Chapter 450: Chapter 450: Two Surprise Guests & Freyja
Humming to myself, I slammed mountain-sized bo-staff onto an unsuspecting Island, destroying it and killing all of its inhabitants while whatever remained from the devastating attack was promptly consumed by the ocean.
"That makes 49 islands." Muttered Diddy lightly as he yawned in boredom while kicking the air, propelling him through the sky toward his next destination.
It's been a few hours since I destroyed Sabaody, and while I could've long since finished destroying every island in Paradise, I had grown a little bored, and I wanted to give everyone a chance to respond. Honestly, destroying these Islands wasn't that fun with how strong I was now; the only reason I was doing it was to force everyone in the world to be my enemy; after all, no matter what's going on, enemies or not, they will all have to alley themselves together if they wished to face me.
"Dammit! With Shirahoshi dead, I don't get to fight those sea kings!" Said Diddy with widened eyes as he clenched his fist in annoyance, only for him to suddenly come to a halt.
"Wait, I'm dumb; Shirahoshi shouldn't be dead, not when she can command sea kings to protect her now that Fishman Island has been destroyed." Muttered Diddy with a shake of his head as he snapped his fingers with a smile while his annoyance promptly vanished.
'Though, I do wonder where Shirahoshi is; maybe Jinbe found her when he went to check on whatever remains of Fish-man Island.' Thought Diddy with a thoughtful expression as he tapped his chin, only to shrug his shoulders while continuing to the next closest Island.
While hoping I would get to see Shirahoshi during the final battle, I headed toward a massive, sandy island known as Alabasta, which is also where I heard one of the Ancient weapons resided; however, I had no idea if it was true, I tend to stop paying attention to Sebas when he speaks about boring topics.
"Hmm, but considering how strong that other Ancient weapon was, this one might be just as strong, if not stronger; maybe I should've paid attention." Muttered Diddy lightly as he rubbed his chin, only to shrug his shoulders again, not bothering to think deeply about it.
Anyway, with me nearing Alabasta, I began to channel a shit–ton of lightning into Naga-sa as Alabasta was definitely the largest Island I've come across yet, so I was going to need to attack it with all I had if I wished to destroy it. However, when I got closer, I was slightly surprised to find two of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea standing near the shore, seemingly awaiting my arrival.
Raising an eyebrow, I tilted my body forward and shot myself towards the two, only to gracefully land on the ground a few meters before them.
"What are you two doing?" "To stop you." Said Diddy and Crocodile, respectively, as the latter smoked a cigar while Mihawk stood to his right with his sword in hand.
"Stop me? How the hell did you two even know? Neither of you were with us during the Invasion on Mariejois." Asked Diddy in confusion as he tilted his head while looking at Crocodile and Mihawk, ignoring the massive sand storm far in the distance.
"This is how." Replied Crocodile as he reached into his coat pocket before tossing a newspaper to Diddy, who caught it out of the air.
"Hmm, 'The Strongest, Diddy D. Kong, seeks to destroy the world! Help us stop him in Paradise! – Janet' That makes sense." Muttered Diddy lightly as he read aloud the title while glancing at the photo of him in his sulong transformation, causing him to fainty smirk.
Of course, it was no surprise Janet would do something like this; I just didn't think of it when I kicked them all out of Mariejois, though I had to admit, I'm thankful she did this since it should give me a bunch more people to fight.
"So, do you all want to start right now or wait a bit longer for someone to join?" Asked Diddy lightly as he burnt the newspaper with a flash of lightning while glancing at the two, only for a massive sandstorm to engulf them, obscuring their figures.
"I'll take that as a no." Added Diddy lightly with a yawn as he stabbed Naga-sa into the ground while snapping his fingers, discharging arcs of lightning that swiftly turned the sandstorm into glass.
With the tiny shards of glass dropping to the ground, I saw a massive sword wave of unparalleled sharpness slice through the air as it headed right for me while Crocodile followed right behind it.
