Usopp landed on the ship with a flying kick. A blue-glowing arrow appeared in his hand and was stuck into the ship's bow, digging out a fragment.
Huh?!
Arlong froze, looking at the glowing fragment. For some reason, he felt that the fragment would definitely benefit him, possibly even allowing him to advance further.
"I finally remember, I've seen the fragment on Luffy before."
Usopp laughed heartily. "I have this fragment too; it was left by my scoundrel father!"
Usopp had always wanted to go out to sea, but he couldn't leave his hometown unattended. So, in the end, he couldn't leave.
But at the same time, he had already built his own ship.
Both the tall tower in the village and this current ship were built by him, piece by piece. When he was building this ship, he placed the necklace, which his mother said was left by his father, on the ship's bow.
There was a fragment in that necklace. He had almost forgotten about it, but after seeing the glowing fragment on Luffy recently, he suddenly remembered.
At that time, his mother told him that the necklace was a protective charm left by his father, and he could use the fragment to protect himself if he encountered demons.
Usopp thought that since it was a protective charm, placing it on his ship might offer some protection. And now, seeing that even someone as strong as Luffy had such a fragment, he thought maybe it really had some effect.
Even if it had no effect, Usopp wanted to give it a try, as if he were fighting alongside his father who had left him when he was very young.
And now, seeing the greed in Arlong's eyes, he inexplicably felt a surge of confidence.
He instinctively concentrated his spiritual energy around the fragment. To his surprise, the spiritual energy he was now gathering was much greater and stronger than before!
"You stupid fish, let's see how you handle this arrow from me!"
In the blink of an eye, Usopp had gathered a giant arrow of light. He shouted, "Great Sage Bow!"
Boom!
Immense spiritual power surged from his hands. A massive blue arrow cut through the darkness, and in an instant, it shot towards Arlong!
Arlong's mind was instinctively drawn to the fragment the moment he saw it. His consciousness wavered for a moment, and by the time he realized what was happening, he saw Usopp forming a giant spiritual energy arrow.
It was too late to dodge, but he still had three spears made of highly compressed water behind him. He didn't hold back and threw them out one after another.
However, in the face of the Great Sage Bow, the water spears, which had seemed invincible before, were now easily destroyed like toys. All three water spears couldn't even slow down the blue arrow.
Puff!
The arrow shot straight through Arlong's chest, leaving a gaping hole. His eyes widened in disbelief, never expecting that the arrow could so easily pierce his fish scale armor even with the three spears acting as a buffer!
Is that thing…
"Shikon Jewel fragment! You have a Shikon Jewel fragment!" Arlong roared in agony.
Theoretically, with such a large hole in his chest, he should have been dead already. But demons have incredibly tenacious life forces. As long as his head isn't severed, he won't die.
However, the spiritual energy arrow empowered by the Shikon Jewel fragment was also extraordinary in its power, as it targeted not just the flesh, but also the soul!
No matter how abnormal a demon's body is, their soul cannot be easily regenerated. When the spiritual energy arrow pierced his body, it also meant his soul was damaged, which is why Arlong was in so much pain.
Usopp wasn't facing demons for the first time. He knew very well that these demons couldn't be killed by simply piercing their chests. Although his hand was injured from bearing too much power after shooting that arrow, he couldn't stop now!
Usopp charged forward rapidly. However, he didn't stop near Arlong. Instead, he ran past Arlong's body, searching for the fragment that he had fused into the arrow and shot out.
He knew that it was this fragment that gave him that power, the power to easily pierce Arlong's body. Without this fragment, his arrow would have had a hard time breaking through the opponent's scales.
"Shikon Jewel fragment? What is that?"
Usopp naturally heard Arlong's roar. Arlong seemed to know what the fragment was, but he couldn't possibly ask his enemy. If Arlong recovered, he certainly wouldn't be shot so easily again.
"Go to hell and repent, you deformed demon!" This time, Usopp formed a spiritual energy longsword. A crystal-clear fragment appeared on the hilt of this sword. This was a spiritual energy armament created using the power of the Shikon Jewel fragment.
Usopp had always used a bow and arrow before. This was his first time using a longsword.
After all, a longsword is more suitable for severing a demon's head, especially when this monster was so powerful.
"It… it's the Shikon Jewel fragment! I, I found it!"
However, unexpectedly, Arlong suddenly seemed to remember something and laughed loudly. "Lord Kaido, I've found the Shikon Jewel fragment!"
"Kai… Kaido?!" Usopp was suddenly terrified to hear this name.
This small chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Kaido, he was one of the four most powerful pirates in the world!
No, he might even be the only one!
Because the legend says Kaido was a monster who attacked the World Government's Holy Land head-on, and almost destroyed the World Government. His bounty was the highest among the 'Four Emperors,' and possibly the highest after Roger.
That Pirate King Roger had a bounty of a whopping ten billion, while Kaido, the second highest, was wanted for sixty-six billion. In this era after Roger's death, Kaido was known as the most dangerous man in the world.
So, when Arlong suddenly mentioned Kaido's name, Usopp was shocked.
Are you kidding me? That's Kaido!
He was a globally renowned pirate, a top-tier powerhouse even in the New World, which was full of strong individuals. These demons could rule the East Blue, but in the latter half of the Grand Line, they were nothing.
"The Shikon Jewel fragment is in the East Blue…"
But after the shock, Usopp, seeing Arlong about to say something, quickly severed his head.
