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Chapter 50: The Defeat of the Arlong Pirates
This is... your ability?
Zoro stood there, incessantly stroking his intact chest with his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
He... was completely healed?
"Probably..."
Ganyu responded, her gaze also falling on Zoro, a hint of surprise in her eyes.
She didn't even know if her Qilin saliva would be effective.
However, recalling the many web novels I had read in my previous life, I realized that dragon's saliva and qilin's saliva were regarded as miraculous medicines for healing wounds and diseases.
Therefore, they decided to use the heavily injured Zoro as an experiment.
Anyway, even if the wound didn't heal, it would just be like spitting on the wound, no big deal.
But to my surprise, the effect was remarkable.
If saliva could have such a miraculous effect, then what about her blood and flesh...?
Ganyu was lost in her thoughts, interrupted by Zoro's voice.
"What do you mean 'considering it'? Your words are too vague."
Zoro complained as usual, but didn't ask too many questions.
Things you need to know, you'll always have a chance to find out in the future.
He bent down, picked up the two long katanas from the ground, and skillfully placed the Wado Ichimonji back in his mouth. He looked up, his eyes burning, and locked onto the Fish-Man Hatchan before him, his fighting spirit rekindled.
"However, this way..."
He stretched his fully recovered body, felt the familiar strength, and a carefree smile appeared on his face. "Now I can go all out without any worries!"
Seeing this.
Ganyu understood immediately, raised her hand, and the ice crystal barrier that had been blocking the Fish-Man Hatchan in the distance silently dissipated into the air.
"Hraaaaagh!"
The moment the barrier disappeared, the impatient Fish-Man Hatchan roared, tightly gripping his six arms filled with sharp blades, and leaped into the air!
His body spun at high speed again like a top, generating powerful wind pressure that stirred the air. He dived down from mid-air with unstoppable momentum, straight for Zoro and Ganyu!
"You're not the only one... who can spin."
Zoro's gaze sharpened, and he immediately raised both swords and the Wado Ichimonji held tightly in his mouth at the same time. Immediately after, he pushed off the ground with both feet, and his whole body began to spin just like Hatchan.
"Three-Sword Style: Dragon Twister!"
The blades spun at high speed, and the powerful pressure kicked up a tornado-like airflow. In the distance, the roar of a blue dragon could be faintly heard as it soared into the sky!
Bang!
The Fish-Man Hatchan descended with overwhelming force, colliding violently with the fierce, rising tornado.
Unexpectedly, the strength of the two sides was not evenly matched. The "Six-Sword Secret Technique" that had previously suppressed Zoro was completely ineffective against Zoro, who had regained his three swords and his body.
"Argh!"
A piercing sound, mixed with the crackling of breaking metal, and all six blades shattered at the same time. The terrified Hatchan let out a miserable scream, was completely engulfed by the tornado rising from the ground, and was thrown into the air.
Snap!
It took him more than ten seconds to fall from the sky, and he crashed heavily into the frozen pond, his body half-embedded in the ice.
Zoro cleanly sheathed his swords, making a crisp "click" sound.
He glanced at the small octopus in the pond, then turned and strode over to the blue-haired girl who had been standing quietly watching the fight, and naturally reached out to pat her shoulder hard.
"Good job, keep it up!"
He probably knew this girl was strong, so he didn't hold back, slapping her several times hard, making a loud "thudding" sound, and the girl, caught off guard, staggered.
After adjusting her posture, Ganyu gritted her teeth, calmly lowered her gaze, and landed on the large hand resting on her shoulder.
She didn't speak, just watched quietly, silently counting in her heart:
One,
Two,
Three!
She counted to three, and the hand was still firmly on her shoulder, showing no sign of moving.
Alright.
"Hm? What's this...?"
The moment Zoro touched Ganyu, he suddenly felt a biting cold quickly spread to his palm and couldn't help but look at Ganyu.
Why is this woman suddenly emitting cold air again?
Are there other enemies?
