Chapter 151: The Sunny Takes Flight – Garp's Pursuit & Kaido's Unexpected Appearance
Watching Kaido shoot upward into the clouds, Garp stood on the ice and spat in annoyance: "That guy sure ran away fast!" He then turned his head and shouted toward the other side: "Sol! You brat, are you dead yet? If you're not dead, make a sound!"
"Chirp!"
Garp was so angered by the response that he laughed. He saw Sol walking over with his left arm hanging limply, grimacing in pain.
Crack! Sol endured the intense pain and snapped his dislocated left arm back into place. He then raised his arm and rotated it a few times, grinning: "Four Emperors… they're ridiculously strong!"
At the same time, he was frantically complaining in his heart: Why did I take so many hits and still not comprehend Conqueror's Haki infusion? Didn't I just attend Kaido-sensei's crash course? Where exactly did it go wrong?!
After a moment, Sol finally remembered that Garp and Kuzan had come to provide support. He asked: "Old man, why did you two rush over?"
"With such a huge commotion from two Conqueror's Haki clashing, why do you think we came?" Garp replied irritably.
"Ahahaha, that makes sense… Huh? Why does the sky suddenly look darker?" Sol suddenly noticed the sky had dimmed a bit.
"You two can catch up later. Something ridiculous is falling down!" Kuzan said, then turned and ran without any hesitation.
Hearing this, Sol and Garp looked up and immediately followed Kuzan, sprinting into the distance.
They saw Kaido being smashed head-on by a massive island. From the air came his furious roar: "Shiki! You damn old bastard!!"
The giant island, carrying Kaido, crashed heavily onto the ice. The ice plain Kuzan had created instantly shattered into pieces. Dozens-of-meters-high waves surged up and spread wildly in all directions!
"Ah, sorry, I didn't hear clearly, Kaido bro. I thought it was a new species of Sea King. Jihahaha!" High in the sky, Golden Lion Shiki held the unconscious Nami in one hand and laughed arrogantly.
The master-disciple trio, who had run quite far, finally reacted. The earth-shaking scene just now had been caused by Shiki, who had disappeared for over twenty years! Garp's face turned iron-blue: "What's going on? Even this old bastard is coming out to stir up trouble!"
Sol's expression was equally ugly. Kaido showing up was one thing, but now even the Golden Lion had appeared and kidnapped Nami.
At that moment, Luffy's energetic roar came from afar: "You bastard with a ship rudder stuck in your head! Give Nami back to us!"
A little earlier, Nami was directing Sanji and the others to sail away from the sea area Kuzan had frozen. Through the telescope, she could vaguely see Sol and Kaido engaged in fierce combat. Robin was beside her, supplementing information about the Four Emperor Kaido.
"That Kaido… is he coming for Nami-san's Mythical Zoan ability?" Sanji guessed after listening.
Robin nodded: "Most likely. It's said that most members of Kaido's Beasts Pirates are Zoan ability users."
Nami was so scared she hugged Vivi tightly: "We're doomed! How did things turn out like this?! Being wanted by the Navy wasn't enough—now even a Four Emperor is targeting me!" "It's okay, it's okay. We still have Sol," Vivi quickly comforted the panicked Nami.
"Damn it… if only I were stronger!" Luffy, who had just woken up, looked at Sol fighting alone in the distance with a face full of unwillingness. Zoro stood beside him with his arms crossed: "Then keep getting stronger. Whether it's you or us, it's the same."
At the same time, high in the sky, Shiki, who was calling on his Den Den Mushi, finally confirmed the identity of the pirate ship below. He slowly descended from the clouds.
"Golden Lion" Shiki, the Float-Float Fruit ability user, was still laboriously transporting islands today. Because the resources on his floating islands were running low and he couldn't easily attack inhabited islands while staying hidden, he often uprooted resource-rich uninhabited islands, transported them back to his floating islands to merge them, and then dropped the barren islands from the sky to "bomb fish" for fun.
Until today, when he spotted the drunken Kaido wandering through the clouds from afar.
The man known as the "Flying Admiral" was no fool. Kaido leaving his territory in the New World and coming here for no reason couldn't possibly mean he was hiding for years like him, preparing to destroy the East Blue, right? He immediately called on his Den Den Mushi and asked his subordinates about recent movements on the seas.
The information came back quickly. His think tank analyzed it for a long time and concluded that Kaido was most likely coming for Nami of the Straw Hat Pirates. After all, everyone knew that the Beasts Pirates had the largest number of Zoan ability users.
"Admiral, if possible, please bring that woman back. If she really is a Thunderbird Fruit ability user, it would be of great help in controlling stormy weather."
"You mean…"
"That's right, Admiral. Our navigation team speculates that a Thunderbird Fruit ability user can control storms and lightning, giving a significant advantage in extreme weather conditions."
"I understand."
Shiki didn't waste a single word. The moment he landed on the deck, he used his ability, causing the Sunny to lose control and float into the air. Before the crew could react, he shot straight toward Nami, only to be blocked in time by Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro.
"Wait! Where did you come from? Are you after me too?" Nami stared at the blond man with a ship rudder stuck in his head and questioned sharply.
"Anyway, he's up to no good. Nami-san, don't worry. Even without Sol, we'll protect you!" Sanji said as he stood in front of Nami.
Zoro drew all three swords and watched Shiki warily, especially noticing the two long swords replacing his legs. He raised an eyebrow: "Swordsman?"
Luffy was even more straightforward. He entered Second Gear and swung a punch straight at Shiki! However, the next second, Shiki lightly snapped his fingers and canceled the floating effect on the Sunny.
The entire ship suddenly lost its buoyancy and plummeted! Luffy's attack missed due to the sudden shift in center of gravity.
"What a shame. I'm in a hurry to catch up with someone, so I won't play with you anymore." The Golden Lion hovered in the air and casually flicked his finger. Under the crew's shocked gazes, the seawater below coalesced into a massive lion's head and lunged fiercely toward the Sunny!
Robin had just activated her ability to try to restrain Shiki, but she was immediately engulfed by the surging seawater. With five Devil Fruit users on one ship, this move nearly wiped out most of them!
Shiki easily lifted the unconscious Nami, who was wrapped in seawater, then canceled the water prison and flew off toward the direction Kaido had gone, carrying her with him.
When Zoro dragged the unconscious Luffy to the surface, Shiki was already long gone. Sanji also fished Usopp out of the water and gritted his teeth: "Damn it… we have to get Nami-san back! That direction is where Sol and the others are!"
Before long, the Sunny carrying the Straw Hats turned back the way they came, determined to rescue Nami.
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