Chapter 262: The Monster's Transformation! One-Hit Kill and the Lost Swordsman
Grove 46 Plaza.
Sunlight filtered through the massive mangrove leaves, casting mottled light and shadows.
The real Luffy was currently sporting a comical fake mustache, with a massive backpack on his back that was several times larger than his entire body.
He held a large bone, thicker than his arm, in both hands, munching on meat while looking around the crowd, searching for his companions.
"Hee hee hee! Where on earth are those guys!"
Luffy chewed on the roasted meat, his eyes sparkling with intense anticipation for their reunion. "I'm really looking forward to it!"
Because his vision was completely blocked by the massive backpack towering above his head, Luffy walked unsteadily, failing to notice the crowd in front of him.
Without paying attention to his footing, he naturally bumped into the person standing in the center of the plaza.
He crashed into the "Fake Luffy," who was surrounded by a group of rookie pirates and spouting nonsense.
"Ah! Sorry!"
Luffy mumbled an apology, then turned to walk around.
However, due to the momentum of the backpack, his foot slipped, and he slammed firmly into the Fake Luffy's fat belly again.
Struck twice in a row, the "Fake Luffy" lost his balance and fell onto his backside.
Having lost face in front of so many newly recruited underlings, he was instantly enraged.
He clumsily scrambled up from the ground, drew the flintlock from his waist, and pressed the dark muzzle directly against the real Luffy's head, roaring arrogantly in a fit of rage:
"You blind bastard! Don't you have eyes when you walk?"
"Do you know who I am?
"I'll scare you to death if I say it—I am... Straw Hat Luffy!"
Hearing this threat, Luffy didn't show the slightest bit of anger or fear; instead, his eyes instantly lit up.
He stopped gnawing on the bone, and exclaimed with a naive and pleasantly surprised expression:
"Eh?! So you're called Luffy too? What a coincidence!"
This totally unconventional reaction left the onlookers, who were expecting a good show, completely stunned.
The Fake Luffy was choked up, his face darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.
"Huh?! What kind of nonsense are you babbling, you idiot! Don't you understand the situation?!"
The Fake Luffy was furious, shaking his flintlock violently, spraying spit everywhere.
"Can you show a little respect for the gun in my hand! I'm the 400 million bounty Straw Hat!"
Just as the "Fake Luffy" was losing his temper and preparing to fire to teach this clueless idiot a lesson,
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
A rhythmic and incredibly heavy sound of footsteps suddenly echoed around the plaza, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
Sentomaru, the Captain of the Marine Science Unit carrying a giant battle axe, led two humanoid weapons, the "Pacifista," which looked exactly like "Bartholomew Kuma," and directly surrounded the entire plaza from the perimeter.
Sentomaru's cold, sharp gaze swept across the scene, finally fixing on the pot-bellied imposter.
His eyes were filled with disdain and mockery:
"Stop making a fool of yourself."
"Although Straw Hat is a troublesome guy, he could absolutely never be trash like you!"
Subsequently, without wasting words, Sentomaru ruthlessly issued an order to the killing machines behind him:
"Pacifista, engage in indiscriminate fire!"
Upon receiving the order, the Pacifista immediately opened their mouths.
Blinding, high-risk yellow laser beams instantly condensed deep in their throats, then pierced through the entire plaza like a violent storm.
"Boom—!"
Violent chain explosions bloomed wantonly across the plaza, gravel flying and flames soaring into the sky.
Those rookie pirates who had just been fantasizing about living the high life with the Straw Hat Pirates instantly scattered like stray dogs, crying and screaming.
Amidst the chaos and smoke, the electronic red eye of one Pacifista coldly locked onto Luffy, who was still standing in place, gnawing on the bone with his massive pack on his back.
Blinding yellow laser light rapidly gathered in its mouth again, emitting a hair-raising energy hum.
Two years ago, on this very same island, it was this kind of emotionless, terrifying laser attack that had forced the entire Straw Hat Pirates into a desperate situation.
