Wow, there are so many people! This is going to keep us busy for a while!
Zoro stood on the deck behind Luffy, a wicked smile playing on his lips, one hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.
Luffy may be simple-minded, but he's not stupid. The overwhelming malice coming from all directions, and a casual glance at the crowd, reveals the greed and madness in their eyes. He knows that a battle is inevitable!
Zoro wasn't flustered or afraid; on the contrary, his body began to heat up, and a strong fighting spirit rose in his heart!
He hadn't had a proper, satisfying battle in a long time. In recent years, he had only encountered opponents who could be defeated with a single strike. They were few in number and lacked strength, which was incredibly boring. But among the people present were the Five Elders and the God's Knights, something he had been looking forward to for a long time!
"Could they all be targeting us?"
Usopp hid half of his body behind Jinbe, looking down at the huge crowd below with some astonishment.
He has now been sailing for over a decade, and he's in the Straw Hat Pirates, a crew known for causing Sacred Body. Even if he doesn't want to get stronger, he can't help it; the constant battles will force him to become stronger!
Otherwise, there are only two outcomes: either they can't stand it and leave, or they die in the battle. Those who stay will never be the weak!
Moreover, with over ten years of combat experience and training, Usopp had already Awakening both types of Haki, with his Observation Haki being particularly outstanding. In terms of long-range and precise Haki, he was the best in the Straw Hat Pirates. However, seeing such a scene still made his scalp tingle!
"How exactly did news of our arrival in Laugh Tale get out? Why didn't he come?"
Nami thought further ahead; seeing the scene before her, she knew that news of their trip to Laugh Tale had already been leaked.
Moreover, the leak was completely thorough; the number of people who came to Lodestar Island was at least 300,000, if not 400,000.
The navy alone numbers in the tens of thousands, and the pirates are even more numerous.
Nami had been searching since the Thousand Sunny took off, but she hadn't seen Vic or even any member of the Thunder God Pirates. Her tone suddenly became somewhat resentful!
It's not that I'm afraid or want to ask for help; Nami is quite strong now, and her attacks are all wide-range, high-damage attacks. I just really want to see that person!
Wow, there are so many ingredients! I really need to think about how to cook them!
Sanji lit the cigarette he had just put in his mouth, staring calmly ahead, his tone equally indifferent.
He was confident that he could now face the Five Elders or the God's Knights alone.
Although his body had been modified by Judge, his lower limit had become very high, and he could become very strong without much training.
Before entering the New World, he had indeed lived like this, without putting any effort into becoming stronger.
While Zoro was diligently training and practicing, he was figuring out how to cook to please Nami and Robin.
It wasn't until he met Kizaru that he realized his own inadequacy and began to focus on training, eventually learning Geppo and Awakening dual-color Haki!
It wasn't until he encountered the Five Elders and the Holy Knights that he realized their enemies were getting stronger and stronger. If he didn't work hard to become stronger, he wouldn't be able to help Luffy anymore, and might even become a burden!
So for the next ten years, he trained extremely hard, even developing his Observation Haki to the point of being able to Future Sight. He believed that he could easily defeat even the invincible King the Conflagration, whose racial talent was unmatched!
"Are you going to reveal the truth of the Void Century and the true nature of the Celestial Dragons? There are still quite a few people here!"
After translating all of Joy Boy's writings, Robin realized that her persistence was meaningful, even though only her mother and she were left in Ohara!
There will always be sacrifices in the struggle, but they left hope in Ohara and hope for the whole world. She will definitely reveal the truth of history to the world, and she will definitely bring the World Government and the Celestial Dragons to the dock!
"So many people are injured! They'll die if they don't receive treatment soon!"
Chopper doesn't see enemies yet, only wounded and dying patients. Even after ten years, his mentality hasn't changed much!
Perhaps it's related to the fact that his true form is a reindeer. Even if he ate the Human-Human Fruit, he wouldn't actually have the complex thoughts and emotions of a human!
When Chopper sees someone injured, he wants to help them; it has become his instinct as a doctor, even if the injured person is their enemy!
"Are we going to start a war with the World Government already? Pluton hasn't even been unleashed yet!"
Franky felt things were moving too fast; they had just returned from Laugh Tale and were already being intercepted by the World Government, and they hadn't even gathered Three Ancient Weapons yet!
Pluton is a warship that has been stored for eight hundred years. Even if it is retrieved from Wano Country now, it cannot be used easily. It must undergo a major overhaul.
Franky had planned to get his senior Iceburg and his Galley-La Shipyard involved in this project, but the World Government wouldn't give him the chance!
"That lady from the Holy Knights is here again. Is she really a descendant of that old friend? She looks so much like her!"
Brook noticed Gunko again; he felt that Gunko resembled the little girl he knew when he was the captain of the guard.
Not long after, he set sail and became a pirate, and later died in a naval battle with another pirate crew.
However, by the time his Revive-Revive Fruit power was activated and his soul finally found his body, more than a year had passed, and his body had rotted away to the point that only a skeleton remained.
He then lived in the Florian Triangle for nearly fifty years. In his mind, the girl he once knew, even if she was still alive, would be an old woman now, and could not possibly be as young and energetic as Gunko!
He suspected that Gunko was the descendant of that little girl, but the girl seemed to have some amnesia and didn't remember many things. He asked her once, but Gunko seemed to be in great pain, so he didn't dare to ask again!
"Are they all enemies down there? We haven't gained anything substantial in Laugh Tale, they're probably going to be disappointed!"
Jinbe is not young anymore. Ten years have passed, and he is almost sixty years old. His physical functions have long passed their peak.
Although he became much stronger after joining the Straw Hat Pirates, his strength has almost declined back to its previous level as he has gotten older.
Seeing those familiar faces below, he was genuinely worried. The Holy Knights alone were already difficult to deal with, and if the pirates joined in, their only option was to keep flying and leave this place!
"Oh my! My old colleagues from the Navy are all here too. Do you really want to stick with the Celestial Dragons all the way to the end? That's not the Navy I know!"
Although Aokiji is three years older than Jinbe, he is Jinbe stronger.
Especially after being guided by Vic, he not only Awakening Conqueror's Haki, but also never slacked off in developing his freezing abilities, which made him look younger.
That's just how the world is. At the same age, those who are stronger look younger. Aokiji looked old when he was young, but now that he's older, he looks younger. You could say his face hasn't changed much at all!
Aokiji now knows exactly what kind of Celestial Dragons are—dozens of times worse than he knew when he was in the Navy, to the point that even his sense of justice as a pirate can't tolerate them!
He didn't believe his former naval colleagues would still collude with the Celestial Dragons. He hoped that after learning the truth from 800 years ago, the Navy would pull back from the brink and join them in resisting these extraterrestrial demons!