"So, you have been sidelined." Gran Torino understood.

Sitting in front of a bar, the old man was All Might's companion. Seeming upset, the hero began to drink a glass of sake, and tried in vain to calm down.

"These idiots don't understand how serious a threat Darkness is."

"Even if she is powerful, do you really think she can defeat an army of heroes?" Gran Torino questioned him.

"What worries me is that she could hurt or even kill a few heroes." All Might affirmed. "It's to prevent this that I want to fight too."

Taking another sip of alcohol, the blonde stated.

"But maybe they're right! Maybe I'm getting weaker without realizing it."

Smiling weakly, he declared.

"If anything, Endeavor has become powerful enough to surpass me."

" You really think ? "

"I don't know." All might confessed.

"Hey, do you serve meat here?"

Surprised, the duo turned towards a young man who had sat down on a stool, next to All Might.

" Huh? "

"It's not a restaurant here." The bartender retorted. "I'm just selling alcohol! If you want meat, I suggest you go elsewhere."

"What?" Luffy wondered, annoyed. "This sucks."

" Mugiwara ? " Said All Might.

"Huh?" Luffy was surprised.

Seeing the hero in his true form, the young man recognized him.

"You're the blond guy I often see with Deku."

Noting that he still didn't seem to know that he was All Might, the hero saw the pirate greet him, before heading towards the exit of the bar.

"It was nice to see you again! However, I need to find somewhere I can eat."

However, as he was about to leave, he was surprised to hear Toshinori questioning him.

"Mugiwara… would you agree to fight me?"

"Huh?" Luffy and Gran Torino were surprised.

With his arms crossed, Endeavor found himself in the middle of a forest. However, being forced to wait, he seemed annoyed. Around him, the other heroes who were at his side could only imitate him and wait for something to happen.

"It's 8 p.m.." Ryukyu stated. "And yet I don't see anything that looks like a dwelling or anything like that."

"Maybe this isn't the right place." Jeanist remarked, looking at the map Demiurge had given them. "However, the directions on this map are very clear."

"For me, it's a trap." Kamui retorted.

"Whether it's a trap or not, the area doesn't seem to contain any enemies." Wash noted. "I feel like we're alone here."

"And where is Hawks?" Endeavor growled. "Normally he would be here hovering over the area."

" I am here. "

Walking towards the heroes, the latecomer introduced himself.

"Sorry for the delay, but I decided to come with some backup."

"Huh? Since when do you have subordinates?" Ryukyu asked.

"We are not his subordinates." Someone retorted.

At that moment, three figures appeared through the darkness of the forest. Finally, the heroes saw Jinbe, Sanji and Franky facing them. Immediately recognizing the blond, Endeavor growled in displeasure.

"What are these guys doing here? Hey, Hawks, don't tell me you're the one who brought them here."

"I don't see what the problem is." The hero retorted. "In truth, I wanted to bring Mugiwara! However, I think these companions will be more than enough to help us."

"I prefer to warn you right away." Jinbe affirmed. "If we came here, it's not to be heroes! Hawks simply promised us that if we help you save your comrade, the hero organization will stop considering Luffy as a threat to society for good ."

"What I want is to fight and defeat Darkness's subordinates." Franky admitted. "Last time, they ran away before our fight was over! But today, I'm in SUPER shape and I'm going to destroy everything."

"For my part, if I had not been warned that a lady was in danger, I prefer to immediately admit that I would have refused to work with someone who mistreats his own family." Sanji growled, in the direction from Endeavor.

"Tsssss! And who do you think you are?" Roared the hero. "During Darkness' last appearance, I heard that you were ridiculed by one of her subordinates! Reinforcements? My ass! You won't even be able to provide any support to our group."

"Do you want to bet on that?" Sanji asked.

"Stop!" Hawks ordered them. "We have a common goal, that should be enough for us to decide to work together."

"Hawks, have you lost your mind?" Endeavor asked. "Have you forgotten that people who are not considered heroes have no right to participate in this kind of mission?"

"Stop being stubborn and think for two seconds." Hero number 3 retorted. "You know perfectly well that these guys are more powerful than average! Besides, it was the fishman who defeated me quickly defeated in Hosu ! Although I regret to say it, he is much more powerful than me."

Hearing this, Wash affirmed.

"If that's the case, then maybe we should make an exception! After all, All Might warned us that Darkness could be a very dangerous opponent."

