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Chapter 146: Bloody Battle in the Arena
Usopp slumped to the ground, his one arm shaking violently, cold sweat already soaking his back.
The afterimage of the lightning streaking across the sky still lingered before his eyes. His chest was heaving violently, and every breath he took seemed to be accompanied by a tearing sensation echoing in his throat.
"Cough…cough cough cough——"
He coughed violently, his throat tasted bloody, and his voice was hoarse.
"Zoro...thank you..."
Zoro stood beside him, his eyes as cold as a knife, and his three swords were unsheathed, the blades wrapped with deep Armament Haki.
"Idiots have long noses."
He spat out coldly, "If you want to die, don't choose this time!"
Before he could finish his words, a bolt of lightning struck the ground not far away, rocks flew everywhere, and the blazing white lightning tore through the dark clouds, making a deafening sound!
High in the sky, Enel was suspended like a god, surrounded by lightning. Behind him, the phantom of Thor seemed to open his eyes and stare at the world.
He held the golden scepter in his hand and looked down at everyone below with disdain: "Old man, the old times are long gone..."
Rayleigh had a dignified smile on his face, and he tapped his toes lightly and leaped into the air, like an eagle soaring into the sky.
"young people--"
He spoke each word with a firm emphasis, his rapier poised for impact, Haki covering it like mercury. "Don't be so arrogant!"
The next moment, sword energy and lightning intertwined and collided, and the light and sound of the explosion tore through the sky of the entire arena.
Sabo suddenly turned his head, his observation Haki spreading like a torrential rain. His eyes suddenly became serious: "Luffy, the situation is not good. The battle level outside is too high. We have to retreat!"
But Luffy stared at the center of the arena. On the high platform, the Mera-mera Fruit lay quietly in a transparent protective shield, the flame pattern dancing realistically in the sunlight.
"I won't retreat again..."
His voice was low and hoarse, but extremely firm: "I must get the Ace Fruit!"
Sabo looked at his stubborn expression. That was what he remembered the little boy looked like when he grew up - calm, stubborn, and burdened by the heavy oath of brotherhood.
He gritted his teeth and then smiled the same smile as Luffy: "Okay, let's go together!"
The two brothers turned into two gusts of wind, the tiles under their feet exploded inch by inch under the Haki and impact, and their figures rushed to the center of the arena!
Dressrosa Palace and Flower Field
At the other end, Fujitora leaned on a cane with one hand, his eyesight blind but his consciousness as sharp as lightning. Observation Haki spread out like a tide and condensed on the surface.
"There are living people underground."
He whispered in a deep voice, his tone as heavy as a mountain, "There are quite a few... They seem like imprisoned 'souls'."
Aien narrowed his eyes, and the "Autumn Water" in his hand was slightly unsheathed. The pitch-black blade reflected the reaction of Madara's life underground.
"Finally found it."
The two were about to break through the ground——
"Swish, swish, swish!!"
Dozens of dark golden slime arrows suddenly shot out from the shadows, sticky as insects and fast as guns!
"Sticky chains!"
A swamp-like figure emerged from the ruins. Torrebol smiled distortedly and fiercely, his eyes full of madness:
"Fujitora Admiral, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're in Dressrosa!!"
"This is the Young Master's kingdom!!"
Fujitora tapped the ground lightly with his staff sword, and the Haki ripples were like substance, directly bouncing away all the mucus sprayed by Torrepol.
"I am an old man who doesn't know the way. I want to take a trip to this underground place today. I hope you will give me some convenience."
Torrebol laughed strangely, his face full of viciousness: "Old blind man, do you know who you are facing?!"
Fujitora shook his head slightly, turned his staff and sword, raised his hand and pressed down.
"Gravity Blade·Lan!"
Boom——!!
The huge gravitational field came crashing down, causing the foundation of the entire area to collapse by several meters!
Torrebol was pressed halfway into the ground, his face horrified: "How, how is this possible?!"
Ian took the opportunity to slash horizontally, and a cold light wrapped in black Haki flashed across, directly cutting off Torrebol's slimy body and forcing it back several feet!
Fujitora tapped the ground lightly with his staff sword, and a powerful gravity exploded, causing the surrounding ground to sink three feet in an instant.
"Gravity Field·Falling Light!"
Torrepol was caught off guard. The entire battlefield seemed to be suddenly pressed down by an invisible giant hand. His breathing became rapid and his bones creaked!
Ian turned into a ghostly afterimage, stepping on thunder, and the "Autumn Water" sword light cut through the air and slashed directly at Torrepol's eyebrows!
Torrepol screamed and turned into a ball of slime to avoid it, but his right arm was still cut off!
A ten-meter-deep trench was cut into the ground, and the air was filled with a strong sour and rotten smell!
at the same time--
The ground shaking intensified!
A three-story rock giant rose from the back of the palace!
