Because he had been keeping an eye on Roman, Enel, piloting the Ark Maxim, easily found the giant Golden Bell above the clouds.
"Magnificent!"
"I'm taking it with me to the Fairy Vearth... hmm?"
In Enel's Mantra, he sensed that the little bugs from the Blue Sea were not trembling in fear but were actually up to something.
---"Cut down this giant vine and use it as a bridge to send Luffy up."
As for what happens next? That's up to Luffy.
"I'll do it,"
With a fierce and silent demeanor, Zoro charged at the giant vine, his blade rising and falling! Zoro's ability to cut iron and unleash sword energy was rapidly improving, and this giant plant could no longer hinder his blade.
Slash!
The blade light flashed, and a root of the skyscraper-like vine silently fell from the middle. But:"Not enough, there's another one."
"Zoro, one more time!"
"You think I'm... never mind..."
Just as Zoro struggled to get up and prepare for a second slash, the silent Shandia warrior Wyper stood up.
"Why are you so determined to challenge Enel? Blue Sea people."
Unlike the Shandia or Angel Island residents who lived on Sky Island, the Straw Hat crew were just 'tourists.' The wisest choice would be to leave this mess behind and go.
"That's not an option. If we don't ring the Golden Bell and let Uncle Diamond Face know that Shandora is here, he'll spend his whole life salvaging the sea."
"Uncle Diamond Face?"
Facing Wyper's confusion, Roman explained.
"He's an uncle we met named Mont Blanc Cricket. He's been salvaging the sea below this island to prove his ancestor wasn't lying."
"By the way, his ancestor was a famous person." Roman shrugged, "Named Mont Blanc Noland."
!!
He was the great benefactor of the Shandia people 400 years ago, executed as the 'Liar King' after Shandora was blasted into the sky by the Knock Up Stream... Wyper had learned this from others who occasionally came to Sky Island.
But what he didn't know was that the descendant of that great benefactor was also striving to prove his ancestor's innocence.
"I'll take care of the other side of the vine."
Boom!
Leaping to the other side of the giant vine, the charred warrior Wyper aimed his palm at the vine.
"Reject Dial!!"
Boom!
The giant vine was blasted with a hole the size of a basketball court, and the already battered and overused Wyper was sent flying.
"Go, Blue Sea boy!"
"Ring the Golden Bell, and for us Shandia people, light the lamp that has been delayed for 400 years!"
"Oh oh oh~~~~~"
Dragging the giant golden ball, Luffy ran up the slowly falling giant vine! Charging towards the Ark Maxim in the sky, towards the man named Enel who called himself 'God'! This time:"I will definitely ring the Golden Bell!!"
---
"Foolish,"
However, Enel, standing on the deck of the Ark Maxim, just watched coldly. He only needed to move the Ark a little to the side, and the bridge would——?
Smack!
Two huge arms supported the slowly falling vine, along with the giant snake known as the 'Lord of the Sky.'
"Oh, you understand human speech?"
Roman, inside the 'Giant White Knight,' looked at the giant snake beside him. —His 'Giant White Knight' was already at its limit. Although it had enhanced strength, moving the giant vine was still very difficult. But with the help of the 'Lord of the Sky':"Come on, let's push together!"
Creak, creak, creak~~The slowly falling giant vine began to change direction, its tip once again pointing towards Enel's Ark Maxim! And running up the vine, dragging the gold ball, was Luffy's full-throated roar.
"Get out of the way, long-eared freak!!"
???
You tell me to get out of the way, and I just do it? Where's my dignity as a god?
Enel, who could have flown away with the Ark, paused and decided to face the approaching Luffy. After all:"Pathetic monkey,"
"You think you can get close to me? How naive!"
Enel's lightning had no effect on Luffy, but on other things——Zap!
A lightning chain tore through the sky, instantly striking the tip of the vine. How could a plant, reduced to the thickness of a person, resist Enel's thunderous power? The vine exploded on the spot, leaving Luffy, who was about to reach the Ark Maxim, with nothing under his feet.
"Damn you, long-eared freak!"
Swish——
The vine began to break and fall, one hand still burdened by the gold ball, and the road ahead was gone! But the unyielding Luffy's other arm suddenly stretched out, grabbing the deck of the Ark Maxim! Just as he was about to pull himself up:"Go down and wait for death."
Enel kicked Luffy's hand away and laughed maniacally!
"A monkey is just a monkey,"
"Wait on the ground to be blasted down from ten thousand meters high by my 'Thunder Welcome'! Unless you can grow wings——wings——?!"
Swish—Huge white wings unfolded behind Luffy, suspending him in the air. As the wings flapped, he slowly rose to the level of the deck! Facing the furious Luffy, the self-proclaimed god Enel took a big step back.
"You... you stay away from me!"
'Go, Luffy.'Roman's voice came from the white wings behind him.
'This is my last piece of paper!'——Paper Dance - Gomu Gomu no Angel Luffy."Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!!!!"
Luffy's arm, burdened by the gold ball, extended and twisted into a long braid, gathering strength! Then, with a sudden flick, he aligned Enel on the Ark Maxim, the golden bell behind him, and himself in a straight line.
"Now! I'll ring you together with it!!"
...!
"How dare you!!"
"200 million volts——"
In an instant, Enel transformed into a giant of lightning with bulging muscles! His lower body became a sky full of thunderclouds, and he let out a roar more overwhelming and terrifying than thunder itself:
."Thunder God!!"
"You said you want to ring the Golden Bell?!"
Every roar resonated with the thunder, and every breath made the wind howl! Above the thunderclouds, lightning flashed and flickered, as if cheering for their 'king.'
"A mere Paramecia-type, how many times do you intend to defy this god..."
"Until I ring the Golden Bell!!"
With Luffy's roar, the golden ball binding his right hand finally finished charging and rebounded fiercely! With terrifying high-speed rotation, it shot towards the giant 'Thunder God' on the Ark Maxim!
This punch was not only Luffy's strongest force but also had the high-speed rotation and massive weight of the golden ball! Facing this overwhelming punch, Enel made the most foolish decision.
"Yahahaha, watch me block——"
*Crack!*
The golden trident in his hand shattered instantly, and Luffy's fist within the giant golden ball rapidly enlarged in Enel's pupils!
Impossible——
This punch carried a thin layer of dark color and domineering aura, breaking through the wind and thunder! Like a dragon's roar, like a beast's howl, it swept through the thunderclouds, transforming into a spinning golden dragon, pushing the 'Thunder God' Enel in his Vice Admiral form backward! Then:*Clang!!!!!!*
How could——The invincible Thunder God was slammed into the Golden Bell behind him!
In the deafening bell sound, Luffy descended, carried by flying white paper after the golden ball shattered;
Enel, unconscious, fell, and the Ark Maxim, without its master, also began to fall.
The thunderclouds dispersed, and the bell sound echoed.
The bell, silent for 400 years, spread far and wide, reaching Gaya Island ten thousand meters below! It cleared the name of 'Liar' Noland, marked the end of the Straw Hat crew's battle, and halted the destruction of Sky Island.
"That idiot Enel..."
Roman directed the last pieces of paper to carry the exhausted Luffy down slowly.
"A mage should act like a mage. Just now, a single teleport would have made him invincible, but he insisted on close combat..."
Forget it, anyway.
The journey to Sky Island has finally come to an end!
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