"All Might is missing, as is Mirko." Yoroi noted. "And Edgeshot still hasn't fully recovered since his fight in Hosu! Having a little more reinforcements couldn't be a bad thing."

"I agree." Ryukyu agreed. "And honestly, I admit I want to see one of those famous pirates the Heroes Association keeps talking about fight."

For his part, Jeanist stared at Franky with frustration, showing that he had not forgotten his defeat against the cyborg. Still, he knew Hawks was right. The pirates in front of them were certainly as powerful as them and their power could allow them to save Mirko, while experiencing no loss.

Groaning again, Endeavor finally declared.

"They will serve as reserve units! And I don't want to see them fight without my permission."

"Hey, Luffy is the only guy who can give us orders." Franky retorted.

However, he saw Sanji brandish his arm in front of him to stop him.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Let him do what he wants," the cook advised him. "If you ask me, he will quickly regret his arrogance."

Shrugging, Jinbe crossed his arms, while looking around.

"Arrogant or not, at the moment I don't see any enemies on the horizon! Is Darkness really here?"

Tomb of Nazarick

"Galadriel-sama! It's almost 9 p.m.." Albedo assured her.

Being behind her desk, with a crystal ball in front of her, Galadriel began to smile.

"Good! In that case, I order the tomb of Nazarick to be teleported."

"Of course." Albedo assured.

Immediately, finding themselves all around Nazarick's tomb, hundreds of ghouls created magic circles. Merging their magic together, they created a giant magic circle, which appeared beneath the enormous building.

"Indeed," Galadriel assured. "I hope the heroes are ready for what's about to happen! I promise them an evening they'll never forget! At least, for those who manage to stay alive."

It was at this moment that the tomb of Nazarick disappeared.

Japan

"It's 9 p.m.." Ryukyu remarked.

"Grrrr! In the end, it was just a waste of time." Endeavor stated.

"Wait a moment." Jeanist retorted. "It will be 9 p.m. in five seconds... four... three... two... one..."

Suddenly, a huge magic circle appeared in the middle of the forest.

"WHAT?" The heroes shouted, as did the pirates.

A little further

"It's a certainty, we are lost." Affirmed Scama.

"Harron, how could you lose us when you have the map?" Giovanni growled, looking towards the thief in their group.

Scratching his head, while staring at the map in his hands, Harron declared.

"It's not my fault! This country is full of forests and mountains! It's difficult to travel from town to town, while on foot."

"If we had a car, it would be much simpler." Lilynette said.

Thinking about the trip they had taken in a van, Scama almost vomited.

"There's no way I'm getting back into a vehicle! I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it."

Seing still with the Four Armaments group, Yamato suddenly stopped.

"What is it?" Giovanni asked, seeing her turn her gaze in one direction.

"I don't know why, but I feel a huge source of power suddenly appear."

" Huh ? "

Suddenly, the five companions widened their eyes as they saw a huge magic circle appearing in the distance.

"What...? What is that?"

"A magic circle?" Lilynette was surprised. "I've never seen one this huge."

However, their surprise was even greater when they saw a huge building teleporting to where the magic circle was. Crushing all the vegetation in the area, the Tomb of Nazarick had suddenly appeared in the landscape, as if it had always been there.

"Amazing." Harron said.

"I can't believe my eyes." Giovanni confessed.

"And yet, this enormous building has just appeared before our eyes." Scama assured.

"It was magic." Lilynette remarked. "The magic of our world! So it wouldn't be surprising to know that this building comes here from our world."

"So, in that case, maybe he was teleported to this world, the same way we were." Giovanni suggested.

For her part, staring at the enormous building, Yamato murmured.

"A building...that appeared by magic."

Immediately her eyes sparkled as she said.

"I want to visit it."

" What ? "

Still remaining motionless, the heroes then saw the enormous building sink into the ground and a huge part of the tomb disappeared underground, leaving only its top still visible.

Experiencing a deafening crash, which could be heard dozens of kilometers away, the place eventually returned to its former calm, as soon as the gigantic building finally stopped sinking into the ground.

"So...this is the home of Darkness." Kamui understood, staring at the enormous building that had appeared in front of the heroes. "

" SUGOI ! " Shouted Wash.

