Chapter 312: Admiral Aramaki!Meanwhile, northeast of Dressrosa.The Green Bit Bridge.This bridge connects the main island of Dressrosawith the deserted island of Green Bit. It is three kilometers long and twenty meters wide, built from grayish-white granite.Below the bridge is a fifty-meter-deep strait. The seawater is a dark murky green, and the waves crash against the piers with a dull roar.At this moment, at the midpoint of the bridge.Three figures were slowly making their way along the bridge deck.Walking at the very front was Usopp.He carried the massive slingshot "kuro kabuto" on his back, his waist laden with various specialized ammunition pouches. He wore goggles on his head and a thick scarf around his neck that almost covered the lower half of his face.But the way he walked was a bit... stiff. Every step was taken with extreme caution, his eyes constantly darting left and right as if an enemy might jump out from under the bridge at any moment."Usopp-ya."Law followed behind him, his voice calm.He was still wearing his spotted hat and fur-collared coat, but his complexion looked a bit better than yesterday. The power of the Ope-Ope no Mi was slowly repairing his internal injuries, but there was still a long way to go before a full recovery.Currently, he was leaning on kikoku like a cane, his steps somewhat faltering."Are you sure Doflamingo is on the other side of the bridge?""S-Sure!"Usopp didn't look back, his voice muffled by the scarf."Absolutely! I tagged him last night; he must be on that deserted island across the bridge!"He spoke with absolute certainty, but his slightly trembling legs betrayed his nervousness.Law glanced at him but said nothing.He then looked toward the other side of the bridge, where the silhouette of the deserted island, covered in dense jungle, loomed indistinctly through the mist."Doflamingo is indeed at Green Bit. My Observation Haki can vaguely sense... there's also a very powerful presence there."Chopper swallowed nervously."A-Are we still going over? Your injuries haven't healed yet...""We have to."Law's tone was firm."Doflamingo was heavily injured last night; now is when he's at his weakest. If we miss this chance, it will be difficult to kill him once he recovers."He paused and added:"Besides, I have a bad feeling. Doflamingodefinitely didn't go to Green Bit for a vacation. Something... might be hidden on that island."Chopper nodded, seemingly understanding.The three continued forward.The bridge was long, and the sea breeze was strong.The salty, damp sea breeze blew in from the strait, carrying the unique brine of the deep sea. The sound of waves crashing against the piers echoed across the empty bridge, like the heartbeat of some giant beast.Usopp, walking at the front, kept muttering to himself:"It's fine, it's fine... just scouting... run if I see an enemy... I, the Great Usopp, am a Captain with eight thousand subordinates... this kind of small scene is nothing..."Listening to his self-talk, the corners of Law's mouth curled slightly.Although Usopp was cowardly and always messed things up... at critical moments, he never backed down.That was the Straw Hat crew.A group of incredible people.Just then—A loud boom came from Green Bit Island across the bridge.It wasn't an explosion, but sounded more like... the sound of trees snapping.Then came a second sound, and a third.Boom, boom, boom—!!The entire bridge began to vibrate slightly.Usopp stopped abruptly, his face pale:"W-What was that sound?!"Law looked up toward the other side of the bridge.His Observation Haki expanded to its limit, sensing the presence on the island.Then, his expression changed... Deep in the jungle across the bridge, a green figure soared into the sky!The figure was massive, at least three meters tall, its body entwined with thick vines and branches, looking like a forest god stepped out of myth.He floated in mid-air with his arms spread wide. Countless vines extended from his body like tentacles, plunging into the jungle below.Then, the vines tightened.Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!The entire jungle was being uprooted!Hundreds of towering ancient trees were forcibly ripped from the ground by the vines, their roots trailing soil and rocks as they swung through the air!Each of those trees was dozens of meters tall, with trunks so thick they would take three people to encircle, yet in the hands of that green figure, they were manipulated like toys!"What... kind of monster is that..."Usopp murmured.Law's expression had become extremely solemn."Marine Admiral, 'Aramaki' Green Bull... a Logia-type Mori Mori no Mi user..."He took a deep breath and turned around:"Retreat! Now!"But it was too late.Aramaki, suspended in mid-air, seemed to have noticed the presence on the bridge.He turned his head.From behind his sunglasses, his eyes locked onto the three on the bridge from two kilometers away.Then, he smiled."Oh? Have some little mice slipped in?"Aramaki's voice echoed through the sky like rolling thunder.He raised his right hand.A vine shot out from his palm, extending toward the bridge at supersonic speed!As the vine passed, the air was torn apart, letting out a piercing shriek!"Run—!!"Law roared, his Ope-Ope no Mi power fully activated!"ROOM!"The pale blue hemisphere expanded, enveloping the three!Shambles!But in the final instant before the displacement was complete—The vine arrived!BOOM!!!!!!!!!At the bridge's midpoint, the stone deck was struck by the vine, exploding into a ten-meter diameter hole!Debris fell like rain into the fifty-meter-deep strait below!And Law, Usopp, and Chopper... had disappeared from their original positions.Only a pool of bright red blood remained on the bridge... Deep within the primeval jungle of Green Bit Island.The pale blue hemispherical space field shattered like a bubble. Law, Usopp, and Chopper stumbled out of the void, falling heavily onto the mud covered in rotting leaves.Before the dizziness from the displacement faded, Law was already on one knee, his left hand pressing firmly against his left shoulder.The wound torn by Fujitora's gravity blade last night had burst open again during the extreme maneuver just now, and blood was seeping through the temporary bandages."Cough, cough..."Law coughed up a mouthful of blood, raising his sweat-drenched face. His golden eyes were as sharp as blades in the dim light of the jungle.He didn't even have time to catch his breath."Boom!!"The canopy above was forcibly torn open by a brutally powerful force!Countless broken branches and leaves fell like a rainstorm as a giant python-like tentacle, over three meters in diameter and woven from countless vines, smashed down toward their area with destructive force!The tentacle's surface was coated in pitch-black Armament Haki. As it passed, the air was compressed into visible white shockwaves. Before it even touched the ground, the ancient trees below were already buckling and snapping under the pressure!"Get down—!"Law roared, slamming his right hand onto the ground!"ROOM: Shambles!"Vroom—!!!The pale blue hemisphere expanded frantically with him at the center, its radius instantly surpassing two hundred meters!Light began to warp within the spatial field; fallen leaves suspended in mid-air, and the speed of falling branches slowed down.A flash of blood-red light appeared deep in Law's golden eyes. He pushed his Ope-Ope no Mi power to the extreme, forcibly carving out a domain of his own within this jungle dominated by the Mori Mori no Mi!The giant python tentacle smashed into the spatial field.Its speed was reduced by thirty percent.But its power was still terrifying!BOOM—!!!!Usopp and Chopper were blown away by the shockwave, tumbling several times in the air before slamming heavily against the trunk of a giant tree."Ow, ow, ow..."Usopp struggled to get up, but before he could see what was happening, a second wave of attacks arrived!Ten, twenty, thirty tentacles surged from deep within the jungle, from the sky, from the ground—from all directions!They intertwined and crossed, weaving a death net that covered heaven and earth. Every vine was wrapped in pitch-black Armament Haki. Wherever they passed, century-old trees snapped like straw, and rocks were ground into powder!The forest was rioting!The entire Green Bit Island had turned into a killing machine under one man's will!"Escape."Law's voice came clearly through the whistling of the vines everywhere.He was still on one knee, but he had drawn kikoku.The blade glinted with a cold blue light in the dimness, the sword itself vibrating slightly."Usopp-ya, Chopper-ya."Law didn't look back, his golden eyes locked onto the approaching vine net in the sky,"Get out of here! Now!""But Law!"Chopper transformed into his Brain Point form, standing in front of Law. His small body appeared so tiny before the overwhelming vines,"Your injury hasn't—""Go!"Law interrupted sharply, his voice carrying an unquestionable resolve:"You'll only drag me down if you stay! Go find the Captain and tell him... Doflamingo is at Green Bit, and so is Marine Admiral 'Green Bull' Aramaki."He paused, and dark red Armament Haki began to flow along kikoku's blade:"As for this green monster..."Law slowly stood up straight.The wound on his left shoulder burst open again from the movement. Blood flowed down his arm, dripping onto kikoku's hilt before being evaporated into a bloody mist by the dark red Haki."...Leave him to me."...