" Zoro!..."*8
" Gum-Gum Gatling!"
" Collier!"
"Ultimate Kill - Lead Star! Ultimate Kill - Gunpowder Star! Ultimate Kill - Gunpowder Star!"
"Song Nose Three-Chop - Swallowtail Slash!"
" Coup de Vent!"
Under the feet of Marine Admiral Kizaru, the Pirate Hunter Zoro instantly lost all power to resist. Luffy looked increasingly desperate, and their cries for Zoro were filled with anguish and resentment!
However, they did not abandon Zoro and run away, nor did they surrender. They each used their own attack methods to strike Kizaru!
No matter how they attacked, Kizaru remained unharmed. With a smile on his lips, he stood with one foot on Zoro's back, neither attacking nor retaliating, nor moving. However, the golden light gathered beneath his feet continued to shine, ready to shatter Zoro's head at any moment!
Usopp and Nami tried to pull Zoro away from Kizaru's feet, but they couldn't budge him an inch, no matter how hard they tried. Zoro seemed to be rooted to the ground.
"Don't speak, just shout 'Someone save us!'"
Robin didn't join the attack on Kizaru. She had clearly seen that Marine Admiral Kizaru was an invincible force. Their only hope now was to seek help from Vic. However, she worried whether Vic would arrive in time to save them. Was Rebecca still nearby, protecting them?
Rebecca has helped the Straw Hat Pirates twice before, both times when they were in dire straits: once when she held off Marine Admiral Aokiji on Long Ring Long Land, and once when she routed Doflamingo on Thriller Bark. What they don't know is that she also intervened once in Water 7. But is Rebecca still nearby?
Robin has no way to contact Rebecca; she can only contact Vic and her mother Olvia Den Den Mushi. Since Rebecca hasn't made a move yet, she has no choice but to use this last resort to contact Vic!
But as soon as the Den Den Mushi connected, before she could even speak, the other end told her to shout for help, and then the Den Den Mushi was hung up.
"Someone save us! Someone save us!"
The instant the Den Den Mushi hung up, Robin's mind raced with a multitude of thoughts. Then, just as Vic had instructed, she shouted out loud, her voice piercing, desperate, and distant, drawing even Kizaru's attention with its loud cry for help.
Then he saw a shadow fly towards him in an instant. Kizaru thought to himself, "This is bad. Someone has actually come to rescue the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Kizaru, regaining his senses, prepared to take down the kid at his feet first. However, before he could unleash the Laser Beam from his feet, his raised leg was kicked in another direction, and the Laser Beam shot directly to the ground in the distance, causing a huge explosion.
Kizaru quickly crossed his arms to block in front of his chest, but was still kicked away. Usopp and Nami, seeing that the person on Zoro's back had disappeared, immediately helped the heavily injured Zoro up and ran to the side. When big shots fight, innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire!
"Is it your turn to make your appearance, Dark King Rayleigh? I've heard rumors that someone has seen you on Sabaody Archipelago more than once. I didn't expect you to actually be living in seclusion here. Should I say you're bold, or are you just shrewd?"
After being kicked away, Kizaru regained his footing and finally saw who had attacked him: the legendary pirate Silvers Rayleigh, known as the Ancient Weapon Pluton, and the first mate of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger!
The fact that someone who once stood at the top of the sea has suddenly appeared and is now blocking his actions is quite troublesome. If the Straw Hat Pirates escapes, he will have a hard time explaining himself, since it was a mission personally given by the Five Elders.
"I had long been preparing to retire, but you kept refusing to withdraw my bounty. Seeing you stifling these young people, I couldn't help but take action. Their era has only just begun!"
Although Rayleigh was carrying coating tools and seemingly went to coat the Thousand Sunny, he was actually hiding in the shadows, ready to deal with the powerful enemy that Luffy had attracted by fighting the Celestial Dragons. He finally made his move after hearing Robin's shout!
Rayleigh's words weren't made up; they were his true thoughts. Vic only asked him to step in and block a powerful enemy in a critical moment; the rest was up to him.
We're saved!
"Very good!"
"Thank you so much, sir!"
May you be well!
Seeing that someone had come to rescue them, the Straw Hat Pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief. They all thought that Robin's heart-wrenching scream had attracted Uncle Rayleigh!
Now that Kizaru is being blocked by Rayleigh, everyone is scattering and fleeing for their lives. They were so desperate before that they couldn't even touch the hem of Kizaru's clothes. Staying here would only be a burden to Rayleigh, so getting away from the battlefield was the best option.
" Yata no Kagami "
Seeing that Straw Hat Boy was trying to escape, Kizaru immediately clasped his hands together and shot out a beam of light from between his palms, which refracted in the air and chased after Straw Hat Boy.
