socalfunplaces Chapter 423 The Power of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Unexpected People
Chapter 423 The Power of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Unexpected People
Chapter 423 The Power of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Unexpected People
After staring at Nami and Perona, who both looked very serious, for a while, Sanji fell silent.
Then, he silently lit a cigarette, and his eyes sharpened.
"If that's the case..."
'
As if understanding Sanji's thoughts, Franky and Chopper were also ready for battle.
"Brothers and sisters..."
"Leave it to us," Perona said softly.
After speaking, Perona turned her gaze to the pursuers behind the children and summoned a ghost.
"Damn it, what's wrong with these kids?" the man in the protective suit said, his face grim. "Why are they following these pirates?"
That makes absolutely no sense!
"have no idea..
'
"Letting them keep running isn't going to work..." Another man raised his weapon and said, "Shoot them, take the brats out with them!"
"But, Master will..."
"That's still better than letting them all get away!"
"Alright, let's take them out too!"
After saying that, the men in protective suits raised their weapons, intending to kill everyone in front of them!
Nami's expression immediately changed upon seeing this.
She then activated her Devil Fruit power without hesitation.
"The Wall of Clouds!"
"boom!!"
The next moment, a large amount of clouds rushed out from Nami's body, forming a thick cloud wall behind the children at an extremely fast speed!
Upon seeing this, the enemy was immediately stunned.
"What the hell is this thing?"
"Is that even a question? Of course, it was that Logia-type Devil Fruit user who did it!"
"Never mind, fire!"
"bump!"
"bump!"
"bump!"
Several gunshots rang out, and the bullets were fired without mercy at Nami!
However, due to the cloud cover, the kinetic energy of these bullets was gradually diluted, and they eventually fell slowly from the other side of the cloud cover.
Nami breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"It seems my thinking was correct..."
'
A sufficiently thick cloud wall can stop flintlock bullets!
"Sister Orange, you're amazing!"
"It's alright~"
Despite saying that, Nami's lips couldn't help but curl into a smile, clearly indicating that she was in a very good mood.
Perona breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the children wouldn't be hurt by the bullets.
Perona then floated into the air and focused her gaze on the enemies.
"You scum, you've angered me!"
The next moment, a large number of explosive ghosts appeared next to Perona.
Then, these explosive ghosts fell from the sky and rushed toward the enemy at an extremely fast speed.
"Get out of the way quickly, or you'll get negative comments again!"
"Oh no, there's no way to dodge it!"
As the ghost drew ever closer, the enemies' expressions turned somewhat terrified.
Then, his body was seized by these ghosts!
"Huh?"
A hint of doubt appeared in their eyes as they glanced at the Explosive Ghost clinging to their deck.
Why didn't I become negative?
"Letting you become negative is too lenient," Perona said coldly. "So... fall down!"
"boom!!"
As Perona finished speaking, the explosive phantoms on the enemies suddenly exploded, blasting them away!
"ah!!"
"What the hell is this thing?"
Another group of enemies, who had been chasing after them, looked at their fallen comrade in horror and said, "Did that ghost just explode?"
"That seems to be the case."
The leader, his face grim, said, "It seems this woman's Devil Fruit ability also possesses explosive power..."
'
"Quickly, use the sea stone net!"
"profound!"
Upon receiving the order, the enemy moved swiftly, clearly intending to use something like Seastone to counter Perona and Nami's abilities.
Hearing the commotion, Sanji quickly used Moonwalk to take flight, saying, "We can't let you guys use that weird thing to touch Ms. Perona and Ms. Nami."
After saying that, Sanji moved swiftly, arriving at the enemy's side at an extremely fast speed.
Then, he kicked it.
"First cut of meat!"
"bump!"
The heavy blow sent the opponent flying!
"boom!!"
Then, Sanji launched a wide-ranging attack, knocking all the pursuers to the ground.
"Huh?"
Chopper and Franky, who had rushed out by bypassing the cloud wall, were stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Is it over already?"
Isn't Sanji a bit too efficient?
"Damn it... why are these guys so strong..."
'
The man lying on the ground looked extremely pale.
This way, there's not even a chance to use sea stone...
Just then, a man picked up his weapon and said to Sanji, "Damn pirates, go..."
"A strong right hand!"
