Chapter 111 Weather Stick and Ninja Crow! A piercing "duet"!
The smoke of battle filled the intricate backstreets and alleys of Arubana.
"Pfft, pfft."
The sound of breaking followed one after another.
Miss Doublefinger, dressed in a blue bodysuit, moved with a model-like, alluring yet menacing gait, closing in step by step.
She casually waved her fingers, and those seemingly slender fingers transformed into incredibly hard spikes.
It pierced through the hard stone wall as easily as cutting tofu, leaving deep, bottomless holes.
"What's wrong? All you can do is run away?"
He pointed two fingers at the orange-haired girl retreating in disarray ahead, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips:
"Little girl, now... no one can protect you."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Nami was covered in sweat, clutching the three newly assembled blue sticks tightly in her hands—the "Clima-Tact," the new weapon Usopp had given her before he left.
"With this... I can fight!"
Nami frantically tried to recall the instructions, then swung her stick at the enemy:
"Take this! Sunbeams!!"
"Po~"
There was no laser as expected; instead, a cluster of bright little flowers comically popped out from the top of the stick.
"Huh?!" Nami was dumbfounded.
"Hmph, boring." The two fingers continued to move closer.
"Wait, wait! Try again! Lightning Charge!!" Nami swung her bat again.
"Bang!"
This time, a red boxing glove with a spring popped out from the tip of the stick and wobbled softly twice.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.
"Ah la la".
He stopped in his tracks, gave a cold laugh, and his eyes were full of contempt.
"Are you here to perform in the circus? If you're trying to make me laugh, you've succeeded."
"quack!!!"
Just then, Clay, the raven that had been perched on Nami's shoulder, couldn't take it anymore.
It ruffled its feathers and cursed loudly at its two fingers:
"What are you saying, you ugly woman dressed in such revealing clothes?! I can't stand it anymore! It's so noisy!!"
"Ugly...ugly woman?"
The veins on his forehead bulged instantly, and his composure crumbled in an instant.
"Looks like I'll have to skewer you all together!!"
She completely lost her patience, her arms suddenly straightened, her ten fingers transforming into sharp thorn spears, stabbing out like a storm:
"Thorn-like Finger - Double Thorn!!"
"Whoa!!"
Nami screamed and desperately rolled to the side.
Although she narrowly escaped vital organs such as her heart, the dense spikes still grazed her body.
"Sizzle!"
Several deep cuts appeared instantly on Nami's shoulders and thighs, the blood seeping out and staining her dancer-style outfit.
A sharp pain shot through her, and Nami collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, her hand gripping the Clima-Tact trembling slightly.
"No...this weapon is too complicated..."
Nami gritted her teeth, cold sweat streaming down her face.
"If we don't understand how this stick works... we'll really die here!"
Fear spread through her, and she instinctively wanted to run away.
But in that instant, the image of Vivi kneeling and kowtowing to the guards for the sake of the country flashed through my mind, as did the image of Luffy persisting in fighting even after being knocked away.
And that... the man who always stood in front of her.
"Everyone is working desperately..."
Nami's expression changed, and the fear in her eyes was burned away by a flame called "resolve".
Using her weather staff for support, she slowly stood up, facing the formidable enemy before her:
"I am... the navigator of the future Pirate King!!"
"How could I possibly fall here?!"
In that instant, his instincts as a genius navigator awakened.
She stopped paying attention to those fancy "magic tricks".
Instead, I calmed down and felt the flow of air, and the faint energy emanating from the three spheres of the weather stick.
Cold bubbles... hot bubbles... electric bubbles...
"I see."
A glint of light flashed in Nami's eyes: "By using these three types of bubbles to change the density and temperature of the surrounding air... we can create 'mirages' and even 'thunderclouds'!"
"The time for a counterattack has come!"
"Go to hell!!"
On the other side, the enraged Miss Doublefinger gave Nami no chance to breathe.
She roared, and sharp thorns sprouted from every inch of her skin, causing her to curl up into a giant spiky ball.
"Thornball - Sea Urchin Assault!!"
Rumble!
She was like a heavy tank covered in spikes, shattering the ground in her path and crushing everything in her way as she madly rolled towards Nami!
"So fast!"
Nami retreated rapidly while frantically waving her Weather Stick, creating a large number of hot and cold bubbles in the air.
But that's not enough; the bubbles need time to fuse!
The terrifying chariot of thorns was about to crash into him.
Nami shouted at Clay, who was circling anxiously in the air:
"Clay!! Hurry!! Now!!"
"Use your move!!!"
"Gaga!! Coming right now!!"
A red light flashed in Clay's eyes in the air.