The beam of light refracted very quickly, catching up to the Straw Hat Boy in an instant. Just as Kizaru was about to transform into a beam of light and chase after the Straw Hat Boy along the beam of light, Rayleigh produced a longsword from somewhere and severed the beam of light with a single strike. Kizaru's body, which was not yet fully transformed into its elemental form, instantly fell out of the beam of light.
"It's been so long since I've used a sword!"
" The Ama no Murakumo Sword!"
"Clang, clang, clang..."
Rayleigh severed the pillar of light with a single sword strike, looking at the sword in his hand with a sigh. It had truly been a long time since he had used a sword. It turned out that the weapon that had accompanied him on his conquests of the Grand Line had been separated from him for many years, and this one was merely a temporary weapon.
Seeing that Rayleigh Kizaru used his weapon, Kizaru clasped his hands together and then separated them, condensing light into a lightsaber. The two swung their swords and exchanged blows for more than a dozen rounds, neither gaining the upper hand.
Although Kizaru was blocked by Rayleigh, he wasn't the only enemy present. The closest enemy was the Kizaru who had just stopped attacking; he was no longer just standing by and had begun to attack the Straw Hat Pirates.
With Sentomaru approaching, the situation is still not optimistic. It's already difficult to deal with one android, let alone Sentomaru who knows Armament Haki. It will most likely be a one-sided defeat!
The despair faced by Marine Admiral Kizaru was replaced by hope after Dark King Rayleigh intervened, but this hope was short-lived and was shattered by the Androids' pursuit!
While dealing with the androids' pursuit, the Straw Hat Pirates searched for an opportunity to escape. However, what made them even more desperate was that another formidable character, Sentomaru, had arrived. Rayleigh was tied up by Kizaru and was unable to spare any attention. The Straw Hat Pirates was in dire straits, facing a pincer attack from both the androids and Sentomaru!
"Dad!"
"Yes! Your father made a move."
Just when the Straw Hat Pirates was once again in despair, Kuma finally made his move. Whoever the androids Sentomaru attacked, Kuma would teleport close to them and send them away without leaving a trace.
The Straw Hat Pirates didn't know whether Kuma was friend or foe, but they watched their companions disappear one by one before their eyes. An endless despair continued to rise in their hearts, almost bursting out of their bodies!
Luffy knelt on the ground, pounding his fist weakly. Tears blurred his vision and wet his cheeks. He hated his own weakness. He couldn't defeat any of the enemies in front of him and could only watch helplessly as his companions who had come all this way disappeared without a trace!
Luffy was like that, and the others weren't much better off. Zoro and Sanji were also regretting that they hadn't trained hard enough, especially Sanji, who had almost no free time to train and whose growth only came during battles.
The others were filled with despair and fear of the unknown. Even Vic felt a pang of pity seeing their expressions. However, this was only temporary, and it was also a moment for them to realize their own limitations. It was really wrong of them to let their compassion get the better of them and interfere. If they couldn't even get through this hurdle, they shouldn't bother going to the New World or being pirates!
Sentomaru and Kizaru both sensed something was amiss. Kuma wasn't affiliated with the World Government or the Navy, so what was his purpose in being here? And why did he want the Straw Hat Pirates to disappear?
Their purpose is not hard to guess, although we may not be entirely right, but it is certainly detrimental to them. Since it is detrimental, we must stop them; what is honey to them is poison to us.
Sentomaru tried to stop Kuma from getting any closer to the Straw Hat Pirates crew, but no matter what he did, it was no use. He was completely outmaneuvered by Kuma. Kuma's speed was incredible, and Sentomaru wasn't known for his speed, so he couldn't stop him.
Seeing that the Straw Hat Pirates was dwindling in number, Kizaru couldn't sit still any longer. Several times he abandoned his opponent Dark King Rayleigh, attempting to kill the Straw Hat Pirates. Kizaru was indeed very fast, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't match Kuma's teleportation ability!
Kuma would teleport away before Kizaru could kill him, and then Rayleigh would continue to entangle Kizaru. After several repetitions, the entire Straw Hat Pirates would be eliminated by Kuma!
Rayleigh and Kuma wanted to leave, and Kizaru and Sentomaru couldn't stop them, so they could only let the two leave, leaving only Kizaru and Sentomaru silent, and the android at a loss.
The chaos on Sabaody Archipelago did not stop with the disappearance of the Straw Hat Pirates. There were quite a few pirates gathered there. Some had already escaped, while others were still being hunted by androids and the Marines. The culprit had disappeared, but the Five Elders ' anger had not subsided, so they could only vent their anger on others.
"Bear! Take this ship to Baltigo and have Dragon his son's ship with a protective coating. Then bring the ship back when the Straw Hat Pirates reunites at Sabaody!"