Chapter 386: Chapter 386: The Powerful Wood Release Technique, The Astonished Fish-Man Race!

"Are you kidding me!"

The Fish-men watched as their companions fell one after another, their eyes gradually filling with terror.

Why is this woman so strong?

How are they supposed to fight against someone like her?

"Hara hara hara~"

Perona was quite pleased with her handiwork, then chuckled as she looked at the enemies before her. "Now you know how powerful I am, right?"

Although there were hundreds... even thousands of enemies in the sky, against someone like her, numbers were meaningless for the weak!

"Dammit, I refuse to believe you’re invincible!" a Fish-man roared.

With that, the Fish-man raised the cannon in his hands, aimed it at Perona, and fiercely pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh—" "BOOM!!"

"Wha..."

Watching the cannonball land and explode on the ground, the Fish-man’s pupils instantly contracted.

His cannon... passed right through her body?

"I already told you, physical attacks are useless against me. Too bad you didn’t believe me." Perona shook her head.

Attacks without Armament Haki couldn’t possibly touch her!

After all... she could now make her true body undergo Ghostification! Hara hara hara~ "Damn it, I—"

"Alright, I’m tired of wasting words on you." Perona cut him off. "Let’s just finish you off quickly."

With that, she slowly raised her hand and used her ability to create several enormous Explosion Ghosts!

After doing this, Perona pointed her finger and said, "Go, take them out!"

"Hara hara hara~" The Super Explosive Ghosts, having received the command, laughed and then charged toward the Merfolk ahead.

That sight made the Fish-men’s pupils shrink to the size of pinpricks.

"Kisama!!"

The next moment—

"BOOM!!"

"BOOM!!"

"BOOM!!"

Terrifying explosions erupted in the sky, wiping out all the airborne enemies in just a few breaths!

"Now, do you understand this young lady’s power?" Perona said, placing her hands on her hips.

"Hara hara hara~"

Meiser, who had witnessed the entire scene in the sky, remarked with a sigh, "Against an opponent like Perona, those without Haki are completely helpless."

Not being able to touch Perona was one thing, but they also couldn’t resist her ghost attacks...

In such a situation, these Fish-men truly had no way to deal with Perona.

Nami, standing beside him, nodded in deep agreement.

To defeat ability users like them, one must possess Armament Haki!

But unfortunately... these Fish-men lacked such an ability!

So... she and Perona were practically invincible on a battlefield like this!

"This way, my safety is guaranteed too~"

Thinking this, Nami’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a smile.

Clearly, for her, safety always came first.

"So even the air force is useless..."

Watching the crowd being taken down by Perona like dumplings dropping into boiling water, Dos’s expression grew even uglier.

This way, getting close to Shirahoshi wouldn’t be easy for them.

After all... the Straw Hat Crew and Jimbei on the ground are truly formidable!

"Then we’ll charge from the ground and take her out!" Hody said coldly. "Bypass those humans and kill Shirahoshi from another direction!"

Although the Straw Hat Pirates are powerful, there are only about a dozen of them.

So... there’s a chance to kill Shirahoshi by going around them!

As for the subordinates who die in the process?

Sorry, but he doesn’t care.

"But..."

Some Fish-men showed signs of fear. Could they really get past them?

Wouldn’t they just be killed by the enemy halfway?

After all... these humans are really strong!

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Hody’s eyes turned cold. "Don’t you understand what I’m saying?"

If anyone dared to desert... he wouldn’t mind personally executing them!

The Fish-men who sensed Hody’s killing intent immediately shivered.

Compared to dying at the hands of the Straw Hat Crew, they were more afraid of being tortured by Hody. After all... that was worse than death!

Thinking this, they turned and charged toward Shirahoshi.

"Kill! Take out Shirahoshi!"

"Ooh!!"

"To think so many would gang up on a young girl..." Nico Robin, assuming an attacking stance, frowned and said. "How truly barbaric!"

"Thousand Varieties·Giant Tree!"

"Hum..."

The next moment, two enormous legs made of petals appeared behind Nico Robin!

"Legs?"

Seeing the suddenly appearing giant legs, the Fish-men were utterly stunned. Why did a pair of huge legs appear behind her?

