Lightning and thunder filled the sky, pouring down over the barren land like a sudden downpour.
"This is rock bottom."
Near the shore of Thunder God Island, Izo lay sprawled on the ground, utterly drained. He stared up at the lightning striking the earth and let out a self-mocking sigh.
If he got another chance, he'd rather challenge Lina to a one-on-one fight and get beaten to a pulp than face that disgusting Usopp again.
He'd been thoroughly played.
"Captain, are you all right?"
"First Division! Get over here!"
The Skull Explosion Grass had just unleashed an outrageous blast, wiping out a good number of the aggressive plants nearby.
Several pirates under Izo hurried over to check his injuries, then waved over a few medics from Marco's division.
As they gathered around him, Usopp leaped straight down from a stone pillar in the distance.
He glanced around and quickly spotted Lina not far away, watching the fight while sitting on Piss, who was serving as a sofa.
"Hey!"
"Lina! Did you see that? I won!"
Usopp waved at him, grinning so broadly his smile looked impossible to rein in.
He'd beaten a powerful opponent with a bounty of 510 million berries, and his friends had watched the whole thing. What could make a man prouder than that?
We'd have to listen to him brag about this for another damn week.
Lina shook his head with a sigh, then gave him an approving look. "A dirty win, but well done, Usopp."
Usopp's performance had been impressive. With this style of fighting, he could basically hold his own in the New World.
Among the special seeds from Broken Archipelago, some plants could be quite effective even against powerful foes.
Lina had watched the whole battle from the sidelines. If nothing else, Usopp