80: Chapter 80 Returning to One's RootsAfter learning that the true dragon's lair was on Gunkanjima Island, Luffy and his crew immediately set sail to return to their home planet as soon as possible.Eric also quickly returned to the warship, preparing to catch up with Luffy and seize the Thousand-Year Dragon.Shortly after Luffy and his crew set sail, a group of warships surrounded the Going Merry.Just as Luffy and his crew were about to break out at top speed, the opposing warships swiftly extended chains, linking the ships together to form an iron chain that completely surrounded Luffy and his crew.The fat officer watched the Going Merry smugly from behind the iron chain formation.Eric, emerging from behind the barrier, saw this and scoffed, "So that fat pig found out after all.But as long as I kill him, the dragon bones are still mine."
The warships surrounding the Going Merry opened fire as it approached, attempting to destroy the ship and seize the Thousand-Year Dragon.Luffy immediately used his Gum-Gum Balloon to deflect the cannonballs.The fat, pig-like officer, dumbfounded, watched everything unfold.He spent his days eating and sleeping, unaware that the man before him was a pirate with a bounty of 100 million.He only learned this when the colonel came to report.However, his desire for the dragon bone had already outweighed his reason, and he continued to order his men to fire.After deflecting several cannonballs, Luffy gradually grew impatient.After instructing Usopp and the others to protect the Dragon Bone, he took Zoro and Sanji and charged towards the enemy ship.As soon as the three of them stepped onto the warship, Luffy ordered Zoro to cut the dragon bone.The iron chains, and just then, the Marine soldiers rushed forward, trying to stop Luffy and his crew, but it was all in vain.They were knocked to the ground by Luffy and Sanji.While Luffy and his crew were fighting with all their might, Eric caught up with Dragon in a small boat.The fat officer, upon learning this, was furious and immediately ordered his men to fire on Eric.The shells landed around the Going Merry, causing a violent tremor that made the little girl on the cart fall off, but she still didn't forget to protect Dragon.Apis, watching what was happening before her eyes, was heartbroken.She didn't understand why these people wanted to kill Dragon.She cried out, "Stop!Please don't hurt Dragon anymore!Dragon hasn't done anything wrong!"
Eric looked at Apis with disdain, coldly lifting her up to take her hostage.Apis struggled frantically in his hands, and taking advantage of Eric's momentary lapse in attention, bit his hand hard.Eric, in pain and anger, threw Apis onto the deck, causing her to faint.Dragon Lord, witnessing all this, couldn't help but recall Apis's meticulous care for it.With difficulty, Dragon Lord rose, using its wings to knock Eric away and rescue Apis.Eric, however, was killed by Koby's cross-cut attack.Looking at the unconscious Apis, Dragon Lord roared to the sky, its cry causing the sea to ripple.Apis gradually regained consciousness at the sound of the roar, and seeing Dragon Lord standing upright, she was overjoyed."Dragon Lord, you can finally move!"
As the dragon watched Apis flutter her wings, it gradually took flight amidst Apis's delighted gaze.The fat officer, blinded by greed, immediately ordered an attack: "It's better to kill the Thousand-Year Dragon than let it escape!As long as we get the dragon bones, that's all that matters!Attack!Attack with all your might!" The warships swiftly opened fire on the dragon.With nowhere to dodge, the dragon howled and collapsed.Apis was heartbroken and desperately tried to stop it, but to no avail.Seeing this, Luffy couldn't hold back any longer and pulled out his Digivice, releasing Agumon: "Evolve, Agumon!"
A dazzling light flashed from the Digivice, and as the light faded, a gigantic orange dinosaur appeared before them—it was Agumon's Champion form, Greymon!"Greymon, destroy all those warships in front of you!" Luffy roared."Super Flame!" Greymon didn't waste any words, unleashing a powerful attack that hurtled towards a warship.Zoro and Sanji also launched their own attacks in fury, wielding "Wind and Grass."
"Three-Sword Style: Tornado"
Zoro and Sanji both unleashed their respective skills, attacking the warship.Luffy leaped into the air, activating Gear Third, and his fists transformed into giant fists, crackling with phoenix fire as they slammed into the warship below with the "Gum-Gum Phoenix Cannon."
Luffy's fist slammed into two warships, and amidst a series of explosions, the two ships slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.Luffy then turned his attention to the other warships, unleashing the Phoenix Cannon one after another.In just a few minutes, the arrogant ship formation of the fat pig officer was destroyed by the three men and one beast.Luffy, his face grim, arrived at the warship where the fat pig officer was.The fat pig officer, terrified, hurriedly pushed his soldiers to their deaths, but the soldiers ran away without looking back.Seeing Luffy getting closer and closer, the fat pig officer pleaded in panic, "Don't kill me!I'll give you anything you want, even that Thousand-Year Dragon!Please don't kill me!" But Luffy remained unmoved and continued walking forward.Seeing that soft tactics didn't work, the fat pig officer decided to use force, threatening Luffy, "I'm a Marine officer.If you kill me, you'll regret it!"
At this moment, Luffy spoke up, "Naval officer, you fat pig, you probably don't know that I've already killed two naval captains," and as he spoke, Phoenix Flame materialized in his hand."Let the Phoenix Flame burn away your sins!"
After saying this, Luffy threw the Phoenix Fire at the fat officer, instantly igniting a raging fire.The fat officer lay on the ground howling in agony.Soon, the entire warship was engulfed in flames, and in no time, it, along with the fat officer, turned to ashes and sank to the bottom of the sea.At this moment, Dragon Lord seemed to sense that his life was about to end, so he roared to the sky again.But this time, it was clear that there was something more to his roar.Just as everyone was wondering, Coby pointed into the distance and said, "Look, what's that?"
Following the direction Koby pointed, everyone looked and saw a large group of dark figures flying towards them.Only when they got closer did they realize.It was a herd of ancient dragons!The dragons circled the island, and suddenly the sea began to shake violently.Soon, a small island emerged from the water before them.Nami realized that the name "Millennial Dragon" didn't come from its lifespan, but from the fact that they returned to this island every thousand years.Apis, however, was weeping bitterly, for the dragon had just lost its life.Everyone watched Apis's grief in silence, unsure how to comfort her.Then Luffy stepped forward, patted Apis's head, and pointed to a spot not far away, saying, "Apis, look."
Apis looked in the direction Luffy pointed, and a dragon egg appeared before her.The egg gradually cracked, and soon a young Thousand-Year Dragon appeared before her.Seeing the baby dragon surrounded by other dragons, Apis understood something.She glanced one last time at the dragon's corpse before returning to the others.(The Thousand-Year Dragon incident ends here.The author really didn't want to write about this anymore, so it's ended so hastily.Next, we'll enter the Grand Line.I'm also thinking of adding some of my own creative ideas.You can join the group to provide your opinions.Group number: 931103883.It would be even better if there were any ladies there.)