It suddenly folded its wings and swooped down like a black meteor, stopping directly in the path Miss.Doublefinger was bound to take in.
Facing the oncoming spiked chariots.
Clay took a deep breath, his chest bulging, and a surge of energy gathered in his throat.
"Gahh...
A high-pitched, extremely sharp cry erupted instantly!
In that instant, the air seemed to ripple.
A high-frequency sound wave, visible to the naked eye, like a sharp drill, ignored the defenses of the thorns and pierced straight into Miss.Doublefinger's eardrum.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!! My ears!!!"
As his fingers spun rapidly, he felt as if a red-hot iron rod had been inserted into his brain, and the whole world was spinning around him.
These high-frequency sound waves, targeting the auditory nerve, instantly disrupt a person's sense of balance.
"Bang!!"
The two fingers, which were sprinting forward, instantly lost their balance, and the thorn form was forced to dissipate.
She staggered and fell to the side like a drunkard.
Finally, with a loud "bang," he slammed into a thick wall, dizzy and disoriented, trapping himself inside and unable to move.
"A great opportunity!!"
Nami's eyes lit up as she seized this once-in-a-lifetime moment.
"Well done, Clay!!"
Nami wielded her weather stick with the speed of the wind.
The countless cold and hot bubbles that had just been created collided and merged rapidly at this moment.
The air humidity soared, and the airflow became violently convective.
A small, jet-black thundercloud rapidly formed above Miss.Doublefinger's head, its interior crackling with dangerous lightning.
"This is the last one!"
Nami aimed the tip of her Weather Stick at the thundercloud; it was the final guide.
"Thunderstorm weather—"
May he be struck by lightning!
Boom!!!
A thick, dazzling golden bolt of lightning, carrying the wrath of nature, struck down with unparalleled precision.
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
The fingers, still stiff from tinnitus, were instantly engulfed by lightning.
A powerful electric current coursed through her entire body, even charring the tough thorns.
Thump.
The smoke dissipated.
The once arrogant female agent was now covered in charred soot, her once smooth blue hair had turned into an afro, she exhaled a puff of black smoke, rolled her eyes, and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
They have completely lost their fighting ability.
"call..."
Nami casually blew away a wisp of smoke rising from the tip of her Weather Stick, then tucked her wind-blown orange hair behind her ear:
"I'm sorry."
She looked at the fallen enemy, a confident smile playing on her lips:
"It seems... I have a better grasp on the climate."
"Gap."
Clay flapped his wings and landed triumphantly on Nami's shoulder, raising his head high:
"Hmph, of course! Combined with my Sky Overlord's voice, this kind of trash is utterly worthless! Gaa!"
"Yay!! Great! We won!!"
Nami happily hugged Clay on her shoulder and rubbed against his dark feathers:
"Well done, Clay! I'll have Victor give you a good shout-out when we get back!"
"Huh?!"
The street fighting is over, and the navigator and the raven's "duet" has won a complete victory!Chapter 112 The Breath of Steel! Using "Steel" to Cut Through "Steel"
The once bustling streets of Arubanas are now ruins.
Under the scorching sun, two figures were engaged in a fierce battle.
"The Ultimate Technique of the Three-Sword Style—Three Thousand Worlds!!!"
Zoro held the swords in both hands, with the Wado Ichimonji between his teeth. The two swords spun like windmills, carrying an aura of cutting through everything, and slammed heavily into Mr. 1 (Daz Bones)'s chest.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!"
There was no blood splattering, and not even a scratch on the skin.
Only a string of dazzling sparks flew through the air, accompanied by a crisp metallic clang.
Zoro's ultimate attack was blocked by force.
"It's no use, swordsman."
Mr. 1 stood there, patting the undamaged skin on his chest, his eyes cold and mocking:
"I've said it before, flesh and blood can't defeat steel."
"I am a human who has eaten the Quick-Cut Fruit and is a blade-wielding human, and also an Iron Man with absolute defense."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. 1's arms instantly transformed into sharp blades, and he became like a high-speed rotating meat grinder.
"Dust-Cutting Speed Blade!!!"
"Swish swish swish swish!!"
Countless unseen slashes erupted instantly.
The surrounding buildings, stone pillars, and even Zoro's body were cut into pieces in that instant.
"Whoa!!"
Zoro was covered in blood and flew backward like a rag doll, crashing heavily into a pile of rubble and ruins.
Dust billowed, burying the swordsman's figure.
Consciousness... began to fade.
In that deathly darkness, Zoro felt all the noise around him disappear.
The sounds of battle, the wind, and even one's own heartbeat seemed incredibly distant.
This feeling...
Deep in his mind, an image surfaced of his childhood: in the courtyard of the dojo filled with fallen leaves, his master, Koushirou, holding a withered branch.
