Go Die

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"Wyper!" Laki ran toward Wyper.

"Laki, what are you doing here?" Wyper asked in confusion.

"Enel isn't at the shrine!" Laki said breathlessly. "He's in the forest. Mantis has already been defeated by him!"

"Laki, stay back! Run!" Wyper suddenly looked as though he had seen something terrifying.

"Get out of the way!" Li Ziming suddenly attacked. "Explosion!" But the cage of iron cloud was barely affected.

"Damn it!" Li Ziming had misjudged the strength of the iron cloud. His blast hadn't been powerful enough to break open the cage in time, and he had missed his best chance to save her.

Enel had already appeared beside Laki. "Were you looking for me?"

Laki stared at Enel in terror, her gun already aimed at him.

"Laki, run! Hurry!" Wyper gripped the iron cloud with both hands, its spikes leaving them drenched in blood.

"An opening!" A goat charged over at that moment. "Slash Dial!" The slash struck Wyper's back, but he seemed not to feel it.

Meanwhile, Laki stared at Enel in horror. Several holes had appeared in his body.

"Anyone who dares challenge me..." Enel aimed one hand at Laki. "Man or woman, I won't show mercy." Lightning flashed, and Laki collapsed, her entire body blackened. "At most, I'll spare her life."

"!" Wyper glared furiously at Enel, grabbed the goat that had ambushed him, and slammed him hard against the cage.

"Big Explosion!" Li Ziming increased the power of his blast again, finally blowing a gap in the cage. But perhaps because the cage was made of clouds, the opening kept shrinking.

"Do you want to save her, or keep fighting?" Li Ziming looked at Wyper.

"Shandia warriors don't back down easily. Besides, I was prepared for this before I even came." Wyper regained his composure—or became cold and ruthless once more.

"I really do hate you." Li Ziming shook his head, then stepped forward to leave.

"How naive! You think that's enough to escape my Iron Trial?" Ohm's Cloud Sword lashed toward him like a whip.

"Escape?" Li Ziming didn't even turn around. "Do I need to?"

Clang! Zoro appeared behind Li Ziming and blocked Ohm's attack. "Go save that woman. Leave this to me."

"Then I'm counting on you, Zoro." Li Ziming went to Laki's side and began examining her injuries. By then, the cage had fully restored itself.

"First, I need to cut open that giant snake's belly." Zoro charged toward the Sky Lord, and Wyper rushed toward him as well.

"You're in the way, Blue Sea man!" Wyper fired his bazooka, forcing Zoro to dodge quickly.

"You bastard." Zoro glared viciously at Wyper.

"Zoro, people swallowed by the Sky Lord won't die right away. You can leave the people in his belly alone for now and take out those priests first!" Li Ziming called out.

"Oh, so that's how it works. You should've said so sooner." Zoro relaxed. Since they wouldn't be in danger anytime soon, he could quickly finish off those priests first.

Wyper, however, seemed determined to deal with the Sky Lord first, relentlessly pursuing and attacking him.

"You think I'm easier to deal with than the Sky Lord?" Ohm looked disdainfully at Zoro. "Blue Sea man, I will grant you salvation." The Cloud Sword in Ohm's hand kept extending, then slashed swiftly toward Zoro.

"Damn it!" Zoro blocked with two swords, but Ohm's sword slipped around his blades like a whip, bending as it slashed toward him.

"Whoa!" Zoro hurriedly retreated, trying to use the surrounding terrain to evade the attack.

"That sword is a real pain." Zoro pursed his lips, finding his opponent's sword quite troublesome.

"It's useless. Iron Whip!" Ohm's voice rang out. Zoro immediately leaped away, and the ruins behind him were sliced to pieces.

"How did he do that? How did he know I was behind the wall?" Zoro was thoroughly puzzled.

"Zoro, these guys use Observation Haki. They can predict your movements and detect your location," Li Ziming explained at just the right moment.

"Couldn't you have told me sooner?" Zoro was utterly exasperated.

"Baa! Die, Blue Sea man!" A goat jumped out at that moment.

"Get lost!" Zoro easily finished him off.

"Two-Sword Style: Hawk... Wave..." Holding both swords, Zoro slashed toward Ohm.

"Iron Rampart!" A white wall appeared in front of Zoro, and he crashed straight into it.

"My iron cloud can change shape however I want. Your attacks are useless against me." Ohm raised his sword and looked at Zoro.

