The sky was dark and gray, and the thick fog made the island feel sinister, sending chills down everyone's spine.
At the center of Thriller Bark stood several castles. A forest surrounded them, stretching all the way to the shore, while a wall encircled the entire ship at the island's outer edge.
The Going Merry was now in the broad channel between the high wall and the island. Everyone aboard was ready to go, and Sanji had just finished packing a pirate lunch for Luffy.
"Now, let's sort out the assignments."
Looking toward the dark forest in the distance, Sanji couldn't help asking, "How many of us are going ashore? Should we go together or split up? How should we form our teams?"
Their crew was very strong now, but they were dealing with a Shichibukai, so they still needed to be as careful as possible.
"Making a plan seems a little pointless right now."
Lina pointed at a figure sprinting in the distance and said calmly, "As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with Luffy. You can never guess what he'll do next."
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, only to see that someone had already made it onto the island!
"Ha ha ha! Adventure, adventure!!"
Whoosh!
Luffy shouted excitedly, and in the blink of an eye, he plunged into the forest and disappeared...
"Was that guy always this fast?!" Everyone bared their teeth and cursed.
"We'll leave the ship to the spirits."
With that, Lina jumped off the ship too. His yellow robe fluttered as he drifted down to the ground, then he headed straight toward the castles.
"I need to find someone first. If you want to go exploring, form a team. The rest of you can come with me for now."
"Wait for