One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Luffy's upper body was bound by an invisible gravity, as if gripped tightly by an unseen giant hand, snatching food from the jaws of Bullet's countless tentacles and flesh buds.

With a laugh and a roar, he unleashed the full power of the Heavy Fruit, forcefully pulling Luffy out from the depths of the surging flesh.

However, his action seemed to have angered Barrett.

On Barrett's body, countless fleshy buds split open to both sides, transforming into a ferocious maw. With a roar, a storm of Conqueror's Haki swept in all directions, stunning hundreds of thousands of people around.

But someone of Yixiao's caliber is clearly not affected by his domineering aura.

But with this roar, the thousands of tentacles on Barrett's body went berserk at this moment, abandoning their attacks on Kizaru, Zephyr, and Shanks, and all gathered together, sticking together and transforming into a giant maw with a diameter of thousands of meters, which swallowed Xiao in one gulp.

With a loud "boom," Luffy was rescued, but Xiao, who couldn't escape in time, was swallowed whole by that huge mouth.

"Isshou! Luffy!"

Shanks' voice was hoarse as he broke free from the surrounding darkness and charged toward them.

Immediately afterwards, there was another deafening roar.

The gaping maw that had just closed exploded with a deafening roar. Amidst the splattering of blood and flesh, a blood-soaked Xiao flew out and was thrown far away.

Luffy, whom he rescued, disappeared!

"He is mine, and no one can take him away."

Deep within the churning flesh, Barrett's face emerged, uttering a voice devoid of any emotion.

The vanished Luffy was embedded in the back of his head, dragged along by countless fleshy buds, slowly sinking into his body.

Luffy's body was rapidly changing; his skin and flesh dissolved, collapsed, and were assimilated into the dark red fleshy buds that surrounded him.

The surrounding granulation tissue kept piling up on his body, or burrowing into his body, or even into his head and facial features!

Shanks could sense that Luffy's life force was not weakening further, but instead was surging strangely!

As the fleshy buds burrowed into Barrett's body, Luffy's life force seemed to be rapidly recovering, and he appeared to be recovering from his injuries at any moment.

However, Shanks' face showed no joy, but rather anxiety and anger.

Because he knew that Luffy's condition wasn't healing, but rather that he was being parasitized, assimilated, and... merged with by the monster Bullet!

Once Barrett completely absorbs Luffy, Luffy will definitely become like Blackbeard and Ryder, with his body and soul controlled by this monster, Barrett.

Whether Luffy will be able to return to normal by then is unknown.

He absolutely cannot bear to see that outcome happen before his eyes.

"Barrett! You madman! Let Luffy go!!"

He roared and charged forward again with Issho, trying to rescue Luffy.

Just then, Beckman, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Totemjika not far behind, suddenly shouted at Shanks.

Shanks! Kill Luffy!

"What?" Yi Xiao, who was struggling to control the gravity field to restrain Barrett's movements, was stunned.

Shanks, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Zephyr were also stunned.

Aokiji thought he had misheard. As he released a large amount of cold air to freeze Totemjika, he turned to look at Beckman, only to hear Beckman shout again.

"Kill Luffy! Quickly!"

Aokiji's expression turned cold, and he stopped attacking Totemjika, turning his attention to Beckman.

"Beckman, what... are you saying?"

"If we don't want to see Barrett devour and assimilate Luffy, it seems there's only one way: kill Luffy before he succeeds!"

Beckman screamed, "Luffy's ability is the Gum-Gum Fruit, which can evolve into the legendary Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, the Sun God Nika form. And Sun God Nika is immortal! As long as his heart beats again and the Drum of Liberation sounds, he will be resurrected and become the Sun God again!"

“But these are just legends recorded in ancient history, and we have never verified their authenticity. Moreover, Luffy’s Gum-Gum Fruit ability has not yet reached the level of awakening…” Shanks understood what Beckman meant, but he hesitated.

He dared not gamble, dared not risk Luffy's life, his destiny spanning eight hundred years, or the future of this world.

"No time left! Let's go all in!"

"Noisy bugs!"

Beckman, who was yelling, was slapped on the body by Totemjika, his body splitting apart and spurting out a lot of blood. He was sent flying backwards in front of Aokiji.

Aokiji didn't go to save him; he just stood there, watching from afar as Luffy, who was now only half a torso and a head, was about to be completely swallowed up by Barrett.

Shanks' right hand, gripping Griffin's longsword, was trembling.

Want to gamble?

If the bet is lost, does the world have to wait another eight hundred years?

The will inherited from Roger will end in this era.

"Luffy..."

He stared blankly at Luffy, who was now just a head with his eyes closed, his face gradually turning rosy, but his eyes, ears, nose and mouth were being burrowed into by countless dark red fleshy buds. With a flick of his wrist, he suddenly swung his sword!

"sorry!"

The next instant, a magnificent and awe-inspiring sword light burst forth from his longsword, tearing apart the tangled tentacles before him, cleaving through the darkness, shattering Barrett's face, and slicing into Luffy's remaining head!

