Dark clouds loomed overhead, with lightning and thunder!
Looking up, the entire sky was filled with enchanting electric serpents darting through the clouds. After gathering together, they suddenly converged, forming a waterfall-like bright and dazzling lightning bolt that crashed down.
And it wasn't just one or two such lightning bolts, but—
Countless!
"Ten Thousand Thunder!"
Standing on the Ark Maxim, Enel spread his arms, looking ecstatic.
"See, this is the true power of a god."
"Kneel before my omnipotent might, mortals. —And be mercilessly destroyed by me! Yahahahaha~~~"
"Run!"
"Everyone, run! This country is about to be destroyed!"
On Angel Island, everyone was rushing towards the port. If they had been half-believing Conis's words before, the indiscriminate lightning falling from the sky now was the best motivator.
If you don't want to die, run!
"Hurry, to the 'Edge of the Clouds'..."
"Forget the supplies, lives are more important—"
"Set sail! Set sail!"
"The white berets are still in the city..."
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the Holy Land, forming a triangle with Angel Island.
In village hidden in the clouds, a little girl named Aisa was also loudly urging everyone.
"Everyone, leave the village quickly!"
"Angel Island is about to be finished~~"
"That big bad Enel is planning to destroy us too!"
"He's even going to destroy the Holy Land and leave alone on his ship..."
"But, Aisa."
Compared to the oppressed Angel Island, the simple and honest people of village hidden in the cloud immediately believed the little girl's words. On one hand, the girl was not known to lie, and on the other hand, her innate ability to use a wide-range 'Mantra' was well-known. However,
"The warriors who went out haven't returned yet,"
"Yeah, Wyper, Mantis, Braham, Laki..."
"They... they..."
Biting her lip hard, the little girl Aisa lowered her head, letting her tears fall onto the clouds. Did she have to tell everyone that the warriors' 'voices' had disappeared from her Mantra?
"Everyone, get on the ship and leave the village immediately."
At the critical moment, the village chief stepped forward. —With his order, everyone, whether they understood or not, moved quickly, much more efficiently than the neighboring Angel Island!
Boom!
Crackle—
A lightning bolt as thick as a barrel crashed down, seemingly validating Aisa's words. Seeing Enel's signature ability strike the village, the Shandia people didn't hesitate any longer! The advantage of technological backwardness was that:
"Go!"
"Set sail——"
"Everyone, get on the ship!"
Due to the lack of supplies, the Shandians didn't have much luggage to prepare. They just ran towards the 'sea of clouds' outside with their arms swinging.
"Chief, you should get on the ship too!"
As more and more thunderbolts fell, the old chief, draped in wolf fur, turned back to look at the warrior statue in the center of the village.
That was the great warrior Kalgara, who made a promise to the adventurer Montblanc Noland from the Blue Sea four hundred years ago. He vowed to keep the light of Shandora burning forever to guide his friend back, in gratitude for saving the Shandians from the 'Tree Fever.' However:
When Shandora was blasted ten thousand meters into the sky by the giant Knock Up Stream, and faced the warriors of Angel Island, the great warrior, already gravely injured, fought to the death and fell under the enemy's blades...
Since then, the light of Shandora has been extinguished for 400 years!
"How ironic,"
The old chief looked at the thunderclouds spreading across the sky. The place where the most lightning fell was not their village hidden in the cloud, but the side serving the 'god' on Angel Island.
"After fighting for four hundred years, the two races are finally going to be wiped out by a capricious guy."
However, in the face of the constantly twisting and accumulating lightning in the sky, and the thunder pillars crashing down, both Angel Island and village hidden in the cloud had no choice but to flee with their heads down.
"Please protect us, great warrior Kalgara..."
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"Yahahahahaha~~~"
Wild laughter echoed in the sky, and the continuous falling lightning made the owner of the laughter look like a god or a demon!
"Yes, that's right——"
Enel looked down. Although the ground was as small as an anthill being poured with hot water, his mind was filled with clear cries, wails, prayers, and despair... Such sounds were so:
"Pleasant."
