One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"fire punch!"

A torrent of flames, like a waterfall, swept down, the terrifying heat distorting the air, causing both Lark and Deus to change color simultaneously.

Lark abandoned Deus and tried to dodge with a shave, but he wasn't fast enough to escape the waterfall of flames pouring down from above.

Just then, a hemispherical transparent dome flashed by.

The lark's body vanished in an instant as it flew sideways, causing Ace, who was falling from the sky, to let out a surprised exclamation.

He grabbed the still-dazed Deus, his lower body transforming into a billowing pillar of fire. Without even trying to steal the ship, he simply lifted Deus into the sky and flew swiftly towards the distant sea.

Although he was holding someone in his arms, the flames shooting out from beneath him gave Ace a powerful propulsion, allowing him to accelerate and rush further away.

Below, on the sea surface, a huge, boundless whirlpool had appeared at some unknown time.

At the center of the dark vortex, some terrifying energy seemed to be brewing.

From behind, an even more immense force surged forth.

It was Rorschach!

A strong sense of crisis made Ace's heart pound with anxiety.

"Come back to Marine Headquarters with me, Ace!"

Behind him, Rorschach ripped open his shirt, his figure gradually growing taller, about to transform into a Qilin beastman and crush Ace in one blow.

suddenly!

The sea surface within a radius of several thousand meters below began to churn, with seawater rapidly surging upwards.

The entire ocean as far as the eye could see seemed to be pushed up from beneath the surface by some giant monster, suddenly forming a huge wave crest.

Then, the enormous sea wave surged into the sky with a deafening roar, transforming into a towering column of water thousands of meters in diameter that shot straight into the heavens.

This sudden change caused Luo Xia, who was chasing behind, to stop in his tracks and retreat hundreds of meters before he barely managed to avoid the impact of the towering water column.

But Ace, who was ahead of them, wasn't so lucky.

While holding onto Deus, he was completely submerged by the towering column of water.

His powers dissipated, and he reverted to human form, feeling limp and powerless.

Then, it was swept up by the roaring, towering seawater and rushed thousands of meters into the sky.

"A surging ocean current?"

Rorschach's lips twitched.

He didn't dare to rush into the sea to save people.

And they can't catch up.

The surging ocean current was incredibly fast, creating a spectacular sight, like a waterfall cascading down from the sky, flowing upstream and piercing the heavens.

The distant, broken island trembled violently, as if a major earthquake had struck.

Kulikai, who was digging a pit to bury his dead friend, was so weak that he lost his balance and was blown away by the storm brought up by the surging current, falling far into the chaotic sea behind him.

Kulikai showed no fear on his face, nor did he try to struggle, letting the gale blow him away.

He was not afraid of death, but he had some regrets in his heart that he could not find the existence of the Golden City to prove that his ancestor Noland was not lying four hundred years ago.

Just as he was about to fall into the sea, Kulikai suddenly heard an even more rapid whirring sound in his ears.

Then he felt a tightness in his body, as if something unseen was constricting him, pulling him up, and sending him flying into the sky.

Kulikai froze, turned his head, and saw a silver-haired boy looking at him gently from a distance.

Chapter 294 Cleanup Complete

An invisible chain of air extended hundreds of meters from Rorschach's hand, restraining Kulikai who was about to fall into the sea, and flew into the air, quickly arriving in front of Rorschach.

"Navy, thank you for saving us. Was the lightning that killed the Hyena Pirates also your doing?"

Kulikai expressed his gratitude.

"It was just a small favor. By the way, my name is Luo Xia, what's your name, sir?"

Luo Xia smiled, and a howling wind swept through the air, lifting the two of them and flying towards the port of Mogu Town.

“My name is Kulikai. This is truly a miraculous power, Mr. Rorschach…”

Feeling the air surging around his body, Kulikai looked surprised.

“A little trick. By the way, why did those pirates attack you before? Was it related to those golden statues? Those statues look rather ancient.”

Luo Xia suddenly asked.

Kulikai's body trembled slightly, then he sighed, relaxed, and told Luo Xia about the golden statue without hiding anything.

"Those golden statues were found underwater near Gaya Island."

Every now and then, I find a few ancient-style gold statues in the sea.

But I couldn't keep any of them; Bellamy the hyena was always watching me. Every time I made a gain, those greedy guys would snatch it away.

This time, because I retrieved a large number of gold statues, my friends… Maxira and the others tried to help me protect them, but were tragically murdered by Bellamy.

As he spoke, Kulik looked at Rorschach's retreating figure and said in a low voice, "You saved my life, and I'm willing to give those golden statues to the Navy..."