'Zoro, there are swordsmen in this world who can cut through anything, but they... can cut through steel.'
'That's to listen...'
The master's voice was gentle and profound:
Listen to the breath of all things.
Beneath the ruins, Zoro suddenly opened his eyes.
But he didn't use his eyes to see; instead, he used his heart to sense.
In this deathly silence, he "heard".
He "heard" the heavy breathing of the teetering rock above him, and he "heard" the sharp breathing of the wind as it passed through the cracks.
He also "heard" the cold, hard, and murderous "steel breath" emanating from the man in the distance—Mr.1.
"Ah... I see."
Zoro lay in a pool of blood, but a slight smile played on his lips:
"Stones have the sound of stones, and steel... has the sound of steel."
Found it.
but...
Zoro looked at the sword in his hand.
Even if you can hear breathing, if the knife in your hand isn't strong enough, it still won't cut through steel; it will still break.
what to do?
Just then, another memory exploded in my mind like a thunderclap.
It was a night in the small garden, under a sky full of stars, where the giant Dorry and Brogy wielded their weapons and together they cleaved the giant island-eating monster in two.
"Boy, the sword in your hand is dead, but the person wielding it is alive!" Brogy's laughter was hearty.
"Transform your 'will' into invisible 'armor'!" Dorry's voice boomed, "Wrap it around your weapons!"
'In that case...it could even split the ocean open!!'
"Willpower...transforms into armor..."
Zoro gripped the Wado Ichimonji tightly in his hand.
It is no longer simply brute force, nor merely the sensation of breathing.
He wanted to "sever" his strong will, his obsession with protecting his comrades and becoming the world's greatest swordsman.
He frantically poured the energy into his arm, even trying to cover the blade as the giant had suggested!
Buzz—
The white blade of the Wado Ichimonji trembled slightly.
Although it hadn't completely turned black and become a "black blade" yet, in that instant, the air around the blade seemed to distort, and a chilling current of air swirled around it.
"Splash."
The ruins were pushed aside.
Covered in blood, Zoro staggered to his feet.
Despite being covered in wounds, his aura had completely changed.
The feeling of near-death weakness disappeared, replaced by a sharp, piercing aura that seemed capable of cutting through everything.
Mr. 1 frowned slightly as he looked at Zoro, who had stood up again.
"Can he still stand up? What incredible vitality!"
His arms transformed into blades once more, gleaming coldly in the sunlight:
"Or... have you figured out how to die?"
Zoro did not answer.
He sheathed the other two swords at his waist, gripped the Wado Ichimonji with both hands, and slowly returned it to its sheath, assuming an extremely low-key iaido stance.
His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, fixed intently on Mr. 1 in the distance.
"I heard...your breathing."
Zoro said in a low voice, his tone eerily calm:
"Since you are steel..."
"Then I will transform into even stronger steel to cut through your steel!"
The decisive moment.
Looking at that scene, Mr. 1 suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
This intuition led him to decide to stop wasting words and strike first.
"Hmph! Playing tricks!"
"Then let's give it a try!!"
The ground beneath Mr. 1's feet cracked, and his hands transformed into massive, rapidly spinning blade wheels.
He transformed into a deadly silver whirlwind, charging towards Zoro with an aura that seemed capable of tearing everything apart:
"Use the Dust Slash!!! Die!!"
Faced with this terrifying slash, Zoro did not dodge, nor did he even blink.
He was waiting.
Waiting for that rhythm of breathing.
The instant Mr. 1 charged in, Zoro's will and the sword in his hand became one.
Draw your sword.
"Itto-ryu·Iai——"
In that instant, it seemed as if only a chilling blade of light remained in the world.
"Lion's Song!!!"
brush--!!
Two figures passed each other.
Time seemed to stand still.
Mr. 1 remained in a charging stance, stopping behind Zoro.
"Click".
A soft sound.
Mr.1's proud, supposedly absolutely defensive steel body suddenly developed a huge and clean wound that split open from his shoulder to his abdomen.
puff--!!!
Large amounts of blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the ground of the ruins red.
"How...is this possible..."
Mr. 1's pupils dilated violently as he looked down in disbelief at his wound, his body collapsing limply forward.
"You...you really severed...steel..."
Zoro, with his back to the enemy, slowly stood up.
"Click".
The Wado Ichimonji was sheathed, making a crisp sound.
Zoro tied his bandana, his tone indifferent:
"That's a bit of a shame."
"If you're a diamond... I'll still cut you down without hesitationChapter 113 The Third Party in the Funeral Hall! Luffy's Resurrection!
Underground Temple - Burial Ceremony Hall.
