Destruction Recruitment: Second Gear Luffy

"Thank you so much..."

"Hey, uncle, don't talk!"

In the forest, a wounded Usopp helped an even more seriously injured Sky Island warrior struggle towards the island's outskirts. This was the wounded soldier he had encountered in the forest; his injuries weren't from battle, but from imprisonment, forced labor, and... being whipped by lightning!

"I... I need to get out..." The severely injured man could only mutter to himself, "My companions... covered me with their bodies so... I could deliver this message..."

"Alright, alright, I'll see you out."

"Ugh, finally managed to take down those two chubby guys... what were their names again..."

Usopp had no idea he'd just killed two vice- Divine Soldier Captain, Satori's younger brothers, Chunggo and Kogo. He thought he'd just encountered two common soldiers. —Well, what could he do? Those two just looked like common soldiers.

"However, their weapons are..."

Usopp patted the seashells in his bag, a satisfied look on his face. Two Slash Shell, one Flame Dial, and one Taste Dial —these weren't the 'civilian' seashells from that girl's house on Angel Island, but genuine 'military' seashells. With these things...

"Huh? Sanji, there's also..."

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Just as Usopp was thinking of the family living by the sea on Angel Island, he saw Sanji and a blonde girl named Conis appear in front of him.

What are you doing here?

"Oh,"

Sanji Guotou after extinguishing his cigarette.

"Oh, it's Usopp. Miss Conis has come to apologize to us."

"They have a rule here that if you encounter someone from the Blue Ocean, you must 'call the police' and at the same time call the Express Shrimp to bring us here for the trial."

That's why the White Berets and the 'Express Shrimp' arrived so quickly.

"I'm sorry, I..."

"Don't blame yourself, Miss Conis."

Sanji shook his head at the guilty blonde girl.

"We already know that everything is being manipulated by that guy here called 'God.' Any resistance from you will be annihilated."

In the face of death, it is impossible to demand that others remain selfless and noble. Moreover:

"The fact that you came all this way to remind us is already a very kind act, so please leave quickly..."

"Conis!... Is that you?"

The heavily injured man, being supported by Usopp, raised his head and looked at the blonde girl.

"You are... Uncle Uror?"

"How did you get injured like this...? You guys aren't...? I'll go get a doctor!"

As the blonde girl turned to leave, the critically injured and dying tree suddenly grabbed her.

"Conis, quick! Go and tell everyone—"

?

"Run! Run!"

As if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, the middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had witnessed something terrifying.

"Enel is preparing to destroy the entire Angel Island!"

"No, not just Angel Island, he's even planning to destroy the Sanctuary! Destroy everything!!"

"This... but... that's him...?"

For a moment, even the blonde girl named Conis was a little taken aback. Even if he claimed to be a 'god,' he still needed people to rule over; he couldn't just rule over a patch of air...

"It is the Ark 'Maxim',"

The man looked regretful and desperate.

"For the past six years, we've been forced to build ships that can fly—"

?!

In an instant, Usopp and Sanji looked up at the empty sky at the same time. A chilling threat hung over their heads like the Sword of Daruma, as if it would fall at any moment!

Danger!

Instinctively, Usopp pulled the heavily injured man aside! At the same time, Sanji gently tossed the blonde girl Conis away, and then:

A waterfall-like chain of Inazuma appeared out of thin air in the sky, instantly solidifying and twisting into a magnificent yet terrifying apocalyptic divine light. With a deafening clap of thunder, it descended like a blazing pillar of light, its violent form twisting and turning.

Boom--!

Usopp and Sanji were both engulfed in the Lightning Flash! Even a large section of the ground beneath their feet suddenly disappeared.

"Mr. Sanji! Mr. Usopp!!"

The blonde girl, tears streaming down her face, tightly covered her mouth.

"No, now is not the time to be sad..."

Suppressing her grief, the girl climbed onto the Waver she had ridden in and stepped on the accelerator.

"I must hurry and inform the island's residents!"

As for Sanji and Usopp...

In the girl's 'common sense', it was impossible for any creature to survive 'God's Judgment'!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as only two people and one beast remained on the battlefield where Zoro was, a wild bolt of Electric Light struck down from the sky, blasting the entire battlefield into a colossal collapse! In the chaos, a half-white, half-black sphere also fell into the ruins.

"Could this be...?"

Having regained his footing, Wipper, the only surviving warrior from the Shandia side, looked at the ruins of the buildings hidden beneath the battlefield.