What kind of strange Devil Fruit Ability User is this?!

"Although I don’t know what’s going on, I think we should..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the jade-like feet in the sky descend, crashing directly onto the ground.

"Boom!!"

With just one stomp, dozens of Fish-men were taken out.

"Ah!!"

"Sorry." Looking at the Fish-men she had attacked, Nico Robin said. "I can’t let you get close to Princess Shirahoshi."

"Boom!!"

"Ah!"

"This..."

Meiser, who witnessed everything, fell silent for a moment before remarking. "Truly a pair of dangerous jade feet."

Who would have thought Robin’s attack method would be using her ability to create a pair of legs?

Hearing this, Nico Robin’s lips curved upward. "But it’s effective, isn’t it?"

At least it’s more than enough to deal with these Fish-men!

"That’s true."

Meiser nodded, agreeing with Nico Robin’s point.

Such a stomp, like that of the Giant Race, is indeed terrifyingly powerful.

Just then, the armory marked with the number four on the Thousand Sunny suddenly opened, revealing the new machine inside.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Franky, sitting on a motorcycle, grinned and said. "This is our new weapon... FR-U Four·Black Rhinoceros!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Franky on the motorcycle charged out from the Thousand Sunny, directly knocking several Fish-men flying!

After doing this, Franky skillfully maneuvered the Black Rhinoceros into a sharp drift, finally stopping not far from Luffy. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"So cool!" Luffy shouted excitedly. "A rhinoceros motorcycle!"

Meanwhile, Brook looked at the motorcycle Franky was operating in surprise and said, "Is this the new weapon?"

"It looks really impressive."

This guy Franky is a bit too capable, isn’t he?

"A motorcycle?" Meiser stroked his chin and said, "Franky even managed to create this thing?"

He’s got some skills...

I just wonder if it runs on gasoline or diesel.

"Cool, right!" Franky gave them a thumbs-up and said, "I’ll show you something even cooler in a bit!"

"Whoa!!"

Although Luffy had no idea what Franky was talking about, he was already getting excited.

"Even if we don’t know what this motorcycle is, what difference does it make?" a venomous pufferfish Fish-man said coldly. "As long as I prick you once, you’re dead!"

"That’s right!"

"Go on, kill them!"

"Whoa!!"

Several Fish-men covered in poisonous spines roared and then charged toward Franky.

Seeing this, Meiser’s expression turned somewhat strange.

Using poisonous spines to attack Franky, who’s made entirely of steel?

Are these guys a bit out of their minds?

Thinking this, Meiser fell into deep thought.

Franky was also a bit surprised, clearly not expecting these guys to say such things.

But... since the enemy had challenged him, he wasn’t about to do nothing.

With that in mind, Franky drove the Black Rhinoceros toward them and shouted, "Then let’s give it a try!"

"Black Rhinoceros Charge!"

"Vroom, vroom~"

Under Franky’s control, the Black Rhinoceros immediately emitted a terrifying roar, then accelerated and charged toward the Fish-Man race.

The next moment...

"Bam!"

The Fish-man who was hit was instantly sent flying by the Black Rhinoceros’s terrifying kinetic energy, and his poisonous spines were shattered!

"Ah!!"

"My spines!"

The pufferfish Fish-man who was sent flying screamed in agony, his expression twisting in pain.

"Hmph"

Franky, who had stopped the Black Rhinoceros, snorted and said, "Now you know how powerful I am."

Thinking they could attack him with so-called poisonous spines... what a pipe dream!

"Damn humans!"

A Fish-man holding a Meteor Hammer stepped forward, glaring coldly at Franky and said, "Let me crush your weapon!"

To deal with an enemy like this, you need steel weapons!

"Crush me?"

Catching a glimpse of another new weapon out of the corner of his eye, Franky grinned and said, "You’re not qualified~"

"What?!"

The Fish-man holding the Meteor Hammer was immediately displeased. Was this bastard looking down on him?

Thinking this, he decided to use his weapon to take down this damn man.

But before he could act, he was blasted away by a cannonball flying from behind!

"Boom!!"

"Ah!"

"A cannon?"

