Law gritted his teeth, the Operating Room opened, and he quickly cleared the residual energy from Luffy's body.
Immediately afterward, with a flick of his wrist, Luffy repaired Luffy's damaged internal organs, broken bones, and bleeding points one by one.
Meanwhile, Chopper was assisting from the side, his round eyes filled with tears, but his movements were surprisingly steady.
He evenly sprinkled the hemostatic powder on Luffy's wounds, then wrapped them tightly with layers of the 'Supreme Bandage'.
On the perimeter, Zoro and Sanji stood with their backs to them, protecting the makeshift surgical area behind them.
Zoro planted his three swords in the ground in front of him, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.
Sanji a cigarette, his expression grim.
Both of their gazes were fixed on Yamato and Kaido, who were engaged in a fierce battle not far away.
Yamato has already taken several hits from Thunder Bagua.
Her left shoulder was struck by Kaido's club, and a large patch of the Okuchi no Makami's white fur was stained red with blood.
But her offensive did not weaken in the slightest. Genzo, imbued with Conqueror's Haki's Inazuma, kept slamming into Kaido, each strike carrying the hatred of revenge.
"Not enough! Yamato! Your Conqueror's Coating's power is still insufficient!"
Kaido deflected her attack with a blow, then retaliated with an elbow strike to her chest.
Yamato was thrown into the air and rolled several times on the ground before regaining his balance.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, panting heavily, her internal organs aching as if on fire.
What exactly is this old monster made of?
Yamato cursed inwardly.
She has already taken several full-force attacks from Kaido.
This slowed her movements slightly.
However, the wounds she inflicted on Kaido were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The bruises and wounds inflicted by Genzo were reduced to just a faint red mark in just a few minutes.
With his terrifying regenerative abilities, the amplification provided by the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, and the Haki that Kaido has honed over so many years—this guy is simply a monster born for battle.
"Bang--!"
Another collision, Yamato gasped for breath.
Kaido looked at Yamato's condition, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes, but his first words were still sarcastic.
"What! Yamato! You're already failing!?"
"Damn it! Kaido! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Yamato roared and pounced again.
Meanwhile, inside the Operating Room.
To outsiders, only a few minutes had passed, but to Luo, it felt like he had been performing a high-precision surgery for almost an hour.
finally.
Luffy's injuries have stabilized.
Luo let out a long breath and retracted the Operating Room.
Then, as if completely exhausted, he knelt on one knee, the scalpel slipping from his fingertips and falling to the stone slab with a clink.
"Captain!" Bepo ran over from a distance and helped him up.
Luo waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, but he couldn't speak.
At that moment, Luffy's body suddenly twitched.
He opened his mouth and spat out several mouthfuls of blood, the dark red blood clots splattering onto the stone slab, a shocking sight.
Then he opened his eyes.
"Cough cough cough--it hurts--!!!"
Luffy clutched his chest, his voice hoarse as if it had been sanded.
" Luffy --!!!"
Chopper burst into tears and rushed over to hug Luffy's neck.
"You're finally awake! I was so scared!"
Luffy coughed twice after being bumped by Chopper, but he still reached out and rubbed Chopper's head:
"Shut up! I'm not dead yet."
He looked around and saw Yamato engaged in Yamato battle with Kaido, and paused for a moment.
Who is that?
"Now is not the time to ask that."
Luo caught his breath, his voice weak but his tone serious.
I've done some temporary repairs to your injury, but it's only temporary.
The broken ribs were stabilized in place using the space provided by the Op-Op Fruit, and the ruptured internal organs were also urgently sutured.
But these are all temporary.
If you suffer another severe injury, my temporary fixation will completely break down, and you'll be in even worse shape than before."
Luffy struggled to his feet.
Chopper rushed to help him up, but Luffy pushed Chopper's hand away and steadied himself.
His chest was still wrapped in blood-stained bandages, and the abnormal rise and fall of his ribs was clearly visible when he breathed.
At this moment, Apoo, who had been observing from a distance, finally spoke up.
" Straw Hat Boy, are you really still going to fight?"
Apoo's voice had lost its previous nonchalant tone; his voice was now very serious.
"You saw it yourself— Ryuo could hurt him, but he could cripple you with a single blow."
All of us combined aren't even qualified to make him take it seriously.
How do I fight this?
Hawkins turned over a card.
He glanced down, and a rare, bitter expression appeared on his poker face.
The divination indicates that continuing the battle will result in an extremely high casualty rate.
This is the worst card I've drawn today.
Bege's cigar had gone out. He was silent for a long while, then said in a hoarse voice:
"More than half of my brothers were killed or wounded in the battle just now."
The interior of the castle was also severely damaged.
If we keep fighting... I'm afraid we'll be completely wiped out.
Drake remained silent.
It's not just them.
The morale of the entire Straw Hat Alliance is wavering.
The most seriously injured members of the Nine Red Scabbards are no longer able to stand.
Both of the Mink Tribe Kings were also injured.
Only a handful of people were still able to fight, and each of them was wounded.
If we keep fighting, can we really win?
This question lingers in everyone's mind.
Luffy tilted his head, looked at Apoo, then at the other three Supernovas, and said something that stunned everyone.
Are you afraid?
"If you're scared, then leave."
Apoo's face flushed red instantly. "What did you say?!"
"I said, if you're scared, then leave."
Luffy repeated himself, completely ignoring the unpleasant expressions on their faces, and continued speaking to himself:
"I don't want to run away."
Luffy clapped his fists together in front of his chest, making a crisp cracking sound.
Even if we can't win, we have to fight.
Because I want to become the Pirate King, and Kaido is the enemy standing in my way.
If you can't even get past this hurdle, then what's the point of talking about dreams?
He looked at Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, and Drake, and grinned.
The smile on that blood-stained face was still bright and carefree.
"But if you're really scared, then leave. I can beat Kaido myself."
The silence lasted for a full five seconds.
Then Kid's voice came from the side.
" Straw Hat Boy, you fucking jerk, you're asking for it."
Kid has crawled out of the rubble.
His metal arm reformed, becoming larger and thicker than before, with magnetism crackling and pulsating on the surface of the armor.
"But I like it."
Apoo looked at Kid, then at Luffy, suddenly took a deep breath, and then smiled as if he had unloaded some burden.
"Forget it. We've already got no way out anyway."
Hawkins also put the tarot cards away again.
His expression returned to its usual indifference, but his tone held an unprecedented firmness:
The divination also says that there is only hope in desperate situations.
The more seemingly hopeless the situation, the more likely a turnaround is.
Bege relit the cigar in her mouth and took a deep drag.
Smoke billowed from the corner of his mouth, blurring half his face. "Then let's continue!"
Drake finally spoke, his voice hoarse but brief:
"I'll go with you."
Drake, who had remained silent since arriving on Onigashima, has finally made his stance clear.
Kid walked up to Luffy, his metal arm reflecting a cold light in the moonlight.
"Hey, Straw Hat Boy, after we defeat Kaido, I'm going to fight you."
Let's see who is the strongest pirate of the new era.
Luffy tilted his head and looked at him. "You can't beat me."
"What the hell did you say?!"
Their foreheads collided, and they glared at each other as if they were about to fight.
Zoro watched this scene from the side, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke and muttered "idiot" under his breath.
Luo leaned against a pile of rubble, a rare, helpless smile appearing on his pale face.