Chapter 148: New Weapons [Cunning Fatty] and [Raging Tough Guy]
The fog on Thriller Bark gradually thinned, revealing a cold moon hanging high in the black velvet sky.
Around the dim and desolate cemetery, twisted, withered trees intertwined heavily, making the place seem even more sinister.
"I'm finished eating!"
Luffy exclaimed, packed up, and stood up with a grin. "Where should I go play next? Hmm, let me see..."
He rubbed his chin in deep thought for a moment, then looked up at the tallest building behind the ancient castle, suddenly clapped his hands, and exclaimed, "Let's go there!"
"Ah, yes, yes!"
"That place is especially fun!"
"Let's just go there!"
Seeing this, the zombies piled on the ground all spoke up, expressing their approval of Luffy's decision.
That was the resting place of the Zombie Generals, and Lord Moria was there too. If this kid went, he would definitely be captured!
"Really?!" Luffy turned his head to look at them, his expression blank.
This kid, could he have figured it out? The zombies panicked, unseen cold sweat beading on their foreheads.
Someone this strong,果然 isn't so easy to fool!
The next moment...
"That's great! I knew it must be really fun there!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly, striding towards the inside.
Isn't he super easy to fool!!
The zombies were dumbfounded, their hearts thoroughly shaken!
Only after he had walked far away did they breathe a sigh of relief and crawl back into the ground.
And in the distance, Luffy walked out of the cemetery. Just as he was about to step into the ancient castle, suddenly.
"Um..."
A voice came from the side. The jungle rustled as it was pushed aside, and an old man carrying an oil lamp walked out. His skin was withered, and his body was covered in scars, looking like a man at death's door.
"Huh, is there another zombie?" Luffy paused, looking at the other person doubtfully.
The other person slowly shook his head, opened his mouth to reveal teeth that were almost all gone, and said in a hoarse voice, "No, I am an old man who is gravely injured."
"Actually, I was wondering if I could ask you a favor."
The old man seemed a bit embarrassed to speak. "With your strength, it definitely wouldn't be difficult..."
From the old man's explanation, Luffy learned that he was a victim whose shadow had once been stolen. Besides the old man, he had many companions hiding and struggling to survive together in the forest.
After witnessing the strength of Luffy, Reiner, and the others, the old man hoped to ask for their help in using salt to purify the zombies that contained their shadows.
In short, after the old man blabbered on for a while—
"Don't worry, old man! We were going to beat Moria anyway! We also have to help Skeleton get his shadow back so he can be our nakama!" Luffy chuckled, patting the old man's shoulder.
"Wait a minute! That's not what I meant! Beating Moria or whatever, he's a Warlord! You just need to stuff salt into the zombies' mouths!" The old man panicked, shaking his head and waving his hands repeatedly.
"Alright! Then I'm off! Goodbye, old man!" Luffy, swinging his sandals, swaggered into the ancient castle.
The old man stared dumbfounded at his retreating back. He didn't listen to anything at all!!
He didn't have many years left to live. It was only to have a chance to live in the sunlight once more before he died that he had thickened his skin to beg them...
"Sigh~~"
The old man sighed where he stood and left, disheartened.
The cemetery once again returned to silence. The cold, desolate moonlight fell upon the ground, and the black tree shadows were nothing but withered, bare branches, with a few sparse yellow leaves blowing down with the wind.
Time returns to the present—
In the courtyard in front of the last building of the ancient castle, Chopper finished bandaging Reiner's wounds, packed up the medical kit, and looked up to instruct him:
"Next, to prevent the wounds from reopening, you can't do any strenuous activity, understand?"
"Got it. I probably won't be needed here anyway, I think."
Reiner replied casually, turning his head to look into the distance, at another building opposite the one behind them.
"With Luffy's personality, it's impossible for him to be this quiet. He should be in the other building."
"That's the only possibility. Sigh~~."
Nami couldn't help but facepalm and sigh. "That side has probably been turned upside down by him already. I just hope nothing bad happens, though I feel that's unlikely."
"We should get going soon."
Reiner slowly stood up from the ground, tried to move a bit, and the pain of torn flesh immediately swept through his body. "—Hiss! This is killing me."
"Now we're just waiting for Usopp," Zoro said faintly, his gaze fixed on the only fierce battle in the field.
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions occurred almost simultaneously. Black thick smoke billowed up, mixed with flames.
On one side of the explosion, the black trench coat zombie leaped into mid-air, its four arms aiming downwards as it pulled all triggers simultaneously.
Bang!!
Four gunshots merged into one, flames erupting from the muzzles as bullets pierced through the thick smoke of the explosion and flew out.
Faced with these bullets that sealed off all escape routes, Usopp unhurriedly raised his hand.
A beautifully crafted, giant revolver, about 60 centimeters long.
A brown gunstock made of Adam Wood, engraved with exquisite patterns. The pitch-black steel gun body glinted with a cold, chilling light, revealing a ferocious muzzle.
Bang!
A dull sound erupted. No flame shot out from the muzzle, only a round bullet flew out at high speed, hitting one of the opponent's bullets and exploding violently.
The strong hurricane even blew the trajectories of the other bullets off course, which whizzed past Usopp and hit the ground.
"That strange gun of yours, it's really troublesome."
A trace of apprehension flashed in the trench coat zombie's cloudy eyes. Ever since the opponent took out that uniquely shaped revolver, the situation had suddenly become unfavorable for him.
It was clearly a gun, yet it didn't make a loud noise. Its power was shockingly great, and the bullets it fired also had various functions.
"This is Great Master Usopp's latest invention, the strongest weapon created in collaboration with Franky—Raging Tough Guy!"
