Chapter 121 Encountering an Invisible Man on a Mysterious IslandHe even turned to look at Franky behind him, mentioning Iceberg's grand vision of making Water 7 float on the sea.
Franky's prosthetic eye instantly glowed blue, and his mechanical hand clicked excitedly. This ship was practically a ready-made template for Iceberg's dream.
The tsunamis brought by the Water Gods were intensifying every year, and the foundation of that floating city was irreversibly sinking; its complete submersion was only a matter of time.
Iceberg inherited Mr. Tom's will, dreaming of transforming the entire city into a super fortress capable of sailing the seas.
Wasn't this giant island ship before him a simplified experimental version of that vision?
Luffy casually instructed the long-nosed sniper beside him to greet the other party.
Usopp immediately understood, pulling out his giant slingshot, "Pouch," the elastic band instantly taut with a sharp sound.
The deadly attack, Firebird Star, ripped through the dark night sky with scorching flames, exploding into a dazzling burst of fire in mid-air.
However, after the flames subsided, the deathly darkness once again swallowed everything, and there was not even a ghostly response from the other side.
Luffy frowned, staring at the deathly darkness, wondering if the other side mistook him and his group for some insignificant passing pirates they could easily crush.
Kalifa pushed up her glasses, a cold glint in the lenses, and calmly analyzed, "The Seven Warlords of the Sea see the Marines as nothing more than tools.
Many of their Marine comrades have died at their hands. If we don't show some strength, those guys will definitely go all out."
These words terrified Nami and Usopp, their jaws nearly dropping to the deck, and they let out a horrified scream.
Luffy calmly nodded, waving his hand to order the landing on the island. His objective was clear: retrieve Brook's shadow and, incidentally, get Zoro a suitable weapon.
Upon hearing the word "weapon," the previously bored Zoro instantly perked up, his hand already on the hilt of his sword.
Luffy grinned mischievously and leaned closer to reveal that it was one of the legendary 21 Great Swords wielded by the swordsman Ryuma—the Black Sword Shusui.
Zorro's single eye instantly gleamed with a wolfish green light, clearly tempted.
Just then, Nami suddenly crouched down, hugging her knees tightly, trembling as she said she had suddenly contracted "island-cannot-go syndrome."
Chopper, also terrified, clung to the doorframe, tears and snot streaming down his face, staring at the eerie castle in the distance, crying out that he too had caught this strange disease.
Luffy teased Nami with a mocking smile, saying, "Moria has a pervert in his crew who ate the Clear-Clear Fruit. Are you sure you want to stay on the ship alone?"
Upon hearing this, Nami's scream instantly rose eight decibels, and she darted behind Luffy like a startled rabbit, her large, terrified eyes darting around.
Sanji, standing nearby, upon hearing the words "Clear-Clear Fruit," his face contorted instantly, his eyes practically blazing with fury.
He knelt down, tears streaming down his face, pounding the deck. That was his lifelong dream, and someone else had beaten him to it.
Zoro curled his lip, mercilessly retorting, "Isn't your dream the legendary All Blue?"
Sanji instantly bristled, a lewd expression spreading across his face as he cried and fantasized about what he could do if he had that power.
The others stared at the lecherous cook with disdain, thinking how lucky he was that the overpowered Devil Fruit hadn't fallen into his hands.
The Going Merry slowly made its way to the shore, the island's dilapidated medieval buildings appearing and disappearing in the mist, resembling a giant haunted house.
Luffy had Chopper trembling on his head, his arms tightly gripped by Nami and Vivi, while Kalifa behind him angrily told them to respect their superiors.
Luffy, walking at the front, suddenly stopped, his eyes turning cold, and uttered three chilling words: "Looking for death?"
His index finger instantly straightened, and a finger gun shot through the air with a whooshing sound, grazing Nami's hair and disappearing into the void beside him.
Before anyone could react, a piercing scream suddenly erupted from the air.
A spray of bright red blood suddenly appeared on the deck, then rapidly moved deeper into the island.
Nami screamed in terror, clinging to Luffy like an octopus.
Sanji, finally realizing what was happening, gritted his teeth and confirmed it was indeed the damned invisible man.
Luffy calmly nodded in confirmation, but then Nami roared angrily, punching the drooling, envious Sanji into the deck.
Zoro, dragging a battered Sanji, followed Luffy onto this eerie land.
As soon as they reached the shore, a giant, three-headed zombie dog bared its teeth and blocked their path, its foul saliva dripping everywhere.
Sanji frowned and asked disgustedly what this disgusting thing was.
Without a word, Zoro drew his sword, unleashing a whistling attack of Thirty-Six Winds of Trouble.
The unfortunate three-headed dog hadn't even had a chance to show off before it was instantly sliced into countless pieces.
Usopp, clutching the crucifix tightly, trembled like a leaf, muttering that it looked like a hellhound.
Suddenly, a winged bat-like monster hung upside down from a withered tree, letting out a piercing, sinister laugh, declaring this was Dr. Hogback's territory.
Luffy's face showed a hint of impatience, coldly uttering the word "Danger."
He raised his hand, his eyes instantly switching to the ripple-like Rinnegan, and a terrifying repulsive storm erupted from him.
Shinra Tensei!
The raging hurricane, like an invisible bulldozer, instantly leveled the dark forest ahead, the bat-like monster's eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets in terror.
The once lush forest was instantly reduced to ruins, countless zombie limbs writhing disgustingly in the mud.
Luffy sneered at a ghost in the void, telling it to go back and inform Moria that he didn't have time to play house with them.
The ghost shuddered in fright and scurried away towards the distant castle.
Nami looked at the writhing severed arms scattered on the ground, her stomach churning, and she covered her mouth in disgust.
Luffy yawned and explained that these were just shadow puppets Moria had stuffed into corpses using his powers.
The island was far too large; Luffy was too lazy to fight his way through like in a video game. He'd rather take the opportunity to study his newly acquired system template.
The randomly selected template character this time is named Zenitsu Agatsuma. While his base stat bonuses aren't high, his training system is quite interesting.
Luffy brought up the system panel, looking at the blond boy's phantom image and detailed data.
The most striking talent is his exceptional hearing, even able to read emotions through sound.
His core skill is Thunder Breathing, along with a series of derivative techniques, and his self-created Seventh Form: Fire and Thunder God.
While the template's stamina bonus is negligible for Luffy right now, the breathing techniques are a treasure trove.
The breathing techniques in the Demon Slayer world essentially enhance cardiopulmonary function, allowing the blood to instantly receive a large amount of oxygen to unleash bursts of energy.
This principle is strikingly similar to Luffy's signature Gear Second, but even more ingenious is that the breathing techniques can inflict elemental attacks.
This time, combining Thunder Breathing with the Navy's Six Powers technique, "Shave," will definitely give him a qualitative leap in speed.
It's a little regrettable that I didn't get Misaka Mikoto's electromagnetic force, otherwise, combined with Lightning Release Chakra Mode, even Kizaru would be in trouble.