"Anyone who trespasses will die!"
Pica's voice was as sharp as a steel nail, and the giant fist of rock roared down and smashed into Fujitora and Iin!
Fujitora's expression hardened, he raised his staff and sword high, and whispered:
"Since you are bound by obsession, then this old man... will help you to transcend!"
The next moment——
Gravity: Subdue the Demon
The gravity of the entire battlefield was instantly detonated, and Pica's huge rock body collapsed, with countless stones shattering and flying around, like a meteorite from the end of the world!
The war situation continues to escalate, and chaos is about to break out——
Mera-mera Fruit, Straw Hat Pirates, Revolutionary Army, Pirates, Marine...all forces are about to gather here!
The sun is high in the sky and the dust is rolling.
A pair of indifferent and cold black eyes slowly approached from afar.
Rogge stood in front of the main entrance of the arena, his cloak of justice fluttering in the wind.
He slowly raised his palm, palm facing the sky, and spoke calmly:
"Air Pressure Heavenly Prison."
--boom!!!
The air compressed violently, a sonic boom exploded, and an invisible yet terrifying barrier spread out with Rogge as the center, covering all space within a ten-kilometer radius of the arena!
A transparent barrier rose up, as if the sky and the earth were suddenly closed!
The arena suddenly fell silent for a moment, and the next second—
Bang!!
A Paramecia user who tried to escape was forcibly locked by the air wall and crushed into a bloody mist on the spot!
Everyone in the arena suddenly looked up at the sky, and the sharp-eyed warriors of Observation Haki all changed color!
"This ability... is Marine's Xuanlin Admiral!!!"
Qingjiao's face was filled with horror, cold sweat dripping down his cheeks. The air around him was as heavy as iron, and he even felt his chest was compressed!
——But there is no way out in this melee!
"Mera-mera Fruit is mine!!!"
Bartolomeo laughed wildly, licked the barrier with his tongue, and rushed to the display stand with a fanatical look on his face, holding his hands high:
"Barrier: Divine Presence!!"
boom!!!
The ten-meter-high barrier ball rolled over like a tank, smashing the bones of several Pirates who were blocking the way!
Green Pepper roared: "Spiral Head Awakening!"
"Eight Punches, Martial Cone Head!!"
He was covered in Armament Haki, his flat cone-shaped head twisting the air as he launched a spinning attack that pierced a hundred meters, aiming precisely at...
"King's Fist!"
On the other side, Elizabelo II had accumulated the power to destroy a city to the limit, and he threw a punch, like a meteorite falling!
The two powerful fists collided with each other, causing a huge impact!
"Rubber rubber, elephant gun shooting!"
Luffy roared and rushed into the battlefield, his fists turning into a rain of afterimages!
"Dragon Claw Fist: Dragon Head!"
Sabo followed closely behind, his hands transformed into claws covered with armed color, and went straight for Lao Cai!
"Eight Punches: Cone Dragon!!"
Lao Cai roared and fought back, thrusting out several spears that crisscrossed with Sabo, like a fierce dragon fighting a dark snake!
"Barrier Rebound·Spin!"
Bartolomeo grinned widely, creating a circular barrier, forcibly deflecting the attack and counterattacking the entire field!
"Wa ...
Several weak pirates didn't even have time to react before the rebounding energy tore them into blood mist. The scene was horrific!
"Fffffffff——"
In front of the display stand, Diamanti's ribbon cape has been metalized, and his figure is charging like a mad bull!
"Bullfighting Dance: Blade Windmill!"
The iron cloak turned into countless thin blades that swirled around and danced wildly, raining blood and breaking limbs and bones of anyone who approached!
"Rubber-Rubber Bazooka!!"
Luffy's eyes were fierce, and his fist wrapped in Haki came down with a bang!
"Dragon Slash!"
Sabo slashed down from the air, and the steel pipes covered with armed color bombarded the entire sky!
Diamanti roared, and his cloak spun at high speed like a windmill shield, attacking head-on!
But my knees were pressed down and the floor tiles were cracked!
After breaking the stands, Rebecca covered her mouth tightly, her nails piercing her palms.
"It's so scary…"
The interweaving of blood and fire had already exceeded her imagination.
She looked at the contestants falling one by one, and at Luffy and Sabo who were like beasts on the stage, her eyes filled with confusion and fear.
"Father..."
She whispered, "Is this really the world I have to face?"
In the distance, the man standing outside the barrier remained motionless.
Rogge stood with his hands behind his back, the air around him humming, like a volcano that could overturn the world at any time.
He watched the fight quietly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.
His gaze passed over the barrier, over the corpses, over the deafening roar, and locked onto the two figures—
"Luffy."
"New."
A light thought seemed to set the gears of fate in motion.
Rogge's eyes grew deeper: "Let's all stay here."