Just as he became alert, looked around, and was about to ask.
The cold air suddenly attacked!
Frost rapidly spread up from the hand resting on Ganyu's shoulder, visible to the naked eye, instantly covering his entire arm, then his torso, and finally his legs...
In the blink of an eye, Zoro, still in the pose of patting her shoulder, an expression of surprise on his face, was completely frozen, turning into a lifelike ice sculpture, standing by the pond in Arlong Park.
...
Meanwhile, on another battlefield.
"Sharkskin Palm. Kick and lift the instep!"
Kuroobi seized a gap in Sanji's defense and quickly shot out a high kick, hitting Sanji's chin and sending him flying into the air.
"Fish-Man Karate. Upper Exploding Palm!"
Kuroobi leaped into the air without hesitation, his left palm filled with power, and delivered an uppercut like a heavy hammer, hitting Sanji's face, who had no support in mid-air!
Bang!
With a dull sound, Sanji's face was hit hard, and blood gushed from his nostrils. He was sent flying like a sandbag, crashing heavily into a thick wall, and became embedded in the rubble.
Kuroobi landed smoothly, adjusting his breathing slightly, which had become a bit erratic due to the continuous bursts of energy.
Then, with the arrogance and satisfaction of a victor, he looked towards the corner of the smoke-filled ruins.
"Humans, this is the inherent racial difference between you and me!"
To be fair, this man who specialized in kicking was indeed the strongest opponent he had encountered since coming to the East Blue.
But in the end, he, as a Fish-Man, had won.
He turned around triumphantly, preparing to leave and support his comrades who might be struggling in battle.
However, the moment he turned, an extremely sharp whistling sound suddenly came from behind him!
"What...?!"
Kuroobi suddenly stiffened, and in that critical moment, he almost instinctively raised his arms to protect his vital points.
However, taking precautions in a hurry was completely useless.
A leg, like a steel whip, lashed out fiercely, hitting his arm and making a sickening cracking sound.
Kuroobi's arm bent at an unnatural angle.
"Argh!" The intense pain caused him to let out a muffled grunt.
But Kuroobi was also a seasoned veteran. Despite the pain, he immediately gathered strength in his other hand, trying to counterattack with Fish-Man Karate's "Hundred-Brick Fist."
However.
The opponent's actions were faster than expected.
He had just raised his hand when another leg shadow, like a ghost, struck, this time kicking him hard in the face.
"Collier Coup!"
Kuroobi's vision suddenly went black, as if his nose had collapsed. Gushing blood blurred his vision, and he fell backward uncontrollably.
But the attack was far from over!
The moment he lost his balance and tilted backward, the figure appeared behind him at an even faster speed, as if teleporting!
"Selle!"
A powerful backward kick struck his back spine!
Crack! Another crisp sound of breaking bone. Kuroobi's pupils dilated from the kick, and he seemed to lose consciousness, falling forward like a broken sack.
However, his defeat did not stop this fierce attack.
"Épaule!" "Selle!" "Gigot!" "Poitrine!"
His legs became afterimages, relentlessly and fiercely kicking every part of Kuroobi's body.
Dull impact sounds, like a dense drumbeat, came from his shoulder blades, ribs, thighs, and chest.
Under such a fierce barrage, Kuroobi's already unconscious body was like a ball, constantly being kicked around, and finally thrown into the air by a huge combined force.
At this moment, as his body floated into the air, the final, decisive blow fell!
"Mouton Shot!"
Sanji stood firmly on one leg, pushing his body to the limit, concentrating all his strength, speed, and rotational potential into his other leg, and then swept upwards in a beautiful arc!
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, Kuroobi, like a soccer ball hit with full force, left a trail of blood, then turned into a meteor, flying rapidly towards the distant horizon.
Just like that, defeat finally occurred.
After delivering the final kick, Sanji fell heavily onto the rubble-strewn ground.
He rubbed his chest, then took out a crumpled cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took a deep drag.
Phew.
He exhaled a ring of smoke and, at the same time, let out a soft laugh.
