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Chapter 205 The Death of Black Maria
Chapter 205 The Death of Black Maria
Black Maria's body suddenly spun around, and all eight of her legs swept across at the same time, like a giant spinning blade, slicing towards Robin.
The tips of the spider's legs drew eight silver arcs in the air, moving so fast that they cut through the air and emitted a sharp hissing sound.
The barbs on those legs, as they rotated, resembled rows of serrated teeth; even a slight graze would result in a laceration.
Robin's eyes widened suddenly.
The attack was too fast; it was so fast that her reaction time couldn't keep up.
But she didn't panic.
Her body fell backward as if pulled by an invisible thread, and almost the instant the spider's legs touched her chest, her back hit the ground.
Spider legs swept over her body, the resulting wind pressure tearing the hem of her clothes, severing a few strands of black hair that drifted in the air.
Robin lay on the ground, watching the eight enormous spider legs sweep past her eyes. Each one was as thick as an adult's arm, and each one was covered in black Armament Haki.
She could even see the patterns on the spider's legs; those patterns looked like distorted faces, mocking her.
"You dodged it?"
The voice of Black Maria came from above, tinged with surprise.
She never expected that this seemingly frail archaeologist could dodge her attack at such close range.
Robin did not answer.
She braced herself on the ground with both hands, sprang up, and quickly retreated, creating distance between herself and the ground.
But her breathing was already erratic.
The continuous high-intensity battles had greatly depleted her stamina. The stamina required to bloom on others far exceeded her expectations, especially against opponents like Black Maria, who were huge and possessed powerful Armament Haki. Each bloom felt like it was draining her stamina.
Your breathing is disordered.
Black Maria's lips curved into a smile, and her eight legs slowly moved, approaching Robin.
"It seems your abilities come at a price."
Her tone was as if she were teasing a dying prey, with a cruel pleasure in it.
"Blooming on someone else must consume a lot of energy, right? Especially for a body like mine, each bloom makes your energy disappear like water."
She's right.
Fine beads of sweat had formed on Robin's forehead, her breathing was rapid and uneven, and her hands were trembling slightly.
But she still did not back down.
Her eyes were fixed on Black Maria, observing her every move.
She observed the movement of every spider leg, the support point of each leg, and every shift in its center of gravity.
She was looking for an opportunity.
"Let me guess, how many more times can you use your ability?"
Black Maria stopped, looking down at Robin with a mocking smile, like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Once? Twice?"
She tilted her head, and the spider's eight legs began to rhythmically tap the ground, making a clattering sound, as if playing a prelude to an execution.
"Or are you saying you can't even use it once anymore?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she opened her mouth and spat out another spider web.
This time, the spiderweb was larger than before, covering an area of nearly 0 meters in radius, blanketing Robin from all sides.
The spiderweb spread out in the air like a giant canopy, blocking out the morning light and casting a huge shadow on the ground.
Robin looked up at the spider web falling toward her, a resolute glint in her eyes.
She didn't dodge.
Because she knew she couldn't avoid it.
The spider web was so big that it covered the entire block, and no matter which direction she ran, she couldn't escape its coverage.
But she didn't give up.
She crossed her arms in front of her chest and activated her power.
"Thirty-Flower Barrier!"
Thirty arms grew from the buildings around her, grasping pieces of rubble, wooden beams, and sheet metal, gathering them together to form a temporary barrier above her head.
The spider web landed on the barrier.
The extremely sticky spider silk clung to the pebbles and timbers, binding them together firmly to form a giant cocoon.
Robin is safe now, hiding under the cocoon.
But then Black Maria's laughter rang out.
"You think you can stop me like this?"
With all eight legs exerting force simultaneously, the enormous spider body leaped into the air, covering a distance of more than ten meters, and landed on the cocoon.
The weight of the spider's body made the cocoon creak and groan, and pebbles fell from the cracks, hitting Robin's shoulder.
Robin gritted his teeth, supporting the cocoon to prevent himself from being crushed.
But her strength is waning.
