261Chapter 2ster's Metamorphosis! Instant Kill and the Lost Swordsman
Chapter 262 The Monster's Metamorphosis! Instant Kill and the Lost Swordsman
Mangrove Square No. 46.
Sunlight filters through the huge red leaves, casting dappled shadows.
The real Luffy is currently sporting a comical fake mustache and carrying a huge backpack on his back that is several times larger than his entire body.
He held a large bone, thicker than his arm, in both hands, gnawing on the meat while looking around the crowd for his companions.
"Hehehe! Where are all these guys?!"
As Luffy chewed on his mouthful of grilled meat, his eyes gleamed with intense anticipation for their reunion. "I can't wait!"
Because his view was completely blocked by the huge backpack towering above his head, Luffy walked unsteadily, completely unaware of the crowd in front of him.
He wasn't paying attention and bumped into the person standing in the center of the square.
Surrounded by a group of rookie pirates, the "fake Luffy" was spouting nonsense.
"Ah! Sorry!"
Luffy mumbled an apology, then turned around to walk around it.
As a result of the backpack's inertia, he slipped and crashed solidly into the fake Luffy's fat belly once again.
After being hit twice in a row, "Fake Luffy" lost his footing and fell flat on his backside.
Having lost face in front of so many newly recruited followers, he was immediately enraged.
He clumsily scrambled to his feet, drew his flintlock pistol from his waist, and pressed the dark muzzle directly against Luffy's head, roaring arrogantly in a fit of rage:
"You blind bastard! Don't you see where you're going?"
"Do you know who I am?"
"You'd be terrified if I told you, I'm... Straw Hat Luffy!"
Upon hearing these harsh words, Luffy showed no anger or fear whatsoever; instead, his eyes instantly gleamed.
He stopped gnawing on the bone and exclaimed in a simple yet delighted voice:
"Huh?! So you're also called Luffy? What a coincidence!"
This completely unconventional and off-the-charts reaction left the onlookers, who were originally prepared to watch the show, completely stunned.
The fake Luffy was so speechless that his face turned black, and his mouth twitched wildly.
"Huh?! What nonsense are you spouting, you idiot! Don't you understand the situation?!"
The fake Luffy flew into a rage, violently shaking the musket in his hand, spitting everywhere.
"Can't you show a little respect for the gun in my hand?! I'm the Straw Hat Boy with a bounty of 400 million!!"
Just as "Fake Luffy" was furious and about to shoot this reckless idiot to teach him a lesson,
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Suddenly, a series of orderly and extremely heavy footsteps came from around the square, and even the ground trembled slightly.
Sentomaru, the captain of the naval science unit, carrying a huge battle axe on his shoulder, led two humanoid weapons called "Pacifistas" whose faces were exactly the same as "Tyrant" Kuma, and directly surrounded the entire plaza from the outside.
Sentomaru's cold gaze swept across the entire room, finally settling on the pot-bellied imposter.
His eyes were filled with disdain and mockery:
"Stop making a fool of yourself there."
"While Straw Hat Boy may be a troublesome and troublesome character, he could never be a piece of trash like you!"
Without further ado, Sentomaru issued a direct and ruthless order to the killing machines behind him:
"Pacifistas, indiscriminate firing!"
The pacifists who received the instruction immediately opened their mouths.
A blinding, dangerous yellow laser beam instantly condensed deep in his throat, then swept through the entire square like a storm.
"Boom—!"
Violent, consecutive explosions erupted across the square, sending debris flying and flames soaring into the sky.
Those rookie pirates who were just dreaming of living the high life with the Straw Hat crew suddenly became like stray dogs, crying and screaming as they fled in all directions.
Amidst the chaos and smoke, one of the pacifist's electronic red-eye coldly locked onto Luffy, who was still standing there gnawing on a bone, carrying a large bag.
The blinding yellow laser light rapidly converged in its mouth again, emitting a chilling energy hum.
Two years ago, on the same island, it was this same emotionless and terrifying laser attack that drove the entire Straw Hat Pirates into a desperate situation.
However, facing this former nightmare.
Luffy didn't even put down the huge pack on his back; his hands were still firmly holding the large bone.
He merely tilted his head slightly, the movement so understated it was almost effortless.
"Whoosh—!"
The deadly laser beam, powerful enough to pierce steel, grazed Luffy's cheek by a hair's breadth, blasting a large crater in the open ground behind him.
The precise prediction of Observation Haki rendered this attack ineffective.
Immediately afterward, Luffy put down the meat bone in his hand, and his eyes instantly became serious.
His right arm suddenly stretched backward, and his skin was instantly covered with a thick layer of dark Armament Haki.
The pink steam from the second setting rose violently on my arm, emitting a hissing sound like a steam engine.
"Rubber rubber—jet pistol!"
A powerful punch imbued with advanced Armament Haki struck the expensive killing machine directly.
"Bang—Crack!"
The violent power erupted instantly, and the pacifist's hard head, made of a special alloy, was shattered into pieces by this punch!
Sparks flew from inside the massive body, short-circuiting instantly, before exploding into a pile of scrap metal with a deafening roar!
Just as Luffy instantly defeated the first Pacifista.
Another Pacifista had already moved with heavy steps, silently circling around to his side blind spot, and precisely aimed the laser cannons in his palms at Luffy.
However, before it could finish gathering energy in its palm and launch it...
A blue flying slash, powerful enough to tear the air apart in an instant, suddenly roared out from the shadows of the ruins at the edge of the plaza.