The heavy stone gate shut out the noise from the ground, leaving only a deathly silence and the dust of history.
King Cobra, covered in wounds, was forced to lead the way to this secret chamber that held Alabasta's greatest secret.
Before him stood a square stone tablet inscribed with ancient characters—the historical text itself—standing silently in the shadows.
Robin stood in front of the stone tablet, his gaze sweeping over the complex characters.
"What is recorded? Read it quickly!" Crocodile stood behind him, his eyes gleaming with greed.
Robin paused for a moment, then calmly began:
"This records the history of Alabasta... about the rise and fall of dynasties in this country, and the kings of each era..."
She didn't utter a single word about the ancient weapon "Pluto," but instead fabricated a completely harmless history.
The true intentions are revealed when the map is unrolled.
That's enough.
Crocodile's face instantly darkened, and the fanaticism in his eyes turned into a cold killing intent.
He ripped away all his previous pretense in one fell swoop:
"Since there is no Hades... then this country is just a troublesome sandpit for me."
"And you... have no value in living."
"Whoosh."
Crocodile's left-hand golden hook shell popped open, revealing a poisonous, sharp hook tip.
He stared coldly at Robin's retreating figure:
"I have no interest in sharing the country with others. As a partner, you are no longer useful."
The golden hook sliced through the air, aiming with a deadly intent to strike Robin in the back.
At this critical moment.
"bite!!!"
The spark flashed and disappeared in the darkness.
A crisp, piercing metallic clang echoed through the empty hall.
A jet-black kunai appeared out of thin air, precisely wedging itself at the curve of the golden hook, blocking the fatal blow.
"Who?!" Crocodile's eyes narrowed.
"Don't be so impatient, Crocodile."
Viktor's figure slowly emerged from the shadows above the stone tablet.
He crouched atop the stone monument, looking down at Crocodile with a mocking smile on his face:
"Although this older sister is reading fake history..."
Victor pointed to the stone tablet at his feet and said something startling:
"But this stone tablet does indeed record the exact location of the most evil warship in history—'Pluto'."
"What?!"
These words struck like a thunderbolt.
Robin's calm facade crumbled instantly, her pupils dilated violently, and she stared at Victor in disbelief:
"You...you can read the Poneglyphs?!"
How is that possible?
Aside from the scholars of Ohara, there is probably no one else in the world who can decipher these texts!
Crocodile's murderous intent instantly turned back into fanaticism as he stared intently at Viktor:
"You know?! Where is it?! Tell me now!!"
"Telling you won't help."
Victor shrugged, jumped off the stone tablet, and landed between Robin and Crocodile:
"Because that thing is buried very deep, you'll never dig it out in your lifetime. And..."
Viktor looked up at the slightly shaking ceiling above him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Your opponent... has arrived."
The words had barely left his mouth.
"BOOM!!!!"
The heavy rocky ground above suddenly cracked open, and rubble fell like raindrops.
Amidst a cloud of dust, a figure carrying a huge wooden barrel, its belly rounded from drinking water, descended from the sky!
"Bang!!!"
The man slammed heavily onto the ground in front of Crocodile, splashing water everywhere.
Crocodile!!!!
Luffy, who was lying on the ground, suddenly raised his head.
"puff--!!"
He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of water, spraying it all over Crocodile's face.
Luffy wiped his mouth and stood up.
Although his belly was as round as a ball, his eyes were incredibly fierce, burning with an indomitable flame.
"This time... I absolutely will not lose!!"
"I've seen through your true colors!!"
Although the previous awakening of domineering power failed due to near-death.
But this time, Luffy brought the simplest and most effective weapon—water, and an unwavering will to protect his crew!
Crocodile wiped the water from his face, his complexion turning ashen, veins bulging on his forehead:
"It's you again...you immortal cockroach!"
"Straw Hat Kid...get out of my way!!"
"Rubber Rubber - Water Gun Punch!!"
Without much talk, the two instantly engaged in battle.
The water-soaked, domineering fist struck the sand crocodile's body once again, the dull thud of the brawl echoing throughout the hall.
On the other side of the battlefield.
Victor did not interfere in that fateful duel.
He turned around and looked at Robin, who was still in a state of shock.
"Alright, big sister."
Victor dusted off his hands and said with a smile:
"I'm also quite interested in this stone. Shall we talk about it?"
As Robin looked at the mysterious boy, the shock in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by extreme coldness and vigilance.
This boy is too dangerous.
Not only was he incredibly powerful, but he also knew the secrets of the Poneglyphs and even knew that he was lying.
Who exactly are you?
Robin stared intently into Victor's eyes, his voice low and deep:
"I am the only survivor of Ohara. How do you know the contents of the Poneglyphs? And how do you know I am concealing information from Hades?"
