I, Kizaru, only came to the chat group after I became invincible

Chapter 412 Franky Laser!
Although it was still intermittent, the urgency of the conversation was already palpable.

"You sound very anxious."

Robin analyzed.

"They may have indeed encountered some difficulties."

"Then we should definitely go and help!"

Luffy quickened his pace.

"Those in need are the ones who need help the most!"

They continued toward the sound.

The forests are getting denser and the terrain is becoming more complex.

But the sound was becoming clearer, indicating that they were getting closer to their target.

"There seems to be light ahead!"

Sanji pointed into the distance.

"Is that a firelight?"

Indeed, faint lights could be seen glimpsed through the dense woods.

“Be careful.”

Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

"We still don't know who the other party is."

"take it easy."

Luffy didn't care at all.

"If they're bad guys, we'll beat them to a pulp!"

"If they are good people, let's be friends with them!"

"Simple and straightforward!"

As they got closer to the light source, the sound became clearer and clearer.

But strangely, the sound suddenly stopped when they got close enough.

The forest fell silent again, save for the chirping of night insects.

"what happened?"

Nami asked confused.

"They were just talking, why did they suddenly go silent?"

"They may have discovered us."

Robin guessed.

"After all, we made quite a commotion."

"Then let's go take a look!"

Luffy has lost his patience.

"Hiding and dodging is so boring!"

He strode forward and soon arrived near the light source.

But the scene before them stunned everyone.

There was indeed a campfire burning in an open space.

There were some simple chairs and daily necessities around the campfire.

However, the scene was deserted.

“Where are the people?”

Luffy looked around in confusion.

"They were just talking a moment ago."

"And the campfire is still hot, which means they just left."

Sanji checked the condition of the campfire.

"It should have been just a few minutes before we arrived."

"Where did they go?"

Nami also found it strange.

There are no other paths nearby.

Zoro carefully observed his surroundings.

There were footprints on the ground, but they disappeared quickly.

"It's as if they suddenly disappeared."

"That's so strange."

Robin frowned.

"I clearly heard people talking just now, but now I can't find anyone."

"Could it be a ghost?"

Nami asked, somewhat frightened.

"Is this island haunted?"

"impossible!"

Luffy flatly denied it.

"That voice was definitely a living person's voice!"

"And these things are real!"

He pointed to the campfire and the surrounding objects.

"Ghosts don't make fire, nor do they use these things."

"So where did they go?"

Sanji was also confused.

"Could it be able to become invisible?"

Just as everyone was puzzled, faint voices came from afar again.

But this time the sound came from another direction.

"It's starting again?"

Nami said in surprise.

"And they changed locations?"

"Let's go after them and see!"

Luffy immediately ran towards the direction of the new sound.

But when they arrived, the same thing happened again.

There was a campfire and daily necessities, but no one was there.

"What exactly is going on?"

Everyone was confused.

After two hours of exploring the forest, Luffy and his crew returned empty-handed.

They searched several locations where the sound was heard, but each time the result was the same—there were traces of life, but no one was seen.

"That's strange."

Luffy muttered to himself as he walked out of the forest.

"I can hear it clearly, so why can't I find anyone?"

"Perhaps those people are more astute than we think."

Robin analyzed.

"They probably discovered our presence a long time ago, so they hid beforehand."

"But where did they hide?"

Nami shook her head in confusion.

"Those places are all open spaces; there's nowhere to hide."

"And we searched very thoroughly, even looking at the trees."

"Who cares where they're hiding!"

Sanji was getting impatient.

"Since we can't find it, let's just go back and rest."

"It's so late, everyone must be tired."

Zoro also agreed to go back.

"Besides, if those people really don't want to see us, there's no point in forcing them."

"Maybe they'll show up on their own tomorrow during the day."

And so, the expedition team returned to the beach camp full of questions.

The campfire was still burning, and everyone else was waiting for their return.

"So? Did you find anything?"

Chopper asked eagerly.

"Have you spotted the people who were talking?"

"We found some clues, but we didn't see anyone."

Luffy gave a simple answer.