"Whoosh—Boom!"
Under the horrified gazes of Sentomaru and all the surviving pirates.
The sharp sword energy, like a crescent moon, carried an unstoppable edge and pierced directly through the seemingly indestructible Pacifista.
"Sizzle..."
With the sound of metal cutting, this weapon, representing the pinnacle of naval science, was smoothly and effortlessly split in two by the sword energy!
The break was as smooth as a mirror, and even retained a trace of sharpness that sent chills down one's spine.
Then, with two loud booms, the huge machine that had been cut in half lost its balance and collapsed into a pool of blood and dust.
Two pacifists that once filled all the supernovas with deep despair.
In less than five seconds.
One machine was smashed to pieces with a single punch, and another was cleaved in two with a single slash.
Sentomaru, who was standing not far away, and everyone else who witnessed this scene were all so shocked that their mouths were agape, and they couldn't utter a word for a long time.
A gentle breeze swept by, dispelling the smoke and dust from the square.
A man wearing a dark green long coat and carrying three famous swords at his waist was slowly sheathing the blade that exuded a chilling aura.
A gruesome, sharp scar above his left eye added a touch of demonic murderous intent to his already cold and stern face.
Zoro looked around at the mess with a disgruntled expression, his tone full of complaints:
"Oh... So you were here. I spent ages looking for you in other areas. What a hassle."
After saying that, he looked at Luffy standing next to a pile of scrap metal and raised an eyebrow:
"Hey Luffy, you've really stirred up too much trouble."
"We could hear the explosion from far away."
The comical fake mustache on Luffy's face had long been blown away by the blast wave, revealing his familiar, confident face.
He turned around, looked at the swordsman he hadn't seen for two years, and without hesitation, let out a brilliant laugh:
"Zoro! Hehehe, long time no see!"
Zoro casually rested one hand on the hilt of his sword, a cold, sharp glint in his single eye.
A wildly arrogant smile slowly curved the corners of his mouth.
Then, he took steady steps and walked to Luffy's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with his captain.
"Let's get rid of these troublesome guys quickly, Captain."
Zoro gazed at the Marines ahead, his tone exuding composure and domineering confidence.
"Everyone is waiting for us."
The sea breeze lifted the hem of their clothes.
After two years of arduous dormancy and brutal transformation, this group of young people who had once swallowed the bitter pill of defeat in the Sabaody Archipelago have finally come back to life.
Today, the Straw Hat Pirates officially announce to the world – the kings have returned.262Chapter 2gan's Debut! Everyone Assembles and Sets Sail from the Deep Sea
Chapter 263 The Rinnegan's Debut! Everyone Assembles and Sets Sail from the Deep Sea
Mangrove Coast No. 42.
A huge sailboat, the Thousand Sunny, perfectly coated with a special bubble coating, rests quietly on the water, reflecting a dreamlike halo of seven colors.
At this moment, the "monster quartet," who always charged ahead, had not yet arrived on the deck.
The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates have all assembled.
"SUPER—!"
Franky struck his signature pose, proudly showing off his muscular physique, which had undergone a hardcore transformation over the past two years, to his friends.
Chopper, Usopp, and Brook, these three curious kids, had already boarded the ship.
They surrounded Frankie, their eyes sparkling with admiration.
Robin, dressed in a dark long dress, rested her chin on one hand and stood quietly on the deck watching the noisy scene with her usual elegant smile.
Nami, on the other hand, has a head of charming long orange hair, and is accompanied by "Fortuna," who is frantically eating snacks with her short cloud tentacles.
However, the joy of the reunion did not last long.
Before the four monsters could even appear, several massive naval warships were already cutting through the waves on the distant horizon, forming a pincer movement and sealing off the entire sea surface.
Accompanied by the whirring of machinery, countless dark, cold cannons were aimed directly at the Sunshine in the bay.
Standing at the bow of the ship, the vice admiral, holding a megaphone Den Den Mushi, issued the kill order with a grim face:
"We absolutely cannot let the Straw Hat crew leave the Sabaody Archipelago alive!"
"For the sake of the Navy's justice, fire!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The deafening roar of artillery fire instantly shattered the tranquility of the coast.
Dozens of heavy, black shells rained down on the Sunny like a barrage of steel.
It looked like that fragile coating was about to be mercilessly shattered by the artillery fire.
"Oh no! Everyone, hold on tight!"
Upon seeing this, Franky immediately rushed to the helm, preparing to activate "Wind Blast" in advance for an emergency evasive maneuver.
At this critical moment of life and death.
On the iconic giant lion head at the bow of the Sunny, a slender figure has appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, standing silently like a ghost.
The newcomer was completely shrouded in a large, deep black cloak, the sea breeze causing the hem of the cloak to flutter.
The man in black robes remained remarkably calm in the face of the deadly shells raining down from the sky.
He casually raised one hand, his long, slender fingers slightly spread, his palm pointing towards the sky covered by artillery fire.
"Shinra Tensei".
Accompanied by a cold whisper.
In an instant, a terrifying repulsive force, centered on the man in black robes, swept outwards like a supernova explosion.
"Buzz—!"
The dozens of heavy shells carrying enormous kinetic energy in mid-air seemed to have crashed into an invisible and indestructible wall of sighs in an instant.
Their advance came to an abrupt halt, and then, to the horrified gaze of the navy, they were forcibly bounced back by an even more brutal and domineering force.
