Seeing the many fights in town, while the Nomus had been wiped out, All Might thought he had gathered enough information.

"Apparently it's not just Mugiwara's group I need to be wary of."

Then, he contacted Kurogiri.

"Evacuate our troops from the city! The Hosu invasion is over."

After hearing a loud scream come from the hole in the building, All Might got back into a fighting stance, while declaring.

"It seems like getting hit made him angry."

at that moment, he saw Deku fall to his knees, before starting to vomit.

"Midoriya-kun?"

Feeling like he couldn't feel his legs anymore, Midoriya winced in pain, as almost all of his muscles were torn. Using his Quirk at 100% had resulted in him feeling a very violent backlash.

Seeing the boy on the ground, All Might then heard sounds of fighting behind him, while Gran Torino and the others were still fighting the remaining Death Knights.

"Damn it." He growled, facing the crumbling building.

However, he himself began to wince in pain, as blood began to flow out of his mouth. He knew he couldn't afford to make this fight last much longer.

Suddenly, he saw a figure appear in the hole of the building. Then he recognized Darkness' face. Seeming preoccupied, the Empress walked in his direction. Feeling an aura appear around her that betrayed her anger, Actor Pandora, still at the top of the building where Ida's unconscious body was, couldn't help but tremble a little.

Although he didn't know the reason, he knew something was troubling Galadriel's composure.

" Could that double punch be the cause of her anger? No, impossible! I doubt that attack could have succeeded in hurting her! What happened? "

Continuing to walk with her head lowered, Darkness approached All Might. Keeping his fighting stance, the blond couldn't help but feel his instincts kicking in. His instinct was telling him to run away from this fight. He was trying to make her understand that he had no chance of winning.

Yet, despite not knowing if it was his courage or fear that was behind it, All Might managed to stay still.

Eventually stopping a few feet away from him, Darkness declared.

"I need you to message Mugiwara."

Hearing this, All Might tried to smile at him.

"Who do you think I am? A messenger?"

Then, he closed his fist before running towards her.

" ONE FOR ALL ! "

" AURA DESPAIR III ! "

Stopping immediately, the hero widened his eyes, before dropping to his knees. Feeling like he felt an uncontrolled fear inside him, he couldn't help but stare at Darkness. And immediately, he had the impression of seeing the demon's body metamorphose, to become much larger and more frightening.

"What were you trying to do, stupid human? You have no chance against me! In truth, only Mugiwara has a chance to defeat me."

Crouching down to face All Might, she put a hand on his head, and began to stroke his head, like she would a puppy.

"I want you to tell Mugiwara, that the next time we see each other, this time, I will try hard to make sure no one bothers us."

Then, barely giving Al Might time to listen, she slapped his abdomen with the palm of her hand. Feeling like he was being hit by a train, the blond was ejected backwards and spat blood, before collapsing on his back.

"All...All Might!" Deku shouted, seeing him crumble so easily.

Suddenly, he shivered in fear, seeing Darkness teleport right in front of him.

"Hiiiiiikkkk!" He gasped, unable to hide the fear in his face.

"Midoriya…that's your name, isn't it? I hope I managed to make you understand something very important."

Fixing Midoriyya's gaze, she affirmed.

"The heroes of this world...they can't always win against evil."

And before Midoriya could say anything, Darkness held out a hand to him.

"Join me, Midoriya-kun! If you want to know true power, just follow me."

" DETROIT SMASH ! "

Trying to hit her, the boy could only brush past her, as his vision blurred. Feeling more nauseous, the boy almost threw up again, as he muttered.

" Ne ... Never. "

Hearing this, Darkness declared.

" Right answer. "

And again she outpaced Deku by raising her leg before kicking him on the chin hard enough that the sound of a breaking bone could be heard. Immediately losing consciousness, Deku collapsed to the ground and lay at Darkness' feet.

"I hope you manage to find the motivation to make yourself stronger."

Suddenly, being destroyed, a Death Knight ends up screaming in agony, before disappearing. Taking advantage, Torino, Lakyus and Evileye rushed towards Darkness.

"You are the last."

"Huh? The small fry?

