Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

"it is good……"

Wapa responded.

His mind was no longer on this; it was preoccupied with thoughts of dominance...

Have they, Sandia, been out of touch with the world for so long that they no longer even know about this power?

……

The Black Demon sets sail.

Several Sandia warriors wearing special "skate shoes" followed beside them.

Under their guidance, they proceeded towards the "sacred" Apayado.

The distance is not far.

After traveling for about half an hour, Rocks and his men saw the island ahead.

That island has land and tall trees.

If it weren't for the vast sea of ​​white clouds and the distant, layered mountain ranges, one might mistake this place for the Great Sea Route below...

Nami couldn't help but feel fortunate: "Even islands like this can be swept up to sky islands by the Sky Current. It's truly a miracle we survived it."

Rocks glanced at Nami and said, "Even if it were the surging current we rode up, it wouldn't have had the power to lift half an island onto a sky island."

Nami glared at Rocks: "That was dangerous too. I hope you won't be so impulsive next time!"

Locus: "..."

So you deliberately brought this up just to give him a heads-up?

"Should we go straight in? I heard this place is forbidden territory, and that Enel is watching it all the time."

Robin asked Rocks, "If we go in, won't we be discovered immediately?"

Lox didn't seem to care: "So what if we've been discovered? They were our target to begin with. If they had just shown themselves, it would have saved us a lot of trouble."

They had three objectives for this trip.

First, find the Poneglyphs; second, find the gold; third, find Enel...

Sensing something, Yixiao's eyes darted to a spot, and she slowly said, "Oh? Very strong Observation Haki. We've been discovered..."

A scan using Observation Haki will be detected by Observation Haki.

Yi Xiao noticed someone was "watching" them...

"Was it indeed discovered, and was action taken directly?"

Lox was unaware that he was being "watched".

Perhaps this is a characteristic of Ikko's Observation Haki.

It's also possible that Rocks' Observation Haki wasn't strong enough?

However, the flash of lightning in the sky confirmed that they had indeed been discovered, and that Enel had taken action!

'Crack!'

Lightning bolts descended from the sky, transforming into pillars powerful enough to destroy the entire Black Demon...

'Boom!'

Rocks made his move, raising his hand and throwing a punch.

The explosive force of the punch shattered the lightning pillar, causing it to explode like fireworks.

Arcs of lightning struck various locations, triggering a series of small explosions...

Lox's lips curled slightly: "Looks like they don't want to have a proper 'talk' with us..."

Nami was so angry she gritted her teeth: "How despicable! Do they actually want to kill us? Xiao Luo, we absolutely cannot let them get away with this!"

"You're attracted to their abilities, aren't you?"

"No way! If the other party were innocent, I, Nami, would never steal someone else's abilities. But since they attacked us, they must be a bad person, right?"

"It seems so."

"Three times! If they dare to attack us three times, we won't let them off easily!"

Nami said fiercely.

She is a kind person at heart, although the Thunder Fruit sounds like a perfect match for her.

However, this alone would not lead to the decision to let Rocks kill someone to obtain the Devil Fruit.

If the other person is truly beyond redemption...

There's nothing we can do about that!

'Crack!'

The lightning bolt materialized again and crashed down, its target the Black Demon, only to be shattered by a single punch from Rocks...

'Crack!'

Another bolt of lightning struck, but it was also blocked by Rocks...

After the three lightning bolts struck, the attack ceased.

Locke smirked: "This is the third time. It seems like they can hear us."

If I remember correctly.

Enel combined his abilities with Observation Haki, allowing him to hear the conversations of everyone on Skypiea...

Similar to electromagnetic waves

Hearing this, Nami became even angrier. She felt that Enel was provoking them: "Damn it, is that Enel so domineering?"

Lox still smiled: "After all, the other party considers himself a god, so it's normal for him to be a bit domineering."

Robin looked up at the sky and shook his head: "All three attacks were aimed at taking our lives. What a ruthless person..."

"They don't intend to continue attacking. It seems they did hear what Nami just said and responded to it..."

Lox couldn't help but click his tongue.

