"Quick! Run faster!"
A trembling cry rang out at the edge of the jungle.
Ivankov.
At this moment he had not yet become the queen of okamas, but was merely a resolute youth, running desperately through the gunfire with Kuma and Ginny, who were equally young and beside him.
Behind the three of them lay the purgatory-like scene of central God Valley.
The wild laughter of the Celestial Dragons and the miserable screams of slaves.
Along with the horn blast declaring the start of the Human Hunting Game.
"The plan, the plan must succeed!" Ivankov's teeth were chattering.
"Find that place, find that fish-man!"
They vaulted over patches of dense brush, finally locating a clearing.
A tall fish-man slave was already waiting there.
Without unnecessary communication, the fish-man opened his mouth filled with sharp teeth and viciously bit down on the shackles on Ivankov's and Kuma's bodies.
Clack, the iron fetters split apart in response.
"Nice teeth!" Ivankov praised.
Just as the fish-man turned toward Ginny, preparing to do the same.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several cannonballs smashed down not far around them, the explosions kicking up dirt and gravel, and thick cordite smoke swallowed the figures of the few.
This sudden loud noise and dust masked another set of footsteps.
"Huh? There are high-grade rabbits here!"
The smoke dissipated slightly, and a Celestial Dragon wearing a transparent bubble hood and bulky space suit appeared nearby.
He aimed his pistol at Ivankov, who had just broken free of his collar and not yet had time to rejoice.
Bang!
A muffled sound came not from the muzzle, but from the large dirt crater blown out by a cannonball beside the Celestial Dragon.
Dirt churned, and a brown hand suddenly reached out, grabbing the rim of the pit.
The next moment, a figure with black wings on his back crawled out of the crater.
He shook his head, his gaze landing instantly on the Celestial Dragon standing at close range holding a gun.
Then he glanced again at Ivankov and the others not far away discussing their plan.
Lin Nuo understood the current situation right away.
Without half a twitch of hesitation.
One hand pierced through the Celestial Dragon's chest from behind as if punching through paper.
Splat.
The pistol dropped, the savage grin on the Celestial Dragon's face froze, his entire body muscles spasmed, and he couldn't even turn his head back.
Lin Nuo pulled his hand back expressionlessly, letting that fat corpse slump to the ground.
After dealing with the Celestial Dragon, he felt a sudden premonition.
He turned his head and looked at the woods not far away.
A marine aimed a pitch-black gun muzzle right at him.
The person holding the gun was none other than Dragon, still in his youth.
It seemed that after transmigrating, not only did he run into a legendary instance like God Valley, but he had also inadvertently stolen the kill of the future Revolutionary Army leader?
This Celestial Dragon was originally supposed to be taken down by Dragon.
"Sorry, I k'd your head."
Lin Nuo made a French military salute, which was the gesture of surrender.
No help for it, seeing this kind of divine punching bag and being able to resist hitting it—you are the one.
Dragon's movements froze, and he took a deep look at this man who had suddenly grown out of the ground and punched right through a Celestial Dragon, his gaze filled with shock and scrutiny.
Immediately, without making any expression, his figure swiftly vanished into the shadows of the woods.
Lin Nuo understood in his heart.
The wheels of history had merely veered slightly off in a tiny direction.
He had killed a Celestial Dragon, and Dragon hadn't attacked him, which meant he had already drawn a clear line with the marine faction, and subsequent actions should be just like the previous life's anime settings.
"You, who are you?!"
The dust completely cleared, and Ivankov spotted the conspicuous Lin Nuo, shouting out guardedly.
Lin Nuo turned and looked at the future big shots in front of him.
At this moment, however, they were still just three teenagers struggling in a desperate situation.
He pointed to the pair of black wings behind his back: "Lunarians."
"We are on the same side."
When transmigrating, the system gave him a chance to choose his own race, and he had lusted after this race for a long time in his past life, a race that combined both high appearance and potential.
So he chose this race as his starting point without hesitation.
"Lunarians?!" Ivankov exclaimed.
He seemed to have heard of the name of this God's Tribe annihilated by the World Government.
Looking at the corpse of the Celestial Dragon lying at Lin Nuo's feet, that vigilance quickly turned into agreement.
Subsequently, Lin Nuo improvised on the spot and made up a rather tragic background for himself.
And backed by the genocide committed by the Marines, after understanding the situation, everyone felt deeply empathetic and immediately invited him to join their escape plan.
