Thump thump thump!
Shocked by Garp's terrifying overlord's aura, only less than 20,000 of the New World Government Alliance's 100,000 guards could barely stay awake.
You know, these people are elites selected from more than a dozen kingdoms in the New World, and they are no weaker than the navy.
"Grrrrrr!"
The sounds of swallowing came one after another. No one could have imagined that Garp, who exploded with all his strength, was so strong.
"This old man...hidden his strength during the top war two years ago!" Joshua's expression was extremely solemn.
It is clear,
During the war, if Garp had shown this kind of power, the war would not have been so intense, and the casualties of the navy would have been reduced a lot.
Seriously speaking, although he was wary of the name of a naval hero, Joshua had not been too worried before.
After all, Garp is already old, and he is also restrained by the Warring States Period at the same time as him. Now it seems a bit taken for granted!
Whoosh~
Just when everyone was shocked by Garp's strength, Sabo ducked and arrived in front of the cage where Luffy was imprisoned.
'Dragon Claw! '
Unable to wait, Sabo's index and middle fingers bent together and pinched the iron railing tightly.
clang!
The fingers and the railings entangled with the domineering force made a clashing sound of gold and iron, and the entire cage shook violently, but it was not damaged at all.
"Ah~ah~ah~"
Sabo shouted loudly, looking at the iron railing in front of him with blazing eyes, and kept increasing his strength. After a burst of impact, the iron railing remained motionless.
"Ahem~"
"Who are you?"
Looking at Sabo who kept beating the cage, Luffy woke up slightly and murmured feebly to himself.
Many days have passed since the battle on Fish-Man Island, and the World Government has not treated his injuries.
He has not eaten or drank water these days. After witnessing the tragic scene of his companions killing each other, he no longer has the belief to live!
"L-Luffy...I...I am..."
After hearing Luffy's words, Sabo's body trembled slightly, and his voice became a little more choked up.
Even though he had thousands of words in his heart, looking at Luffy who looked like he was about to die at any moment, he couldn't say anything.
Has Luffy forgotten him?
This thought crossed his mind, and Sabo couldn't stop crying. He had not been heard from for so many years. He was indeed not a qualified brother.
Twelve years!
He and Luffy have not seen each other for twelve years, and one of the three brothers who were sworn friends at the beginning is missing. I am afraid Luffy thought he was dead long ago!
Two years ago, Luffy tried his best to save Ace.
As sworn brothers, he had not yet recovered his memory when the war broke out. In the end, he was unable to accept the news of Ace's death and could not do anything to help.
But this time!
Sabo gritted his teeth. This time, he would never let tragedy happen again, even if he sacrificed his own life.
"Hey, from the Revolutionary Army, do you know Luffy? We can save our captain ourselves, so you don't have to meddle in his own business!"
"Saab, long time no see!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Luffy, we will rescue you right away!"
At the same time, everyone from the Straw Hat Pirates also rushed over.
No matter what plans the World Government and the Revolutionary Army have, their goal from beginning to end is to rescue Luffy!
"Hai Lou Shi!"
Zoro frowned and pressed his right hand on Qiu Shui's knife handle, but did not pull it out.
He knows very well that with his current strength, he cannot cut off the sea tower stone, even Hawkeye and Sonobe Keiichi are no exception!
"Boom~"
Hearing the familiar voice, Luffy, who was already dying, suddenly woke up.
When he looked up and saw familiar figures again, tears burst into his eyes.
"Zoron, Usopp, Nami, Robin, Chopper, Franky, Jinbe..."
"You...you..."
"Woooooooo~"
Luffy pressed his hands on the ground and tried to stand up, but in the end he could only lie there helplessly.
He had no strength left.
He thought everyone was dead!
He thought he had lost his partner and everything again!
Although he had put life and death aside from the moment he went to sea, it was only his own life and death, not including his companions.
"Luffy, it's Brook! That idiot...that idiot sacrificed himself to save us!"
Seeing Luffy, Usopp finally couldn't hold back anymore and cried loudly.
He suddenly squatted down, put his hands through the iron bars, grabbed Luffy's collar, and pulled him up hard.
"Rescuing you and continuing to sail is the guy's last wish, so..."
"So stand up and never, ever, ever fall down again, Luffy—"
It seemed to be saying to Luffy, and also seemed to be admonishing himself.
Why?
Why is it that after two years of hard training, it still looks like this!
Why do their companions die one after another?
He had known that this sea was dangerous, and he also understood how far away his dream was.
but…
He is just afraid, afraid that he will die worthless, afraid that his dream has not been realized, and afraid that one day he will lose his companions again.
"Aren't you the captain... Our crew members haven't fallen down yet, how can you fall down first?"
"Isn't that too inferior?"
Usopp was already crying. The pain of losing his companions and the fear and uneasiness of the captain being caught were like a huge mountain weighing on his heart.
He is not Sauron, he does not have the monster-like strength of the other party, and his will is not strong enough.
He has always buried the hatred for his father Jesus Bu's murder deep in his heart and dared not tell anyone. In order to protect his fellow Straw Hat Pirates, he even put down his hatred for the Thousand Rivers Pirates.