"I've said it before, these little tricks won't work on me."
Black Maria's spider legs began to pierce the top of the cocoon, one after another, like spears, piercing through the gravel and beams, heading straight for Robin's head.
Robin had to release her powers and roll backward.
The cocoon collapsed with a crash after losing its support, and the rubble and spider webs mixed together, forming a small mountain.
Black Maria emerged from the ruins, her eight legs crunching on the rubble.
She was covered in dust, but her smile remained radiant.
"Run! Keep running!"
Her voice was very gentle, as gentle as if she were coaxing a child.
But her eyes were cold, as if she were looking at a corpse.
"I love watching the prey escape, that desperate expression, that struggling posture, it's really delightful."
Robin stood up from the ground and dusted himself off.
Her clothes were torn, her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in mud; she looked utterly wretched.
But her eyes remained calm.
"Are you finished speaking?"
Her voice was very soft, so soft it was as if she were talking to herself.
Black Maria's smile froze for a moment.
"What?"
"Have you finished talking?"
Robin looked up at Black Maria, a smile curving her lips.
That was a smile.
A very faint smile, so faint it's almost invisible.
But that smile stirred a sense of unease in Black Maria's heart.
"If you're finished speaking, then it's my turn."
Robin crossed her arms over her chest again, her eyes closed, as if sensing something.
Black Maria's intuition told her that this woman was preparing something dangerous.
She couldn't let her finish.
With all eight legs exerting force simultaneously, Black Maria charged towards Robin.
It is faster and stronger than before.
The spider legs resembled eight spears, stabbing towards Robin's body. Each one was covered in black Armament Haki, and each one carried a deadly killing intent.
But Robin did not dodge.
Her eyes opened.
"Forty-Flower Rings - Binding!"
Forty arms simultaneously grew from the body of Black Maria.
Those arms grabbed her eight legs, her spider body, her upper body, her neck, and her head.
Each arm gripped tightly, like iron clamps, firmly holding Black Maria's body in place.
Black Maria's body suddenly stopped.
Its eight legs were frozen in mid-air, unable to move.
"You one"
She didn't finish her sentence because an arm covered her mouth.
"Fifty-Ring Flower: Joint Technique!"
More arms grew from Black Mary's eight legs at the same time.
Each leg has six arms, three facing left and three facing right, like two giant wrenches clamping the spider's leg joints.
They infused themselves with Armament Haki, and then exerted force simultaneously.
Click.
The joint of the first spider leg was broken.
Black Maria's screams echoed throughout the battlefield.
"Aaaaaaah!"
The sound was sharp, like metal scraping against glass, so piercing it sent chills down your spine.
But Robin didn't stop.
Click.
The joint of the second spider leg was broken.
Click, click, click.
One after another, the spider legs broke at the joints, the sound of bones shattering echoing in the air like a death symphony.
The screams of Black Maria grew increasingly agonizing, tears and snot streaming down her face. The smile on her face had vanished, replaced by a twisted expression of pain and terror.
"Stop! Stop! Please stop!"
Her voice had changed, from its previous gentle and charming tone to a sharp and piercing wail.
But Robin did not stop.
Her eyes remained calm, as calm as a stagnant pool.
This calm is more terrifying than any anger.
"You've been in Wano Country for so many years, how many people have you killed?"
Robin's voice was very soft, as if he were asking about today's weather.
"When you were killing those people, did they beg you to stop?"
Black Maria's pupils contracted sharply.
"Did you stop?"
Robin's question was like a knife piercing Black Maria's heart.
She did not answer.
Because she couldn't answer.
She has killed many people.
very many.
Some did it because of Kaido's orders, some because she wanted to kill, and some because she thought it was fun.
She remembered how those people begged for mercy, how they cried, and how they looked in despair.
She never stopped.
Not even once.
"It seems you don't."
Robin's lips curved into a smile, but there was no warmth in that smile.
"Me too."
She twisted her hands suddenly.
Click, click, click, click.
The joints of all eight spider legs broke simultaneously, and the sound of bones shattering merged into a loud, crisp crack.