Glancing at the enemy who had been blasted away, a hint of surprise flashed in Nami’s eyes as she said, "Where did that cannon come from?"

Franky hadn’t used the cannons on his body either.

"It was probably fired by that weird tank that came down from the Thousand Sunny," Meiser said, looking at the strange tank behind them.

But... why does this thing look a bit like a child’s toy?

Especially that strange cannon firing sound...

Thinking of this, Meiser fell into contemplation once more.

"That’s right, that’s the one!" Franky introduced with a smile, "It’s the new weapon of our Thousand Sunny, the Brachiosaurus Tank from warehouse number five!"

"This is a high-performance tank with extremely strong practicality!"

Standing at the command position on the Brachiosaurus Tank, Chopper immediately let out an excited response upon hearing this.

"Whoa!!"

"The Brachiosaurus Tank!"

"It’s a dinosaur!"

Luffy excitedly looked at the tank behind them and said, "So cool!!"

"Did Franky make this too?" Brook said in astonishment, "That’s amazing!"

What on earth had that guy experienced over these two years to become so skilled...

"The functions of this Brachiosaurus Tank are even more impressive than I imagined," Usopp, who was operating the Brachiosaurus Tank from inside, said with emotion. "This way, I can fully utilize my sniping skills!"

This thing’s performance is far superior to ordinary cannons!

"What’s the deal with that Franky guy," Pappag said. "Isn’t he just a shipwright?"

How could he create such an incredible weapon!

"He probably learned some new techniques during these two years," Little Merry guessed.

If she remembered correctly, Franky had indeed mentioned something about learning new things before.

Hearing this, Pappag fell silent for a moment before exclaiming with emotion, "As expected of him~

"Hey, Commander Chopper!" Usopp chuckled as he looked up at Chopper on the high position. "Please issue the attack command!"

"Commander... Chopper?"

Upon hearing Usopp’s address, tears instantly welled up in Chopper’s eyes.

He was actually Commander Chopper!

That’s... so cool!!

"That’s right, I am Commander Chopper!" Chopper said excitedly.

Then, he turned to look at the enemy in the nine o’clock direction and shouted loudly, "Enemy spotted at nine o’clock, fire!"

"Whoa!"

Upon receiving the information, Usopp decisively turned the cannon’s direction and launched an attack on the enemy at nine o’clock.

"Boom"

"Kaboom!!"

"Ten o’clock direction, fire!"

"Whoa!"

"Kaboom!!"

"So cool!" Luffy excitedly ran near the Brachiosaurus Tank and shouted, "I want to be a commander too!"

"Hahahaha"

Zoro: ?

Watching Luffy laughing and chasing after the Brachiosaurus Tank, Zoro immediately opened his shark-like mouth and roared, "What the hell are you doing, you idiot? Go fight already!"

Seriously, could he cause a little less trouble, you bastard!

"These guys are really amazing!" The Fish-Man race members watching from both sides said with shocked expressions as they looked at the battlefield below. "Even though there are only a little over ten of them, they don’t even take a hundred thousand people seriously..."

"Is this the strength of the Straw Hat Crew...

This is too terrifying!

"If it’s them, they might really be able to save Fish-Man Island!"

After saying this, the man exchanged glances with the other Fish-Man race members before excitedly shouting, "Go for it, Straw Hat Crew!"

"Go for it!"

"If you win, I’ll treat you all to a big meal at the restaurant!"

"You can drink all the alcohol at my place too!"

"Alcohol?"

Zoro, catching that word, froze for a moment before instinctively turning toward the source of the voice. "We can drink as much as we want??"

If that’s the case, he felt even more motivated now!

Meiser:

Watching Zoro, whose eyes had taken on a somewhat unsettling glint, Meiser was left utterly speechless.

This guy isn’t much better than Luffy, is he!

Just then, a figure appeared beside Meiser, shouting, "An opening, Sunglasses Man!"

With that, he swung his axe fiercely at Meiser, looking as if he intended to split him in two!

Clang!

"Wha...?"

The Fish-man, several meters tall, stared in shock as Meiser casually caught the axe with one hand.

Was this human’s physical strength also this terrifying?

"An opening?"

