Chapter 425: R·ROOM
"BOOM—!!!"
Gryphon and the dragon fist clashed head-on once again!
Conqueror's Haki transformed into black-red lightning, exploding across the firmament like two suns trying to swallow each other!
The silhouettes of red hair and dragon scales were locked in a stalemate mid-air, the air around them tearing into pitch-black fissures.
As he fought, Shanks' peripheral vision was locked dead onto Uta high above. His attention was almost completely drawn away!
"Marine!! Get out of my way!!!"
Lightning and fire burned in Luffy's dragon pupils. He roared in response: "Pirate, you're too selfish!! You're dragging the entire world down with her!!!"
Fists and sword clashed, sparks raining down like a meteor shower. The entire battlefield trembled under their collisions.
However, because Shanks was distracted by Uta, his attacks gradually grew chaotic. He was forced back inch by inch by Luffy, the two locked in a stalemate where neither could break free.
—Meanwhile.
On the other side, the storm of musical notes continued to pour down madly. The entire heaven and earth seemed to be collapsing under the dominion of Uta's song!
"We can't drag this out any longer, Law!!"
Nami spread her arms wide. Thunderclouds and slicing winds poured out simultaneously, forcibly carving a path through the crushing musical notes.
Baby-5's dual cannons roared, the steel booming like war drums, blasting swathes of musical notes into glowing fragments.
Usopp gritted his teeth, dropping steadily to one knee and propping up his rifle. His sniper scope was locked dead onto Uta in the sky.
"Special Attack·Firebird Star!!!"
Explosive projectiles tore through the air, detonating in a continuous stream of fire around Uta high above, forcing her to momentarily lose focus and shift her position!
Sanji vaulted into the air, his flaming kicks whipping up a tornado. He guarded the front of Nami and Baby-5, forcibly kicking apart the lunging chains of musical notes!
Working together, the five of them tore open an opening for Law!
Law stood dead center in the storm, his coat whipping wildly in the wind, a blue light suddenly igniting in his pupils!
Kikoku vibrated. He slowly raised his left hand, and in that moment, the entire space within his grasp seemed to be transformed into an "operating room"!
"ROOM—!!!"
A blue, translucent spherical space expanded with a boom, directly covering the entire battlefield. Even the void hummed and trembled!
High in the sky, Uta—who was dodging Usopp's attacks—felt her pupils shrink violently. An unprecedented fear suddenly welled up from the bottom of her heart.
"What... is this—?!"
Law shouted lowly, his voice like thunder: "R·ROOM—Amputate!!!"
"SWISH—!!!"
The moment Kikoku left its sheath, the blue light transformed into a scalpel capable of dissecting the world. Under this strike, heaven and earth seemed to lose their integrity!
A blue ring abruptly appeared around Uta, locking onto her firmly!
A massive incision appeared across the entire dream space. The sky, the stage, the musical notes, the air... even the sensation of time itself was severed in an instant!
"AAAH—!!!"
Before she could even react, the Valkyrie's golden armor was instantly split apart amidst the light!
In the next second, her figure—along with the "space" she controlled—was forcibly sliced in two!
"BOOM!!!—"
Amidst the deafening explosion, the sky of the entire mental world shattered like glass. Glowing fragments rained down everywhere, like the end of the world!
Nami, Sanji, and the others were so shocked their pupils shrank, sheer horror filling their hearts.
Usopp's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice trembling: "This... is the Awakening of Law's Op-Op Fruit... It's practically the power of a god!!!"
"RUMBLE—!!!"
The entire mental world felt as if it had been split open by that single slash. Amidst the violent tremors, countless cracks spread manically, tearing through this false kingdom like a spider web!
"UTA—!!!"
Shanks roared, his Haki erupting into a storm, the blood vessels in the corners of his eyes bursting!
He erupted suddenly, forcibly pushing Luffy back several steps, and was just about to charge toward Uta in the sky.
But in the next second, a dragon's roar thundered!
"RED HAIR!!! YOU'RE TOO ARROGANT!!!"
