Wood Style: Ranking Wall Technique

Caesar, feeling the jolt of the train, smiled again.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

That's right, a secret weapon!

If someone presses that switch, everyone here except him will die!

'If Monet were still alive, he would definitely have pressed that switch,' Caesar thought to himself.

After all, for Monet, Doflamingo was a god-like figure!

Therefore, the other party is capable of sacrificing themselves and destroying everything.

I just don't know if the other person is still alive. If they are, then he can...

"You're not thinking that you, a Logia ability user, can survive an explosion, are you?" Xi Yan glanced at Caesar and said, "Have you forgotten about the Seastone Handcuffs you're wearing?"

Upon hearing this, Caesar's smile immediately froze on his face.

Yes, he forgot.

Forget about this thing tied to him, something that could cost him his life!

After realizing his predicament, Caesar showed a look of horror.

"You wretched Monet, you mustn't press the switch!" Caesar shouted.

Even if he is captured, he still has a chance to survive, since Doflamingo will try to rescue him.

But if you get blown up... then it's really over!

"Monet?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Perona's eyes as she asked, "That Snow Woman?"

"Wasn't she already defeated by Nami?"

In this situation, would the other party still be able to press that explosive switch?

Nami didn't speak, but slowly frowned.

She didn't finish the conversation after the other person lost consciousness, so she wasn't sure if they would wake up again.

Caesar was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with ecstasy.

"Defeated?"

"That's wonderful!"

Now he doesn't need to worry about being blown up!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Usopp:???

Usopp looked in Caesar's direction with a puzzled expression. Was there something wrong with what was making this guy so happy?

Was that Snow Woman really in cahoots with him?

"Has this guy lost his mind?"

"Yeah?"

Luffy leaned closer to look at Caesar and said, "But I didn't hit his head either."

He remembered that his fist had landed on Caesar's abdomen.

Could this kind of situation damage the brain?

Caesar:...

Upon hearing their conversation, Caesar's smile froze on his face.

Are these bastards treating him like an idiot?

Thinking about this, Caesar became somewhat displeased.

What do you know?

"We don't understand your thinking," Xi Yan glanced at Caesar and said, "But we don't need to."

Ultimately, this guy is just a tool for their cooperation with Luo, so there's no need to understand what he's thinking.

The others nodded in agreement; that was indeed the case.

Just then, Luo looked ahead and said, "We can already see the light ahead."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look ahead, and then, following the slightly open dragon's mouth, they saw the light in front of them!

"I really saw it!"

"So, does that mean we're about to leave?" Merry asked.

"Yes, that's right." Xi Yan nodded and said.

Now that they can see the light, it means they are close to the tunnel exit.

However... the situation outside the tunnel isn't looking too good.

Looking at the thick purple mist that filled the exit, Xi Yan's brows gradually furrowed.

Nico Robin clearly noticed Xi Yan's change and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's Poisonous Gas outside."

Xi Yan briefly explained the situation.

Leave it to me.

Merry to Xi Yan's side and said with a smile, "With my abilities, I can easily blow away the Poisonous Gas outside."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

"Profound!"

Merry nodded, then went to the dragon's mouth and slowly raised her little hand in front of her.

Meanwhile, the little girl muttered to herself, "Hmm, I need to control the force."

Too much force could easily destroy this already fragile tunnel, while too little force wouldn't be enough to blow away the Poisonous Gas.

Therefore... we must carefully control the strength of this gust of wind!

With this in mind, Merry began to cultivate her abilities.

A moment later...

"Wind Impact!"

"Buzz~"

The next moment, a terrifying swirling storm flew out from Merry's hands, rushing towards the Poisonous Gas area at an invisible speed!

"Boom!!"

The moment they made contact, the Poisonous Gas was carried away by Merry's Wind Force and flown into the distance, clearing a safe passage!

"They really disappeared?!"

"Sister Going Merry Lihai!"

Seeing the unexpected safe arrival ahead, the children cheered.

"Sister Going Merry and stuff... hehehe~"

The little guy blushed with embarrassment after hearing that.

Clearly, she liked that nickname.

Seeing this, Xi Yan smiled, then urged the Wood Dragon to speed up and rush towards the safe area ahead. Soon, it led everyone out of the safety tunnel and into the safe zone outside!

"They're finally out!"

"Profound!!"

Upon gazing at the long-awaited sky, everyone was so moved that tears welled up in their eyes.

Especially for those in the navy, it feels so good to have survived!

Then Usopp noticed something strange: why was there no Poisonous Gas here?

Were they all blown away by the wind of Merry?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Usopp's face, and he said, "So it even dispersed the Poisonous Gas outside...?"

"Merry, well done!"

"Ah?"

After being praised, Merry paused for a moment, then tilted her head and looked around before saying, "I didn't blow away the Poisonous Gas outside."

Her wind only blew away the Poisonous Gas near and directly in front of the cave entrance, but it did not disperse the Poisonous Gas in the surrounding area.

So she had no idea what was going on here.

"You didn't do it?" Usopp was stunned for a moment, and then asked doubtfully, "Then why is there no poison gas here?"

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't this area also be covered by Poisonous Gas?

"I don't know about that," Merry said, shaking her head.

Who cares?

Franky grinned and said, "Anyway, it's safe now."

He didn't care why the Poisonous Gas had disappeared; he only cared about everyone's safety.

"That's true."

Usopp smiled. There was really no need to worry too much about such things; as long as they were safe, that was all that mattered.

Taking advantage of this time, Xi Yan quickly led everyone to the vicinity of the cruise ship.

Only after everyone was placed on the ground was the Wood Dragon Technique dispelled.