"Boom!"
The ricocheted shells slammed into the navy's originally tight formation at an even faster speed, instantly triggering a series of violent explosions. Flames and thick smoke immediately engulfed the leading warships.
The crisis was averted, and the sea breeze dispersed the smoke of battle.
The man in the black robe slowly raised his hand and pulled back the hood that was covering his face.
"Victor!"
The deck erupted in chaos as everyone crowded around.
Usopp took two steps back in fright, pointed at Victor's right eye, and began to criticize him mercilessly:
"Aaaaah! Viktor, why has your right eye turned into a purple mosquito coil?!"
"You look so evil and scary! Are you possessed by some strange evil spirit?!"
Nami frowned upon hearing Usopp's mood-ruining remark.
She walked straight up to him and punched him squarely in the head without any hesitation, making Usopp crouch down and cover his head in pain.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Nami put her hands on her hips and gave him a disgruntled look.
"He's clearly very handsome, okay? Do you even know what the charm of a mature man is?"
Just then, Clay, who had been obediently staying by Nami's side, finally met the person in question.
It excitedly flapped its black wings and flew out, landing on Victor's shoulder: "Coo-coo-caw! Grandpa! Long time no see!"
On the other side of the deck, Rasup, who had been lying at Usopp's feet, also recognized Victor's presence.
It wagged its metal tail happily, and dangerous gunpowder smoke billowed from its mouth.
Chopper also trotted over with his short legs, his face full of excitement.
Upon seeing this, Usopp instantly forgot the pain of being beaten earlier.
Overjoyed, he stood up, hands on his hips, and loudly announced to the entire ship:
"Heh heh, look! My most powerful 'animal trio' has finally returned!"
"From this day forward, I am the undisputed zookeeper of the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Upon hearing this, Chopper's curious face instantly turned bright red.
He brandished his hairy hooves and angrily shouted back at Usopp:
"You damn Usopp! I'm a doctor! Not a pet in a zoo!"
In mid-air, the dark purple thundercloud "Foto" also joined in the fun, its cat ears twitching and making "meow meow" sounds as it merrily circled above everyone's heads.
Seeing this long-lost bustling scene, Nami crossed her arms and gave a haughty hum.
But the radiant smile in her eyes and the joy of reunion were impossible to hide:
"You show-off, since you've been here for so long, why didn't you make your move sooner?"
Robin, standing to the side, watched Victor walk off the bow of the ship with gentle eyes.
She covered her red lips with her slender hand, letting out a light, cheerful laugh, her deep eyes filled with tenderness.
"Your eyes have become even more beautiful than before."
Hearing his companions' teasing, the crimson and pale purple in Viktor's eyes gradually faded, returning to his original black pupils.
His gentle gaze swept over his noisy yet incredibly vibrant companions, and a warm, comforting smile curved his lips.
"Sorry for the slight delay."
"Rubber rubber—rocket launcher!"
Just then, a familiar, powerful, and energetic shout suddenly rang out from mid-air!
With a whooshing sound, Luffy, holding Zoro in one hand and Sanji in the other, descended from the sky like cannonballs.
With a loud "bang," it landed precisely and heavily on the turf deck of the Sunny.
Luffy quickly got up from the ground as if nothing had happened.
He spotted Victor standing in the middle of the crowd at a glance.
Luffy's eyes lit up instantly, and he laughed excitedly. He stretched out his rubber arm and grabbed Viktor's neck tightly, then pounced on him like a koala.
"Hehehe! Victor! Long time no see!"
Viktor was knocked back half a step by the bump, then chuckled and extended his right fist.
Luffy understood perfectly and clenched his fist, and the two fists collided heavily in mid-air.
After two long years of hibernation and training, the Straw Hat Pirates are now all together!
Meanwhile, Zoro and Sanji, who had just recovered from the shock of their fall, started hurling insults at each other like two fighting roosters as soon as they regained their footing.
"You lost green algae head, if I hadn't pulled you back just now, you would have fallen into the sea and become fish food!"
"Huh?! Stop trying to take credit, you lecherous curly-browed guy!"
"I was clearly heading in the right direction, but you all insisted on going the wrong way!"
The two argued and grew closer until their foreheads were pressed together and their cheeks were pressed tightly together.
Usopp stood to the side, listlessly picking his nose with his little finger, and muttered helplessly:
"What?"
"Even if you haven't seen each other for two years and your relationship has become so good, you should at least consider the occasion."
Chopper, with an innocent and carefree attitude, clapped his hooves and burst into laughter:
"Oh! So Sanji and Zoro really have such a good relationship!"
Upon hearing this sarcastic remark, the two who were arguing back and forth jerked away as if they had been electrocuted.
They turned around in unison and roared angrily at Usopp and Chopper in unison:
"Shut up! Who are you saying is on good terms with this bastard with the green algae head (curly eyebrows)!"
Their perfectly synchronized understanding and comical reactions immediately made the Straw Hat crew burst into laughter.
Long-lost joy and bonds once again filled the entire Sunny.
...
Meanwhile, in the mangroves along the shore.
Rayleigh, the "Dark King," looked at the pirate ship on the sea filled with laughter and joy, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.
He slowly drew the long sword from his waist, his eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as an eagle's.
He swung his sword backhand, carving a deep, bottomless gash into the hard ground.
Rayleigh stood alone before the sword mark, his domineering presence blocking the large naval force that was attempting to board the ship in pursuit.
