Luffy and his crew looked at the Fishmen opposite them with full of doubt, not understanding what tricks they were playing.
Their Captain had run off, so why weren't they running? To remain so calm was truly perplexing.
On the other side, the Fishmen who had lost their Captain also looked at each other, their faces blank.
They were also very confused: "Is this a tactic arranged by the Captain beforehand, or is the Captain really in dire straits?"
Meanwhile, the pirates captured by Hody Jones trembled slightly, not daring to breathe loudly or even blink, for fear that a single misstep would bring about their demise.
At this moment, the sea breeze seemed to have stopped blowing, and the entire space was as if a mute button had been pressed.
Only the sea waves weakly slapped against the sunny, making a "whoosh" sound, as if trying to break the eerie silence.
Orochimaru stood to the side, a playful arc gracing his lips.
His eyes darted around the group of mermaids opposite, then he looked at Luffy.
They all had that same foolish look; they didn't want to fight anymore, did they?
Well, he wouldn't be polite then. He'd gladly accept these ready-made 'monsters.'
He had to get some exercise once in a while, lest everyone always called him lazy.
Orochimaru was in a good mood, humming an unknown tune softly as he lightly stepped back towards Shirahoshi.
As he retreated, his keen gaze surveyed the surrounding geographical location, and he quickly compared it to the Kraken's massive size in his mind, secretly estimating the difference in his size compared to it, thinking to himself: "I should be a bit bigger than it. Hmm, this position, it's just about right."
Shirahoshi's large, watery eyes were full of curiosity as she secretly watched the retreating Mr. Orochimaru, full of doubt, not understanding what Mr. Orochimaru was up to; how to put it? There was a particularly strong sense of stealth.
In a serene atmosphere, Mr. Orochimaru slowly stood still, and then, a strange sight suddenly appeared.
In the eyes of the crowd, Mr. Orochimaru's figure seemed to be driven by a mysterious force, rapidly beginning to swell and grow, finally transforming into a giant snake.
On the plaza, the Fishmen witnessed this scene, their jaws dropping in shock, their eyes fixed on the continuously expanding giant snake, filled with terror and disbelief.
Orochimaru's snake body continued to extend, its shadow like an ever-spreading tide of darkness, gradually engulfing the Straw Hat.
Luffy and the others seemed to sense something, stiffly turning their heads, and were momentarily stunned by the sight before them, a premonition in their minds (the monster was gone).
They could only stand there, mouths agape.
Orochimaru's body, as vast as a mountain, stood majestically, with two wings on its back, much larger than before.
But none of that was important; what was important was the energy ball in Orochimaru's mouth! It was glowing with an extremely dangerous light.
And its volume was constantly increasing, like a star of destruction that could explode at any moment.
This was something Orochimaru had condensed, referencing the abilities of the Tailed Beast Ball and the Devil Fruit, combined with the Chakra within his body.
"The energy should be a bit less than that one from the Yamata no Orochi. This is my first time using it, so the power should be decent, right?" Orochimaru, who was brewing the ball, thought blankly (*¯△¯*;).
But... he forgot about the size issue... Nami swallowed hard, her voice trembling: "No way."
Usopp's legs went soft, his teeth chattering, as he bit down hard on his hand, looking at the Fishmen opposite with some pity. Don't misunderstand, he was just habitually scared.
"This Orochimaru guy isn't actually going to launch that thing, is he?"
Chopper's face was streaked with tears like wide noodles, as he tightly hugged Luffy's thigh, continuously patting him. ||Φ|(TДT)|Φ||
"Stop him quickly!! Who was supposed to be keeping an eye on him before?"
Luffy scratched his head blankly, looking down at Chopper, who was patting him, with an innocent expression:
"Wasn't it you... Chopper?"
Chopper covered his face with both hands, his features contorted.
"Was it me?"
Sanji and Zoro, one holding his sword and the other smoking, watched Mr. Orochimaru very calmly.
Zoro sighed.
"Oh~ it got bigger again. I wonder how long it'll grow in the future."
Sanji took a puff from his cigarette and exhaled a snake-shaped smoke ring.
"Hmm, straightened out, it should be over 600 meters, since he's coiled up now, he only looks about 200 meters."
Robin, on the other hand, looked up at Mr. Orochimaru with great interest, even pulling out a camera to take a commemorative photo.
"With this one blow, Fish-Man Island should be gone, right? It seems that the prophecy of Fish-Man Island's destruction because of us was indeed correct."
Franky, however, was nonchalant, leisurely combing his hair and exclaiming: "Super cool... This is simply the prelude to a super disaster!"
"Yohohoho, I wonder if Mr. Orochimaru in snake form wears panties."
"Shut up!" Nami, with a shark-like face, punched Brook on the head.
"Yoho yoho... Nami-san feels even scarier than Mr. Orochimaru... It really hurts to the bone..." Brook lay on the ground, a large red bump on his head, twitching continuously.
Jinbe stared blankly at Mr. Orochimaru, then looked at the frolicking Straw Hat, his mind a mess.
"Aren't you... going to stop him?"
Upon hearing this, everyone blinked, looking at Jinbe with blank expressions.
"Stop what?"
Jinbe raised his hand, pointing directly at Mr. Orochimaru, who was still meticulously adjusting the size of the energy ball.
"Him!"
Luffy scratched his head, saying nonchalantly: "He's already in this state. If we make him swallow the energy mass back, it won't be good for his body.
If he hadn't transformed, I would definitely have rushed up to stop him! After all, that was originally my fight!
But now Mr. Orochimaru has already started gathering energy to activate his skill, so let him do it this time."
Jinbe was utterly bewildered; what kind of logic was this?
Then he turned his gaze to the cowardly trio of Usopp, Nami, and Chopper... "What about you guys...? Aren't you scared to death? Weren't you still thinking of stopping him?"
Usopp, Nami, and Chopper could only force a smile. Usopp explained to him:
"Jinbe, you seem to have misunderstood... We wanted to stop him because... we finally found some opponents that seemed relatively weak, allowing the three of us to show off and put on a facade... But Mr. Orochimaru just solved all the problems in one go."
"If we fight again next time, Mr. Orochimaru will definitely say things like:"
"I took care of all the people last time! How long has it been since you guys fought! You need to train! I believe in you!"
And other reasons, then make the three of us go to the front."
"Yeah, yeah."
Nami and Chopper hugged each other, nodding and crying (┳◇┳).
"No... The people Mr. Orochimaru arranges are super strong, okay? We don't want to fight!
Oh... by the way... Robin and Franky like to tell some dark jokes."
Upon hearing the words of Usopp and the other two, several black lines instantly appeared on Jinbe's forehead, his mouth slightly agape... He looked completely dazed.
The clown is me?
The clown is me?
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Greyhounds
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"