Chapter 307: Takemikazuchi's Divine Retribution! The Vice Captain Who Sliced the Island and the Captain Who Refused the Alliance
Accompanied by ear-piercing screeches, Slime's massive, mountain-like body began to frantically split and wriggle across the desolate island.
It was like a purple tsunami of death, sweeping forward with a force that could crush anything in its path.
Wherever it passed—be it hard rocks, broken ruins, or the corpses of Centaurs who couldn't dodge in time—
everything was corroded away the instant it touched the terrifying venom, turning into rising plumes of pungent, nauseating purple toxic smoke.
Facing this overwhelming, life-extinguishing venom that threatened to swallow everything, Tatsuya's eyes suddenly sharpened.
A vast and majestic surge of purple Chakra erupted from his body, soaring straight into the clouds.
"Hum——!"
A purple Tengu War God, as massive as an ancient mountain with wide wings on its back, rose from the ground.
Susanoo's enormous body carried Tatsuya directly, breaking through layers of toxic mist and flying into the lightning-ravaged sky.
With a slight thought, Susanoo suddenly drew the massive Chakra light sword from its waist.
The originally wild and chaotic purple lightning in the sky seemed to receive a supreme summons, frantically converging and compressing onto the blade, erupting with a brilliance so dazzling it was hard to keep one's eyes open.
"Takemikazuchi!"
Accompanied by Tatsuya's cold and ruthless low shout,
Susanoo swung the giant sword, and a world-destroying lightning sword light slashed down!
This strike, carrying unparalleled Kamui, sent sword Qi surging and agitating, actually splitting the hard earth of Punk Hazard in two.
Accompanied by the deafening sound of the crust fracturing,
a bottomless, massive abyss appeared directly in front of the Straw Hat Pirates and the others.
The purple venom tsunami that had been surging forward didn't even have time to spread further; like a waterfall losing its support, it all tumbled down the cliff into the massive gap, finally swallowed completely by the unfathomable backflow of seawater.
In the deepest control room of the research institute, Caesar, who had been laughing maniacally, now watched this soul-shaking scene like a divine punishment on the monitor, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets in terror.
His legs went weak, and he slumped onto the cold floor, screaming at the top of his lungs:
"How is this possible... what is with this monster?!"
"I'm not fighting anymore! Run, run!"
In front of the research institute's gate, Law, who had been waiting quietly, now stared blankly at the distant island that had been split by a single sword strike.
And at that terrifying sword Qi that shot into the sky and refused to dissipate for a long time.
He gripped his Nodachi tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand, yet his fingers were trembling uncontrollably.
Deep within Law's usually calm heart, a tempestuous sea of shock was raging.
The Straw Hat crew... what exactly did they go through during these two years?
He knew Tatsuya was strong.
But had he actually become powerful to such an inconceivable degree?
With the crisis temporarily averted, Tatsuya deactivated Susanoo in mid-air and landed back on the ground as light as a falling leaf.
He brushed the dust off his trench coat and casually beckoned the still-dazed group to hurry and leave this dangerous place.
Luffy, Zoro, and the others immediately sprang into action, directing the Centaurs led by Brownbeard to carefully carry all the giant children on their broad backs.
Luffy stood by the edge of the cliff, peeking down into the bottomless crack. Without any sense of having just escaped death, he instead laughed heartily and mindlessly:
"Tatsuya is really amazing!"
"That sword strike was so cool!"
To the side, Zoro turned his head and gave a cold "Tch."
But his large hand, which was gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist, tightened suddenly, his pupils burning with a hot desire for battle.
Nami made no effort to hide her inner admiration and pride.
Her eyes sparkled like stars, and she raised her hands, cheering and jumping with excitement, feeling incredibly proud of her boyfriend's awe-inspiring display of power.
Taking advantage of this gap, it wasn't long after the giant children, who were still struggling in pain, took the medicine.
The children's distorted expressions gradually smoothed out, and they finally stopped their dangerous rampage, regaining their original reason and calm.
