One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 56 Kyoshiro, Death

General Orochi was killed, and the rebellious pirates were defeated by Yamato. Only one battlefield remained in the ravaged General's Castle.

Goode vs. Kyoshiro.

When the samurai arrived at the battlefield, they were shocked to see the two fighting and the cracks and boulders everywhere.

"So strong!"

The two of them are going to tear General City to shreds!
"Hahaha, so happy!"

Good didn't deliberately use his abilities, but relied on his physical strength to clash with Kyoshiro, wildly swinging his heavy greatsword!

"Qiang!"

Swords clashed, sparks flew!

"This monster!"

Kyoshiro, disheveled and in a sorry state, was struggling to fight, his hand trembling as he gripped the sword, showing signs of exhaustion.

The greatsword has a very large attack range, and even with the help of Ryuo to predict the attack direction, it is difficult to dodge all of them. Before you know it, it has turned into a contest of strength.

This is extremely disadvantageous for him.

If the fight continues like this, whoever's stamina gives out first will be trapped in a dead end. However, Goode's condition shows no signs of declining.

Each strike was powerful and devastating, with astonishing destructive force.

He was already panting heavily.

Furthermore, Goode's strength far exceeded his expectations. In his memory, Goode was only at the level of a true fighter, but the power he displayed at this moment was in no way inferior to that of a top-tier fighter.

What happened to this man in just a few months? How could his strength have grown so rapidly?

"Qiang!"

Kyoshiro slid backward for more than ten meters, forcibly steadied himself, and immediately swung his sword, unleashing an arc-shaped slash towards the pursuing Good.

"This stuff is useless!"

Goode's left arm was wrapped in domineering energy, and he swung the cleaving wave away!

Having fought samurai many times, he had a good understanding of their fighting style. Compared to flashy flying slashes, samurai focused more on close-range slashes in their killing techniques.

A major reason for this is that blades can be imbued with Haki to increase their lethality, while the power of flying slashes is relatively fixed, making it difficult to imbue the slashing waves with Haki.

Therefore, if Kyoshiro wants to kill him, he must fight in close combat and use powerful sword techniques. However, using specific sword techniques often requires a certain amount of time to charge up, just like Zoro posing.

Just keep chasing and hitting them!
Who would be foolish enough to wait for the opponent to get into position and unleash their finishing move?
In the brief moment of being distracted by the slashing wave, Kyoshiro had already sheathed his sword and leaned forward in a drawing-slash stance.

"Draw Sword Slash?"

The sword-drawing slash is a basic skill that all samurai in Wano Country must learn; it's something everyone can do, and the method to counter it is also very simple.

Good grinned and swung his greatsword without hesitation.

The giant sword spun and flew towards Kyoshiro.

"asshole!"

Kyoshiro immediately dodged.

With a loud "boom," the bricks and stones behind them shattered!

The sword technique was interrupted once again!
Kyoshiro felt so uncomfortable he wanted to vomit blood. The man in front of him seemed to be able to see through him, interfering with him at just the right time every time, and his fighting style was completely unpredictable.

Fists, feet, swords—use whatever you have!
"Boom!"

The ground is shaking!
Kyoshiro quickly looked up and saw Good charging towards him. He immediately drew his sword and thrust it forward. Now that the opponent had no sword in his hand, he could not defend against Kyoshiro's attack.

"puff!"

The blade pierced Goode's palm, and blood gushed out!

"what?!"

Kyoshiro was utterly astonished, never expecting that Goode would completely disregard his injury and actually use his hand to block his sword.

Good grinned and exerted force, violently pushing his palm forward along the blade until it reached the tsuba (handguard) before stopping. In an instant, his five fingers gripped Kyoshiro's hand holding the sword!

"Got you!"

Good pulled Kyoshiro towards himself, while his smooth forehead, wreathed in Haki, slammed into Kyoshiro's face.

"Rhinoceros Headbutt!"

"Bang!!!"

Head-on hit!

Kyoshiro's eyes rolled back, his face was covered in blood, and even his delicate features were twisted and deformed by the impact.

Even with the Ryuo defense, he was still knocked unconscious briefly.

When Kyoshiro regained consciousness, his sword had been taken from him, and he was cornered with no way to escape.

"Next up is my execution package!"

Good pulled the knife out of his hand and threw it aside. Then, with a sinister grin, he reached out with both hands, grabbed Kyoshiro by the waist, lifted him up, and slammed him heavily to the ground.

"Tiger Slam!"

"boom!"

Kyoshiro's body jolted, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood! "Giant Rock Elbow Strike!"

The rock-like elbow was poured into his belly!

"King Kong - Over-the-Back Throw!"

His body was lifted up and jumped into the air, then his head slammed down to the ground!

"Vulture Aerial Relay Drop!"

"Hellfire Wheels"

"Ultimate Finishing Move: Spiral Pile Driver!"

After a full set of executions, Kyoshiro lay sprawled on the ground like a rag doll, not a single bone in his body intact.

Goode raised his strong arms!
Cheer for me! Celebrate me!
The warriors were taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood what Goode meant.

Good! Good! Good!

Cheers of praise resounded throughout General City.

Kyoshiro was on his last breath, his eyes dim and lifeless. Before fighting Goode, he already knew his fate.

He struggled to turn his head, his mouth moved but he couldn't speak, and his eyes were full of pleading as he looked at Goode.

"I won't kill her."

Goode spoke coldly.

He understood perfectly what Kyoshiro meant.

Light, moon and sun.

He didn't intend to kill Hiyori, but he also didn't intend to let her go; that woman still had great value.

Kyoshiro closed his eyes in pain.

Lord Hiyori falling into the enemy's hands could be worse than death, and as a retainer, he was powerless to do anything about it.

"Snapped!"

Good snapped his fingers, and a huge stone cone rose from the ground, piercing Kyoshiro's chest and sending him flying into the sky.

ended.

Goode walked toward the warriors and gave them a cold command.

"Kyoshiro's body was displayed to the public, and notices of his death and the Shogun's obituary were issued. Kyoshiro attempted to usurp the Shogun's position and, in league with the pirate Portgas D. Ace, assassinated the Orochi Shogun. He has now been executed!"

"do you understand?"

"understand!"

The samurai were terrified and dared not voice any objections.

Goode nodded and continued to issue orders.

"Clean this place up and notify all the daimyo and officials of Wano Country, asking them to come to the Shogun's Castle for a meeting before noon three days from now. The meeting will discuss the Shogun's successor!"

"Yes, Lord Goode!"

The samurai quickly echoed this, even their leader stuffed an ostrich into his bag, not daring to utter a single word.

Goode stretched and waved to Yamato.

"Let's go home."

"Oh."

Yamato bounced along to catch up with Goode.

She's overjoyed right now. The giant serpent that plagued Wano Country is dead, which means that half of her wish to open Wano Country to the world has been fulfilled.

Moreover, without the giant snake, the people in each village will surely live a better life.

Goode glanced at the girl.

"How is Fire Fist Ace?"

"I sent him flying!"

"Shoot him away?"

Goode frowned.

"Where did it fly?"

"I do not know."

Yamato shook his head vigorously, pointing to the distant sky: "Didn't you tell me to go all out? So I did, but I didn't expect to knock that guy out of sight with just one blow."

"."

Goode's eyes went black.

His original intention was to let Yamato perform well in front of others and build up her popularity, but this girl really doesn't know how to adapt at all.

Ugh, I'm so tired.

(End of this chapter)