However, facing this nightmare from the past,
Luffy didn't even put down the giant parcel on his back, his hands still holding the large bone steadily.
He just tilted his head slightly, his movement light and effortless to the extreme.
"Whoosh—!"
The lethal laser beam, capable of piercing steel, flew past Luffy's cheek by a hair's breadth, exploding into a huge crater in the open space behind him.
The precise prediction of Observation Haki made such an attack useless.
Immediately after, Luffy put down the meat bone, his eyes instantly becoming serious.
His right arm suddenly stretched backward, and a layer of jet-black, dense Armament Haki instantly covered the surface of his skin.
The pink steam of Gear Second rose violently on his arm, emitting a hissing sound like a steam engine.
"Gomu Gomu no—Jet Pistol!"
A heavy punch infused with high-level Armament Haki directly hit this expensive killing machine.
"Bang—Crack!"
The violent power exploded instantly, and the head of the Pacifista, made of a special alloy, was blown to pieces by this punch!
Sparks flew inside its massive body, it short-circuited instantly, and then exploded into a pile of scrap metal amidst a violent roar!
Just as Luffy one-shot the first Pacifista,
The other Pacifista had already taken heavy steps, silently flanking him from his blind spot, and precisely aimed the laser cannons in its palms at Luffy.
However, before the energy in its palms could gather and be fired,
A cyan flying slash, capable of instantly tearing through the air, suddenly whistled out from the shadows of the ruins at the edge of the plaza.
"Swish—Boom!"
Under the horrified gaze of Sentomaru and all the surviving pirates,
That crescent-like sharp sword energy, carrying unstoppable sharpness, directly pierced through the indestructible Pacifista.
"Sizzle..."
Accompanied by the sound of metal cutting, this weapon, representing the highest scientific achievement of the Marines, was actually sliced smoothly in half by this sword energy!
The cut was as flat as a mirror, and even residual sharp aura that made souls tremble lingered there.
Subsequently, with two loud "Boom" sounds, the giant machine cut into two halves lost its balance and collapsed into the pool of blood and dust.
The two Pacifista that had once made all the Supernovas feel deep despair.
In less than five seconds.
One was smashed to pieces by a punch, and one was cut in two by a single blade.
Sentomaru, standing not far away, and everyone present who witnessed this scene, all opened their mouths in horror, unable to say a word for a long time.
A breeze blew by, brushing away the smoke and dust in the plaza.
A man wearing a dark green long coat with three famous swords at his waist was slowly sheathing the blade that was emitting cold air.
On his left eye, there was a shocking, sharp scar, adding a bit of Shura-like murderous aura to his already cold features.
Zoro looked around at the mess with an unhappy face, his tone filled with heavy complaint:
"What is this... So you were here. You made me search for ages in other areas. What a pain."
After speaking, he looked at Luffy, who was standing next to the pile of scrap metal, and raised an eyebrow:
"I'm telling you, Luffy, isn't your commotion a bit too big?
"I heard the explosion from far away."
The comical fake mustache on Luffy's face had long since been blown away by the airflow generated by the explosion, revealing that confident, familiar face.
He turned around, looked at the swordsman he hadn't seen for two years, and without hesitation, bloomed into an incredibly bright smile:
"Zoro! Hee hee hee, long time no see!"
Zoro casually pressed the hilt of his sword at his waist with one hand, cold sharpness flashing in his single eye.
A wild, arrogant arc slowly curled up at the corner of his mouth.
Subsequently, he took steady steps, walked to Luffy's side, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his Captain.
"Hurry up and finish off these annoying guys, Captain."
Zoro looked at the Marines in front, his tone filled with composure and dominance.
"Everyone is waiting for us."
The sea breeze lifted the corners of their clothes.
After two years of arduous hibernation and cruel transformation, this group of young people who had once swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Today, the Straw Hat Pirates officially announced to the whole world—the King has returned.
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