Chapter 560 - 400

Chapter 401: Adventure on Zou (13)Under the night sky, the shadow of death was within reach.Jack's black feet, carrying immense force, slammed down with a roar!The air was compressed to its limit, letting out a shrill scream, and the violent air pressure even caused the ground to crack in advance!"It's not over yet!!! You stupid dog!!!"Master Nekomamushi roared like a madman; the wounds on his body were bleeding, but the fighting intent in his cat-like eyes burned to the extreme!He forcibly suppressed his roiling blood and poured all his strength and Haki into his cross-spear; crimson lightning surged as he prepared to face the blow head-on.Behind him, Duke Inuarashi, though almost out of strength, leaned on his sword and forced himself to stand.He gasped heavily, but there wasn't a hint of retreat in the eyes belonging to the King of the Day!They were prepared to perish together.All the surviving Mink Tribe warriors closed their eyes in despair.It was over.Zou... its nation would be destroyed today.However—"Hahahahahaha!!!"A laugh filled with endless joy and absolute confidence echoed from the direction of the KraudPalace, rolling like thunder and instantly sweeping across the world!The moment the laughter rang out, the world changed.A wild wind rose, irrationally worshipping the source of the sound!The waves churned; the sea outside the giant elephant seemed to be stirred frantically by an invisible giant hand, whipping up monstrous waves!Even more terrifyingly, in the pitch-black night sky, the void shattered like a mirror; streaks of intersecting, brilliantly exploding red-gold lightning appeared out of nowhere, flickering in and out of existence!High in the sky, everyone watched as the clouds were forcibly torn apart and gathered by an invisible force, forming a massive black vortex that blotted out the sun in an instant. At the center of the vortex was that constantly flickering red-gold lightning!The sky changed color for him!!!The sea roared for him!!!The lightning flashed for him!!!Then, the owner of the voice announced his arrival in a tone that commanded the world."Jack? A billion-berry bounty? I heard you were looking for me?!?!"This will, this Haki, had completely exceeded the understanding of everyone present!It precisely bypassed all the Minks, even acting like a warm current that smoothed over the despair in their hearts.But for Jack, this wasn't the aura of a king at all, but... death personified!!!An indescribable pressure of death turned into a physical manifestation of fear, rushing over like a tsunami and instantly seizing his brain, which was filled with rage and slaughter!He would die.He... would definitely die.This thought, like the most poisonous curse, grew frantically in the depths of his soul!His massive foot, which was about to descend, suddenly froze in mid-air as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand of God, unable to move even a fraction!His body was shaking... shaking frantically!!!That mountain-like mammoth body now resembled a terrified rabbit, every cell screaming in fear!He felt every muscle, every tendon, and even the energy of every cell being completely drained along with the frantically surging adrenaline!The nightmare of death gripped his heart, making it hard for him to breathe!"Drip, drop."Cold rain began to fall from that massive black vortex, hitting his face and then splashing away.It was the sky, weeping for the King's arrival!"Pshhh—!"He could no longer maintain his proud Ancient Type Mammoth form!Amidst the "crack-crack" groans of his bones, his body rapidly shrank like a deflated ball, forcibly driven back from his animal form into his burly human shape!"Thud!"Having returned to human form, Jack's knees buckled, and he knelt heavily on the ground, smashing two deep pits into the earth.He was covered in cold sweat and gasping for breath; for the first time, the face hidden behind the metal mask was filled with an expression of terror!He struggled to lift his head, his eyes fixed on the direction the aura was coming from, his gaze full of shock and disbelief.This level of Haoshoku... this terrifying pressure...Even Lord Kaido, known as the worlds strongest creature, would...!!!The entire field was dead silent.Whether it was the Two Kings prepared to die or the surviving Minks, everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene that defied common sense, their brains completely short-circuiting.In this absolute silence, a set of leisurely footsteps accompanied by a "clack, clack" sound slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest.A figure slowly walked out.He wore a red vest, blue shorts, and sandals on his feet, with a hint of laziness on his face as if he had just finished watching a boring movie.The newcomer was none other than Straw Hat Luffy.He didn't even look at the members of the Beasts Pirates who had fainted all over the ground; he just walked straight to Jack, tilted his head, and scanned him up and down as if observing a rare animal."Ah~~ Seriously, what a pain."Luffy impatiently picked his ear, a look of slight regret on his face."Do you have any idea that you've interrupted me while I'm waiting for dinner?"Before his voice even faded, Luffy slowly raised his right fist.No fancy moves, no charging up—just a simple motion of raising his fist.But it was this very action that directly ignited the entire world!The massive black vortex in the sky spun even more frantically!That endless red-gold lightning seemed to have found an outlet, frantically and greedily converging toward Luffy's small fist!"Zzzzt-clatter-clatter—!!!"The red-gold lightning, like living dragons, wrapped around his entire arm and his clenched fist, layer upon layer!Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, kings who had once followed the Pirate King and seen the pinnacle of the world, had their pupils shrink to pinpoints!What were they seeing?Projecting Haoshoku... to such an extent?!This was no longer a realm humans could reach!This was myth, legend, a power of the gods that only existed in the oldest of tomes!!!Faced with this punch that could make even gods tremble, all of Jack's pride, all his dignity, and all the glory belonging to a Great Sign were crushed to pieces in an instant!He wanted to run, but his body was pinned to the spot by that will, unable to move!He wanted to beg for mercy, but his throat felt blocked, unable to make a sound!He could only watch helplessly as that fist, wrapped in world-ending lightning, slowly grew larger in his vision."Sayonara!!"Luffy's voice was very soft.The fist swung out.It didn't directly touch Jack's body.But wherever the fist pointed, the air collapsed inch by inch!BOOM—!!!!!!!!That red-gold light instantly swallowed Jack's figure!His proudest physique, and even his very existence, were bit by bit, silently decomposed and annihilated within that violent lightning!Not even a scream was left behind!That destructive torrent of lightning, carrying Jack, turned into a pillar of red-gold light that pierced through heaven and earth, shooting straight into the clouds and forcibly punching a huge hole through the massive black vortex in the sky!Moonlight spilled through that hole, draping this miracle in a layer of holy white veil.For a long, long time.The light faded, and the thunder subsided.Luffy slowly lowered his fist; on the ground before him, only a crater remained, still emitting a few sparks of red-gold electricity.The world was quiet once again.The entire battlefield was terrifyingly silent.The longsword in Duke Inuarashi's hand fell to the ground with a "clang."Master Nekomamushi's cross-spear also slipped from his trembling hand.They glanced at each other, seeing only the same expression in each other's eyes... an extreme sense of loss and shock after their faith had collapsed and their worldview had been reshaped.This Straw Hat kid...No...This Lord...Just what kind of monster is he?!?!