Chapter 147 Gunshots on Long Chain Island! The Silver Fox Trampled Underfoot
"What...what kind of place is this?!"
Upon landing on Long Chain Island, the Straw Hat crew was stunned by the absurd scene before them.
The trees here are so thin they look like noodles reaching straight into the sky, and the flowers and plants are also very long.
"Hey—!! Stop right there!!"
Luffy was excitedly chasing a dachshund, whose body was ridiculously long and ran like a small train.
On the grass, Chopper was riding on Rasu, who had transformed into his gun form.
"Rasu! Catch the ball!"
"Woof!"
Rasu opened his mouth, but instead of firing a bullet, he spat out a tennis ball like a ball machine.
Chopper excitedly ran over and caught it, and the two of them had a great time playing with the gun.
Clay, who was preening his feathers, was perched on Usopp's shoulder. He looked around through binoculars, observing the slender plants and animals, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's amazing... everything here is long, it's just like my hometown."
Under the shade of the trees on the other side.
"call..."
Zoro was taking a nap against a tree.
However, because the tree was too tall and too thin, its center of gravity was unstable, and it was easily blown away by the wind.
"Click".
The long tree trunk snapped and smashed squarely onto Zoro's green algae head.
"Ouch!!" Zoro jumped up and drew his sword. "Is it an enemy attack?!"
"You idiot, green-haired moss, you must have been hit by a tree," Sanji mocked from the side.
"What did you say?! You want to fight, Curly Eyebrows?!"
Amidst the noise and amazement along the way, the group continued on their journey.
Finally, on a grassland, they found a strange old man named Dongjit who had been trapped on stilts for 10 years.
Luffy kicked the stilts off and saved the old man.
Then, a touching scene unfolded.
Uncle Dongjit's beloved horse, "Sherry," which had been lost for many years, heard its master's call and galloped from the depths of the grassland.
"Sherry!!"
"Neigh—!!"
Just as the man and the horse were about to embrace, and everyone was moved by this reunion spanning ten years.
"Bang!!!"
A piercing gunshot shattered the tranquility.
The white horse, which was running, let out a mournful neigh. It had been shot in the leg, blood splattered, and it fell heavily onto the grass.
"Sherry!!" Uncle Donggit rushed over in terror.
For a moment, the air froze.
Luffy's smile vanished instantly.
He slowly lowered his head, his palm pressing against the brim of his straw hat, the shadow obscuring his eyes.
"Woof woof—!! Woof!!"
Rasu sensed the hostility and barked incessantly toward the sea, the barrel of the gun in its mouth turning red as it charged up a high-explosive ball.
"Fufufufufu…"
Accompanied by a nauseating laugh, a huge and tastelessly awful pirate ship—the "Sexy Fox"—docked at the shore.
Captain Foxy, with his comical appearance and parted hair, swaggered off the ship with the beautiful Porky and the giant Hamburger.
"I am Foxy! Captain of the Silver Fox Pirates!"
Foxy pointed at Luffy and his crew, and with a grin, issued a challenge:
"Davy Back Fight! This is an ancient game that has been around in the world of One Piece for a long time!"
"The winner can take one of the loser's crew members! Or the flag representing the honor of the pirate crew!"
Foxy's lecherous gaze swept over the Straw Hat crew, as if he were selecting merchandise:
"Whether it's this cute little raccoon... or that swordsman who looks fierce..."
Finally, his gaze lingered lewdly on Nami, who was dressed in revealing clothing, and his eyes instantly turned greedy and lewd:
"Fufufu... I've taken a liking to this young lady!"
"That orange-haired lady is absolutely gorgeous! What a captivating figure, that waist, that face... I want her to be mine—"
Before he could finish speaking...
"Bang!!!!"
A dull thud, like a hammer slamming into a watermelon, abruptly interrupted Foxy's foul language.
Before anyone could even see what happened, they only saw a dark shadow flash by.
Viktor, who was originally a few meters away, had somehow appeared in front of Foxy.
He raised his right foot high and then, in an extremely brutal manner, stomped it hard on Foxy's long face!
The immense force slammed Foxy's head into the sand, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"The...captain?!"
Foxy's men were so shocked their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; they were completely stunned.
Luffy and Zoro not only didn't stop them, but instead crossed their arms and watched the scene with indifferent expressions, showing a "serves them right" look.
"Ugh... Waaah..."
Foxy felt like his nose was about to break, and he groaned like a pig being slaughtered as he was trampled in the sand.
Viktor smiled as he looked at the "Silver Fox" at his feet, and slowly exerted force with his toes.
It ground it like a cigarette butt, making Foxy's screams even more piercing.
He looked down at the ants at his feet, his voice calm, yet carrying a chilling undercurrent:
"I don't care what kind of bullshit rules these are."
"I don't care if you're a silver fox or a dead fox."
Viktor bowed slightly, his dark eyes devoid of any smile:
"But if you dare point that filthy finger at her again… I'll chop it off and feed it to Usopp's dogs."
"Did you understand?"
