As Raynor was thinking, Nami suddenly pointed to the spot where Raynor had moved the rock earlier and said:
"Look, there's flowing clouds down there!"
Hearing this, Raynor also looked at that spot.
Indeed, there was a layer of clouds floating there. Normally, this should be the ground and there shouldn't be any clouds.
If I'm not mistaken, this must be the location of Shandora.
Nami had clearly thought of this too. Her eyes flashed with golden light, and she clenched her fists, saying:
"Alright, then let's start searching for the Golden City!"
With that, Nami walked towards the flowing clouds below.
...
Meanwhile, Luffy and the others were traveling fast and directly saw a place that resembled an altar.
Upon arriving here, Robin looked at the writing on it and exclaimed in surprise:
"This place might have been where people used to offer sacrifices to the river god."
Hearing this, Sanji lit a cigarette and said dismissively:
"This kind of thing has happened in the history of every place, and it might even be happening in some corner now. It's not surprising..."
Hearing this, Robin smiled and said directly:
"This altar was probably specifically for choosing eighteen-year-old girls to offer as sacrifices to appease the river god..."
As soon as Robin finished speaking, Sanji's expression changed drastically. He immediately kicked the altar, his face contorted as he said:
"What? They were going to sacrifice eighteen-year-old girls? Do you have any humanity? Damn it!"
Seeing this, Zoro immediately placed his hand on Wado Ichimonji and sighed.
"Hey, are you an idiot, worrying about people from the past?"
Hearing this, Sanji kicked Zoro.
Zoro immediately drew his sword to block, a dangerous look in his eyes.
"Hey, you crappy cook, do you want to fight?"
Hearing this, a cold expression appeared on Sanji's face.
"You lost person, it's time to settle our score!"
With that, the two began to fight, neither gaining the upper hand.
Seeing this, Luffy let out an excited laugh.
"You guys really have a lot of spirit."
Hearing this, Robin also laughed.
However, Robin's eyes then caught a line of text on the altar, and her expression turned terrified.
A serious look appeared in her eyes, and she then said:
"Everyone, maybe we should split up. This island, it's not too big, and it's not too small."
"If we search together, it will be a bit difficult to find those two."
Hearing this, Luffy immediately agreed and showed an excited expression.
"Then we'll meet here!"
Upon hearing this, Usopp was so scared his soul almost left his body. He knelt on the ground and shouted:
"Hey, don't do that! This place is so scary. I don't want to be separated from you guys. Luffy, let me be in a group with you!"
Hearing this, Luffy's expression twisted, clearly unwilling.
He then shouted angrily:
"Hey, didn't we agree to split up?!"
"Who wants to be with you? I want to go on an adventure by myself!"
Hearing this, Usopp shed two lines of tears and knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with despair.
"No, I have a disease that makes me die if I'm separated from my nakama..."
However, even though Usopp said this, Luffy didn't care. He grabbed a vine and swung himself to the opposite shore, then turned and waved:
"You guys can form groups however you want. I'm leaving first, bye..."
With that, Luffy excitedly started running and disappeared in a flash.
Seeing this, Usopp became even more desperate. Now, he could only set his sights on Zoro and Sanji.
By now, Sanji and Zoro were tired from fighting. They stood panting, leaning on their knees to rest.
At this moment, Usopp rushed over and hugged Zoro, saying:
"Hey, Zoro, can we team up? Please..."
The sudden turn of events caused Zoro's body to be restrained.
Zoro frantically struggled but Usopp wouldn't let go.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sanji revealed a wicked smile and then unleashed a series of kicks, hitting Zoro in the face.
Sanji then said triumphantly:
"What an idiot, Zoro. I win this round..."
After saying that, Sanji smugly walked up to Robin and said:
"Robin-sister, can we team up?"
Hearing this, Robin smiled and shook her head, politely refusing:
"I still want to investigate on my own, sorry, Mr. Cook..."
With that, Robin transformed into a pile of flowers and disappeared from her spot. Watching Robin disappear before his eyes, Sanji's face turned to one of horror.
He then showed a look of despair.
He collapsed on the ground, pounding the earth, overcome with grief.
At this moment, Zoro had already shaken off Usopp and from behind, grabbed Sanji by the neck.
"You crappy cook, how dare you take advantage of the situation! I'll kill you!"
The two began to wrestle again.
About half an hour later, they finally separated.
They glanced at each other.
Then, Zoro took Usopp, and Sanji took Chopper, and they left together.
...
Meanwhile, after Nami and Raynor's deep excavation, they dug through the layer of clouds, over a hundred meters deep, and finally saw the space below.
This made Nami's eyes gleam with a golden hue. She was certain the gold was down there.
However, before Nami could dig through the last layer of clouds, a hand suddenly stretched up from below, scaring Nami almost to death.
"Ah, what is that!"
This sound attracted Raynor from the other side.
Raynor immediately looked at the hand, a serious look in his eyes.
Looking at the slender and colored arm, could it be...
Just as Raynor thought this, an eye grew on the arm and then spoke.
"So it's you. I didn't expect you to find this place too. What a coincidence..."
Hearing the familiar voice, Nami regained some of her composure.
"Are you, Robin?!"
As soon as Nami finished speaking, the arm turned into two petals and fell away.
Then, the layer of clouds below was moved aside by something.
Nami lost her balance and fell, letting out a startled cry.
But the next second, her body was caught by a group of arms, and she was unharmed.
Nami looked around and then saw a familiar figure on one side, it was Nico Robin.
Seeing this, Nami's eyes welled up with tears, and she rushed to hug Robin.
"It's you, Robin. You scared me to death."
At this moment, Raynor also jumped down from within the clouds, landing behind Nami.
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