One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Stop thinking about it! Prepare for the impact and the rescue!" Brogy shouted.

"Yes, Captain Brogy!" A dozen giants wearing heavy earmuffs responded in unison.

The Redford quickly plummeted from a height of 10,000 meters to the sea in front of them, its hull crashing into the water with a deafening roar, creating waves tens of meters high.

Even though the ship's hull was made of wood from the Adam Tree, falling from such a height caused multiple cracks in the hull, and the mast even broke in half.

"Red-Haired Shanks' ship is going to need major repairs now. I think we can make some more Berries from him to drink, hehehehe." Dorry chuckled, then jumped into the sea first, swimming towards the pirates who had fallen in.

"Hurry and save them! Then get out of here! Don't forget there's that invincible evil monster on the island." Brogy called to a dozen giants and they jumped into the sea together, quickly searching for and rescuing the people.

The first person to jump into the sea, Dongli, quickly pulled one out of the water, lifted him high, and brought him to the surface.

He laughed mockingly, "Hehehe, Lu! What's wrong with you, little fatso? Did you drink too much or do you think you're so tough you can't die even if you fall from ten thousand meters? Didn't you even think of using Moonwalk?"

In his hand, the plump and round Lakiru remained motionless, still holding the chicken leg, as if he hadn't heard him.

Dorry's laughter gradually subsided, his pupils dilated little by little, and his gaze toward Lakiru in his hand was filled with disbelief.

His wrist trembled, and he cried out in a trembling voice, "What happened? Lakiru's life force... No! This can't be! He... he's dead?!"

His scream had barely faded when Halding's panicked cries came from the other side.

"Are you kidding me? Yasopp is dead?"

"Dege also shows no signs of life!"

"Gabu, Gabu is dead too."

Screams rose and fell from the sea. Dorry stared blankly at Lucky, whose body had already turned cold, and at Broki, who was rising from the sea not far ahead.

As soon as Brogy peeked out, hot tears streamed from his large, bell-like eyes. Trembling, he held up a straw-hatted boy he was clutching, looking to Dorry for help, wailing, "Dongry, Dorry! The straw hat boy... the straw hat boy... he's... dead!"

"No! This can't be! Something must have gone wrong! Calm down! Get everyone ashore first!"

Dorry forced himself to calm down, refusing to think about the worst possible outcome, and gritted his teeth as he carried Lucky Strike to the shore, placing him beside Shanks.

The giants moved quickly, and in no time, all the people who had fallen from the sky were pulled up, the wrecked Redford was dragged ashore, and Halding even found Beckman on the seabed.

When Dorry and Brogy settled everyone together, they were horrified to discover that the vast majority of the members of the Red-Haired Pirates and the New Straw Hat Pirates showed no signs of life. Some of them even had cold, stiff bodies, as if they had been dead for a long time.

"Impossible! Straw Hat Boy is the liberator we in Elbaf have been waiting for for hundreds of years! He is Nika, the sun god! He is Joy Boy of this era! How could he possibly be dead? I don't believe it! Waaaaah..."

Brogy collapsed to the ground, cradling the lifeless Luffy in his hands, and wailed incessantly.

Dongli clenched his fists, scanning the familiar faces as he muttered to himself.

"Marco, Besta, Yasopp, Lakiru, Dego, Gabu, Snake, Bingge, Mengshida, even Beckman... Good heavens! What happened in Uta's song world? Why are they all dead?"

By now, Dongli was certain that the people on the ground who had lost all signs of life were likely truly dead.

His massive, mountain-like body swayed a few times before he collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant and red-rimmed.

A great sadness filled his heart, causing Donley to grit his teeth and choke back tears, just like Broky.

These people before them were all close friends of the giants, who had helped them in many ways. Although they were pirates, they were all very friendly humans.

What Dorry found even more unacceptable was that Luffy was also dead.

According to the historical records of the giants, those who eat the Gum-Gum Fruit, once awakened, have the potential to become Nika, the sun god who saves the world. Royal prophecies even record that a boy wearing a straw hat will beat the drum of liberation, leading humanity towards equality and freedom.

He was Joy Boy of this era, Nika the sun god of this era.

And this person, they found not long ago, is none other than Straw Hat Luffy.

But now, he is dead.

A sense of sadness pervaded the surroundings.

This intense grief was quickly abruptly interrupted by the two people waking up.

"Luffy!"

"Uta!"

With two piercing screams, Yi Xiao and Shanks opened their eyes almost simultaneously.

The moment they opened their eyes and woke up, neither of them hesitated at all. They tried their best to listen to the faint, almost inaudible singing on Wanbo Island, wanting to return to the world of songs.

But no matter how much they listened, their consciousness was never drawn away by the song.

"No!"

Their faces turned deathly pale. Shanks, who was standing, fell forward headfirst, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Izanagi, lying on the ground, opened his eyes and immediately fainted.

"Red-Haired Shanks! What's wrong?" Dorry exclaimed in shock. Forgetting his own grief, he rushed over to help Shanks up, only to find that Shanks, like Ikki, had fallen into a coma, his breath extremely weak, as if he might die at any moment. Only his eyes remained wide open, filled with endless pain.

"Go...go!" Donley's heart sank, and he suddenly shouted, "Return to Elbaf! Go find Prince Loki, perhaps His Highness can save them!"

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Inside the massive open-air grandstand on Wanbo Island, tens of thousands of spectators, who had been lying sprawled on the ground, began to wake up in droves. After the initial bewilderment disappeared, intense fear appeared in everyone's eyes.

Then they saw more people around them who were still unconscious, and a large number of spectators with their heads blown off, dead beyond any doubt. And in the center of the stands not far away, Barrett was impossible to miss.

