Wood Dragon Roaming the Snowfield!

"Hey, don't you guys think that guy's been acting weird ever since he ate the candy?"

Sanji glanced back at the giant salamander and said, "It seems pretty excited."

"Excited?"

After putting away the Den Den Mushi, Xi Yan glanced back at the giant salamander and said, "This must be pain."

That expression didn't look like excitement at all.

Thinking this, Xi Yan jumped off Sanji's back and said, "Anyway, let's hurry..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, an extremely shrill scream was heard.

The sound was like the mournful cry of some creature on its deathbed.

"Huh?!"

"What's wrong?!"

Brook glanced at the enormous creature and exclaimed, "Why is it screaming so pitifully?"

It sounded like he was enduring unbearable pain, which sent chills down his spine.

Ah~

Although he...

Oh, right, he seems to have a scalp, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep his afro~

Yohohohoho~

"Is this guy going to die?" Sanji asked curiously.

"It..."

Xi Yan, who was also staring at the guy, said, "The light that belonged to Devil Fruit User on its body has disappeared!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present immediately changed.

The light belonging to Devil Fruit User has vanished?

Isn't this basically saying that the other person is no longer Devil Fruit User?

The only possibility for Devil Fruit User to lose their power is death!

"This guy is really dead?!" Zoro exclaimed in surprise.

"I have a bad feeling..."

"Gurgle."

Watching the gelatinous substance gradually turn dark purple, Sanji subconsciously swallowed.

His intuition told him that the thing was dangerous!

Xi Yan, as if he had discovered something, changed his expression and said, "Something's wrong, run!"

Seeing the Xi Yan accelerating, Brook quickly shouted, "What did you see?"

"That thing turned into smoke!"

Without turning his head, Xi Yan shouted, "That stuff is definitely Poisonous Gas!"

Now he understood why Caesar said this thing could destroy an island.

If this thing were to spread across the entire island, it would absolutely kill everything on it!

"Poisonous Gas?"

Brook paused for a moment, then subconsciously turned to look at the purple, gelatinous substance, before noticing it was starting to smoke.

Brook:!!!

Run!

Run!

Those Taxi Soldiers had taken off their protective suits fled in terror after witnessing this scene, fearing they might be exposed to the Poisonous Gas.

However, they were simply too slow and were ultimately consumed by the Poisonous Gas.

The consequence of being engulfed by Poisonous Gas is that the entire body is covered with terrifying neurotoxins!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"That's fantastic!"

Caesar, who witnessed this scene through the Image Den Den Mushi, grinned and said, "This time, I won't let anyone escape!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

The reason why the last experiment was able to leave survivors was mainly because their mobility was not restricted!

That's why the survivors had the opportunity to escape to the shelter.

But this time he won't give these guys that chance!

After undergoing special modifications, SMILI will imprison people in place and then kill them bit by bit through their skin!

And this is the weapon he created this time, ' Death Country '!

Whoosh!

"Let us see your power, ' Death Country '!" Caesar roared with a crazed expression. "No one can escape!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"What the hell is that thing?"

Looking at the images on Caesar's live stream, Perona said with a grim expression, "Poisonous Gas?"

Isn't this guy named Caesar a bit too awful?

"Isn't it obvious, Perona?" Luo said in a deep voice.

"Perona is in charge?"

Perona was taken aback. What kind of strange title was that?

"Did you already know about this?" Franky asked, frowning at Law.

If that's really the case, then he feels he needs to seriously reconsider their relationship.

"No, that's not true."

Luo shook his head and said, "I didn't know Caesar had such a thing."

If he had known beforehand that Caesar possessed this device, he would have reminded the Straw Hat Crew to come to the research institute sooner.

'Don't you know...'

It seems Caesar has always been wary of Tra-man.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"How could I possibly tell something so important to that guy Luo?" Caesar glanced at the people in the cage and said, "I never trusted him from the beginning."

Even though Law entrusted his heart to him,... the other party was never really on their side, was he?

So from the very beginning, he didn't consider the other person a companion.

"Cut..."

Luo spat, looking extremely displeased.

Then, he turned his gaze to Vergo, his expression gradually darkening.

He knew this person was here, but he didn't expect the other party to act so decisively against him.

This was indeed a miscalculation on his part.

Noticing Luo's gaze, Vergo said calmly, "Luo, you don't actually think you've covered your tracks perfectly, do you?"

"We've known your purpose for a long time."

They simply wanted to use Caesar to deal with the young master.

But unfortunately... they couldn't let the other side succeed!

Hearing Vergo's words, Luo's expression turned even more grim.

"I just didn't expect Monet to be one of your people," Luo said, his face grim.

This is the truth, since he had never actually met Monet.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a basic mistake.

"That's precisely why the young master wants me to stay here," Monet said with a smile.

She joined the Donquixote Family two years after Law left, so it's normal that Law didn't know her.

This is also why Doflamingo continued to keep Monet here.

This time, Luo didn't say anything more, but closed his eyes, clearly indicating that he didn't intend to continue the conversation.

Seeing this, Monet didn't say anything more; after all... a guy who doesn't fight back is boring.

Just then, Caesar noticed Xi Yan and the others in the picture.

"These guys look somewhat familiar," Caesar said.

"Four of them are members of the Straw Hat Pirates."

Monet adjusted his glasses and said, "The other one carrying two swords is Foxfire Kin'emon."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"That's great!" Caesar grinned.

That way he wouldn't need to send anyone to capture those guys; he could just let them suffer the Poisonous Gas outside.