Nami, standing behind, looked at Viktor's fierce yet protective back, her cheeks flushing slightly.
Although Victor looked like a villain at the moment, the sense of security from being absolutely protected made her heart beat faster.
I'll reward him tonight...
"Victor."
At that moment, Luffy stepped forward and tugged at Victor's sleeve:
"Okay, lift your foot up a bit, he's suffocating."
Luffy looked at Foxy, who was still convulsing, his eyes burning with a flame called "principle":
"Since he brought it up, let's defeat him fair and square in the game!"
"I'll make him admit defeat wholeheartedly, and then he'll kneel down and apologize to the old man's horse!!"
"cut."
Viktor snorted coldly and withdrew his murderous aura.
"Bang."
He kicked Foxy as casually as if he were kicking a bag of trash, sending him flying back into the crowd on the other side.
"Boss!!" Porchi and Hamburger quickly caught the captain, whose face was covered in blood.
Foxy covered his bleeding nose and stared in horror at the bespectacled, dark-haired man.
For a brief moment, he really felt like he was going to be killed.
But his cockroach-like tenacity made him quickly get to his feet, his eyes, though filled with fear, becoming even more sinister:
"Good...good! That's tough!"
"Since you've accepted the challenge, let's see you on the field! I'll make sure you lose everything, down to your underwear!!"
Foxy waved his hand, pointing to the sea:
"First round! Island-wide kayaking race!!"Chapter 148, First Battle! The Pet Army and the Modified Ship in a Frenzy
The first round of the "Island-Wide Kayaking Race" is about to begin on the coastline of Long Chain Island.
Beside the starting line, Usopp was sweating profusely as he made the final, illegal modifications to his little wooden barrel boat, the "Raven Maru."
"Next, Usopp."
Victor walked over, carrying two enormous Wind Shells and Wind-Spitting Shells, souvenirs he brought back from the Sky Island:
"This is the power source. Although the rules of the David Tournament state that you can only row with oars, they don't say you can't put 'decorations' on the boat, right?"
Viktor's smile held a sly quality.
"Wow! This is a killer weapon!" Usopp's eyes lit up, and he quickly secured the seashell to the stern of the boat.
Next, he placed the still-gun-shaped Rasu on the bow of the ship, serving as a "biological main cannon".
Clay hovers overhead, acting as a "drone reconnaissance" drone.
With everything ready, Nami jumped onto the ship, hands on her hips, and gave Usopp and Robin their final pep talk:
"Listen up! This isn't just about getting the old man's horse back, it's also about saving face for Victor's kick just now!"
"We absolutely cannot lose! Anyone who drags us down and causes us to lose... will have a month's allowance deducted!!"
"Huh?! This bet is way too big!!" Usopp's face turned green with fright.
"Bang!"
The starting gun fired, and the competition began.
The Porchi crew of the Foxy Pirates were piloting a pink speedboat called the "Cute Carriage".
Using its massive underwater mechanical propeller, it shot off like an arrow from the very beginning, taking a commanding lead.
"Hahaha! Goodbye, you slow-moving pirate!" Porgi turned around and laughed.
"Damn it! They cheated!" Usopp shouted.
"Ignore them! Usopp! Start the engine!!" Nami shouted the order.
"Roger! Super Speed-Up Mode - Activated!!"
Usopp slammed the switch on the stern wind-blown shell.
"call--!!!"
The wind-blown shell, which had stored the hurricane of the sky island, suddenly spewed out a violent gust of air.
This seemingly simple little wooden barrel boat actually launched like a motorboat, its bow rising high as it cut through the waves!
"So fast!!"
They were about to catch up with an enemy ship blocking their way.
Usopp gave the order again: "Rasoo! Sneeze!!"
Rasu, the dachshund with a gun perched on the bow of the boat, sniffed, "Achoo!!"
A timed-explosive tennis ball was ejected from its mouth and landed precisely on the deck of the enemy ship ahead.
"boom!!!"
Flames shot into the sky, the enemy ship was blown up and sank in plumes of black smoke.
"Well done! Nami-san! Robin-nee! That was an explosion of love!!"
In the audience, Sanji held binoculars, his eyes sparkling with hearts as he shouted encouragement.
"Oh! Hurry up, Usopp!!" Luffy shouted as well.
The fleet soon entered a complex labyrinth of coral reefs, where the currents were swift and the reefs were numerous.
Just as everyone was carefully navigating around the rocks, a huge dark shadow suddenly appeared beneath the water.
Capote, a combatant of the Foxy Pirates, is lurking underwater.
"Fishman Karate - Sea Surface Slash!!"
He was preparing to swim to the bottom of the boat and pierce the "Crow Pill".
Just then, Clay, the crow that had been circling in the sky, let out a rapid "caw caw," warning a shadowy spot on the water's surface.
"Underwater?"
Robin on the ship understood immediately, and she gracefully crossed her arms:
"Six-Flower Slap in Succession!"
"Clap clap clap clap clap!!"