In front of them, the top of the building still visible looked like ancient ruins, looking quite terrifying. And among the ruins were large double wooden doors, which seemed to allow entry into the interior of the tomb. Moreover, they began to open, accompanied by a frightening creaking sound.

Suddenly, as a huge entrance was visible in front of them, a ghoul could be seen. Floating above the ground, the creature raised its arms to the sky.

"Hero! Please know that Darkness-sama is aware of your presence here and is delighted that you had the courage to accept her invitation! And knowing that you are in a hurry, I will take care of starting the festivities."

Immediately, an entire army of skeletons appeared behind the ghoul.

"To be worthy of entry into our mistress's home, you will have to fight against this army."

Quickly, there were a hundred skeletons rushing towards the heroes, even though they all had weapons like swords or shields. However, a column of fire struck the center of the army, reducing several skeletons to ashes.

Having a hand extended towards the enemy, Endeavor declared.

"I'm not here to play with vermin! Guys...pulverize them."

At that moment, huge roots came out of the ground and forcefully threw several skeletons into the air.

"We are the strongest heroes in Japan." Kamui assured. "I advise you not to forget it."

Then, other skeletons found themselves immobilized by a multitude of threats created by Jeanist, while others found themselves trapped inside Wash's enormous bubbles.

"How?" The ghoul was surprised, seeing its army being easily decimated.

"It's time to end this quickly." Yoroi assured, walking towards it.

Creating a sword in his hand, he let the size of his weapon increase tenfold to transform it into a giant sword.

" GUILLOTINE ! "

Then spinning like a top, the man let his giant sword slice through all the remaining skeletons before striking the ghoul. However, creating a magical shield, his opponent managed to stop his attack.

"Who do you think you are, damn human." The ghoul roared. "I am an elite soldier of Darkness! Don't think you can defeat me that easily."

However, a huge figure flew over it. Looking up, he was surprised to see a huge dragon appear above it.

"If you don't want to push yourself, I'll force you to do it." Ryukyu assured, crushing it under her huge paws.

Trampled to death, the ghoul let out a cry of agony, before feeling its energy leave its body.

having remained behind, the pirates had seen the heroes completely dominate their opponents.

"Oh? Finally, we might have underestimated their power." Franky remarked.

"It's certain that they are much more impressive when they fight together than when they are alone." Sanji agreed.

"Maybe." Sanji agreed. "But I think you know that those monsters were probably just the weakest soldiers in this place! Believe me, I fear that the creatures inside the building are much more powerful than that."

"Now it is time for us to pay Darkness a visit." Endeavor stated.

The darkness, nervousness, and incredible worry on each of the pro-heroes' faces could have brought anyone to a state of panic and paranoia. How is it possible? Is a hero afraid of the unknown?

The answer would be yes. Because for each of them, the moment of truth has arrived.

"Is everyone preparing for this?" said Endeavor.

Endeavor, raised his fiery fist in the air, smirking and showing his confidence to the group of heroes he was responsible for.

"We are ready," one of them said.

"Good, it's time to save our comrade and show these bad guys who we are." He said.

They all responded with a thunderous battle cry, for soon the wicked would lose to justice and righteousness. In recent days in Japan, all the police departments and pro-hero agencies have taken it upon themselves to search for the whereabouts of Mirko and Darkness. The investigation, however, did not turn up any clues, until Jaldabaoth decided to intervene. To the great dismay of the pro-heroes who carried failure on their backs.

Yet hope was still there for them. Not so long ago, a breakthrough in the investigation restored the confidence of all the heroes. Yet amidst all of this, no one noticed what a setup it was.

Gazing at the tomb of Nazarick, the heroes were confident and seemed to forget the obvious trap that lay before them. But one of them seemed much more suspicious.

Above the sky, Hawks, looked warily at the incomprehensible collection of ruins before them. The still visible part of the building was unlike anything Hawks had seen before. What he saw looked like ruins left behind by a failed city or civilization.

However, this couldn't be possible. No trace of such a place existed. The ruins appeared out of nowhere. And that's why Hawk felt so worried about the whole operation.

"I don't like it, not at all." Hawks said, leaving the sky. "Why is this place here? Where did it come from?"

"Stop bothering, Hawks." Endeavor retorted. "Our enemies seem to underestimate our army! This is our chance to attack them before they can get serious."

"This is a bad idea, Endeavor! We should have investigated more! We should have insisted that All Might come with us! He's the only hero who fought Darkness."