Even though he had never seen it with his own eyes, and it only existed in the legends of the elders; even though all the gold on the building had been looted, leaving only mottled rocks; the imprint deep in his blood still made him instantly certain:

"Is this... Shandora?"

My hometown 400 years ago!

The eternal regret of the Shandia people: they never lit a lamp for their benefactor...

"Hateful,"

Boom—

Beneath a rock as large as a house, Zoro suddenly stood up and overturned the giant rock.

"That damn rock almost crushed me!"

"Indeed... it's a miracle he didn't die."

Nico Robin, who had been digging through the ruins, couldn't help but comment on the energetic Zoro, but she immediately noticed something else:

Splash splash~~

The half-charred paper ball scattered, revealing Roman and Nami inside.

"Ahem, as expected of Logia Devil Fruit with the reputation of being 'invincible'..."

I tried my best, but I couldn't win.

Actually, if Roman had wanted to run, he could have escaped by using all his strength to create a ball of paper and jump off the Sky Island. However:

"Yay haha~~"

Enel, sitting atop the cloud, slowly descended.

"Not bad, this 'survival game' is quite interesting. But before that—"

Hiss hiss hiss~~

The giant serpent 'Lord of the Sky', which was searching for something, excitedly wandered around, displeasing the 'gods' in the sky.

"It's so noisy, you stinky snake!"

"Divine Punishment".

Boom--!

A massive bolt of lightning, like a pillar of light, crashed down. The 'Lord of the Sky,' who had been unharmed by Roman's sword strikes and Wipper's rocket launcher barrage, was bathed in the Lightning Flash and instantly collapsed amidst a charred mess.

"Alright, let's get down to business now."

"I am going to rule the Infinite Continent of my dreams, and I will allow four people to accompany me."

Enel's arrogant gaze swept across the entire battlefield: Wipper, the great Shandia warrior; Zoro, the Three-Sword Style Zoro; Roman, whose papers were almost all gone; Robin, the archaeologist; and Nami, who was being protected by Roman.

"But five people were left behind, which made me lose face a bit."

After saying that, he sat cross-legged on the cloud, resting his Pang Lei on his hand and tilting his head to the side.

"Alright, who should disappear now?"

"Are you going to eliminate them yourselves, or will I do it myself?"

·······

"Are you willing?"

When Zoro asked her question, Robin adjusted her cowboy hat.

"I don't want to."

"--Me too."

"I would also like to decline."

Wipper, carrying a rocket launcher, looked arrogant.

"We've been fighting for so long, if I surrender now, I'll lose face."

Having regained some of his strength, Roman stepped forward.

"Me too~~"

Before Nami could even react, katanas, rocket launchers, paper knives, and arms were all pointed at Enel, who was sitting on the cloud ball.

"Then just disappear!"

·······

Faced with the weapons of the crowd, Enel merely lowered his eyelids slightly.

"Insolence!"—The battle erupted instantly!

No, calling it a battle is giving Roman and the others too much credit. Faced with a giant lightning bolt capable of infinite teleportation, Elementalization, and the ability to summon everything at will, any so-called battle is nothing more than a one-sided massacre.

Robin was trying to stall for time with words, collapsed;

Her Flower-Flower Fruit is indeed incredibly powerful against most humanoid creatures, but against Elementalization enemies... especially someone like Enel who is covered in lightning, having arms grow on his body would be asking for trouble.

Zoro was fighting in close combat with his sword, also fell;

The consequences of wielding three metal swords to attack Enel... wouldn't be as simple as a trail of sparks and Inazuma. It would be as suicidal as an ordinary person deliberately touching a high-voltage line. If he had Armament Haki, he might have had a chance. But now...

As for the great Shandia warrior Wipper;

He could have used Seastone to suppress Enel, then unleashed Repel Dial. However, Roman had just used the same tactic, and the unsuspecting Enel wouldn't be hit, leaving him no chance to fight back!

If there is any difference, it is that Wipper truly lives up to his reputation as Shandora's great warrior; his thick skin and tough flesh allowed him to withstand several blows before collapsing.

"And what about you?"

Hoo hoo hoo~~

Facing Roman, who was kneeling on one knee in desperation, Enel asked calmly.

"I'm giving you one last chance: follow me."

"In that case, even your little girlfriend who hid inside the snake's belly, I can make an exception for her."

"Hehe, Nami isn't just 'hiding'..."

After falling onto this battlefield, Roman noticed the giant snake and finally understood why his scout bird couldn't find Luffy anywhere!

Because under his Observation Haki's 'clairvoyance', a figure was still wandering inside the giant snake's belly.

Damn it, we're fighting to the death, and you're just AFK hunting for treasure?