After finishing this task, Xi Yan said, "Alright, everyone, now relax..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, a blinding light flashed from the distant mountain peaks, as if something had exploded.

Upon seeing this, Xi Yan's pupils immediately shrank to their maximum size.

An explosion... it really happened!

Without time to think, Xi Yan quickly activated a defensive Wood Style Ninjutsu.

Wood Style: Ranking Technique!

"Buzz~"

The powerful Wood Style energy was transmitted to the ground, and then one hard Wooden strips after another grew from the ground.

Then, these Wooden strips moved rapidly at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, eventually forming a huge Wooden Shield and wooden floor with fangs and a demonic face pattern, firmly protecting everyone inside.

At the same time... Xi Yan also created a sturdy wooden wall, which protected the cruise ship on the sea from behind!

And all of this happened in a very short period of time.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A terrifying explosion came from afar, accompanied by a horrifying tremor, which startled Usopp so much that he fell to the ground with a thud.

"It really exploded!" Usopp shouted in terror, "It really exploded!!"

That explosion, powerful enough to destroy the entire island, really happened!

Are they doomed?

"What should I do... what should I do?!"

Chopper looked panicked and didn't know what to do.

An explosion powerful enough to destroy an island would definitely kill them!

"What's the panic?" Xi Yan said, "We won't die!"

With his Wood Style technique, this explosion won't harm a single hair on anyone's head!

After all... this Wood Style Ninjutsu is enough to withstand the attack of Uchiha Madara Susanoo!

Therefore, he did not believe that such an explosion could destroy the shield.

Then, as if sensing something, Xi Yan shouted, "It's coming!"

"What do you mean...?"

Before Perona could finish speaking, she felt a terrifying impact slam into Xi Yan's massive Wooden Shield.

The terrifying impact made everyone inside the shield tremble.

"Are we... are we going to die here?" Mocha cried.

She really wants to go home.

She misses her mom Big Mom so much!

Mocha's crying was like a signal, immediately causing the other children to cry as well.

"I don't want to die..."

"I want to go home!"

"Mom Big Mom!"

"These brats..."

Sanji felt a headache coming on from listening to the children crying, but he couldn't say anything to them, after all... the explosion outside was really terrifying.

It was so terrifying that even he couldn't treat it with a normal mindset.

"Don't worry, kids." Nami flew into the air and hugged Mocha, saying, "You'll all be alright, you'll all get home safely!"

Then, as if she had thought of something, Nami immediately activated her Devil Fruit power to create a large number of clouds, which lifted everyone who was still on the ground up.

Xi Yan, who witnessed this scene, felt somewhat helpless. In reality, with the Wood Style in place, the vibrations transmitted were insufficient to injure them.

After all, Wood Style: Ranking Technique can absorb most of the impact.

However, he didn't stop them, after all... there were children here.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan turned his gaze to Luffy, who was grinning broadly to the side, and said, "Luffy, you can always laugh, can't you?"

"Because it's so much fun~" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

He didn't think the explosion would do anything to him, after all, Xi Yan had already made a move, hadn't he!

Xi Yan smiled upon hearing this, thinking, "This guy really lives up to his reputation."

After smiling, Xi Yan turned his gaze to the wooden wall beside him, pondering how long the explosion would last.

An explosion capable of destroying an entire island must have lasted quite a while.

With that in mind, Xi Yan began to wait patiently.

And this wait lasted for a minute or two.

"I... I should be alright now, right?" Usopp swallowed hard.

So much time has passed, and no more shockwaves have struck, so... is everything alright?

"I don't know either," Xi Yan said, frowning.

"I'll go out and take a look," Perona said. "I'm not afraid of an explosion."

Her Spirit-Spirit Fruit allows her to transform into a ghost, so she is not afraid of bomb explosions.

Therefore, she is the most suitable person to go out and investigate the situation.

"Are you sure it's okay?" Merry reached out and grabbed Perona's arm, saying, "That's an explosion that could destroy the entire island!"

Perona's Devil Fruit ability can grant immunity to most physical attacks, but who knows if it can withstand such a terrifying explosion?

Therefore, she didn't really want Perona to take any risks.

"This..."

Hearing what Merry said, Perona became somewhat insecure.

"It should be fine... right?"

Although she had never faced an explosion of this magnitude before, it shouldn't have been able to harm her Ghost State.

After all... she had no physical form in that state!

"Forget it, you should just stay inside quietly," Xi Yan said.

When you lack confidence like this, it's not a good time to go out.

"Then how do we observe what's outside?" Perona asked, frowning.

We can't open this Wooden Shield without carefully observing the situation outside, after all... there are children here!

Children are very vulnerable!

"Have you forgotten Brook's abilities?" Xi Yan asked.

After saying that, Xi Yan turned his gaze to Brook, indicating that he should get to work.

As if noticing Xi Yan's gaze, Brook grinned and exclaimed, "Yohohohoho~"

"You're right, at times like this... I'm definitely the one who's best suited to go out."

His Devil Fruit ability is the same as Perona's —it's a complete soul state!

In that state, any physical attack would be ineffective against him, so there's no need to worry about further explosions.

"Oh yeah, how could I forget that!" Usopp slammed his fist on his palm and said, "Brook can release his soul!"

This guy's Devil Fruit ability is really powerful!

Although the released souls have little combat power, they are perfect for reconnaissance!

"Then it's up to you, Brook!" Luffy said with a smile.

"Yohohohoho~"

"Don't worry about it, leave it to me~" Brook laughed, "I'll find out what's going on outside as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Brook sat cross-legged on the ground and began to unleash his Devil Fruit power.

"My soul... alighted from my body!!"