Deep in the Upper Yard forest,
Zoro followed Nami, looking annoyed!
"The location of the ruins? It's this way!" Nami led the way.
Meanwhile, behind a nearby tree, a Skypiean held a spear. "Are those the Blue Sea people Wipper mentioned?"
Then, he charged with his spear. "Watch me eliminate you!"
Zoro, not far away, watched calmly. "Guerrilla fighters? How troublesome!"
Zoro quickly closed in, dodged the spear, and countered with a punch!
Then, the Skypiean slept very peacefully!
"Zoro, as a swordsman, you solve enemies with your fists. Where is your dignity as a swordsman?" Nami scoffed.
"Oh, he's not worthy of me drawing my sword!" Zoro said disdainfully.
On the other side, a Divine Soldier was begging for mercy. "Spare me, I surrender! Surrender!"
Then, "Bang, bang!" The Divine Soldier was finished!
From the bushes emerged a Skypiean, clearly different from the regular soldiers! He flew out, wielding two guns!
"Hey, hey, hey! If you're not a Divine Official, don't bother me. I'm in a hurry!" Zoro said calmly.
"Then I'll leave him to you!" Nami instantly dashed on her nimble legs and ran behind a nearby tree!
"Tch!" Zoro scoffed. "What a troublesome woman!"
The Skypiean opposite raised his two guns and pulled the triggers! As the bullets fired, they were accompanied by yellow flashes! The bullets had the effect of flashbangs!
And using the waver on his feet, he moved swiftly through the trees, firing shot after shot! The yellow flashes were incessant!
Zoro, however, simply dodged all the bullets with agile footwork. "A glowing gun? How opportunistic!"
Zoro stopped, drew his sword. "But have you heard of a flying slash?"
"What a joke?!" The Skypiean, holding two guns, instantly fired 10 shots in a row!
"Oh? I won't use Armament Haki. Whether you survive depends on your luck!" Zoro instantly swung his sword.
"One Sword Style – Thirty-Six Pound Phoenix!"
Thirty-six blue slashes, about ten centimeters long, intertwined and overlapped, cutting an arc through the air!
The slashes collided with the bullets, destroying them with overwhelming force, and then deeply imprinted themselves on the Skypiean's chest!
Finally, the Skypiean fell! And he was no ordinary grunt; he had his own name – Braham!
The battle between the Divine Soldiers and the Skypieans continued!
The Divine Soldiers primarily relied on waver shoes, Impact Dials, Flame Dials... The Skypieans primarily relied on waver shoes, guns, and Impact Dials... Shandora Ruins!
Robin had already arrived here!
Looking at these ancient ruins submerged in history, Robin explored with excitement!
The sound of gunfire echoed throughout the forest, naturally reaching Robin's ears!
"This forest is getting livelier and livelier! This should be a residential area far from the city, right?" Robin analyzed.
"I wonder if the important city ruins are still intact?"
Just then, a Divine Soldier jumped onto the ruins, causing a piece of the corner to fall off.
"It's a woman! This path leads to the Divine Shrine. To proceed further would be disrespectful to God!" The Divine Soldier said arrogantly.
"Get down from there quickly! It seems you don't understand the historical value of these ruins!" Robin said, both anxious and angry.
"Why are you acting so high and mighty? I am acting on God's command. I will use the Impact Dial in my hand to eliminate the Skypieans and you Blue Sea people!" The Divine Soldier made a move.
But the next second, "Six Fleur!"
Six hands sprouted directly from the Divine Soldier's body, holding him firmly!
"Clutch!"
With a strong twist, the Divine Soldier fell directly from the ruins! Deceased.
...Sanji was sprinting through the forest.
"I wonder how Usopp and Chopper are doing?" Sanji looked at the towering vines in the distance!
'Never mind, I'll go check there!' He then rushed towards the Divine Shrine!
But the next second, Sanji's Observation Haki activated, and he suddenly tensed!
A cannonball flew towards him. Sanji raised his leg and kicked it hard!
The cannonball was kicked away, exploding fiercely against a tree, sending sparks flying!