Viktor did not give a direct answer.
He simply pointed to the stone tablet behind him, his tone relaxed:
"Who I am is not important. What's important is... Big sister, why don't you reinterpret this stone tablet?"
"This time... could you read it to someone who 'knows' about it?"
Upon hearing the words "expert," a flash of murderous intent crossed Robin's eyes.
Since the other party knows too much, that is the biggest threat.
Whoever he is, he must disappear here.
"I'm sorry. Although you helped me..."
Robin crossed her arms in front of her chest, her eyes cold:
"But people who know too much usually don't live long."
"Thirty-Ring Flower - Hook Claw!!"
Petals fluttered in the air.
Thirty pale arms sprouted instantly from Viktor's body, like buds.
These arms were flexible and powerful, instantly gripping his neck, joints, and spine, forming a perfect grappling technique.
Goodbye, mysterious young man.
Robin's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly exerted force with both hands:
"fold!!!"
"Snap!!!"
As Robin exerted her strength, the "Victor" whose arms were wrapped around her emitted a chilling sound of bones cracking.
The body was twisted into an eerie angle.
However, Robin's expression suddenly changed.
The feel... is wrong!
"Bang!!!"
A puff of white smoke suddenly emerged from the "corpse".
When the smoke cleared, Robin was shocked to discover that the piece of wood whose joints she had broken was not Victor at all, but a piece of rotten wood that had been shattered into several pieces!
"This is..."
Robin's pupils contracted sharply. Her years as a fugitive had allowed her to witness countless Devil Fruit users, but this was the first time she had seen such a bizarre situation.
"A Devil Fruit ability? No... what kind of trick is this?"
"What a warm hug, big sister."
A mocking voice came from the top of a towering stone pillar on the other side of the hall.
Robin suddenly looked up.
Viktor was squatting on the stone pillar, completely unharmed, and even waved at her.
"If it's that kind of 'joint technique,' it won't be able to catch a ninja."
Boom!!
At that moment, another loud crash echoed from the center of the hall. Luffy punched Crocodile into the wall.
"It seems the battle over there is about to reach its climax."
Viktor watched the fierce battle below with a smile, the three tomoe in his eyes slowly rotating:
"We need to use simpler and more effective ways to communicate with each other."Chapter 114 Beyond the Sandstorm! The Stubborn Archaeologist and Bloodstained Fists
Underground burial and sacrificial hall.
"Glug... Glug..."
After a fierce battle, the giant water barrel on Luffy's back was completely shattered by Crocodile.
The precious water was spilled on the ground and quickly absorbed by the dry sand.
"Without water, you're nothing but a monkey jumping around aimlessly." Crocodile's eyes were cold.
However, Luffy looked at his blood-soaked fist with a calm expression.
"I see..."
Luffy clenched his fist tightly, blood dripping from between his fingers:
"It doesn't matter if the water dries up! Blood is a liquid too! As long as my fist is covered in blood, it can solidify your sand and hit you!!"
"Hmph, how foolish."
Crocodile slammed his right hand into the ground, unleashing a terrifying burst of power:
"Erosion Cycle - The Earth Cracks!!"
Rumble!
In an instant, the stone floor of the entire burial temple turned into sand, transforming into a quicksand swamp capable of swallowing everything.
At the same time, Crocodile's palm was aimed at Luffy.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
Its terrifying water-absorbing ability is activated.
Before Luffy could even throw that bloody punch, the water in his body was instantly drained.
His whole body withered like a dead tree again, and he collapsed into the sand pile with his eyes rolled back.
"Turn into a dried-up corpse completely." Crocodile prepared to deliver the final blow.
Just then.
"Chou-shen-mao-zi-hai-you..."
Standing not far away, Victor's hands had already formed hand seals in a blur.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!"
hold head high--!!
The enormous flow of water that appeared out of nowhere converged into a roaring water dragon, charging toward the center of the battlefield with astonishing momentum.
Crocodile's expression changed, thinking it was an attack aimed at him, and he quickly transformed into a sandstorm to retreat: "Tch! That red-eyed brat!"
However, the formidable water dragon did not pursue Crocodile. Instead, it turned its head and rammed into Luffy, who had become a dried-up corpse.
"Splash!!!"
A large amount of clear water instantly submerged Luffy.
Viktor lowered his hands from the hand seal and sighed helplessly:
"As the first mate, I can't just watch the captain turn into dried fish."
Receiving this life-saving replenishment, Luffy's shriveled body instantly swelled up like a sponge absorbing water, and he even sprayed out a jet of water.
"Pfft—!!!"
Luffy sat up abruptly, shouting with boundless energy:
"Ah!! He's back to life!! He's been a huge help, Victor!!"