Raising my hand, I flicked towards the incoming sword wave, launching my own sharp blade of wind as the two violently collided, yet in the end, Mihawk's sword wave eventually overpowered mine and cleanly sliced right through it, causing me to raise an eyebrow as I was decently surprised.
Side-stepping the attack, I raised my arm, blocking Crocodile's attack while watching the sword wave leave a gash in the ground as it continued far into the ocean.
"Huh, that wasn't half-bad." Said Diddy lightly as he glanced at Crocodile, whose golden hook couldn't move in an inch after being caught.
Releasing Crocodile's hook, allowing him to retreat while he attacked with tendrils of sand that erupted from the ground, but this sort of a bad match-up for him as I simply shot each tendril with a bolt of lightning, super-heating it to glass as they froze in place.
'You know, now that I think about it, creating a statue like this would be pretty cool.' Mused Diddy lightly as he tapped the glass tendril, only for his figure to vanish, dodging yet another sword wave.
"Hey, Mihawk, before I kill you, can you do me a favor?" Asked Diddy lightly as he stood on Mihawk's shoulder while looking down at him, surprising him and Crocodile.
Mihawk didn't give me an answer and instead allowed Crocodile to attack me from behind, forcing me off his shoulders as I landed on the ground, giving him the perfect opportunity to swing his sword at me. However, before his sword could slice me, I dodged his attack and slammed my palms onto the broad side of his blade, stopping it.
"Attack me with your full strength; I'm curious if the strongest swordsman can make me bleed." Said Diddy with a feral smirk as he released Mihawk's blade while lowering his arm, only to raise his foot and grasp Crocodile's head.
"Hey, did you not just hear me? Wait a few moments." Said Diddy in slight annoyance as he slammed Crocodile's head into the ground before tossing him far into the distance.
Shaking my head in annoyance, I shifted my focus to Mihawk, who furrowed his brows while I tossed my shirt onto the ground.
"Alright, do it already; I'll be impressed if you can make me bleed." Said Diddy with a grin as he held out his arms to the side while looking at Mihawk, who deeply frowned, taking offense at his words.
"I'll do more than that." Said Mihawk sternly as he raised his sword into the air while closing his eyes, deeply concentrating.
While waiting for Mihawk to attack, I furrowed my brows when I sensed a ship flying right for us, causing me to look left as I spotted an object soaring through the sky in the distance while leaving behind a torrent of blackish flames akin to a rocket thruster.
'Freyja and the Strawhats?' Thought Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at the approaching ship, only for Mihawks eyes to snap open after a minute.
"World Sunder." Muttered Mihawk softly as he slashed down with all his strength, causing his sword to tremble while it glowed intensely.
As his sword slashed against my body, I felt a slight stinging sensation, but other than that, it was hardly noticeable, causing me to look down as I glanced at the shallow wound across my torso before glancing at my shoulder where Mihawk's blade was stuck.
"I'm impressed. You made me bleed, but you barely managed to cut in my bone." Said Diddy lightly as he glanced at the wound on his shoulder before looking at Mihawk, who removed his sword, only for his eyes to widen.
"I'm not fixing that." Remarked Diddy lightly as he glanced at Mihawks chipped blade, only to swiftly punch him in the stomach, sending him flying into the distance.
Shifting my focus to the flying ship, I saw Freyja standing at the bow, only for her to lunge right for me while flapping her wings, causing me to smirk.
"Oh, I've been waiting for this moment! I'm going to make you experience hell." Muttered Diddy with a sadistic expression as he pushed off the ground, leaving behind a trail of lightning a he flew toward Freyja.
Evading Freyja's breath attack, I kicked the air, lunging right for her faster than before as I snaked right past her fist while clutching her neck, prompting her to absorb my near limit-less vitality.
"Hehehe, go ahead; you're going to need all the help you can get for the torture you're about to experience." Said Diddy with a feral grin as he licked his fangs while forcing his nails into Freyja's throat, causing her to bleed profusely.