Chapter 10: Chapter 10
"Hello there!"
The hunter wave his hand greeting them, all of them are shocked until Uryu was the first to realize from his own shocked reaction. "Who are you?" He aim his arrow at the hunter.
The hunter is 6'4 height, wearing hunter outfit, a mask covering his lower face and wearing a hat. He holds a medieval modern gun with an axe strap behin him. "You don't need to be so hostile towards me." The hunter told them to calm down.
"How can we trust you?, you're just a stranger." Ichigo pointed his sword at him.
"Because I am Just a regular hunter live in a village behind this fog." He pointed to the thick white fog behind him.
They didn't take his words kindly and still hostile towards him. "Hey, you said you're a hunter right?" Luffy looking at the hunter with serious face.
They look at luffy, who had serious face. "Do you... have any meat?" Luffy expression changed as he held his stomach because of hunger and wanted to eat.
"Are you seriously asking him that!" Nami, Franky, Sanji yelled angrily at luffy.
"Is this guy for real?" Sakura looking preplexed at luffy who asking a stranger if he had any food because he is hungry.
"Well... that is our captain's nature." Robin smile at sakura, she already seen many times of luffy ridiculous behaviour.
"Is this guy for real?" Inoue is surprise at both of them, they have an unknown enemy in front of them but suddenly luffy just ask the guy If he had meat.
"Hey zoro, what the hell is wrong with your captain?" Ichigo ask If his captain is in his right mind.
"That's luffy for you, in time you will get used to it." Zoro already getting used to his captain's behaviour and demeanor, something like this already he expected.
The hunter listening to luffy's word only chuckle, never would thought in his life he would heard anyone ask him, a stranger If he had food. "Of course I have them in my house." He smile underneath his mask.
"Really, then lead the way." Luffy became happy and told the hunter to lead them to his house so he can eat.
"Luffy, you shouldn't trust a stranger or a person you only first met." Usopp tell luffy because sometimes luffy will always cause trouble and they almost on the verge of death even though in the end they survive.
"I think this guy is more dumber than naruto." Sakura muttered in low voice so anyone can't heard her but sasuke hear her words only raise an arc from the corner of his mouth.
"You don't need to hostile towards me, judging from all your presence here must because of the map you found, isn't it?" The hunter ask.
All of them are stunned of his words, they are here because the map they acquired after killing the mini boss. "Yes, that right, we acquired this map from killing a monster." Robin step up and talk.
The hunter just nodded his head. "You are here because that map tell you that in this village held a key to kill Dagon, aren't you?" The huntet know their objective coming to this village.
"Wait, You knew why we're here." Chopper shouts and stunned, the others also disbelief because he knows their intention.
"Of course I knew, I drew that map in the first place." The hunter shrugged because he was the one who make the map.
They are surprise hearing the man in front of them is the one who drew the map. "Why did you make this map?" Kakashi ask, he is curious why such a person draw a map to this village not to mention telling this village holds the key to defeat Dagon.
"If you want to know more, you need to follow me." The hunter said.
All of them began to look at each other unsure whether to trust him or not. "Alright, Let's go." Luffy is the first one to talk and ran to towards the hunter.
"Luffy, we should think about it first." Nami shouts to luffy they should make a decision first.
"Why should we think about it?, this weird costume man is a nice and good guy." Luffy smile at them then walk towards the hunter.
Ichigo strap his giant sword to his back and walk to them. "Ichigo, what are you–"Inoue words are cut off.
"We should follow him." Ichigo words surprised them.
"But this could be a trap." Chad warned Ichigo that this hunter might set a trap for them and they shouldn't trust him.
"Yes, this could be a trap but I trust luffy words." Ichigo can tell luffy's words might be true of this hunter's nature.
They are preplexed by ichigo. "Luffy's words, Seriously?!" Uryu cab't believe what he heard from him.
"I know it is hard for you three to believe but I can feel that luffy's judgement about this person is right." Ichigo turned continue to walk towards the hunter and luffy.
"He is right!" They look at zoro who speaks. "Our captain is good at making friends and read people if they are good guys or not." Zoro began to join them.
Luffy's crew look at each other then follow them like ichigo's team. "Alright you guys, let's joun them." Naruto said as he ran joining them.
"Naruto, wait–" Sakura's words were cut off by kakashi.
"Leave him sakura, when naruto makes a decisiom he will stick it so let's join him with the others." Kakashi said as he walks to join them.
"But sensei!" Sakura wants to retort but sasuke also begin to walk towards them surprising her making her sigh.
The hunter look at them who gather around him. "Alright everyone, follow me and try to keep up so you won't lost inside the fog." Hunter turned around to get inside the fog.
"What happen If we lost inside the fog?" Naruto ask, he didn't know why but he became uneasy for a reason.
The hunter stop walking and look back. "Because you will be trapped inside the fog... Forever!" The hunter's words making them tense and scared.
"F-Forever!" Chopper and usopp hugging each other as they are frightened of the cause lost inside the fog.
"Of course, If each of you have return stone then you are safe!" The hunter reminded them they can escape the fog if they have return stone. All of them began to sigh in relief because on the way here they already acquiared return stones from the loots of killing monsters.