Countless arms suddenly grew out from under the water and delivered a series of merciless slaps to the fishman Capote, who had just surfaced.
"Pfft!!"
The fishman was so dizzy from the beating that he surfaced with stars in his eyes.
"Now! Rasu!"
Lasu saw an opportunity and sneezed again, sending an explosive tennis ball precisely to the fishman's bald head.
"boom!"
Kaboti rolled his eyes and sank down.
"solve!"
However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief...
The enemy released a thick purple smoke grenade, instantly obscuring visibility and the flight path.
"Cough cough! I can't see! Which way is this?" Nami was completely unable to discern directions in the fog, and her compass was spinning wildly due to magnetic interference.
At that moment, Viktor was standing on a high point on the shore.
In his eyes, the three tomoe slowly rotated, clearly capturing the flow of energy in this sea area through layers of mist.
"The left side is a dead end, the right side is the exit."
Instead of shouting, Victor put his finger to his lips and whistled a very penetrating whistle.
"Sh-!!"
In that noisy stadium, that whistle was like a guiding lighthouse.
Upon hearing the whistle, Clay instantly understood his master's meaning from within the mist.
It flapped its wings and flew high through the mist, hovering over a rock high in front of it, letting out a loud cry.
"quack!"
"It's Clay's voice! Over there!" Nami reacted quickly. "Follow Clay! Hard port!!"
The small boat broke through the fog, and suddenly the view opened up before us—the finish line was right in front of us!
but--
"Fufufu! Don't even think about winning!"
The despicable Foxy pressed the remote control in his hand.
The originally fixed finish line, along with the buoy, suddenly moved hundreds of meters backward!
"What?! She ran off the finish line?!" Usopp shouted in despair. "Damn it! At this rate, we'll never catch up with Porgie and the others!"
At this point, Porchi's boat was about to touch the line.
Nami stared ahead, gritted her teeth, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes:
"Who says we can't catch up?"
"Usopp! That thing Victor gave you... I used it!!"
"That...that thing? But the ship will fall apart!"
"Never mind that! Charge!"
Usopp took a deep breath, displaying the courage of the Sniper King.
Instead of putting the dangerous seashell at the stern, he stuffed it directly into Rasu's mouth and then positioned Rasu's rear end towards the stern.
"Rasu! Hold on! Impact Bay—launch!!!"
"Woof?!"
boom--------!!!!
The impact shell instantly released a terrifying shockwave powerful enough to shatter rocks.
This enormous reaction force, combined with the thrust of the wind-blown shell, caused the poor little wooden barrel boat to fly away, defying the laws of physics!
"Waaaaaah!!"
Amidst the astonished gazes of the audience, the Crow Maru drew a stunning arc in the air, passing directly over Porchi's head and the moving finish line.
"Bang!"
The ship crashed into the water, and although it was broken apart, it had already crossed the line.
"The winner is Team Nami!!!"
The referee announced the result.
"We won!!!"
On the shore, Luffy and Chopper were so happy that they hugged each other and started doing a belly dance.
Nami, soaking wet, climbed ashore and excitedly rushed towards Viktor.
"Victor!!"
Viktor smiled and opened his arms, catching Nami as she lunged at him, and then gently touched her wet hair.
He then patted the head of Lasu, whose mouth was still steaming and who looked completely bewildered.
"Well done."
Viktor pushed up his glasses, looking at his reliable companions:
"Looks like I didn't raise you all for nothing, whether you're people or pets."
far away.
Foxy looked at Viktor's smug face, recalled the fear of being trampled in the sand, and saw that his carefully planned first round had been lost so thoroughly.
"That man..."
Foxy knelt on the ground, his composure completely shattered:
"Not just in terms of strength... even your cheating methods are superior to mine?!"
"These guys...where did these monsters come from?!"Chapter 149, Round Two! A Team Composed of "Brainless" and "Grumpy"
With their victory in the first battle, the Straw Hat crew's morale soared.
Immediately afterwards, Foxy announced the event for the second round with a sinister smile – the "Groger Love Wheel" ball game.
This is a brutal game that imitates American football, with each side fielding three players (because Luffy's "ball man" Chopper is too small, he is counted as two).
The rules are simple and straightforward: score a point by kicking the opponent's designated "ball player" into the giant circular goal.
The Straw Hat crew sent out Zoro and Sanji.
"beep--!"
The match began with the referee's whistle.
However, the exciting collaboration that the audience was expecting did not materialize.
On the field, Zoro and Sanji were banging their heads together like fighting cocks.
They completely ignored the three enormous "Grogan monsters" on the other side.
"Hey, you green-haired moss head." Sanji said with a look of disgust, "You almost went into the wrong goal again, didn't you? If you had kicked yourself into your own goal, I would have been laughing for a whole year."
"Huh? What are you saying, you perverted kappa?" Zoro's forehead veins bulged as he gripped the hilt of his sword.
"You were just staring at the cheerleaders across the street and you were daydreaming, weren't you? You're such a lewd guy."
"Want to fight?! You bastard!"
"Come on! That suits me perfectly!"