"The ship of young people is setting sail, heading towards their new era."
"You guys better not get involved."
...
Let's turn our attention back to the Thousand Sunny.
"Everyone! Listen up!"
Luffy strode to his favorite VIP seat at the bow of the ship.
Facing the sea breeze, he excitedly raised his arms high, and to the vast ocean, and to all his companions, he made a resounding declaration:
"The Straw Hat Pirates are setting sail again!"
"oh--!!!"
The people on deck immediately raised their arms high and responded to the captain's command with the loudest cheers.
"Leave it to me! SUPER, set sail!"
Franky laughed and decisively untied the cable that was fixed to the shore.
The massive buoyancy airbags encasing the Sunny inflated instantly and then began to slowly deflate.
Under the resentful gazes of countless sailors, the Golden Sunny smoothly sliced through the sea.
Like a nimble fish, it dived into the deep, dark seabed, heading towards a new world.263Chapter 2raw Hat Crew's Reunion Banquet in the Deep Sea!
Chapter 264 The Straw Hat Crew's Deep-Sea Reunion Banquet!
Protected perfectly by its bubble coating, the Thousand Sunny smoothly and lightly dived into the deep blue sea.
Sunlight shines through layers of water, refracting and creating dappled, dreamlike light and shadow.
In this tranquil underwater space, huge schools of colorful fish swim around, and jellyfish emitting a faint blue fluorescence slowly rise and fall like parachutes.
Furthermore, the bizarre and swaying underwater plants decorate this place like a dreamlike fairy tale world.
Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper were all neatly perched on the railing of the ship's side.
They pressed their faces tightly against the soft, thin coating, their eyes sparkling as they gazed at the bizarre and wonderful scenery outside, occasionally letting out bursts of carefree laughter and exclamations.
Wow! It's so beautiful!
Luffy watched a brightly colored giant deep-sea fish swim by, his mouth practically watering, looking eager to try it out.
"It looks delicious! I'm going to catch it!"
Seeing Luffy actually reach through the bubbles to grab the fish, Usopp was terrified.
Without hesitation, he swung his fist and slammed it heavily onto Luffy's straw hat.
"Oh my god! Are you trying to kill everyone?! You'll die if the coating breaks!"
After two long and arduous years of separation and hardship, everyone finally reunited and rediscovered the joy of this adventurous journey filled with laughter.
The kitchen door was pushed open, and Sanji came out carrying huge, steaming platters.
This is the "Invasion Cuisine" menu that he learned by risking his life during his hellish training in the Kingdom of Kamabakka.
As soon as the lid was lifted, an intensely rich and irresistible aroma instantly filled the entire deck.
Everyone who had been fooling around just moments before couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Cheers to the reunion in this new era!"
Everyone raised their glasses high, and with a crisp clinking sound, they all let out the most enthusiastic and joyful cheers.
The group immediately transformed into hungry wolves and began to feast.
As soon as they ate these seemingly ordinary foods, everyone clearly felt a surge of abundant and powerful energy flowing through their bodies.
"It tastes really good, Mr. Chef."
Robin sat in his chair, holding a wine glass, and offered a graceful compliment with a smile.
Upon hearing the praise from his goddess, Sanji's exposed eye instantly turned into two giant red hearts.
He was so happy that he twisted into a pretzel shape, and then two exaggerated jets of blood gushed out of his nose. The powerful reaction force made him take off like a rocket.
"Bang!"
Zoro was speechless, he simply couldn't stand watching this shameless guy.
He leaped up and kicked Sanji, who was in mid-air, back onto the deck, coldly cursing:
"Behave yourself. If you break the coating, I'll throw you out to feed the fish, you lecherous cook."
After a simple, everyday farce, Brooke took out her beloved violin from her bosom.
The melodious and cheerful piano music floated on the Sunny, the most familiar banquet tune for pirates, "Binks' Sake".
To the accompaniment of upbeat music, Franky reached out and touched his metallic nose in an attempt to liven things up.
Accompanied by a clicking sound of mechanical deformation.
His blue crew cut instantly transformed into a majestic cannon, and his broad chest flashed with dazzling multicolored lights.
This hardcore transformation demonstration immediately drew a burst of crazy and admiring cheers from Luffy and Chopper.
Not to be outdone, Usopp also stepped forward triumphantly and pulled out a few strange seeds from his satchel.
He vividly demonstrated to everyone the "POP GREEN" plant bombs he had acquired during his training in the Boeing Islands.
Meanwhile, in the quiet and comfortable lounge area on the second floor of the Sunshine.
Victor was lounging on a large beach chair, enjoying the attentive service of his two stunning girlfriends.
Robin, dressed in a fitted dark dress, sat gracefully beside him.
Holding several newly compiled intelligence reports, she smiled and spoke softly with him, sharing the changes in power and undercurrents that had occurred on the high seas over the past two years.
As he spoke, Robin put down the papers in his hand.
She naturally and affectionately lay down in Victor's broad and warm embrace, found the most comfortable position to lean against, and felt that long-lost sense of security.
Nami, on the other hand, was wearing a revealing bikini top and sitting on the other side of the lounge chair with a grin.
She stretched out her slender, fair fingers, gently picked up a juicy purple grape from the fruit plate, and slowly fed it into Victor's mouth.
There were no extra words exchanged between the three; the atmosphere was harmonious, tranquil, and filled with an enviable sweetness.