"Zoro, can't you cut steel?" Li Ziming called out. "Think back to the state you were in when you fought Mr. 1!"

"That state isn't something I can enter so easily." Zoro felt bitter. After Alabasta, he had tried to find that state again, but had never succeeded.

"It's useless! Whatever moves you use, you can never defeat me!" Ohm launched a fierce assault on Zoro. "Fan! Fork! Flower Sword!" The Cloud Sword constantly changed shape in Ohm's hand, and the storm of attacks left Zoro no chance to calm his mind.

"Putting some distance between us? That gives you even less of an advantage." Ohm looked disdainfully at Zoro, who had retreated far away.

"Not necessarily. 36 Pound Phoenix!" Zoro's flying slash shot toward Ohm.

"Useless." Ohm deflected Zoro's attack with his Cloud Sword.

"Useless?" Li Ziming spoke up again. "Zoro, one sword might not be enough, but don't forget—you're a Three-Sword Style swordsman."

"You think I need you to remind me?" Zoro untied the bandanna around his arm and tied it around his head. "One lifetime, thirty-six earthly desires... two lifetimes, seventy-two earthly desires... three lifetimes, one hundred and eight earthly desires..."

"Ridiculous." Ohm's Cloud Sword slashed toward Zoro.

"Three-Sword Style: 108 Pound Phoenix!" Though the number had tripled, its power was far more than simply three times greater. The immensely powerful slash shattered Ohm's iron cloud and gravely wounded him, putting the last priest out of the fight.

"Nicely done." Li Ziming walked over, clapping his hands. "You've gotten stronger again, Zoro."

"Tch. Let's hurry up and find Nami and the others." Zoro pulled off his bandanna, sheathed his swords, and looked at the Sky Lord. "Do you have a way to get through that giant snake's defenses?"

"No. Go attack that snake!" Li Ziming suddenly gave an order.

"What are you doing?" Zoro looked at Li Ziming in confusion. Then he saw Ohm's dog charge toward the Sky Lord, only to be swatted away.

"That dog?" Zoro asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, he'll obey anyone's orders." Li Ziming looked smug. "If I hadn't taken control of that dog, do you think you could've fought Ohm without anyone interfering?"

"Tch. I wouldn't have lost even with another dog in the fight," Zoro said defiantly.

"Sure..." Just as Li Ziming was about to brush him off, a bolt of lightning shot up from below. The cloud beneath their feet shattered, sending everyone tumbling down. Li Ziming vaguely caught sight of the Sky Lord spitting out two people.

"Robin?" After landing, Li Ziming felt as though his whole body was about to fall apart. But the sight of Robin covered in wounds immediately filled him with concern. "Are you okay? Why are you hurt all over? Which bastard injured you? I'll go blow him away right now!"

"All right, all right. I've already dealt with the enemy." Robin smiled. "You should worry about your own body instead."

"Hissssssss!" The Sky Lord seemed delighted to be here, his entire body writhing nonstop.

"So noisy." Enel grew impatient. He stretched out his arm and turned it into lightning. The Sky Lord wailed amid the lightning until he fell silent.

"Damn it, Luffy and Aisa are still inside!" Nami shouted anxiously.

"Have faith in Luffy." Li Ziming knew Enel's Mantra was incredibly powerful. He didn't want to reveal ahead of time that Luffy was immune to lightning. It would be bad if Enel had time to prepare.

"What's your problem? Honestly, I kindly welcomed you back to your homeland, and this is how you treat me?" Enel jumped onto a ball cloud. "Besides, the game isn't over yet."

"Game?" Wyper didn't understand.

"That's right. You and everyone behind you are participants. It's a very simple game: of the eighty-one people who set foot on this island, how many will still be standing here unharmed after three hours? I predicted five. There are three minutes left until those three hours are up, so I'll be very troubled if too many people remain." Enel watched the people below with amusement, as though looking at a collection of toys. "A god's prophecy cannot fail. So, will you settle this yourselves, or shall I help you?"

"What about you?" Zoro looked at Robin.

"I refuse." Robin shook her head.

"Same here." Zoro was just as disdainful.

"Count me out, too." Wyper remained as headstrong as ever.

"I must also firmly refuse." Gan Fall showed no interest either.

"Sorry, but I have no intention of letting you win this game." Li Ziming also looked disdainfully at Enel.

"So, go die." 5.

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