Chapter 272: Get Bigger! Get Bigger!
In a little while, Reiner, Nami, Robin, and Zoro finally found Sanji lying in the ruins.
He had been beaten almost to a pulp, lying in a pool of his own blood. His right leg was noticeably twisted, and the bone was probably almost completely shattered.
Although he was still conscious, it was a struggle for him to even move. It wasn't until he noticed Reiner and the others' arrival that he weakly turned his head.
"To be seen in such a sorry state, how shameful..."
Seeing the smug look on Zoro's face, Sanji turned his head away with even more displeasure and muttered a curse, "And this idiot has to be here too."
"You got beaten up pretty bad, Curly-brows."
As expected, Zoro raised an eyebrow and started to poke at Sanji, walking over and saying teasingly:
"Next time you can't win, remember to ask me for help. Don't push yourself so hard. After all, I was pretty free after defeating my opponent early on."
"Stop showing off, you idiot Moss-head."
Sanji's face was full of disdain, as if he had known he would be met with sarcasm. "How infuriating."
"I'll get my own back next time. After all, it's Diamond Jozu. That guy is indeed quite tricky," Reiner said in a low voice.
In his eyes, the trickiest member of the Whitebeard Pirates was not Yamato or Marco, but the not-so-conspicuous big guy, Jozu.
Not to mention his terrifying brute strength that could flip an iceberg, his defense was even more outstanding.
He took Mihawk's slash with his bare hands without even making a sound. It would be the same for Zoro; without some special means, it would be a struggle just to break his defense.
Moreover, Jozu had roamed the seas for many years. Having been through hundreds of battles, his two types of Haki were definitely not weak.
It was no exaggeration to say he was a low-end version of a Yonko. If you added the Soul-Soul Fruit ability, there wouldn't be much difference between him and Big Mom.
Even against Jinbe, Yamato, or Marco, even if Sanji couldn't win, he wouldn't have been beaten this badly.
But unfortunately, he was up against Jozu. If you can't break through the defense, you're just going to get beaten up.
In the end, he couldn't escape the title of 'Fracture Bro'. He would have to rely on a genetic mutation to get another power-up.
Reiner shook his head and couldn't help but laugh to himself. He walked over, grabbed Sanji by the collar, lifted him up, and slung him over his shoulder.
"Let's go. We need to find Chopper first."
Besides Sanji needing treatment, Zoro's injuries weren't much better.
Although he didn't think Vista had Mihawk's strength, the other's swordsmanship was undoubtedly superb, and it was a fact that he could briefly clash with Mihawk on even terms.
Zoro's victory was definitely not as easy as it looked.
Nami closed her eyes, spread out her Observation Haki, and soon locked onto Chopper's position, pointing and saying:
"Chopper's presence is at the west coast. Let's go over there."
"Mm. Ace and Luffy's fight is getting more and more intense too."
Reiner looked up at the sky. In the center of Raijin Island was a huge valley surrounded by countless steep mountain peaks.
At this time, a crimson fiery glow was constantly flashing above the valley, and from time to time, a huge pillar of fire would shoot up into the sky.
"Let's go, let's go. Otherwise, we'll miss the good show later," Reiner said with a playful smile, and the five of them immediately set off.
Chopper's opponent was Rakuyo, a veteran member of the Whitebeard Pirates. He had dark skin, and his hairstyle was very similar to Yasopp's, with a series of yellow braids.
He used a flail, was very strong, and the iron ball, shaped like a ferocious, grinning human head, was swung with a whistling wind in his hands.
When Reiner and the others arrived, the battle between Chopper and Rakuyo was still ongoing.
Relying on his ability to freely switch between forms and counter moves, Chopper moved around the edge of the battlefield, looking for opportunities to strike from time to time.
Leg Point brought agile movement; Arm Point brought powerful bursts.
His body was like a swimming dragon, swift as the wind, capable of uprooting mountains and carrying great weights. He fought a battle that was...
"...taking forever," Reiner said, looking on speechlessly.
You idiot reindeer. It's just a matter of eating a Rumble Ball and a couple of slaps.
Chopper had already overcome the weakness of needing a Rumble Ball for his partial transformations.
Only his Monster Point still required a drug to affect his transformation wavelength, which he could freely control for the three minutes it was in effect.
And the difference in combat power between Chopper in his normal state and after his giant transformation was indeed a bit large.
The three-minute true-man-deer Chopper even dared to take on Big Mom.
His bounty was 50 Berries; if the cotton candy didn't go up, he didn't go up.
He was fighting on the level of an Emperor's crew; a few hundred million Berries was not too little, and forty billion Berries was not too much.
This was called cost-effectiveness.
"T-taking forever..."
Bang!