He couldn't let Arlong reveal his location. Because legend has it that Kaido is a man-eating demon, a ruthless pirate who kills without blinking. It's said he enjoyed killing people, killing a hundred people every day, and then eating a hundred people.
If Kaido found out that he had something he was looking for, wouldn't his hometown be doomed?!
Arlong's head was severed with a 'plop.' His face was still filled with excitement, as if he didn't care about his injuries at all.
In his final moments, upon seeing the Shikon Jewel fragment, Arlong did indeed remember.
He remembered when he had finally found the Beasts Pirates in the New World, and what "that important person" had told him.
"The Beasts Pirates don't need weaklings like you, but we can still give you a chance. If you can find the Shikon Jewel fragment, or even just news of the Shikon Jewel fragment, we can let you join."
It was these words that made Arlong search almost madly. Even now, as a demon, he possessed this deepest obsession.
Almost all Fish-Men worship Kaido, because they believe Kaido is the great hero who liberated them from Mary Geoise, and that Kaido destroyed the slave trade.
And Arlong was among the most fervent followers. So, he always carried a communicator that could contact the Beasts Pirates, but it could only transmit a message once before automatically destroying itself.
Arlong wasn't thinking of escaping in his final moments. Instead, he used his last strength to open the communication device, wanting to send news of the fragment to Kaido.
However, his head was directly severed by Usopp.
Arlong's severed head looked at Usopp, who seemed to be relieved. His vacant eyes suddenly regained a spark of light, and he uttered another word: "West!"
But his strength was only enough to say this one word. He originally wanted to say 'West Blue Village,' but ultimately couldn't say the last three words.
Normally, even a demon would be dead after having their head cut off, but Arlong, by sheer faith in Kaido, managed to utter a single word. This was something even Usopp hadn't anticipated.
However, his faith was destined to be tragic, because Kaido was not the great hero he believed him to be.
Kaido attacked Mary Geoise in cooperation with Yuri to snatch the Shikon Jewel fragment from the World Government. Both Yuri's lightning storms and Kaido's breath attack after transferring the fragment were indiscriminate wide-area attacks, not caring whether they were Celestial Dragons or slaves below.
It was just that some slaves managed to escape due to their attacks. And among these slaves, Fish-Men survived the most.
Fish-Men have tough skin and are excellent swimmers, so they had no worries about jumping off the Red Line.
The reduction in the slave trade later had nothing to do with Kaido. It was purely a lightning storm and a fire dragon's blast that killed most of the Celestial Dragons. With the source of the slave trade, the Celestial Dragons, gone, the slave trade naturally had to shrink.
Originally, most of the slaves were transported to the Celestial Dragons. Now, without market demand, there was no supply.
However, most of the world only sees the surface. They firmly believe that all this was related to Kaido, and Kaido naturally wouldn't clarify it, as such a misunderstanding had no negative impact on him.
Instead, it earned Kaido the favor and recognition of Fish-Men and Merfolk. Kaido then decided to take Fish-Man Island under his wing.
This was originally Whitebeard's territory, but since Kaido took Fish-Man Island under his wing, Whitebeard didn't mind.
After all, Whitebeard wasn't concerned with competing for territory.
Usopp knew none of this, but he still felt a sense of dread. He didn't know if that 'West' had been transmitted. But if…
If it really reached that Kaido's ears, wouldn't West Blue Village be doomed?!
And in the latter half of the Grand Line, in the New World's Wano Country, not far from the operational laboratory, lay a highly secret base with extremely high security.
Besides those who worked there, fewer than five people in all of Wano Country knew about this place. Numerous rift generators protected the base.
This was the base of the 'spy satellite.' Images transmitted from the satellite every day were sent here, and it was also responsible for receiving messages from all over the world.
Kaido, as one of the Four Emperors, and Wano Country, as a superpower in the New World, had a terrifying intelligence network when they collaborated. This place was responsible for processing that intelligence.
Among the vast amount of information received daily, a message from the East Blue didn't stand out much, especially since it was nighttime.
Although the work here was carried out day and night, the night always made people a bit more relaxed.
However, as one of the most important places in Wano Country, the people here had high levels of professionalism. Although it took a little longer, they still processed the messages that had arrived during this period.
When the head of the facility heard the message from the East Blue, he was greatly astonished!
News of the Shikon Jewel fragment was the most important thing for various powers worldwide. In fact, many organizations and forces had established separate departments specifically to collect intelligence on the Shikon Jewel fragment.
The head immediately relayed the message to his superior, "General Rob Lucci, we've received intelligence about the Shikon Jewel fragment…"
Rob Lucci was once a peerless genius of the World Government. He was originally destined to join CP9 and slowly become CP0, but for some reason, he eventually defected to Wano Country.
In Wano Country, he served as a trainer for a period before pursuing what he originally intended to do: become a spy.
And after learning about Wano Country's spies, Rob Lucci was greatly amazed, because Wano Country's spies were all masters of disguise. Some spies could even disguise themselves not only as humans but also as dogs!
This went beyond simple disguise; it was practically 'transformation'!
So Lucci learned a lot after joining the spy organization and eventually became the strongest spy in Wano Country.
This spy satellite base was also under his charge. Now, upon receiving the message from his subordinate, he immediately passed it on to Yuri, who then summoned Kaido.
----
You can read 30 chapters ahead on patre on
patr eon.com/JYouyi