Meiser glanced up at the Fish-man, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "Where did you see that?"

He hadn’t felt any opening at all.

Unfortunately, the Fish-man showed no intention of answering Meiser’s question, instead straining with all his might to pull his weapon back.

But due to Meiser’s superior strength, his face flushed red with effort, yet he couldn’t reclaim his axe.

"Dammit...

Why can’t I pull the axe back?

Is this human’s strength really that monstrous?!"

"Not talking, huh?"

"Fine then."

Shaking his head, Meiser threw a punch straight into the man’s body.

Thud!

Whoosh!

Boom!!

The struck man flew out like a cannonball, crashing into a distant mountain in the blink of an eye and leaving a massive crater.

After dealing with that, Meiser turned his gaze to the other Fish-men, grinning widely. "My turn to strike back."

Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!

Boom!

In the next moment, a colossal Wood Dragon erupted from beneath Meiser’s feet. As if coming to life, it swiftly carried him toward the distant Fish-men.

Boom!!

With just one charge, it sent enemies flying in a straight line!

"Ah!!"

"It’s a Wood Dragon, summoned by that man!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

The surrounding people stared in terror at the man standing atop the Wood Dragon’s head, their limbs trembling uncontrollably.

"Be careful?"

"Being careful won’t help!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the Wood Dragon beneath Meiser’s feet surged forward again, charging at incredible speed toward the few who had just spoken.

"Stay away from me!"

Boom!!

"Ah!!"

"Quick, use the cannons to attack him!" Some clever Fish-men grabbed cannons, aiming at the Wood Dragon. "Blast his Wood Dragon apart with the cannons!"

"Right, right!!"

Prompted, the Fish-men immediately hauled over the cannons and unleashed a barrage of fire at the Wood Dragon beneath Meiser.

Whoosh

Whoosh

Whoosh

Boom!!

Boom!!

Boom!!

A hail of cannonballs exploded against the Wood Dragon’s body, shrouding it in a cloud of dust and smoke.

Staring at the Wood Dragon’s head, now obscured by the smoke, one Fish-man swallowed nervously. "D-did we get it?"

"Probably... we got it," another replied uncertainly.

Though they didn’t understand what that Wood Dragon was, it seemed to be made of wood, so... it shouldn’t withstand cannon fire, right?

"Should we go check?"

"Why don’t you go?"

"I’m scared."

"No kidding, I’m scared too!"

This was a terrifying powerhouse capable of easily altering the terrain—who wouldn’t be afraid?

And this was exactly what these people were thinking at that moment.

Even though the Wood Dragon ahead was shrouded in the smoke from the cannons, they dared not step forward to check the situation.

Just then, the Wood Dragon slowly began to move.

As the smoke gradually cleared, it revealed Meiser standing atop the Wood Dragon’s head!

"He... he’s unharmed!"

"Not only is he fine, but the Wood Dragon is also completely unscathed!"

Seeing the Wood Dragon intact, fear instantly filled the eyes of these Fish-men.

Why couldn’t their cannons even scratch the Wood Dragon’s skin?

"Do you really think weapons like these can destroy my Wood Dragon?" Meiser sneered. "You actually thought you could destroy his Wood Dragon? At least bring out something more powerful!

Cannonballs?

Save your breath!"

"Dammit, how are we supposed to fight this..."

As they looked at the man with his hands in his pockets, despair filled the eyes of these Fish-men.

"It seems relying on them to defeat these enemies won’t be easy," Hody frowned as he realized this.

After coming to this conclusion, he stood up and looked toward the rear, shouting, "Come out, Kraken!"

Rumble!

The next moment, the mountain to the side trembled slightly, and a colossal figure emerged!

"Huh?"

"What is that..."

Seeing the familiar figure, all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates froze for a moment—wasn’t that Little Squid?!

Meanwhile, the Fish-men of the New Fish-Man Pirates erupted into excited cheers.

"It’s Kraken!"

"With him here, we can definitely take down that despicable Sunglasses Man!"

"You’re absolutely right, hahaha!"

At that moment, the morale of the New Fish-Man Pirates soared because of Kraken’s presence!

Hody was very satisfied with the current situation. He then coldly commanded, "Kill them, Kraken!"