Immediately, Torino propelled himself in her direction... Lakyus ran while positioning her demonic sword in front of her... and Evileye created rocks around her. Seeing the trio about to attack her, Darkness only raised a hand in the air.

" GRAN THUNDER ! "

A huge black cloud suddenly formed. And stopping on seeing it, the three humans began to scream as a rain of lightning fell in their direction. Being able to control each flash, Darkness purposely missed them and let her attack hit the ground, while each flash created a crater on the ground.

Despite not being hit by the attack, the trio were ejected to the side. So, within seconds, Darkness found herself to be the only person still standing. Seeing no more enemies around her, she teleported and appeared next to Pandora Actor.

"Galadriel-sama?" Her creation asked.

"Meet me at Nazarick." Darkness ordered him. "Ask a shadow demon to transform into me, until you can resume your role."

"Surrender to Nazarick? Galadriel-sama...what's going on? Did Sebas lose to Mugiwara?"

"I'll explain to you there." Darkness assured him, before teleporting away again.

But while the Empress was preoccupied, she did not see a person watching her. Indeed, having taken advantage of all the commotion caused by the appearance of Darkness, Stain had managed to escape. And, hidden behind a building, he had seen Darkness beat All Might and the others, before talking to Galadriel.

"Huh?" Stain wondered, then seeing Darkness disappear again.

Then, he widened his eyes, seeing Galadriel's shadow begin to move, before taking on the appearance of a demon. Seeming to speak to the demon, Galadriel gave it some orders. And suddenly, the demon took on the appearance of the young girl.

"What...?" Stain could only say.

Then he saw Galadriel take on the appearance of a humanoid puppet, dressed like a former German general. And finally, Stain saw Actor Pandora create a teleportation circle, before disappearing inside.

First rubbing his eyes, to make sure not to be the victim of hallucinations, Stain ends up running away, while having no idea what he had just seen. All he knew was that UA School prodigy Galadriel seemed to be hiding a sinister secret.

Moving his haki-covered arms, Luffy struggled to parry each of Sebas's punches, while Demiurge's remaining claws tried to take advantage of every opportunity to slash him.

And despite Luffy's strength, it was clear the pirate was forced to back down in the face of the duo's repeated assaults, even as he used Gear Second in an attempt to make up the difference in power.

"What's going on?" Demiurge questioned. "I thought you wanted to defeat us! I think you underestimated us."

Suddenly, his foot hit Luffy's chin, making his jaws click. Then, Sebas's fist hit him in the face.

"Mugiwara! Even if I had continued to fight you alone, I doubt that the situation could have changed! Even if you are more powerful than we thought, it is obvious that your level is still far from being able to reach ours.

However, the duo saw Luffy get up, while spitting on the ground. Then wiping a stream of blood from his mouth, Luffy dared to display a confident smile, while retorting.

"As I told you before, it is precisely because you are powerful that I want to take advantage of combat to become even stronger."

" Tssss! Really, you've lost your mind. " Confirmed Demiurge.

Flaming his fist, he assured.

"Before you can hope to get stronger, already try to stay alive after this fight."

However, feeling himself attacked from behind, Demiurge felt a vein forming in his forehead as he turned. Behind him, with one hand in his direction, Hawks was breathing heavily as he attacked him. Yet, to his dismay, it was as if his feathers had hit a steel door.

However, looking pissed off by this, Demiurge aimed his flaming fist at him. Leaving his hand, the flames took on the shape of a dragon's head, which shot towards Hawks.

" FIRE DRAGON KILLER ! "

Unable to move, the hero widened his eyes in terror, as the attack landed in front of him. Then, it was half of the neighborhood that exploded, the moment the attack hit him.

Both standing still, Sebas and Demiurge watched the scene of the explosion, knowing that the attack hadn't hit its target. Indeed, when the smoke cleared, the Nazarick duo spotted Hawks still conscious, despite the fact that the demon's attack should have killed him.

Still displaying a surprised look, Hawks saw a figure in front of him. Arms crossed, Luffy stood in front of Hawks, as he stepped between him and the flames to keep them from hurting him.

However, the power of the attack managed to burn him here and there, while Luffy winced in pain.

