One Piece: The Arceus Template—Rise of the Hua Empire
Chapter 220

A night of train pursuit, a hidden dragon enters the cage, and the outer seas seal off Enies Lobby!

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Night had completely swallowed the waters of the Grand Line. Two rails stretched into the distance through the surging waves, like silver lines cutting through the darkness.

Clack-clack-clack-clack-

The high-speed Sea Train Rocketman hurtled along the rails at an almost insane speed. Flames burned crimson in its boiler, white steam gushed from its vents, and the roar of wheels striking rails made the entire carriage tremble faintly. Kokoro sat in the cab with one hand on the control lever and the other holding a beer bottle, humming the Sea Train song Mr. Tom had written back then. Even with the train racing at twice Rocket Tom's speed, there was not a trace of panic on her face.

On the open platform at the front, Luffy clung to the railing, his body leaning almost entirely outside as he stared fixedly at the dark sea ahead. He wished Rocketman would sprout wings and fly straight to Robin's side. The sea wind made his straw hat flap noisily, but he did not even reach up to steady it. His mind was filled with Robin's farewell message and the threat of the Buster Call Iceburg had told them about.

"Luffy, get away from the railing. Nobody's fishing you out if you fall." Zoro leaned against the carriage doorway. He had taken all three swords off his waist and was carefully wiping them with a sword-cleaning cloth, their gleaming blades shining coldly in the night. He seemed unconcerned, but the keen instincts honed through years of life-and-death combat had already locked onto every movement within several nautical miles. Even the flick of a Sea King's tail in the distant waters could not escape his ears.

"Exactly, Luffy!" Nami ran over with her Clima-Tact and yanked him back from the railing, glaring at him indignantly. "Rocketman

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