In an instant, everyone present was stunned by the sudden, strange sound. They all stopped what they were doing and began looking around, eager to discover where it had come from.
Yet just as everyone was puzzling over it, a second drumbeat followed: "Boom!"
This time, the drumbeat was louder than before, its rhythm more urgent, like the thunder of war drums stirring their hearts.
Amid this tense, thrilling atmosphere, everyone's heartbeat involuntarily quickened. A breathtaking showdown seemed about to begin...
At that moment, everyone finally located the source of the mysterious drumming-to their astonishment, the deafening beats were coming from inside Luffy's body as he stood with his eyes tightly shut!
This earth-shattering discovery left everyone present dumbfounded. Their eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief as they stared blankly at the seemingly ordinary, unremarkable, innocent young man before them.
Second by second, time passed. The already loud drumbeats grew increasingly tightly interwoven, their rhythm ever more urgent, ever more impassioned and powerful.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Every beat was like an exploding thunderclap, carrying an overwhelming might that violently shook the depths of everyone's soul.
Yet throughout this breathtaking atmosphere, Luffy remained calm and composed from beginning to end.
His every breath was steady and measured, as though he had already merged perfectly with those stirring drumbeats.
In an instant, as though a bolt of lightning had split the sky, Luffy's body shuddered violently, as if struck by tens of millions of volts of electricity.
His eyes suddenly opened as wide as they could, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets, his previously closed eyes seemingly forced open by an invisible hand.
His gaze was sharp as a sword, shooting straight toward the distant, boundless horizon, as if seeking to pierce the endless heavens and uncover the secrets