The slaves surged toward the gate of freedom like a tidal wave.

The elderly, women, children, young adults, the wounded, the sick... people who were once bound by chains and treated like livestock are now rushing out like madmen.

The navy is intercepting them.

Killing.

Amidst the flashing blades and splattering blood, screams echoed as slaves fell one after another, but more slaves surged forward, trampling over the corpses of their comrades, continuing their charge.

No one looked back!

Freedom is just ahead.

Even if I die, I want to die outside that door.

Noc caught a glimpse of this during the battle, but had no time to reflect.

Because Momousagi's sword has come again.

...

Finally, the exit was completely breached.

The slaves surged out of the enormous gate like a tidal wave, crying and laughing as they rushed toward the ocean below.

But soon they stopped again.

Before them lay the vast ocean; how could they continue their escape?

The slaves, who had just dreamed of gaining freedom, now stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the unreachable sea, their faces filled with despair.

"How could this be...?"

"There's no boat..."

"How...how do we get down?"

A slave wept uncontrollably, but through his blurred vision, he saw...

"Ship! It's a ship!"

"Look below."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Something is rising from beneath the sea surface.

Huge shadows, one after another, rose from the deep blue sea, growing closer and clearer.

Whoosh—!

A ship broke through the sea and surged out of the water.

The coating shimmered with iridescent colors under the moonlight, the sails were already raised, and the ship was filled with fishmen.

Then came the second, the third, and the fourth—

Eighteen large coated ships emerged from the seabed and lined up neatly below the cliff, like a row of saviors who had been waiting for a long time.

The fishermen on the boat waved their arms and shouted loudly.

"Get down quickly!"

"There are ropes on the boat!"

"Jump down! We'll catch you!"

The slaves on the cliff were stunned.

Then someone was the first to jump.

The rope landed precisely in his hands, and the people on the boat pulled him aboard. Standing on the deck, he looked down at his hands and the planks beneath his feet, and he cried.

Then came the second, the third, the tenth, the hundredth...

One by one, the slaves jumped off the ship, were caught by the fishmen on board, and pulled aboard. At this moment, the coated ships, like giant cradles, floated steadily on the sea, waiting for more children to return home.

But just as the slaves were filled with hope, they suddenly saw a flash of light appear in the thick fog.

It's Kizaru! He's finally arrived!

"We can't just let you go like this!"

As Kizaru said this, golden light began to gather around his body.

The slaves were filled with despair.

And so Kizaru gathered, gathered, gathered...

...

Nock, seeing that most of the slaves had fled, shouted to Tiger, who was still fighting fiercely not far away:

"Boss Tiger!"

Tiger punched a Marine away and looked back at him.

"It's time to go!"

Tiger grinned and nodded.

Nock turned to Peach Rabbit and gave her a sly smile.

"I'm not playing with you anymore."

Momousagi's eyes turned cold, and she drew her sword, ready to charge forward.

Nock raised his hand and unleashed a water punch.

Momousagi parried with her sword, while Kinbira shattered the water dragon, sending water splashing everywhere.

But when the mist cleared, there was no trace of Knok.

Momousagi sheathed her sword, stood in the rain, and gazed at the swirling mist, remaining silent for a moment.

"They run fast."

...

Nok's figure weaved through the mist, catching up with the last batch of slaves. The first thing he saw was that dazzling golden light.

"Tsk... Kizaru, what an enemy I don't want to face."

He clicked his tongue, looked at the increasingly bright golden light, and then transformed into a cloud of mist and rushed up.

Kizaru floated in the air, palms down, tilting his head to look at the fleeing ships below. The golden light surrounding him continued to gather, growing brighter and more dazzling...

The slaves on the ship cried out in despair.

"It's over...it's over..."

"We can't escape!"

Tiger tensed every muscle in his body as he leaped onto a boat.

The other skilled slaves were also on high alert, determined to withstand the attack even at the cost of their lives!

Buy time for the ship to dive into the ocean!

Meanwhile, the fishmen wielding the rudder tensed their muscles, exerting all their strength to try and propel the ship underwater as quickly as possible.

Now that things have come to this, we can only try to escape as many as possible!

Moreover, they chose to believe in Brother Knock and Brother Tiger!

They will stop them!

"Knok, it's all up to you!"

On a large ship, Jinbe gritted his teeth and worked with all his might to maneuver the rudder.

Finally, the golden light shot out!

"Sayonara~"

The Eight-Foot Magatama!

The golden light diffused, as if illuminating the entire sea.

Nock gritted his teeth and did everything in his power!

Unleash the full power of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit.

The moisture in the air, those ubiquitous tiny water droplets, began to rearrange themselves according to his will. Not condensing into clouds, not turning into rain, but rather—

Change the density!

Change the refractive index.

Let the light stray!

Kizaru's laser, in the end, is still light.

Light bends when it encounters a medium of different densities!

Nock unleashed his full Observation Haki, sensing the trajectory of the golden light spots while manipulating the surrounding moisture to create layers of barriers of varying density in front of each light.

Just a tiny bit off is enough!

Tiger clenched his fists, and the slaves stared wide-eyed.

finally--

The beam of light arrives.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosion was deafening, and the seawater was blasted into towering waves.

But the people on the ship are still alive.

They opened their eyes and stared in disbelief at what they were seeing.

Those beams of light that should have riddled them with holes—

They're all off-center!

Some grazed the side of the ship, some shot into the sea, and some even shot in the opposite direction. Only a few hit the ship, and they only grazed a few people.

Kizaru's attack missed!

On the cliff, Kizaru lowered his finger and froze.

He certainly didn't hold back in that attack.

He looked down at his hands, then at the intact ships, and at Nok floating below him.

"Oh dear..."

He scratched his head.

"I see, what an amazing young man!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the eighteen coated ships began to rapidly submerge.

The seawater engulfed the ship, the coating shimmering faintly in the dark water, like a group of giant whales eager to escape. The slaves on board looked up through the coating, at the sky that had just become their burial ground, their vision blurred by tears of relief.

Nock should leave too.

Just as he was about to turn into mist and escape, his vision suddenly blurred.

A golden light appeared before him.

fast.

too fast.

His Observation Haki barely caught the killing intent before his body couldn't react in time.

Kizaru's leg was already raised.

Have you ever been kicked by the light?

That lazy voice rang in my ears, with a hint of amusement.

Nock's pupils suddenly contracted.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like