"We don't need him." Endeavor roared. "Just keep an eye on us and don't worry! All Might wouldn't have been able to lead this army inside this tomb."

None of them wanted to leave the glory to the others. However, Hawke wasn't the only one who thought the same thing. Nor the only one worried about all this. Below, carefully inspecting the ruins, Ryukyu couldn't help but agree with Hawks. It seemed far too perfect for a rescue mission.

"I agree with Hawks! It's suspicious! It's obvious to me that Darkness brought us here to kill us all. " Ryukyu said.

"Are you scared, Ryukyu?" Shishido teased.

"I'm just worried," Ryukyu replied. "The police department and the government...we should have asked them for help. »

"You don't need that!" Our agencies have prepared us for any type of problem that could arise! We are not alone this time," said Yoroi Musha.

Ryukyu sighed deeply. She decided not to think about it too much. Maybe she worried too much. However, a horrible feeling continued to linger inside her.

Deciding not to wait any longer, Endeavor ordered.

"As planned, we will split into several teams."

Then, turning towards the pirates, he growled.

"Ryukyu, I'll entrust you with monitoring the robot-pervert! Jeannist, the fish-man will go with your team! And, as for you..."

Staring at Sanji with more anger, Endeavor stated.

"You're coming with me! And I swear to you that if you were to make the slightest mistake, I wouldn't hesitate to burn you."

Simply exhaling a bit of smoke out of his mouth, Sanji questioned him.

"Should I feel honored to attract your attention?"

Growling again, Endeavor marched towards the entrance of the tomb, with his team.

"Everyone, stay vigilant! There are many of us, but also in enemy territory."

" AYE ! "

Remaining motionless, with a few heroes, Hawks remained inside the building and had to ensure surveillance of the surrounding area. As a result, he saw the rest of the heroes follow Endeavor and split into a few teams.

Next to Endeavor were Ryukyu, Kamui Woods, Jeanist, and Yoroi Musha. Each of them commanded a group of ten newly recruited heroes. But that wasn't all. In the distance, pro-heroes Wash, Mt. Lady, and Gang Orca made up the support teams, with at least five other freshly recruited pro-heroes who all had support Quirks.

Never in recent decades have so many heroes united as a single group to fight a group of villains. It was the first time that the heroes of Japan formed a real army.

"Alright! Everyone, let's go!" Endeavor said.

Seeing them leave, Hawks couldn't help but feel a bad feeling.

"Did we do the right thing in coming here?"

Suddenly a cry of agony was heard. Surprised, the hero turned around and saw large figures appear behind his teammates. being on the ground, one of his comrades had been killed, while a Death Knight held a huge bloodied sword in his hand.

"What is that?" A hero feared, noticing that ten Death Knights were in front of them.

" DAMN IT! " Hawks growled, spreading his wings.

inside the tomb of Nazarick

Each of the other teams moved into each fortification. Everyone took their time to inspect the surroundings. Finding himself with the Ryukyu team, Franky couldn't help but take off his sunglasses, as he was bothered by the darkness of the place.

"This place is really spooky! I can't believe people live here."

"It's true that this place seems run down." Said a hero.

"Not at all." The cyborg retorted.

Placing his hand on a wall, he seemed to examine it, while affirming.

"This place is gloomy but... it is perfectly well maintained! Those who built this building did a SUPER job! Even in 1000 years, I am convinced that this building will not have the slightest crack."

Remaining silent, Ryukyu entered a corridor where there were majestic statues. Some structures were tall blocks made of black stone inlaid with strange symbols. Others were just large obelisks with inscriptions engraved in a foreign language. However, apart from these sculptures, this long corridor which seemed endless did not include anything else. No furniture, no door... nothing. Just empty. A dark corridor that seemed endless.

"I don't understand the architecture of this place." Ryukyu stated. "Everything seems strange to me."

"Ryukyu, come here." Said a hero.

" What's the matter ? »

"You need to watch this. " The rookie said.

Ryukyu then approached a wall where she saw some kind of painting. It looked ancient, from centuries ago. Maybe even older. Everyone was looking at the wall, wondering what it was.

The drawing showed them a woman with a white and gold cape. They couldn't see her face, but what they saw was a golden staff with spheres of different colors on it. The woman's hands glowed as if she were holding a sun in her bare palms.

