radicalducati Chapter 73 Who's in favor? Who's opposed?
Chapter 73 Who's in favor? Who's opposed?
Chapter 73: Who's in favor? Who's against?
Finally, under the menacing gazes of Hill Bot and Locas, Mu Chong stopped collecting gold from the Golden City. However, looking at the enormous golden sphere floating in the air, everyone couldn't help but chuckle at their captain's scavenging method.
bang bang bang~
Whoosh~
Just as everyone was about to leave, they were suddenly drawn by a commotion, and everyone looked towards the outer perimeter of Shandora at the same time.
A group of people, riding on Vespa derks, wielding various weapons, dressed in primitive-looking clothing, with white wings on their backs and masks on their faces, had trapped Mu Chong and his group inside the ruins.
Click!
"Tch, it's those guys again. They're always fighting to the death with the people from Angel Island, how dare they come here today? Captain, should I go and take care of them!"
Upon seeing the approaching group, everyone assumed fighting stances. Just then, Enel, taking a bite of his apple, slowly spoke.
"Ah! Wait a minute, Enel, there are more people coming this way! It seems they've all been attracted by the sound of the Golden Bell!"
Mu Chong stopped Enel, pointed in the direction of Angel Island, and said in a calm tone...
"Oh? Quite a few people have come. It seems that without my threat, these people think they can enter the territory of the Island of Gods!"
Enel heard Mu Chong's words and looked in the direction he was pointing. He saw more than a dozen figures appearing in his Observation Haki, rapidly approaching.
"Hey, who are you people? Are you planning a fight?"
Locas put down the gold jewelry in his hand, drew the long sword from his waist, pointed the tip of the blade at the newcomer, and said in a serious tone...
The group that had just arrived, who had initially appeared aggressive, softened considerably upon seeing Enel's presence. Only the leader took a step forward.
"Hey, who just lit the Shandora's Lamp?"
The man who emerged was tall and muscular, with a pair of small white wings on his back, deep red hair, a fierce expression, tattoos around his left eye and left shoulder, a bare upper body, a firecracker slung over his back, and a grass skirt tied around his lower body.
"Hey, Waver, you'd better watch your mouth, or I won't hesitate to let you taste the power of lightning!"
Enel, standing to the side, picked his nose and snorted at Waver, whose face was somewhat agitated.
"God, Enel!"
"Hahaha! You're a Shandian, huh? What's your name again? Oh, War Demon Waver, how about it? I helped you light the lamp of Shandora, aren't you eager to thank me?"
Mu Chong looked at the masked Webber with great interest. He'd heard this guy was someone who would give his life for his ancestors' dreams—another foolishly lovable fellow.
"Did you light the lamp of Shandora?"
Weber's voice trembled slightly as he spoke, though he tried his best to control it; his shaking hands betrayed him.
"Hahaha! Yes!"
Mu Chong's Observation Haki allowed him to clearly sense Waver's emotions, and he smiled as he looked at him and said...
"Th...thank you!"
As Weber's voice rang out, the man, over six feet tall, solemnly bowed deeply to Mu Chong. When he straightened up again, tears streamed down his face through his mask.
"Weber!"
"team leader!"
The teammates who appeared with Webber all showed surprised expressions upon seeing their captain's actions.
"Hahahaha! The lamp of Shandora, which our ancestors have been waiting for, has been lit! The war is over!"
Pfft!
Weber's uncontrollable emotions were finally released. As he removed his mask, a resolute face was revealed, but tears streamed down his face.
"Tch! Huh? Captain! They're here!"
Those behind Mu Chong, except for Enel, were all completely bewildered. They had expected a battle to erupt, but it ended like this, leaving everyone confused. Only Enel let out a cold snort.
"Oh? You've arrived pretty quickly! Let's take this opportunity and resolve the Sky Island issue in one fell swoop!"
Mu Chong followed Enel's gaze and saw a group of Angel Island people escorting an old man who appeared before them.
An elderly man with a white beard, dressed in silver armor and carrying a long spear, slowly walked up to the group. He glanced at Waver beside him, then at Enel, before speaking to Mu Chong.
"Excuse me, sir, what about the lights of Shandora...?"
The old man had barely opened his mouth to utter a sentence when Mu Chong waved his hand to interrupt him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Captain Mu Chong of the Freedom, from Qinghai, below Sky Island. One of the purposes of my visit to Sky Island is to find the Golden Land that was swept to Sky Island by the surging ocean current, which is what you call Shandora!"
"The bells you just heard are the lights of Shandora, which had been silent for four hundred years. Now, these bells are ringing once again across the sea, proving the existence of this history and making up for the regrets of several generations."
"So! Now that the lights of Shandora have been lit once more, the war on the Sky Islands is officially over from this moment on. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
call!
As Mu Chong finished speaking, the entire ruins of Shandora fell into an eerie silence. Perhaps none of them had anticipated that this day would arrive so soon.
A breeze blew by, and the surrounding clouds drifted slowly by. Everyone was pondering Mu Chong's words.
boom!
"I, Ganfor, agree with your suggestion!"
Ganfor, wielding a spear and clad in armor, was the first to discard his weapon. Amidst the astonished gazes of those behind him, he slowly spoke...
Mu Chong nodded to Ganful without speaking, then turned to look at Weber, who had already gotten up and returned to normal.
"Phew, while I am very grateful to you for lighting the Shandora Lantern, if you want me to completely put aside the war, I challenge you, captain of the Freedom!"
"whispering sound!"
"Humph!"
"choke!"
boom!
Baku!
As Waver's voice faded, a commotion erupted behind Mu Chong. Enel and Slard's eyes flashed with fury, and with a cold snort, Locas drew his longsword. Hill-Bot adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and took a step forward.
Baku went even further, charging forward with his towering three-meter-tall frame, his massive fist aimed directly at Webber.
But Mu Chong shouted to stop him, and Baku's fist stopped in front of Webber. The wind from the punch brushed against Webber's cheek, causing a dull ache.
"Hahaha, they challenged me! Come back to Baku!"
Mu Chong laughed loudly and waved to Baku, signaling him to come back.
"War Demon Waver, I accept your challenge! Come on, attack me! Let me see just how strong the Shandian warriors really are!"
Mu Chong slowly walked out of the crowd and came to a short distance from Weber. He put one hand behind his back and raised the other hand in a gesture of invitation.
Mu Chong accepted Weber's challenge because he wanted to control the Sky Island, and a certain amount of military force was necessary.
"Alright! Let's go!"
"Incendiary Cannon!"
Webber instantly raised the cannon behind him and fired a shot at Mu Chong. Then, his slippers unleashed a powerful gust of wind, propelling Webber toward Mu Chong.
"That's decisive enough, Weber!"
Seeing the cannonball flying towards him, Mu Chong stretched out his right hand, activating his Power-Power Fruit ability. Just as the cannonball was about to hit his palm, its direction suddenly changed, and it veered off course, heading straight for Waver.
"what?"
This scene instantly shocked Webber and everyone except the crew of the Liberty.
Weber suddenly braked, narrowly avoiding the incoming cannonball.
boom!
The shell struck the wall of the ruins, causing a massive explosion. Weber turned and stared at the flames for a moment, stunned.
"Getting distracted during battle is definitely not the right thing to do!"
A cold voice rang in Webber's ear, and the next moment a heavy punch slammed into Webber's stomach.
boom!
"Well!……"
Weber's body was thrown backward by the immense force of the impact, crashing directly into a large tree and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"You have lost, warrior of Shandia!"