On the other side of the lower deck, Zoro and Sanji, who usually fight each other every time they meet, have surprisingly formed a united front.
They were standing on either side of a strange, dark purple cloud floating in mid-air.
Sanji rested his chin on his hands, staring in amazement at the cloud with cat ears:
"Oh my~ This cloud looks just as cute as the beautiful Nami when it's angry and scared!"
Zoro, on the other hand, crossed his arms and furrowed his brows into a deep frown.
He seemed to be pondering what this floating cotton candy was.
They were being stared at intently by these two men with astonishing auras, one on each side.
The already timid little thundercloud "Foto" was so frightened that it shrank into a ball.
Its adorable cat ears drooped limply, trembling in mid-air, emitting pitiful "meows," making it appear exceptionally helpless and at a loss.
Just then, Luffy, who had been lying on the ship's side watching the underwater scenery, finally turned around reluctantly.
He casually glanced around the deck and immediately spotted Futo, who was surrounded by Zoro and Sanji.
Wow! What an amazing thing this is!
Luffy's eyes instantly turned into two bright, large stars.
He ran over like a whirlwind, opened his arms, and hugged the soft, cotton-candy-like Forto tightly, even rubbing against him forcefully.
Looking at their captain's ridiculously slow and exaggerated reaction.
Zoro and Sanji, their faces darkening, simultaneously roared in unison, "What do you mean, 'I'm speechless'?"
"You idiot, this thing has been floating on the ship for so long, and you only just noticed it!"
Suddenly being roughly hugged by a complete stranger, Forto, who was already in a state of deep shock, completely lost his temper.
The scarlet windmill at its core suddenly began to spin wildly.
The originally soft and cute dark purple cloud body suddenly erupted with intense and dazzling purple lightning.
It instinctively unleashed a torrent of lightning, sending the rude fellow flying.
Accompanied by a series of crackling, ear-piercing electrical sounds and dazzling sparks.
Zoro and Sanji keenly sensed the danger and immediately and without hesitation leaned back tactically, taking several steps backward to avoid the area affected by the lightning.
However, as the dazzling electric light gradually faded, a truly astonishing scene unfolded.
As a rubber man, Luffy is completely immune to this level of lightning damage.
Not only was he unharmed, but he even felt a pleasant, tingling sensation from the electric shock.
Luffy, still holding onto Forto, laughed heartily on the deck, completely oblivious to everything else.
"Haha, it's so itchy, so itchy!"
"This purple marshmallow can even generate electricity! It's so much fun!"
The huge commotion and Luffy's carefree laughter that echoed throughout the ship immediately attracted the attention of Usopp, Chopper, and Franky, who were originally playing around at the stern.
The three of them quickly ran over.
Looking at the little cloud with cat ears in Luffy's arms.
They all crowded around with shining eyes, pointing and whispering curiously at Forto.
Franky's mechanical eyes gleamed with curiosity; he even wanted to study this thing to see what kind of incredible structure it was.
The atmosphere on deck became even more lively with the arrival of Forto, a new member.
In the second-floor lounge area, Viktor listened to the bursts of laughter and chatter coming from below, looked down and exchanged a smile with Robin in his arms and Nami beside him.
This group of friends, who can remain optimistic no matter what dire straits they encounter, always bring the purest joy.
Viktor closed his eyes, deeply enjoying this long-lost tranquility and warmth.
However, crises always lurk in the most comfortable moments.
While Luffy was still kneading the lifeless Foto on the deck like dough, everyone was gathered together laughing loudly.
The once dreamlike and bright underwater light refracted around the Sunny suddenly dimmed without warning.
A chilling, oppressive feeling rose from the bottom of the deep sea.
Immediately afterwards, a gigantic, terrifying black shadow, dozens of times larger than the Sunny, slowly emerged from the murky fog of the deep sea.264Chapter 2Tragedy of the Kraken! Deep-Sea Taming and Exclusive Mounts
Chapter 265 The Tragedy of the Kraken! Deep-Sea Taming and Exclusive Mounts
Encased in a bubble coating, the Thousand Sunny continued to dive deeper into the ocean.
The surrounding light gradually dimmed as the depth increased, and the originally colorful fish were gradually replaced by some strangely shaped bioluminescent deep-sea creatures.
In the unsettling darkness of the deep sea, the water ahead suddenly began to churn violently.
Accompanied by a deep rumble, a gigantic sea monster, a creature that was said to exist only in sailors' nightmares, appeared.
The Kraken, the giant sea monster, finally revealed its despair-inducing true form directly in front of the Sunny.
Its enormous body was like a towering mountain, and its thick tentacles coiled like pillars supporting the sky.
Their mere random twisting instantly turned the once clear seawater around the Sunshine into a murky, turbulent mess.
On the deck, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook, who had just been happily dancing to the banquet music, were so terrified when they saw this deep-sea monster that their eyes practically popped out of their sockets.
"Aaaaaah—!"
The three timid individuals instantly huddled together, bursting into frantic sobs and screams on the deck, their tears streaming down their faces as they desperately cried out:
"It's here! A giant sea monster! We're going to be eaten!"
However, they were faced with this terrifying behemoth that could easily crush large warships.
Luffy, who was holding "Fortress", showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, his eyes instantly turned into two huge pieces of flesh with bones.
He stared intently at Kurakan's incredibly thick tentacles, drool uncontrollably dripping from the corner of his mouth, and shouted excitedly:
Wow! What a huge octopus!
