One Piece: I am Imu-Chapter 319: Gargoyles, Gunfire, and the Flames of War

Since the time and place of the opening of the Dimensional Gate in the Shinobi World is unknown, the Five Elders can only analyze the situation from the perspective of the Shinobi World map, political structure, economic situation, and military strength.

This depends on Imu's memories of his past life.

And because he is familiar enough with the world, he can provide some reliable suggestions in the early exploration stage.

For example, the height of personnel should not exceed two meters.

However, compared to the worlds of "Kabane", "Demon Slayer", "Titans", and "Teigu", where even people who are 1.8 meters tall are considered quite tall, the Shinobi World fares better in this regard.

There are many people in the Shinobi World who are 1.8 meters or 1.9 meters tall, such as Kakashi, who is 1.8 meters tall, and Jiraiya, who is 1.9 meters tall.

The third Raikage of Kumogakure is even taller than two meters, reaching a height of two and a half meters. Of course, this is a very rare example.

There is also the clothing aspect.

Since it is known that it is the Shinobi World, it is natural to prepare clothes that match the style of that place in advance.

"So, have you decided to select the early explorers from Umigakure?"

Saturn asked Ju Peter, who was sitting opposite.

"Will there be some shortcomings in terms of combat power? Lord Imu calls this shinobi world more dangerous than the Teigu world. If we are caught, our information may be leaked."

"It's best to let shinobi explore the world of shinobi. As for strength, they are explorers, so they don't need to be too strong."

Ju Peter crossed his legs and said his thoughts in a deep voice.

"As for Lord Imu's evaluation, that is for the Otsutsuki clan. If the Otsutsuki clan is really that powerful, and our explorers encounter them, then even if we send a general, it will not be safe."

Warcury, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa, nodded in approval.

"Lord Imu has given instructions that the Otsutsuki clan we are most likely to encounter are actually only the 'Six Paths Sage' Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who is the lord of the Pure Land, and Otsutsuki Toneri, who monitors the Shinobi World on the Moon."

"These two people will not attack easily, but if they do, Lord Imu will take action to deal with them, so we don't have to consider them for the time being."

At that moment, Nusjuro sighed. "We have conquered so many worlds and finally encountered a being with combat power comparable to Lord Imu. This world is indeed full of dangers!"

"Lord Imu once said that there will be more and more powerful opponents in the future, so we must do everything we can to improve our strength in all aspects."

Standing next to the sofa Mars echoed.

Ju Peter continued: "Come to think of it, we seem to have forgotten that before this Shinobi World, there was a Zero Magic World that needed to be dealt with first."

"From the intelligence reported by Amatori Biba before, the value of this world is also very great."

"Not to mention the other technological world connected to it, just the magic of Louise and resources like wind stones are what we urgently need now."

Warcury nodded: "Indeed, especially the wind stone, it can make our air fleet no longer dependent on Shiki."

"In that case, then open the Dimensional Gate and send troops to suppress it. Although magic has magical effects, it seems to be inferior to alchemy in combat."

V, Nusjuro's attitude is still so tough.

"Well, and I'm also curious about how far Amatori Biba has come now~"

Ju Peter smiled appreciatively.

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Zero Magic World.

Lutèce, the capital of the Kingdom of Gallia.

This is a beautiful city with an area far larger than Tristania.

The entire city is basically surrounded by green mountains, and there are large areas of green plants crisscrossing the city.

Mountains, forests, and cities blend into one.

In terms of architecture, most of the buildings are five- or six-story European-style structures with uniform dark green roofs. Among them, there are towers full of Persian style with golden semi-circular roofs.

Coupled with the bright and warm sunshine in the sky, it is clearly a wonderful place for people to live.

However, all this is a thing of the past. Although the green mountains and forests of Lutèce remain, the city is now shrouded in gunfire and the sounds of slaughter.

Burning airships fall from the sky at any moment, or wailing dragons crash to the ground, bleeding.

And in the streets and alleys of the city.

The few Gallia soldiers, working alongside the numerous monsters surrounding them, launch a desperate charge against the enemy soldiers wielding rifles and firing continuously.

They roar, they shout, and then they collapse in agony under the relentless rain of bullets.

This is war.

The unequal war between the army of the Kingdom of Albion and the garrison troops of the Kingdom of Gallia.

"You didn't choose to escape, you are quite courageous~" Biba stood on the deck of the flagship, looking at the palace in the distance in high spirits.

Letting the wind mixed with the smell of gunpowder blow through his long pink hair, the generals of Albion stood silently beside him.

Earlier, he had used the power of the Gas Fruit to poison nearly 50,000 Gallia troops, leaving only fewer than 10,000 lucky enough to escape.

Among these 10,000, some chose to return home, while others, believing the Gallia Kingdom to be finished, fled into the mountains and forests to defect.