"Hey, I'd say that's a bit rude of you!" Sanji calmly stared at the man in front of him!
"I don't think there's anything to say between me and you!" This person was none other than Wipper, the Skypiean leader, his bazooka still emitting white smoke!
"Then there's nothing for it!" Sanji lit a cigarette!
The next second, a cannonball was fired over!
Sanji tilted his head slightly, the cannonball grazed his ear, "Boom!" The cannonball obliterated the entire tree! (The Sky Island environment made these trees very thick and large)
Then, Sanji raised his leg, and every cannonball fired at him was kicked back!
The fire of the cannonballs spread all around!
"If you don't have any other moves, then it's time for this to end!" Sanji said calmly.
"Oh, then let's try a different tactic. Taste this!" Wipper inserted a strange object into his bazooka.
Immediately, a foul smell assailed them!
"Hmm? This is gas! What is he going to do?" A faint red glow flashed in Sanji's eyes.
"The wind dial is filled with gas! This move is called Burning Shot! The blue-white flame, along with the expelled gas, can precisely incinerate the targeted object!" Wipper introduced proudly!
The next second, a blue-white flame burst from the bazooka!
Sanji lightly pushed off a branch, jumping to another tree, dodging the attack!
And the blue-white flame pierced through the entire large tree!
Subsequently, Wipper, stepping on his waver, kicked over, the jet dial on his waver greatly increasing the speed of his kick.
But Sanji calmly blocked his attack with his foot, even pushing back, breaking the waver on Wipper's right foot, and also shattering Wipper's bones!
Wipper's entire body was blasted into a large tree, raising thick smoke!
Sanji lit his cigarette. "My apologies! While awakening Observation Haki, Armament Haki also accidentally awakened!"
His gaze shifted downwards; Sanji's already dark leather shoes became even blacker and shinier!
...Sacrificial Altar
"Old man, time for your medicine!" Usopp said, holding several pills. "These are Chopper's special herbs! They work really fast!"
"You don't have to praise me so much!" Chopper said shyly, grinding the medicine.
"The war in Upper Yard has begun! Divine Officials and Divine Soldiers are all out, and the Skypieans have also come to Upper Yard!
This war, it can't be avoided!
However, at least I must fight for peace!" Gan Fall said, taking his medicine.
"Thank you all!" Gan Fall thanked them.
"No, we should be thanking you. We are too weak; if you hadn't come to help us, we would have been killed by Shura long ago!" Chopper said, blaming himself yet grateful.
"Weak? That's because you haven't adapted to sky combat yet!" Gan Fall explained.
"Sky combat?"
"Mm!" Then Gan Fall took out a Dial!
"This is an Impact Dial! It can absorb the enemy's power and convert it into impact!" Gan Fall placed the Impact Dial on his hand, then pressed his hand against a tree!
With a "bang," a large crater was blasted into the previously flat and smooth tree!
"It's usually used by attaching it to a glove or wrist guard!" Gan Fall explained!
"Usopp, isn't this...?" Chopper looked at him in shock.
"That's right, it's the move used by that dumpling-like Divine Official!" Usopp suddenly realized!
"Besides this, there's also the Reject Dial, which is 10 times stronger than the Impact Dial, has extreme recoil, and is endangered; the Heat Dial, normally used for cooking, can make a spear hot if attached to it; and by putting a Flame Dial, which can store flames, into a bird's mouth, a rare fire-breathing bird can be produced!" Gan Fall added.
"Then, Uncle, do you have any extra Dials for us to use?" Usopp asked expectantly.
"No, I'm just a lone old man. I only have this Impact Dial on me!" Gan Fall chuckled.
"Then why did you tell us all this?" Chopper asked, puzzled.
"Just for general knowledge!"
"Eh!!!"
"Alright, I should go! Pierre!" Gan Fall jumped onto Pierre's back and headed towards the Divine Shrine.
"You all be careful!"
And so, all the top combatants of the entire Upper Yard advanced towards the ancient ruins of Shandora!
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