Chopper's eyes instantly became incredibly firm. He suddenly jumped back, creating distance from Kuromarimo, then quickly pulled out a small blue spherical pill from his tiny pants.
"This is my invention, the Rumble Ball!"
Chopper shouted loudly, as if declaring to his enemy and also cheering himself on, "It can disrupt the wavelength of Animal-type Devil Fruits, allowing me to unleash even stronger power for a short time!"
"Though it's only for three minutes, it's enough to deal with you."
With that, he unhesitatingly popped the Rumble Ball into his mouth.
The medicine took effect almost instantly!
Chopper's body began to undergo a peculiar transformation. His stature grew, his arms maintained a human form, while his legs completely transformed into lean deer hooves. His antlers receded, and a fighting spirit burned in his round eyes.
Jump 강화!
The moment his hooves kicked off the ground, the accumulated snow exploded, and his figure had already vanished from its original spot.
Kuromarimo looked up in astonishment, only to see a blur of an afterimage twisting in an incredible trajectory, leaping high into the air, completely out of reach.
"What?!"
He frantically swung his magnetic plush glove, and the next moment, a heavy kick came from a completely unexpected angle, striking him directly on the side of his face.
Bang!
Kuromarimo was sent flying, rolling awkwardly in the snow, his face covered in ice shards.
He struggled to prop himself up, staring in disbelief at the figure bouncing back and forth in the accumulated snow. Each of Chopper's stomps seemed incredibly powerful.
"How is this possible…" He wiped the blood foam from the corner of his mouth, his expression one of unimaginable shock, "How can there be a fourth form?!"
Before he finished speaking, Chopper's beast hooves directly stomped towards his chest. Kuromarimo hastily crossed his arms to block, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly.
Each step left a deep imprint in the snow, and this pure power suppression left him completely unable to retaliate.
The intense pain and humiliation made him completely lose his composure. He roared hysterically at the surrounding soldiers, who were already dumbfounded: "What are you all staring at?! Shoot! Shoot that monster down for me!"
The soldiers finally reacted, trembling as they raised their rifles, their dense muzzles aimed at Chopper, who was leaping in the air.
However, just as they pulled their triggers, a figure wearing a Mugiwara stood between all the muzzles and Chopper!
It was Luffy!
"Gum-Gum! Balloon!"
His body instantly inflated like a rubber balloon, becoming round and plump.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dense bullets all hit his rubber body, then were entirely deflected, landing on the ground next to the soldiers.
Luffy returned to his original state. He pressed down on his Mugiwara, his eyes coldly sweeping over the soldiers holding their guns, and said:
"Hey! This is a pirate's fight, you guys aren't allowed to interfere!!"
He looked around, a tremendous aura pressing down on every soldier. He wasn't speaking very loudly, but there was an intimidating force: "If you dare to shoot again, I'll beat you all up."
For some reason, the soldiers felt an aura like that of an emperor, a feeling that even Wapol had never given them.
They dared not move again, some even trembling as they lowered their guns.
Chopper witnessed this scene, saw Luffy unhesitatingly block the bullets for him, and heard his words. A warm current surged through his heart.
Then, he looked at Kuromarimo again, intending to end this battle completely, and once again began to change form using the power of the Rumble Ball within his body.
"Arm Point!"
Chopper's legs began to return to human form, and then his arms instantly swelled with muscle, becoming thicker than his body, filled with explosive power.
He didn't use any fancy techniques, but simply concentrated all his strength into this single hoof, striking with an unstoppable momentum, fiercely smashing into Kuromarimo's chest!
Boom—!!!
A dull, extremely heavy sound.
Kuromarimo didn't even have time to let out a scream. He was struck as if by a giant hammer directly, his feet leaving the ground as he flew backward, knocking over several soldiers behind him, finally landing in a distant snowdrift, completely losing consciousness.
Chopper panted heavily, returning to his original small form. He looked at the enemy he had defeated, then at Luffy, who had protected him from behind earlier, his eyes flickering with complex emotions.
Watching Chopper complete his battle alone, Luffy immediately rushed over, picking him up above his head, "You're amazing!! You can even transform!!!"
"Why don't you become my nakama!!"
Nakama… me?
Chopper stood dumbfounded, unable to think for a moment, his mind falling into a very conflicted and confused state, "I…? I can't do it."
However, just when everyone thought the battle was over, Wapol, who was lying in the snow, suddenly stirred. He struggled to get up.
Instead of the dejection of a loser, his face revealed an even more sinister and cunning smile.
"Bah~~~ haha… hahahaha!" His laughter gradually grew from a low rumble to a rampant cackle, "Do you think you've won like this?"
He suddenly waved his hand and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Show these foolish pirates the gift we've carefully prepared!"
The dense crowd parted, and several soldiers roughly pushed out two people tightly bound with ropes—it was Princess Vivi and Dalton!
Their mouths were stuffed with cloths, preventing them from speaking, only able to make anxious whimpering sounds. Especially Vivi, she looked at Luffy and the others, just desperately shaking her head.
Wapol walked triumphantly between the two, grabbing each of their shoulders with one hand.
He pushed them forward like shields, shouting at Luffy and the others: "Look closely! These are your nakama! And this country's traitor! Now, what are you going to do?!"
His fleshy face was plastered with a sinister smile of assured victory, "Nobody move! Drop your weapons! Otherwise…"
He made a throat-slitting gesture, the meaning of which everyone understood, "I'll kill both of them immediately!"
"You bastard!!!" Luffy gritted his teeth in anger, his fists clenching with a cracking sound. But seeing Vivi being held at gunpoint by those soldiers, he dared not rush forward at this moment.
"That's despicable!"
Sanji's face was ashen. First, that clown aimed a gun, and now this king was using Vivi as a hostage. Neither action was acceptable to him.
Zoro's brows were tightly furrowed, the sword in his mouth already lowered, as he, along with the others, observed the grim situation unfolding before them.
What to do? Helplessness and anger filled the air.
If they attacked forcefully, Vivi and Dalton would inevitably be the first to be harmed.
Vivi suddenly struggled, finally pushing aside the cloth in her mouth a little. She used all her strength to shout: "Don't mind us! Attack! Don't let him succeed!!"
"Shut up!"
Wapol viciously tightened his grip on Vivi's neck, turning her words into a painful cough.
Cough, cough—
"Bah hahahahahahahahaha! It seems you have no choice!" Wapol began to act like a petty villain. He shoved aside a nearby soldier, snatched the rifles from him and several surrounding soldiers, and crammed them all into his bottomless pit of a mouth.
"Munch-Munch Factory · Super Firearm Factory!"
Chewing sounds and the clang of metal deforming rang out. Wapol's body began to rapidly swell and deform, countless dark gun barrels extending from various parts of his body, transforming him once again into that mobile arsenal fortress.
This time, he began to advance, the dense array of gun muzzles mostly aimed at Luffy, who had humiliated him at sea.
"Straw Hat! Let's see how many bullets your rubber body can really deflect! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!"
Wapol's crazed laughter, accompanied by the clatter of firearms being cocked, made everyone's faces turn grim.
Just at this critical moment—
"Sure-Kill! Firework Star!"
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