Chapter 283 - 141

Chapter 141This was a life-risking strike, merging everything he had learned in his life with all his current power.Facing this world-shaking strike, Luffy's white body ducked slightly. His face showed no sign of gravity; instead, it carried a sort of eager excitement.He stretched his arms back forcefully—not toward the sky, but plunging them into the half-broken wall of the Tower of Justice behind him.A strange sight occurred: the hard masonry wall was assimilated, taking on the unique luster and texture of Rubber, and then twisted and deformed violently, becoming a giant slingshot stretched to its limit.Rubber, White Rocket!!!Before his voice could fade, the rubberized tower wreckage exploded with incredible elasticity.Luffy's feet kicked off the twisted Rubber wall, accelerating him instantly to an inconceivable speed. He turned into a streak of pure white light, even trailing a scorching tail of flame caused by high-speed air friction as he crashed head-on into the two dark red torrents of energy.Boom!Pure white and dark red collided violently!The deafening roar felt as if it would tear all of Enies Lobby apart. A blinding light erupted from the center of the collision, and a terrifying energy shockwave rippled outward in a circle, completely leveling all the nearby ruins.However, this seemingly deadlocked stalemate lasted for less than a second.Luffy had already closed in on Lucci, grinning at him with bared teeth.Lucci's pupils shrank suddenly.Impossible!In the next moment, Lucci's figure was completely swallowed by that irresistible force, sent flying backward like a puppet with broken strings.He traced a pale arc in the sky before crashing heavily into the ruins beneath the Tower of Justice, kicking up a cloud of dust.His aura, which had been forcibly boosted by the Energy Steroid, withered away as quickly as a punctured balloon.To Luffy, this was only natural; the two of them were no longer on the same level.In various parts of the battlefield, the CP9 members who were in fierce combat with Zoro, Sanji, and the others captured this decisive moment out of the corners of their eyes at almost the same time.Kaku's nose-slash faltered slightly, allowing Zoroto seize the opportunity and force him back with a blade. Kaku sighed inwardly:"So, it still can't be done?"Luffy had easily handled them even when they all attacked together earlier; even with Lucci taking the drug, the gap was still like a vast chasm.Jabra leaped back after a trade of kicks with Sanji. Looking in the direction Lucci had been sent flying, he curled his lip, but no mocking laughter came out—only a deep sense of powerlessness.Kalifa, Blueno, and the others also felt their hearts sink.Even Lucci, who had taken the Energy Steroid and unleashed his final secret technique, had been defeated so thoroughly; their previous collective defeat was no accident.That Straw Hat was simply not in the same dimension as them.They were almost prepared to be cleaned up by the victor, their tense nerves waiting for the next round of attacks.However, to their surprise, Luffy, having defeated Lucci in one move, didn't even give them a second look.Using the natural rebound of his Rubber body after the collision and the slight elasticity of the rubberized ground, he nimbly pivoted in mid-air. As if weightless, he suddenly surged upward, shooting toward the Courthouse deep within Enies Lobby, the building that symbolized judgment and order!His goal had been perfectly clear from the very beginning.Swoosh!His figure was like a white meteor, crossing the long distance in an instant. Within a few bounds, he appeared atop the Courthouse in the core area of Enies Lobby.His gaze was locked firmly on the giant flag fluttering in the wind at the highest point of the distant wall under the eternal daylight!Although Luffy had never seen the so-called World Government flag, anything flying at such a high point should be similar to their pirates' Jolly Roger.Destroying the flag would be a declaration of war against the World Government.But where was the witness?If no one witnessed it, who would know it was him?How would that be any different from someone hiding at home and secretly cursing the World Government?Just as he was worrying about the lack of people, he suddenly noticed someone scrambling and crawling out of the entrance—it was Spandam.After accidentally pressing the Buster Call button, Spandam was both furious and anxious, hurrying out to see what the situation was.As a result, he was currently leaning against a wall, gasping for breath and still shaken.He looked up and saw the figure wearing the Straw Hat, his pupils shrinking instantly."S-Straw Hat?!"Spandam was first incredulous, then jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shouting curses with a false bravado:"How can you be here? Didn't that useless Luccisolemnly vow to stop you? As expected, CP9 are all good-for-nothing trash!"Luffy didn't want to pay attention to his barking. He didn't even know this person; he was waiting for the person behind Spandam."It's all because of that Devil Child, Nico Robin!"Spandam continued until he brought the topic to Robin: "You pirates have no idea what kind of existence you've provoked. The World Governmentwon't let you go. That woman should have died back in Ohara..."Chapter 205: Who Agrees, Who Opposes?"Shut up!"Luffy turned his head sharply, glaring fiercely at Spandam.The cold killing intent and Conqueror's Hakipressure contained in that gaze made Spandamfeel as if he were being stared down by a primordial beast. All his words caught in his throat, his legs went weak, and he slumped to the ground with a thud, instantly wetting his pants.Just then, a tall figure wearing the Justice cape