Six-legged blue-striped saber-toothed tigers, flying mantises with arms as sharp as blades, rhinoceros beetles with glowing red horns that radiated intense heat, and giant golden pythons with icy blue, slit-pupil eyes...
"Hiss!"
"Roar!!"
Countless ferocious beasts poured out of the red maple forest. Their wild instincts kept warning them that the people before them were extremely dangerous.
The beasts faced them warily. They didn't act rashly, instead slowly gathering to surround them. Before long, dozens had assembled.
"My plan was clearly to sneak in."
Sanji sighed and looked at Luffy with a helpless expression. "It seems like, as long as you're around, every plan mysteriously stops working."
"If you're scared, you can hide behind me."
Zoro untied the bandanna from his arm and tied it around his forehead. The corner of his mouth curled into a dangerous smile. "There are only five of us here, and there are a ridiculous number of them. Looks like we'll have to put in some work."
Only Luffy, Lina, Zoro, Sanji, and Perona's spirit remained on the island. The others had formed another group and left.
Every beast before them gave off a powerful aura. Any one of them could overpower an ordinary Marine, or even a low-ranking officer.
Gathered together, they posed a threat several times greater than the elite forces of a Buster Call.
But...
It still wasn't enough. He'd wait for more to gather before making a move. Lina stood on a stone pillar with his hands in his pockets, surveying the crowd of monsters surrounding them. He chuckled.
"I don't mind either way. The more, the merrier. If you're feeling too much pressure, I can let my undead handle all of them."
At the movement of his thoughts, several rifts split open in the air around them. His four strongest