The two instantly began to wrestle, raising clouds of dust.
The strange men opposite them—Hamburger, Porchi, and the giant Pikrus—looked at each other in bewilderment.
Then, they revealed sinister smiles.
Taking advantage of the referee's deliberate gaze being elsewhere, these strange individuals secretly pulled out metal baseball bats, bayonets, and iron knuckle dusters from their protective gear.
"Go to hell! You infighting idiots!"
"Bang! Crash!"
Before Zoro and Sanji could even determine a winner, they were both caught off guard from behind and staggered.
"Despicable! They actually used weapons!" Chopper shouted.
But the referee ignored it: "Oh dear, I just got sand in my eye, I didn't see anything."
Faced with such blatant bias and a sneak attack, Zoro and Sanji did not unite against the enemy.
Instead, they blamed each other for being a burden, and the scene became quite chaotic and embarrassing.
Sidelines.
Nami stamped her feet in frustration, cupping her hands around her mouth and yelling, "You two idiots!! Is this the time to argue?! Cooperate now!! We're going to lose!!"
"Don't worry, Nami."
Viktor sat on a wooden crate to the side, calmly watching the farce unfold.
"Those two guys… are typical stubborn mules; the more you try to persuade them, the more they insist on doing the opposite."
After saying that, Viktor slowly picked up a megaphone and turned it up to the maximum volume.
He cleared his throat, and his magnetic yet slightly mocking voice resonated throughout the room:
"Hey—!! You green-haired guy over there, and that lecherous cook—!!"
"Listen up, all of you!!"
The two men who were being beaten paused.
Viktor continued shouting with a smile:
"If we lose this round and I lose face... I'll have Luffy pack you both up and send you to Foxy as laborers!"
"Then…" Victor deliberately dragged out his words.
"I'll use the money I save on food to recruit a beautiful swordswoman in a bikini! And a gentle and lovely female chef to join the crew!!"
"Anyway... the air on the ship will be much fresher without you two idiots!"
Nami was somewhat displeased upon hearing this.
"Oh? A beautiful swordswoman in a bikini! And a gentle and lovely female chef has boarded the ship."
"Is there something you're unhappy about with me?" she said, her small hand climbing up Victor's waist.
Viktor laughed and pulled her into his arms. "I told you, it was just a joke."
The effect of this statement is exceptionally outstanding.
Zoro and Sanji froze instantly, as if they had been petrified.
The next second.
Both men turned around simultaneously, their eyes burning with rage, and roared in unison at Victor on the sidelines:
"You dare!!!!!"
"You damn first mate! You wish!!"
A tremendous sense of crisis and anger instantly brought their thought processes in unison.
Enraged by Viktor, and already fed up with their opponent's underhanded tactics, the two finally decided to temporarily put aside their personal grudges.
Sanji took a deep breath, straightened his tie, and his eyes sharpened: "Hey, Green Moss. Can I borrow your back for a bit?"
Zoro lowered his body, assumed a starting stance, and his eyes were as fierce as a demon: "Only ten seconds. I'll cut you down in ten seconds."
"That's enough."
Before the Grogis could react, they felt a terrifying aura rushing towards them.
"Let's go!!"
Zoro roared, his leg muscles bulged, and he transformed into a stable "great swordsman launch pad".
Sanji took a running start, stepped onto Zoro's back, and used the force of Zoro's sudden upward thrust to leap high into the air, spinning in the air, his right foot igniting with angry flames.
The power of the two combined perfectly at that moment!
"Ultimate Kill - Air Force - Power Shoot!!!"
boom!!!!
Sanji's kick, accompanied by a sonic boom, landed squarely on the face of the largest monster, Hamburger.
The terrifying impact sent the massive hamburger flying like a cannonball.
"Waaaaaah!!"
Hamburger screamed as he flew through the air in a straight line, smashing through the circular gate opposite him and embedding himself in the rocks behind him.
"A...goal?!" The entire stadium fell silent.
Just then, the referee, whose biased style of refereeing was questionable, suddenly blew his whistle, intending to issue a penalty:
"Wait a minute! That move was too dangerous! Foul! Goal not scored..."
"Whoosh—"
Before the referee could finish speaking, an inconspicuous pebble flew through the air.
It was Viktor who flicked it with his finger while sitting on the sidelines.
"Smack."
The pebble struck the referee with perfect accuracy on the back of the head.
"Uh..." The referee rolled his eyes, didn't even utter a whistle, and immediately foamed at the mouth and collapsed unconscious.
The entire venue fell silent once again.
Viktor withdrew his finger, spread his hands innocently, and said to the stunned audience around him:
"Oh my, the referee must have fainted from excitement after seeing such a brilliant goal."
He said with a smile:
"Since the referee hasn't said anything, then... the goal stands!"Chapter 150: The Final Battle! An Afro is the Soul of a Man.
Along the coastline of Long Chain Island, the setting sun dyed the sea blood-red.
Just moments ago, the arrogant "Silver Fox" Foxy was kneeling on the beach, pounding his fists on the ground, weeping bitterly.
