The Holy Knights ' slaughter continued; it seemed they were prepared to kill everyone present without anyone stopping them!
Whether or not they have the ability, they certainly have this idea in their hearts.
Apart from the Five Elders and themselves, they have no one of their own, so they can kill them at will!
Before long, the population of this planet will grow like leeks, one crop after another, enough for them to harvest at will!
"Hahaha!"
Just as the Holy Knights were getting into the swing of things, while the others were watching the spectacle and fleeing for their lives, a cheerful, sunny laugh echoed through the center of the valley.
The sound wasn't very loud, but it was very penetrating, and it could still be heard clearly even amidst the screams and cries for help of many pirates!
Garp was the first to react, looking in the direction the sound came from, and then a smile appeared on his face.
Next up were Ace and Sabo, who heard a very familiar laugh. As they looked towards the source of the sound, their lips curled into smiles, their faces filled with anticipation.
Next came Dragon, the Five Elders, Kaido, Big Mom, Kid, Akainu, and other high-ranking Navy officers. They all looked towards the source of the sound, some excited, some solemn, some calm, and some gratified!
"Kid! You've finally arrived!"
Looking at the Thousand Sunny flying in mid-air, Vic smiled in the alternate dimension. He had sensed their arrival before Luffy's laughter even came. The vibration of space was as clear as the wind blowing on his hair!
The Thousand Sunny, with a pair of crystal-clear wings on either side of its hull, is flying in mid-air and soaring through the sky.
At this moment, Luffy was sitting cross-legged on the lion's head of the Thousand Sunny, holding his Straw Hat which was being whipped up by the wind, revealing a bright smile with a set of big white teeth.
On the deck behind him stood the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, some with calm expressions, some with worried looks, and some with fighting spirit!
"Get out of the way! The ship is going to capsize!"
"Watch out! They're coming this way!"
"Damn it! With such a huge place, why did they choose this one!"
"These crazy guys! Aren't they afraid of damaging the pirate ship?"
As everyone's attention was focused on the Thousand Sunny, the pirate ship flew close at an extremely fast speed, its altitude decreasing rapidly. Finally, amidst the cursing and frantic dodging of the pirates, the Thousand Sunny crashed to the ground!
The anticipated scene of the ship being destroyed and people injured did not occur, because the pirate ship seemed to have sunk into the ground before quickly bouncing upwards.
After being bounced more than a meter into the air, the pirate ship finally landed steadily on the ground, which had become somewhat strange.
"The pirate ship is actually unharmed!"
What's going on with the ground?
"I just saw the ground bounce back up!"
Has the ground turned into rubber?
"Is this the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit? Is this Awakening?!"
Although the Thousand Sunny's landing was somewhat rough, no one was injured. Even after Luffy turned the ground into rubber, the Thousand Sunny remained undamaged, making it a perfect landing.
With the Straw Hat Pirates ' current strength, there are countless ways for them to land unharmed.
Aokiji's freezing ability can create bridges in the air!
Nami's celestial abilities allow her to summon the power of wind!
Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit can transform into a giant hand to lift things up!
Jinbe's Fish-Man Karate allows him to deliver punches with recoil force, negating inertia, and so on!
Luffy and his crew didn't want to land in such an eye-catching way, but they had no choice. The waters surrounding Lodestar Island were surrounded by warships and pirate ships!
There were layers upon layers of barriers, making it impossible for the Thousand Sunny to even dock. Clearly, something major had happened on the island!
Luffy couldn't possibly miss such an exciting event, and the others also wanted to see what was happening on the island!
So Nami made the decision to use the wind to fly to the center of the island. They had plenty of ways to land the Thousand Sunny safely and could also observe the situation in the valley from the air.
Then, after Franky launched the Coup de Vent to send the Thousand Sunny into the sky, Aokiji gave the Thousand Sunny a pair of crystal wings. With the wind summoned by Nami, the Thousand Sunny easily crossed mountains and seas, and then crossed crowds of people, arriving at the edge of the battle!
"Is this the Sun God who has reappeared after 800 years?"
Garling murmured, looking at the short, slender figure on the Thousand Sunny.
He had known about the Straw Hat Boy for a long time, but this was the first time he had seen him in person.
When he was the commander of the Holy Knights, the Straw Hat Pirates hadn't really grown up yet, so it wasn't his turn to kill them!
After he rose to become Straw Hat Pirates the Five Elders, the Cleansing Hat Holy Knights, and he still didn't get a chance to make a move.
He didn't want this opportunity either. He knew that during the Egghead incident, all Five Elders had been mobilized, and even they couldn't take down the opponent.
Although Thunder God Vic were involved, if Thunder God intervenes once, he might intervene a second or third time, and he didn't want to take that risk!
However, you can't escape your fate forever. The timing of his becoming one of the Five Elders was just too terrible. He hadn't even had a few years to settle down as a big shot before he was facing a battle for his life. It was too damn dangerous!
"That's right! That Devil Fruit has been avoiding us, but now it's chosen this brat and even Awakening it!"
Maz is also looking at Straw Hat Luffy, but his expression is more complicated, with emotion, murderous intent, and regret!
Those Five Elders are all too arrogant. They've long been used to strategizing, manipulating power, and controlling people's hearts, acting superior and looking down on everyone and everything!
Even after discovering the rebirth of the Gum-Gum Fruit, they didn't take it too seriously. Their repeated indulgences ultimately led to their current predicament!
Three of the original Five Elders are gone. If it weren't for the powerful Imu supporting them, they would probably have scattered long ago!
Of course, this wasn't the first time the Gum-Gum Fruit had appeared. As long as it couldn't Awakening, it was just an ordinary rubber ability, posing no threat whatsoever. After experiencing this a few times, they lowered their guard, just like in the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"!
"He became the new Sun God and obtained the One Piece left by Joy Boy. Is Joy Boy's prophecy really about to come true?"
" The Sun God? A Sun God who isn't even fully realized is no match for Lord Imu!"
The two veteran Five Elders lived longer and knew more!
They knew that there was a realm beyond the Devil Fruit Awakening —the realm of true gods, far beyond what the Devil Fruit Awakening could compare to!
However, their talents are limited, and they have signed Soul Contract with Lord Imu, so they are destined to be unable to reach that realm!
However, Garling, born in this era, was just like the people of the lower realm, and had no idea about that legendary realm!
Therefore, Mars and Ju Peter knew that the Straw Hat Boy was not yet the true Sun God; at least, he had not yet reached the realm of gods!
So they weren't too worried, since the Straw Hat Boy were no match for Imu- World Government. However, they did regret not eliminating him earlier, as he had caused them so much trouble!
" Garp! Tell me, what exactly is the One Piece? Even knowing he would be executed after obtaining One Piece, Roger still started the Great Pirate Era, inspiring countless people to search for it! Is the One Piece really just a treasure?"