The black spider lost its support and collapsed with a crash, falling heavily to the ground and creating a large crater.
Smoke and dust filled the air.
Black Maria lay on the ground, her eight legs twisted at bizarre angles, like broken tree branches, hanging limply at her sides.
Her tears and snot mingled together, ruining her makeup and making her look extremely disheveled.
"No—don't kill me—"
Her voice was so weak it sounded like a groan, and the light in her eyes was slowly fading away.
"Please—don't kill me—"
Robin walked up to her and looked down at her.
Her shadow fell on Black Maria's face, like a dark shadow.
"I will transform into a demon—"
Robin's voice was calm.
Black Maria's eyes suddenly widened.
Her lips were trembling.
Her voice was broken and intermittent, as if she had used up her last bit of strength.
"Don't kill me—"
Robin looked at her and remained silent for three seconds.
Then she smiled.
It was a very warm smile, as warm as the spring sunshine.
"Bye now."
She turned around and walked towards the battlefield.
I took three steps.
Black Maria's eyes widened suddenly, her mouth opened as if to say something, but no sound came out.
Because an arm grew out of her neck.
The hand on that arm pressed against her throat and gently twisted it.
Click.
Black Maria's head tilted at an impossible angle.
Her eyes were still open, but her pupils were dilated and had lost all light.
Beasts Pirates - Flying Six - Black Maria.
He died in battle.
On the other side of the battlefield, Rangiku stood in a gray mist, as if taking a leisurely stroll.
Around her, a dozen stiff statues stood silently, maintaining various poses, like modern art sculptures.
Those were real fights.
The mid-level officers of the Beasts Pirates are all ruthless characters with bounties exceeding 100 million, but now, they can't even move a finger.
Gray dust spread across their bodies, covering every inch of their skin and seeping into every pore.
They are conscious; they can hear the sounds around them, see the scene before them, and feel the dust crawling on their skin.
But they can't move.
I can't even blink.
"Help me—help me—"
The same situation applies to other real fights.
Everyone was filled with fear, and some were filled with despair.
But no one was able to escape.
Because Rangiku's gray cat ability is one of the most unreasonable abilities.
Anything that comes into contact with dust will be poisoned, although the poison is not fatal.
However, muscles, nerves, and blood will be taken away by the dust. If one has excellent Armament Haki, one can still resist.
This is the power of Matsumoto Rangiku Gray Cat today.
The poison turned them into living statues, forced to watch helplessly as they faced death.
"How boring."
Rangiku yawned and stretched, as if she had just woken up.
Her gaze swept over the sculptures, and a smile curved her lips.
"A dozen or so real fighters, and not a single one who knows Haki? Is this all the Beast Pirates are capable of?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a commotion arose in the distance.
Those were footsteps, lots and lots of footsteps.
The earth trembled, and pebbles bounced on the ground, as if an earthquake had struck.
Rangiku raised her head and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
Her eyes narrowed.
That was an army.
No, it's not the army.
They are a group of monsters.
Hundreds of figures surged from the distant streets; some were human, some were half-human, half-beast, and some were completely beast-like monsters.
Their faces were filled with fanaticism, their eyes were bloodshot, and they were drooling as they charged towards them like mad dogs.
These people were originally lower-ranking members of the Beasts Pirates, and after genetic modification, they gained some Zoan-type abilities.
Some of these creatures have grown lion heads, but their bodies are still human, making them look like deformed monsters.
Some people have grown zebra legs, but their upper bodies are still human, and they run with a limp, like a cripple.
Some people have grown monkey tails, but the tails grow out of their faces, like a fleshy tentacle swaying on their faces.
These people may look ridiculous, but their fighting ability should not be underestimated.
Even failed gene warriors possess strength and speed far exceeding those of ordinary people.
Moreover, there are too many of them.
With the addition of more ordinary members, the total number exceeded three hundred.
Three hundred people surged in from three directions at the same time, like three torrents rushing towards the street where Rangiku was.