Seeing this, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was completely enraged by being toyed with like a monkey by two rookies.
"Good...very good..."
Crocodile ripped off his fur coat, revealing a sophisticated suit vest underneath.
Then, with a "snap," he removed the outer shell of the golden hook on his left hand, revealing a scorpion venomous hook dripping with venom.
"Since you're so eager to die... then let you taste the flavors of hell!"
"This is scorpion venom that can corrode even rocks and kill instantly! If you get even a scratch, you're dead!"
However, Luffy didn't care at all.
"That kind of thing... I'm not afraid of it at all!!"
Luffy roared and charged forward, even as the poison hooks tore through his skin and his vision began to blur due to the poison, he still frantically swung his bloodied fists.
The two entered the final and most brutal stage of their life-or-death struggle.
...
While Luffy was fighting a desperate battle with the crocodile.
Before the massive historical inscription stone, another battle was decided in an instant.
Robin looked at the black-haired boy who always seemed to be handling things with ease, and her sense of crisis reached its peak.
To cover up the secret, or out of an instinctive fear of Victor, an "uncontrollable factor".
"Six-Wheel Flower Twist Roll!"
Robin crossed her arms, activating her Flower Flower Fruit power once again.
Countless arms appeared out of nowhere on Viktor's shoulders and neck, attempting to break his cervical vertebrae again.
However.
"brush!"
This time, Viktor didn't even form hand seals.
His figure blurred like a ghost, and in a single instant, he easily passed through the dense forest of arms.
The next second.
A chilling sensation touched Robin's skin.
Victor appeared behind Robin, a sharp kunai pressed coldly against her fair and slender throat.
At the same time, he skillfully twisted her hands behind her back with his other hand.
They pressed her firmly against the cold, historical stone tablet.
"The action score is zero."
Victor's voice rang in her ear:
"As an assassin, your physical skills are terrible. You rely too much on your Devil Fruit ability, and once you get close, you're completely helpless."
Robin tried to struggle, but the other person's grip was incredibly strong, like an iron clamp, and he couldn't budge an inch.
"Don't move."
Viktor leaned close to her ear, lowered his voice, and his tone became serious:
"Listen, I have no interest in Crocodile's boring ambitions, nor in any of the Ancient Weapons, Pluton."
"But I'm only very curious about the writing on this stone."
Viktor stared at the ancient inscriptions on the stone tablet, his eyes gleaming.
"Tell me what it says. I swear on my life I will never tell anyone, not even the World Government, not even my captain."
"This is just... a secret between the two of us."
Robin, who was pinned to the stone tablet, did not show any fear or pleading on his face when he heard these words.
In those deep eyes, there was only a profound emptiness, and a sense of indifference and despair.
"secret?"
Robin closed his eyes, a desolate smile playing on his lips, and coldly replied:
"Kill me."
"I have nothing to say to you."
"History, the D clan... I'm tired. I've spent my whole life searching, only to be betrayed and abandoned."
Robin's voice was as soft as a breeze, yet it carried a death wish:
"This is my final destination..."
"Let me be buried with this stone."
Viktor looked at the woman who was determined to die and remained silent for a few seconds.
"well..."
He sighed, removed the kunai from her throat, and released his grip on her.
It seems this side quest is impossible to complete.
"What a stubborn and troublesome woman." Victor took a step back, watching Robin slowly slide to the ground. "Would she rather die than trust someone even once?"
Just then.
"I am... absolutely invincible!!!"
A heart-wrenching roar echoed from the center of the hall.
With astonishing willpower, Luffy forcefully suppressed the scorpion venom within his body.
He kicked Crocodile, who was trying to deliver the final blow, into the air.
"Rubber, rubber—"
Luffy frantically inhaled in the air, his body swelling and contorting like a balloon, gathering power.
That was the anger he felt as he fought along the way, seeing Vivi's tears, seeing Uncle Doto's muddy clothes, and seeing all the suffering that had accumulated in this country!
"Ding!" Luffy's fist was once again enveloped in black energy!
Crocodile steadied himself in mid-air, transforming into a giant sand blade to counterattack: "Desert Diamond Blade!!"
"Whether it's a country!! or a partner!!!"
Luffy's roar drowned out the sandstorm's rumble:
"You won't take it from me!!!"
"storm!!!!!"
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!!!
Luffy's fists transformed into a raging machine gun, raining down blood as they pounded on Crocodile's body like a storm.
Every punch was delivered with full force, and every punch landed squarely on the target!
"Pfft!!"
Crocodile's prized sand blade was instantly shattered, his eyes rolled back in his head, and countless bones in his body were broken.
