Chapter 167: Landing on the Island of No Night! The Vice Captain's "Buster Call" Tactics
"Creak Boom!!!"
Accompanied by a final, tooth-gritting metal screech.
The runaway train "rocketman," having lost its power, crashed through the station fence, leaving half the carriage dangling precariously over a dizzying abyss.
"Whew... I'm alive..."
Nami crawled out of the tilted carriage, still shaken.
When she looked up and saw the scene before her, her pupils contracted instantly.
What lay before them was an island where miracles and nightmares intertwined, completely defying the laws of nature.
It was as if night did not exist here.
Countless massive searchlights illuminated the entire island as bright as day, their blinding glare leaving nowhere to hide.
Even more shocking was that this island, known as "Enies Lobby," was actually suspended above a massive hollow in the sea.
Behind the island, a steel gate that seemed to connect heaven and earth loomed through the waterfall's mist, exuding a suffocating solemnity and pressure.
The Gates of Justice.
It was the one-way entrance leading to Marineford and the Great Underwater Prison.
"Zzzzt..."
Before everyone could recover from the shock.
Loudspeakers across the island suddenly emitted harsh static, followed by a cold and intimidating broadcast:
"Warning! Warning! Intruders! This is the government-affiliated Enies Lobby!"
"You are surrounded! Repeat, you are surrounded!"
"Ten thousand elite Marine soldiers are stationed on the island! Along with the Giant Race guard units!"
"Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise, you will be shot on sight!"
Ten thousand elites.
The number felt like a massive boulder weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.
In the station square.
The lackeys of the Franky Family, several foremen from the Galley-La Company, and the members of the Straw Hat Pirates quickly converged, forming a temporary battle circle.
"Ten... Ten thousand?!"
The second-in-command of the Franky Family swallowed hard, his hand gripping his blade trembling, his forehead covered in cold sweat:
"And there are Giant Race guards? How do we fight this? We don't even have a hundred people in total!"
"Don't panic!"
Pauly, the number one foreman of Galley-La, was also somewhat nervous.
But having seen big scenes before, he immediately shouted:
"Though the numbers are vastly different, we can't back down now that we're here! We must have a thorough plan!"
"That's right!" Tilestone chimed in.
"We need to break out in groups! And someone needs to handle the diversion! Luffy, you're the Captain, what do you think..."
Everyone instinctively looked toward the center of the crowd.
However, the spot was empty.
Only a cold wind blew past, swirling a few withered leaves.
"..."
The entire area went dead silent.
Pauly froze, Franky was dumbfounded, and even Nami's mouth hung wide open.
"Where's Luffy?!" everyone screamed in unison.
"Ah, as for that idiot..."
Zoro, holding his three swords, yawned calmly and pointed toward the first main gate in the distance, which was already guarded by layers of sentries:
"He already flew over."
Following the direction of Zoro's finger, everyone watched in horror,
In the blinding beam of a searchlight, a figure wearing a Straw Hat was utilizing the elasticity of the Gum-Gum Fruit.
Like a human cannonball, he leaped high, clearing the steel gate that stood dozens of meters tall.
He traced a long arc through the air, plunging straight into the heart of the ten thousand Marine soldiers' formation.
Immediately after, a roar loud enough to pierce the clouds echoed throughout Enies Lobby:
"Robin!!!"
"I'm here!!!!!"
Boom!!!
Explosions and screams drifted from the distance; clearly, the battle had begun.
"Waaaaah!! That idiot Captain!!"
Pauly clutched his hair and yelled in a breakdown: "What about the plan?! The plan wasn't even set!! He just charged in alone?! That's suicide!"
"It's over, it's over! Let's think of something fast too!"
Just as the allied forces were descending into chaos.
"Quiet."
A calm, deep voice instantly suppressed all the noise.
Everyone looked back.
Tatsuya was standing atop a high piece of broken wall.
Those deep black eyes looked down at the crowd below, without a hint of panic in his gaze.
"There's no need to formulate a new plan."
Tatsuya smiled as he pointed in the direction where Luffy had disappeared:
"Because... this IS the plan."
"Huh?!" Everyone was stunned.
"Luffy is the bait."
"With his obsession for his crewmates, no one can stop him.
"In that case, let him run wild. He alone can draw at least 80% of the island's military force."
"Those Marines will be like iron filings drawn to a magnet, all swarming him. And this... is our opportunity."
The corner of Tatsuya's mouth curled into an arc named 'ambition':
"Franky Family, and you foremen."
Tatsuya's gaze swept over Zambai and Pauly:
"Didn't you bring two mounts that look quite fierce??
"Ride those two 'King Bulls' and charge the main gate head-on!"
"No need to conserve energy, no need for fancy tactics.
"Make the most noise, start the biggest fires, and draw the remaining 20% of the forces over there too!"
