Chapter 82: The Crisis of the Straw Hats (Part I)
"Oh? Can he manipulate gold too? The color of interest in Doflamingo's eyes intensified.
De Soro took a deep breath and nodded solemnly: "That's right, when he manipulated the gold, I actually lost my sense of that part of the gold." β
Seeing that De Solo was deflated, Doflamingo smiled meaningfully, then turned and walked out the window.
"There's a door over there!" De Solo roared under his breath.
Brother Ming was stunned and sneered: "Since his ability to manipulate gold is stronger than yours, do you think... I'm safe in this golden hotel? β
"Just right, I can also enjoy the atmosphere of this largest amusement city on the sea."
After speaking, Doflamingo jumped on the windowsill without hesitation, and said without looking back: "You'd better stay away from gold, otherwise, I don't know how to plant it, do you think what I said makes sense, Huang--Jin-Emperor." β
"Hey, hey, hey......" With a wild chuckle, Doflamingo jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night sky.
"Bastardβ" De Solo was furious, and slammed his fists into the pool in front of him, causing a splash of gold.
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Outside the Grand DeSolo.
A huge warship slowly sailed into the golden waterway, and the other dozens of warships were scattered and surrounded, surrounding the Grand Desolo in the middle.
On the warship, the vine tiger and the red dog stood side by side in the bow of the boat, five meters away from the two of them, and stood a white-haired old man with a comfortable face.
This person is the current chief inspector of the navy--- former marshal, Warring States.
'Click! β
Warring States held a bag of fairy shells in his left hand, and his right hand kept putting a piece of fairy shellfish into his mouth, biting it so loudly. At the same time, some crumbs of senbei occasionally popped out from the chewing, leaving them on his equally gray beard.
Listening to the 'click' sound that kept ringing in his ears, Akainu frowned slightly, glanced sideways at the Warring States who were eating deliciously, and thought to himself:
This mission actually has to dispatch me and Fuji Tiger at the same time, and also bring this former marshal, is it him? ...... Thinking of this, Akainu's face became very solemn.
Time passed slowly, and when the huge warship sailed into the water square, it was unusually quiet.
Not only were the stands empty, but even the golden pillars had not risen, which was too far from the treatment of the Sonny.
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A moment later, the warship, which carried the high-end combat power of the navy, slowly docked on the luxurious dock of the Grand De Solo, and Akainu and the others disembarked one after another.
"It's really luxurious, click..."Sengoku looked at the few golden De Solo sculptures in the harbor, raised his eyebrows slightly weirdly, and then continued to eat his senbei.
Just when several people were still examining the surrounding situation, a rhythmic 'click' sound sounded from the side. I saw Fuji Tiger holding a wooden staff knife in his hand, and while tapping the ground with the staff knife, he slowly groped his way forward.
Hearing this, Warring States slowly turned his head to look at Fuji Hu, and said in surprise: "All your life, have you been here?" β
Fuji Tiger paused, shook his head indifferently, and then continued to walk forward.
Looking at the Fuji Tiger who was looking forward to himself, Sengoku laughed wantonly and continued to eat senbei...
And at this moment, the unique 'purr' sound of the phone bug rang out from Akainu's arms.
Akainu took out the telephone bug with a red lava shell from his arms, picked up the walkie-talkie on the top of the shell, and said in a low tone: "Hey! β
"Sakaski, hurry up and get those damn pirates for me, and the mourners should go to the De Soro Hotel to rest immediately, do you hear me!!" There was an unusually angry roar of the female Draco from inside the phone bug.
Hearing this, Akainu's face instantly became gloomy.
However, the noble Tenryu people didn't intend to get a response from Akainu, and after giving the 'order' to themselves, they hung up the phone directly.
Looking at the ugly red dog, Sengoku pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said lightly: "Do you know why I recommend Kuzan?" β
Hearing this, Akainu was slightly stunned and turned his head to look at Sengoku.
"The way you handle things, you don't have the composure of Kuzan, that's one thing."
"Second... You can ask him, after all, when I suggested that Kuzan take over, he only hesitated briefly and then nodded in agreement. β
"It's the empty handsome..."Akainu frowned, casting an inquiring glance at Sengoku.
Sengoku nodded lightly and continued: "You let him... Very disappointed. β
After saying that, Sengoku stepped forward, leaving Akainu alone, and the pestle frowned and pondered on the spot.
