Chương 269: Chapter 269: Jointly Capturing the Enemy
"hahahaha!! Everyone, die!!"
In mid-air, the Golden Lion had completely lost his mind and was carelessly launching his ultimate attack.
This base of his was made up of islands that he had floated using his Devil Fruit ability.
Spring, summer, fall, and winter, with flowers in bloom, green leaves, red maples, and ice and snow, it clearly seemed like he had gathered all the special "Four Seasons Islands" from the Grand Line. It also had ancient ruins, wild beasts, and seemed like a paradise—definitely a perfect place for adventure tourism. But—
Now, above the largest 'Winter Island,' the weather was changing rapidly!
In the dim light, the sky suddenly brightened, but it wasn't the sun rising—it was the clouds above transforming into flames, burning red. The brilliant red glow illuminated the entire island, adding a terrifying sense of impending doom! The ground seemed to shake, as if the island itself was trembling in fear of a coming catastrophe.
The trees and buildings on the island were shaking violently, partly because of the earlier battle's destruction, and partly due to the terrifying pressure coming from the sky!
"Hey, hey, hey, this is way too much!"
Sanji calmly took a drag of his cigarette, while Zoro, holding his sword, was sweating coldly.
Above the Straw Hats, a massive island was beginning to accelerate towards them! Gaining increasing, terrifying momentum, it was like a comet falling from the sky, crashing down toward the island.
The island's speed was nearing, or even surpassing, the speed of sound. Due to the intense friction with the air, the underside of the island had turned into a fiery, lava-like red! The raging flames dyed the sky blood red.
"What...?"
Golden Lion, are you serious?
If that island crashes down, forget about the Straw Hats, your own base will be destroyed first!
The island above hadn't fallen yet, but the disturbance it caused in the atmosphere was a hundred times louder than thunder. The roaring wind, far grander than a tsunami, seemed like it could tear the earth apart. Trees were ripped from the ground, buildings collapsed and flew through the air, and everyone had to brace themselves to stay steady.
This was truly an island falling from the sky, not just a figure of speech! Once the mass of it collided at supersonic speed, how was it any different from a nuclear bomb?
Well, there was a difference — since the impact was concentrated on the earth, even deeply buried nuclear shelters wouldn't stand a chance against this kind of attack.
At least there was no mess of pollution, radiation, or any environmental concerns. It was clean and safe to use...
"Nami, get into the 'air gate'!" Roman turned and ordered Nami. Against such a massive impact, only those with strong long-range attacks and defenses could handle it.
"Do you think the space created by the 'Door-Door Pages' will be safe?"
"Well..."
Indeed, who could say if such a level of impact would affect the otherworldly space inside the 'Door-Door Fruit'?
"Hehe, leave it to us!" Luffy grinned, and the others nodded in trust.
"Let's go!"
"Luffy, Roman, Zoro, it's up to you!"
None of the Straw Hat crew tried to escape from the falling island. Instead, they calmly faced the world-ending attack.
"Super scary!"
Pushing up his sunglasses, Franky looked up at the island falling through a red sky, taking up his entire view! It was like a force capable of overturning the world. Such terrifying power...
"No wonder he's the legendary pirate!"
"We won't back down."
Roman, Luffy, and Zoro began to take battle stances!
No, they had no option to retreat anymore.
———
"... Is it still possible to run now?"
Hearing Jabra's words, Rob Lucci calmly took out a Den Den Mushi.
"Since the boss and the others are going to face it head-on, we have no reason to run. — It's me,"
"Protect the civilians and prepare to take the impact."
After giving instructions to the others, Lucci stood still, staring at the island falling from the sky, which seemed to cover the entire sky due to the angle of view. He didn't move.
Meanwhile, another group on the island:
"Damn it, Golden Lion, what are you doing!?"
"Are you planning to take us all down with you...?"
"Bastard! I won't let you get away with this!"
"We're done for..."
"Damn!"
While other pirate crews cursed in despair, the captain of the Feize Pirates, who had already sailed away from the port, slammed his fist onto the side of the ship.
"Captain, this..."
Under the wise leadership of Captain Feize, they had not only made a comeback but had also retreated in time. They hadn't lost much strength and even recruited some skilled fighters with bounties of tens of millions. But...
Facing this true, nation-destroying disaster, they hadn't even left the island yet...
"Don't panic!"
Standing proudly at the bow, Feize looked at the falling red island and quoted a famous line from Hawkins.
"Next year, today will not be my day of death!"
As for his real thoughts:
———
"Panicking won't help."
Facing an attack that could only be described as a true natural disaster, Roman unusually didn't prepare his weapons. Instead, he said:
"Let me take the lead."
Roman slightly crouched, turning his body sideways. His clenched fist was raised, and the muscle fibers in his arm, taut like steel cables, were stretched to their limits!
"Isn't that old man's move?!"
The others didn't know, but Luffy had seen the power of this move on the battlefield during the War on the Top. Could it be...?
