[The Great Seaway "Paradise", Lulusia Kingdom...]
[In the sky, dark clouds gather~]
[But just then, an incomparably vast black shadow suddenly appeared in the clouds!!!]
[The range of this black shadow covered the entire Lulusia Kingdom~]
[Below...]
["Mommy! Look quickly, there's a monster above our heads!!!" A boy no older than five pointed to the sky in fear.]
["Heh heh heh! What is that??? What is that thing in the sky??? On the dock, a worker, clutching his tools, looked up at the sky in shock~"]
["What's going on? I just drank three catties of wine and it's gone? It seems my wine has worn off~~~" A drunkard raised his head to look at the oppressive sky, rubbing his eyes.]
["Ah! Everyone, look, what is that?" In the marketplace, a man shouted loudly, and everyone looked up~]
[Just then, everyone present showed a terrified expression.]
[The next moment, a terrifying scene appeared~]
[Rumble rumble~]
[It was like the end of the world~]
["No!!!"]
["This is the end of the world!!"]
[When everything returned to calm...]
[Where in this vast ocean can Lulusia Kingdom still be seen~]
[In the original place of Lulusia Kingdom, there were no longer any islands or land. There was only a gigantic hole in the sea, larger than the original Lulusia Kingdom!!!]
[Seawater suddenly poured towards the edge!!!]
[However...]
[No matter how much it poured, there was no sign of anything filling it up~]
[It was as if this hole had become a bottomless pit that could never be filled~]
[When this scene appeared, the chat room instantly fell silent~]
[This kind of thing was too shocking and impactful for everyone!!!]
[After a long pause, the chat room was able to speak.]
Kongo: "I... I... My... My country... My country is just... gone...????"
As the King of Lulusia Kingdom, Kongo was utterly dumbfounded!!
He had originally thought that the experiment Imu was going to conduct in Lulusia Kingdom was some kind of large-scale destructive weapon...
But what he could never have imagined was... this thing wasn't a large-scale destructive weapon. It was directly a "demon" that wiped out an island!
Nefertari Cobra: "Demon!!! This Imu is simply a super demon!!! Lulusia Kingdom had millions of people! Just because of one word from her, the entire country was wiped out!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "This Imu is a devil, isn't she?! Millions of lives! Gone just like that!! Sengoku, you tell me, should these people of Lulusia Kingdom die?!"
Sengoku: "This... this..."
Looking at such a cruel scene, even if Sengoku was loyal to the World Government, he couldn't help but feel shaken.
Even when Roger questioned him, he completely lost face to respond.
Edward Newgate: "Millions of lives... The number of pirates killed by pirates in the entire world combined doesn't even reach this number, does it??"
Charlotte Linlin: "What a joke?? Killing millions of people? Whitebeard, you overestimate us pirates too much!"
Sabo: "Damn it!!! Everyone saw it, right? This is the World Government's Empty Throne! This is what the person sitting on the World Government's Empty Throne did!!!"
Marcus Mars: "Heh heh heh?! What is this thing after all?! Its power is too exaggerated!!!"
Marco: "Just now in the video, that Imu mentioned something. What kind of Mother Flame was it? It seems Vegapunk invented it~~~"
Franky: "What!!! He actually invented something with such power?!"
Vegapunk: "No! Mother Flame is not a weapon, but a super-condensed and efficient energy source!!! The World Government told me to research this, saying it was to solve the world's energy problem... But now it seems, they lied to me!!!"
Monkey D. Dragon: "Vegapunk, you listen well! You must never invent this Mother Flame again!!! All the people of the world will thank you!!!"
Vegapunk: "Don't worry! I already know what the World Government is going to do with Mother Flame. Even if they kill me, I can't possibly make this kind of thing!!!"
Marcus Mars: "Vegapunk, I advise you to think carefully!"
Vegapunk: "I've thought about it very clearly! I want to join the Revolutionary Army!"
Jaygarcia Saturn: "Bastard!!! You're courting death!!!"
Vegapunk: "It's good to die! At least... I won't cause millions of innocent lives to evaporate because of something I created!!!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "That black shadow in the sky just now... If I'm not mistaken, it should be an ancient weapon, Uranus, right...?"
