Messenger of God

"Hello!"

"Usopp!"

"Hello!"

Nico Robin shook Usopp's head frantically, shouting emotionally, "Are you still alive?"

"Hello!"

Although they have achieved a partial victory, if Usopp dies here, then this battle will be...

"Uso Landu, don't die!"

Leo and the others grabbed Usopp's clothes, their eyes filled with tears.

They had finally encountered the legendary hero, and they certainly didn't want him to die here.

"I..."

Usopp, barely regaining consciousness, managed to utter this one word, and then could no longer speak.

He noticed that his throat seemed a little swollen.

'What happened?'

Usopp, who had just regained consciousness, was filled with questions: Why was his throat swollen?

Then he remembered what had happened before.

It seems that the little girl named Sugar fed him the Tabasco Star, which is why he was breathing fire in pain earlier.

So... he was burned by the spiciness?

After realizing this, a look of shock appeared in Usopp's eyes.

He's still alive?

After being beaten up, he ate that deadly stuff and actually survived?

He truly is the Chosen One!

Nico Robin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Usopp regain consciousness.

Then she said, "Everyone, Usopp is still alive."

"Very good!"

"Profound!"

Upon hearing that Usopp was still alive, the Tontatta jumped up excitedly, tears streaming down their faces.

But unlike before, this time it was tears of joy.

"Uso Landu still alive! The hero is still alive!"

"Profound!!!"

"Really."

Perona breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you're not dead, open your eyes sooner. You made everyone worry for nothing."

Of course, this "others" naturally includes her.

Usopp glanced at Perona with a hint of helplessness. Why was her way of showing concern as awkward as Zoro's?

"Uso Landu, our SOP Operation was a success!" Leo looked at Usopp excitedly and said, "Thank you so much!"

Usopp paused for a moment upon hearing this, then tremblingly gave Leo and the others a thumbs-up, saying, "Everything... is... under my control..."

Although the process was somewhat unexpected, the solution was good, so there's no problem.

So... he can pretend for a bit.

"Truly a hero!"

"So cool!!!"

Usopp forced a smile upon hearing this, then continued, "... I'll leave the rest to my crew."

"The battle has only just begun."

Usopp was well aware of how terrible the Donquixote Family's retaliation would be, so the battles to come would be even more arduous.

However... the Straw Hat Pirates are not afraid of this.

"Understood!" Leo shouted.

He knew, of course, that the battle ahead would be even tougher, but he wasn't afraid!

They were willing to give anything to rescue their companions and to completely eliminate the Donquixote Family.

Then, they turned their attention to Trebol, who hadn't made any extra moves.

Although this operation was successful, the enemy has not yet been defeated.

"Damn the Straw Hat Crew, the Tontatta Tribe!"

Looking at Sugar, who had completely lost consciousness, Trebol said angrily, "How dare you knock Sugar unconscious and free our servant whom we've used for ten years... You deserve to die!"

"I absolutely cannot let any of you leave here alive!"

At this moment, Trebol was burning with rage.

It's fair to say they've lost the right to continue living here.

So... before leaving this place, he's going to kill all these guys!

Upon hearing Trebol's words, Leo's expression changed, and he immediately rushed to Usopp's side, anxiously asking, "Uso Landu, are you alright? Can you stand up?"

Usopp moved his lips upon hearing this, but he was now unable to speak, clearly due to the severity of his injuries.

Leo frowned upon seeing this. What should he do?

Princess Mansherry, who possesses healing abilities, isn't here.

"Everyone."

Nico Robin said, "I'm counting on you guys for Usopp."

Next, she and Perona will hold off this Top Executive, buying Usopp time to leave.

Perona clearly understood Nico Robin's meaning, and her body quickly floated up, obviously preparing for a life-or-death battle with Trebol.

"Clear!"

Leo shouted, "Leave Uso Landu to us!"

After saying that, Leo and his friends lifted Usopp up and quickly fled into the distance.

"Run!"

"We absolutely cannot let that guy hurt Uso Landu!"

"Profound!!"

Without further ado, the Tontatta immediately carried Usopp away at an incredible speed.

"Naive fellow."

Trebol sneered. Did they really think they could leave here alive?

With the Donquixote Family around, no one could possibly leave Dressrosa alive!

Then, Trebol turned his gaze to Nicole Robin and said, "Your target is the SMILE Factory, right, Nicole Robin?"

"I will not let you succeed!"

"Sticky Chain!"

After saying that, Trebol activated his Devil Fruit ability and hurled a slimy chain at Nico Robin.

If he hits, he's confident he can blow the opponent's head off!

Upon witnessing this, Nico Robin immediately activated her Devil Fruit ability, lifting a boulder in front of her and successfully blocking Trebol's attack.

"Clang!"

"Um?"

Trebol looked somewhat surprised; his chains hadn't broken the stone?

What happened?

Perona seized this opportunity and quickly activated her Devil Fruit ability.

"Ghost Swarm!"

"Buzz~"

The next moment, a large number of ghosts flew out of her body and flew rapidly in the air.

Then, these Negative Ghost flew toward Trebol.

Noticing this, Trebol immediately snapped out of his daze and sneered, "I told you, your tricks won't work on me."

"Multiple Sticky Chain!"

As he spoke, Trebol wrapped his Haki around the chains and then hurled them at the Negative Ghost in the sky.

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

Those Negative Ghost were instantly crushed the moment they touched the chains!

However, due to the large number of them, Trebol was still unable to deal with them all.

But it doesn't matter. In his view, as long as he possesses enough domineering Haki, he can block it...