"Those people seem to be very good at hiding."

"I see."

Frankie was somewhat disappointed.

"I thought there would be some interesting discovery."

"Never mind, it's not a bad thing anyway."

Usopp comforted him.

"At least it proves that the people on the island aren't the enemy, otherwise they wouldn't be avoiding us."

“That’s true.”

Brooke nodded.

"If they were the enemy, they would have attacked long ago."

Everyone sat down around the campfire, and Luffy recounted the adventure in detail.

Although no people were found, the traces of life discovered do prove that the island was inhabited.

"It seems our previous assessment was incorrect."

Nami concluded.

"This isn't an uninhabited island; it's just that the residents are quite secluded."

"Perhaps they have some special reason for not wanting to contact outsiders."

Borsalino, who had been listening quietly to the sound, had a thoughtful expression on his face.

His gaze swept over everyone, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

As a former admiral, Borsalino possesses extensive combat experience and keen observation skills.

While Luffy and his crew were recounting their adventure, he noticed a strange phenomenon.

There seemed to be something off about everyone's shadow.

Under the glow of the campfire, everyone's shadows were cast on the ground.

But Borsalino noticed that the shadows were thicker than usual.

It's as if something has appeared in the shadows.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Borsalino thought to himself.

"Perhaps it's just an illusion caused by the unstable light from the campfire."

But his intuition told him that things weren't that simple.

As a Logia-type user of the Light-Light Fruit, Borsalino is particularly sensitive to light and shadow.

He could clearly sense that these shadows were indeed unusual.

"Mr. Borsalino?"

Nami noticed that he was spacing out.

What are you thinking about?

"nothing."

Borsalino looked away.

"I just think the moonlight is beautiful tonight." He pointed to the bright moon in the sky.

"Anything strange can happen on a night like this."

"Yes, the moonlight is indeed very bright."

Robin also looked up.

"No wonder those people are able to operate at night."

"With such moonlight, the forest won't be too dark."

"Alright, everyone must be tired."

Sanji stretched.

"Get some rest; we'll continue resupply work tomorrow."

"That's right."

Luffy yawned too.

"I'm really tired after all that tonight."

Everyone gradually returned to their respective tents to rest.

Borsalino said he would be working the second night shift, and told Zoro to go and rest first.

"I'll wake everyone up if anything happens."

he said calmly.

"You can all go to sleep peacefully."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Zoro was indeed quite tired.

"Remember to call me if you need anything."

Soon, the camp quieted down.

Only the sound of waves and the chirping of night insects echoed in the air.

Borsalino sat alone by the campfire, ostensibly on night duty, but actually carefully observing the situation around each tent.

As expected, his worries were justified.

Under the moonlight, the shadows cast beside each tent took on unusual shapes.

The shadows were much thicker than usual, and their edges were blurred.

Even stranger, these shadows seemed to be moving slowly.

It's not because of the movement of the light source, but because the shadow itself is wriggling.

"There was definitely a problem."

Borsalino confirmed his judgment.

"But what exactly is that?"

He recalled Luffy and his crew's encounter in the forest.

Those mysterious voices, those vanished figures.
"Could it be..."

A possibility emerged in Borsalino's mind.

"Those people didn't disappear, but instead hid in the shadows?"

The idea sounds absurd, but in a world full of strange abilities, anything is possible.

Borusalino decided to continue observing and wait for the right opportunity.

If there is a real threat, he must act at the most opportune moment.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Two, three, four o'clock in the morning
The anomaly in the shadows became increasingly obvious.

Borsalino could even see what appeared to be human-shaped outlines moving within those heavy shadows.

It's like someone swimming in the shadows.

"This ability is very dangerous."

Borsalino became secretly wary.

"If one could control shadows, one could approach the enemy without being detected."

"No wonder Luffy and his crew couldn't find any trace of those people."

At this moment, a change occurred.

At 4:30 a.m., when it was darkest, the shadows began to writhe violently.

Starting from next to Luffy's tent, a human-shaped silhouette slowly rose from the shadows.

The silhouette was entirely black, like a shadow.