Luffy's eyes burned with lightning and fire, scales and Haki intertwining. His half-dragon form looked like a demonic god. He transformed into a pink dragon silhouette and dashed forward, black-red lightning condensing on his fist!
"Ryukotsu Meteor (Dragon Bone Meteor)!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
The black-red Haki transformed into a falling meteor, crashing down with world-tearing power!
"CLANG—!!!"
Shanks gritted his teeth, snapping back to his senses to block. The blade of Gryphon and the dragon fist collided, sparks exploding!
The shockwave tore through space, instantly pulverizing musical notes and light illusions upon impact!
Crack-crack-crack—!!!
The sword blade trembled madly, until finally, Shanks was completely blown away!
His body shot out like a cannonball, smashing through the collapsing golden castle. Fragments exploded across the sky, turning into a falling meteor shower!
...
"BOOM—!!!"
Following Law's slash, the entire mental world completely lost its balance!
The golden dome collapsed, the earth fractured and churned, and the floating illusory buildings exploded one after another!
The former clamor and cheers were now reduced to nothing but hollow echoes, growing further and further away, growing increasingly dead and silent.
—The mental world was crashing.
The Valkyrie Uta had been sliced into top and bottom halves by the blue light ring. Losing control of her body, she plummeted rapidly!
Her wings completely disintegrated, the fragments turning into a sky full of glowing feathers, drifting aimlessly within the collapsing dream.
"UTA!!!"
Shanks roared, struggling to rise from the ruins, but was stopped once again by the charging Luffy!
The two Conqueror's Hakis clashed in the distance once more, neither yielding an inch!
On the other side, Law sheathed Kikoku, his gaze cold:
"I didn't kill her. I just used the Op-Op Fruit's spatial amputation to make her temporarily lose control of her body—!"
"Then can she still be saved?!" Nami asked urgently.
Law replied in a deep voice: "If the Wake-Shrooms' toxin hasn't completely eroded her yet, there's still a chance!"
"Then stop talking nonsense!!" Nami suddenly spread her arms. Cloud mist churned like an ocean tide, lifting everyone up!
Fierce winds howled. The cloud mist transformed into a flying boat, carrying Law, Sanji, Baby-5, and Usopp as it sped downward, diving straight toward the falling Uta!
Law's eyes were locked dead onto the descending red-and-white figure: "Wake-Shrooms... As long as I can extract the toxin in time, she still has a chance to live!!"
However, the moment Uta's upper torso hit the ground heavily—
"VROOM—"
The air abruptly trembled, as if an invisible giant hand had plucked the heartstrings of the world.
In the next moment, a low murmur leaked from Uta's lips.
It wasn't a cry for help, nor a groan of pain, but a bizarre melody—without any instruments, it formed a musical movement all on its own, like an ancient incantation being unconsciously hummed by her.
"Dum... dum dum... dum..."
The rhythm was deep, like the heart of the abyss beating in the darkness, making one's very soul tremble.
Law's heart skipped a beat. He abruptly reached out to stop everyone, his gaze dead-locked onto Uta.
The surrounding scenery suddenly fell silent—
The world, which should have continued collapsing, actually stagnated under this melody!
The shattered fragments of the castle hovered in mid-air, as if time itself had been frozen;
Countless broken pieces of musical notes were drawn by invisible strings, slowly converging, as if attempting to reconstruct a new dreamscape within the void.
Seeing this, Baby-5's face turned deathly pale. Her legs trembled uncontrollably. Grabbing onto Law, she stuttered, "Wh... what... what is that sound?!!"
Meanwhile, Shanks, who was clashing fiercely with Luffy, suddenly heard that low melody by his ear. His body abruptly froze!
"Don't tell me..."
He immediately roared, his voice tearing: "Uta! Stop right now!! Don't keep singing!!!"
But Uta, slumped on the ground and humming, had hollow eyes, looking as if she were no longer controlled by reason.
Her singing seemed to be summoning an even more terrifying nightmare to descend.
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