"Will you all shut the hell up!"
Already irritated by the lightning barrier, Shanks felt his head swell from the two of them arguing. He swept out his lone arm.
A burst of Conqueror's Haki finally managed to forcibly suppress the farce.
The two snorted resentfully and turned their faces away. Though neither spoke again, they continued to glare furiously at each other.
"Forcing our way through won't work. We already tested that just now."
Shanks rubbed his brow and said gravely, "The power within that sea of lightning is unfathomable. With our strength, we can't break through it. Splitting up to force our way in would be suicidal. If anyone gets trapped alone on the island, no one will be able to save them."
There was no need to think about it. Such a terrifying thunderstorm had to be connected to Ross somehow.
But as for what that connection was, he had no idea.
Given Luffy's current condition, nothing could go wrong.
He did not even want Luffy to go when they later rescued Jace.
Silence once again fell over the deck.
Amid that suffocating deadlock, Kuro pushed up his glasses.
"Since a direct assault won't work, why don't we change our approach?"
Everyone's attention turned toward him once more.
"That Angel Island over there."
Kuro raised a hand and pointed at the bustling town not far from Upper Yard.
"People live there, don't they? Where there are people, there is information to be found."
"What exactly happened on this Sky Island, who set up that lightning barrier, how it can be broken, and what kind of secrets lie behind this City of Gold..."
"Rather than stay here like headless flies and risk our lives testing that heavenly barrier, we should first go to that island and gather some