"Burst!"

Before Trebol could finish his thought, the ghosts that had rushed to his side suddenly exploded, blasting Trebol away.

Trebol:???

Trebol reacted quickly and used his Haki to protect his body, looked at Perona in mid-air with a face full of question marks.

Isn't it Negative Ghost?

Why did it explode?

With that thought in mind, Trebol stuck to the wall.

Perona, who noticed Trebol's gaze, clearly understood his meaning.

"Hala hala hala~"

"I never said I would only use Negative Ghost," Perona laughed.

The best approach is to use a mix of Explosive Ghost and Negative Ghost together.

"Tch, what a boring trick."

Trebol spat. Although the attack caught him off guard, no one could defeat him unless they possessed powerful Haki.

Thinking of this, Trebol decided to make a few sarcastic remarks.

Before he could even speak, he heard a man's loud shout.

"Wait a minute!"

Then, a huge creature rushed over and punched the wall where he was standing.

Upon noticing the attack, Trebol's expression changed slightly. He then quickly flicked out his slime, pulling himself to another location.

After regaining his balance, he turned around to see who had hit him.

"Giant Clan?"

Seeing Hajrudin attack him, Trebol subconsciously frowned. What did this guy mean?

Nico Robin and Perona also looked at Hajrudin with puzzled expressions. Who was this guy?

Judging from their appearance, they don't seem to be from the Donquixote Family.

Could it be... that he/she is a victim?

"Who are you?"

"I am Hajrudin," Hajrudin said.

After he finished speaking, he looked down at Usopp's body and then noticed the Tontatta who were carrying Usopp away at high speed.

"Um?"

Are you Tontatta?

Hajrudin was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about what he had to do, he suppressed his doubts and picked up Usopp.

"Can I borrow him for a moment?"

"Huh?"

"Uso Landu!"

Leo and the others stared dumbfounded at Hajrudin. What was this giant going to do to their heroes?

"Don't worry, I mean no harm," Hajrudin said.

After he finished speaking, he looked down at Usopp in his hand.

After seeing the other person's miserable state, Hajrudin's expression became complicated.

"He got injured like this to save us...?"

After a moment of silence, Hajrudin turned to look at the victims who were also looking in his direction.

"Everyone, look this way!"

"I heard that some people were turned into toys ten years ago," Hajrudin said. "I can't even imagine how much they suffered."

At this point, Hajrudin paused, then looked down at Usopp and said, "If it weren't for you, we would have been toys, enslaved for the rest of our lives. We were lucky to escape with our lives."

"Yes..."

Those below clenched their fists upon hearing this. If it weren't for this man, they would have continued to live that miserable life.

It was a life where even suicide was a luxury.

"Fighters, look carefully!" Hajrudin gently grasped Usopp's arms and lifted him up so everyone could see him clearly.

Then, he continued, "This man is the hero who lifted the curse from us!"

"His name is... Captain Usopp!!!"

In the end, Hajrudin simply roared it out.

"Profound!!"

"Captain Usopp!!"

The people below also roared excitedly; if it weren't for this man, their lives would be over.

Therefore, this man is their hero!

"Damn it..." Usopp screamed inwardly as Hajrudin gripped him tightly, "Let me go! It hurts like hell!"

Unfortunately, Hajrudin couldn't hear his thoughts at all, so Usopp could only suffer in silence.

Just then, the ceiling behind Hajrudin suddenly shook, as if something had struck it.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A steel pipe fell from the sky and smashed through the ceiling!

It was precisely because of this steel pipe's attack that the ceiling here was completely shattered, allowing sunlight to stream in.

The golden sunlight shone on Usopp, making the man look incredibly sacred, like a god!

"Sun... sunlight is falling from the sky..."

"Could this man be a messenger sent by God to save us?"

Are we perhaps witnessing a miracle?

At this moment, even the most vicious thugs were filled with shock in their eyes.

What kind of being did they see?

"It's too sacred!" a man cried. "It's like a god!"

Just then, Usopp's eyes gradually cleared, and he struggled to say what he wanted to say.

"Hey everyone, listen up! It sounds like Usopp is about to say something."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent.

"Let... I... guide... you."

However, what Usopp actually wanted to express was that Hajrudin wanted him to put him down, as he was in excruciating pain.

Unfortunately, due to unclear pronunciation, the group below misheard it as an incredibly sacred statement.

"What?!"

One of the men below looked at Usopp excitedly and said, "You... you said you would guide us?"

"Hey, he said he'd come and guide us!"

"You truly are an envoy sent by Heaven!"

"You are our savior!"

As they spoke, the men knelt on the ground, tears streaming down their faces.

They were practically conversing with a miracle!

"Profound!!"

"The Great God Usopp!"

"The Great God Usopp!"

"The Great God Usopp!"

The crowd roared excitedly; at this moment, they regarded Usopp as a god.

After all... it was they who personally saved them from the curse.

So it's not wrong to say that the other party is their savior!

"Uso Landu!"

"Uso Landu!"

"Uso Landu!"

The Tontatta joined in the excited shouts. This man was not only their savior, but also their Tontatta Tribe!

Nico Robin and Perona, who witnessed the whole scene, exchanged a glance and then both laughed.

Who could have imagined things would turn out this way?

But...

Although the current situation is a bit strange, it doesn't seem to be doing them any harm.

After all, these people seem very grateful to Usopp, so they might be able to become their fighting force!

Thinking about this, Nico Robin smiled even more broadly.

Usopp is really something.