The blow of losing two games in a row completely shattered his mental defenses.
He now looks like a down-on-his-luck fox that has fallen into the water and had all its fur plucked.
"Waaaaah... I lost... I lost everything..."
Foxy raised his tear-streaked face, stared intently at Luffy, and roared hoarsely:
"Straw Hat Boy!! One more round! Just one last round!!"
"This is the final episode of Davy Back Fight—the captain's duel!!"
Foxy pointed to the enormous "Sexy Fox" behind him, then to his remaining dignity:
"If I win, I will take back my crew... and all the gold on your ship!!"
"What?! Gold?!"
Nami, standing on the sidelines, instantly bristled and was about to rush over to refuse.
"OK!"
Luffy adjusted his straw hat, and without even thinking, flashed his signature confident smile:
"Anyway, I haven't had enough! Those last few rounds have made my hands itchy. Let's go, split the deck!"
"Fool!!!!"
Nami transformed into fangs and rushed forward, grabbing Luffy's collar and shaking him violently.
"What are you agreeing to?! That's 500 million Berries!! If we lose, not only will we not have money to repair the ship, we'll starve!!"
Luffy was being shaken like a rattle-drum, but he still kept smiling:
"Don't worry, Nami, I won't lose."
"I'm going to be the Pirate King, how could I possibly lose to someone with a split-top hairstyle?"
...
The Straw Hat Pirates' temporary changing room on the eve of the final battle.
"Listen up, Luffy."
Usopp looked solemn, holding a black object in his hands as if it were a sacred relic.
He slowly turned around and showed the thing to Luffy.
It was a huge, fluffy, perfectly rounded black afro wig.
"This is..." Luffy blinked, somewhat puzzled.
"This is the symbol of the 'boxing champion'."
Viktor, who had been leaning against the side with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke up.
His expression was extremely solemn:
"Luffy, you might not know this, but in ancient times, real boxers would have this hairstyle in pursuit of ultimate power."
"According to statistics, wearing this afro will completely unleash the wildness within you."
"It can increase your punching power by 200% and your dodge rate by 300%!"
"R-Really?!" Luffy's eyes instantly turned into stars, and his mouth gaped open.
"That's right!"
Usopp, barely suppressing a laugh, echoed with a sorrowful expression:
"Luffy, this isn't just hair... it's a man's soul!"
"The moment you put it on, you're no longer Straw Hat Luffy, you're—Afro Luffy!!"
Whether you can win depends on whether you can control this wild power!
"Ooooooooo!!!"
Luffy was so excited by the hype that he snatched the afro and solemnly put it on his forehead.
In that instant, Luffy's demeanor changed.
Although it looked comical, the fighting spirit in his eyes burned at its peak.
He struck a boxing pose in front of the mirror and swung his fists twice:
"Amazing... I feel a surge of power!! Now I'm invincible!!"
Seeing Luffy's incredibly energetic state, Victor and Usopp exchanged a glance and silently gave him a thumbs up.
Psychological suggestion is also part of combat effectiveness.
...
The final battle takes place on Foxy's enormous "Sexy Fox".
This ship was designed for cheating; it's full of traps and mechanisms.
"Fufufufufu! Welcome to my territory, Afro Kid!"
Foxy stood atop the mast, holding a slow-beam emitter in his hand, a sinister smile on his face.
Although his physical skills were average, the power of his "Slow Fruit" was extremely disgusting.
"I'm going to send you flying!!"
Luffy roared and charged onto the deck.
The battle became a stalemate from the very beginning.
"Slow-motion light!!"
Foxy made a delicate gesture with his fingers, and a pink beam of light shot out.
Despite having an afro, Luffy still suffered greatly when faced with this kind of unreasonable, rule-based ability.
Whenever Luffy tries to get close, Foxy uses the various mirrors on the ship to reflect light.
The pink light waves refracted between the mirrors, forming a seamless barrage of light.
"So slow...I can't move my body..."
Luffy was accidentally hit by a refracted beam of light, and his entire body instantly went into slow motion.
His fist was right in front of Foxy's face, but it took him a full 30 seconds to land it.
"Fufufu! It's too slow, too slow!"
Foxy seized the opportunity to circle behind Luffy and unleashed a brutal beating on the slow-motion Luffy.
Although the damage per hit is not high, it is extremely insulting.
"Damn it! Don't run away if you dare!!"
After the 30-second delay, Luffy yelled angrily and chased Foxy all over the ship.
But Foxy, like a slippery eel, used traps, smoke bombs, and a mirror maze to outmaneuver Luffy.
At this moment, in the audience seats.
"Luffy! Go for it! Smash that split-head!"
Nami, Chopper, and the others stood on the shore, anxiously shouting encouragement.
Foxy, who had been at a disadvantage, suddenly turned sinister in his eyes.
He realized that it would be difficult to inflict a fatal wound on Luffy in a direct confrontation, so he devised a plan.
"Fufufu... Since I can't hit you, I'll just distract you!"