Hearing Reiner's disdain, a corner of Chopper's mouth twitched, and a vein popped on his forehead.
He dodged the flail that Rakuyo smashed down and turned his head to shout at Reiner, "I'm fighting very seriously, you bastard!"
With this turn of his head, he saw the half-dead Sanji on Reiner's shoulder, and Zoro standing beside him, his body covered in dried blood.
"Zoro! Sanji!"
Chopper's expression changed. Only then did he notice that Nami and Robin behind him were also covered in quite a few injuries. He suddenly felt a wave of guilt.
As the ship's doctor, he had actually been so focused on the battle before him that he had forgotten his own duty.
He had not provided immediate support to his injured companions. When they ran over to seek treatment, he was still unable to disengage from the battle.
Guilty.
So guilty!
"—Waaah~~, —I'm sorry~~."
The cute boy Chopper burst into tears. "I'm such an unqualified doctor~~."
"You guys wait! I'll come and treat you right now!"
"Hey, Chopper! Running away in the middle of a fight is not what a man does."
Zoro crossed his arms and said solemnly, "Wait until you've defeated your opponent. We're not in that much of a hurry."
Ahem, I'm not so sure about that.
Reiner couldn't help but glance at Sanji, who had only half a breath left on his shoulder.
"...I-I'm fine," Sanji struggled to lift his weak face and said with difficulty, "Take him down seriously... Chopper."
"No, Sanji. You look like you're about to die," Robin said out of the blue.
Sanji's expression, however, was serious as he looked deeply at Robin. "If I can die under Miss Robin's skirt, even if you let me now... hisss, aaah!"
Bang!
Before he could finish, Reiner casually threw him to the ground and kicked him away, then faced Chopper and said, "Go for it, Chopper. Sanji will be fine. We'll give him a grand burial later."
"That's a big problem! You're already preparing his funeral!" Chopper roared, rolling his eyes.
He looked back at Rakuyo, his brow hardening, and took out a Rumble Ball with his hoof.
"I don't have time to waste with you. I have to defeat you quickly and go treat my companions."
"Oh? It seems you still have a trump card."
Rakuyo grinned, swinging the flail in circles above his head, looking with anticipation to see what kind of move the other would use.
Crack!
Tossing the small yellow pill into the air, Chopper viciously crushed the Rumble Ball.
"Monster Point!"
Then, before the disbelieving eyes of the group, his body continuously grew larger, until he transformed into a monster several tens of meters tall.
Can't this just be finished quickly? Reiner cast a disdainful look. Dawdling for so long.
As expected, when it came to fighting, he and Zoro were the most decisive.
"Cho-Chopper!"
"What's going on!?"
"The little tanuki got bigger!"
"It's reindeer, you bastards!" Chopper raised his giant palm and fiercely slapped down!
Rakuyo, who was quite confident in his own strength, grinned, swung his arm in a circle, and threw the rapidly spinning flail to meet the giant palm!
"Iron Scrap Meteor!!"
"Kokutei: Sakura!!"
Bang!!
The moment they made contact, the hoof, harder than steel, brought the iron ball crashing down with the momentum of destroying everything in its path!
Boom!!!
With a violent tremor, the ground instantly collapsed. Chopper's entire palm was directly embedded in it!
"What is this monster..."
Rakuyo, who had managed to jump away in time, swallowed, looking at the giant monster before him in disbelief.
Not only him, but Zoro and the others, who had also never seen Chopper's Monster Point, were all shocked.
Reiner also remembered the time at Enies Lobby. Chopper and Robin had teamed up to defeat a CP9 member who could use Life Return, Kumadori.
He was on the side at that time, and Chopper had not been forced into the desperate situation of eating three Rumble Balls and going berserk.
Today was the first time he had shown this form in front of everyone.
"You can't escape!"
The monster-fied Chopper's face looked surprisingly youthful. He brought his giant palms together in a cross, and with a loud shout, he brought them down heavily on the airborne Rakuyo!
"Kokutei: Cross!!"
Rakuyo, with no way to evade, had his face change color. He raised his flail and threw it with all his might, but this was just his final struggle.
Bang!
The giant palm was like an avalanche, and without any surprise, it sent both him and the heavy iron ball crashing down.
Like hitting a mountain, Rakuyo was sent flying straight into the ground.
With just one full-power blow, he was beaten so badly that he lay on the ground, unable to move.
"Puwaah!"
Rakuyo spat out a mouthful of blood. The monster's figure in his vision gradually blurred, and then his eyes went black as he fainted.
"You guys from Whitebeard's crew!"
"Come and clean up the ground!"
Waving at a few pirates in the distance and shouting, Reiner turned his head and said to Nami and the others:
"After you've dealt with the injuries, we'll go and see how Luffy is doing."
(End of chapter)
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