"boom!!"
Before he could even fire, Franky punched the man, sending him flying.
"Whoosh~"
"boom!!"
Seeing this, Sanji calmly lowered his leg and then said, "If you want to capture us, you should at least send some stronger people."
After saying that, Sanji ignored the guys struggling on the ground and turned to look at the cloud wall behind him, saying, "Chopper, take Nami and Perona and leave here first."
As he spoke, Sanji glanced at the enemy who had appeared outside the door.
If these creatures aren't dealt with, the children could still get hurt.
"Okay, I understand."
Chopper nodded, and then planned to leave with Nami and the others.
Nami, who also heard Sanji's voice, dispelled the Cloud Wall and then said, "Sanji..."
'
Sanji, blowing a puff of smoke from his eye, calmly said, "Ah, go ahead."
Then, Sanji glanced at the children and said, "Kids, go run with the two pretty ladies and Kung Fu Tanuki. Leave this to me."
"Big brother...you..."
'
"Don't misunderstand, you brats!" Sanji interrupted them, saying, "I was just responding to Nami and Perona's desire to save you, not trying to save you!"
"I can honestly say I hate you guys the most, being protected by these two beauties!"
Franky blinked as he listened to Sanji's words. Was this guy being tsundere?
The children didn't get angry after hearing Sanji's words; instead, they smiled happily.
"Thank you, Brother Gulu Gulu Eyebrows!"
"Shut up, you brat!" Sanji, his face slightly flushed, deliberately opened his shark-like mouth and said, "Hurry up and follow them!"
"profound!"
"Haha, let's go," Nami said with a laugh. "Let's get out of here first."
"profound!"
The children nodded upon hearing Nami's words, and then happily followed Nami and the others away.
"Are you all okay?" Perona asked.
"Leave it to us with confidence."
As he spoke, Sanji gave a thumbs up, indicating that they could handle everything perfectly well!
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, Perona turned and flew towards Nami and the others.
After watching them leave, Sanji glanced at Franky and said, "You don't need to come with me, Franky."
"What are you talking about, you idiot?" Franky raised his head and said, "How could I possibly abandon my fans, the Armored Franky?"
Upon hearing this, Sanji's lips unconsciously curled into a smile, clearly indicating that he was in a very good mood.
"Alright, let's continue."
Franky glanced at the enemies who had just rushed in and said, "This time, your opponents are us!"
'
"Kids, come with me!" Chopper shouted excitedly. "If you want to escape, run!"
"profound!!"
"You're really energetic, Chopper," Nami laughed.
"Of course!"
Chopper raised his head and said, "Sanji entrusted me with this passionate mission of protecting children, so I must ensure their safe passage!"
At this moment, Chopper, who was carrying a sacred mission, was burning with energy!
"That's really reliable," Perona laughed.
"Of course!"
As a man, he had to safely lead his two partners and the children out!
Just then, several enemies wielding weapons appeared in the corridor ahead.
"?"
The enemy, noticing the situation, was momentarily stunned, then asked in disbelief, "Why are the children running with these guys?"
Aren't they enemies?
"Even though I don't know what's going on, we have to stop them, or Master will be angry!"
"profound!"
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the group immediately raised their weapons and aimed them at Chopper, clearly intending to kill him first.
Upon seeing this, Chopper's expression immediately changed.
Then, he rushed to the enemy at lightning speed and kicked the enemy's weapon to pieces!
After doing this, Chopper launched his follow-up attack.
"I'll knock!"
"I'll hit you!"
"Okay!"
With one kick each, they managed to knock all the enemies down!
"I'll hit you~"
Chopper landed steadily on the ground, raised his head, and said, "I'm a man, so I have to do my best!"
"Awoo!"
"Wow, that's amazing, Tanuki-gege!" Ryder exclaimed, his eyes shining.
So cool!
"I'm a reindeer, you rascal!"
Nami smiled at this, then looked around and said, "So, where should we run off to?"
"You think about this," Chopper said without hesitation.
Nami is the navigator, so the task of finding an exit naturally falls to her.
As for him?
Although he wasn't a madman, he couldn't find a way out of this place, so he didn't intend to waste his brainpower.
"I knew it," Nami said, a little annoyed.
