Chapter 391: Attack of the thousand sunny!

The thousand sunny and the Heart Pirates’ Polar Tang were sailing side by side on the magnificent sea of the New World.

The two pirate ships sailed with full sails, breaking through the white waves and constantly approaching that mysterious sea area.

Several days had passed since leaving Zou, and as the route progressed, the surrounding sea conditions and climate began to change noticeably.

The sea breeze, which had originally carried a hint of tropical flavor, gradually began to carry a touch of biting chill.

Although Luffy had been honored by the world’s media and major forces as a newly promoted “Emperor of the Sea” after the shocking battle a few days ago.

His own style was completely unchanged from before, still that carefree and heartless appearance.

At this moment, Luffy and Chopper were sitting side by side on the lawn at the front of the thousand sunny, holding simple fishing rods, enthusiastically competing in fishing at the bow.

“Wahahahaha! Chopper, look!”

“This fish actually has a light bulb growing on its head!”

Luffy pulled up the fishing rod with force, looking at the strange-looking deep-sea fish he had caught, unable to help but burst into carefree laughter.

Chopper also excitedly leaned over, his eyes shining as he studied the bizarre trophy.

After laughing for a while, Luffy seemed to remember something.

He turned his head, looked around the deck, and shouted loudly in confusion:

“Hey! Where’s Usopp! Doesn’t he usually love fishing the most?”

“Quick, call him out, there’s a fish here we’ve never seen before!”

Hearing Luffy’s call, Chopper put away his fishing rod while turning his head, shaking his head with some disappointment as he replied:

“Usopp said he was a bit tired and wanted to be alone for a while, so he’s sleeping in his room right now.”

Hearing this answer, Luffy put down the fishing rod in his hand, pouted with some boredom, and muttered:

“What, sleeping at such a fun time.”

Besides Luffy and Chopper, other members on the thousand sunny were also busy with their own tasks.

In the high lookout room, Zoro was shirtless, revealing solid, rock-like muscles.

He was lifting a heavy, custom-made barbell, gritting his teeth as he engaged in high-intensity training, sweating profusely.

In the kitchen, Sanji was wearing an apron, humming a tune lightly while skillfully cooking a pot of rich, nutritious soup that emitted a thick aroma.

As a chef, he had to use the top-tier ingredients to ensure everyone maintained their best physical condition before the upcoming great battle.

On the other side of the deck, Franky was holding various repair tools, sparks flying as he performed final reinforcements and upgrades to the various peripheral defense systems of the thousand sunny.

Brook sat on a wooden barrel, his long, bony fingers dancing on the strings, playing a melodious and soothing violin piece.

However, in stark contrast to the liveliness and busyness on the deck, Usopp was currently alone in a slightly dim room.

The door to the room was tightly closed, no lights were on, and only a faint ray of light spilled in through the porthole.

Usopp sat in front of his workbench, staring with complex and deep eyes at something placed in a wooden box before him.

It was a fruit with a surface covered in eerie spiral patterns.

Logia Gas-Gas Fruit.

This was the precious trophy they had obtained after a bitter battle on Punk Hazard, killing the mad scientist Caesar Clown.

At that time, Tatsuya had casually handed this Logia Devil Fruit, which would make countless people on the sea fight to the death, to him for safekeeping.

Usopp sat in the chair, his breathing gradually becoming heavy.

In his mind, scenes of his companions shining brightly on this sea and shocking the world kept flashing uncontrollably:

Luffy had successfully defeated the arrogant Big Mom on the front battlefield, ascending to become the world-renowned fifth Emperor.

And his partners, they all already possessed true monster-like power.

Even Nami, who had always been part of the “weakling trio” with him, now possessed the terrifying lightning assistance of “Zeus” and “Futo”.

With a wave of her hand, she could summon thunder and storms, and was fearfully called the “Lightning Queen” by the outside world.

What about himself?

In the previous Battle of Zou that decided the pattern of the world.

Facing the overwhelming elite fleet and powerful senior officers of the Four Emperors, he felt that he had no presence worth mentioning at all.

In this collision of Emperors, his proud sniping technique seemed so pale and powerless.

He could only hide in the back to take care of some insignificant minions, completely unable to share the real pressure for the main force like Zoro and Sanji.

And next, they were about to step into the waters of Wano Country, facing the Four Emperor “of the Beasts” Kaido, who was known as the “strongest creature in the world” and was even more terrifying and cruel.

Usopp’s hands unconsciously gripped the edge of the table, his gaze locked firmly on that tempting Gas-Gas Fruit.

As a sniper and inventor who studied various ammunitions, he knew the value of this fruit better than anyone.

This Logia fruit was indeed very compatible with his current combat system.

If he ate it, his strength would undoubtedly get a qualitative leap in an instant.

Even if he didn’t need to develop complex moves like those powerhouses, just by using it in the simplest way.

Even if he just added the concentrated gas he manufactured and various poisonous gases and explosive gases into his special ammunition.

The destructive range and lethality of his sniping could be said to have a terrifying geometric increase.

