Chapter 142

When Skull Island's location was revealed, the Straw Hat Pirates were all shocked.

"Sabaody Archipelago! Isn't that just ahead of us?"

"Doesn't that mean we're almost at that monster island?! I don't want to go there!"

"Help!!!"

As expected, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp—the trio of scaredy-cats—immediately hugged each other, eyes streaming with tears as they wailed in despair.

"Change the course quickly! We can't keep moving forward, or it'll be trouble if we accidentally enter that monster island!"

Nami immediately ordered, and Chopper rushed to the helm to adjust the direction.

"It's too late."

However, at that moment, Robin spoke up.

The scenery, which had been a vast ocean just moments ago, had somehow transformed into a dense forest.

The Thousand Sunny was no longer on its original sea route, but had instead entered a wide river.

The sudden, magic-like transformation left everyone on board in a daze.

"Uh, we haven't really entered this monster-filled Skull Island, have we?"

Usopp spoke with an expression more pitiful than crying.

"From the looks of it, yes. Who knows if there's some huge monster waiting for us beneath this river."

Robin maintained her usual dark humor as she looked into the water.

"Nooooo!!!"

In an instant, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper screamed in terror and huddled together.

"Idiots, stop screaming so loudly! Do you really want to attract some monster here?"

Zoro glared at the trio and shouted.

The three quickly realized how loud they were being and hurriedly covered their mouths.

"Nami-swan, as long as I'm here, no monster will hurt you!"

Sanji twisted his body like a piece of seaweed, devoted as always, as he tried to comfort Nami, showing no concern for whether he could actually fight those terrifying monsters.

"Right, didn't they say we could just fly up to leave? Let's use the wind to propel us out!"

Usopp quickly thought of this and shouted at Franky.

"I'd love to do that, but does the captain agree?"

However, Franky pointed at Luffy, who was standing ahead, to remind everyone of a crucial issue.

Upon hearing this, Usopp and the others stiffly turned their necks to look at Luffy.

Luffy was showing his signature smile, his gleaming white teeth flashing brightly. That smile was so innocent and carefree.

"Skull Island, monsters, an endless space—it all sounds so fun!"

Sure enough, instead of being scared by the unknown danger, Luffy looked incredibly excited!

"He's excited!"

Nami, Usopp, and Chopper felt their hearts sink upon seeing Luffy like that, their faces turning grim.

"I smell adventure. Alright, let's go explore the island and maybe even tame some big monsters to join us!"

Luffy pointed ahead enthusiastically and issued the order.

"Adventure, my foot!"

Nami rushed over, furious, and started hitting Luffy on the head.

"Are you trying to get us killed?! As captain, you're supposed to protect the crew's safety! Get us out of here now!"

Nami looked furious like a demon as she glared at Luffy and shouted.

"I'm the captain, and I decide the course!"

Luffy was stubborn at this point, determined to have an adventure.

"You're such an idiot! You guys, talk some sense into him!"

Seeing Luffy's persistence, Nami called on the others to help stop him.

"I don't mind; wherever the captain goes, I'll follow."

"I love thrilling adventures."

"As long as Robin stays here, I'll follow too~~"

"Super! We can leave anytime anyway, so what's there to be afraid of!"

"Yohohoho! Monster Island sounds fun!"

Unfortunately for Nami, aside from the scaredy-cat trio, the others had no fear at all.

This left the three almost wanting to collapse to the ground and cry.

"Intruders detected on Skull Island, releasing information about the Skull Island monsters."

"Kong, Skullcrawler, Long-Legged Mother Monster, Godzilla, MUTO..."

Suddenly, the screen conveniently started displaying information about the monsters on Skull Island.

Pictures and their corresponding names appeared continuously.

"I don't want to know!"

Nami felt even more hopeless.

"Caw!!!"

At that moment, a monstrous bird's call suddenly echoed around them.

Several giant birds, each more than ten meters tall, appeared in the sky, rapidly descending towards the Sunny.

"Splash!"

At the same time, a massive splash rose behind the ship as a giant swamp kraken emerged from the water.

"It's here!"

Upon seeing the monsters, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper screamed in panic, while the others quickly prepared for battle.

"Alright, stop screaming. We have no choice but to face this, and it's a good chance to test our new powers!"

Zoro held his Zanpakutō, Ashura, in his right hand. He had been training these past few days and had a basic grasp of the Zanpakutō's power. Now it was time to test it in real combat.

He wanted to see how powerful a weapon from another world truly was.

"Fine, just make sure you keep me safe!"

Nami and the other two resigned themselves and got ready for battle.

The Straw Hat Pirates' first battle on Skull Island officially began!

But they weren't the only ones who had accidentally entered Skull Island.

On the river running through Skull Island, a submarine emerged out of nowhere.

"Where is this? This isn't the Sabaody Archipelago!"

A man with a black-and-white spotted round hat climbed out and looked around.

He was Trafalgar Law, one of the Supernovas of the Worst Generation.

They were originally about to reach Sabaody Archipelago, but somehow ended up on Skull Island instead.

"Boss! Look over there!"

The polar bear Bepo pointed behind them in shock, where a gigantic spider—the Long-Legged Mother Monster—was approaching.

"Damn it!"

Law's expression instantly darkened.

On a mountain.

"Die, you filthy beasts!"

A red-haired man controlled a bunch of metal that gathered in his hands and punched out, knocking away several tiger monsters native to Skull Island—Saint Tigers.

He was Eustass Kid, currently ranked as the number one Supernova.

"Killer, how's it going over there?!"

Kid shouted at his companions.

"All done."

Around Killer, several Saint Tiger corpses lay on the ground.

"How did we end up here?"

Kid looked around from the mountain top, confused. They had also ended up here by mistake, thinking they were at Sabaody Archipelago when they got off the ship, only to be attacked by monsters and realize they weren't at the archipelago.

To make matters worse, they couldn't find their way back.

"Boom!!"

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, almost causing Kid to fall.

"What's going on?!"

Kid looked around in confusion, and what he saw would be etched into his memory forever.

A mammoth-like monster, the Behemoth, was passing by leisurely.

It was Kid's first time seeing such a massive terrestrial creature.

For some reason, at first glance, his body instinctively trembled, unable to control itself. He could hear his subconscious warning him not to act.

(End of Chapter)

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