Chapter 202 Surrounded? (4 Updates)

Under the captain's command, the entire pirate fleet sprang into action. Everyone stopped their feasting and began performing their duties with a speed and efficiency that belied their pirate nature.

To be precise, he doesn't resemble a typical pirate.

"Captain, what do you think that could be?"

At this moment, many pirates, even without binoculars, could vaguely see the dark shadow floating on the sea in the distance, and they discussed it amongst themselves.

First mate Renault stood beside Qing Cang, also looking at the dark figure, and asked with a serious expression.

"I think it looks like a ship, come and take a look." Qingcang handed the binoculars in his hand to his good brother.

"Hmm...it really does look a bit like it."

Reynolds took the telescope, observed for a while, and then answered.

"But what's that? It looks round, not like a sail at all."

Although the shadow had become quite large in the telescope, the limited moonlight meant that only the outline could be seen, and the details could not be clearly discerned.

A smile appeared on Qing Cang's face, and his eyes gleamed with a wisdom that was different from when he was drinking.

"Have you heard of Sky Islands? Legend has it that above our heads, in places invisible to the naked eye, float isolated islands. Many people who believed in the existence of Sky Islands tried every means to reach them, but none of them succeeded. As a result, fewer and fewer people believed in Sky Islands in the past."

"Sky Island?" Renault put down his binoculars, looking at Qingcang with some doubt.

"I've heard some things about it, but what does that have to do with our current situation?"

Qing Cang's smile widened: "Of course it's related! You know, I also believe in the existence of Sky Island, and I've always believed it, even though no one has ever found it."

"If that dark shape really is a ship, and it fell from the sky, then under what circumstances would a ship fall from the sky?"

Renault opened his mouth, then gradually came to his senses, and said in disbelief, "Captain, you, you mean..."

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"Yes!" Qing Cang replied, his eyes flashing with an inscrutable light.

I believe there is only one possibility, and that is—

This is a ship that has landed on a sky island and just disembarked. And that round thing you mentioned is the descent device installed on the ship!

Renault was deeply shocked by the captain's confident reasoning.

"Is this...is this really possible?" He subconsciously looked at the dark figure ahead.

Even though he always trusted the captain's judgment, he still harbored some doubts about such an absurd issue.

"Whether this is the truth or not, we'll find out when we get there." Qing Cang stood at the bow of the ship with his arms crossed, his only black coat fluttering in the sea breeze.

He trusted his judgment because his judgment had never been wrong!

With the fleet moving at full speed, they approached the shadowy figure in just fifteen minutes.

By this time, the pirates had realized that the dark figure was indeed a ship, just as the captain had said!

The round, bulging thing on the ship turned out to be a giant octopus. Its thick tentacles gripped the entire ship, as if it was thanks to the octopus that the ship did not plummet!

"Captain, what... what is this...?"

Seeing such an unbelievable scene, many pirates felt their brains couldn't keep up, their mouths agape, and they rubbed their eyes frantically, afraid that what they were seeing was an illusion.

"Hahaha! That's right, this must be a ship from the Sky Island! There's absolutely no mistake!"

Upon seeing this scene, Qingcang burst into laughter, finding the seemingly illogical scene perfectly reasonable.

If there were no method beyond the imagination of ordinary people, how could one reach the sky island that countless people yearn for but cannot obtain, and return to the sea safely?

The scene before him, which challenges our understanding, further confirms that his inference is correct!

He waved his hand dismissively and said with imposing force, "Brothers, surround it! We'll wait quietly for it to land!"

'

"Yes, Captain!"

In mid-air, aboard the Dream Chaser, which was descending steadily toward the sea, Sanji, Robin, and Pupu listened intently as Nami recounted her initial experiences with Goku.

"To be honest, my encounter with Goku was full of coincidences. At that time, I was still running around for the goal of 100 million Berries. Once, I stole a gang's treasure and bumped into Goku in a corner while I was running away."

"Wukong really hurt me terribly when he bumped into me, but he acted like nothing happened. I even thought to myself, 'Where did this freak come from?'"

When Nami recounted this experience, she touched her knee, as if she could still feel the pain it had caused.