"Look at that! Those tentacles are huge! If we cut them off, we could make so many delicious takoyaki!"
Wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth, Luffy's eyes lit up, and he made a decision that would leave everyone speechless:
"It's decided! I'm going to make it our personal pet, and have it pull our boat in the deep sea!"
"Isn't it food?! How did it turn into a pet?!"
Hearing his simple-minded captain's outlandish and crazy decision.
Zoro and Sanji, standing to the side, were speechless and let out a long sigh of helplessness.
However, despite their complaints, the two men, as the main fighting force on the ship, did not hesitate in their actions.
They immediately and skillfully put on the bubble suits used for deep-sea combat.
Zoro slowly drew his famous sword from his waist with a cold and sharp look in his eyes, while Sanji leisurely took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.
The two men, one on each side, assumed a fighting stance, ready to break through the Sunshine's coating and wreak havoc in the deep sea at any moment.
At this moment, the massive Kurakan clearly did not take this human-made sailboat, which was as tiny as a toy, seriously at all.
A hint of ferocity flashed in its enormous eyes, and it swung several incredibly thick tentacles, smashing them down on the Sunshine's coated bubbles.
It attempted to use the simplest and most brutal method to crush this group of ignorant humans, along with their ship, into pieces in the deep sea.
"SUPER—! Don't even think about succeeding!"
Franky laughed loudly, and his arms quickly made a clicking sound as they transformed mechanically.
He instantly assembled a brand-new heavy-duty cannon barrel, ready to forcefully intercept the massive tentacles attacking from the side.
Just as that enormous tentacle, as large as a mountain, was about to smash into the Sunshine's coating with earth-shattering force, it was in a critical moment.
In the lounge area on the second floor, Victor maintained his comfortable posture with women on either side of him.
Nami, sitting beside him, stared at the terrifying, all-encompassing black shadow outside the window, and couldn't help but stand up, her mouth agape in astonishment:
"What is that? It's a huge sea king!"
"That's no ordinary sea king,"
Robin, remaining elegant and composed, looked at the giant beast outside and explained.
"If the records in the ancient books are correct, then it should be the legendary behemoth that can drag everything into the abyss, the Kraken."
Hearing their conversation, Viktor's lips curled into a slight smile.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the thick tentacle that was crashing down on the Sunshine.
In an instant, the mysterious pale purple ripples in Viktor's right eye began to subtly shift.
A terrifying spatial distortion, visible to the naked eye, instantly exploded in the seawater above the Sunny.
"Bang--!"
It was accompanied by an extremely deep and earth-shattering bang.
The octopus tentacle, weighing tens of thousands of tons, seemed to have crashed into an insurmountable, invisible iron wall just meters away from the Sunny's coating.
Faced with this completely unreasonable and domineering repulsive force, the huge tentacles were violently bounced back along the same path.
The terrifying reaction force made Kurakan's massive body tremble violently.
It let out a shrill and painful scream in the cold, deep sea, and the turbid water was turned upside down by its struggle.
Victor sat on the recliner, his heterochromatic eyes, one red and one purple, coldly watching the deep-sea overlord who was trying to offend the Sunshine.
At that moment, their gazes met in the dim depths of the sea.
Kurakan's enormous pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
In Victor's cold eyes, this intelligent deep-sea behemoth seemed to see a terrifying god standing atop endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The primal fear, originating from the deepest recesses of the creature's genes, instantly enveloped the sea monster's entire body.
The fear caused its massive, mountain-like body to tremble uncontrollably, and even the movement of its tentacles became incredibly stiff.
Just when Kurakan was completely overwhelmed by Victor's demonic aura, it was the perfect moment.
"Hehehe! I'm here!"
Luffy burst out of the Sunny's coating like a cannonball and nimbly swam to the top of the Kraken's massive head.
Without hesitation, he bit his thumb and forcefully blew a large amount of air into his bone.
"Third gear!"
Luffy's right arm instantly swelled up, becoming as huge as an ancient giant.
Immediately afterwards, a layer of jet-black, gleaming high-level Armament Haki quickly covered the enormous fist.
"Rubber, rubber—"
Luffy twisted his waist and abdomen suddenly in the deep sea, stretching his huge black fist backward to its limit.
Then, with the immense force accumulated from two years of hellish training, he slammed down hard.
"Elephant gun!"
Boom!!!
This incredibly heavy elephant spear smashed into the deep sea, creating a visible white shockwave that landed squarely on Kurakan's unsuspecting, massive head.
The terrifying burst of monstrous strength sent the colossal, mountain-like Kraken tumbling several times in the deep sea.
Its enormous tentacles flailed helplessly in the seawater, smashing several underwater reefs around it.
Under the dual instruction of Victor's soul-crushing "death stare" and Luffy's powerful "physical punches".
This giant sea monster, which once dominated the deep sea, has finally completely given in.
Several large, red, swollen bumps were atop its enormous head, and tears of grievance were streaming from its two huge eyes.
It crossed its thick tentacles in a very human-like way and hugged them to its chest, nodding frantically at Luffy, indicating its willingness to abandon the darkness and become a ship-pulling assistant for the Straw Hat Pirates.
Luffy landed on its head, put his hands on his hips, and laughed happily, immediately giving his newly acquired mount a very fitting name:
"Hehehe! Okay!"
From now on, your name will be'Shredded Squid'!
Kuraken, whose name was forcibly changed to "Squid Strips," dared not utter a single complaint.