Enel is quite something; the three lightning bolts echoed Nami's earlier words.

That certainly fits their "god" status...

"Let's go," Lockes said. "Let's go into the island first and see what they're up to. Let's have some fun with them."

“I won’t pretend our provocation didn’t happen…”

The Black Demon was docked at the shore, and Rocks and the others disembarked.

Together with several Sandia warriors, we ascended to Apayado and ventured further in...

……

At the same time.

A shrine in a certain location in Apayato.

This is Enel's residence.

"A Qinghai native? Having withstood my divine punishment three times, he seems far more formidable than the other Qinghai people..."

In the shrine, Enel sat languidly, munching on a Sky Island apple. His expression was calm and composed, yet it conveyed the aloofness of a "god."

His Observation Haki, combined with his abilities, allowed him to perceive the situation there clearly.

Enel took a bite of his apple, grinned, and said, "If you want to challenge my authority as a 'god,' then let me see what kind of fun you can bring me..."

He didn't take Lox and his men seriously.

After all, he is a "god".

God is not afraid.

God also possesses absolute power.

The one who should be afraid is someone else.

It's rare to see some seemingly extraordinary people from Qinghai enter this "sacred realm," and they even speak disrespectfully to him.

Then let's have some fun together...

Enel summoned four priests, still lounging in his chair: "A few Qinghai invaders have arrived in the Sanctuary. I'm lifting the restrictions on you; go and 'test' them..."

"Oh, right, don't kill them. Remember to bring them here. They seem to want to talk to me. I'm somewhat interested..."

Want to have a chat with this amazing guy?

sure.

However, this only applies if one is a prisoner.

God does not readily appear before people.

Unless it's a criminal for whom he needs to execute...

……

Led by the Sandia, Lox and his party quickly arrived at the ruins of Shandora.

Perhaps it was the fact that the Sandia warriors, who only remembered the location but had never actually been there, found some "memories" in their bloodline when they looked at the homeland of their ancestors.

They stared blankly at this land, these ruins...

Tears welled up in some of their eyes.

It was quite a touching scene.

However, Rocks was unmoved and simply let them stand there in a daze...

"Isn't the main historical text here?"

Robin is exploring the ruins of Shandora, but has not found the whereabouts of the Poneglyphs.

She looked at the ancient inscriptions on the ruins wall: "Keep the truth in your heart, keep your mouth shut... With the sound of the great bell tower... the great bell tower located at the center of the four altars..."

"You must be referring to the Golden Bell mentioned in Mr. Coolidge's diary, right?"

"But...it's not here..."

Couricette's diary of Montblanc Noland and the ancient texts found here both mention "the Great Bell Tower" and "the Golden Bell"...

This is Chandora, the golden city that Montblanc Nolando found.

She also learned from the chief of Hidden Cloud Village that the historical inscription was embedded in the base of the Golden Bell tower...

However, the Golden Bell is not here!

Rocks approached Robin and smiled at her, saying, "I've found the location of the Golden Bell."

"Ok?"

Robin was surprised; she still had no clue what was going on. Curious, she asked, "You already know? Don't tell me you found it with your Observation Haki?"

"I guess so, but of course there's also my speculation."

Lox pointed to the enormous vine that shot into the sky: "That vine runs through the center of this site, and according to the Sandia chief, the Golden Bell was originally located at the center of this altar."

"Then it's possible that the Golden Bell was pushed up onto the vines. Based on this deduction, I spread my Observation Haki in that direction and found the location of the Golden Bell."

"so it is……"

Robin nodded and glanced at Rocks: "As expected of the captain, he even considered something like this."

Let's just leave it at that.

Robin didn't want to dwell on it too much.

Robin looked at the vines over there: "So, if we climb the vines, we can find the Poneglyphs?"

"right."

Lox nodded, looking in one direction: "But let's deal with the attacking enemy first, there's no rush."

“Others have sent people to ‘entertain’ us, so if we don’t give them a proper ‘welcome,’ they’ll think we’re impolite.”

According to my Observation Haki, someone is approaching this way.