But it moved very nimbly, cautiously approaching the tent.

Immediately afterwards, the shadows next to the other tents also began to move.

Nami's, Zoro's, Sanji's
A shadowy humanoid figure rose up next to each tent.

Their target was clear—the Straw Hat Pirates members sleeping soundly in the tent.

Borsalino knew the time had come.

"A eight-foot mirror!"

He instantly transformed into a beam of light and appeared in front of Luffy's tent.

The golden light illuminated the entire camp, and the shadowy humanoid figure that was about to enter the tent immediately stopped.

"Who goes there?!"

Borsalino's voice echoed throughout the camp.

"What are you up to, sneaking around like that?"

The intense light revealed the true forms of all the shadowy figures.

They are indeed made of shadows, but they possess human intelligence and the ability to act.

"We've been discovered!"

One of the shadow figures spoke.

"This guy was actually able to sense our presence!"

"Move quickly! Before they're fully awake!"

Another shadow figure urged.

"Shadow Binding!"

All the shadow figures launched their attack simultaneously.

They unleashed countless black tentacles, reaching towards each tent.

The tentacles weren't targeting the tent, but rather the people inside it.

“You wish!”

Borsalino immediately retaliated.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Ornament!"

Countless beams of light shot towards those shadowy tentacles.

Light has a natural property of suppressing shadows; the tentacles vanished immediately after being hit by the light projectiles.

"Everyone, wake up!"

Borsalino shouted loudly.

"Enemy attack!"

The people in the tent were awakened by the loud noise.

Luffy was the first to rush out of the tent.

"What happened?"

He wasn't fully awake yet, and his eyes looked somewhat dazed.

"careful!"

Borsalino offered a reminder.

"There's an enemy who can control shadows!"

"shadow?"

Luffy looked at his feet in confusion.

What's wrong with my shadow?

Indeed, Luffy's shadow was much thicker than usual, and it was constantly writhing.

"Something's wrong!"

Zoro also rushed out of the tent.

He immediately noticed something was wrong.

"There's something wrong with these shadows!"

"Shadow Devouring!"

Just then, a huge opening suddenly appeared in the shadow beneath Luffy's feet.

A shadowy humanoid figure leaped out and pounced directly at Luffy.

"Rubber rubber—fist gun!"

Luffy instinctively retaliated, but his fist passed right through the shadow figure's body.

"What? You missed?"

"That's made of shadows!"

Borsalino explained.

Physical attacks are ineffective against them!

"The Kusanagi Sword!"

He summoned his lightsaber and slashed at the shadowy humanoid figure.

The lightsaber, radiating intense light, instantly sliced ​​the shadowy humanoid figure in two.

"what!"

The shadowy humanoid figure let out a painful scream before vanishing into thin air.

"So light works on them!"

Luffy suddenly realized.

"Then I'll give it a try!"

"Rubber, rubber—Red Eagle!"

He activated fourth gear, and his body burst into flames.

Firelight does have some effect on shadows, but it's not as effective as Borsalino's light.

At the same time, everyone else came out of the tent.

Shadow figures emerged from everyone's shadow, plunging the camp into chaos.

"Three-Sword Style - Demon Slash!"

Zoro's slash, imbued with intense killing intent, was even able to harm the shadow figure.

"Demon Wind Kick - Flame Shot!"

Sanji's burning foot kicked away a shadowy humanoid figure.

"Thunderous Weather - Lightning Gun!"

Nami's lightning attacks are also very effective.

"It seems that light, fire, and electricity can all be used to deal with them."

Robin observed and analyzed as he went.

"But my abilities are of little use to them."

"Twenty rounds of flowers!"

Her outstretched arm reached for the shadowy humanoid figure, but passed right through it.

"No, physical attacks are indeed ineffective."

"let me!"

Franky fired a laser cannon.

"Frankie Laser!"

The laser hit the shadowy humanoid figure, and the effect was excellent.

"Awesome! My laser is working too!"

The battle lasted for about ten minutes.

With everyone's combined attack, all the shadow figures were destroyed.

(End of this chapter)