"Difference?"
After a long time.
After finishing his cigarette, Sanji dusted himself off and stood up, his gaze turning to the other battlefield that had distracted him earlier.
In the open space, there was an ice sculpture, glittering in the sunlight.
"This must be Miss Ganyu's masterpiece; she's really something."
Sanji gazed at the ice sculpture, admiring it sincerely, but then he suddenly noticed something was wrong.
Huh? Why does this look so familiar?
Blue-green hair, three swords... That's right, this is that guy who was on the verge of death but still acting tough.
But what's the situation now?
Thinking of this, Sanji took a step forward, wanting to go over and see what had happened.
But after taking a few steps, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to a stunningly beautiful figure, and he couldn't look away.
In the sunlight.
A girl with black and red hair and a single slanted, long blue bang stood quietly to the side. She wore only a short white cheongsam trimmed with gold, and black stockings that outlined the curves of her thighs and chest.
She looked pure, yet exuded an imperceptible sexiness.
Such a stunning sight, who could resist!
Sanji was instantly captivated. He swallowed hard, his eyes gradually turning into hearts, as if drawn by an invisible magnet. He no longer cared about that green-haired moss-head.
As if possessed, he opened his arms, a mesmerized smile on his face, and charged towards the girl.
"Miss Ganyu!"
"Hm?" Ganyu, who was intently observing the final battle between Luffy and Arlong inside the main building, suddenly sensed a... strange aura rapidly approaching from her side and behind.
Her gaze sharpened, and before she could turn to see who it was, her body, out of some defensive instinct, reflexively swung her palm backward!
Click.
Immediately after, a cold current struck.
And so, another ice sculpture appeared in the open space of Arlong Park.
This time, the figure frozen in time was a blond man in a suit, his arms outstretched, his eyes heart-shaped, his body leaning forward, maintaining this pose.
"Sanji?" Ganyu finally turned completely, and after seeing the figure clearly, the emotion in her eyes gradually shifted from surprise to helplessness.
"Oh well, let's just freeze together then."
She averted her gaze and refocused her attention on the dilapidated main building.
Since Luffy and Arlong had fallen into the building together, they hadn't reappeared, but the continuous rumbles, crashes, and crackling sounds from inside the building indicated how fierce and dangerous the battle inside was.
The entire building was tilting at an extreme angle, with bricks and stones constantly falling from the top, groaning under the pressure. It had clearly reached its structural limit and was on the verge of total collapse.
Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from within the building!
"Gum-Gum...!"
Immediately after, a long rubber leg, like a giant pillar supporting the sky, burst through floor after floor, crashed through the ceiling of the top floor, and shot straight into the clouds!
After a brief moment of building up power, it stomped down hard on the target inside the building!
"...Battle Axe!!!"
BOOM!!!!
A deafening explosion, loud enough to shatter eardrums, suddenly erupted, shaking the very earth!
Under countless terrified gazes, the entire building, like an avalanche, collapsed with a deafening roar, turning into a pile of ruins and sending a massive cloud of dust into the sky!
Flutter...
Sea charts appeared as if from nowhere, floating in the air, then gradually drifted to the ground.
Atop the highest point of the collapsed ruins stood a disheveled, black-haired boy, tightly gripping a sea chart in his blood-stained, trembling arm.
Thud, thud, thud...
With a rush of footsteps, the fully armed villagers of Cocoyasi Village, led by Genzo and Nojiko, entered Arlong Park, carrying a heavily injured, long-nosed man.
But it just so happened.
Witnessing this shocking scene, everyone was stunned, standing frozen in place, not even noticing the long-nosed creature they were carrying being dropped to the ground, letting out a painful scream.
"Nami!"
Atop the ruins, Luffy raised his hand, a sea chart fluttering in the wind.
His gaze pierced through the billowing smoke and dust, passed over the crowd, and landed on an orange-haired girl, her eyes brimming with tears. He spoke, word by word:
"You... are our partner!!"