Rorschach stopped in mid-flight, turned around, and waved.

"I think you've misunderstood. I don't want your gold."

Upon hearing this, Kulikai was somewhat surprised.

When Rorschach mentioned the golden statues, he assumed that Rorschach, like Bellamy, had his eye on the gold.

Luo Xia's gaze fell on the chestnut-shaped hair on his head, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Speaking of which, Uncle Kulikai, your appearance always reminds me of the stories my parents used to tell me when I was a child. The story of the great adventurer Montblanc Noland and the Golden City four hundred years ago."

"The great adventurer..."

Kulikai's eyes suddenly reddened.

He had lost count of how long it had been since he had heard anyone say that his ancestor was a great adventurer, not a liar.

Four hundred years ago, when his ancestor Noland returned to his homeland from the Land of Gold and told the king about his adventures there, the story continues.

The king set off with his army in high spirits, hoping to obtain the vast amount of gold in the land of gold.

But when the king arrived at Gaya Island with Noland, he did not see any sign of the so-called golden land.

The extremely disappointed king angrily rebuked Noland, calling him a liar and a big liar.

Upon returning to the North Sea, he ordered Noland's execution.

From then on, Noland, who was originally famous worldwide for his rich adventure experience, went from being a respected great adventurer to being known as a big talker by countless people.

The Montblanc family's reputation was thus ruined.

Kulik searched for gold on Gaya Island year after year to prove to the world that the land of gold truly existed, thereby washing away the shame of the Montblanc family and vindicating their ancestor, the adventurer Noland, from four hundred years ago.

"Uncle Kulikai? Are you alright?" Luo Xia asked with concern.

“I’m fine.” Kulik shook his head with a wry smile. “Mr. Rorschach, you may not know this, but I am actually a descendant of Noland. My full name is Montblanc Kulik.”

"Uncle Kulikai is actually a descendant of the adventurer Noland? In that case, we're from the same hometown."

Luo Xia grinned, turned around and sped up, leading Kulikair towards the port.

"Fellow villager?" Kulikai asked in surprise.

“That’s right, I also come from the Kingdom of Lubnilu. Isn’t that Noland’s hometown?”

"Mr. Rorschach is also from the Kingdom of Lubnilu?" Kulik asked in surprise.

He never expected to run into people from his hometown here.

Moreover, the other party saved him twice.

"Brother Rorschach! Was that man who just unleashed flames... Supernova Fire Fist Ace?"

As soon as Luo Xia landed, he saw Skylark hurrying towards him.

"Yes, it is indeed Fire Fist Ace. He is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson."

"Huh?" Hibari froze, her mouth slightly agape. "What did you say? Fire Fist Ace is Garp's grandson?"

Rorschach nodded.

"Are you kidding me? Garp's grandson actually became a pirate, and a Supernova pirate at that, and a Logia-type Mera Mera no Mi user at that." Hibari found it unbelievable.

This Fire Fist Ace doesn't look much older than Brother Rorschach, yet his strength is already so formidable.

If you can join the Navy, your future achievements will be limitless.

"It's such a pity. I really don't know how Grandpa Garp raised his grandson. He was the best Marine himself, yet he let his grandson become a pirate."

Yun Que thought to herself, "What a pity."

Then her heart skipped a beat as she looked at the towering ocean currents that were constantly flowing upstream.

Those of them, who were at the port of Magic Valley Town, all witnessed the scene where the flames that had just been flying in the sky were extinguished by the suddenly rising seawater.

"Brother Rorschach! That Fire Fist Ace... he was swallowed by the sea, is he dead?"

"I don't know, maybe yes, maybe no, who knows? I've already given him a choice, and nobody knows what the future holds."

Luo Xia shook his head and said nothing more.

The lark remained silent.

Only then did Lark see Kulik, who had landed at the port with Rorschach.

She immediately noticed Kulikai's distinctive chestnut-colored hair and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Hey? Brother Rorschach, did you bring the adventurer Noland back?"

Rorschach's lips twitched. "Are you an idiot? Noland died four hundred years ago. This is Uncle Kulik, a descendant of Noland."

Lark's eyes immediately lit up as she looked at Kulik with great curiosity. "Uncle, are you really a descendant of the adventurer Noland? I've heard Noland's adventure stories since I was little. By the way, I'm also from the North Sea. Uncle, since you're a descendant of Noland, could you tell me about Mr. Noland's story?"

“No problem, if you have time, Miss Navy.” Kulik gave a relieved smile.