"Zoro and the others..."

Luffy, seeing the figures in the image, shouted, "Hey, Zoro, run!!"

"That smoke... he..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body collapsed limply to the ground.

"Ugh... that wretched Sea Stone... I lose all my strength the moment I touch it..."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"You'd better behave yourself, Straw Hat." Caesar stood before Luffy, looking at Luffy mockingly, and said, "Bound by Sea Stone, you can't do anything!"

"You bastard!"

Luffy looked at Caesar weakly and said, "Let us go, we need to go save people."

"That won't do!"

Caesar raised a finger and wagged it, saying, "These guys are important experimental subjects; we can't let them escape alive!"

"Material?"

"That's right, it's source material!"

Caesar spread his arms and said, "Materials to test the power of my weapons!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

This time, no one can escape the pursuit of the ' Death Country '!

"What a perverse sense of humor," Nico Robin said.

"Ignorant woman," Caesar scoffed. "What do you know?"

"Forget it, there's no point in talking to you about this, you're all going to die anyway."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

After saying this, Caesar turned to look at Monet and said, "Monet, then send them out!"

Yes~

Monet smiled and nodded, then pressed the start switch, opening the exterior wall of the building.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Watching Luffy and the others being pushed outside by the machine, Caesar grinned and said, "You'd better experience the power of the ' Death Country '!"

"Perfect, this will also help me prove myself to the world!"

"Neither pirates with bounties of 500 million Beli nor the Shichibukai can escape from my weapon!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

This time, his name will shake the entire Underworld!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

"What should we do?" Perona asked, her face grim.

The Poisonous Gas gas didn't seem weak, and considering Caesar's explanation... if they did nothing, they really would die!

"What else can we do?" Franky sighed. "We can only wait for someone to come and rescue us."

Bound by the Sea Stone chains, they had no way to escape.

"Don't you know how to shoot lasers?"

"It can emit lasers, that's true, but it can only be released using my own body," Franky said helplessly.

Perona:...

I almost forgot about that.

Perona felt numb after glancing at the closed walls of the research institute.

Then, Perona showed a resigned expression and obediently lay down on the ground.

"Zoro... Nami... come save us..."

Now she can only place her hopes on these two groups of people.

Luo's eyes flickered as he listened to their conversation.

However, he didn't speak. Instead, he carefully observed his surroundings, searching for any possible Surveillance Den Den Mushi).

He won't take any action until he finds that thing.

"Shall we make a move?" Nico Robin asked softly.

Luo looked surprised upon hearing this, then, as if remembering something, said, "Could it be that what you have is also...?"

"That's right."

Nico Robin nodded without hesitation; the chains binding her now weren't real Sea Stone chains.

Therefore, she is capable of taking action.

"No rush," Luo said. "Let's wait until this thing is fixed in place."

Their operation must be carried out in secrecy, so they cannot act hastily.

"Good."

Seeing that Law had already said that, Nico Robin didn't say anything more and nodded to indicate that she understood.

Perona:???

Perona looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. What were they talking about?

The same goes for Franky.

As for Luffy?

This guy has been lying on the ground since earlier, too weak to do anything.

"You'll find out soon enough," Luo said calmly. "Just wait and see."

After speaking, Luo turned his gaze to the thick purple mist that appeared on the distant mountain peaks, and his expression gradually became serious.

"Poisonous Gas...?"

"Running like this isn't a solution."

Sanji glanced at the thick purple fog that was rapidly approaching and said, "We'll be caught sooner or later!"

At their current speed, they'll be caught by the Poisonous Gas in less than half a minute, and then everyone will die!

"Why don't we go catch that dragon up ahead!" Zoro said, pointing to the dragon running in front of them. "Let's grab it and get out of here!"

"It's possible, but the problem is... who can catch him?!" Brook said, somewhat troubled.

That dragon is incredibly fast; it would be difficult for them to catch up with it.

"You can't do it either?" Zoro said, glancing at Xi Yan.

He remembered that Xi Yan was supposed to be very fast.

"I could catch up with that guy, but there's no need," Xi Yan said. "I have a better way."

"What method?"

Zoro looked at Xi Yan with a bewildered expression, clearly unable to figure out what method the other party would use to let them escape.

Is this guy planning to use Ninjutsu?

But this could easily expose my identity.

"Watch me!" Xi Yan clapped his hands and shouted, "I'll use the Wood Dragon to take you away from here!"

Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth suddenly began to tremble, as if something incredibly terrifying was moving across the ground.

"Boom!"

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A gigantic Wood Dragon burst through the ground, carrying Zoro and the other four away!

"Huh?"

"Eh!!!"

Kin'emon was dumbfounded when he saw the enormous Wood Dragon appear below.

"What is this?!"

Why is there such a huge thing beneath their feet?

"This is my ability," Xi Yan said. "With this, we'll be able to escape from here very soon."

"I see."

Although I don't know what this ability is, I feel that the other person is very powerful.

Then, Kin'emon said with some emotion, "So you also ate one of those strange fruits."

Devil Fruit, huh...?

This world is truly interesting.

Xi Yan simply smiled and offered no explanation.

Let's just say that's how it is.

"At least we don't have to run anymore," Sanji said with a sigh of relief. "Franky's body is still too heavy."

If Xi Yan hadn't been by his side this time, he would have been finished.

Fortunately, the man was here...

"Hold on tight!" Xi Yan said, staring ahead. "Don't get thrown off!"

"Falling into the Poisonous Gas will kill you!"

"Profound!"