Foxy suddenly stopped, not aiming at Luffy, but pointing his finger at the audience seats on the shore.
"Oh no! Miss Nami!" Sanji exclaimed in alarm.
"Slow-motion light!!"
A pink light wave shot out and headed straight for Nami.
"Despicable!!" Luffy wanted to come to the rescue, but the distance was too far.
Nami stared in horror at the incoming beam of light, having no time to dodge.
Just a second before the beam of light was about to hit Nami.
Clang—!
A crisp clang of a knife echoed throughout the arena.
Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes, and a black figure appeared in front of Nami as if by teleportation.
Victor.
The moment the light touched him, the black knife in Viktor's hand was held horizontally at an extremely subtle angle.
The blade, polished to a mirror-like shine, flashed a cold light in the setting sun.
"Buzz—"
The slow-moving light struck the smooth blade, but instead of having any effect, it was perfectly reflected back as if it had hit a mirror.
"What?!"
Foxy, still gloating in the distance, suddenly saw his beam of light turn a corner and fly back.
"puff!"
The pink light wave hit Foxy's protruding buttocks precisely.
"Ugh...oh...oh..."
Foxy let out a distorted scream, his entire body remaining in that lewd, sticking-out posture, and he fell into a grayish-white, sluggish state.
Viktor glanced coldly at the fox on the ship from a distance:
"If you want to fight, then fight... Don't look at me."
The entire stadium was silent for a second, then erupted in deafening cheers.
"Well done!! Viktor!!"
"So cool!!!"
On the ship, Luffy witnessed this scene, and a weight lifted from his heart, replaced by an even greater surge of anger.
"How dare you attack my partner..."
Luffy lowered his afro, his eyes turning fierce like a beast:
"Foxie...you're finished."
Taking advantage of the 30-second gap when Foxy's buttocks were slowed down and he was unable to move easily, Luffy rushed into the cabin.
Instead of attacking immediately, he smashed one of Foxy's large mirrors with a single punch.
Luffy picked up a huge shard of mirror and hid it inside his afro.
The 30 seconds were up. Foxy returned to normal, terrified.
"Slowing Ray!!" He frantically fired rays in an attempt to protect himself.
"it's useless!"
Luffy neither dodged nor avoided the beam of light; the instant it struck, he swiftly pulled the shard of mirror from his afro.
"reflection!!"
The light was reflected again, and this time, it hit Foxy's entire body!
"Aaaaaah!!" Foxy was completely turned into a slow-motion statue, watching helplessly as death descended.
"This is... the last one!!"
Luffy took a few steps back, which was the distance of a running start.
He stretched his arms backward, all the way to the limit of hundreds of meters, which is the ultimate elasticity of rubber.
"For the old man's horse... for Nami's gold... and for this damn afro!!"
"Rubber Rubber - Champion Rocket Launcher!!!"
boom---!!!
Luffy's palms, carrying overwhelming force, slammed into Foxy's chest.
The power of this strike was so great that it even generated a shockwave visible to the naked eye.
"Pfft!!!"
Foxy couldn't even scream before he was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
He crashed through the railings, broke the main mast, and was finally blasted away from the Long Chain Island, disappearing into the vast ocean, along with the massive mast.
"We...we won!!!"
The commentator announced the result with trembling hands.
The Straw Hat Pirates, Davy Back Fight, all victories!
Under the setting sun, Luffy, sporting his slightly crooked afro, raised his hands in a cheer.
...
After the match, the spoils were distributed.
According to the rules, the winner can take anything from the loser.
Foxy's pirate crew trembled with fear, terrified of being taken away by this terrifying Straw Hat crew.
However, Luffy simply walked up to the pirate flag that symbolized the glory of the Silver Fox Pirates.
"I don't want your people."
Luffy picked up a pen and, in full view of everyone, drew an extremely ugly, crooked, and indistinguishable pattern on the black flag—a pattern that looked like a fox or poop.
"From now on, you shall sail under this flag!"
"What...what is this?!"
Foxy's men stared at the hideously ugly graffiti and let out a wail that was worse than deathChapter 151 A Blazing Fire Across the Ice River! The fangs of the "Straw Hat Crew"
On the grasslands of Long Chain Island, the wind blows gently.
The Straw Hat crew was still basking in the joy of their victory in the Davy Back Fight when that man blocked their path.
It was an extremely tall man, wearing a white suit vest, a dark blue shirt, and a dark green eye patch on his forehead.
He was sleeping standing up, and was even snoring softly.
"Who's that? A strange old man." Luffy tilted his head curiously.
However, Robin, who was following behind, saw that person the moment he came into view.
"Ah...ah..."
The book in Robin's hand fell onto the grass.
Her legs went weak, and she collapsed uncontrollably to the ground.
That was the fear etched deep into her soul, the burning nightmare of Ohara.
"Naval Headquarters...Admiral...Aokiji..."
Robin managed to squeeze out those words, his voice filled with despair.
"general?!"
Everyone's expression changed instantly.
