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  The massive aerial fortress, Atntis, effortlessly passed over Wano try’s natural, wall-like barriers, desding into its territory and arriving directly outside the Flower Capital. The sudden appearance of su enormous war mae caused widespread panibsp;

  Upon receiving the report, Kouzuki Sukiyaki, the Shogun of Wano, hastily assembled no fewer than 3,000 samurai aainers. Tense and on high alert, they prepared for battle.

  “Rumble… Rumble…”

  The colossal Atntis desded with a thunderous impabsp;

  Over 10,000 heavily armed Totto Land soldiers and 30,000 meized Lizard Homies marched out in perfeation, a unified force of overwhelming might. Leading them were the Wano samurai who had already joihe Fallen Angel Pirates, including Shimotsuki Kouzaburou and Shimotsuki Ushimaru.

  “Whoosh—”

  tless angelic soldiers took flight, their dark wings blotting out the sky and casting a chilling shadow over the Flower Capital.

  The oppressive sight made the samurais’ scalps tih fear.

  “You… you are Shimotsuki Kouzaburou?”

  “And the heir of the Shimotsuki o, Shimotsuki Ushimaru?”

  “What is the meaning of this? You’ve brought such a massive army into Wano—are you itting treason?”

  The 3,000 samurai assembled outside the Flower Capital stared wide-eyed at the overwhelming force before them. Reizing Kouzaburou and Ushimaru at the helm, their expressions turned grim.

  “Though we are no longer citizens of Wano, we o longer bear to watch its people suffer in such despair,” Kouzaburou said coldly, his voice steady yet filled with killing i.

  Wielding Wado Ichimonji, his sharp gaze swept over the samurai.

  “Shogun Kouzuki Sukiyaki’s reign has been marked by dece, cruelty, and oppressive taxation. The people starve while the Shogun’s treasury overflows with gold. We, the Totto Land Kingdom, are here to liberate this nation!”

  “I advise you to abandon the darkness, y down your ons, and surrender.”

  “How dare you!”

  “Bsphemy!”

  “To rebel against your ruler!”

  “Shameless traitors! You’ve brought fo invade our nd and dare cim it’s for our salvation?”

  “You disgrace the title of samurai!”

  Enraged by Kouzaburou’s words, the samurai turned crimson with fury, gring at him with righteous indignation.

  “Enough talk… Attack!”

  Kouzaburou closed his eyes for a moment, then opehem with unwavering resolve. His voice was calm yet chillingly decisive:

  “All who resist—kill them without mercy!”

  Kouzaburou uood that only overwhelming ford swift a could rid Wano of all defiant elements. If resistance lihe try would sink into endless civil war, and the starving, oppressed citizens would suffer even more.

  “Kill!”

  “Drive out the invaders!”

  “Fight to the death!”

  “Fire!”

  “Bang! Bang!”

  “Boom! Boom!”

  The samurai roared and charged fearlessly, swords drawn. However, the discipliotto Land soldiers were prepared. ons rolled into position, rows of troops raised their guns, and calmly took aim at the charging warriors.

  With a single order, the battlefield erupted.

  “Bang! Bang!”

  “Boom! Boom!”

  “Ahhh!”

  A hailstorm of bullets rained down, and artillery shells exploded in swift succession, tearing through the samurai’s ranks. The ground shook with each bst, screams eg as the once-defiant warriors fell one by ohe overwhelming firepower of Totto Land’s modern army left no room for resistanbsp;

  The samurai screamed as they fell into pools of blood. Yet some skilled, fierce warriors still charged forward with their bdes. Shimotsuki Kouzaburou, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, and their allies met the attackers head-on.

  Soon, tens of thousands of Lizard Homies advanced, along with the Ten-Thousand Angel Army, surging forward in a coorditabsp;

  From Atntis, strange, shadowy figures desded, ghost-like in their movements. These phantoms slipped into the warriors’ bodies, harvesting the still-warm souls of the fallen. Meanwhile, rge numbers of Angel Homies flew directly into the Shogunate Mansion, occupying it.

  It was a one-sided massacre—there was no suspense, no meaningful resistance. Before long, every defiant samurai had been pletely wiped out.

  “Run!!”

  “Everyone, run for your lives!”

  “The invaders have ehe city!”

  “Don’t block me—I o escape the city!”

  “The samurai have already been killed…”

  “No use! The city gates are already trolled by the enemy!”

  The Flower Capital desded into chaos.

  tless citizens, wealthy merts, and nobles scrambled to gather their valuables, shoving and pushing as they desperately tried to flee. Sue samurai attempted to storm the Shogunate Mansion to loot its treasures but were immediately shot down by the Angel Homies guarding the area.

  In his final act, Shogun Kouzuki Sukiyaki poisoned himself, attempting to set the Shogunate Mansion on fire. However, the Angel Army prevented him from succeeding.

  With every gate under enemy trroups of citizens were left trapped, terrified, and trembling.

  “ROAR——”

  Above the sky, thunder and lightnied. A massive, winged creature blotted out the sun, s ominously over the Flower Capital. Its overwhelming presence forced every citizen to look upward in terror.

  “What is that…?”

  “Gulp… Is that a monster?”

  “Is it a demon?”

  They stared, eyes wide and mouths agape, faces pale and drenched in cold sweat.

  “Whoosh—”

  Uheir shocked gazes, the massive creature suddenly shrank and transformed into a tall, majestic figure with outstretched wings, h high above. He looked down oire city, like a god desding from the heavens.

  “People of Wano, do not panid do not flee!”

  A deep, anding voice echoed through the air, resonating with authority and undeniable power, sweeping across the ey.

  “We have not e to harm you—we are here to save you.”

  “The tyrant Kouzuki Sukiyaki has poisoned himself and died.”

  “From this day forward, the oppressive rule of the Kouzuki has ended. We will bring this try new hope…”

  Spreading his arms wide, Fallen Angel El stood in the sky. A beam of radiant sunlight broke through the clouds, illuminating him in a holy glow, as though blessed by the heavens themselves.

  Looking down upon the Flower Capital, his voice echoed with divihority:

  “I, Kukulkan El, King of the Totto Land Kingdom, have bee by the heavens as your Sun God to save you!”

  “The Totto Land Kingdom promises this: we will not plunder even a single possession from the people of this try. We will abolish all unjust taxes, including annual tributes, forced bor, and ransom taxes. Every grain you grow will belong to you. From today onward, no one in this try will go hungry.”

  “Soon, each of you may bring your househistration papers to the Shogunate Mansion and line up to receive food rations! Each family will be given provisions acc to the number of people in their household!”

  “What!?”

  “Is… is that true?”

  Bleam