"Damnit, don't scare us like that, I thought we will actually be lost forever." Naruto exclaimed, he is angry of the hunter of not reminded them they can actually escape from the fog.
"Sorry, I will tell you a warning next time." Hunter said as he begin to walk inside the fog. "Follow me!"
They immedeatly follow behind the hunter and trying not get seperated, all of them finally dissapear entering the fog. "They finally meet the hunter." Robert watch them have conversation with the hunter and continue to the village.
He switch screen watching others progress, some of them are killing monsters and taking monsters drop loots, some are fighting mini bosses, and many are dead dropping their storage bag making other participants stole their bags and loot all the items inside the bags.
Garp, Whitebeard, and O'Neil examined each other, Garp clothes were torn and he had minor injuries the same as Whitebeard. Commander O'Neil on the other hand had his armor broken and had more injuries than the rest. The entire Aeonia Swamp was restored leaving a barren field covered in Debris and destroyed trees.
O'Neil once again summoned more ghost soldiers this time with horses, crossbows, and more. Then he swung his Halberd and a crimson aura shrouded the group, with this the pirates and marines joined the battle and this time didn't hold back.
The clash of steel and the echo of attacks reverberated through the battlefield, the once lush Aeonia Swamp now a barren wasteland, ravaged by the titanic struggle. Garp, Whitebeard, and O'Neil were locked in a deadly dance, their power shaking the very air around them. O'Neil's ghost soldiers continued to surge forward, their spectral forms clashing with the Marines and Pirates alike. Garp dove into the fray, his fists crashing down on the ghosts like meteors, while Whitebeard swung his Naginata with unparalleled force, cleaving through enemy soldiers and sending shockwaves through the battlefield.
O'Neil was relentless, his Halberd now covered in crimson energy, cutting through the air as his ghostly minions swept forward. The crimson aura around him flared brighter, feeding on his fury, as he advanced toward Whitebeard and Garp.
O'Neil, undeterred by the destruction of his minions, swung his Halberd again, sending a crimson wave of energy toward Whitebeard. The air around it distorted, the very space seeming to tear as the wave of power sped toward its target. Whitebeard's expression remained calm as he swung his Naginata with overwhelming force, meeting the wave head on. The clash of their attacks shattered the ground beneath them, sending debris flying. The force of the impact sent both combatants skidding back, but neither of them faltered.
Garp charged forward, his muscles straining with effort as he closed the distance between him and O'Neil. His Armament Haki flared, coating his fists as he aimed a devastating punch directly at O'Neil's head. The force of the punch could be felt before it even landed, and O'Neil raised his Halberd just in time to intercept the blow, the power of Garp's attack reverberating through the air. O'Neil staggered slightly but held his ground, his eyes glowing with an intense crimson light.
Whitebeard took the opening, his Naginata flashing forward, aiming for O'Neil's exposed side. O'Neil, sensing the danger, twisted his body, barely avoiding the fatal strike, but the edge of the Naginata still grazed his armor, leaving a deep gash. The crimson energy around O'Neil flared, and with a snarl, he swung his Halberd in a wide arc, a shockwave of energy following in its wake. The attack blasted through the air, forcing both Whitebeard and Garp to leap back justin time to avoid the deadly wave.
Whitebeard and Garp stood facing each other, eyes locked in a silent challenge before they exploded into action. Whitebeard swung his Naginata with brutal force, the blade crackling through the air, but Garp met it head-on, his fist coated in Armament Haki, sending shockwaves through the battlefield.
O'Neil joined back in the fight fiercely, his crimson aura now a blinding blaze as he summoned more ghost soldiers. The battlefield was a swirling maelstrom of attacks and chaos as the ghostly army clashed with the pirates and marines. O'Neil's Halberd cut through the air, it's crimson edge clashing with Whitebeard's Naginata, while Garp's fists smashed into the ghosts around him, obliterating them with each strike.
But as the battle wore on, O'Neil's strength began to wane. His aura flickered, his energy slowly being drained by the constant barrage of attacks. Whitebeard and Garp, sensing the change, pressed forward with even greater force. Whitebeard's Naginata sliced through the air, its massive blade cutting through O'Neil's defenses. With a mighty swing, Whitebeard landed a devastating blow to O'Neil's side, causing the commander to stagger and fall to his knees.
O'Neil, bloodied and broken, gritted his teeth and raised his Halberd once more. He summoned every ounce of energy he had left, his aura flaring brightly. A final wave of crimson energy shot toward Whitebeard and Garp, but Garp, with a grin on his face, leaped high into the air, dodging the attack with a twist of his body.
"Gurarara, this fight has been fun but now it's time to end it." Whitebeard, swung his Naginata one last time, its massive blade crashing down on O'Neil's head.
[Great Enemy Slained
Whitebeard and Garp receive 11,000 tower points and Whitebeard for delivering the killing blow receives Commander's Standard!]
The group ignored the tower's message, Garp and Whitebeard looked at each other for a while before they both stopped fighting and left each other alone. With majority if the bosses are killed and people more adjusted to caelid, the Dagon fight is near.