Chapter 142: Discovering the Armed Forces of the New World!
The news of the 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh climbing the Red Line and being killed on the spot during a night raid on Holy Land Mariejois.
With the World Government's intentional Propaganda, the attention of the World's Citizens was momentarily drawn away from the upcoming 'Mariejois will liberate Slaves, will be Publicly Broadcast worldwide'.
But for these ordinary people, it was at most just something to watch for entertainment.
After all, even the Pirate King himself was executed by the Marines, so the 'right arm of the Pirate King' being cut down didn't seem like such a big deal.
Therefore, the focus of their discussion was why this 'Dark King' would go to Mary Geoise to seek death.
In comparison, the News of Rayleigh's death in Combat caused the most fervent reaction among the Experts in Various Places in the World, especially those who had fought against him before.
Chinjao, the contemporary pillar of the Happo Navy in the Flower Country.
Edward Newgate of the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World.
Former Marine Admiral Zephyr, who was receiving treatment for Asthma in Drum Kingdom, and Douglas Barrett, who was training the Army Unit at Army Headquarters Land Force on the Red Line, among others.
Oh, and also Shanks, who was right there in Mary Geoise. The moment he saw the Newspaper Headline, he was completely stunned.
Of course, he had also noticed the commotion that night.
At the Time, he wondered who could be so audacious as to dare cause trouble in that place, but he never expected that person to be Mr. Rayleigh!
As for Golden Lion Shiki, who was in prison, and Byrnndi World, who was frozen, they were unable to receive this News.
However, for Dragon, who was stationed at Sabaody Archipelago, the biggest point of concern caused by this Incident was the sudden disappearance of Shakky, the owner of the Rip-off Bar.
There was nothing he could do; he was also Human and needed to sleep and rest. In short, after one night passed, she was gone!
Afterward, everything gradually returned to normal. Most people were still more concerned about the Public Broadcast in a few days, as it was truly an unprecedentedly rare event for the Celestial Dragons to decide to liberate all Slaves.
Thus, for a World undergoing drastic changes, Rayleigh's death only caused ripples for about a day.
Red Line.
In Area RL1556, on the other side of the Star Gate, in the World of Kabane, everything was proceeding as usual.
Although large Construction Equipment could not be brought in, with the efforts of enough excellent Artisans, the Barracks Base built centered around the Star Gate was becoming increasingly complete.
The Research Scholars from the Biochemical Research Institute, led by Dr. Fritz, were tirelessly researching the Kabane inside and out, driven by their full passion and Excitement.
In addition, a batch of Research Scholars from the Materials Research Institute also arrived successively. Their Dean was actually concurrently held by Vegapunk, the Dean of the Academy of Science.
It was said that Vegapunk was also interested in coming to see this New World after learning about it, but he had too many important projects on hand.
Furthermore, he had just eaten the Munch-Munch Fruit and still needed some Time for Research and Development.
Especially the mysterious metal called 'Shape Memory Alloy' that the World Government had revealed to him, which deeply fascinated Vegapunk. He had a feeling that the appearance of this thing would bring a huge impact to the entire World.
Therefore, he was very busy and had no Time to come!
But Vegapunk still proposed bringing back a few samples of the 'Kabaneri Heart Membrane'.
"Hoo-uh-ah----"
"Hoo-oh-woo----"
At night, Lucci and Mate, who were heading west along the newly discovered Railway, encountered many Kabane without any surprise.
These Living Dead stared with their already blackened eye whites and bright red Pupils, roaring hoarse sounds full of hunger and thirst, pouncing towards these two new sources of fresh Blood and Meat.
But Lucci and Mate had long been accustomed to their existence.
The former could casually flick a fingernail to shoot out Energy/Force through the air, instantly piercing their Hearts, while the latter seemed more accustomed to using her long legs wrapped in Black Stockings, raising her foot high and sweeping horizontally with her sharp, hard Shoe Heel to easily cut off their Heads.
They had discovered that the weakness of these Living Dead, besides their glowing Hearts, was also their Head. As long as the Head was severed, although they wouldn't die quickly, they could no longer move and would only fall to the ground, turning into a glowing black-purple lump of Meat.
"These things are truly endless. Don't the people of this World clean them up?" Mate smoothed her golden Bangs, which had been ruffled by the night Wind, and smiled charmingly.
However, Lucci was clearly a cool guy who didn't understand Charm. He continued walking forward along the Railway. The former didn't mind; she was already used to his personality.
Normally, he would invite her for Red Wine and buy her jewelry, but during a Mission, he would become very ruthless, indifferent, and completely devoid of jokes.
Lucci had once told her that he didn't want a moment of carelessness to result in him and her being unable to go to Kona Island to see their daughter again.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Lucci, who was walking ahead, raised his hand to signal a stop. He tilted his ear, listening to the slight sounds carried by the night Wind, and said, "There are Gunshots ahead, but the Gunshots are strange. They sound a bit muffled."
"Have we finally found Living People!" Mata said with Excitement.
"Yes, let's go take a look. Be careful to stay hidden."
"Okay."
As soon as the words fell, the two figures vanished from their original spots with two swooshes, turning into dark Afterimages and darting into the nearby woods. Then they moved quickly in the direction of the Railway.
Indeed, as the distance closed, even Mata could clearly hear bursts of Gunshots, as well as explosions and the humming sound of engines!
This caused undisguised anticipation to show in their eyes.
Finally, they were about to come into contact with the Human Civilization of this World!
Emerging from the woods, they found themselves on a higher Hill. They immediately lay down to conceal themselves, while squinting their eyes to carefully observe the Combat on the Plain below.
Although it was late at night, the Gunfire Flashes and burning flames everywhere provided ample light for the two of them. From their perspective, they could see a large area of blurry Black Shadows in the distance, which looked like a huge City Wall and various Buildings distributed inside. Clearly, they had found a Human City!
The Combat before them was taking place on the wide open ground outside the City. A pitch-black Train lay there like a giant beast on the ground, and its Armor facing this side was open, revealing the space inside.
They saw Black-Clad Soldiers, each wearing a half-face Mask that looked like Night Vision Goggles, kneeling beside Mortars and firing Cannonballs. It was these that provided so much light and noise to the entire Battlefield.
At the same time, some people were riding Motorcycles, holding Long-barreled Firearms connected by tubes, leaping down from the Train and rapidly moving across the Battlefield, coordinating with the Infantry who fought solely on two legs, continuously performing precise Shooting on the surrounding Living Dead.
Although not every Bullet hit a vital point, most of them did hit the Heads and Hearts of the Living Dead. Moreover, the distance between the two sides during the Shooting was kept very close, completely unlike fighting with Firearms.
"So this is the Armed Forces of this World..."
At this moment, Mata suddenly raised her finger and pointed to a spot, saying, "Look quickly at what he's doing!"
Lucci followed his partner's fair and tender finger.
Indeed, he saw a Soldier, after piercing the Heart of a Living Dead at close range, kneeling on the ground. Then he took out something and placed it against his chest.
The next second, with a 'bang', an explosion sounded. That Soldier actually blew up his own Heart without hesitation!