of a Marine Admiral stepped slowly out of the shadows behind Spandam, looking as if everything was a huge pain.It was none other than Admiral Aokiji!"So you really did come here, Straw Hat."Cold air spread as Aokiji stood there with his hands in his pockets. "There's no turning back now."Spandam, seeing a savior, scrambled to hide behind Aokiji and pointed at Luffy, screaming:"A-Admiral Aokiji! Did you see that? This lawless pirate actually dared to glare at me! He has no idea who he's provoking! Hurry up and capture him!"Although Aokiji ignored him, Spandam seemed to have found his pillar of support and regained some confidence, shouting at Luffy:"Straw Hat! Do you know who this is? This is Marineford's greatest military power, Admiral Aokiji!"Luffy was getting a bit tired of this. "So noisy. Someone who didn't know better would think you were the Admiral."Spandam choked on his words, flying into a humiliated rage."Stupid pirate! It's guys like you who have made a mess of the seas. You ignorant fools have no idea how small you are. Look at that flag!"Spandam pointed to the World Government flag fluttering in the sky."That is a symbol composed of the marks of four seas and over 170 allied nations in the Grand Line.""That is the world!""You pirates are like rats in a sewer; you'll never know how vast this ocean is or how massive the organization that rules it is! That woman, Nico Robin, has been hunted by this giant organization for over twenty years! What makes you think you can take on the whole world?!"As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy moved.He didn't say a word, but simply raised his right arm. The arm instantly turned bright red, the scorching heat distorting the air as flames coiled around it.Rubber Fire Fist!Boom!A massive shockwave of fire, like a roaring fire dragon, left Luffy's arm and, with unstoppable force, accurately pierced through that high-and-mighty World Government flag.The flag was instantly ignited, burning with a fierce blaze in the sky like a falling miniature sun, casting a red glow over all of Enies Lobby.The rippling waves of flame seemed to strike the heart of everyone witnessing the scene.In an instant, the entirety of Enies Lobby fell into a dead silence.All the Marines still fighting, the World Government officials, and even some CP9 members stared dumbfounded at the burning flag, their minds blank.He really did it?Do they know what attacking that flag means?It means an open declaration of war against the World Government that has ruled the world for eight hundred years!"The... the sky is falling."A Marine soldier muttered, not even noticing when the gun in his hand fell to the ground.A pirate declaring war on the World Government!This was something unimaginable in the past.The Straw Hat members, though in different parts of the battlefield, all saw the soaring flames and the burning flag.Zoro forced Kaku back with a slash, his mouth curling into a grin: "Nicely done, Captain."Sanji kicked Jabra away and lit a cigarette: "Now that's more like it."Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, though shocked by the consequences of this act, felt more of a sense of pride and relief.Robin looked up at the burning flag, tears falling silently, but her lips carried a smile of relief and liberation.The twenty-year nightmare seemed to be burning away along with those flames."Do you know what you're doing, Straw Hat!"Spandam let out a piercing scream, his face as pale as paper. "Don't think you can survive making an enemy of the whole world! You're dead! You're all dead!"Luffy retracted his arm as the flames dissipated. He grinned, showing his white teeth, and his voice carried clearly to the surroundings:"Then bring it on.""Before, no one allowed Robin to live, but now I'm going to take her back to this sea!""Who agrees, and who opposes?"No one spoke, so that meant no one opposed.Luffy narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Aokiji.Now, he just needed to defeat this man.But it would be difficult.Luffy had already fought Aokiji once before, and in his eyes, this lazy-looking guy was...Terrifyingly strong!Aokiji finally spoke. He rubbed his disheveled curly hair, his tone still lazy, but his gaze sharpened: "I knew it would come to this. I showed mercy last time, but that doesn't mean I'll let you do as you please this time."His expression turned cold, and the temperature of the surrounding air began to plummet.Luffy met his gaze fearlessly, his fists coating over with pitch-black Armament Haki: "Then bring it on!"Listening to their conversation, Spandam's cold sweat poured down like a waterfall, and his teeth were chattering.Is... is the stuff they're saying something I should even be hearing?Showed mercy?A Marine Admiral showed mercy to a pirate?Could there be some shady deal involved? Am I going to be silenced for good?In the next second, as if to confirm his suspicions, the cold air on Aokiji exploded outward, and Luffy's Conqueror's Haki also surged forward without hesitation!The clash of two top-tier powerhouses' auras created an invisible shockwave that directly caused Spandam, caught in the middle, to roll his eyes back. He lost consciousness completely without even making a sound.Ice Ball!Almost the moment Spandam collapsed, Aokijiclapped his hands together. Two rapidly spinning Ice Balls shot out instantly, and the ground beneath Luffy's feet was immediately covered in solid ice, freezing his feet!Clack!Clack!The ice layer spread upward rapidly, seemingly about to completely freeze Luffy in an ice block!"This move again."Luffy snorted coldly as the surging power within his body erupted. The black and red Haoshokulightning coiling around him flickered even more violently!Crack!Crack!