Seeing this, Ryukyu seemed to understand that this woman had reached the level of godhood. However, that wasn't all. There was more to this drawing. Kneeling before this goddess, a group of people seemed to be worshiping her.

"There are more inscriptions here," Said a random hero.

Ryukyu nodded seeing that the wall was covered in carvings. Trying to understand the drawings, she ordered.

"Take pictures of everything, whatever it is, we need to take it back to HQ." »

Then, grabbing a communication object, she tried to contact the other teams.

"Has anyone else seen paint on the walls?" Ryukyu asked through her comms.

"Yes, I found a lot..." Shishido said.

"I have seen many paintings before! All over the world in my free time, I can assure you that the paintings we see now are old! I have no idea who carved them or their era."

"Are you sure about this, Yoroi Musha?" Asked Jeanist.

"Without a doubt."

"Everyone, we should take photos as proof, no matter what, we need to know more," Ryukyu said.

"Understood."

"Keep radio silence for now, let's keep our eyes peeled," Endeavor ordered.

Ryukyu continued to inspect the paintings on the walls, wondering what kind of story they were trying to tell. Every wall inside this strange hallway had a painting recounting some sort of event. Each drawing depicted a different scene, but then she saw one that caught her attention.

Once again, the enigmatic veiled woman with the golden staff appeared. However, in the photo she was clearly pregnant. The next scene was her giving her baby to the people who adored her. Ryukyu's world stopped when she saw the last scene on the wall. The baby grew up to be a young girl with long white hair and golden eyes, sitting on a shining throne as countless people knelt before her.

"A queen?" She wondered.

Ryukyu felt like these walls were trying to say more. A lost story of a lost world. However, something else intrigued him. The girl in the painting reminded Ryukyu of a certain student; she saw during the Sports Festival. The same hair, eyes and same face.

"Hey! I've seen this girl before." Franky remarked. "That's the kid Luffy fought against at UA! What does that mean?"

But before she could think about what it all meant, Ryukyu heard Jeanist's voice echoing inside her communicator.

"I found Mirko."

" WHAT ? "

being in front of a dungeon, Jeanist saw his comrades open the door and remove the chains that held Mirko. Wounded and appearing to have lost consciousness, the heroine remained motionless while the heroes took her out of her cell.

"Mirko is in a terrible state." Jeanist affirmed. "We need to get him treatment quickly."

Immediately, he heard Ryukyu's voice.

"How is Mirko?! How is she?!" She asked.

"In rough condition, I don't even think she knows where she is." Jeanist declared.

"Where did you find it?" Shishido asked.

"In some kind of basement, chained to the wall! I don't know what did it to them, but they were violent with her," Jeanist said.

Then, turning to the rest of his team, he ordered.

"Let's get out of here and meet Hawks' team so he can take him to the medical group."

However, as the heroes left the dungeon, Jeanist saw someone staying here. Staying still, Jinbe had his arms crossed and his eyes closed.

"Hey! What are you doing? I gave the order to leave."

Seeming to ignore him, Jinbe only looked up. Then he affirmed.

"I know you're here."

Immediately, Jeanist and the other heroes felt chills, while a mournful laughter was heard.

" I'm happy to see you again. "

Being hidden in a corner of the ceiling, a figure moved before dropping to the ground. As a result, Jinbe saw Shalltear who was in front of him.

"I've seen you before in Hosu." The fishman affirmed. "You're the one who kidnapped that woman and attacked Robin and Brook."

Also remembering him, Shalltear remembered the punch Jinbe gave her. Unable to stop smiling, she affirmed.

" Fishman ..."

Then, her face was transformed by her rage, as she asserted.

" I'M GOING TO KILL YOU. "

"Ryukyu-san...what should we do?" Asked a hero.

"Since Mirko has been found, we must now focus on capturing Darkness."

"But this corridor seems endless."

Suddenly, a magic circle appeared under the heroes' feet.

" Huh ? "

Disappearing from the corridor, the group was teleported into an enormous room.

" What is ... ? "

At this moment, two figures appeared in front of them. A little boy and a little girl with strange outfits. Both of them looked similar, while their skin was dark. Wearing masks, the duo hid their faces, despite the fact that their pointy ears were visible. The young boy had a whip in his hands while the young girl held a stick. Ryukyu felt something terrifying emerge from the duo. This was definitely not normal.

