Chapter 262: Fighting the Ten Billion Crew
The sky, filled with blazing fireballs, glowed red.
Each fireball, dozens of meters in diameter, contained immense power, leaving no doubt in anyone's mind of its ability to smash a ship to pieces.
"Using such a move right off the bat."
Marco stood beside Ace with one hand on his hip and said teasingly, "You brothers have a really special way of greeting each other."
"Hahaha, it's fine. He's probably dying to jump over and fight me," Ace said with an unconcerned smile.
Scenes of nostalgia flashed through his eyes.
When they first met at Dadan's house, Luffy was only seven, and he was ten. Later, with Sabo, the three of them fought every day.
Until Ace set out to sea at sixteen, his fights with Luffy had never stopped.
Now, they had finally come to face each other on this sea, fulfilling the promise they made back then when the three of them were vying to be captain.
"If only Sabo were here too."
Ace couldn't help but think of a certain figure. He sighed with a smile, shook his head, and then continued to look at Luffy.
Faced with the fireballs rapidly descending from the sky, Luffy stood at the bow, unmoved. He smiled without turning his head. "I'll leave it to you, Nami. Can you handle it?"
"—Eh!"
Behind a row of wooden barrels on the forecastle deck, the cowardly trio were hiding, with only their three heads showing above the barrels.
Nami was bewildered, pointing at herself blankly.
"Me???"
"Nami??" Chopper and Usopp turned their heads to look at her with puzzled expressions.
We agreed to be useless together, didn't we?
You traitor!
Luffy turned his upper body and nodded at Nami with a smile. "Mm, I believe you can do it."
"Eh!"
"Wait a minute!"
"I can't do it!" Nami waved her hands in a panic.
Asking her to deal with such an exaggerated move...
Dame da ne! (No way!)
The firelight shot into the sky, and a heatwave washed over them.
Nami anxiously scanned her surroundings. Everyone else was just watching her quietly, seemingly with no intention of making a move.
She cast a pleading look at Reiner, but Reiner also just looked at her with a gentle smile.
"So annoying!"
"I'll say this first, don't blame me if I can't stop it!"
Nami stood up, gritting her teeth in anger. Leaping electric arcs coiled around her body as she braced herself and flew up.
A streak of blue light shot out from the Merry, streaking across the long sky and stopping in front of the fireballs.
Nami's eyes were resolute. She clasped her hands together, her ten fingers spread, and her long orange hair danced wildly.
Lightning, condensed as if it were liquid, gushed from her palms at full power, forming a giant, shimmering blue mirror, containing violent energy.
"Kyokuseigun!!" (Pole Star Swarm)
With a delicate shout from her, a dense barrage of lightning beams shot out from the mirror!
Like a meteor shower, they traced beautiful arcs in the sky, one after another, shooting towards the scorching flames!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The violent energies collided in mid-air and exploded with a roar.
Blue lightning and orange-red flames intertwined, blooming in the sky like fireworks, turning into specks of brilliant starlight that twinkled and scattered!
"—Whoa, that little girl is quite strong," Marco said, holding his chin in surprise.
"Ace's move was broken."
"The captain hasn't even made a move yet. You've lost the upper hand in this round, Ace."
Nami's powerful and beautiful figure immediately attracted the attention of the entire field. Everyone had a smile on their faces as they looked up at the figure floating in the sky.
"So beautiful! And so strong!"
Yamato's eyes were shining, as if stars were twinkling within them. She immediately took a strong interest in Nami. "Ace! Let me fight her later!"
"Ah, as long as Luffy and the others want to fight, you can pick any opponent you like," Ace said with an unconcerned lift of his lips.
And at this time, in the sky.
I'm done for!
As expected, I've been targeted! Waaah, I don't want this!
Nami roared internally, on the verge of tears. She kept a calm expression on her face, not daring to show any fear, and just transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew quickly back to the ship.
"Well done, Nami."
Just as Reiner finished speaking, Nami grabbed him by the collar and shook him.
"I told you I couldn't do it, and you still insisted I go!"
"Now I'm being targeted, you bastard!" Nami bared her teeth and blamed him loudly. "That girl with the spiked club looks really strong!"
"Her name is Kozuki Yamato. She joined the Whitebeard Pirates after their battle with the Beasts Pirates. She conquered all the crew members with her great strength and took the position of the second division commander," Robin said with a smile.
She walked over, holding a stack of wanted posters, and showed one to Nami.
"She has several battle records, all of which involve her single-handedly annihilating pirate crews that tried to invade Whitebeard's territory. In just a few battles, her bounty has climbed to 630 million Berries."
"What!!" Nami held her face, so scared she almost lost her soul.
I'm being targeted by someone that strong!!
"630 million Berries!"
Now, not only was Nami unable to sit still, but the others also looked over in surprise.
"600 million!"
"That bounty is already approaching Luffy's and Reiner's!"
"Zoro's bounty is only three hundred million! Is she as strong as two Zoros!?"
???
"What did you say, Long Nose!" A vein popped on Zoro's forehead, his eyes looking as if he wanted to kill Usopp with them.
"Her strength is even greater than you think."
While the others were surprised by Yamato's bounty, Reiner said lightly, "This is the New World. Judging an enemy's strength by their bounty will lead to a miserable end."
Any bounty under 2 billion for Yamato was reasonable. She was probably just starting to make a name for herself and hadn't achieved any astonishing battle records yet. It was only a matter of time before she broke a billion.