The Straw Hat Pirates quickly organized the group to prepare for retreat.
Nami put away her smile and regained the professionalism and composure of a Navigator.
She looked down at the Log Pose on her wrist, which was spinning wildly, then looked up to observe the surrounding severed terrain.
Then, she extended a slender finger, pointing straight at the massive building in the center of the island, which was tightly encased in heavy alloy armor:
"Next, let's go straight there and drag out the culprit responsible for all of this!"
"Besides, that place is a completely enclosed structure. As long as we get inside, we can block out these deadly toxic gases!"
Hearing Nami's instructions, Luffy excitedly raised both arms and cheered, a blazing fighting spirit igniting in his clear eyes:
"Alright! I'm going to go and beat up the guy who made the little kids cry!"
On the other side, Smoker, whose body was still in a weakened state, led the Marines of the G-5 branch and was also attacked by the Slime fragments.
Fortunately, thanks to Tatsuya's world-destroying sword strike, which forcibly drew the attention of the main Slime body and completely changed the island's terrain to block the spread of the venom,
the attacks the Marines faced weren't that intense, and they managed to hold them off.
Smoker stood on high ground, looking at the purple venom flowing all over the ground. He bit down hard on the cigar in his mouth, his normally resolute face now filled with rage.
He finally understood completely that the scientist Caesar, who was treated as an honored guest by the high-ranking officials of the World Government, was fundamentally a lunatic who viewed human life as grass!
To cover up his crimes, he even intended to indiscriminately kill the Marines on this island along with the pirates.
To save the lives of the subordinates who had gone through life and death with him, Smoker shouted the order to retreat with bloodshot eyes:
"Everyone, listen to my command! Do not fight these toxins!"
"Immediately retreat at full speed toward Caesar's research institute!"
"Even if we have to crawl, we must get inside alive!"
"We have to live to make the dark truth hidden here public!"
...
Braving the blizzard and lightning, Luffy and the others rode the Centaurs, charging grandly toward the main gate of the research institute.
However, just as they stopped in front of the gate, their path was blocked by Trafalgar Law, who had been waiting for a long time.
After personally witnessing Tatsuya's terrifying power that could slice an island, Law became even more determined about the plan in his heart.
He pressed down his Spotted Hat, a hint of hard-to-conceal fervor showing in his deep eyes as he threw the bait directly to Luffy:
"Straw Hat-ya, you have already shown me your strength."
"If you are willing to form a 'Pirate Alliance' with me,"
"I have a meticulous plan with about a thirty percent success rate that can pull down one of the Four Emperors reigning over the New World, 'Kaido of the Beasts,' from his arrogant imperial throne!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene instantly fell into a death-like shock.
The Straw Hat crew could hardly believe their ears.
They had only just provoked one of the Four Emperors, 'BIG MOM,' on Fish-Man Island.
Now, on their very first day in the New World, someone had actually come running to propose pulling another of the Four Emperors down from their seat!
The most cowardly ones, Usopp and Chopper, hearing the names 'Four Emperors' and 'Kaido of the Beasts,' were so scared they hugged each other, their bodies shaking like sieves.
The scene was silent; everyone held their breath.
They turned their gazes to Luffy, who was sitting on horseback, waiting tensely for this Captain to make the final decision that would affect the fate of the entire pirate crew.
Luffy didn't answer immediately.
He stared calmly into Law's eyes for a few seconds.
Suddenly, he pressed down the Straw Hat on his head, grinned, and let out a signature laugh brighter than the sun, answering in a clear and loud voice:
"Sure!"
"I refuse!"
As those words fell, the entire world seemed to have been put on mute in that instant.
The members of the Straw Hat crew widened their eyes, their faces full of shock; no one had expected such an illogical twist.
Law's originally confident expression instantly froze on his face.
Even Tatsuya's eyes widened in rare shock, looking at his own Captain who was forever unpredictable...
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