"Mugiwara...?" Hawks wondered.

"He...He protected me?"

" Tsss! You're dumber than I thought. " Demiurge affirmed, noticing that he had managed to hurt Luffy. "Why did you decide to step in to protect him?"

"You're the stupid one." Luffy retorted. "When one of your friends is in danger, you have to protect them."

"And then? If you hadn't protected him, you might have had a chance to flee! But now, I think the fight will soon be over."

" Really ? "

Suddenly, Luffy shook his feet and threw his sandals aside.

"In that case, I'm going to make sure I'm the winner." Luffy affirmed, positioning his arm in front of his mouth. Then he opened his jaws.

" GEAR FO ... "

Seeing him about to bite his arm, Sebas and Demiurge immediately had a bad feeling. And taking advantage of Luffy remaining motionless for a short time, they suddenly moved to find themselves right in front of him.

"Huh?" Luffy wondered, as his eyes widened further.

Moving in sync, Sebas and Demiurge positioned their fists back, before attacking.

" KILLING HUMAN ! "

" FIRE DEMON ! "

Then, at the same time, a double punch hit Luffy.

" FIRE KILLING HUMAN ! "

Immediately, a shock wave spread through Luffy's body, while black flames shot through his body and were visible behind him. Spitting blood, Luffy felt his feet leave the ground, before flying backwards.

Even a man like him couldn't resist the power of two guardians of Nazarick. Remaining then motionless, Sebas heard many noises of shock, each time that Luffy collided with an obstacle. Then, a last noise was heard, three quarters away.

" It's time to end it. " He affirmed, running towards the place where Luffy had disappeared.

For his part, flashing a wicked smile, Demiurge turned to Hawks.

"Thank you for your intervention! Thanks to you, our victory against Mugiwara was even easier! Thank you, Hero-san."

Then, he flew away and followed Sebas. Left alone, Hawks could do nothing but curse his helplessness.

"DAMN IT!" He roared.

Taking advantage that Shalltear was no longer in the area, Robin sat on the ground. Looking down at her hands, she winced in pain, as five of her fingers were broken, as was her left wrist. One of her knees was also broken, while her right foot had been pierced.

Suffice to say that, without Jinbe's intervention, Shalltear could still have had fun torturing her until she decided to kill her. Robin couldn't have done anything to stop her.

"I think we should get out of here." Jinbe asserted, as he carried Brook's unconscious body.

Looking at the chaos around him, as part of the neighborhood had been destroyed, he confessed.

"I didn't know this world had someone as strong as this woman."

"You didn't see anything." Robin retorted. "I don't know why but...I kinda get the feeling she didn't show any of her true power."

" Hey. "

Attempting to get up, Edgeshot was forced to lean against a wall to stay upright. at his feet, Mirko was still unconscious. Staring at the two pirates, the hero was unable to comprehend the situation. These pirates... he had spied on them to prove that they should be designated as criminals.

And yet, if they hadn't intervened, it seemed obvious that Shalltear would have killed him long ago. If he was still envious, it was only thanks to their intervention.

"Why...? Why did you save me?"

But before anyone could answer his question, the trio heard a scream in the distance.

" FISHMAN ! "

Immediately letting go of Brook, Jinbe turned around and crossed his arms above his head. In extremis, he blocked a punch from Shalltear, which had arrived as quickly as light. However, not having had time to cover his arms with haki, Jinbe winced in pain, while a cracking sound was heard.

Then feeling his feet slipping back, he was forced to step back several meters before he could stop.

Then, staring at Shalltear who landed in front of him, the fishman tried to regain his composure and ignore the pain he felt in his left arm, which was already beginning to swell.

"The fight has barely started and I've already broken a bone for you." Shalltear stated, with an evil smile.

"So what?" Jinbe questioned. "Even with one arm, I'm sure I can defeat you."

"Really?" Shalltear roared, preparing to attack him again.

However, she stopped immediately.

"My lady?" She wondered.

"Huh?" Jinbe wondered.

