absolute confidence.
She stood in the air, her figure like a sharp blade hanging in the sky above the battlefield, overlooking Jin An, as if mocking the futility of all his efforts.
“You think you can change anything like this?”
Her voice was cold and sharp, like the biting winter wind,
“You'd better take care of yourself first.”
Before the words were finished, Imu's figure instantly blurred, turning into a flash of lightning and rushing straight towards Jin An.
Thunder exploded around her, and a low rumble came from the air, like divine punishment descending.
A trace of cold light flashed in Jin An's eyes, his body reacted quickly in the state of Ultra Instinct, his footsteps shifted slightly, and his figure moved sideways as light as a feather, avoiding Imu's direct charge.
However, this was just the beginning.
Imu's movements were faster than he expected, and in the instant of flashing past, she suddenly waved her hand, and a thunderous giant blade came across the sky, directly approaching Jin An's waist.