"And it's not just Yamato. They have many other commanders with bounties higher than hers," Robin said, smiling and squinting at Luffy.
"They are a powerful pirate crew with a total bounty that has long surpassed ten billion Berries. Are you sure you want to fight, Luffy?"
When she was on Fish-Man Island looking at the Poneglyph with Jinbe, after hearing him say that Ace was waiting for Luffy in the New World, Robin had kept an eye out and collected information on the Whitebeard Pirates on Fish-Man Island.
The wanted posters in her hand were also obtained at that time; she had information on more than ten of the commanders.
Hearing Robin's words, the group couldn't help but look at the other side with shock.
With Ace at the head, Marco, Yamato, Jozu, Vista, and other commanders were lined up behind him.
Looking at them again now, their expressions had become serious and earnest.
Beside them was the violent lightning of the raging storm. Under the gloomy sky, the aura of the group seemed even more oppressive.
Usopp's throat bobbed as he swallowed.
He had only realized before that Ace was Luffy's brother, and they had fought side by side in the Summit War.
Thinking about it now, they were facing a veritable Sea Emperor who stood at the pinnacle of the sea!
"Ah, it should be fine, everyone."
On the Merry's sheep's head, a corner of Luffy's mouth lifted slightly, the determination in the depths of his eyes unchanged.
"At least we know each other. They probably won't get serious, right?" Usopp said tremblingly.
"No. If we fight, they will definitely go all out," Luffy said lightly, shattering the glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Ace is not the kind of person who jokes around in a fight."
"That's just fine. I don't want to face a hesitant swordsman."
Zoro's eyes burned as he stared at a man in the crowd opposite, with a two-pronged mustache, a large dark blue top hat, dressed like a gentleman, with two Western-style swords at his waist.
"Robin, what's that mustache guy's bounty?"
"You mean Flower Sword Vista?"
Robin, as if she had expected it, picked up a wanted poster and said, "His latest bounty is 1,250,000,000 Berries. It's said that his swordsmanship is no weaker than Mihawk's."
"—Hiss!"
"Over a billion Berries!"
"Higher than Luffy!"
The group's eyes widened in shock. This kind-looking guy was this terrifying?!
"Unexpectedly high. Swordsmanship no weaker than Mihawk's..."
Zoro's lips curled into a grin. He opened his kimono, baring his upper body, tied his bandana, put Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, and then drew his other two longswords.
"We'll know if we try. Since Luffy has decided to fight, I'm going first!"
Bang!
With that, Zoro's legs bent, and with a burst of power, he shot out.
"Coming for me, are you? How impatient, Roronoa."
His mustache twitched. Vista's face showed a smile. "I won't hold back, you know. Is that alright, Ace?"
"Of course. They're not people who need others to hold back. When it comes to fighting, Luffy is very serious," Ace nodded with a smile.
"That's good."
Receiving Ace's signal, Vista also decisively drew the two Western-style swords from his waist. "This is what makes our waiting here for a few days worthwhile."
Swish!
Vista leaped up, meeting the charging Zoro.
Clang!
Fierce sparks flashed. The two pairs of longswords were locked together in a stalemate.
"What a violent swordsmanship."
A fiery glint flashed in the depths of Vista's eyes. "There are too many people here. Let's go to the back to have our match."
Clang!
With that, Vista exerted force and sent the cold twin blades flying back, then landed and charged towards the other side of the island.
"Have you already chosen a place for your defeat?" Zoro sneered coldly and gave chase.
On the other side.
"All of you, get out of the way!"
Bang!!
A tall figure jumped out from the crowd. The moment he landed, he slammed his fist heavily into the ground. A crack started from his fist and spread out in a huge circle.
"It's Commander Jozu!"
"The big boss is making a move! Everyone, back up!"
"—Whoa! Is he going to smash a mountain!"
The pirates couldn't help but get excited, cheering loudly for Jozu's signature performance while retreating.
"If you can take this move, then I'll be your opponent!"
Rumble!!
Jozu's arms, plunged into the ground, had veins bulging. With his back to the sea, he exerted a mighty force, and the entire ground began to shake violently.
"Get up for me!!"
With an explosive roar from him, the ground in front of him was directly lifted up, sending a giant rock, the size of a football field, flying out!
"That's too exaggerated, hey!!"
The cowardly trio cried out in terror, their faces turning green.
"'Diamond' Jozu, user of the Glitter-Glitter Fruit. Bounty: 1,300,000,000 Berries," Robin said calmly.
"1.3 billion!" Chopper held his face and screamed in terror. "They're too terrifying! That's already two with bounties over a billion!"
"Mm, besides them, there are three more,"
Robin said with a smile, revealing a fact that made Chopper despair.
"After joining Ace and the others, and after the battle with the Beasts Pirates, Jinbe's latest bounty is 1,100,000,000 Berries."
"And the first division commander and first mate, 'Phoenix' Marco. Bounty: 1,374,000,000 Berries. Finally, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."
Robin took out a wanted poster, turned it over, and showed it to everyone. On the photo, a man with medium-length black hair was bare-chested, his body covered in dancing flames.
Even through the photo, one could feel the sharp, cold glint emanating from his gaze.
Below it, large, pitch-black, blocky characters were printed!
"'Flame Emperor' Ace. Bounty..."
"3,110,000,000 Berries!"
(End of chapter)
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