Chapter 296: The Game Begins!
At dawn, the sky was just dawning, but everyone on the Golden Merry was already ready to go. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although they already knew that this death race was a trap, the Straw Hats never had the word "give up" in their dictionary.
Looking at the sky that was gradually brightening, Miss Navigator was keenly aware of the changes in the air current.
"It's going to be windy!"
Nami looked at the turtle pointer in her hand, and then said to her companions, "Sanji-kun, Zoro, put the sails down, Chopper, you go to the helm......"
Everyone began to get busy in an orderly manner, and Maya, who was watching, stood aside and was surprised, saying that although these pirates are usually not very careful, they are still quite professional in sailing.
Set sail and set sail.
Blown by the sea breeze, the Merry sailed up a small river into a dark tunnel.
The wind was getting stronger, and the ship was sailing faster and faster, until at last the Merry came out like an arrow off the string!
The Straw Hats' eyes lit up instantly, and at the same time as they suddenly opened up, deafening cheers suddenly sounded on both sides of Luffy and the others!
"Look! It's the Straw Hats!"
"The Straw Hat Pirates have appeared!"
The men on board the Merry looked intently and saw that they had sailed into the city of Hannabal, and the banks of the river and the roofs of the nearby houses were full of people, waving their arms and cheering loudly.
"Come on, Straw Hat Boy, I'm going to put all my possessions on you!"
"yes, yes, you're going to have to be right with your bounty!"
"Hey, hey, it looks like we're still quite popular~~~" Usopp listened to the shouts of the audience on the riverside, and only felt that his heart was boiling, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little fluttering.
"yes, I forgot to tell you, our pirates are also one of the favorites to win this time!"
Sherlock pushed his glasses, and pointed to a stupid captain who was so excited that he didn't know what his last name was, and explained:
"After all, Luffy is a few contestants with a bounty of more than 100 million Bailey. ā
"Hey...... Of course!" Luffy smiled with eight teeth, looking smug.
"Hee-ha-ha, aren't these Straw Hats?"
At this time, an extremely rampant laughter suddenly came from the rear of the Merry, and Zoro and the others looked back and were stunned to find that a pirate ship armed to the teeth had been closely pursued.
"I really didn't expect that the Straw Hat Pirates, who are in the limelight, are driving such a small broken ship!"
At the bow of the pirate ship, a vicious pirate with braided hair carried a large knife and sneered, "Can you break through the big fault?"
"Death row prisoner - Bigaro, with a bounty of 49 million Bailey. Sherlock instantly reported the other party's information.
"Bastard, how dare you look down on our ship!" Sanji lit a cigarette with a black line on his face.
"But he's right, the Merry doesn't have the slightest advantage over their pirate ships. ā
Zoro looked around, and at this time, the Merry had sailed from the direct current into the main trunk of the inland river, and one pirate ship after another had converged here from the direct current in all directions.
There are different skull flags flying on their flagpoles, but there is no doubt that the pirate ships of these pirates are all huge warships, and just looking at the rows of hideous gun muzzles on both sides of the ship, it seems that they are not inferior to the naval warships in terms of firepower at all!
In this fleet of hundreds of pirate ships, the Merry, a small, old-fashioned dhow, stands out like a lamb mixed in with the wolves.
Robin nodded: "No way, this is the territory of penguins, and the last thing that the family that specializes in arms is weapons." ā
"The ......" The blue-haired girl wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and asked weakly, "Do you think that the angle of tilt of this ship is getting bigger and bigger?"
"Is that okay? We seem to be climbing a mountain. ā
"It's okay, Maya, it's called the Great Fault. ā
Sherlock spoke in a calm tone, explaining to the crowd, "The river at Hannabal flows right past the highest point of the island, and on the other side there is a waterfall that is nearly 90 degrees, where will we do a free fall when the time comes." ā
"Huh?!"
All but one of the stupid captains froze, and the Merry leaned at a greater and greater angle, forcing them to half-crouch on the deck.
"Yes, this is also the first test point of this competition. Robin calmly began to mend the knife.
"It is said that every time a pirate ship was too fast, it flew over its head and landed on land, and it fell to pieces. ā
"Eh??!!"
The expressions on the faces of Nami and the others were even more exaggerated, the wind ruffled their hair, and their hearts were so messy at this time.
"Don't worry, that waterfall is only a few hundred years old. ā
Sherlock smiled slightly: "After all, we have fallen from a 20,000-meter empty island before, so we can land safely, what are these hundreds of meters?"
One of the glasses said that there was nothing to worry about, but his body slowly floated, and Robin hurriedly activated his ability to firmly anchor himself to the railing.
(Nonsense!You glasses bastard can fly, so there's nothing to worry about!)
Sanji and the others were about to complain loudly when they saw this scene, but they suddenly felt light, and felt a sense of weightlessness like a cloud.
The morning sun, which had been hidden by the mountain peaks, suddenly burst out, and the pale golden sunlight shone on the cheeks of Nami and the others, but the latter did not feel the slightest warmth from the sunlight, but instead felt a chill from the inside out.
"Huh?!" everyone's faces changed in unison, the same feeling they had when they left their empty islands.
Subsequently......
"Yahoo!!" Luffy jumped high in excitement!
"Don't!!" x4 Nami, Maya, Usopp, and Chobhazi exclaimed in surprise, tears streaming down their eyes.
"It's stupid......"
Looking at the Golden Merry, which was rapidly descending with a series of screams, Sherlock stood in mid-air with his hands in his hands, reached out and snapped his fingers lightly.
Poof!poof......
Several mirrors of the Jet Shells attached to the bottom of the Merry began to work, and the violent air currents gushed out directly below, and the powerful propulsion force immediately and effectively slowed the Merry's descent.
Puff~ With the splash of water, the Merry landed steadily into the river.
"Huh~~~ survived, is that a big fault?"
Feeling the sense of security that was unique to being on the ground, Nami breathed a long sigh of relief as if she had no bones.
"Miss Navigator, I don't have time for you to be in a daze now~"
Wiping the splash on his face, Robin looked up at the front, the corners of his mouth hooked up in a perfect arc.
Boom! Boom!
The deafening sound of artillery fire rang out one after another, and the pirate ships couldn't wait to fight without repairing after landing from the big fault.
In an instant, the entire river became a battlefield of black smoke and miasma, and the sound of guns and cannons continued to kill one after another, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
"What the hell are those pirates up to?" Usopp looked confused, his jaw dropping in shock.
"Hehe, these guys are all acute. ā
Zoro silently drew the sword from his waist, he glanced at the pirate ships that were aiming their guns at the Merry, and said with a wicked smile:
"This game has begun!"