"More More — 30 times air shock!"
With Roman fully activating his fruit power, a burning white ball of energy appeared at his fist, so intense it seemed to swallow all color! Just looking at it seemed like it could shatter bones! Though it was a mix of two abilities, strength was strength.
"Crush it!"
With a roar, Roman slammed his fist with the glowing orb towards the sky.
Crack! Crack!!
In an instant, the air around Roman's fist shattered like glass, exploding in all directions.
The space before his fist seemed to distort and thin, like someone tearing through a sponge, rolling out in waves! The air rippled, and a massive white "gale" rushed towards the falling red island, as if trying to pierce the very sky with a single punch!
Crack, crack, crack, crack—
Layer after layer, the shockwave capable of crushing anything surged up, mixed with Roman's Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki! It was like a giant spear piercing the sky, or the unyielding will of humanity facing a natural disaster.
Vroom, vroom, vroom!!!
The intense shock collided with the rapidly falling island, suddenly emitting a shockwave that rattled everything in its path! The creatures on the island, home to the Golden Lion's base, were all shaken to the core, their bones trembling violently, as if they had turned into fragile toys about to fall apart.
"Ah, ah, ah, stop!"
A large number of pirates on the island collapsed to the ground, their seven orifices bleeding, while dizziness, nausea, and other negative sensations overwhelmed them! They couldn't even stand up, let alone escape.
"Kalifa!"
In the area where the civilians were being sheltered, Kaku shouted loudly. The golden-haired secretary, Kalifa, immediately spread her arms wide.
"Bubble Master—Reaction Armor!"
Layers of Bubble flew out, surrounding the civilians, continuously splitting and growing, then collapsing, neutralizing the destructive storm and shockwaves.
"BOSS, it's up to you now."
Kaku murmured as he looked up at the sky.
The massive island descending from the sky suddenly "paused" for a moment. Under the combined attack of Roman's More More Fruit power and the Quake-Quake-Fruit, the gigantic island began to crack and break apart.
But it wasn't enough—
"Three-Sword Style—Thousand-Eighty Troublesome Phoenix!"
With his headscarf on, Zoro gathered all his strength. His sword, infused with Haki and spirit energy, was swung toward the island that had started to fall again after the pause.
With all his might, Zoro's arms shook as they couldn't handle the force, causing tiny blood blossoms to burst from his capillaries! In an instant, he was covered in red, but the closer he got to his limit, the stronger his attack became!
"Fly—!"
A massive beam of light, over a thousand meters long, struck the island, causing the already unstable island to explode with a long crack.
"Tch, not enough training..."
Zoro muttered to himself, kneeling with his sword, while a figure suddenly flew toward him.
"Second Gear!"
Luffy roared as his arms transformed into giant fists, his Armament Haki coating them in metallic shine! They resembled two huge metal dumbbells as he swung his fists up:
"Gomu Gomu no—Elephant Gun Barrage!"
It looked like Luffy was throwing two punches, but in reality, he struck hundreds of times in an instant, the afterimages of his fists overlapping, creating the illusion of a slow motion.
Countless fist shadows, dense as a downpour, fast as shooting stars, charged toward the falling island, making the sound of thousands of soldiers and horses galloping, filling the sky with noise.
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
In the booming sound that echoed through the sky, Luffy's furious roar could be heard as he threw his punches.
"Dirt is nothing! Don't you dare hurt my friends!!!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!
"This is impossible?!"
In the Golden Lion's eyes, the island he had struck with his power suddenly stopped, then trembled violently as massive cracks spread across it. Next, a sky-high sword light plunged into the island, almost splitting it in two!
Then, in a series of intense booms, the already damaged island shattered from the bottom up, revealing flashes of crimson light! And at the center of that light was—
"Disappear!!!"
Boom!
In an instant, the entire island exploded, transforming into countless burning meteors, falling toward the ground like a barrage of cannonfire.
A figure shot out from the center of the exploding island!
"Steering wheel!!"
Luffy, who was charging at high speed, clenched his fist.
"I won't let you have your way with my friends—"
?!
"And East Blue!!"
Dodge—
Just as the Golden Lion instinctively tried to use his power to escape, shocked and disoriented, a paper figure flew out from behind Luffy, forming half of Roman's face and a hand with an extended index and pinky finger.
"General!"
In Roman's calm voice, the delayed light fell onto the Golden Lion, whose strength, Haki, and will were all nearly exhausted. Though it only slowed him for a few seconds, or maybe even less than a second, it was enough.
"Gomu Gomu no Thunder God Elephant Gun!"
The giant fist appeared in the Golden Lion's field of vision, causing a thought to echo in his mind:
'Am I being stopped by someone from East Blue again? Roger!'
Boom!!!
As the golden figure slowly fell, the story of this legendary pirate, whose ambitions were shattered and whose mighty power had been reduced, came to a regrettable end.
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