Hancock and Sanji's Envy
On the screen, a barrage of shocked and gloating comments immediately appeared: {Holy crap, this Devil Fruit ability is insane! In this state, he's practically invincible!}
Indeed, no matter what, Natural Fruits are still the most terrifying existence!
The Straw Hat Luffy are probably in for a rough time; this is going to be quite a show!
I simply can't imagine the Straw Hat Luffy defeating Pica! They're probably doomed this time!
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In the video footage, Pica reached his hands into the walls on both sides, becoming one with them. Then, he pulled the walls apart and rammed them into Luffy and his crew.
"Bang!"
The walls slammed into Luffy and his crew, but luckily, at that critical moment, Luffy expanded his body to hold up the walls, preventing them from being crushed.
Zoro hurriedly thrust the Shusui in his hand into the wall in front of him, and with a forceful movement, he cleaved the entire wall into several pieces, allowing them to escape through the wall.
Upon regaining his freedom, Luffy immediately unleashed a powerful attack on Pica: "Gum-Gum Storm."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
His fists rained down on Pica, but he managed to block them by manipulating the wall.
"What a troublesome guy!" Luffy said with a sigh Luffy on the ground.
"Let me do it this time!" Zoro shouted, bypassing him and charging towards Pica.
Pica, of course, wouldn't let him succeed so easily. He thrust his hand into the ground, lifting up the wall in front of him, which surged towards Luffy like a wave.
"What... what is this?" Luffy asked, his eyes wide with surprise.
"Don't get too cocky!" Zoro drew his three swords, biting down on Wado Ichimonji, and with a light swing, shouted, "Three-Sword Style: 108 Pound Phoenix!"
"Call out!"
Three sharp slashes flew out from the three swords, splitting the wall that Pica had rolled up into several pieces.
But the next second, another wall rose up, Luffy quickly followed up with a punch, shouting, "Gum-Gum-Gum Machine Gun!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Luffy's fists rained down on the newly risen wall, shattering it into pieces.
"Just hitting the wall won't work, Luffy," Zoro reminded him.
"I know." Luffy nodded, and the next second, he stretched out his arm and punched Pica's body.
Pica, not to be outdone, also stretched out her arm and punched him.
"Bang!"
Their fists collided, but Pica's fist was clearly no match for Luffy's; it was shattered into pieces by Luffy's fist in a single blow.
Zoro seized the opportunity to step forward and cut off his leg. Pica immediately fell forward and lost all life.
"Great! We've finally broken through, we're rock men now!" Luffy picked up Violet and shouted excitedly. Then, together with Zoro, they quickly jumped over the shattered Pica.
However, they had only run a few steps when the shattered Pica behind them gathered together again, and then a wall rose up in front of them, blocking their way.
Anger instantly flashed across Zoro's face. His eyes changed, and the three swords he had previously sheathed were drawn again. With a single, light swing, he sliced through the wall blocking his path. He then turned to Luffy and said, "Luffy, you take her and go! I'll handle this guy! You go and take down Doflamingo, and I'll deal with this rock bastard!"
"Okay!" Luffy nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Zoro."
After saying that, he and the Violet he had put down turned and ran.
Grand Line, Amazon Lily Kingdom, inside the Royal Palace.
"Waaaah, I wish Luffy would hug me like that too!" Hancock said with a jealous look. "Violet, huh! I'll remember you! Don't let me see you, or I'll definitely not let you off the hook. I'm so... envious!"
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"Wow! Zoro, you're so cool!" Chopper exclaimed, looking at Zoro with an expression of pure admiration.
"Of course! Who do you think I am?!" Zoro glanced smugly at Sanji and said, "I can take care of a rock monster like this in no time."
"Hmph! What's so great about you? You're just a top-ranking officer!" Sanji retorted. "If it were me, I wouldn't care either."
"Tch! Anyone can brag! You've forgotten how badly Doflamingo beat you up not long ago!" Zoro reminded him.
"I already said, it's because I don't quite understand his abilities. If I could figure them out, I'd definitely be able to take him down," Sanji said angrily. "But right now, I don't have time to talk about this. I have more important things to do."
As he spoke, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he walked up to Luffy, grabbed him by the collar, and roared, "No way, you brat, why are you hugging Violet?! I'm so envious!"
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Meanwhile, in the video footage, without Pica's interference, Luffy and his companion had a much smoother journey.
Although there were still a few scattered stones sticking out from the walls on both sides to block their way, Luffy easily dealt with them all, and as they got further and further away from Pica, the number of stones blocking their way decreased.
However, on the way, Violet couldn't help but ask Luffy with some concern, "Hey! Straw Hat Luffy, is he... is he really okay?"
"Ah! Zoro? Don't worry about that guy." Luffy smiled confidently. "Zoro can easily handle any opponent, no matter what kind of opponent he is."
As he finished speaking, the camera focused on Zoro and Pica for a few seconds, showing him easily dealing with the rocks that Pica kept popping out from the surrounding walls.
Then, the camera shifts back to Luffy and his companion, where a giant head suddenly appears not far in front of them.
The One-Legged Toy Soldier had his neck firmly pinned by a man wearing a black helmet and a dark blue overcoat, and kept shouting at him, "Let me go! I have a very important mission to fulfill!"
To his surprise, the man in the trench coat ignored him and coldly said, "Get blown to dust and then disappear completely!"
His character profile immediately appeared. "Donquixote Family executive, Devil Fruit User — Gladius."