For a swordsman, losing a limb means the end of life.
Thinking this, Zoro plunged Wado Ichimonji into the splint and sat down cross-legged.
At this moment, the ship began to shake violently. Chopper's firm resolve wavered, and he hesitated to make the cut.
Meanwhile, Zoro placed his arm beneath Wado Ichimonji.
"Chopper, do it! If you fail, cut off my arm!"
Hearing this, Chopper's eyes widened, and he let out a gasp.
"Huh?!"
"Why!"
Sanji smiled at this and then placed his own leg in front of Zoro.
"Then I'll bet my leg too."
At these words, sheer terror flashed in Chopper's eyes.
He had never seen a bet like this before.
If they couldn't save Raynor's arm, they would cut off their own arms and legs?
Chopper gritted his teeth, tears streaming down his face. Just then, Luffy, who had been silent, walked directly behind Chopper.
He took off his straw hat and placed it on Chopper's head.
A determined look in his eyes, he said:
"Do it, Chopper. Everyone believes in you. We're betting everything on you!"
Hearing Luffy's words, a determined look appeared in Chopper's eyes.
He gritted his teeth and, with a scalpel, began to cut away the flesh on Raynor's arm that had been soaked by the dark gas, bit by agonizing bit.
Halfway through the cutting, Chopper exclaimed in alarm:
"Whoa! Sorry, I forgot the anesthetic!"
Hearing this, Raynor winced in pain and chuckled:
"It's okay, continue, Doctor Chopper..."
At this, Chopper slowly administered local anesthesia to Raynor.
Of course, this local anesthetic was nothing compared to the damage Blackbeard had inflicted, and it couldn't mask the piercing pain.
Chopper painstakingly cut away all the flesh tainted by darkness.
Midway through, Chopper's arm was also affected by the dark gas.
But despite the unbearable pain, Chopper persevered, completed the surgery, and removed the bullet from Raynor.
After finishing everything, Chopper carefully bandaged Raynor.
After the final step, Chopper lay on the deck, utterly exhausted, gasping for air.
Then, he announced with surprise:
"This surgery was very successful! The patient's arm has been saved!"
Hearing this, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro burst into happy laughter.
Even Nami and Usopp, who had been crying in each other's arms, were weeping with joy.
However, at that moment, the ship suddenly shook violently, and the surrounding atmosphere began to thicken.
With such turbulence, if they didn't find a landing spot quickly, the Merry could very well break apart right here.
Nami, enduring the force of the wind, said with difficulty:
"Hey, you guys who can still move, get to the helm! You have to steer us to a place where we can land, or we're all dead!"
Hearing this, Zoro and Sanji snapped out of their daze. One manned the sail, the other the helm.
But they were in the sky. Where could they possibly land?
Usopp pointed to a patch of dense clouds and said:
"That area looks like it might be good for landing. Let's steer the ship over there!"
Hearing this, Zoro and Sanji immediately sprang into action. They turned the ship's wheel as hard as they could and headed towards the thick white clouds.
However, because the wind was so strong, both Sanji and Zoro struggled to turn the helm together.
Finally, Luffy joined in, and they were just barely able to turn the wheel.
After half a day of effort, they finally managed to dock on the thick white clouds.
Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro were all panting, completely worn out.
They lay on the deck, struggling to breathe.
Luffy stuck out his tongue and said with difficulty:
"Hey, is there really any oxygen here? Why can't I breathe properly..."
Zoro and Sanji also looked grim.
"We're ten thousand meters up, of course, it's hard to breathe. Once you get used to it, it'll be fine."
Hearing Sanji's words, Zoro glanced at him and then coughed twice.
"We know that kind of thing, of course."
At this, Sanji raised an eyebrow and sarcastically said:
"Do you really understand, you lost sheep?"
Hearing this, Zoro gritted his teeth and glared at Sanji.
"Hey, you stinking cook, you want to fight?"
With that, they butted heads, neither willing to back down.
In the end, Nami's iron fist ended their argument.
"Can you two please stop thinking about fighting all the time?"
"We don't even know our situation right now. If these white clouds below suddenly get thin and we fall, we'll be smashed to pieces like those other ships!"
Hearing this, Usopp's legs trembled, and he ran around in a panic.
"Hey, Nami, don't say such scary things!"
At this, Chopper, lying on deck, also trembled all over.
"Yeah, Nami, that's really scary!"
Just as Chopper finished speaking, he saw Raynor push himself up.
Seeing this, Chopper's eyes nearly bugged out, and he kept kicking Raynor's head with his hooves.
"Hey, you're seriously injured right now! Lie down and rest!"
Hearing this, Raynor pushed Chopper, who was clinging to his head, off him and said:
"Haven't you already bandaged me?"
Hearing this, Chopper still wouldn't let go, grabbing Raynor's collar and trying to force him down.
"That's absolutely not allowed. Your current injuries could easily flare up again."
"If they flare up again, you could get an infection. Then, it won't be as simple as losing a limb!"
Hearing this, Raynor sighed helplessly.
He could only obey Chopper's command and lie back down.
Raynor gazed at the surrounding white clouds, feeling an indescribable sense of peace.
Now, they should be temporarily safe. Without the help of the Sky Current, Blackbeard's crew wouldn't be able to reach the Sky Island.
However, there were still many dangers on the Sky Island itself.
For instance, the Sky Island Raiders might come hunting for their ship.
The ship that had fallen earlier was likely destroyed by the Shandians at some point.
They had to be constantly vigilant.
However, as Raynor was thinking, the system's prompt suddenly sounded.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission and successfully landing on the Sky Island. You have received 1200 All-Attribute Experience Points, several forging materials, and one blueprint for the Exploding Talisman.]
Hearing the system's notification, Raynor couldn't help but smile.
The mission to reach the Sky Island was finally complete. The next mission was to find the Golden Eye, Shandora.
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