Is there a problem with the way I do things... No! I'm just exercising absolute justice. And... Compared with the commander-in-chief Sora, his strong sense of justice, I can't even catch up, it is absolutely impossible to be a problem with the way of doing things in the Warring States Theory.
"Disappointed in me," Akainu muttered abruptly.
Then, thinking of the Ace who should have died in battle and the damn straw hat boy, Akainu's anger rose instantly, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"I'll get it back personally!"
...
In the Golden Prison.
Chen Mu controlled the two golden pillars made of gold, rising rapidly
Approaching the top of the Golden Prison, Chen Mu looked at the golden roof within reach, and muttered in a low voice: "There is no sense of "falling", it seems that the height of this prison is really only nearly 100 meters. β
"Big brother, what are you talking about??" The little girl turned her head and stared at Chen Mudao with a strange expression.
Chen Mu was stunned when he heard this, chuckled and shook his head, then slowly squatted down, put the little girl down, and said softly: "You have to stay by your brother's side obediently, otherwise you will fall." β
"Hmm!" The little girl nodded heavily.
Seeing this, Chen Mu smiled at her and slowly lay down beside her.
A look of doubt flashed in everyone's eyes.
The little girl was also full of question marks, and asked curiously, "Big brother, why are you lying down?" β
"Because big brother will be afraid of heights." Chen Mu smiled indifferently.
βοΌοΌοΌβ Everyone's hearts shook wildly, and they looked at Chen Mu with a shocked expression.
Before everyone could say anything, a purple light flashed on Chen Mu's right hand holding the knife, and his entire right palm was shrouded in a layer of dark purple light, as if he was wearing a dark purple glove.
In the surprised eyes of everyone, a faint white light suddenly flashed in the purple halo, and then, the mirror-like long blade disappeared directly from Chen Mu's hand.
Seeing this, everyone was surprised at first, and then quickly returned to normal.
Chen Mu took in everyone's performance, and secretly speculated in his heart:
It seems that in the pirate world, it is not uncommon to have the ability of 'space storage', just like Usopp can always take out a huge 'hammer' of tons at will...
Chen Mu gathered his thoughts, stared at the golden ceiling with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, lie down!" β
Immediately, he glanced at Marcus, who was still stunned, and said nonchalantly: "If anyone is disobedient and falls... I'm not going to stop and get people. β
Hearing this, Marcus trembled, wiped the sweat that slipped down his cheeks, and lay down in a hurry.
Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and then lay down one after another.
In a few moments, everyone on the golden platform was already lying on the ground.
"And then??" Everyone turned their heads in unison and looked at Chen Mu with a puzzled expression.
I saw that Chen Mu's face froze, and his left hand pointed upward, operating two golden platforms, and slammed straight into the top of this golden prison.
At the same time, he raised his right arm high, and a large purple light emanated from his palm, covering the golden flat top.
When the purple light shone, a huge black hole emitting purple brilliance instantly appeared on the golden flat top, and the high platform where Chen Mu and the others were located rushed directly into it.
Except for Chen Mu, everyone was so frightened that they closed their eyes,
The little girl also lay down in Chen Mu's arms, clutching his clothes tightly.
Looking at the crumpled little face in his arms, Chen Mu smiled gently, and secretly decided in his heart:
As long as I can breathe, I won't let you be hurt 'anymore', and you are the only relative in my world.
Then, as if he had thought of something, Chen Mu's eyes instantly dimmed.
If you want to go back to your family, your big brother will do everything he can to help you...... Chen Mu prepared for the worst and the best.
Just when Chen Mu was thinking a lot, Marcus, who was not far away, was the first to open his eyes, looked at the rapidly retreating black walls on both sides, and subconsciously said:
"Where are we?"
"On the way back." Chen Mu responded lightly.
Then, still holding his right hand high, his palm kept spreading purple ripples outward, invading towards the surrounding walls, maintaining the walls from closing while adding a mysterious purple glow to the dim and dull underground.
"It's so beautiful," the little girl whispered, slowly opening her eyes.
Chen Mu smiled slightly and said, "If you have a chance in the future, the big brother will take you to see the aurora, that is the real beauty." β
Saying that, Chen Mu couldn't help but miss the brilliant aurora before, he had only seen it on the Internet, and he didn't know if there was such a strange beauty in this pirate world...... Chen Mu smiled self-deprecatingly.