"Afterwards, the treasures I painstakingly stole were taken away by Wukong, who said he wanted to return them to their rightful owner. I was furious, but there was nothing I could do about it. Plus, the gangsters came after me, so I had no choice but to slink away from that island."

While at sea, I thought I would probably never see Wukong again. Since Wukong hadn't actually done anything wrong, I just accepted my bad luck and tried to forget about it.

But then, another coincidence happened. I actually ran into Goku, who was drifting alone on the sea. He was about to swim to another island, but he fell asleep because he was tired and hungry. And I just happened to see him. Don't you think that's too much of a coincidence?" Nami shook her head and sighed.

"To meet again on this vast ocean seems like a divine arrangement," Robin smiled slightly.

"What a wonderful experience," Sanji nodded in amazement.

"Wow!" (That's right!) Pupu chimed in.

"Snoring! Snoring!"

A discordant voice broke through the crowd. Nami and the others looked over and saw that Goku had fallen asleep at some point, with a string of drool running down the corner of his mouth, making them shake their heads and smile.

The group exchanged smiles, refrained from waking him, and continued listening to Nami recount her experiences.

"6

"...To help me raise 100 million Berries, Goku chose to become a pirate hunter, and I followed him. During that time, we captured quite a few pirates."

"6

""

"Then I met Sanji and defeated Arlong and his gang. Speaking of which, I am really grateful to Goku and Sanji. Without them, I would probably still be living under Arlong's control."

"Well...then the Grand Line came along, first Pupu joined, then Robin joined, forming our current team."

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Through Nami's narration, everyone finally fully understood the journey of their team from nothing to something, from only two members to five members today, and their hearts seemed to grow closer together.

"Oh dear, it's been so long, we haven't even seen how far we are from the sea."

After the story was told, the ship was quiet for a while.

Suddenly, Nami realized that they hadn't paid attention to the distance to the sea for a long time, so she quickly stood up from the deck and went to the side of the ship to check the situation.

At her prompting, the others stood up, wanting to check as well, but Wukong remained sound asleep, snoring away.

"It looks like we're almost there."

Before they even got close to the ship, Nami could already see the sea surface shimmering with the hazy moonlight. Her face lit up with joy, and she judged from this scene that they were very close to the sea.

But not long after, her smile froze, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

"A ship! There's a ship down there! That's a pirate ship!"

It turned out that when she walked to the side of the ship and looked down, she instantly saw several ships with lights on right below them.

The skull and crossbones flags fluttering in the wind clearly indicate that these ships are pirate ships!

"There are pirate ships everywhere: to the left, to the right, in front, and behind."

Upon hearing Nami's exclamation, Sanji quickly surveyed the surrounding area.

He lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled smoke, one hand in his pocket, a hint of seriousness in his eyes: "Looks like we're surrounded. Things aren't looking good."

They are now in mid-air and can only fall downwards. They have no way to run away and are trapped like turtles in a jar.

The enemy has a large number of ships and personnel, and if they are surrounded, the situation will be very unfavorable for them.

After all, these pirate ships are equipped with cannons. If they are targeted by concentrated fire, it will be difficult for them to defend against all the cannonballs. In that case, the Dream Chaser may be sunk.

I never expected that something like this would happen the very first thing they did upon returning to sea.

"It's my fault, it's all my fault. I forgot to check the sea conditions." Nami frowned, feeling somewhat guilty.

She was so engrossed in her reminiscence that she completely forgot about the passage of time.

If she had checked the sea conditions earlier, this dangerous situation might not have occurred.

"Now is not the time to blame ourselves, Nami-san. We need to figure out how to deal with the current situation first," Sanji said calmly.

After saying that, he gently nudged Wukong: "Hey! Wukong, get up quickly, we're in trouble now."

"Hmm... what's wrong?"

Wukong sat up, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Sanji was about to tell him what was going on when they suddenly heard a strange noise above them, as if something was leaking air.

hiss-!!

The enormous octopus suddenly shrank rapidly, shrinking from seven or eight meters to less than half a meter in an instant.

Before Wukong and the others could react, the Dream Chaser, having lost its parachute, plummeted rapidly towards the sea in the blink of an eye, crashing heavily onto the surface from a height of over ten meters, creating a spray of water everywhere!

"Waaaaaah!!"

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