Just as a few of them were discussing, several massive, oppressive auras rose simultaneously from the east and west sides of the island!
The entire sky seemed to grow dim.
"They... they're coming!" Ginny, who had been head down tinkering with an old Transponder Snail, raised her head.
"The message has been sent out, Rocks and Roger... they've all landed!"
"Alright, we'll split into two groups." Ivankov made a prompt decision, a do-or-die glint shining in his eyes.
"Ginny, you go with everyone, find a way to create chaos and look for surviving slaves."
"Remember, put your own life first!"
He looked at Kuma: "The two of us will go steal the prize."
"The news Ginny got says that among the prizes for this tournament, there are two powerful Devil Fruits! One is the Fish-Fish Fruit that can fly through the sky, and the other is the Paw-Paw Fruit with magical powers!"
"Getting them will greatly increase our hopes of escaping!"
Hearing this, Lin Nuo grew even more excited inside.
The plot was developing in the direction of the anime settings from his past life.
"I'll go with you too." He took the initiative to step forward, "I've read the Collection Catalog and recognize what the Fish-Fish Fruit and Paw-Paw Fruit look like, I can help you identify them."
Ivankov's gaze fell on Lin Nuo's tall physique, and he nodded without hesitation: "Good! Your strength is precisely what we need!"
He looked at Kuma again, and the fires of hope ignited in both of their eyes.
Looking at these three teenage boys and girls who would stir up monstrous waves in the future, Lin Nuo encouraged them: "Don't worry, all of us will escape!"
The team immediately split into two groups, like water droplets merging into the sea, rapidly vanishing into the increasingly chaotic battlefield.
Along the way, feeling the power flowing through his blood, Lin Nuo's thoughts drifted into the distance.
He knew very well what he had chosen.
Choosing the Lunarians meant choosing to stand in absolute opposition to the King of the World, Imu, the chief culprit of that massacre.
To counter Imu, racial talent alone was far from enough.
He needed Haki, needed the Conqueror's Haki that towered above all living beings!
And advanced Haki was not something obtainable through bitter cultivation alone; it required the spark of aptitude and, even more so, the opportunity of destiny.
The Mythical Zoan Fruit of God Valley was the crucial tinder to ignite this spark right now!
The flames of the Lunarians, combined with the flames of the Phoenix...
What kind of posture would that be?
He had to try it out with his own hands!
"BOOM!"
A warship flying the flag of the Rocks Pirates, like a marine behemoth, crudely smashed through the blocking Marine warships and charged straight onto the beach.
At the bow, a group of demonic figures stood proudly.
Rocks, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido...
Every single name was enough to make the sea tremble.
The numerous Marines blocking the way were torn to pieces in a single exchange before these monsters.
The Rocks Pirates completed their landing from the east side with unstoppable momentum!
At almost the same time, on the other side of the coast, Gol D. Roger led his crew and likewise broke through the defenses to step onto the land of God Valley.
"Brothers! Save Shakky!" Roger raised Ace high, his laughter bold and unrestrained.
Aside from these two legendary pirate crews, countless pirate gangs attracted by the tournament prizes and chaos swarmed in as well.
"Snatch Shakky! Snatch Shakky! Or damn it, snatch Shakky!"
All of God Valley completely transformed into a boiling crucible of war.
"These damned pirate scum have ruined our game." Garling, commander of God's Knights, wore a livid expression as he spat curses.
"Your priority is to protect all the lords!"
"Move faster!"
He roared at the panicked marine soldiers beside him.
The marines barely managed to organize a formation, attempting to protect the scattering, crying Celestial Dragons.
Yet under the impact of the two torrents of Rocks and Roger, the defense line rapidly collapsed, presenting a one-sided rout.
Whoosh—Boom!
At that moment!
A cannonball plummeted from the sky, precisely smashing into a squad of charging pirates.
The massive shockwave instantly overturned countless pirates.
Amidst the dust and smoke, a man draped in a marine vice admiral's coat, his hulking figure like a mountain, landed heavily, causing the ground to fracture.
As the retreating marines clearly recognized the newcomer, their morale instantly surged, and they raised their weapons and shouted.
"Reinforcements are here!"
"Ooh—! It's Vice Admiral Garp!!"
The man clenched his fists, his joints popping like firecrackers, and his roar filled with fighting spirit echoed across the entire beach:
"Roger—!!! Where are you?!"
Monkey D. Garp, reporting for duty!
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