In the dim room, Usopp’s voice was a bit hoarse, muttering to himself in a low voice:

“If I eat it… perhaps I can change all of this.”

“No longer a coward who can only hide in the back and shout ‘Go!’, I’ll be able to truly keep up with everyone’s pace, right…”

Driven by the deep desire in his heart to protect his companions and become a truly brave warrior of the sea.

His palm slowly reached forward, approaching the wooden box bit by bit.

Finally, he slowly gripped the Gas-Gas Fruit covered in spiral patterns in his palm.

…

At this time, at the back of the deck, the sea breeze became stronger.

Nami stood by the helm, holding a special Wano Country Log Pose and a precise nautical chart.

She closed her eyes, keenly perceiving the subtle changes in wind direction and humidity in the air, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Robin sat quietly on a bench nearby, her long legs crossed, with an old historical document on her knees.

Tatsuya leaned casually against the wooden railing behind them.

He felt the biting sea breeze blowing in his face, his eyes calmly watching the rolling waves ahead.

Kin’emon stood on one side of the bow, arms crossed, looking at the distant, increasingly strange sea area with a heavy expression, his brows tightly locked.

Momonosuke sat very obediently in the corner of the deck, his hands on his knees.

Since being mercilessly stepped into the mud by Tatsuya on Zou island.

He was now as honest as a frightened quail.

His gaze was fixed on his toes, and he dared not let it wander everywhere like before.

And in a dark corner that no one noticed, Kanjuro was sitting cross-legged silently.

He held that huge paintbrush tightly in his hand, his head lowered, and the clothes on his back were already completely soaked with a fine layer of cold sweat.

As an inside agent for Orochi, he should have tried his best to pass on the troop deployment and sailing route of the Straw Hat alliance when approaching Wano Country.

However, whenever Tatsuya’s seemingly careless gaze swept over the direction where he was.

Kanjuro would feel a heart palpitation that was almost suffocating.

The fear of being completely seen through, as if his neck could be snapped at any moment, made him dare not even raise the thought of passing information, and could only tremble and survive cautiously.

After sailing for an unknown amount of time, the thousand sunny finally passed through a patch of white sea fog that was as thick as substance.

The moment the fog dissipated, the surrounding celestial phenomena and sea conditions underwent a drastic change, as if they had suddenly broken into another world.

The sky was no longer blue, but covered by layers of vortex-shaped thick black clouds, and the strong wind made a shrill whistling sound in the clouds.

The waves below became even more strange and dangerous.

The original rolling waves now presented sharp and violent claw-like forms, just like in traditional Ukiyo-e paintings.

Huge waves like monster claws kept slapping against the hull of the thousand sunny.

“Everyone pay attention! The currents and wind direction have completely changed!”

Facing this abnormal extreme climate, Nami immediately stood at the helm, facing the strong wind, and shouted commands to everyone:

“Zoro! Sanji!”

“Go and take down the sails on the port side!”

“Franky, turn the rudder fully to the right! Avoid the reef currents ahead!”

Accompanied by Nami’s orderly command, the thousand sunny moved forward with difficulty but steadily through the rough seas.

Just at this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the front, as if thousands of troops and horses were galloping.

“Whoosh—!”

I saw a group of giant carp suddenly jumping out of the turbulent seawater ahead without warning.

Each carp was as large as a medium-sized sailing ship, and its scales shimmered with strange luster under the gloomy sky.

What was shocking was that they were actually swimming upstream, desperately swinging their huge tail fins in this violent current that was enough to tear ships apart.

“Such big carp! Where are they going?” Chopper exclaimed.

Everyone raised their heads along the direction where the giant carp were swimming hard, and looked towards the depths of the black clouds in the distance.

When they saw the scene before them, everyone on the deck couldn’t help but gasp.

I saw a huge waterfall, as wide as a river and towering into the clouds, falling thunderously from a nearly vertical steep cliff in the cloudy front.

Billions of tons of seawater fell from the sky, hitting the sea below, stirring up sky-filling white water mist and deafening roars, so spectacular that people felt their own insignificance.

Kin’emon, resisting the strong wind and water vapor blowing in his face, cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted to everyone to explain:

“Benefactors! Please look ahead!”

“That is the only entrance to Wano Country!”

“We must climb up against this waterfall to the heavens to truly reach the inner sea of Wano Country!”

Hearing this explanation, Luffy, who was still surprised by this spectacular celestial phenomenon, instantly had excited eyes.

Facing this seemingly insurmountable natural chasm, Luffy had no fear at all.

He ran to the bow without hesitation, kicked his legs hard, and his body jumped high.

“Gomu Gomu no—!”

Luffy stretched out his arms covered with Armament Haki and ejected them accurately.

He grabbed the dorsal fins of the two giant carp that were preparing to jump onto the waterfall in front.

Luffy grinned excitedly in mid-air.

Facing the cold water vapor hitting his face, he shouted with boiling blood:

“Let’s go! Everyone! Hold on tight!”

“We’re charging up right now!!!”