It obediently allowed Franky to put a thick, specially made rein on it, and then dutifully waved its tentacles, pulling the Thousand Sunny down to the deep sea at full speed.
The crisis was over, and everyone sat comfortably on the deck again.
While sipping the fine wine specially made by Sanji, he repeatedly praised the speed and stability of this huge new mount.
"With this guy pulling the boat, we'll be able to reach Fishman Island soon!"
Usopp took a sip of his drink, his earlier fear long forgotten, and sighed contentedly.
However, just when everyone thought that the voyage would be smooth sailing and they would arrive at Fishman Island safely, things took a turn for the worse.
The temperature of the originally cold seawater around the Sunny suddenly rose sharply without warning, and even the seawater began to boil with tiny bubbles!
"What's going on? The water temperature is rising rapidly!"
Sensing the change in weather, Nami immediately stood up and looked ahead with a serious expression.
In the unfathomable depths of the ocean ahead, a muffled, earth-shaking roar echoed.
A massive underwater volcano, hidden in the darkness, suddenly erupted at this moment.
The surging, crimson magma burst through the earth's crust, churning violently in the frigid seawater, instantly unleashing deadly high temperatures.
The volcanic eruption triggered a powerful chain reaction, with countless massive rocks, accompanied by raging deep-sea currents, sweeping towards the Sunny like the end of the world.
"Oh no! It's an underwater volcanic eruption! Get out of there!" Nami shouted anxiously.
Feeling a deadly threat, the "squid strips" pulling the boat were terrified and fought desperately.
Its eight thick tentacles swung wildly in the sea like wheels of fire, carrying the Sunshine through a series of crashing boulders and scalding lava flows, trying to break free from the encirclement of lava.
"Boom! Boom!"
Huge rocks scraped against the coating of the Sunny and crashed into the abyss.
After a heart-stopping escape, the Squid Strips finally carried the Sunshine out of that murky and deadly volcanic sea.
As the light ahead brightened again.
A beautiful, dreamlike kingdom enveloped in a giant double-layered bubble, like a dazzling pearl in the deep sea, finally came into clear view!
"Wow! That's..."
"Fishman Island!!!"
However, before anyone on deck could even celebrate this hard-won victory, the moment was over.
A group of strong fishmen riding enormous sea beasts, all bearing the prominent insignia of "New Fishman Pirates".
Armed with sharp, long tridents, they menacingly blocked the Sunshine's only route to Fishman Island.
The leader, a fierce-looking fishman, slammed his trident heavily onto the sea monster's back.
He stared at the people on the Sunshine with hatred and hostility, and let out an arrogant roar:
"Hey! Damn humans! Stop it all!"
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Chapter 266 The Thunderous Punishment of the Deep Sea! The Little Thief Cat Unleashes His Power and Forces His Way into Fishman Island
The one speaking was Hammond, a combatant officer of the New Fishman Pirates.
He was a burly eel-man with a thick iron chain around his neck and eyes that revealed an undisguised deep hatred for humans.
Hammond rode on the back of a giant sea lion, looking down at the Straw Hat crew, who were encased in fragile coated bubbles.
He grinned, revealing his mouth full of sharp teeth, and declared to the group of humans with smugness and arrogance that this was the territory of their leader, Hody Jones.
"Listen up! You lowly human pirates!"
Hammond pointed his trident at the Sun and issued a vicious threat.
"Either you obediently get out here now and join our New Fishman Pirates, becoming Hody's lackeys!"
"Or, I'll burst your ridiculous bubble right now and crush you into mincemeat under the terrifying water pressure at this depth of ten thousand meters!"
Hammond laughed unrestrainedly.
In his opinion and that of the members of this new Fishman Pirates
Once they lose the protection of the coating, these humans are nothing more than helpless lambs struggling in the deep sea.
However, the Straw Hat crew reacted remarkably in unison to this incessant death threat.
No one paid any attention to Hammond's rant.
Zoro rested one hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist and let out a big, bored yawn.
Sanji lowered his head slightly, and with a crisp "ding," he leisurely lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled white smoke.
Victor, sitting on a deckchair on the second floor, completely disregarded the other party.
He was resting his chin on his hand, watching with great interest the bioluminescent jellyfish swimming by in the distance.
Standing at the bow of the ship, Luffy, completely disregarding his image, stuck out his little finger and vigorously picked at his nose.
Then, Luffy casually flicked the booger he had picked out of his nose, giving an incredibly straightforward answer:
"I refuse! I don't want to be someone's lackey!"
This contempt and rejection instantly ignited Hammond's fragile pride.
"A lowly race that doesn't know its own mortality!"
"Since you're so eager to die, then so be it!"
Hammond roared in exasperation and swung his weapon violently.
Upon receiving the order, the several enormous sea beasts under his command instantly went berserk.
They opened their gaping maws, emanating a foul stench, and frantically bit at the seemingly fragile bubble coating of the Sunshine.
Just as Zoro and Sanji's eyes sharpened, preparing to draw their swords and teach these arrogant fishmen a lesson...
A graceful figure took the first step forward.
Nami held the Clima-Tact, her long orange hair looking exceptionally captivating in the soft glow of the deep sea.
With a calm smile on her face, she stopped her companion who was about to make a move:
"Hmph, everyone, don't be in a hurry."
"It's not your turn to deal with these weaklings."
With that, Nami deftly flipped her wrist and gently swung the Weather Stick around.