"Crush them flat!"

"Roar!"

Upon receiving the order, Kraken slowly began to move from the heights. However, halfway down, he stopped, his expression turning hesitant.

It almost seemed as if... he didn’t want to participate in this battle.

"What are you doing?" Hody said impatiently. "You’re the slave I specifically brought back from the North Pole. Get to work now!

Otherwise..."

As he spoke, Hody’s eyes gradually grew fierce, filled with unmistakable warning.

Kraken:

Seeing the look in the other’s eyes, Kraken understood exactly what it meant.

If he didn’t work properly, the other would go to the North Pole and kill his younger brother.

At this thought, Kraken closed his eyes in pain, then leaped from the cliff, landing directly on the battlefield below.

Boom!!

"I never expected to see him here," Usopp said in surprise.

"You know this big guy?"

"This is the legendary Kraken of the North Sea!"

Pappag stared at Usopp in astonishment, clearly not expecting him to say such a thing.

"We do know him," Merry nodded. "We encountered this guy before coming to Fish-Man Island.

I just never thought we’d run into this big guy again here."

"Hey..."

"Little Squid, it’s me!" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth as he watched Kraken raise its tentacle. "Remember me? It’s me!"

"Roar?"

Kraken was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then looked down at Luffy with a puzzled expression, as if he couldn’t recall who Luffy was.

"Huh?"

"You forgot?" Luffy said. "What am I going to do with you? You helped carry our ship before, remember?"

"We’re friends, right!"

Seeing this human grinning at him with bared teeth, Kraken froze instantly.

If he remembered correctly, this human...

"Hey, what’s going on with Kraken?" the other Fish-Men wondered, watching Kraken raise his tentacle but not move. "Could he really be friends with that human?"

"How is that possible? This guy was a slave our captain captured from the North Pole. How could he be friends with a human?"

Even though the human had said such things, they refused to believe Kraken could be his friend!

"Look, Kraken’s attacking!"

Watching Kraken suddenly slam his tentacle down, the Fish-Men burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I told you there’s no way this guy could be friends with a human!"

"Damn Straw Hat Boy, squashed flat now!"

"Whoa!!"

"Hmph, that’s more like it."

Seeing this, Hody immediately showed a satisfied expression.

This was what a slave should do!

But before he could laugh for long, he heard Luffy’s familiar laughter coming from Kraken.

Hody: ?

What did that mean?

"Ahahaha, that tickles, Little Squid." Luffy, caught between two of Kraken’s tentacles, grinned and laughed. "Stop it!"

"Hahaha!"

"Roar!"

Hearing Luffy’s call, Kraken immediately broke into a happy smile, then placed Luffy on top of his head.

"Alright!" Luffy spread his arms and said, "Little Squid, let’s go!"

"Roar!"

Without hesitation, Kraken turned around at Luffy’s words and launched an attack at the members of the New Fish-Man Pirates behind him.

"Whoosh—Boom!"

With just one attack, he could take out hundreds of enemies!

"Ah!"

"Kraken’s betrayed us!"

"Damn it, why is Kraken obeying a human’s orders?!"

Watching Kraken swing his tentacles to attack, despair filled the eyes of the Fish-Men.

Kraken, who should have been their powerful ally, had now become the enemy’s pet... What were they supposed to do?

"Damn you, you disobedient big octo..."

"Ah!!"

"Ahahaha!" Standing atop Kraken’s head, Luffy laughed heartily and said, "That’s enough, Little Squid. Let’s head over there."

Luffy pointed toward the Thousand Sunny and Shirahoshi, signaling Kraken to go there.

"Roar?"

Receiving the command, Kraken immediately looked puzzled. Shouldn’t he be eliminating these enemies now?

Though he didn’t understand why, since Luffy had given the order, Kraken had no choice but to comply.

"Lord Luffy?"

Watching Luffy approach with Kraken, Shirahoshi’s eyes filled with confusion. What was Lord Luffy planning to do?

"This big guy’s movements could easily hurt our allies." Standing on Kraken’s head, Luffy grinned and said, "So I plan to have him stay here to protect you and the Thousand Sunny."