βοΌοΌοΌβ The little girl looked at Chen Mu with a puzzled expression, and looked at this strange and kind big brother with a purple glow.
And the little girl's real brother was gritting his teeth, resisting the pressure of recoil, and crawled over with difficulty.
Chen Mu tilted his head slightly, glanced at the little boy who was missing a front tooth with some amusement, and with a slight hook of the little finger of his left hand, a three-meter-high slide instantly rose on the flat golden countertop.
The slide happened to appear under the little boy.
"Ahhh The little boy was suddenly pushed up, and then rolled towards Chen Mu while screaming.
In the blink of an eye, the little boy who was not far from Chen Mu crashed into Chen Mu's arms in a daze, and occupied one side with the little girl.
Why do I feel like a father...... The muscles on Chen Mu's face twitched, and his indifferent smile also became stiff.
...
Time passed in a flash, about ten breaths later.
Two golden pillars made of gold, carrying Chen Mu and the others, rushed out of the huge black hole on the ground.
Looking at the bright night sky, everyone couldn't believe it for a while.
"I actually escaped..."
"We can really escape from De Soro's hands!"
Just as everyone was cheering, Marcus frowned and said in a low tone, "Have you forgotten the gold dust in your body?" β
For a while, everyone seemed to be choked by the throat, unable to make a sound, and the atmosphere fell silent.
At this moment, the little girl tugged at Chen Mu's trousers, raised her round little face, looked at Chen Mu expectantly, and said, "Big brother, can you take out the gold in our body." β
When everyone heard this, they also woke up instantly, and then looked at Chen Mu with hopeful eyes.
"This ......" Chen Mu looked at the little girl with an embarrassed face, looking like he wanted to say something.
After Chen Mu defeated De Solo, he didn't know if the system secretly rewarded him, from that time on, he could clearly feel the existence of all the gold powder, even... Even the gold on De Solo's body, he had a feeling like an arm.
But when it comes to taking the gold powder out of the crowd, it's a bit tricky...
(Note: Chen Mu's feeling is indeed right, after he defeated the original Devil Fruit ability, the corresponding ability can directly surpass the original ability, but this father system does not give corresponding prompts.) οΌ
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Returning to normal, everyone looked at Chen Mu, who was a little hesitant, and the light of hope in their eyes gradually dimmed.
At this moment, Chen Mu sighed: "I can indeed sense the gold powder in your body, but ......"
"But what??" Marcus hurriedly spoke.
Chen Mu frowned slightly and glanced at him, then looked down at the little girl with a nervous face, and sighed in a low voice, "But De Solo can also sense it." β
"If, while I was taking out the gold dust for you, he suddenly manipulated the gold in your body to extend..."
"I can't take care of everyone's safety, even... Someone will die because of it. β
Hearing this, everyone felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on their heads, and their bodies were cold.
Marcus lowered his head, sighed faintly, and said, "Then you better send us back, the only way to save everyone is to switch the seawater pipeline in the pump room." β
"Because De Solo can't control the gold soaked in seawater, and when it is soaked in seawater, the gold dust in our bodies will disappear with it."
Chen Mu was suddenly stunned, and instantly thought of the plot of his previous life.
That's right!
Isn't the solution to cracking the gold powder just to let the seawater pass through the fountain pipes and sprinkle it all over the ship...... Chen Mu's eyes lit up instantly, and then he muttered to himself: Why am I so happy, this gold can't hurt me.
Then I thought about it again.
I thought it was strange from the beginning, De Solo is also a 'strong man' who has awakened the ability of the fruit, how could he choose to flee without a fight, is it really because of my domineering spirit?
Now that I've figured it out, I'm smart enough to make the clone show its face on the ship, which has led to a tiny clone being eroded by gold dust, and I can make a new one at any time.
Exactly because of my good habits, otherwise... There's a real chance I'll capsize at De Solo's hands.
I also have to say that the guys who can mix with the position of emperor in the underground world are really old silver coins...
Marcus said in a low tone, "Can you help us get the seawater?" β
"I can kick you into the sea, but I'm afraid you'll explode halfway..."Chen Mu muttered quietly.