That title represents the highest combat power of the World Government; it is a monster standing atop the ocean.
Aokiji seemed to wake up; he rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned.
"Oh well... since we've run into each other, there's nothing we can do about it."
"Ice Age".
Click click click click click—!
Without any warning, a burst of white, icy energy erupted from the center of his palm.
The surging waves were frozen in time, and the swimming sea monsters were turned into ice sculptures.
In the blink of an eye, the entire sea as far as the eye could see, stretching all the way to the horizon, was frozen into solid land.
A cold wind howled, and the temperature on Long Chain Island plummeted to freezing.
"What...what is this...?"
Usopp stared at the endless ice field, so frightened that his snot froze into an icicle:
"The ocean... is frozen? How could humans possibly do something like that..."
Nami covered her mouth, the joy in her eyes vanished, replaced by deep despair.
Is this the strength of a general? It's simply a miracle.
"I just wanted to take a walk."
Aokiji exhaled a puff of white breath, his languid eyes suddenly sharpening as his gaze swept over the crowd and locked onto Robin on the ground:
"But... Straw Hat crew, you guys are growing too fast."
"Since we've encountered this place, let's eliminate it for the sake of world justice."
Whoosh!
Before he finished speaking, the cold energy in Aokiji's hand condensed and instantly transformed into a sharp ice blade.
His body seemed to defy gravity, transforming into a white afterimage that pierced straight for Robin's throat.
"Robin-san!!!"
"Don't attack my comrades!!"
Two figures rushed out at the same time.
"Three-Sword Style: Demon Slash!!"
Zoro roared, his three swords crossed in front of him.
At that moment, he recalled the feeling of cutting through steel in Alabasta, and poured all his energy into the blade.
"Crushed!!"
Sanji spun rapidly in the air, his legs generating intense heat from the friction with the air, and kicked down with unstoppable momentum.
"clang!!!"
A crisp sound.
Zoro's slash and Sanji's kick struck Aokiji's ice blade simultaneously.
Although the ice blades didn't break, this combined attack, powerful enough to cut through rock, actually managed to block the general's strike.
"oh?"
Aokiji paused in his movements, raised an eyebrow slightly, and looked at the two newcomers with some surprise:
"This force... is it imposing? Although it's still quite immature..."
But the gap remains hopeless.
"But it's no use."
Click click click!
Aokiji's arm instantly transformed into elemental form, and terrifying frost spread wildly along the weapon and his legs.
"Ugh!!"
Zoro and Sanji felt a bone-chilling cold as their swords and legs were instantly frozen in ice.
"Die."
Aokiji thrust his ice blade again, preparing to pierce through the two of them, along with Robin.
At this critical moment.
"Since it's ice... then I'll melt it for you to see."
An astonishing heatwave suddenly erupted from the side, instantly evaporating the moisture in the air and distorting vision due to the high temperature.
Viktor stood not far away, his hands forming hand seals like phantoms, moving so fast that only afterimages remained.
Zi-Chou-Xu-Wu-Shen-Hai-Yin!
He took a deep breath, his chakra compressing wildly in his lungs, his chest bulging high like a volcano about to erupt.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!!!"
boom--!!
A massive wall of flames, surging and erupting like a tsunami!
The flames were so widespread that they instantly covered half of the grassland.
A scorching heatwave, carrying devastating temperatures, swept over Aokiji relentlessly.
Even more terrifying, the instant the flames erupted, Victor abruptly pressed a mechanism on his gloves.
"Sky Island Specialty - Wind Shell & Great Flame Shell - Fully Open!!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
The strong wind pressure fueled the fire.
The already terrifying flames were extinguished, and at this moment the temperature soared again, the flames even turning into a near-white high temperature.
"A flame of this size..."
Faced with this overwhelming sea of fire, even Aokiji had to abandon his attack and was forced to retreat.
"Zzzzzzz!!!!"
The collision of high temperature and solid ice instantly melted the ice layer created by the blue pheasant.
Large amounts of white mist rose up, turning into scalding hot steam that instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.
Aokiji transformed into his elemental form, avoiding the high-temperature zone at the core, and reformed his form in the distance, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes:
"Are you a Logia-type user? No... this strange activation method..."
Steam filled the air, obstructing visibility.
Aokiji closed his eyes slightly, trying to pinpoint Viktor's location.
"Here/"
Suddenly, more than a dozen Viktor figures rushed out from the mist.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
A dozen or so Viktors, wielding black knives, slashed at Aokiji from all directions.
"Is it another one of those weird clone tricks?"
Aokiji remained expressionless, not even raising a hand, and simply exhaled a breath of cold air.
"The Frozen Moment".
Click!
The cold air erupted from him.
That is the realm of absolute low temperature.
The dozen or so Viktor clones that rushed forward were unable to even put up a fight the moment they came into contact with the cold air.
It was instantly frozen into a lifelike ice sculpture, and then with a "pop," it turned into white smoke and dissipated.
"All fake?" Aokiji frowned slightly.
Just then, the air above his head suddenly rippled.