Gol D. Roger: "Very possible! But what kind of thing is Uranus? We've never seen it before~"
Kongo: "Damn it!!! I declare that Lulusia Kingdom, from this moment onwards, withdraws from the World Government Alliance!!! All citizens within the country are to be treated as top-tier criminals by the World Government! Return them all to me and execute them publicly!"
If there were no viewing system, their entire country would not know... until the moment before their death, they were still contributing heavenly gold to the World Government...
Now, they are equivalent to having died once!
Coupled with King Kongo's order, the entire Lulusia Kingdom became hostile!
They would never let go of the World Government!
Moreover...
Because Vegapunk will no longer make Mother Flame, they don't have to worry about the World Government destroying them with that kind of thing!
Now, in this situation, if the World Government still wants to destroy them, then those hundreds of millions of ordinary citizens of Lulusia Kingdom will fight to the death with them.
Nefertari Cobra: "I, Alabasta Kingdom, officially withdraw from the World Government Alliance from now on!! We are descendants of Nefertari Lily, and we will never allow our Queen Ancestor to suffer such an ignominious death!!"
Hancock: "Alas... I declare, I withdraw from the Marines!"
Monkey D. Garp: "Alas..."
[Hornet's Nest~]
[Garp brings a sharp blade squad to rescue Koby!]
[Almost single-handedly, he fought Saint Roswald, a hungry wolf in the rain, the Evil King, the Great Drunkard Baskerville, and Green Bull!!!]
[Originally, he was about to prepare to retreat.]
[But because Koby was caught by the pirates, the Sword-Saber Two-Sword Style was revealed!!!]
[Afterwards, Garp and Green Bull clashed!!!]
[After successfully protecting Koby and others to leave, Garp collapsed in a pool of blood~]
[On his chest, an ice pillar protruded from his chest!]
At this point, the white-framed video slowly dimmed...
The screen disappeared~
Monkey D. Luffy: "Ah!!! Grandpa!!!"
Sengoku: "Damn it! Garp...!"
Tsuru: "Green Bull, what have you done!!!"
Kuzan: "This... Did I actually reach this point...???"
Shanks: "Lahahahaha!!! This is interesting! Kizaru killed Garp, and Green Bull killed Garp... Is this the tradition of their master-disciple relationship?"
Charlotte Linlin: "Mamamama! Hahahaha!!!"
Hancock: "What is all this!"
Looking at this scene on the screen, countless people in the Marine camp felt a deep sense of despair~
Not long after~
The red-framed screen slowly lit up...
The screen appeared!
[The Thousand Sunny leaves Wano Country~]
[The Elephant King originally wanted to follow Luffy, but after Luffy communicated with it, it decided to stay in Wano Country~]
[Although Luffy doesn't mind having a giant elephant as a bodyguard, the problem is that there's another country on the elephant's back...]
[He can't just let that country follow them every day~]
[Since the Mink Tribe and Wano Country are allies, then letting Zunesha stay near Wano Country is also a good choice!]
[This way, whether Wano Country is attacked or Zou is attacked, they can support each other!]
[After sailing southeast for over ten days, Egghead Island, the Island of the Future, appears before their eyes~]
[Whoosh!]
[The sea suddenly surged. In an instant, countless mechanical sea beasts emerged from the sea, their bodies covered in metallic luster, looking utterly terrifying!]
[A mechanical shark suddenly opened its mouth, and a pitch-black muzzle emerged from its mouth...]
[Fire!!!—]
[A terrifying radiation wave suddenly erupted, charging straight towards the Thousand Sunny~]
[Luffy instantly activated Nika Gear Five form. Both hands instantly stretched and enlarged!]
[Luffy's two enlarged hands crossed and intertwined, forming a rubber shield, blocking the radiation wave!]
[His enlarged hands were dented by the impact of the radiation wave~]
[However, after the radiation wave was completely fired, Luffy's enlarged hands rebounded, deflecting all the radiation energy!]
[Luffy's two hands remained as large as ever. He grabbed the mechanical shark's tail with one hand and pulled it directly in front of him~]
["It's actually a mechanical sea beast!?"]
[Franky was completely out of control when he saw this mechanical shark. His eyes were wide as if he had seen a beautiful woman~]
[Usopp also couldn't help but exclaim: "This is too cool!!!"]