As for the five 'Jörmungandrs', they stopped in place after losing Sheffield's control.

"Hm?"

At this moment, dense black spots gradually appeared in Biba's sight.

Soon, he realized they were humanoid creatures with bat-like wings, entirely black except for a glowing purple rune on their chests.

There were a lot of them, at least thousands, flying rapidly toward his fleet.

"That's the gargoyle, sir."

Wardes approached and whispered an introduction. Biba nodded indifferently and said with a smile, "Well, have them prepare for battle."

These so-called monsters, although different in appearance, were only slightly stronger than ordinary animals.

"Yes, sir."

Wardes received the order and quickly relayed the message.

They had believed that most of Gallia's air force had perished on the previous battlefield, but unexpectedly, they now faced such a large group of Gargoyles.

Currently, their fleet lacked dragon knights, and the griffin knights had been left in the Kingdom of Tristain. As such, they could only rely on the musketeers and magicians on board to counter this airborne assault.

"Shoot! Shoot!"

Soon, as the Gargoyle army reached a certain distance, the soldiers aboard each magic warship pulled their triggers, unleashing red-hot bullets from their weapons.

The magicians stood behind them, chanting spells and preparing their own long-range magic.

For a while.

Countless bullets formed a hailstorm in the sky, splattering blood across the bodies of the leading Gargoyles.

The Gargoyles in the rear, upon witnessing this, hurriedly scattered, attempting to fly faster and more erratically to dodge the practically invisible bullets.

Seeing this, Biba shook his head in disappointment.

He had expected these 'Gargoyles' to possess some powerful magic, but they turned out to be nothing more than a group of flying humanoid creatures?

"My Lord, these Gargoyles are generally ineffective during the day, but they are much harder to deal with at night."

Wardes returned at some point and, noticing Biba's expression, explained with a wry smile.

"What do you mean?"

This piqued Biba's curiosity.

"Gargoyles can merge with darkness. At night, their bodies become invisible to the naked eye, and they can even hide in the shadows."

"Moreover, they are pack creatures. So even dragons encountering them in the jungle at night are likely to become prey."

Biba looked up at the golden sun upon hearing this.

"But now it's daytime, and we're in the air. Doesn't that render the Gargoyles' abilities useless?"

He now suspected that the King of Gallia had lost his sense of reason and composure under the pressure of being besieged.

"Uh, yes, which is why I'm also confused," Wardes said bitterly.

Suddenly.

Just as he finished speaking, a brilliant red light erupted, and Biba's expression changed instantly.

[Boom!!!]

The next moment, violent flames and surging red light swept in all directions. A massive fireball formed at the front of the magic fleet, instantly engulfing the airships and Gargoyles in that area.

Then, a suffocating heat wave and wind surged forth, setting nearby magic warships ablaze.

The buildings on the ground below were blown apart and collapsed from the shockwaves.

The city's windows shattered into pieces in an instant.

This horrifying scene.

The soldiers and civilians in the city froze, staring up in terror at the enormous fireball gradually morphing into a towering mushroom cloud.

What is that?!

Everyone seemed to lose the ability to speak.

But it wasn't over yet.

A second enormous fireball erupted in the central area of the Albion magic fleet.

[Boom!!!]

"Ah, what a beautiful sight, Sheffield~"

On the top floor of the royal castle in Lutèce, King Joseph watched the massive fireballs expanding in the air with excitement, unconcerned about the unimaginable destruction and casualties in his own capital.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I didn't expect the 'Jewels of Fire' to be so powerful."

Sheffield stared at the flames outside the window in shock, but soon, a sneer appeared on her charming face.

"But with this, Albion's magic fleet is completely destroyed, and the man capable of large-scale poison magic is likely gone!"

King Joseph turned his head and smiled, "It's a pity that we only have three of these things now."

"Your Majesty, as long as Bidashal is with us, the 'Jewels of Fire' will naturally increase slowly, and then you can realize your dream of unifying the world!"

But King Joseph didn't care much about Sheffield's words.

Conquering the world is just an excuse to have fun, or a goal achieved by the way while enjoying fun.

On the other hand, in the second rising mushroom cloud, a small group of purple mist condensed at high speed.

After a while, Biba appeared with a solemn expression. He opened his right hand and revealed a purple gem silver ring on his palm.

Andvari Ring.

Its previous owner, Wardes, had been destroyed along with those magic warships. And the mount he wanted to cultivate, the griffin.

Even if Biba himself did not have the elemental ability of the logia system, even if he was not dead at this moment, he would have fallen to the ground with serious injuries.

Because of the power of the explosion just now, his Haki defense was easily torn apart!

Biba stared at the kingdom castle in the distance and muttered to himself: "Well, it seems that I finally encountered a 'big guy'."

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