"As for the main force of the Straw Hat Pirates, and Franky..."
Tatsuya looked at Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and the others:
"We'll take advantage of the chaos at the main gate to break through from the flank and strike directly at the Courthouse deep within the main island."
The black blade in Tatsuya's hand swung down sharply as he issued the final command with absolute certainty:
"Understood? To put it simply"
"Everyone, go wild!!!"
These words were like a spark that instantly ignited the powder keg in everyone's hearts.
The fear of the numerical disparity was transformed in this moment into a feverish adrenaline rush.
"Oooooooooooh!!!!!"
Morale was completely set ablaze.
"Boys!!"
Zambai, with tears in his eyes, raised his large blade and jumped onto the back of the giant King Bull named 'Sodom':
"For Big Brother Franky!!!"
"Smash this damn gate open!!!"
"Moooooo!!!"
The two dinosaur-sized King Bulls let out earth-shaking roars.
Taking heavy strides and leading hundreds of lackeys, they slammed into the first gate of Enies Lobby like two heavy tanks.
"Boom!!!"
The sturdy steel gate collapsed under the monstrous impact.
"Charge!!!"
The battle cries shook the heavens.
At the same time, the main force of the Straw Hat Pirates moved.
"Such a reckless plan... it really fits your style."
Zoro retied his bandana, a bloodthirsty smile appearing on his face: "However, it's just to my liking."
"Three Sword Style: 108 Pound Phoenix!!"
Boom!
A blue spiral slash whistled out, instantly clearing a street ahead; dozens of Marines were sent flying along with the rifles in their hands.
"For Robin-chan... we're going to turn this place into a kitchen from hell."
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth and hands in his pockets, charged into the enemy ranks like an elegant dancer.
"Party's Table Kick Course!!"
Bang bang bang bang!
His legs turned into afterimages; every Marine who tried to approach was accurately kicked in their vitals, screaming as they flew into the sky.
Zoro and Sanji, this pair of monsters resembling the Heng and Ha Generals.
They moved as if through an uninhabited land, carving through the blocking grunts like they were cutting vegetables.
And on the high rooftops.
"Hissatsu: Fire Bird Star!!"
A massive firebird streaked across the night sky, engulfing a group of Marines who were preparing to set up heavy machine guns.
Sniper King stood at the high point, his slingshot never ceasing, accurately providing fire cover for his comrades below.
The entire main gate area of Enies Lobby was instantly plunged into a sea of fire and chaos.
However.
Amidst this heated battlefield, one figure quietly detached from the main force.
Tatsuya did not charge with Zoro and the others.
The moment the chaos erupted, he activated his Ninjutsu.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
Swish!
Tatsuya's figure turned into a black afterimage, moving at high speed across the complex rooftops of Enies Lobby's buildings.
His speed was so great that even the snipers in the high towers could not capture his trail.
Tatsuya stopped atop a high clock tower.
He crouched on a gargoyle statue, breathing slightly, not in a hurry to join the meat-grinder battlefield below.
"Hum"
Those pitch-black eyes instantly turned red, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotating in the night.
Under the long-range insight of the Sharingan, his vision pierced through layers of buildings, through the rain and smoke.
He finally locked onto the "Tower of Law" rising into the clouds at the deepest part of the island.
"Found it."
Tatsuya's gaze became cold as frost.
"Spandam..."
He whispered the name of that CP9 chief.
"Before saving Robin, that greatest hidden threat must be dealt with first."
Tatsuya knew very well that the situation seemed chaotic now.
But as long as that Golden Transponder Snail was in Spandam's hands, as long as that button was pressed, any so-called advantage would vanish instantly.
The Buster Call.
It was an indiscriminate destructive strike capable of leveling an island in an instant.
Though the Straw Hat Pirates were strong, they weren't yet strong enough to face ten top-tier warships and five Marine Vice Admirals head-on.
"If that hand isn't cut off... this rescue is a joke."
Tatsuya stood up, leaning forward slightly in a sprinting posture.
"Either that Golden Transponder Snail, or that worthless chief..."
"They must be silenced forever before everything becomes irreparable."
Whoosh!
Tatsuya's figure vanished again, turning into a bolt of black lightning leaping across rooftops, bypassing all main battlefields and striking straight for the heart of Enies Lobby.
Meanwhile, the alarms within the island were ringing through the heavens, becoming more urgent and piercing.
"Intruders!! Intruders!!"
"The first main gate has been breached!!"
"Requesting backup!! Straw Hat Luffy has broken into the main island!"
"Repeat! This is not a drill!!"
With Luffy beginning his unrestrained "Warrior Mode" inside the island and the allied forces' suicidal frontal assault.
This "Island of No Night" Enies Lobby which claimed to symbolize the World Government's absolute authority since its founding.
Finally, today, eight hundred years later.
It welcomed the most chaotic day in its history.
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