Although she had planned from the beginning to find the exit herself, once she got to this point, she didn't know how to find it anymore.
After thinking for a moment, Nami said, "Let's go and see what happens."
Maybe we'll find the exit if we keep walking.
"There's no need for that."
Floating in mid-air, Perona stared at the distant street and said, "I'll have the Negative Ghosts find an exit."
Her negative ghosts can penetrate walls, making them very useful for exploration.
Nami:? ? ?
Nami looked at Perona with a puzzled expression and said, "Why didn't you do that just now?"
"I thought you could find your way out," Perona said.
Clearly, she, like everyone else, believed in Nami.
Nami:
"I'm quite touched that you trust me so much, but..." Nami's lips twitched, "I'm not a god either."
She's just an ordinary navigator; how could she possibly find the exit here so quickly?
Perona smiled and said, "Actually, this is quite good. After all... if it weren't for Ru, we wouldn't have been able to rescue these children, would we?"
Hearing Perona's words, Nami's face also showed a hint of emotion.
"yes...
'
If it weren't for that slight delay, they wouldn't have been able to rescue the children.
"Alright, I'm going to get to work now."
As Perona released the ghosts, she said, "Let's try to find the exit as soon as possible."
"So what do we do now?" Chopper asked.
We can't just wait here; it would be bad if we ran into a powerful enemy.
"Let's move forward first," Perona said. "Maybe the exit is just ahead."
"profound!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and then followed Perona, who was floating in mid-air, and rushed forward.
"Oh, right."
Chopper seemed to remember something and said, "I remember you guys said earlier that the illness was cured."
"Yes."
"What kind of illness is it?"
Chopper glanced at the children behind him and said, "None of the Buddhists look like patients."
"I don't know either."
The boy shook his head and said, "But they told me that you're all sick, and that it will only take a year to cure you."
"A year?"
"Yes," the boy nodded and said, "and then I was brought here."
Do your parents know about this?
"They must know about this."
"should?"
Nami was taken aback. What did she mean by "should"?
If you know, you know; if you don't know, you don't know. What should you know?
"Those guys said my parents asked them to treat my illness, so I think they probably knew," the boy said.
Nami:? ? ?
Listening to the little boy's words, Nami instinctively felt that something was wrong.
"So, your parents weren't there when you were taken away?" Perona asked, frowning.
"Yes."
The boy said, "Those people who suddenly appeared at our door said we were sick and needed to be taken for treatment, otherwise we might infect our parents."
"So... I was taken away before I even had a chance to say a word to my parents."
Perona: ? ? ?
Nami:? ? ?
This isn't treating a patient; it's child trafficking!
That's absolutely outrageous!
At that moment, anger welled up in the hearts of both women.
"He was taken away without even seeing his parents...?" Chopper said, his face grim. "Could it be... a terrifying infectious disease?"
"Snapped!"
After slapping Chopper on the head, Nami opened her shark-like mouth and roared, "Are you an idiot?!"
"This is clearly the same as what happened to Kemi and the others!"
Chopper couldn't even see something so obvious... This guy really is an idiot!
"?"
"!!"
"They're human traffickers?!" Chopper exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"What else?" Nami said speechlessly.
Perona looked at Chopper speechlessly; how come this kid was acting like a complete airhead again?
Hmm, this natural airhead feels so comfortable to touch!
"Damn it!" Chopper's eyes gleamed with malice. "We absolutely have to get the children out of here!"
Otherwise, they might be sold into slavery if they seek medical treatment!
"That's natural."
Nami nodded firmly; she would never return the children to those bastards!
"Are you too tired to run anymore after treating people?" Chopper glanced at the children and said, "If you're too tired to run after treating people, I can carry you on my back..."
'
Before Chopper could finish speaking, he was tackled to the ground by the smiling children.
"Hello!"
Chopper, who was pinned underneath, was completely dumbfounded.
Why are we all coming at once?
Seeing this, Nami smiled and said, "You don't look tired at all."
"One vegetable, one spirit."
"Because our master healed us~" Ryder laughed.
"Owner?"
"Yes, Master."
Nami frowned. Could this owner be the head of that human traffickers?
What kind of place is this?
"Chopper".
Perona, still in mid-air, turned to look at Chopper and said, "After we're safely out of here, let's check on these children."
Her intuition told her that these children might be suffering from something wrong.
But Yi couldn't quite put his finger on what was going on, so... it would be best to let Chopper take a look.
"I understand," Chopper said with difficulty, pinned to the ground by Ryder. "I'll help them check after we get out."
"Please, Buddha... can you let me go?"
'
He has no way to get up like that.
The children laughed when they heard this, but they didn't continue to lie on Chopper.
Chopper breathed a sigh of relief as the weight lifted from his back, then said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."
"profound!"
"Perona, haven't we found the exit yet?" Nami asked.
"I couldn't find the exit, but..." Perona said with her eyes closed and a frown, "I found a strange place."
"A strange place?"
Several question marks immediately popped up above Nami's head. What strange place?
"There's a room here, and inside are many people who were frozen in ice," Perona said, opening her eyes. "Judging from their expressions, they were frozen instantly."
It's unclear whether this was caused by human intervention or a natural disaster.
"Frozen instantly..."
'
A hint of surprise flashed in Nami's eyes. How could something like this happen here?
Then, as if remembering something, Nami looked at Mocha and said, "I remember you mentioned this earlier, right?"
"Um."
"We've been there," Mocha said with some fear. "We've seen those horrible people frozen in place."
"So... so let's not go there."
As he spoke, Mocha's body trembled slightly, clearly showing his great fear of those strange people.
Seeing this, Perona reassured her, "Don't worry, we won't go there."
"That's good..
"
Mocha breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she really didn't want to see those terrifying guys.
Perona smiled when she saw this; the little girl was really timid.
A few minutes later...
"I've found the exit!" Perona exclaimed, a few steps leading to her.
Her ghost saw a very Buddhist door, which must be the exit!
However, just to be on the safe side, Perona still described the Buddhist gate to Mocha and the others.
Mo Chawenmeng nodded and said, "That's right, that's the entrance we came from."
"Then it seems we didn't come to the wrong place."
Perona smiled, and at that moment, she also deactivated her Devil Fruit powers.
Then, she waved her hand and said, "Come with me, let's leave this place together!"
"profound!"
Upon hearing Perona's words, everyone immediately burst into laughter, and then they all followed Perona as she ran away into the distance.
Just then, Franky and Sanji caught up from behind.
"Nami, how's it going? Have you found the exit?" Sanji asked.
"Yes, Perona just found it," Nami nodded and said. "We're planning to go there now."
"Let's go then."
"Have the pursuers been dealt with?"
As she spoke, Nami glanced down the corridor, but didn't see any enemies.
"Don't worry, it's all taken care of." Franky gave a thumbs up and said, "We even blocked the door to that room, so the doctor can't catch up with us."
All they need to do now is escape through the exit!
"That's good." Nami breathed a sigh of relief.
This way, no healer can catch up and harm the children.
"Damn... those pirates..."
"
"Um?"
Chopper was startled when he heard the voice, and then noticed Kin'emon in Sanji's hand.
When Chopper saw what the other person looked like, he was dumbfounded.
"Hey, why is his face all bruised and swollen?"
"I did the beating."
Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said with a disgruntled expression, "This guy got too arrogant, so I beat him up."
Sanji felt extremely annoyed when he recalled the previous gate.
Not only did they refuse to ask for help, but their attitude was also so arrogant... They really deserved a beating!
"Well done!" Nami said, giving the Buddha a thumbs up.
"You despicable woman..."
'
"Um?"
Nami slowly narrowed her eyes and said, "You'd better think it over carefully before you speak."
Kin'emon:
Sensing the murderous aura, Kin'emon decisively looked away and said, "I...I don't stoop to the level of a woman."
Yes, Nami just gave a cold laugh and didn't say anything more.
Clearly, she couldn't be bothered to argue with that head of hers.
"Alright, enough talk, let's go." Perona, having recalled her ghost, said, "Let's get back and exchange mercury with the others as soon as possible."
"profound!"
Upon hearing Perona's nod, the group then ran off into the distance.
After running for a while, the group finally saw the gate.
"That's right, it's the Buddhist sect!" Mocha said excitedly.
Alright, they've finally returned to this place.
Will I be able to go home next?
Thinking about this, Mocha became even more excited.
Nami smiled, noticing the other person's reaction, and then said, "Let's go, let's leave here together!"
"profound!"
Suddenly, everyone rushed towards the gate of the giant Buddha in the distance.
Upon arriving at the Buddha's gate, Chopper jumped up and kicked.
"I'll kick it!"
"boom!!"
With a single blow, the half-closed door was kicked open!
"Ah~"
Chopper landed steadily on the ground, spread his arms wide in enjoyment, and said, "This is the feeling..."
'
He likes this cold environment!
Then, Chopper opened his eyes with a smile and said, "Everyone, we..."
'
"?"
He froze before he could finish speaking, then looked at the navy personnel in front of him with a shocked expression and asked, "Why are there navy personnel here?"
Wasn't this supposed to be human traffickers' territory? Why are they treating the Navy?
Sanji and the others also frowned as they looked ahead, clearly not expecting the Marines to appear there.
Then, Sanji waved his hand and said, "Kids, there are evil Marines here, so let's go back and find a back door to leave!"
"profound!"
Although they didn't know why the children were afraid of the navy, they obediently ran inside.
Just then, Nami carelessly spotted Law, who was standing in front of the Buddha's gate looking at them with a surprised expression.
"Wait a minute..."
'
"Aren't you the person who appeared with us at Auction House No. 1 two years ago?"
"
As she spoke, Nami frowned and then said, "You didn't kidnap these children, did you?"
"You scum, I will never entrust my children to you!"
After cursing angrily, Nami turned and left with the others, leaving behind Law with a somewhat gloomy expression.
"The Straw Hat Pirates..."
"
Why are these guys here?
He's a doctor... When did he become a scumbag who kidnaps children?
"I don't know what happened, but those guys were probably from the Straw Hat crew." G5
"That's what the navy said."
"It's them. I've seen their bounty posters."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's..."
'
"Huh?"
"Wait a minute, where did Lieutenant General Vergo go?"
The navy officers were dumbfounded when they discovered that their admiral was missing. He had just been here a moment ago, so how could he have suddenly disappeared?
Then, as if realizing something, one of the navy officers glared angrily at Law and said, "Did you do something?"
That must be it, otherwise Lieutenant General Vergo wouldn't have left without saying goodbye!
That despicable Yan Wuhai!
"What a pathetic bunch." Law slowly raised his hand, looking at the Marines with a mocking gaze, and said, "They don't even know how they died."
"What do you mean?"
"I have no obligation to explain this to you," Luo Wuwu said.
Without hesitation, Law activated his Devil Fruit ability.
"ROOM!"
"baton!"
"boom!!"
The next moment, the warship floating on the water suddenly flew into the air, startling the navy personnel who all showed expressions of horror.
"The warship...the warship is taking off!!!"
"This guy is a monster!"
"What do we do? What do we do?"
"Never mind, kill him!" a navy officer roared. "Otherwise, we'll all die!"
After realizing the seriousness of the situation, the navy men's eyes sharpened, and they launched an attack on Law without hesitation.
But the good thing is... in his surgical space, no shell can hit him!
The next moment...
"puff!"
With a flash of light, Law used his ability to cut all of these guys in half!
"what!"
"It's been cut in half!!"
The navy officer, feeling his body being cut open, immediately let out a terrified roar.
But they soon realized something was wrong: why weren't they in pain?
"Although we don't know what's going on, let's report this information immediately!" A navy officer said, pulling out a Den Den Mushi. "Otherwise, we..."
Before he could finish speaking, he discovered that the Den Den Mushi in his hand had disappeared.
No... not only him, but everyone else's Den Den Mushi have all disappeared!
"What happened? The Den Den Mushi is gone!"
"It was him, it was Yan Wuhai who did it!"
A Marine pointed to the pile of small Den Den Mushi next to Law and said, "He used his Devil Fruit power to steal all our Den Den Mushi!"
"It's over..
"
Without the Den Den Mushi, how will they contact Lieutenant General Vergo?
It's over...they're doomed!
Having observed everyone's reactions, Luo Wuwu said, "We can't let you report what's going on here."
Otherwise, it will affect his plans!
Then, Law turned his gaze to Nami and the others who had just escaped, and slowly narrowed his eyes.
"The Straw Hat Pirates..."
"ROOM!"