Under Luffy's relentless barrage of attacks, Crocodile's body blasted through the top of the thick underground rock layer of the Burial Temple!
Rumble—!!
The earth cracked open.
That arrogant Shichibukai was brought down from underground to the surface by Luffy.
Finally, it flew into the sky above Arubana like a rag doll!
The rain finally began to fall.
"Huff... huff..."
Luffy landed in the ruins, looked at the huge hole in the ceiling, and grinned foolishly.
"Victor!! I won!!"
After saying that, he rolled his eyes and fell backward.
"Whoosh."
Viktor instantly appeared behind Luffy and caught him steadily.
"Ah, I see it."
Victor looked at the boy in his arms, whose body was covered in blood and poison wounds, and said softly:
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain."
However, the crisis was not over.
With Crocodile being blasted away and the terrifying "Storm" attack, the massive pillars supporting the underground temple were completely shattered.
"Boom..."
The entire burial hall began to shake violently, boulders rolled down, and it was about to collapse.
Victor glanced at the corner.
Robin remained leaning against the Poneglyph, motionless.
She looked up at the falling rubble, quietly awaiting her death.
Noticing the gaze, Robin turned her head and glanced at Victor:
"Aren't you leaving? This place is going to collapse."
"Take your captain with you, don't worry about me."
Viktor looked at her expression that said, "It's romantic to die at this historic moment," and shook his head helplessly.
"Are you kidding me?"
Victor carried the severely injured and unconscious King Cobra on his shoulder and let him rest on his left shoulder.
Then, he strode up to Robin.
"Since you won't read it to me..."
Victor reached out his right hand and, like picking up a chick, grabbed Robin by the back of her collar without any hesitation, ignoring her surprised struggle:
"Then you must live! You can study later!!"
"What... let me go!!" Robin exclaimed in panic.
"Shut up! Hold on tight!"
Viktor's eyes sharpened, and blue chakra erupted from the soles of his feet.
boom!
Just a second before several massive boulders completely sealed off the exit, he led the three of them, transforming into a black lightning bolt, and burst out of this soon-to-be-destroyed underground world!
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[Current Ninja Virtue Value: 4000 pointsChapter 115 Pell of the Falcon! Uchiha's Water Release: Rain Prayer
Arubana, the top of the huge clock tower.
The sound of gears turning was like a countdown to death, each "click" striking Usopp's heart heavily.
The first to arrive were Usopp, Chopper, and the dachshund gun "Rasu," who had already defected.
Although they successfully defeated the two special agents (Mr. 7 and Miss. Father's Day) who were guarding the place.
But what lay before them was an even greater despair.
This enormous shell, capable of destroying an area of five kilometers in radius, was actually mechanically timed!
Moreover, the detonation device is designed with extreme precision and complexity, completely encased inside a thick outer shell, so any attempt to forcibly remove it will instantly trigger the fuse.
"Aaaaaah!! I'm going to die!! I'm going to die!!"
Chopper stared at the countdown with less than a minute left, so frightened that he fell to the ground, tears and snot streaming down his face.
It rushed to the railing and cried out loudly to the figure below, who was desperately shouting under the clock:
"Vivi-san!! Run!! There's no other way! It's going to explode!!"
Beside them, the dachshund, Lasu, was also lying on the ground, its limbs trembling.
Because it had previously been threatened by Usopp with a hammer—"Either become my pet or become scrap metal."
Driven by the instinct for survival, it could only submit to this long-nosed god in humiliation, and was now emitting mournful "woo-woo" cries.
"Shut up! All of you, shut up!"
Usopp was covered in sweat, his hands trembling as he gripped the screwdriver and pliers.
He was trying to find a glimmer of hope in that complex mechanical structure.
"You can do it... Usopp... You are a warrior of the sea..."
"Calm down... just cut this wire..."
"collapse!"
A screw broke, and the countdown actually sped up by one second.
"Aaaaaah!! You can't!! You idiot Usopp!!"
Usopp collapsed, clutching his head in despair, dropping his tools to the floor.
"Waaaaah! I can't do it! I can't do it! I'm a sniper, not a bomb disposal expert!!"
Only 30 seconds remain.
On the plaza below, hundreds of thousands of bloodthirsty royal soldiers and rebels were still hacking and slashing each other, their blood staining the stone bricks. They were completely unaware that the Grim Reaper had already raised his scythe above them.
"Everyone!! Please stop fighting!!!"
Weiwei stood under the clock tower and shouted at the top of her lungs.
But her voice was too small and was instantly drowned out by the deafening roar of gunfire and shouts of battle.
At this moment of utter despair.
"call--"
A white figure swept across the sky and landed on the top of the clock tower.