After all, that was the monster that destroyed the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates!
He was afraid that his cherished companion would die by that man's sword like his father, so he never dared to mention it, as if it had never happened.
Simply put, except for Luffy, no one else knew about Jesus Bu's relationship with him, or even knew that the Red-haired Pirates had such a famous big pirate as his father.
And Luffy was so nervous that he didn't think of it for a while.
After all, so much happened during this period!
The deaths of Sanji and Rayleigh, the destruction of the red-haired pirates, and the unknown whereabouts of red-haired Shanks, these things have occupied Luffy's brain and consumed all his energy.
But reality is always so cruel!
Why did Brooke die and Luffy was captured by the World Government even though he had given up his hatred?
He just wants to help Luffy realize his dream, and then everyone can continue to have fun adventures together. Why is God not even willing to satisfy him with this request!
"Brooke? Last wish?"
Luffy suddenly grabbed Usopp's hand and stared into his eyes.
No wonder...no wonder I didn’t see Brooke. It turned out that it wasn’t fate, but Brooke!
He has lost his partner again!
"Snapped!"
Grab Usopp's hand and slowly move the other person's hand away.
Although it was slow, although it was weak, even though it hurt all over the body, it was extremely determined and there was no pause at all.
"It's all...it's all my fault, because I was too weak, so Brooke died."
"Because I was too weak, everyone was scattered in the Chambord Islands. Because I was too weak, that's why Sanji died."
"Ace was the same back then!"
Luffy swayed and muttered to himself, as if his body was about to fall down at any moment, but he knew that he couldn't fall down.
He is not qualified!
Thank you Brooke, because of you, there are still so many friends alive——
That's great.
He can still fight without help.
He is Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. As long as he does not fall and can continue to protect his partners, no one will die again.
"From now on, I will never fall again. I will always stand, defeat all enemies, stand...stand and become the Pirate King!"
Luffy's voice became smaller and smaller, until it was almost inaudible, and then he slowly closed his eyes.
He is so tired!
My spirit has already reached its limit!
From Fish-Man Island to now, he has lived in self-blame every day. Beautiful memories and regrets are constantly intertwined in his heart, keeping him awake at all times.
He was already on his deathbed before, so Garp would take action against Sengoku without hesitation.
If it were later, Luffy, who had lost the support of his faith, would really be dead!
But now, he was just asleep.
the other side,
"It's so cruel. Isn't this gesture... exactly the same as Katakuri's?"
"This is the price of perfection!" Joshua shook his head with emotion, as if he had already seen the future.
As the king of the Kalons Kingdom, he naturally knew Katakuri and had many conflicts with the Big Mom Pirates.
He never believed that there were truly perfect people in this world.
The more perfect you are, the more fragile you are!
The current Straw Hat boy is so similar to the Katakuri of the past.
Both of them have strong strength and terrifying will, and they also have a heart that becomes more perfect in order to protect their companions.
They will fight until the last moment and will never fall again except death!
This perfection will make them stronger, but it will also bind them!
"Sleep peacefully Luffy, leave the rest to us."
"Chopper, Franky!"
Zoro took a deep breath and shouted.
"Okay...ok!"
Hearing Zoro's words, Chopper reacted immediately. He wiped his tears and his eyes became firmer.
Now is not the time to relax, the danger has not been eliminated yet, we must leave here immediately and then treat Luffy.
"Blue Wave Ball, the tenth stage of transformation!"
He ate two blue wave balls without hesitation and controlled his body to slowly shrink.
After two years of practice, he has mastered ten stages of transformation. Among them, the ninth stage of the rampage state can be achieved by eating a blue wave ball and can be maintained for 3 minutes.
Unlike the previous nine changes, the tenth change will not blindly make it bigger and stronger.
Instead, you can control the size of your body as you wish and strengthen every part of your body!
In just an instant, Chopper had shrunk down to the size of a small human. This size could already pass through the iron bars freely.
Whoosh!
An afterimage passed by, and the next moment, Chopper was on Luffy's shoulder and immediately started treating him.
"Got it, give it to Super's Uncle Franky!"
On the other side, Franky grinned and slowly walked to the cage that was five or six meters wide.
Whoosh!
The chains on the two arms stretched out, wrapped around the cage, and lifted it easily above his head.
"Retreat now? The revolutionary army side..."
"You guys take Luffy away first, I'll stay here and Jinbei will take over!"
"you alone…"
"That's enough! After injuring our captain to such an extent and leaving nothing behind, I don't want to just run away in despair!"
Ignoring Franky's worries, Zoro slowly looked at Sabo.
He could feel that Sabo was quite strong, and the way the other person lost his composure just now showed that he had obviously known Luffy for a long time, and the relationship between the two seemed to be very close.
"You're right. As an older brother, I won't just let it go if I hurt my brother like this."
"What's more... I'm also the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army!"
Kaka~
Sabo clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles cracking.
Although he didn't have time to recognize Luffy, he fully felt Luffy's pain and despair.
Luffy didn't want to fall down even if he was unconscious.
What could make him feel more angry than his younger brother being bullied?