Feeling another explosion hit him, Chopper fell to his knees, while the front of his body was covered in burns and a multitude of wounds. Finally, as he let out one last roar, the giant monster felt his body shrink, before returning to his original appearance.

Seeing this, Albedo laughed as she landed in front of him.

"You are a group of ten pirates and I managed to defeat almost a third of your forces without the slightest effort! Seriously, it seems obvious to me that you pose no threat to us."

Lying on the ground, Chopper remains still and silent as he begins to slip unconscious. His body felt like tons, while his sight gradually blurred. He felt unable to make the slightest movement.

"Nevertheless, I must admit that never a group of humans had managed to face me for so long. " Confessed the succubus. "Failing to be powerful, your resistance may be praised."

Chopper still remained silent, while Albedo created a magic circle.

"To reward you, here is a quick death! I hope you are aware of the mercy I show."

" EXPLOSING STAR ! "

An explosion hit the back of Albedo's head. Recognizing this attack, she let a dark aura surround her, as she turned to face Usopp. Sitting against the wall of a ruined building, the sniper was breathing heavily. Coughing, he spat out a little blood, while his forehead was covered with it.

Seeing him like this, Albedo almost forgot her anger and laughed.

"HAHAHAHA! What a sad situation! You look so pitiful that I almost pity you."

Then, advancing towards him, she reached out her hand in his direction and grabbed his nose. Unable to defend himself, Usopp felt himself lifted above the ground, while Albedo asserted.

"Poor Mugiwara! He must be so frustrated to have such a pitiful human in his crew! Seriously, who would want you? You're not much better than the dust under my soles."

Then, displaying a sadistic smile, she told him.

"You're just a loser."

Then, her grip tightened more around Usopp's nose, who could only moan more.

"Now I want you to say it! I want to hear you say you're a loser."

" I ... I ... "

Suddenly gritting his teeth, Usopp roared.

" I AM CAPTAIN USO ... "

Not even having time to finish his sentence, Usopp felt Albedo crush his head against the asphalt.

"Stupid to death." She affirmed.

However, as she was about to finish him, she heard a telepathic message.

" My lady ? "

Facing Franky, Entoma and Solution were ready to finish him off, while Tia was now on the ground, defeated.

"It's just you." Entoma affirmed.

"I'll be happy to dissolve you slowly and painfully." Solution affirmed.

"That's too much honor." Franky asserted sarcastically, in a fighting stance.

However, he was surprised, while Solution and Entoma, heard a telepathic message which he was unable to perceive.

Trying to lacerate Zoro, Cocytus saw him jump backwards. Making too many sudden movements, the ice monster stopped, while more cracks appeared on his damaged abdomen. The large gash Zoro had managed to make was deteriorating as Cocytus kept moving.

Even though he didn't lose a drop of blood, the degradation of his body made his movements much slower, while he was forced to reduce the power of his blows, now that his own body was unable to withstand their power.

For his part, still unable to move his left arm, Zoro struggled to fight back while he could only attack with his right arm and his mouth.

"Damn it! Without my Kitetsu, it's impossible for me to finish him."

And as their fight began to head towards a stalemate, it was now Cocytus who stopped, hearing the telepathic message.

Flying alongside Sebas, Demiurge was the one who saw Luffy's body first. Lying on a pile of rubble, the pirate was on the ground, while more blood poured out of his mouth. On his abdomen, the duo's fists were still visible, while Demiurge's attack had badly burned much of his body. He seemed to have passed out.

"From now on, you will no longer be a threat to us." The demon assured, pointing its claws at him.

Earlier, Luffy had managed to break the claws of one of his hands. And suddenly, the claws of his other hand were pulverized by a kick.

"Huh?" He wondered, stopping.

Standing next to him, Sebas frowned, seeing someone with a cigarette in his mouth. Maintaining a calm face, despite the fact that dried blood was visible on his face, Sanji positioned himself facing the pair.

"Sorry! But I'm going to have to ask you to leave my captain alone."

"You?" Demiurge wondered. "You're the guy who got beat up by Regina."

Then looking at his broken claws, he growled.

"Do you think you can make us do it, just because you were lucky? Your level is not even equal to that of a pleiad! But, if you insist... we will kill you at the same time than your captain."

