Only by destroying all people and things related to Mod can it be considered the real end!
Strength, power, influence.
That's why it exists.
... ... ... ...
Alabasta, desert.
As far as the eye can see, there are sweeping views of undulating sand dunes.
The sun is high in the sky and there are no clouds in the sky.
The scorching sunshine hits the earth wantonly, and the harsh high temperature causes the air to twist slightly, making it visible to the naked eye.
A group of people marched hard on the desert.
This team is the Straw Hat Pirates who have just arrived in Alabasta.
"Luffy-senpai, I saw 'food'!"
The shirtless Bartolomeo shouted with excitement as if he had discovered a new world.
"food!!!"
Luffy, who was thirsty and hungry, his eyes lit up, a puff of smoke and dust rolled up under his feet, and he rushed to Bartolomeo's side at high speed.
"Where's the food?"
"Here it is."
Bartolomeo pointed to the lush prickly pear cactus growing in the sand as if asking for credit.
"Oh!"
Luffy's spirit was lifted, and his eyes shone brightly.
Even if it is just a cactus, it will be a rare delicacy in this hungry and thirsty environment.
Bartolomeo smiled, picked off two ball cactus, and gave one of them to Luffy.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Luffy and Bartolomeo, who were about to draw important water from the cactus, were suddenly punched to the ground by Nami.
"You two idiots, did you listen to what Weiwei said, especially you, Bartolomeo!!! Wasn't the lesson learned from eating bats last time profound enough!!!"
"I'm sorry, Nami-senpai!"
"I was wrong!"
Bartolomeo and Luffy lowered their heads and honestly admitted their mistake.
Nami sighed, feeling even thirstier.
Qiao Bach, who was almost exhausted from the heat, managed to stand up and observed a large number of ball cacti at close range.
Just judging from the current growth of the cactus, it can be basically concluded that it is poisonous.
Otherwise, the cacti, which is rich in water, would have been eaten by desert creatures long ago, and how could it grow so smoothly.
"Weiwei, how long will it take to get to the 'Rainland'?"
"It will probably take another five days or so."
"ah… "
Luffy made a feeble sound.
Weiwei, who had beautiful long hair, looked guiltily at Luffy and others who were tortured by the sun and couldn't even shed a drop of sweat.
Nami was thoughtful and patted Weiwei on the lower back at the right time, smiling and saying: "Don't worry, these guys are very tough!"
"Um."
Weiwei nodded.
Having sailed all this way, she knew this very well.
"Plop."
Not long after Nami finished speaking, Chopper fell to the sand without any strength.
"No, Chopper fainted from the heat!"
"Hey, Chopper, are you okay?"
Luffy and others who were closer immediately gathered around.
Sanji looked at Chopper who was overcome with heat, touched his chin and suggested: "Chopper, why don't you shave your hair, it will be cooler."
"Absolutely not!"
Chopper mustered up the little strength he had left and loudly refuted Sanji's suggestion.
Bartolomeo shouted: "Get out of my way, I have a way to cheer up Chopper!"
"any solution?"
Luffy and the others couldn't help but look at Bartolomeo curiously.
"Fan yourself!"
Bartolomeo smiled and raised his right fist high, forming a fan-shaped barrier.
"I see!"
Looking at the fan-shaped barrier, Luffy, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji punched their fists and all realized.
Chopper, who was already extremely hot, looked at the fan-shaped barrier in Bartolomeo's hand with some anticipation.
"Chopper, are you ready?"
"Uh-huh!"
Chopper nodded.
"Then here I come, mobile barrier, invincible sandstorm!!!"
Bartolomeo took a step forward and swung his arms quickly like propellers, whipping up gusts of wind in an instant.
"oh!!!"
Luffy and the others looked at the wind that Bartolomeo was blowing in wonder.
At this moment, Bartolomeo's right foot sank deeply into the sand, and his body accidentally lost his balance.
Coupled with the vigorous swing of his arms, he staggered and fell straight towards Chopper who was lying on the ground.
The dancing fan-shaped barrier also slammed into Chopper's side.
"Eh?"
Chopper was stunned for a moment.
Before he could react, the fan-shaped barrier hit the sand beside him, kicking up a large amount of sand.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
After the sand fell down like rain, Chopper was seen tilting his head, eyes protruding, staring blankly at the fan-shaped barrier only a few centimeters away in front of him.
"Accident, accident..."
Bartolomeo pulled up the fan-shaped barrier and smiled awkwardly.
Chopper's protruding eyes slowly retracted, then he raised his eyelids with difficulty and glanced at Bartolomeo with a complicated mood.
After a while, Chopper closed his eyes and fainted.
"Chopper!!"
Everyone was shocked again and became a mess.
"Can't you just settle down!!!"
Looking at the group of living treasures in front of her, Nami resisted the urge to punch.
In this environment, even shaking your fist is a waste of energy.
Weiwei silently looked at her companions who were in a mess.
Somehow, it gave rise to an inexplicable peace of mind.
"Ah… "
A smile appeared on Weiwei's face.
Chapter 233 A glimmer of hope
Shampoo Islands, Tree Island No. 9.
On the sea not far away, a pirate ship was slowly sailing towards the shore.
At the bow of the ship, a man wearing a captain's hat and holding an unsheathed sword tightly in his hand was looking solemnly at the shore getting closer to the ship.
Even though there was not a single figure on the shore, the man who seemed to be the captain of the pirate group was still on alert.
On the other hand, the other crew members on the deck were also the same, as if they were guarding against a terrible enemy that might appear at any time.
But to be precise, it is a deadly ghost bullet that will fly from who knows when and from what direction.
As the mast ship successfully docked, the pirates on the deck looked at each other silently, and could only hear the sound of heavy breathing.
The atmosphere was a little strange for a moment.
"anchor."
A moment later, the man standing at the bow waved his long knife, breaking the almost eerie quiet atmosphere on the deck.
Upon hearing the order, the two crew members carefully dropped the heavy anchor into the sea.
Accompanied by a dull sound of water breaking, a splash of water rose on the sea.
After anchoring, the suspicious crew members looked directly at the captain.
However, the captain took a long breath and said viciously: "Who is this brainless bastard who made such a scary thing about the secret spear and the gatekeeper of the new world that I have to be so careful even when I get to the shore?"
"that is!"
The crew members breathed a sigh of relief.
Their tense nerves had just calmed down when they heard an anxious voice coming from the observation deck.
"No, Captain Gurid, there is a group of navy coming from the south, and they are coming in our direction!!!"
"What? Isn't this a lawless zone?! Why did the navy come here!?"
The expression of the man known as Captain Gullid changed drastically, and he was obviously shocked by the navy's high-efficiency operations.
ashore.
Commodore Eden, who is in charge of the Naval Branch Base in the Shampoo Islands, took the lead and rushed to the front.
"Hurry up, hurry up!!!"
"This time, we must not let that man take away our 'merits' again!!!"
Commodore Aiden, who was missing half of his eyebrows, had bloodshot eyes, like a hungry wolf, staring fiercely at the pirate ship anchored on the shore of Tree Island No. 9.
During his tenure in the Chambord Islands, had he ever been so active
Ultimately, it’s all because of that man—Bacardi Mod!
"yes!!!"
The marines who were following Commodore Aiden were running with all their might as if they were on fire.
On the pirate ship, a group of pirates stared with dumbfounded eyes at hundreds of marines who rushed nearby in less than a moment.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but the pirates seemed to see a green light in the eyes of this group of marines.
"I... haven't gotten off the boat yet!"
"This is the first time I see such a dedicated navy...
In their not too long career as pirates, this was the first time they encountered such a battle.