"Ah!!!!"
In the forest of Sky Island, following the roar from earlier, another shrill scream rang out.
The sound was so loud that all three people running ahead or down different paths stopped in their tracks.
"Chopper's voice?!"
As his companions, of course they could tell whose scream it was!
"Damn it, where the hell is the path?!"
Looking at the trees tightly surrounding him, Zoro felt like his head was about to explode.
He had clearly been following the path, hadn't he? How had he ended up here?
Just as Zoro was at a loss, a Slash suddenly came hurtling toward him.
The Slash was incredibly powerful. More than a dozen trees were severed at the waist, carving deep grooves into the ground!
"Who's there?!"
Zoro immediately drew his swords and prepared to fight.
"Three-Sword Style—108 Pound Phoenix!"
Zoro's hands and head moved swiftly, sending out a flash of blade light. Three streaks of light spiraled around each other as they charged toward the terrifying Slash ahead!
Bang!
Their attacks collided, and fierce shockwaves scattered in every direction.
In just an instant, Zoro's attack was completely shattered.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Zoro immediately dodged aside, and the Slash skimmed past him.
"That was close!"
Zoro let out a relieved breath, then looked toward the direction the Slash had come from.
"Who are you? Come out! What kind of skill is hiding away?!"
Though he could not see anyone, Zoro still shouted loudly.
The other side fell silent for a moment, seemingly unsure how to answer.
"If you had followed that path, you would have seen me long ago!"
Honestly, after learning which route Zoro had chosen, Kuina had been waiting for him on that path.
If Zoro had not randomly changed direction seven or eight times and turned back