I have a sentence...

Forget it, let's take it easy. At least Luffy has made it to the final battle, hasn't he?

What are you expecting?

Roman grinned at Enel's question.

"What, can't you 'listen' to it yourself?"

As expected, as long as he calmed his mind and stopped being afraid, Enel couldn't read his thoughts! After all, Roman himself Awakening Observation Haki!

Conversely, Roman could also actively allow his inner 'voice' to appear in Enel's mind. He discovered this during the battle—though it was ultimately useless.

"How foolish to reject God's gift."

"Discharge - 20 Million Volt!"

Roman's lips twitched as he watched the Lightning Flash erupt from the other's fingertips.

Good brothers, we share the good times and the bad! Looks like I can't escape the fate of the 'Straw Hat Byakugan Squad' either—

Brush!

Just then, a gust of wind came from behind! Two figures landed beside Roman, and one of them blocked the oncoming Lightning Flash.

"L... Nami?!"

Crackling sound—

It was Nami, not Luffy, who stood in front of Roman and withstood the lightning?!

This!

In an instant, Roman's mind went blank, and his heart stopped beating! Until—

"Roman, Roman? Wake up!"

My body swayed back and forth, and in front of me was Luffy's signature silly face.

"Luffy... Nami... she..."

"Isn't Nami perfectly fine?"

??

"Hmph, Roman, don't underestimate me."

In front of Nami, who was standing in front of her, was a semi-circular iron cage. Inazuma danced and leaped across it, eventually being channeled into the earth. —Although step voltage still existed, it was no longer a threat to these non-human beings present.

A Faraday cage?!

"How about my 'beauty saves the hero' move—"

Snap,

Roman embraced the girl, and all his unspoken words were condensed into a single, simple sentence.

"I'm glad you're alright."

"... Fighting with the determination to die is different from fighting with the mindset that it doesn't matter if you die, Roman."

The girl in his arms raised her head seriously, her pupils reflected in his eyes.

"We are fighting to survive, no matter how powerful the enemy is!"

"Um."

········

"Interesting, God's prophecy has actually gone wrong."

Enel was inexplicably annoyed after being fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), while Luffy's anger overshadowed his joy at having just escaped.

Zoro and Robin lay unconscious on the ground, and Roman was half-dead...

"You to my partner,"

He strode forward, approaching the tall, white figure.

"What did you do!?"

"You mean that good-for-nothing?"

Enel coldly retorted, then raised his finger and aimed it at Luffy, launching an attack!

"Discharge - 20 Million Volt!"

Boom--!

A bolt of lightning, like a pillar of light, instantly engulfed Luffy's figure! The Electric Light came and went quickly, leaving a deep, dark crater in the ground in an instant, but:

Luffy:?

Luffy on his hips, looked behind him with a puzzled expression.

·······

"Hehehe, you dodged well. How about this move—"

With his hands pounding on the large drum behind him, Enel 'pulled' forward, and rolling lightning formed a giant dragon, like a magnificent divine beast twisting and turning its violent body as it roared and pounced towards Luffy!

"60 Million Volt Thunder Dragon!"

Rumble!...

Lightning Flash engulfed everything, like a god or a demon, instantly turning the area where Luffy was located into a plasma ocean! However:

After the Lightning Flash subsided, Luffy still looked completely bewildered.

?

I refuse to believe it!

Facing the unharmed Luffy, Enel suddenly lunged forward, slamming his hand down on Luffy's shoulder. A sinister smile played on his lips!

"Discharge - 100 Million Volt!!"

In an instant, a massive surge of violent Lightning Flash, fire, and shockwaves spread outwards from Luffy's center, causing the underlying rock layers of the entire battlefield to groan and churn. Countless fragments of rock shattered and flew into the air, resembling a volcanic eruption—a truly terrifying sight! However:

What?!

Faced with Luffy, who was still completely unharmed, the so-called god was so shocked that he was speechless and turned into a meme on the spot!

Bang!

With a powerful punch, Luffy sent his opponent flying. He Luffy took off his straw Straw Hat and tossed it to the side, where Roman caught it.

"Roman, I'm going to use that move."

"Use it, Captain."

As Luffy got into position, he placed one hand on his left knee and his right fist on the ground! He then pressed his legs down sharply! His calves pumped air into his veins like an air pump.

Thump!

His blood surged at an incredible speed, pushing him to his limits! Luffy's skin turned crimson, and amidst the billowing white steam, he spoke solemnly.

Second Gear!

P. S.: Too lazy to divide it into two chapters, so I'll just count it as two chapters...