That bizarre and malevolent enormous body once again awakened the despair they had encountered in the world of Songsong.

The next moment, countless screams and cries erupted from all directions as the waking crowd fled for their lives. Chaos and fear spread rampantly, and the frantic escape of tens of thousands of people triggered a severe stampede.

Many people who had barely survived the nightmarish world of Songs were knocked to the ground by the tidal wave of shoving and trampled to death by countless feet.

The chaos and panic on Manbetx Island occurred almost simultaneously across various islands, towns, and kingdoms in the New World.

This is an unprecedented panic affecting over a billion people.

On this day, millions of people died in their sleep, countless families were shattered, and many more will likely live their lives under the shadow of this nightmare, unable to escape it.

The country of Wan, Jiuli.

The G5 fleet awoke from their slumber, gazing upon the devastated landscape ravaged by lava and wildfire, and upon the thousands of marines lying lifeless around them, falling into a long silence. A somber atmosphere pervaded the air, and many bowed their heads in tears.

"The lieutenant general is missing! Lieutenant General Trafalgar has vanished!"

Soon, someone else discovered that Luo's body was not there.

Bepo knelt down on the ground again, heartbroken, and burst into tears.

Hibari took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and said with stoicism, "Now is not the time to grieve. This country is about to be destroyed. Let's go and rescue the surviving people and retreat to G5 as soon as possible. Enel, you..."

"I'm going to Expo Island!" Enel didn't wait for Hibari to finish speaking before his figure transformed into shattered bolts of lightning and disappeared into the Wano Country sky.

Witnessing Enel's disappearance, Hibari had no choice but to call Palmer and ask him to go to the Flower Capital with him.

Rorschach had said that the Hades battleship was in the Flower Capital. Rorschach wasn't there, and Enel had left too; the only thing here capable of moving that 10,000-ton battleship was Palmer.

The Hades warship is of utmost importance and cannot be lost; it must be properly preserved.

"Brother Luo Xia, you must come back safely." On the way to the Flower Capital, Yun Que prayed silently in her heart.

Song World.

With a deafening roar, Rorschach, his body crackling with lightning and flames, stomped on Barrett's massive body, pinning him to the ground. He then reached out his large hand and forcefully pulled Redfield's numb, empty, pale face from Barrett's right cheek.

Pus splattered, and countless dark red blood vessels were still stuck to Barrett's head on the back of Ryder's head, but his empty eyes gradually regained their clarity.

"Rorschach, it really is you. Barrett was right about you. I never thought that even he in this state couldn't defeat you." His gaze fell on Rorschach, and there was a hint of emotion in his eyes.

"Enough with the small talk, Ryder. I need your ability to read minds to do me a favor," Rorschach said bluntly.

"Why should I help you?" Ryder retorted, his voice calm and devoid of emotion.

Luo Xia pointed to the countless dark red blood vessels connected to the back of his head, "I can help you break free. This feeling of being manipulated is no different from your body decaying and losing your power, is it?"

“Prove it to me.” Ryder’s gaze was deep and unfathomable.

Chapter 828 Welcome to Hell

Barrett was still struggling, his bloated body sending arm after arm crashing down at Rorschach, only to be repelled by the imposing armor that Rorschach had unleashed.

Rorschach reached out and pressed his hand against Ryder's left cheek. Accompanied by a dazzling flash of electricity, a tremendous suction force suddenly appeared in his palm, pulling at the flesh and blood on Ryder's face.

Ryder's face was enormous, almost reaching Rorschach's height of fifteen meters. The flesh on his face wasn't actually real flesh, but rather a flesh form simulated by his consciousness.

As the suction power in Luo Xia's hand erupted, half of his left cheek quickly disappeared into Luo Xia's palm, as if a part of it had been gouged out, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.

"Do you believe me now?" Rorschach withdrew his hand.

"What do you want me to do?" Ryder asked directly.

"Help me screen out those who deserve to die. I'll have Uta use his abilities to bring back those who were released. I need you to use your ability to read people's minds to help me select those who have committed unforgivable sins. I will deal with them all here."

Rorschach's answer made Ryder's gaze flicker. "It's a very interesting idea. It would indeed save us from having to hunt down criminals all over the world. However, you can't do this without Barrett's help."

Rorschach remained noncommittal, looking at Barrett, whose face was contorted like a ferocious beast, and said, "I know Barrett will agree."

Ryder nodded slightly. "Okay, but I have one more condition."

Luo Xia looked at him without saying anything.

Ryder continued, "Open your mind and let me see your memories."

Rorschach remained expressionless.

Ryder's bright red lips curved into a smile. "You are mysterious, Rorschach. Back in the Infinite Hell, I tried to peer into your mind, but I couldn't read anything. I've walked this sea alone for decades, seen all kinds of people, and there are very few people and things in this world that interest me anymore, but you still arouse my curiosity."

"why?"

"Because you don't fit into this world, I can feel your loneliness, just like I did back then."

Ryder's words silenced Rorschach.

After a while, seeing that he did not respond, Ryder said again, "I can teach you how to read people's minds, so you won't have to worry about me causing trouble. Or, you can directly devour my consciousness, and perhaps you can also get the method from my consciousness fragments. I will not resist your devouring; on the contrary, I will cooperate with you. I just want to satisfy my curiosity."

"make a deal."

Rorschach's lips parted slightly, and he uttered two words.

"Let's get started then, I can't wait."

Ryder's scarlet eyes gleamed with excitement, like a vampire smelling the aroma of blood.

Ten seconds later.

Ryder's pupils dilated as he stared blankly at Rorschach, his expression mirroring that of Rose, the Spider Queen, in the Calm Belt years ago.

"Interesting, hahaha, interesting! A comic book? I'm a game character? Hahaha, what an unexpected memory!"