"Oh no, the Straw Hat Pirates are in a huge crisis!"
Chopper covered his face,
but his two reindeer hooves couldn't hide his panicked and terrified expression at all.
Usopp was drowsy.
He and Buggy both had the same ability, [Artillery Master], with strength and spirit as their main attributes, and very weak constitution.
And the Sleep Demon Vines released by Robin had a powerful hypnotic effect.
Seeing this, Chopper bit hard on Usopp's thigh to keep him awake.
Usopp, barely able to keep his eyes open, said in disbelief, "Robin actually betrayed us…"
"I absolutely cannot accept this!"
Chopper, his face full of tears, broke free from the vines and, after transforming into a reindeer, slammed hard into the ice wall.
Not even a slight tremor occurred.
The ice wall created by Aokiji was as solid as a rock.
"Now, escaping this ice prison is key."
The pragmatic Zoro, concentrating his floating Ghost Qi, continuously swung his sword, seemingly undisturbed by Robin's betrayal.
While Aokiji was chasing the culprit,
if they broke through the ice wall, the Navy stationed outside would be no match for them.
"So hard, can even Hellfire not burn through it?"
Sanji was dejected.
Even his blazing Hellfire was affected by his emotions, becoming less scorching.
Robin's actions just now were clearly using the Straw Hat Crew as a shield, showing no mercy at all.
"No!"
Sanji's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Moss-head is right, we must break this cage as soon as possible, otherwise…"
"Robin will die!"
The Straw Hat Crew were all straightforward, even the seemingly shrewd Nami couldn't think clearly when it came to their friends.
Sanji's mind was the most active.
Facing everyone's strange looks, his Hellfire had already condensed into a drill, continuously forging the ice wall.
From the figure engulfed in flames, an anxious voice came, saying, "Robin didn't betray us!"
"When Aokiji appeared, Robin knew that his target had always been her…"
"She deliberately restrained us to lure Aokiji away and help us escape!"
"If Aokiji catches up, Robin will die!"
Before he finished speaking,
the vines restraining the Straw Hat Crew withered at an extremely fast speed,
and the black seeds hidden in the vine crevices, after absorbing the vines' energy, turned into black bugs the size of a fingernail.
Nami exclaimed, "It's Robin's Black Beetles?"
[Demon Scholar],
this was Robin's game profession, allowing her to seal various demonic substances into the scholar's books she carried with her, releasing them at crucial moments.
It was a similar ability to a Summoner.
These Black Beetles were the lowest-grade demon subspecies, constantly developing and growing, eventually able to transform into Demon Beetles.
Crunch.
The dense Black Beetles crowded together, frantically devouring each other.
Not even severed limbs were spared, and the ten Black Beetles that survived had their exoskeletons transformed into a vivid red, with demonic black patterns.
Flame Demon Beetles.
A type of demon insect with extremely strong armor-piercing properties and a fire element.
"Robin said that one Demon Beetle needs tens of thousands of Black Beetles to fight to the death, and she always couldn't bear to let the Black Beetles kill each other…"
Watching the Flame Demon Beetles pounce on the ice wall, their sharp, barbed fangs swinging,
Nami's heart sank, her voice trembling slightly, and she whispered, "Is Robin trying to protect us by deliberately sacrificing herself?"
Demon Beetles were Robin's strongest method, but they were still inside the ice wall,
which meant Robin had no intention of continuing to live.
Luffy, who had been silent, had firm eyes, his Straw Hat placed on the ground, and he shouted, "Robin won't die!"
Crack.
In just a few seconds, the Demon Beetles carved a crack in the ice wall.
The indestructible ice wall, as if being countered, was rapidly cut apart.
Seeing this scene,
Nami recalled a casual conversation with Robin once.
There were so many types of demonic life that could be contracted, and Demon Beetles were a weaker kind, so why did she specifically choose them?
Robin only said she liked the appearance of Demon Beetles.
At the time, Nami thought that the Demon Beetles just happened to fit Robin's somewhat silly aesthetic, and didn't ask further.
Now she realized,
the ability of the Flame Demon Beetles perfectly countered ice.
That's why they could so easily tear open the ice prison that even Zoro and Sanji were helpless against.
"Did Robin think of this moment long ago?"
"She's not a traitor, she's a guardian!"
Boom…
Ghost Qi blade shadows flickered, Hellfire roared, and a hurricane punch radiating holy light slammed down.
A huge opening was crashed into the ice prison.
"Attention, the enemy has broken through the cage, prepare to engage!"
The Navy stood ready,
but before the scattered ice mist could clear, they were sent flying by a gigantic ice drilling machine that burst out.
"Robin!"
…
On the other side,
Aokiji stood in place with a cold expression.
There was no path ahead, only a cliff face covered in lush vines and branches, with a sheer cliff hundreds of meters above his head.
Drip…
Warm blood dripped down the vines.
Robin's arms were crossed, pinned firmly to the cliff face by ice spears.
"I'm afraid your life ends here."
Aokiji lifted his foot and walked towards Robin, who was unable to move, like captured prey.
The ground was frozen solid,
and the crisp sound of his footsteps echoed, like a death knell.
The Child of the Devil, who had been constantly fleeing and betraying in the darkness for all these years, should have shown fear under the pressure of death.
But Robin didn't.
Her disheveled hair covered her face, and behind her, where Aokiji couldn't see, a relieved smile appeared.
"For these twenty years, no matter what situation I faced, I managed to survive."
"That's because I had nothing I wanted to protect."
"But now, I am no longer deeply entrenched in darkness. Everyone has awakened the soul I once lost, so I also want to protect everyone!"
"Goodbye… everyone!"
The Straw Hat Crew should all be safe now, right?
A chill swept over her,
and the ice blade in her pupils gradually enlarged, like a grim reaper's scythe about to harvest her life.
Just then, a faint cry, struggling, squeezed into her ears.
"Robin!"
Her body temperature, already growing cold from blood loss, and her slowly beating heart, suddenly spasmed.
Luffy?
Robin struggled to lift her head, looking at the forest being continuously pushed over by the ice drilling vehicle, and the familiar figures on the vehicle's roof.
How could this be?
Bang!
Usopp, through his scope, fired a long-range Hellfire shot.
The bullet roared,
blowing open the ice domain around Aokiji, turning it into a fiery zone burning with special gasoline bombs.
Ice and fire collided.
Aokiji stood in the center of the flames, steam rising from his body.
He turned around, looking at the pursuing Straw Hat Crew with confusion, and asked, "To escape the Dragon Pattern Ice Prison, your strength exceeds my expectations, but are you still foolish enough to come and rescue a traitor?"
Thud.
Aokiji's response was Luffy's Holy Light Fist Flame.
Seeing the heavily injured Robin, Luffy's face was filled with rage, like a rampaging beast, and he shouted, "No matter if you are a Navy Admiral or a Fleet Admiral, I will absolutely not allow you to harm Robin, to harm my friend!"
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