"laugh!"

The long sword pierced bone and tore through flesh, but Luffy's head did not detach from his neck.

At the critical moment, what struck his head was not the blade of Griffin's longsword, but the back of the blade!

The slash transformed into a hammer blow, Shanks' eye slit burst open, blood and tears streaming down his face, as he smashed his sword into Luffy's forehead in a fit of grief and rage.

The powerful Armament Haki blasted into Luffy's brain without any hindrance, instantly severing his rapidly reviving and surging life force!

"Vice Admiral Garp's grandson was killed by Shanks..."

Kizaru stood on the dark earth, continuously firing lasers to shatter the tentacles that were entangling civilians and marines. When he saw this scene unfolding in the distance, he paused, his thoughts unreadable.

Yixiao stared blankly at Luffy, who had stopped breathing and died with his eyes closed, and stood there for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.

The Straw Hat Luffy he had high hopes for actually died.

Beckman had heard what Shanks said earlier: Shanks killed Luffy to save him.

How absurd this reason is.

"I need an explanation from you, Redhead."

A chilling aura emanated from behind, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet. Aokiji, exuding an aura of frost, slowly approached from a distance.

Shanks' eyes reddened as he gripped the Griffin sword tightly and reached out to grab the remaining small part of Luffy's body.

His voice was hoarse, like the friction of rusty iron.

"Luffy... he won't die. He is the chosen one Captain Roger was waiting for, the destined Joy Boy, the sun god Nikka who can save this world, he... he absolutely won't die!"

“Joey Boy, Nika…” Aokiji stopped, lost in thought.

A brief silence fell over the surroundings, as if waiting for a miracle to happen.

But soon, Barrett flew into a rage.

The prey that was just within his grasp was not only snatched away by Shanks, but also killed, which enraged Barrett, who was somewhat out of his mind.

In his limited sense of reason, Shanks' actions were hindering his progress toward becoming the strongest.

This is tantamount to destroying his lifelong dream.

"Roar!!"

In an instant, inhuman roars exploded like thunder, and countless tentacles joined together, transforming into colossal arms that reached the sky. White shockwaves appeared on these arms, radiating terrifying, world-destroying energy fluctuations, and crashed down one after another before the horrified eyes of everyone present!

In a split second, Shanks, who was closest, smiled, and Aokiji was blasted away by the violent shockwave, his injuries worsened, and he coughed up blood.

Kizaru, Zephyr, and the others were also affected by this earth-shattering shockwave. The land within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and even the entire world of Kaka, was shaking, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

Barrett went berserk, swinging countless fists as he chased after Shanks, who was flying backward, following the flowing darkness.

Giant arms slammed down, sending shockwaves crashing down and sending the group flying, blocking Shanks and his companions from joining forces to fight the enemy.

"Admiral Kizaru! What should we do now?" Magellan shouted at Kizaru, clutching his chest.

"I... don't know either." Kizaru's eyes were blank as he looked at the devastating scene before him. Tens of thousands of people were shattered by Barrett's madness, turning into huge clouds of blood mist that lingered in the air. The heavy smell of blood made people dizzy and nauseous.

This is a closed world; you can't get out, and you can't fight.

Currently, it seems there's no other way besides staying as far away from the monsters Barret and Totemjika as possible.

He hesitated, then said, "Let's retreat, and try to get everyone away from here..."

"We cannot retreat!"

Zefa staggered over from a distance, each step leaving a horrifying trail of blood on his body.

"Teacher Zephyr!" Hibari said with a worried expression, stepping forward to help him up, but Zephyr refused.

His aged voice was deep as he looked at Kizaru, Magellan, Hibari, and the others.

"We cannot retreat. We must solve Uta's problem, find her, and get her to open up this world and release the consciousness we've brought in."

Before Zephyr could finish speaking, Shanks' roar echoed from afar.

"Totemjika! Let go of Uta!"

Zefa turned around instantly and saw Totemjika, whose body was growing larger and more ferocious, on the dark, surging earth. In one of his raised hands, a pale and weak girl had appeared out of nowhere.

It was Uta.

Totemjika chuckled, grinned, and laughed heartily.

"Hehehe, hehehehe, this is going exceptionally smoothly. As long as Uta is dealt with, from now on, my world will expand infinitely."

It looked at Uta in its palm and said, "Don't worry, Uta, I will keep my promise and create a dream world without killing, fighting, separation, or pain, where everyone is free, equal, happy, and joyful."

Whispering, Totemjika's large hands slowly closed, and Uta was about to perish!

"No!" Shanks charged forward desperately, but was repeatedly blasted away by Barrett's relentless bombardment, his head bleeding profusely.

"We can't let her die! Borsalino!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zefa soared into the sky and flew towards Totemjika.

Kizaru transformed into a golden ray of light, tearing through the dark sky and instantly appearing in front of Totemjika. A laser shot severed the arm that Totemjika was holding onto Uta, and he reached out to grab the falling Uta.