Raynor, holding Nami, instantly teleported a hundred meters away. Right after, powerful explosions sounded one after another in the forest, and the surroundings instantly erupted in flames.
Seeing this, a grave look flashed in Raynor's eyes.
If he guessed correctly, Satori wouldn't be able to escape this.
But in the next second, a bizarre thing happened. The raging inferno that was burning moments ago actually began to slowly dissipate.
When the flames completely disappeared, the priest Shura, who had been defeated earlier, was seen standing in the air again, holding his flame gun.
Although he still showed signs of being beaten and battered, he seemed to be fine now.
Raynor glanced at Satori, who was standing next to Shura.
Satori was covered in soot, but his spirit didn't seem defeated.
A furious look appeared in his eyes as he stared intently at Raynor in the distance.
"This is infuriating! I will never let this guy go!"
Hearing this, Shura glanced at Satori and said,
"Save it, you're saying that after getting beaten so badly..."
Hearing this, Satori immediately turned to Shura and said,
"Hey, do you have the right to say that? You were just defeated by that guy too, and he even took your weapon!"
As the two were arguing, a look of seriousness appeared in Raynor's eyes.
Because his Observation Haki constantly told him that two more powerful individuals were heading their way.
Raynor placed Nami in front of a relatively intact large tree and then warily scanned his surroundings.
At this moment, two more figures appeared behind Satori and Shura.
One of them was holding a white blade, wearing sunglasses, with a shaved head, and bulging muscles all over his body.
If he guessed correctly, this should be the priest of the Iron Trial, Ohm.
And the other one, with a spider's head, wearing a suit, and his eyes rolling, should be the priest Gedatsu.
Thinking this, Raynor frowned. While dealing with a single priest was more than enough for him, if all four of them joined forces, considering his injured arm, it would be difficult to handle.
Raynor checked his Haki gauge again. He only had twenty seconds of Haki left.
Once his Haki ran out, he would no longer be able to evade their mind-reading surveillance, and he would be in a passive position.
Just as Raynor was at a loss, the system's prompt suddenly sounded.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering a story quest. You may choose one of the following quests.]
[One, kowtow to the four priests and admit your mistake. You will receive 1500 experience points for all attributes, several forging materials, and a blueprint for the Shrinking Tunnel.]
[Two, defeat the four priests. You will receive 1200 experience points for all attributes, several forging materials, and a blueprint for the Aries Star Spirit Key.]
Hearing this, Raynor's spirits lifted.
Both of these quests had good rewards.
However, at this point, what he needed were items that could increase his strength.
The Shrinking Tunnel, as its name suggested, was mostly for entertainment.
In comparison, the Aries Star Spirit Key would be of greater help to him.
With this in mind, Raynor chose the second quest without hesitation.
The four priests looked at Raynor, their excited faces suddenly furrowed.
Shura was the first to point his flame gun forward.
"Thank you for injecting so much energy into my flame gun. I will return it to you exactly as it is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Priest Ohm next to him showed a sharp look in his eyes.
"It's taken you guys so much effort to deal with this little brat, and you almost lost? How embarrassing. You guys step aside, I'll handle him alone!"
Hearing this, Shura immediately thrust his flame gun towards Ohm.
"Hey, you're getting ahead of yourself. You're just closest to God, do you really think you're the boss?!"
Upon hearing this, Ohm's cloud sword floated up, and he pushed his sunglasses up, saying,
"My proximity to God proves that the divine artifact favors me and that I possess potential you all lack. If you disagree, then let's settle it now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, their weapons collided, and a powerful sound wave spread outwards.
Seeing this, a trace of panic appeared in Satori's eyes, and he shouted,
"Stop it! If God hears about this, He will surely send down a punishment to discipline us."
"We must join forces now to defeat him. We absolutely cannot underestimate him, or we will suffer great losses!"
Evidently, Shura and Ohm had no intention of listening to Satori. They then retreated, preparing for a fierce battle.
However, at this moment, Priest Gedatsu, who had been silent all along, had a flushed face and his eyes were bloodshot.
Seeing this, Satori immediately waved his hand and said,
"Hey, Gedatsu, they won't listen if you don't say anything!"
Hearing this, Gedatsu seemed to finally realize something and began to pant heavily.
"Hey, hey, you'd better not do anything stupid. Before leaving, God instructed me that a grand feast will be held later, and all unexpected people must be cleared out beforehand, otherwise, we will also become unexpected!"
Hearing this, a look of apprehension finally appeared in Ohm and Shura's eyes.
They understood Enel well; if they couldn't follow his will, they would be eliminated like trash.
With this in mind, they reluctantly turned their heads and looked at Raynor together.
Seeing their actions, Raynor couldn't help but frown.
Aren't these guys just a bunch of idiots like Luffy?
If he couldn't even defeat these guys, there was no way he could defeat Enel.
As Raynor was thinking, Shura suddenly flashed in front of him with his flame gun.
"Hey, kid, we should settle our score from earlier, shouldn't we? Do you think you can just stand there spacing out and we'll let you go?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shura's flame gun unleashed a torrent of flames.
Seeing this, Raynor frowned. These guys actually dared to take turns fighting him one-on-one.
With this in mind, Raynor retreated directly and checked the forging progress of the Dragon Talisman.
The Dragon Talisman was nearing completion, but it would likely take another ten minutes to fully solidify.
With this in mind, Raynor silently recited in his heart:
"System, extract the Aquarius Star Spirit Key!"
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