"Hi! Who among you is the leader?" Asked Aura.

None of the heroes responded. Ryukyu looked around, trying to find another threat. However, the elf's voice disrupted her concentration.

"Please, I don't want to kill him by accident." The boy said.

"Ryukyu, what are we doing?" Asked a hero.

" in your opinion? "

Surprising everyone, Franky walked towards the duo.

"Despite your small size, I guess you are enemies."

"Slip-man, are you the leader of this group?" Aura asked.

In response, Franky brandished his fist and wanted to hit her.

"I'm just the guy who's going to knock you out."

Still, remaining still, Aura let Mare hit the ground with her staff. Immediately, a wall rose from the ground and appeared in front of his sister. Hitting the wall, Franky was surprised at its solidity, while he failed to make the slightest scratch.

" What ? "

Suddenly, the wall disappeared and Mare appeared in front of the cyborg. Gripping his staff with both hands, Mare struck Franky's head. Surprised again, the cyborg felt like he was being hit by a real colossus. Feeling his feet leave the ground, his body flew backwards and slammed into a wall.

"What?" Someone was surprised.

"That little girl managed to make that cyborg's body fly away with her staff?"

Ryukyu cursed, as she found no other way but to attack. She didn't need any further proof to understand that the people in front of her were dangerous.

"Everyone! Get ready to fight."

"Oh, so you're the leader! That's good!" Said Aura.

Ryukyu, deciding to avoid being taken by surprise, transformed into her dragon form. The strange boy looked at her with a sort of excitement. No one could see him behind the mask. A creeping smile appeared as it brought a sense of joy to the boy, seeing a humble life form transform into a dragon. However, there was no time to lose.

"A dragon! Well, sort of, I would have loved to keep you in Nazarick... But I don't think I can," the boy muttered sadly.

"Everyone! We face enemies! I repeat, we face enemies! Hawks, are you there? Endeavor?!" Ryukyu shouted, hoping everyone would hear her over the comms.

However, Ryukyu received no response.

"Sorry to tell you, but you won't be able to communicate with the rest of your companions here." Aura said. "Besides, I think they are also very busy."

"What? What do you mean?"

Suddenly, Mare hit the ground again with his staff and immediately huge walls appeared around the heroes, to prevent them from fleeing.

"What is going on?"

"Now please don't move too much." Aura ordered, staring at Ryukyu. "I don't want to kill you by accident."

Ryukyu barely reacted as the elf's whip suddenly passed by her face. Eyes widening, she then turned around and saw one of the newly recruited heroes standing behind her. Having been hit by the end of the whip, the man was hit hard enough to be split in two. Blood was spilled everywhere, and whatever future this hero may have had, all the good he could have brought to the world was gone in an instant. Outraged by this, Ryukyu attacked the little boy with everything she had.

"You're going to regret this." She affirmed, crushing her under her enormous paw.

Simply smiling, Aura jumped back to avoid getting hit. Seeing this, Ryukyu continued to attack her and her stomps caused the area to shake. Seeing Aura being forced to step back, the other heroes began to encourage her.

"YEAH! This is Ryukyu-san's power."

"No one can beat her in her dragonoid form."

" She is the best. "

Yet, despite the fact that she was striking as fast as possible, Ryukyu couldn't help but be surprised to see Aura continuing to dodge her attacks with ease.

"Why can't I touch him?"

"Stop that, you're moving too much. You're making my job harder," Aura moaned. "Ma'am, can you please step back?"

Simply growling, Ryukyu saw her find herself against one of the walls that Mare had just created. As a result, Aura couldn't flee further. Wanting to take advantage of this, the heroine raised her two front paws before bringing them down with all her strength on her enemy.

" I've got you.. "

However, the heroes stopped encouraging her, at moment where they saw Aura jump towards Ryukyu and face her abdomen, while his fist was clenched.

He punched her so hard in the stomach that even in her dragon form, Ryukyu felt indescribable pain. The impact broke bones and intestines. Ryukyu could barely understand what had happened. Blood was coming out of her mouth, her insides were broken and there was nothing she could do to stop the pain.

"What... What happened?" She thought.

Under the surprised eyes of the other heroes, Ryukyu's body collapsed to the ground, before returning to her human form. Having lost consciousness, she had a trickle of blood flowing out of her mouth, while she appeared to be dying.