That was the royal guard adjutant, Falcon Bell, covered in wounds and blood.
He looked at Usopp, who was still trying to disassemble the device despite tears streaming down his face, and a hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes.
"No time, stranger."
Bell covered his wound, his voice calm and gentle:
"Thank you... for everything you have done for this country."
"Huh?" Usopp was stunned.
The next second.
Bell's muscles suddenly swelled, his arms transformed into wide wings, and he instantly transformed into a giant falcon.
Without any hesitation.
The guardian of Arubana stretched out its sharp claws, grabbed the huge timed cannonball, and emerged from the clock tower.
"Hey!! Big bird! What are you doing?!" Usopp shouted from the railing, snot running down his face.
Bell did not turn around.
He gripped the deadly orb that was about to explode, mustered his last bit of strength, flapped his wings, and soared into the sky!
In the raging wind, Bell looked down at the city he had protected all his life, and at Princess Vivi, whom he had carried on his back since she was a baby.
"Princess Vivi..."
A relieved smile appeared on Bell's lips:
"To serve the Nefertari family... is the greatest honor of my life."
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Bell, soaring to an altitude of 10,000 meters, became a black dot.
"BOOM!!!!!"
A massive fireball, brighter than the sun, suddenly exploded high in the sky above Arubana.
The terrifying explosion shattered the clouds, and a powerful shockwave swept across the sky.
In that instant, the entire city was bathed in the pale light of this second sun.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the terrifying flames in the sky.
Bell...
The aftershocks of the explosion dispersed the gloom that had been hanging over the city.
Although the bomb crisis was over, people remained in a state of frenzy and confusion, their weapons still in hand, and the inertia of killing continued.
The edge of the Royal Palace Square.
"Whoosh."
A dark shadow fell.
Viktor carried the unconscious King Cobra on his back, Robin in his hand, and Luffy under his arm, and landed steadily on the ground.
He put the crowd down, looked up at the gradually dissipating flames in the sky, and at the still arid land.
"Is that... Belfast? Damn it, I'm too late."
Viktor's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced at the crowd still locked in a standoff.
"Crocodile has been blasted away, and the weather control effect of the dancing powder should also disappear..."
Viktor felt the water molecules in the air beginning to stir, and a smile curved his lips:
"In that case, I'll give it one last push."
Viktor took a deep breath and walked to a high platform in the square.
He clasped his hands together abruptly, then his fingers flew, forming an extremely complex mudra.
His chakra surged out like a flood, and this time, he mobilized all of his remaining chakra without reservation.
Victor looked up at the clouds churned by the shockwave of the explosion.
"Get down here!!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!!!"
roar----!!!
It was not for attacking the enemy.
An unprecedentedly large water dragon, tens of meters in diameter, gushed out of Victor's mouth.
It roared, meandered, and surged into the sky with astonishing kinetic energy.
The water dragon did not fall after soaring into the sky, but instead exploded instantly, turning into countless water vapors, which became the best condensation nuclei.
This instantly stirred up the rain cloud that had been gathering strength for a long time but had been unable to fall.
The sky turned gloomy.
One drop.
Two drops.
The icy liquid landed on the face of the soldier who thought he was going to be sunburned to death.
"This is..."
Splash splash splash splash splash!
The torrential rain, like the Milky Way pouring down from the sky, fell without warning!
The rain not only extinguished the flames of war across the land, but also extinguished the blinded fanaticism and murderous intent in people's hearts, awakening those who were blinded by bloodlust.
"rain...?"
"It's raining!!!"
It's raining!!!
A trembling rebel soldier reached out and caught the rainwater, bringing it to his parched lips. The long-lost sweetness brought tears to his eyes.
"The waters of Yupa...have returned!!"
The torrential rain washed away the blood and hatred on the earth.
In this curtain of rain.
Vivi finally climbed to the top of the clock tower and picked up the undamaged loudspeaker.
That voice, which had been drowned out by the flames of war, finally, at this moment, accompanied by the sound of rain, clearly resounded throughout the entire square, reaching the ears of everyone:
"Everyone!!!!"
Vivi's voice was choked with sobs, yet it radiated a newfound strength:
"Stop hitting him!!!"
"The nightmare is over!!"
"The battle... is over!!!"
Clang.
A long sword fell onto the rain-soaked stone bricks.
Then came the second game, the third game...
Countless soldiers and rebels dropped their weapons.
They knelt down in the rain, looking at the "enemies" around them, who turned out to be their compatriots, neighbors, and even relatives.
"Waaaaah..."
Cries erupted in the rain. People embraced and wept in the rain, washing away all the suffering and sins of the past three years.
The nightmare in Alabasta finally came to an end with this belated downpour.