SWNOVELXO Chapter 118: 118. Finals
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On the high walls of Marine Headquarters, the three Admirals were already standing by in full readiness.
Even more scary, the figures of Sengoku and Garp also appeared on both sides of the execution platform, and some Marines were already standing on both sides, having completed their deployment.
Only then did Sabo realize that his impulsive action just now had almost led his Revolutionary Army brothers into a deadly trap.
"I..." Sabo's Adam's apple moved, and he slowly pulled back his Dragon Claw Fist. He took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Ron: "Sorry, I was impulsive."
Ron stepped on the air and pointed to one side: "It seems your memory just recovered..." He pointed to the spectator area, "Go wait there, the match is about to begin."
Sabo nodded, turned around, and gave a safe gesture to his Revolutionary Army companions. As he walked past the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco smiled kindly at him and nodded, patting his shoulder: "Kid, we understand how you feel. I didn't expect you would risk your own life and safety to save Ace."
Whitebeard took a swig of sake: "Gurarararara! When we win the match, you'll be the first to unlock Ace's shackles!"
As Sabo went back to the spectator area, the atmosphere throughout Marine Headquarters had become extremely tense.
Morgans' live broadcast drone hovered in the air: "Folks! The sudden situation is over! The final battle is about to begin!"
Ron leaped onto the head of the tallest Sea King, nodded to Morgans, and then Morgans shouted loudly: "I declare—the Summit War Honor of Kings Tournament Final Battle, now begins!"
The atmosphere at the match venue was serious. Shanks brought the elites of the Red Hair Pirates and quietly took their seats. Benn Beckman was smoking, Yasopp was wiping his sniper rifle charm, Lucky Roux was unusually not gnawing on a chicken leg; everyone understood the weight of this duel.
The Marines on the other side also stood in silent formation.
Kizaru unusually took off his sunglasses, his long fingers lightly tapping on his phone screen; Akainu's face was gloomy. Although he wasn't participating in this battle, watching and learning was still possible. And he had secretly practiced Zhou Yu a couple of times last night, with very good results. If there was an opportunity, he could still participate.
Aokiji, Sengoku, and Garp sat in the back row, their eyes sharp as torches. Staff Officer Tsuru was also ready.
"This is truly unexpected..." Shanks touched the brim of his straw hat, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes, "Originally, I just came to mediate..." His eyes swept over Ace on the execution platform, then looked at the heavily scarred Whitebeard Pirates on the opposite side, "I didn't expect to end up being the key player."
Benn Beckman blew out a smoke ring: "Sometimes fate twists more than my bullets."
Morgans' News Coos hovered in the air, but this time even the noisy News King was sensible enough to shut up, just silently pointing the camera at the players on both sides.
As the game interface loaded, Shanks suddenly chuckled softly: "Speaking of which, the Beast Pirates ran away really fast."
"They lost so badly..." Yasopp adjusted his phone angle, "If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to stay either."
Lucky Roux finally couldn't resist taking out a chicken leg: "Kaido is probably smashing his phone right now."
Ron also smiled. He hadn't expected the Beast Pirates to secretly leave last night, not even saying hello. That was truly impolite.
On the Marines' side,
Kizaru suddenly looked up: "Ohhh~ it's about to start~" Golden light flickered at his fingertips, "Let's see... which is faster, light, or seeing the future?"
The match officially began, and both sides entered the BP phase.
The Marines had the first ban, and Sengoku locked down Donghuang without hesitation.
"We absolutely cannot let the other side get this kind of strong control hero," Sengoku pushed up his glasses, "Kizaru is our core output, we must ensure his development."
It was the Red Hair Pirates' turn to ban heroes. Shanks and Benn Beckman exchanged a few words in low voices, then banned Yao.
"Did they predict it..." Staff Officer Tsuru narrowed her eyes, "It seems they guessed we would play a control chain."
Both sides went back and forth, and the final bans were determined as:
-Marines ban: Donghuang , Liang, Mozi
-Red Hair ban: Yao, Shouyue, Wang Zhaojun
Soon, both sides' lineups were locked in.
Marine Team:
-Kizaru (Wukong, Jungler)
-Aokiji (Lady Zhen, Mid Lane)
-Sengoku (Luban No.7, Marksman)
-Garp (Dun, Top Lane)
-Tsuru (Cai Yan, Support)
Red Hair Pirates:
-Shanks (Li Bai, Jungler)
-Benn Beckman (Gan & Mo, Mid Lane)
-Yasopp (Lady Sun, Marksman)
-Lucky Roux (Cheng Yaojin, Top Lane)
-Lime Juice (Niu Mo, Support)
After the match began,
Kizaru's Wukong headed straight for the blue buff area. His movements were smooth, storing the staff and jumping the staff in one go, clearing the jungle extremely quickly.
At the same time,
Shanks' Li Bai started in the red buff area. Relying on his Observation Haki to see the future, he had already seen the scene 30 seconds later in his mind: he successfully stole Kizaru's blue buff and got away safely.
"Now!" Shanks' eyes narrowed. Li Bai's Skill 1 [Stupor Slash] dashed through the wall, heading straight for the enemy's blue buff area.
However, just as Li Bai's sword was about to touch the blue buff—
"Too naive~" Kizaru's Sun Wukong suddenly made a nimble turn, and the golden body effect of his Skill 1 [Protective Shroud] perfectly blocked Li Bai's dash!
"What?!" Shanks' pupils got smaller slightly.
In his prediction, this strike should have hit.
What fast reaction speed indeed!
Kizaru's fingers became afterimages on the screen: "Observation Haki? It's nothing before the speed of light~" Wukong's great staff was already whistling as it smashed toward Li Bai.
Shanks hurriedly used his second dash to retreat, but was still caught by the aftershock, losing a third of his health instantly.
Finally, Shanks used his Skill 1 to return to his original position with low health.
While the fierce clash was happening in the jungle, battles also broke out in other lanes:
Garp's Dun and Lucky Roux's Cheng Yaojin met in the top lane brush. The two burly men immediately wrestled together without a word.
"Iron Fist of Love!" Garp's Dun's Skill 1 [Wind Slash] slashed out, the blade energy carving deep furrows on the ground.
Lucky Roux operated while gnawing on a chicken leg, swinging Cheng Yaojin's large axe hard: "Watch my Whirlwind!" The two heroes rolled and wrestled in the brush, their health bars dropping one after another.
The funniest part was that when both were at low health, they both chose to recall, and ended up bumping into each other head-on in the brush. Garp laughed heartily: "Bwahahaha! Kid, your positioning is as bad as Sengoku's!"
Meanwhile, in the mid lane,
Aokiji's Lady Zhen continuously released [Ocean of Tears] in the mid lane, freezing the minion wave into ice sculptures, but Benn Beckman's Gan & Mo could always launch four swords from strange angles.
"Arara... I've been seen through..." Aokiji yawned, looking at his Skill 2 which was on cooldown.