"Me?" Xia Chen asked doubtfully, then said irritably, "It's supposed to be a trial, what kind of trial is it if I go in..."
Even their boss Enel, was someone he could easily defeat. Why would he go in and fight these weaklings?
This isn't just using a cannon to kill a mosquito; it's like using an atomic bomb to kill a paramecium!
He called them in for the trial because fighting against these people would indeed help them grow; otherwise, he wouldn't have called them in if it had no effect.
"Alright, you guys figure it out yourselves! I have some things to take care of, so I'll be going now!"
After saying that, Xia Chen's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Hey, Xia Chen, no, what are we going to do if you leave?" Usopp shouted, but Xia Chen was nowhere to be seen.
"Chopper... Chopper! Why don't you go to this trial?"
"No, no!" Chopper shook his head violently, like a rattle-drum.
"You two can keep arguing here, Robin and I are leaving first!" Nami said, taking out a map and heading towards the Sacrificial Altar. Only Usopp and Chopper remained in place.
"Seriously? Why are you leaving too? Aren't you coming with us?"
Nami turned around and smiled, "You're a real man, you can definitely do it!"
Watching Nami and Robin walk further and further away, Usopp's heart grew increasingly anxious, and he couldn't help but ask Chopper, "Should we follow behind those three?"
"I think it's a good idea!" Chopper immediately replied excitedly, but then seemed to think of something and said hesitantly, "But won't they look down on us if we do this?"
"It doesn't matter that I'm a reindeer, after all, I'm a pet on the ship! But if you're a person..."
At this point, Chopper showed great self-awareness as a pet. When faced with life, being a pet is fine too!
" Chopper, you..."
Upon hearing Chopper's words, Usopp's face showed an expression of disbelief.
He never imagined that his once innocent pet would now resort to reverse psychology. What a pity, it was too naive!
Who is Usopp? This kind of reverse psychology is incredibly effective against him!
Usopp has to go now, otherwise he'll really be looked down upon, but...
" Chopper, I'm going in now. You stay here by yourself. There definitely won't be any monsters tens of meters tall here, nor any divine weapons like Xia Chen mentioned, and no gods will come. Just stay here without worry!"
After saying that, Usopp walked into the Ordeal of Swamp.
"Monster? Divine weapon? God?"
Usopp's words only made things worse; Chopper suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, though he tried to reassure himself.
" Usopp is right, there definitely won't be any of those things here, haha... hehe~"
Suddenly, a soft rustling sound came from the bushes behind Chopper. Chopper turned his head stiffly and saw a clump of bushes not far behind him trembling incessantly.
o((⊙⊙))o.
"U... Usopp, wait for me! Wow~"
Chopper immediately transformed into a reindeer and chased after Usopp, tears streaming down his face.
A few breaths later, a small bird hopped out of the grass and tilted its head in confusion.
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"Hmm? They've been gone for so long, why hasn't the priest come out yet?"
Zoro walked through the Ordeal of Iron Forest, grumbling and cursing.
"Also, wasn't that river of clouds here just now? Where did it go?"
"Could this river of clouds really change its location?"
Zoro rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought, without a doubt that he might be lost.
Just then, Zoro seemed to sense something, and with a sudden burst of strength, he jumped to the side.
The very next second after Zoro jumped out, a white, cloud-like object slammed into the spot where he had been standing, creating a huge hole.
"This is... a cloud?" Zoro asked curiously.
"That's right, this is cloud, Iron Cloud!"
Zoro narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a bald man sitting on a huge dog, holding a strange weapon in his hand.
The cloud that had attacked Zoro was now slowly retracting into his weapon.
Zoro raised an eyebrow and asked:
"You are the priest who oversees the Ordeal of Iron?"
"That's right, my name is Ohm. I'm in charge of the Ordeal of Iron, where the survival rate is 0%!"
"0% survival rate?"
"Heh, the survival rate will be higher today!" Zoro said casually.
"Really? I'm really looking forward to it!"
" Holy, go test his mettle!" Ohm said to the dog beneath him, then turned his gaze to Zoro.
"My Holy knows how to box. If you can't even beat my mount, then there's no point in us continuing the fight!"
"Woof!"
With a bark, Holy suddenly sprang out, baring its teeth and charging towards Zoro.
Zoro calmly drew his sword from his waist, then casually swung it, unleashing a massive burst of sword energy.
The dog, Holy, had been baring its teeth and running menacingly toward Zoro, but the moment it saw the blade's aura, its face twitched, and it immediately turned and ran toward Ohm at an even faster speed than it had come.
His face was filled with terror.
But how could it possibly run faster than the blade energy? The blade energy swiftly swept past it, and then it stood there dumbfounded.
Half a second later, a huge bloodstain suddenly appeared on its body, accompanied by the sound of flesh tearing apart, and countless drops of blood splattered.
" Holy!" Ohm cried out in horror.
"Thump!" The dog collapsed.
Zoro picked at his earwax and said casually, "What did you just say? It can box? That's pretty impressive!"
Ohm rushed to his dog's side, checked on it, and found that it had lost consciousness and was killed in one move!
Then he turned to look at Zoro, his eyes filled with ferocity.
"How dare you wound my Holy like this! Unforgivable!"
"Go to hell!"
Ohm shouted, then swung his hand forcefully, and the Iron Cloud shot out rapidly, attacking Zoro.
Zoro held his sword horizontally in front of him, using the force of the attack to fly back several meters, and then slashed fiercely in mid-air.
A Flying Slash hurtled towards Ohm, but Ohm easily dodged the attack with a simple jump.
Zoro narrowed his eyes as he watched Ohm's actions, muttering to himself:
" Observation Haki? Interesting!"
The reason Zoro was able to tell that Ohm used Observation Haki rather than relying on speed to dodge was because he saw Ohm already showing signs of dodging the moment he made his move.
Instead of seeing his moves and then dodging them.
"Since that's the case, then I'll use you as a practice subject to see if you can spur me to Awakening my Observation Haki!"
A smile crept across Zoro's lips as his eyes were fixed intently on Ohm, the gaze one gives to prey...