"Ah shit! I hit her too hard!" " Said Aura.

"RYUKYU-SAN!" The other heroes shouted.

Getting ready to run towards her to rescue her, they stopped when they saw Aura appear in front of them.

"Hey! Don't turn your back on me! Everyone stay still! I don't want to kill you too quickly."

Backing away in fear, the heroes watched as Aura took a step towards them. However, seeing them only show fear on their faces, she sighed, before affirming.

"There's no way I'm having fun with you! Mare, do whatever you want with them."

Immediately, roots sprouted from the ground and wrapped around the heroes.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" They cried out, feeling themselves lifted off the ground.

Then the roots began to press down around them, suffocating and crushing them like a vice.

"I'm sorry…" Mare said. "But I have to kill you."

" STRONG RIGHT ! "

Barely having time to turn his face, Mare was violently hit by a punch, which threw him far away. Losing his concentration, he let his roots fall to the ground, as they let go of the heroes.

"Mare?" Aura was surprised.

Once back on his feet, Franky smiled at Aura, despite the fact that some cracks had appeared where Mare had hit him.

"It takes more to defeat me."

" ASSHOLE! " Aura roared, deploying her whip.

However, not being alone, Franky saw Mare get back up and return to his sister. Noticing that even his mask didn't have the slightest crack, he found that his punch had done no damage.

"These guys...they're not going to be easy to defeat."

Smiling, Galadriel stared into her crystal ball, as she saw Franky facing Aura and Mare.

"It seems that this robot is not very lucky."

"Do you really want Aura and Mare to spare him?" Albedo asked.

"Of course." Galadriel said. "Or at least we shouldn't damage his corpse! I want his body examined! I want to know how this guy became a cyborg."

Then, the image changed, and she saw Shalltear facing Jinbe.

"And this fight will allow us to definitively know Jinbe's level! But for that, Shalltear must remain serious! I hope she won't let her guard down."

"Demiurge is ready for his own fight." Albedo assured. "Team Endeavor is heading towards him! And regarding the outside..."

The crystal ball showed the image of several corpses, while Death Knights carried out real carnage.

Screaming in terror, a few heroes tried to flee, before being decapitated by a death knight.

"What are these monsters?"

" HELP ! "

" HAWKS ! PLEASE ! "

Spreading his wings, the hero threw numerous feathers towards one of the monsters. Unfortunately, positioning his shield in front of him, the Death Knight managed to block all the projectiles. Then, staring at Hawks, he threw his sword at him. Dodging the weapon, Hawks flew around the undead and tried to find a loophole in its defense.

"In close combat, I wouldn't have the slightest chance against them! I have to establish a great distance between them."

Suddenly, he screamed in pain, feeling a ball of fire hit him.

"AHHHHHHHHH?"

having suddenly appeared, three ghouls flew not far from Hawks.

"Fire!" One of the monsters said, creating a ball of fire.

"Ice!" Another ghoul said, letting an icy mist surround him.

"Lightning!" The last ghoul finished, while electricity was visible at his hand.

Attacking together, the trio hit Hawks who immediately fell towards the ground before slamming into him with force. Wounded, the man remained on the ground, while the ghouls approached him, as did the Death Knights.

"You had the wrong idea to want to fight Darkness-sama." A ghoul stated.

"Death will be the punishment for your stupidity."

"Darkness-sama is invincible."

Unable to answer them, Hawks tried in vain to get to his feet. Seeing this, one of the ghouls created an electric sphere.

"I'll make sure to incapacitate you."

But before he could attack him, the ghoul was suddenly hit by a huge club, which also hit the other monsters.

" MAHOROBA ! "

Stunned, Hawks saw the monsters being beaten and transformed into ice statues.

" What ? "

" Are you okay? "

At this moment, the hero saw a tall woman appear in front of him. Smiling at him, Yamato placed her club on her shoulder, while affirming.

"Oden Kozuki just saved your life."

" O ... Oden ? "

Still staring into her crystal ball, Galadriel had great difficulty controlling her astonishment. She had never expected to see this person here. Having seen all of Orochi's memories, she knew who this person was.

"Yamato…Kaido's daughter."

"Kaido? Galadriel-sama, do you want me to take care of her?"

Thinking for a few moments, Galadriel finally said.

"Albedo... go see Rubedo! Tell her I'm giving her permission to go play."