"What did you say??" Marcus looked at Chen Mu with a puzzled expression.
"Nothing, nothing." Chen Mu hurriedly shook his head, then quickly changed the topic and said, "You just said that you want to go back to prison, okay, I'll send you down." β
Everyone: "......"
Seeing the purple halo rippling in Chen Mu's hand again, Marcus hurriedly stopped: "Wait a minute, I have something to say."
Chen Mu was stunned and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Ahem, I think... When we go back to the prison again, we don't necessarily get into the pump room. Marcus said with a serious face.
"Well, go ahead." Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and looked at Marcus for a long time.
Looking at Chen Mu's indifferent demeanor, Marcus lifted his sunglasses and said with a little embarrassment: "De Solo has deployed a vicious golden bat in the pipeline leading to the pump room, and once someone enters the pipeline, they will be attacked, so far..."
"So far, there have been many people who have tried it, but... All failed. A thin man with a dejected face interjected in time.
Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and glanced at the emaciated man, looked at Marcus for a long time and said, "So you want me to go?" β
After hesitating for a second, Marcus nodded firmly, looked directly into Chen Mu's eyes, and said:
"Yes, please help us, help the poor people trapped here." Marcus bowed solemnly.
"Please help us!!" Everyone surrounded Chen Mu in the middle and bowed deeply with tears.
Seeing everyone's posture, Chen Mu, who was already soft-hearted, was stunned for a while.
"Anyway, it's nothing right now... Then I'll help you this time, just this once. Chen Mu glanced at everyone helplessly, then scratched the little girl's nose and said softly: "You are waiting for the big brother here." β
"Okay~~~," the little girl responded in a milky voice.
Chen Mu smiled faintly and said to Marcus: "Help me take care of her and his brother, I'll be back soon." β
After speaking, he escaped directly to the ground and disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
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On the other side, the very top of the Golden King Hotel.
De Solo stands on his huge golden fingers, overlooking the glittering streets and tall buildings below, his greatest masterpieces.
Desolo opened his arms comfortably, enjoying the coolness of the night breeze.
At this moment, Brother Ming's low laughter suddenly came from behind De Soro, and said, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, the navy is here." β
"I know." De Solo replied lightly, still closing his eyes and enjoying the peace of the night.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey...... When do you do it. Brother Ming looked at De Solo's back for a long time.
"What's the hurry, wait for them to go first." De Solo said with a flat expression.
After a pause, De Solo slowly opened his eyes, turned to look at Brother Ming who was sitting in mid-air, and teased: "Is that guy so terrible, he actually made the famous Joke of the underground world."
, can only be forced to stand in the air. β
In the face of De Solo's ridicule, Doflamingo raised his eyebrows disdainfully, and said casually: "I just think that these gold... It's an eyesore. β
Seeing the muscles on De Soro's face tremble, Brother Ming, who was satisfied, laughed strangely and continued: "Do you want to know how terrible this guy is..."
"Huh?" De Soro frowned, and the smile on his face retracted.
"Five! Ten! Hundred million! Seashell! Village! Doflamingo said word for word.
"You!" De Solo was furious, with an expression of longing to eat him.
Looking at De Soro's appearance, Ming Ge laughed heartily.
De Solo took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said, "You'd better be careful, the navy really dispatched two generals this time, as well as the former marshal Sengoku, not just for the Straw Hat Pirates." β
"Hey, hey, hey, hey... Of course I know, and the heavenly gold you handed in. Brother Ming smiled evilly.
"Yes, and the heavenly gold I handed over." The corners of De Solo's mouth curled up and he grinned intriguingly.
Looking at De Soro's incomprehensible smile, the smile on Doflamingo's face instantly retracted, and he said coldly, "What do you want to do." β
"Hehe, of course I want to catch the pirates, hahahaha..." De Soro laughed and turned to leave.
Brother Ming, on the other hand, looked at De Solo's back thoughtfully and fell into thought.
I don't know how long it took, Doflamingo retreated from his contemplative state, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he leisurely 'swinged' in the direction where the Draco people were.
The exclusive strange laughter also echoed in the sky above the entire Golden City, and it did not disperse for a long time.
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On the other side, the Straw Hats, who couldn't find Chen Mu's figure, returned to the door of the hotel.
Nami touched the ground with a pensive face, muttering, "How can I go down..."