[Chopper, needless to say, his eyes sparkled~]
["Franky, what are you waiting for? Quickly eat it. Next time, we'll use some mechanical sea beasts as bodyguards for the Thousand Sunny!"]
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[At this moment, Luffy looked at Franky with a serious expression.]
["Okay!! Then I won't be polite!!!"]
[Franky took out a napkin from a small compartment on his arm, and tied it around his mouth~]
["Hmm!!! Do you want to do this?" Usopp showed a disgusted expression.]
["Hahaha, this is called ritual!—"]
["Haha," Franky directly charged forward, opening his mouth wide and eating heartily...]
[Fortunately, this mechanical shark is a machine. Otherwise, it would definitely be screaming in pain!!!]
[Rustle rustle...]
[Not long after, about half of this massive mechanical shark was eaten by Franky.]
[But just then, something unexpected happened!!!]
[A person fell out from inside this mechanical shark...]
[It was clearly someone who had been swallowed by this mechanical shark before!!!]
["Huh? This isn't..."]
[Seeing the woman's appearance, Nami quickly took out her bounty booklet and flipped through it~]
[When the booklet stopped on a certain page, Nami slapped her thigh: "It's really her!!! Jewelry Bonney, the Supernova from the same era as Luffy back in the Sabaody Archipelago!"]
["Hey hey hey!!! What are you all waiting for? She needs CPR, let me!!!"]
[Sanji immediately rushed forward without hesitation~]
[Robin immediately pulled him back: "Idiot!! What are you interfering with in a rescue mission!!!"]
[At this moment, Luffy said: "She's still breathing. Chopper, wake her up first and ask what's going on~"]
[Although this female pirate had a bounty of two or three hundred million Berries, the Straw Hat Pirates had long since stopped being intimidated by such things...]
[Bounty no longer held any attraction for them~]
[Chopper stepped forward to check~]
[Jewelry Bonney suddenly opened her eyes and immediately hugged Chopper back into her arms!!!]
[Her two legs continuously stomped on the ground. She quickly retreated, speaking as she retreated: "Straw Hat Boy!!! We have no grievances, I don't want to harm your pet, but if you insist on exchanging me for a bounty, I will perish with your pet!!!"]
[Nani???]
[Hearing this, all the Straw Hat Pirates were stunned!!!]
[Why was this person's first reaction this...?]
[It seems that back in the Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy left a deep psychological scar on her...]
["Hana Hana: Gigantesco Mano!—"]
[Robin crossed her hands and used her Hana Hana no Mi ability~]
[She saw numerous arms suddenly appear on Jewelry Bonney's body!!!]
[All these arms were covered in pitch-black Armament Haki. They pinned Jewelry Bonney's arms behind her back, bending both her legs behind her back...]
[It was as if a rope was behind Jewelry Bonney, tying all her limbs together~]
[Clang!]
[Losing her balance, Jewelry Bonney instantly fell to the ground...]
["Ah!!!"]
[Realizing she was completely in the Straw Hat Pirates' hands, Jewelry Bonney suddenly shrieked in shock, "Straw Hat Boy, if you really want to exchange me for a bounty, I have no complaints!!! But I beg you... let me go to an island to complete one thing. As long as I complete this, I am yours, and I will not resist anything you want to do!!!"]
["Robin-chan, you seem to have hurt her~"]
[Sanji watched from the side, feeling distressed!!!]
[This also meant that Robin had made her move. If it were a man, Sanji would have already used Diable Jambe...]
[Robin ignored Sanji's opinion, and instead looked at Luffy.]
["First, release her!"]
Luffy calmly shrugged, then looked at Jewelry Bonney. "If I remember correctly, you should have a pirate crew! Why are you here alone, and why did you end up in the mouth of a mechanical sea beast? Also... do you know what kind of island this is?"
[Luffy came here based on the Log Pose. He didn't know what kind of island this specific island was~]
[Since Jewelry Bonney could appear here alone, it means she must know something about this place~]
[Moreover, she just mentioned that she needed to complete one thing on an island!!!]
[Clearly, she is familiar with this island!!!]
"If I answer your question, can you let me go to the island to complete what I need to do?"
Jewelry Bonney asked nervously, looking at the bounty maniac in front of her.
"You have no right to choose. First, answer my question! If your answer satisfies me, I might be in a good mood and might even help you~"
Luffy twitched the corner of his mouth and said calmly.
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