Usopp grinned triumphantly, flicking the cylinder of the gun in his right hand with his index finger, while his left hand quickly took out several bullets from his pouch and reloaded.
After seeing various amazing Dials in Skypiea, he had the idea of designing a new weapon.
Originally, the new weapon he envisioned wasn't a gun, because he was used to using a slingshot.
Moreover, a slingshot, unlike a gun, didn't have such strict limitations on ammunition, allowing him to better utilize his special ammo.
So, his initial design was a giant slingshot called 'Kabuto'. By using a Wind Dial, it would make the bullet spin momentum, increasing its power while also allowing for various trajectories.
By simply changing different Dials, the bullets could receive different enhancements.
Later, Reiner helped him obtain some very precious rare Dials.
Among them was an enhanced version of the Wind Dial, the 'Jet Dial'. The Jet Dial's effect was similar to the Wind Dial, but its power was considerably stronger.
However, after using the Jet Dial, although the power increased tremendously, the trajectory became extremely difficult to control.
It was then that he thought of making it into a gun. A gun barrel could stabilize the trajectory well. But if the barrel was too long, he would lose the advantage of using spin to shoot tricky trajectories.
He couldn't have both. Just when he was hesitating, Reiner said something to him.
'Just make another one with a short barrel. Can you only use one gun with two hands?'
What a "I want them all" moment!
Usopp was instantly enlightened!
So, the giant revolver in his right hand came into being, capable of being wielded with one hand, and with a longer barrel to stabilize the trajectory.
"Raging Gunpowder Star!"
Bang!
Usopp raised his hand and pulled the trigger. The bullet, accompanied by a dull sound, shot out at extreme speed, tearing through the invisible air and arriving in an instant.
It hit the ground just as the opponent landed, and a strong explosion erupted, a pillar of fire instantly engulfing him.
Swish!
A black figure shot out from it at high speed, his trench coat carrying burning flames that flickered with his movements.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The four-gun zombie fired rapidly while simultaneously closing in at high speed.
Their marksmanship was comparable, but the opponent's weapon was far superior to his, lagging in both firing rate and power.
In that case, let's fight in close combat!
Boom!
The explosion was deafening. His bullet was intercepted again, but the trench coat zombie plunged headfirst into the explosion, flying out of the thick smoke in an instant and arriving in front of Usopp.
"Now what will you do, Long Nose?"
The trench coat zombie closed in rapidly, weaving with extremely agile movements.
After dodging a high-powered shot, he used one gun to parry Usopp's barrel, slammed another into Usopp's wrist, and simultaneously raised two guns and pulled the triggers.
Bang! Bang!
Usopp's wrist was knocked aside, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the opponent's strength.
After training with Reiner and Zoro, his physical fitness had also improved considerably, yet he almost dropped his gun from that one collision.
Squelch!
Blood spurted from his abdomen. Two bullets came from different directions, completely blocking his retreat, leaving him no choice but to tank one of them.
"Cunning Fatty!"
Usopp quickly pulled out another handgun from his pouch. Its design style was similar to the one in his right hand, but this gun's body was smaller, while its buttstock was larger, making it look somewhat bloated and fat.
Zing—!
"For a sniper, you're too bizarrely good at close combat! Laser Dial!"
From a slit under the thick buttstock, a green laser blade instantly shot out. Usopp swung the blade in a reverse grip, cutting out as he shouted in a low voice:
"How could I not have a way to prevent being closed in on?"
Reiner had given him this rare, high-damage weapon. With his Usopp-style combat methods, of course, he would install it.
"What is this thing now!"
Rip!
Caught off guard, the trench coat man's two outstretched arms were instantly torn apart.
As a zombie, he felt no pain. He reacted quickly, pushing off the ground with his legs and leaping backward猛地, simultaneously leaving a black grenade on the spot!
"You have the nerve to call me bizarre? As a sniper, you're pretty weird yourself."
"Swallowtail Meteor: Six-Hit Combo!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Usopp's eyes were resolute. Ignoring the bomb at his feet, he raised his left hand and fired rapidly!
The trench coat man's gaze was fixed intently on the opponent's muzzle. His toes tapped the ground continuously, his agile figure leaving several afterimages on the spot.
However, the next moment, his pupils instantly constricted!
The bullets actually flew in irregular curved trajectories, causing all his initial judgments to miss!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions followed one after another. The trench coat man, reacting at the last moment, could only barely dodge a few shots. Finally, as he leaped up, he was hit by a bullet that came flying in a bizarre trajectory.
Boom!!
A ball of fire exploded violently, engulfing his entire body, black thick smoke billowing and churning.
"Hehehe, what a pity," the trench coat man, his entire body wrapped in flames, slowly descended headfirst from the air, sneering:
"Unfortunately, you will also be torn apart by the bomb and die with me, while I can be resurrected in a new body."
"Not necessarily!"
The bomb at Usopp's feet emitted a dazzlingly strong light. The short gun in his left hand spun on his fingertip, and he merely extended it forward.
Boom!!
A violent explosion erupted, flames mixed with gunpowder smoke. However, Usopp stood firmly within it.
The instantly ignited flames scorched him black in various places, yet he was not affected by the impact of the explosion.
On the other side of 'Cunning Fatty's' buttstock, an inlaid Impact Dial emitted a wisp of green smoke. Usopp's eyes showed determination.
"Unfortunately, most of the explosion's impact was absorbed by me."
He raised 'Raging Tough Guy' in his right hand, its ferocious muzzle aimed at the trench coat zombie falling from the sky.
"The battle is over. I win!"
Bang!!
(End of chapter)
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