The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

Chapter 1745 Sesshomaru's Unpredictable Movement Techniques

The dangerous red light that had been brewing at Orochi's fingertip for several seconds pierced mercilessly toward Raizo's head, who was lying on the ground.

This blow was meant to kill him!

"not good!"

"save him!"

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi struggled to their feet, their bodies crackling with blue arcs of electricity, clearly indicating they were at their last gasp.

But they gritted their teeth and tried to use their remaining speed to rescue Raizo before the laser could strike.

"Die!!" Kurozumi Orochi's cold laughter echoed in their ears.

Raizo sat half-reclined on the ground, his eyes wide open, feeling the scorching aura of death rushing towards him.

In the moment before his death, he felt an unusual calm. Lord Oden was dead, and it seemed that he had no one left to care about in this world...

Just as the deadly red light was about to touch Raizo's brow, an unexpected person made a move.

Standing at the bow of the Moby Dick, Hiyori Kozuki's strange white eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light.

The air behind her distorted slightly, and a fist-sized, pitch-black sphere, seemingly capable of absorbing all light, arrived at an unimaginable speed, arriving before her.

It flew past the two kings, the cat and the dog, who were sprinting desperately, and arrived in front of Raizo in the blink of an eye.

The black sphere suddenly stopped in mid-air. It then spread out and expanded, transforming into a jet-black round shield about two meters in diameter, as thin as a cicada's wing, yet exuding an absolute sense of presence. It completely blocked and protected Raizo's front.

"laugh--!"

The fiery red laser slammed into the pitch-black round shield.

The anticipated explosion or impact, as well as the fancy energy annihilation effects, did not occur.

The red laser beam, powerful enough to pierce steel and vaporize flesh, vanished the moment it touched the black shield, disappearing into the deep darkness as if it had been swallowed up by a mud ox entering the sea.

Once inside, it never came out again, nor did it cause any ripples, as if it had never existed.

"Is this the power of the Byakugan?!"

Those who witnessed this scene couldn't help but gasp in shock.

The black, round shield exuded an unsettling aura, as if it could devour everything.

Orochi didn't seem too surprised, his smile only deepening. "If the target is too weak, it'll be too boring..."

Standing aboard the Moby Dick, Hiyori Kozuki's expression was unusually calm.

After the Byakugan power appeared and gradually influenced her, her perception of emotions became increasingly indifferent and detached.

She herself was also clearly aware of this side effect of the eye roll.

As the people he cares about die one by one, the human emotions that belong to Hiyori will only diminish.

She is gradually moving away from the human level. The difference in life forms inevitably leads her to view everything around her, including life and death, from a more superior, rational, and even indifferent perspective.

Orochi lost interest in Kozuki's retainers (Neko, Inu, and Raizo), and his gaze returned to the towering figure standing firmly beside Kozuki Hiyori—Whitebeard Edward Newgate.

He is the only and greatest obstacle to capturing and seizing Hiyori and her Byakugan.

Hiyori has Byakugan, making her a quirky and unique character, but this doesn't mean she's particularly strong in close combat, with equally impressive reaction speed and physical strength.

Once he could get close, Orochi casually and almost imperceptibly glanced at Sesshomaru, who remained silent and icy beside him.

In the next instant, Sesshomaru's figure vanished from the spot almost as soon as Orochi's gaze swept over him.

His speed was several times faster than when he was moving with the black charcoal serpent. It was a pure movement technique that did not rely on any fancy energy and belonged only to top-level demons.

Distance seemed to be non-existent to Sesshomaru at this moment.

When Hiyori Kozuki used his Byakugan, with its 360-degree field of vision, to detect an extremely faint abnormal airflow, a warning sign immediately arose in his mind.

Before her body could react, a cold, long, beautiful hand, devoid of any warmth yet possessing destructive power, gripped the woman's delicate neck.

The other hand had already pierced her chest mercilessly from behind.

Hiyori Kozuki's body jolted violently, and she lowered her head in disbelief.

She saw a man's hand, stained with her warm blood, emerge from her chest.

In her palm, she seemed to be holding fragments of some vital organs that were still pulsating faintly.

Sesshomaru not only closed in instantly, but also completely destroyed her vital organs with a single blow.

"puff--!"

Hiyori Kozuki suddenly spat out a mouthful of scalding hot blood, mixed with obvious fragments of internal organs.

Crimson blood instantly stained her snow-white kimono and splattered onto her beautiful silver hair, creating a poignant and cruel contrast.

“Hiyori?!” Edward Newgate, with his white beard, stared wide-eyed, his face revealing for the first time an expression of disbelief and heart-wrenching pain.

His body even trembled slightly from extreme anger and grief.

He... he failed to protect Kozuki's family once again!

First it was Oden, then Momonosuke, and now it's Hiyori!

"Bastard!!" Whitebeard roared, a sound that shook the heavens and earth, filled with endless rage and killing intent.

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

On the Moby Dick, everyone—Marco, Law… and all the Whitebeard Pirates members who witnessed this scene—opened their mouths in shock, their faces filled with horror and disbelief.

Meanwhile, the three Kozuki retainers, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Raizo, had bloodshot eyes that were practically bursting with rage.

A agonizing, bestial howl escaped its lips: "My lord—!!"

Kurozumi Orochi watched all this with great satisfaction, his smile so bright it was almost distorted.

His probing attack on Raizo was, from the very beginning, intended to draw Hiyori's attention and create the perfect opportunity for Sesshomaru to deliver the fatal blow.

It seems the plan was a great success.

He looked up at the white-bearded man, whose aura was surging with extreme anger, like a volcano about to erupt.

In that nauseatingly triumphant tone, he said lightly, "Whitebeard, it seems you failed to protect Kozuki again this time."

These words, like the sharpest poisonous thorn, pierced the hearts of Whitebeard and all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates...