Chapter 254: Stussy's Special Mission
Time passed.
Above Ark Island, on the cloud-island layer, a house-sized green life energy sphere had appeared.
Below the glowing sphere, Luo Han's fist was clenched. Cole lay on the ground, still bleeding, his vitality steadily fading.
"Aishi ! That's enough already!"
Luo Han urged anxiously, "Heal Cole first to stop the bleeding—then you can continue gathering life energy!"
"I told you to shut up!" Aishi snapped loudly. "You think I don't know Cole 's condition? Are you doing this on purpose?!"
"In his current state, only by gathering enough life energy in one go—exceeding a certain critical threshold—can the healing actually work!"
"Otherwise, this amount of life energy, no matter how many times it's applied, is useless!"
"Got it?! Idiot! Don't interrupt me again."
She roared the last sentence, full of anger.
"I…"
Luo Han froze, speechless.
Whoosh! At that moment, Aishi flew up to him and hovered before his face, gazing at him.
"Luo Han, even now, you still don't trust Sister Aishi …"
After a brief silence, she asked, "If not her, then who do you trust—yourself?"
"..."
Exhale!
After a long breath, Luo Han calmly said, "I understand."
Thud! With that, he sat down on the ground, silently waiting for Aishi to complete the life energy sphere.
Before long—
The green orb that Aishi was forming grew larger and more luminous, standing out even more in the gradually darkening sky.
...
Soon,
Everyone within the Evernight City region could feel the rejuvenating radiance washing over them.
Island No. 4.
Inside a temporary structure, Stussy was working with administrative personnel sent by the Five Elders to draft development plans for Evernight City.
Suddenly, a burst of green light filtered through the window's empty frame and shone across her face.
"What is that…"
Startled, Stussy said, "You all keep discussing—I'll step outside for a moment."
She exited the building and gazed toward the skies above Ark Island.
Inside, the black-suited men and women exchanged glances and paused their discussion to look out the window too.
They were also curious about the source of the green glow.
From Ark Island's direction, a massive green sphere hung in the air like a sun, illuminating all of Evernight City.
"That ability, if I recall correctly, belongs to that woman named Aishi ."
"According to the intel from the Five Elders, Aishi is stronger than Akatsuki ."
"Supposedly, she even commands a unique Armament Haki powerful enough to fight Blue Demon evenly."
Stussy mentally reviewed all the known information on Aishi .
As she gazed at the still-growing green orb in the distance, she thought: That woman is undoubtedly the number one powerhouse after Blue Demon and the Beast King.
Aside from accelerating plant growth, her Devil Fruit also allows her to emit this green sphere, which rapidly heals injuries.
She had used it before to treat Red King after their battle.
"So what happened this time?"
"What's serious enough to require such a large healing orb? Red King only needed a small one back then!"
This one must mean someone's gravely injured—either the Beast King Cole or Blue Demon himself.
Stussy pondered and weighed her options—should she go investigate?
This information was clearly critical. She didn't want to miss out. She needed to understand what had happened.
After some internal debate, she made her decision.
The mission given to her by the Celestial Dragons was different from that of the Five Elders.
"Kill Blue Demon if the chance arises!" That was the consensus among all Celestial Dragons.
The plan to take over Evernight City was only a fallback in case they couldn't eliminate him.
Now there might be an opening—if Blue Demon was seriously injured, Stussy couldn't afford to let it slip by.
Tap tap… tap!
Dressed in a black skintight outfit with elegant purple-black heels, Stussy used Moonwalk to leave behind a dark silhouette in the air as she sped toward one of the massive vine-like structures near Ark Island.
Thud!
She landed atop the highest point of one of the cloud-islands formed by the vines—just close enough to see the island layer where Luo Han and the others were.
Reaching behind her, she pulled out a small, exquisite telescope and peered through it.
On the cloud layer, beneath the enormous green sphere, Blue Demon sat surrounded by others. Lying in the middle was presumably the Beast King Cole .
"So it's not Blue Demon…"
Stussy was disappointed. She had hoped to complete her mission early.
Click!
She put away the telescope, preparing to return to Island No. 4.
Just then, Luo Han sensed her gaze from the cloud-island layer.
His brow twitched. With a sweep of his divine sense, he immediately detected Stussy's presence atop the vine cloud-layer—spying with a telescope.
"Such recklessness…"
Already annoyed, Luo Han had no patience left. Seeing her snooping so blatantly pushed him over the edge.
He would have had to deal with her eventually—might as well do it now.
With a thought,
Luo Han vanished and instantly reappeared before the startled Stussy.
"Lord Blue Demon!"
Stussy was stunned. How had he suddenly appeared in front of her? That location was at least several dozen kilometers away.
Could it be true? The rumors that Blue Demon had reappeared in Totto Land and then instantly returned to Evernight City—that he possessed some sort of rapid-movement ability?
But this… this was teleportation.
These thoughts passed through her mind in a flash. She quickly composed herself and asked, "Why are you here, my lord? I don't think I saw you just now!"
She looked at Luo Han with feigned curiosity.
Heh! Nice act.
Too bad Luo Han had no time for it. He extended his right hand.
Whoosh! A small, white Den Den Mushi appeared in his palm—it had just been teleported from Stussy's chest.
"This is the Den Den Mushi you use to contact the World Government, isn't it?"
Luo Han asked with a grin, "Does it connect to the Five Elders… or the Celestial Dragons?"
"So Viper really did betray us after all!"
Hearing those words, Stussy instantly understood.
Her identity as a spy had been exposed—but she didn't panic. She knew that against Blue Demon, resistance was pointless.
Instead, what bothered her more was Viper—Sora's betrayal. Based on Luo Han's response…
He had clearly known she was CP0 from the beginning, which meant Viper had defected long ago.
Everything that had happened so far had been part of Blue Demon's orchestrated act.
"What are you really after? You intentionally let the World Government plant agents here!" Stussy demanded, piecing it all together.
"You'll understand very soon," Luo Han said with a wicked grin.
Then, with a thought, his telekinesis activated—crushing down on Stussy like dozens of mountains.
Crack!
Even with her body fully armored in Armament Haki, she didn't last a second. It shattered instantly.
Thud!
Her eyes rolled back, and her body, soaked in blood, collapsed onto the cloud. Crimson quickly soaked into the pristine white surface.
She was still breathing—barely. She wouldn't die just yet.
After assessing her condition, Luo Han invaded her mind.
With her body severely damaged, Stussy was defenseless against Bie Tianshen. Luo Han violently altered her will—imprinting absolute loyalty into her consciousness.
"You just lie here for now."
Glancing at her one last time, Luo Han disappeared in an instant, reappearing before Aishi and the others.
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