However, it was now the pair who heard a telepathic message from Galadriel.

" Members of Nazarick...I order you to stop the fighting in Hosu! And I want all guardians to gather in the meeting hall of Nazarick. "

" My Lady ? "

"My lady… please allow us some time." Demiurge said. "In two minutes... No! Give us a minute and I swear we can kill Mugiwara."

" Demiurge ... "

Hearing that single word, Sebas and Demiurge shuddered in fear. Galadriel seemed to have spoken in a calm voice. And yet, the duo detected an ounce of anger that made them tremble with fear.

" Now! " Galadriel ordered.

"AYE!" They assured.

Then, staring at Sanji, Demiurge affirmed.

"It's your lucky day! But we'll see each other again."

Then, activating their teleport ring, the pair disappeared.

Deciding to imitate them, Cocytus glared at Zoro, while declaring.

"I apologize for having to cut our fight short again! Roronoa Zoro…know that you are a brave warrior! I hope I have the chance to fight you again."

"Huh?" Zoro wondered.

Then, before he could react, he saw Cocytus disappear in turn.

Appearing in one of the fighting areas, Kurogiri saw Solution and Entoma facing Franky, while several people were on the ground. Not knowing Solution, the man turned to Entoma.

"Entoma, we must leave! It's All Might's order."

"You?" Franky shouted, recognizing him. "Asshole! So All Might is responsible for this chaos, right? Kurogiri, you're going to pay for this."

Completely ignoring him, Kurogiri created several teleportation portals near the bodies of Kanjuro, Regina, and Emami. Then, purple mist surrounded the trio before dragging them inside the teleport portals.

However, seeing Entoma standing still, he insisted.

" Entoma ... "

Eventually, hearing the end of Galadriel's message, Entoma ended up walking in his direction.

"We can leave." She affirmed.

"HEY!" Franky roared, running towards them. "Where do you think you're going?"

However, as he tried to hit Kurogiri, he saw him disappear into one of his portals, along with Entoma. Eventually, Franky found himself alone, while all of his allies were down. Even Solution had suddenly disappeared, without Franky being able to see it.

"DAMN IT!" He roared. "I let the enemy flee."

Hearing the end of the message as well, Albedo whispered.

"Galadriel-sama seems very angry."

Then, looking down, she saw Usopp's bleeding body, as he lay unconscious again. She could finish him now, in two seconds. Nevertheless, looking back at the sniper with a wicked smile, she declared.

"You're not even worth the bother of me killing you! It would be too much of an honor for a wretch like you to be killed by someone like me! But don't worry! When I should have time, I will ask one of my subordinates to kill you."

Then, she also teleported to Nazarick.

Staring at Jinbe with intense hatred, Shalltear wanted to kill him. She wanted to rip his arms off and gouge out his eyes. She wanted to torture him for hours. Nevertheless, having heard Galadriel's order, she was compelled to calm her rage.

Exhaling long, she finally said.

" We'll see each other again. "

Then, she also activated her teleportation ring. However, she almost instantly reappeared next to Edgeshot and quickly grabbed Mirko's ears.

"And I take my present."

"MIRKO!" Shouted the ninja, turning to her.

Too late. Shalltear had disappeared again and had no thought of returning.

Ten minutes later

being in line, as Aura and Mare had joined them, the guardians of Nazarick couldn't help but feel scared.

Sitting behind a large desk, Galadriel was staring at a huge crystal ball, which showed the state of her army in North Korea. Thus, she saw a large number of corpses on the ground. As Aureole had said, her army had been completely wiped out during their invasion.

Finally, Galadriel gestured with her finger and the crystal ball disappeared. Now she stared at Sebas and Demiurge, who were both kneeling in front of her desk. Kneeling and looking down, the pair couldn't help but swallow as they felt Galadriel's aura.

During her meetings with the guardians, Galadriel had always made sure to maintain a calm aura and a stoic face, in an attempt to show that she was in control of any situation.

However, in the face of this improbable failure, even she couldn't help but raise her voice, while it was almost shouting that she asked.

"CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN ME THE REASON FOR THIS FAILURE?"