With a "pop," she tossed a specially made "weather ball" that emitted a faint glow from the top of the weather stick.
"Forto," who had been floating beside her like a well-behaved baby, immediately cheered excitedly with a "meow" upon seeing the weather globe.
It transformed into a purple afterimage and swallowed the weather ball whole in one gulp.
The moment he swallowed the weather ball, the power within Forto's body was instantly activated and amplified.
The originally soft and cute cloud-like shape expanded wildly at a visible speed in the deep sea!
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a massive, oppressive, pitch-black thundercloud, with lightning serpents swirling wildly inside.
"Go, Forto!"
With a sudden flick of Nami's Clima-Tact.
"Boom!!!"
Forto's once innocent big eyes instantly turned sharp.
It opened its massive jaws in the deep sea, unleashing a dazzling purple lightning bolt that had been accumulating for a long time.
Seawater is an excellent conductor of electricity in nature.
In an instant, countless strands of violent lightning, conducted along the seawater, formed a giant purple lightning net, instantly transmitting the terrifying high voltage of tens of thousands of volts indiscriminately to every fishman and the sea beast beneath them!
"Aaaaaah—!"
All that could be heard were successive, shrill screams echoing from the deep sea.
The members of the New Fishman Pirates, who had just been clamoring to tear humans apart, were instantly jolted convulsing by the violent lightning.
In less than two seconds, these strong fishmen and huge sea monsters were all electrocuted, foaming at the mouth, their bodies charred black, and their eyes rolled back.
They were like stiff, charred corpses, twitching helplessly in the seawater.
In contrast, the Sunny was protected by a special insulating resin coating on its hull.
Thanks to Forto's precise and perfect control over the lightning, the entire ship, along with everyone on board, remained unharmed in this sea of lightning.
"hateful!"
"Damn humans... Don't underestimate merfolk!"
Just as the main force was being wiped out, a few fish-men minions who managed to escape the net gritted their teeth and picked up shoulder-fired torpedo launchers.
They attempted to launch a deadly sneak attack on the Sunny from a blind spot on the side.
However, Luffy simply pressed down on his straw hat with one hand, slowly turned his head, and glanced at them calmly.
"Buzz—!"
Without any unnecessary movements, an invisible yet tangible Conqueror's Haki swept out from Luffy like a whirlwind!
The murloc minions who were about to pull the trigger felt as if their brains had been struck by a heavy hammer, and their eyes instantly lost focus.
Before they could even utter a muffled groan, they were instantly stunned by this domineering aura of a king, and they all sank into the dark abyss of the sea.
"super——"
"Well done! Now, watch my final performance!"
Franky looked at the completely cleared channel ahead and burst into excited laughter.
He skillfully operated the control panel, instantly injecting the energy of three whole barrels of cola into the ship's propulsion system, activating the Sunny's hidden power.
"Wind Blast!"
With a deafening roar of powerful jets of air, the Sunny unleashed tremendous thrust from its tail.
The entire ship transformed into an arrow piercing through the deep sea, completely shaking off those roadblocks that had lost their fighting ability.
With unstoppable momentum, the Sunshine crashed headlong into the enormous double-layered protective water membrane surrounding Fishman Island.
As it passed through the air-filled barrier between the two water films, the bubble coating that enveloped the Sunshine finally completed its mission and automatically detached and disintegrated.
Immediately afterwards, the ships, having lost the buoyancy control of the coating, were instantly swept into the crisscrossing currents inside Fishman Island.
"Wow! Hold on tight!"
The sudden feeling of weightlessness and violent turbulence caused everyone to be thrown about on the deck.
Like a leaf falling into a raging torrent, the Sunny plummeted rapidly downwards towards Fishman Island, following a natural water slide formed by a massive ocean current.
All I could hear was the roar of the water and the screams of my companions.
"Splash—!!!"
With a deafening crash of water, water splashed everywhere.
After a dizzying plunge, the Thousand Sunny finally crashed safely and heavily into a vast, clear, and sunny inland sea.
Here, there is no darkness or coldness of the deep sea, only warm light and a gentle breeze.
Sanji, who had accidentally hit his head during the fall, was now lying on a soft, fine white sand beach.
He rubbed his head, feeling dizzy, and slowly opened his eyes.
However, when he saw what was in front of him, the blond chef's breath caught in his throat.
He found himself lying on the beach, and all around him...
Surprisingly, a huge group of incredibly hot and beautiful mermaid ladies had gathered there!
These exotic mermaids were looking at him, a human who had fallen from the sky, with their large, watery eyes, full of curiosity and kindness.
"Are you alright, Mr. Human?"
A mermaid with long pink hair approached, her breath sweet as orchids.
In that instant, Sanji's eyes, which had been somewhat confused, instantly and without a doubt turned into two huge, beating red hearts!
A surge of male hormones that had been building up for two whole years erupted completely at this moment.
Scalding hot blood shot out of his nasal cavity like a high-pressure fountain, even pulling him backward a short distance.
"Waaaaah!!!"
Sanji's face was flushed red, and he covered his bleeding nose with both hands, tears streaming down his face.
It was a profound and moving experience, one that brought tears of joy and a sense of spiritual elevation.
He looked up to the sky and roared, his voice filled with boundless gratitude for his destiny:
"Heaven!
"This is absolutely heaven!!"
"Could it be... that my long-cherished wish has finally come true?"
"Is this the legendary All Blue, the place that gathers all the beauty and wonders of the world?!"