Chapter 49: Enel Appears, A Terrifying Sense of Oppression!

"Shandians?"

Sengoku looked at the people appearing on the screen with completely different appearances from the Sky Islanders, his brow furrowing slightly.

Kizaru also spoke up, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you don't have to be puzzled; they're probably an independent group, just like you thought!"

Aokiji nodded, "That's right. There are countless races at sea. The Shandians are probably one of them!"

"Opposing the Sky Islanders and trying to overthrow Enel's rule as a god?"

"Interesting…"

A smile appeared on Sengoku's face.

It seemed that Skypiea was not entirely under Enel's control; at least the Shandian warriors existed.

Although they didn't seem too friendly towards Luffy and his crew.

But at least it could be confirmed that their most hated enemy was... Enel!

With this, Luffy and his crew were not fighting alone against Enel.

There was also a group of Shandians fighting alongside them!

Although it was unknown whether their participation would affect the outcome of the battle, it was certainly better to have comrades on the same side!

Garp thought the same.

Although his expression remained unchanged, his slightly relaxed fists were enough to show that his anxiety and tension had finally eased somewhat...

[This time, with Enel's order, the three priests were not only free to move, but they also mobilized countless divine soldiers!]

[The Shandians fought off numerous divine soldiers along the way, even though they too suffered many casualties.]

[But facing the enemy they had dreamt of defeating, they grew more and more courageous, without a hint of retreat!]

[The Shandian leader, Warrior Wyper, encountered the String Trial priest and a fierce battle erupted!]

[Although the priest was powerful and initially had the upper hand against the Shandians and Wyper, Wyper risked his life to get close to the priest and launched an Impact Dial attack at his face!]

[Boom!]

[In an instant, the String Trial priest... fell unconscious!]

Seeing this, Garp, Sengoku, and the others were delighted!

These people were indeed fierce fighters!

They even took down a priest directly!

Not bad at all...

It seemed that in the subsequent battles, they would help ease the pressure on Luffy and his crew!

However, what they didn't know was...

At the very beginning, the Shandians not only didn't join Luffy and his crew against Enel.

On the contrary, they also caused quite a bit of trouble for them...

[As the Shandians fought the divine soldiers in the forest, Luffy and his crew naturally took action as well…]

[They discussed a plan, deciding to split up and search for a way out and clues.]

[But soon, they too encountered numerous divine soldiers…]

[Although these divine soldiers were brave against the Shandians and fought fiercely, they were no match for Luffy and his crew…]

[They were easily defeated, whether it was Luffy, Zoro, or Robin!]

[Subsequently, they continued to move forward…]

[Soon, Luffy encountered a familiar face, the leader of the Shandians, and the very same Warrior Wyper who had just defeated a priest!]

[Facing Luffy, Wyper displayed a strong hostility and directly opened fire!]

[This angered Luffy, who couldn't understand why he was being attacked while simply walking. He wouldn't stand for it!]

[And so, the two of them began to fight…]

[Meanwhile, Zoro, who was exploring the forest alone, also encountered some Shandians, and unsurprisingly, they began to fight as well…]

Seeing all this unfold, both Garp and Sengoku, who had secretly been pleased earlier, were suddenly dumbfounded.

Damn it, they had just praised them earlier!

Weren't they supposed to hate Enel?

Why were they fighting with Luffy and his crew now?

In an instant, Garp and Sengoku couldn't quite figure out what the Shandians were really thinking.

Did they intend to make enemies with not only the Skypieans and Enel, but also the people of the Blue Sea?

Were they planning to offend everyone except their own people?

Even Akainu, Kizaru, and the members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea found it difficult to comprehend the Shandians' thought process.

Their greatest enemy was Enel, so why not focus on him?

Moreover, the Straw Hats were on the same side as the Shandians. Even if they wanted to drive them away, they should wait until Enel was defeated!

They hadn't even dealt with the Divine Soldiers and priests, but they were already fighting amongst themselves…

For a moment, everyone felt that the Shandians wouldn't be of any help, and they might even make things worse!

This added more difficulties to an already low-chance, challenging battle…

[Meanwhile, as Usopp, Nami, and Sanji were sailing on the Going Merry…]

[A sudden, unwelcome guest quietly arrived on the pirate ship!]

[And he was... Enel!]

[The moment he appeared, countless thunderbolts surrounded the sky, and a terrifying oppressive feeling descended in an instant!]

[Everyone's bodies shuddered, and their faces visibly paled…]

[Even though it was their first meeting, the dangerous aura and oppressive feeling made Nami, Sanji, and the others immediately understand.]

[The man standing before them, with a lazy expression on his face and a taiko drums behind him, was most likely the legendary…]

[God of Skypiea!!!]

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