"A god is the embodiment of terror," Enel spread his arms and closed his eyes in ecstasy, listening to the voices of the weak with satisfaction. "Fear me, serve me, please me, and when I no longer need you, offer me a grand 'celebration.'"
"I did not come to bring peace to the world. I came to bring a sword. Yahahaha~~ I quite like this quote from the Blue Sea's book~~~"
Using the thunder in front of him, he once again confirmed his invincible power!
Hiss,
The pain from his injuries brought Enel back from his ecstasy, making him frown in displeasure.
"And those monkeys from the Blue Sea..."
A group of blasphemers, even after being struck by his lightning, showed no fear at all. Even the one who had the loudest 'voice' of fear before now dared to wield weapons against him...
"Then, let me show you true 'despair'!"
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"Hey, hey, hey, am I seeing things?"
Usopp rubbed his eyes hard, pointing at the sky in disbelief. "What the heck is that?"
"Yeah, you're not seeing things."
Roman nodded, "Anyone who isn't blind can see it."
Above Angel Island, in the pitch-black thunderclouds that filled the sky, a massive black Lightning Ball slowly condensed and emerged from the clouds!
The Lightning Ball, with a diameter of over a hundred meters, was so enormous! Its mere appearance immediately drew the attention of all people and creatures! Destruction, death, irresistible force... just seeing this black Lightning Ball left everyone with only these thoughts.
Within the giant Lightning Ball, countless lightning bolts flickered and danced, as if all the natural lightning of the world had been condensed into it! At the same time, far away in the Sanctuary, Roman and the others could hear a 'zzzz' sound on their skin, as if... no, it was indeed countless invisible lightning bolts dancing on their bodies!
"Hey, hey, hey, no way."
Sanji didn't even notice when the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.
"Is the Grand Line full of these kinds of monsters?"
They had only been in the Grand Line for a month, facing Crocodile who controlled sandstorms that swept across thousands of miles, and now Enel who wielded world-ending lightning... various monsters appeared one after another, almost turning the Straw Hat crew's nerves into steel cables.
No, I must become stronger!
Zoro gritted his teeth, gripping his sword hilt. —— He had just learned to cut through 'wind and sand,' but now this natural disaster was blatantly telling him. Can your sword cut through 'lightning'?
"Don't panic, it's not a big problem."
Around them, lightning bolts as thick as barrels kept falling, and not far away, the giant black Lightning Ball was slowly descending. At this moment, Roman was the most relaxed. After all:
"Just watch our captain perform."
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"Yahahaha, the sky belongs to me!"
"Blue Sea monkeys, open your eyes and see clearly. —— With my power and the Ark Maxim, I can perform such 'divine feats'!"
As Enel swung his arm down, the black Lightning Ball in the sky suddenly fell.
"Thunder Welcome!!"
Blinding light that pierced everything! Heat waves that melted everything! Shockwaves that tore everything apart, completely engulfing and devouring Angel Island, collapsing all buildings, turning ships into floating debris that burned and evaporated in the air, the atmosphere wailing, the clouds trembling! The entire Skypiea was enduring the pain of destruction.
White filled their vision, silence filled their ears, and trembling permeated everything!
A few seconds... maybe a dozen seconds... or tens of seconds later, everyone finally regained their senses. But in front of them:
Nothing, there was nothing left!
The entire Angel Island had vanished in the lightning, the massive shockwave piercing the sky and clouds, announcing to all what ultimate destruction was!!
Oh my...
Even a small tactical nuclear weapon wouldn't be like this.
Roman turned to look at the Straw Hat crew standing under the giant vine, "So, everyone, do you still doubt the strength of the Grand Line's powerhouses?"
Frantic head shaking! X6
Even the intellectual beauty Robin was shaking her head so fast it almost left afterimages.
"Hehehe, then I'm going up!"
Only Luffy, dragging a giant gold ball, looked fearlessly at the Ark Maxim in the sky, —— there was still someone up there who owed him an unfinished duel.
"Go for it!" X7
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