"Substitution Technique!"
A frozen wooden stake fell to the ground.
Viktor's true form had already appeared directly above Aokiji using this instantaneous swap.
Viktor gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, his eyes spinning wildly with the three tomoe marks on them.
He poured all the remaining chakra and Haki in his body into this one strike.
"Itto-ryu·Iai!!"
"die!"
The black blade sliced through the steam and slashed hard at Aokiji's left shoulder.
"Pfft!"
Ice shards flew everywhere.
Beneath the elemental ice layer, a charred wound was clearly visible. Although the blood was frozen instantly, the physical body was indeed damaged.
"Got it!" Victor was overjoyed, but then he felt a chill run down his spine and quickly let go and backed away.
But that's enough.
Viktor's desperate attempt to hold the man back created the most crucial blind spot for him.
"What?"
Aokiji's attention was diverted by Viktor's slash.
Just as he was about to retaliate, he suddenly sensed an extremely violent aura coming from behind him.
That was the captain's anger.
His domineering aura reached its peak at this moment, the highest it had been since he set sail.
"Rubber, rubber—"
Luffy's figure, like a black cannonball, pierced through the steam and appeared in the blind spot to the left of where Aokiji had just been slashed.
"whip!!"
boom!!
Luffy's leg, wrapped in Armament Haki and stretched to its limit, left a black afterimage in the air.
It was accompanied by a dull, loud bang.
Luffy's solid kick landed hard on Aokiji's side!
"Bang!!!!"
A tremendous impact force erupted.
Even a general cannot defy the laws of physics the moment his defenses are breached.
Aokiji flew through the air like a baseball that had been hit, carving a deep trench in the ground before crashing into a huge ice rock and being buried in the shattered ice.
The entire room fell silent.
Nami covered her mouth, while Usopp's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
They couldn't believe their eyes—
They actually... shot down a Marine Admiral?!
"Huff... huff..."
Luffy landed on the ground, panting heavily, his eyes still fiercely fixed on the pile of broken ice.
Viktor knelt on the ground, nearly exhausted from the intense burst of ninjutsu and the depletion of his domineering aura.
"Did we...we won?" Sanji asked, trembling.
However, reality is cruel.
Splash!
The ice shards were pushed aside.
The tall figure slowly stood up.
Aokiji dusted himself off and straightened his somewhat disheveled suit.
"..."
Aokiji's previously languid gaze vanished completely, replaced by a seriousness and coldness that sent chills down one's spine.
"...It really hurts."
Aokiji twisted his neck, his tone eerily calm:
"A bunch of kids who just set sail have actually managed to do this."
In Aokiji's palm, icy energy began to condense wildly, and the surrounding air began to freeze into ice crystals.
"I originally just wanted to have some fun... but now it seems I was wrong."
"You guys... will definitely become a major threat to the World Government in the future."
So, die here.
There were no fancy moves, and no time for anyone to react.
"Ice Age - Absolute Zero"
call------
An indescribable chill instantly engulfed the entire venue.
"Run!"
Viktor was about to form hand seals to use Fire Release to resist, but his fingers were frozen the moment he formed the seals.
Luffy wanted to throw a punch, Zoro wanted to draw his sword, and Sanji wanted to kick.
But in the face of that absolute power, all struggles are in vain.
Click click click click!!
It only lasted for a moment.
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, who were in attack stances, along with Victor, who was attempting to form hand seals, were all sealed within transparent and hard ice, transforming into four lifelike ice sculptures.
Only the others, who had been deliberately spared, collapsed to the ground, watching this scene in despair.
This is... the pinnacle of the world.
That's the gap of despair.
Aokiji walked up to Luffy's ice sculpture, raised his hand, and prepared to smash it.
However.
At that last moment, Aokiji's hand stopped in mid-air.
"well..."
for a long time.
Aokiji sighed deeply, lowered his hand, and the murderous aura emanating from him dissipated.
"Alright... let's call it a day."
He glanced at the ice sculptures, his tone returning to its languid state:
"This time, I've repaid the favor I owed Crocodile."
"Besides... if we kill this kid, Capsang will get angry, and that old man's temper is a real problem."
Aokiji turned around, picked up the bicycle that had fallen to the ground, and pushed it toward the frozen sea.
"You've escaped with your lives, kids. The next time we meet... it'll be the death penalty."
That tall figure, riding a bicycle, slowly disappeared into the white horizon.
...
A few hours later.
Thanks to Chopper and Nami's desperate efforts, and by carefully pouring warm water on them, everyone was finally thawed.
"Wow!! It's so cold!!"
Luffy was shivering all over, his skin turning purple from the cold.
Viktor knelt on the wet grass, panting heavily.
He raised his head, looking in the direction Aokiji had left, his black eyes burning with humiliation and resentment.
At that moment, he became acutely aware of his own weakness.
"...Is this...the general?"
Viktor clenched his fist, his nails digging deep into his palm, drawing blood.
"I never want to experience this feeling of powerlessness again."
"Kaleidoscope... So cool... I want them all!"