After finishing, Luffy looked down at Kraken and continued, "No problem, right, Little Squid!"

"Roar!"

Receiving the order, Kraken nodded, indicating that handling such a task was no issue at all.

With him here, no Fish-man would be able to approach this place!

"Then I’ll leave it to you~" Luffy laughed.

After patting Kraken’s head, Luffy jumped down from him and landed not far from Jimbei.

"I never expected your circle of friends to be so wide," Jimbei said, looking at Luffy in surprise. "You really keep amazing me more and more."

He truly hadn’t imagined that Luffy could befriend a giant like Kraken.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t humans consider such creatures as food?

But Luffy...

"Because he’s interesting, hahahaha!"

Seeing Luffy grinning widely at him, Jimbei was momentarily stunned, then joined in the laughter.

This was good too... a Luffy like this could better bridge the relationship between the Fish-Man race and humans.

Thinking this, Jimbei smiled even more happily.

"With this big guy here, those Fish-men really won’t be able to harm Shirahoshi and the Thousand Sunny," Meiser said, stroking his chin. "But... why did that guy named Hody say Little Squid was a slave he captured from the North Pole?"

"And Little Squid’s earlier behavior...

Could it be that this Kraken is being threatened by Hody for some reason?

If that’s the case, he might be forced by Hody to attack Shirahoshi.

With this in mind, Meiser grew cautious.

"Tch, this bastard..." Daruma said with a grim expression as he glared at Kraken. "He actually sided with the enemy..."

Wasn’t he afraid that an enraged Captain Hody would twist his head off?

And didn’t he care about his brother’s life?

Did he really think the captain would show mercy?

Thinking this, Daruma glanced over at Hody.

But Hody showed no expression at the moment, merely staring coldly at the distant battlefield, lost in thought.

"Captain Hody?"

"Daruma, go deal with those two vehicles," Hody said. "Dig a hole and bury them!"

Although he didn’t particularly care about those things, they posed a significant threat to his subordinates, so... it was better to dispose of them quickly.

"Crack crack"

"Understood!"

Receiving the order, Daruma nodded, then used his mouth to tunnel into the ground, quickly disappearing from the scene.

At that moment, Ranzou groggily opened his eyes, clearly having drunk too much and fallen asleep earlier.

"Huh...

"Where is this?"

Ranzou looked around in confusion, his expression still dazed.

"Have you forgotten?" Gecko said flatly. "This is Gyoncorde Plaza."

"Oh, it’s Gyoncorde Plaza..."

As if remembering something, Ranzou wore an expression of sudden realization, then nodded and said, "I remember now."

Hearing this, Gecko’s eyes showed a hint of exasperation—this drunkard.

Ranzou paid no mind to Gecko’s reaction and instead turned his gaze to the battlefield, looking to see if there was anyone worth his attention.

First, he looked at Meiser, then, as if recalling something, naturally shifted his gaze away.

After that, he turned his attention to Brook, Zoro, and the others.

"Burp"

After letting out a belch, Ranzou said, "Seems there are a few people worth my attention~"

After speaking, he took another swig of liquor.

Once he finished drinking, he quickly charged forward, shouting, "Everyone, get out of my way! Don’t block the path!"

"Brother Ranzou?"

"Thud!"

"Ah!"

"Hey, Brother Ranzou, why are you attacking your own people?"

Unfortunately, under the combined influence of alcohol and the Energy Steroid, Ranzou no longer cared about who was an ally or not.

With a backhand swing of his sword, he cut down those blocking his path and roared, "Don’t get in my way! Move aside!"

"Thud!"

"Ah!!"

"This guy..."

Gecko, who had witnessed everything, instinctively furrowed his brow. Although he didn’t particularly care about the subordinates either, killing them like this wasn’t right.

Wasn’t he afraid of angering Boss Hody?

Thinking this, Gecko turned to glance at Hody.

Hody, noticing his look, said calmly, "Don’t worry about it."

As long as his goals were achieved, losing a few insignificant subordinates didn’t matter.

Seeing that his boss felt this way, Gecko said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Hody sneered as he looked at Kraken, his gaze gradually turning fierce.

"Kraken..."