Nami blocked the path of Usopp and the other two, her face expressionless. "Don't forget that we all have our own allegiances. Don't expect me to show you any mercy."
"Hey Nami, you can't be serious!" Usopp's expression was one of disbelief.
He had thought they could use the opening created by the Admiral attacking Allen to escape and help Luffy, but he never expected their former friend to point her weapons at them.
"We don't have any grudges, right? Even though our target is Doffy, that bastard has done a lot of bad things."
"Even if you guys want to protect Doffy, we don't have to fight to the death. If worse comes to worst, we can negotiate! I really don't want to fight you, Nami!" Usopp shouted agitatedly, trying to persuade her to stop.
However, Nami showed no intention of backing down. She shook her head and said, "Stop saying such stupid things, Usopp. From my standpoint, you are all enemies. Are we supposed to sit down in the future and discuss whose captain gets to be the Pirate King?"
"Some things can't be decided by feelings alone. I will only follow our way of doing things. Save your words for after the fight."
Nami's eyes were resolute. She spun the Clima-Tact with her fingertips and shouted in a low voice to summon her phantom beast, "Come out, Little Qing!"
"Ara ara! You finally remembered me, Nami. Are these our opponents for today?" The Clima-Tact rapidly transformed, manifesting a floating upper half of a human figure. Dressed in fluttering white clothes, Little Qing looked at the three people in front of her with an excited expression.
*Gulp~*
Usopp swallowed hard. At that moment, a large hand patted his shoulder.
Franky stepped up from behind and grinned. "Stop dawdling, Usopp. She's right. Luffy is the man who will become the Pirate King. We can't just sit down and negotiate who gets the title."
"Yohohohoho~ The title of Pirate King isn't something you can get through negotiations. A battle is inevitable, and we'd have to face this day eventually." Brook stepped forward from the other side, slowly drawing his cane sword. He smiled and said to Nami, "Before we begin, may I ask, beautiful lady, could you let me see your panties?"
Usopp and Franky rolled their eyes and glared at him, yelling angrily, "Is this the time for jokes, you idiot?!"
"Heh, even if you're going to be frivolous, you should read the room, you idiot skeleton." Nami smiled coldly, pointing her Clima-Tact forward at Brook.
"Miracle Weather: Ten Thousand Lightning!!"
Little Qing's body turned from white to black like a storm cloud. Her expression turned furious as countless thick bolts of lightning erupted from her body!
*Rumble!!*
Thunder roared! Countless golden lightning bolts struck down suddenly. As Franky and the others stared with wide eyes, the dense barrage of lightning instantly covered the entire street!
Bearing the brunt of the attack, Brook was instantly blasted away.
*Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!*
The wild lightning continued to rampage, unleashing an indiscriminate, devastating bombardment over the entire area. The moment the bolts struck the ground, the stone slabs shattered, sending countless pieces of rubble flying.
Terrified, Franky and Usopp scrambled away, diving behind a wall to hide.
"Hey, hey, hey! You've gotta be kidding me! This woman is way too fierce! Why didn't you say she was this strong earlier?!" Franky cursed, grabbing Usopp by the collar.
"How was I supposed to know?! She wasn't like this two years ago! I mean, she was always scary, but still!" Usopp waved his hands, looking completely wronged.
Let alone Franky being shocked, even Usopp himself was scared silly when he saw that overwhelming attack. In his memory, although Nami was fierce, her combat power shouldn't have been anywhere near this level.
"Little Qing! Expand the domain!"
"Leave it to me!"
Hearing the shout from outside, Usopp and Franky instinctively looked up from behind the wall. They saw a translucent blue barrier rapidly expanding, enveloping several nearby streets in the blink of an eye.
The next second, the surrounding air temperature plummeted, and white snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky.
"Is this... snow?" Franky reached out in confusion, catching a snowflake before looking up at the clear, sunny sky.
Before he could figure out how it could be snowing on the summer island of Dressrosa, he heard Nami's voice again.
"Miracle Weather: Winter's Descent!!"
In an instant, the temperature plummeted drastically once more. The biting cold wind scraped against their skin like blades, and a massive blizzard danced wildly in the gale.
"So cold, so cold, so cold!" Usopp and Franky hugged themselves tightly, their teeth chattering uncontrollably.
"Is she a Devil Fruit user? To be able to control the weather on such a massive scale... It seems I underestimated her." Franky gritted his teeth. "Damn it, at this rate, we'll freeze to death even if we just hide. We have to fight back."
With that, Franky gathered his courage and quickly charged out. "I'll draw her fire! You find a way to counterattack, Usopp!"
"Hey!" Usopp raised his hand in panic, but it was too late to stop him. Gritting his teeth, he quickly pulled his oversized slingshot from his back and shouted, "You forced my hand, Nami! Since it's come to this, don't blame me for not holding back!"
"Franky Super Fire!!"
On the other side, Franky, having rushed out from behind the wall, puffed out his chest, took a deep breath, and spewed a massive burst of explosive flames from his mouth.
The moment he appeared, Nami quickly raised her Clima-Tact and aimed it at him. Facing the ferocious fiery attack, she calmly manipulated the Clima-Tact to unleash her ability.
"Snow Tornado!!"
A powerful hurricane materialized out of thin air. The wildly dancing snowflakes seemed to gain a mind of their own, converging into the hurricane to form a snow tornado that pierced right into the massive fireball!
*Boom!!*
The snow tornado and the flames collided fiercely in midair. The intense clash of extreme cold and heat triggered a massive explosion, instantly vaporizing into thick, billowing clouds of steam.
Franky took the opportunity to dash into the steam, concealing his presence.
Losing her line of sight, Nami's gaze darkened. Sensing something with her Observation Haki, she abruptly turned her head toward another direction.
She saw that Usopp had somehow climbed onto the roof of a house. He pulled back his giant slingshot and fired a seed pellet at her!
"Special Attack Green Star: Devil!!"
The seed tore through the air. Its outer shell split open mid-flight, and green vines grew at an astonishing speed, transforming into a cluster of massive, Venus flytrap-like plants!
The opening and closing petals were covered in vicious barbs, snapping down toward Nami like the bloody maw of a demon!
"Flare Cannon!!" Nami shouted in a deep voice. Little Qing opened her mouth, and a blinding blue light bloomed from within before a blazing beam of terrifying heat shot out!
*Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!*
Little Qing rapidly turned her head, sweeping the Flare Cannon across the entire area. The clusters of giant flytraps were completely incinerated while still in midair!
But right at that moment...
*Whoosh!*
"It's over, little lady! Throwing punches at a woman isn't exactly gentlemanly behavior, but good thing I'm just a thug!" Franky yelled with a wide grin, suddenly bursting out of the steam. Raising his thick steel arms, he closed the distance to Nami in an instant!
"Franky Strong Hammer!!"
Franky clasped his hands together to form a giant hammer and smashed it down with tremendous force!
Facing this powerful attack, Nami's eyes didn't show a hint of panic. She simply raised one arm above her head to block.
*Bang!!*
Under the heavy impact, the ground beneath Nami's feet shattered and exploded. Yet, her body didn't budge an inch. With just one arm, she firmly blocked Franky's full-power hammer strike!
"..."
Seeing this scene, Franky's eyes widened in shock, freezing in place on the spot!