One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Even when fighting a common enemy, this pair of bickering lovers still find time to mock each other.

The empty bottle in Sanji's hand, still labeled as a good medicine bottle, indicates that he has also recovered to his peak fighting condition.

That's right!

In order to help Luffy successfully awaken, or rather, in order for Zoro and Sanji to successfully beat Luffy, this tanky guy with MAX sit-up ability, until he is exhausted and on the verge of death...

Red prepared an unlimited supply of good healing medicine for Zoro and Sanji.

In a normal battle of equal skill, if the opponent had discovered the wonderful uses of the healing potion, they certainly wouldn't have allowed Zoro and Sanji to so easily gain an unfair advantage...

But this is, after all, just a training exercise aimed at "killing" Luffy, so they can drink this good medicine however they want!

Crimson's intentions are also very clear!

His goal was for Zoro and Luffy to be worn down to "death" through this method!

however……

The plan did not go as smoothly as Crimson had imagined!

He thought that with Zoro and Sanji now possessing combat power at the level of top-tier Yonko commanders, coupled with their "unlimited stamina" cheat, they should be able to easily reduce Luffy to near-death.

But the truth is...

He underestimated Luffy!

Or rather, Red underestimated Luffy's terrifying healing ability after his normal attributes awakened!

With his regenerative abilities, he is like Garen's passive ability or the effect of Warmog's Armor, allowing his stamina to recover rapidly when he is not attacking or defending.

After awakening his normal attributes, Luffy's healing ability became like having a percentage-based buff.

In the past, it was necessary to eat a lot of food to recover health.

But now, just standing there breathing fresh air helps him regain his strength.

It can be said that...

Unless someone can unleash an attack that surpasses Luffy's health bar in an instant, Luffy is like an unkillable cockroach, always getting back up after falling down time and time again.

In fact, it's no wonder that Akane underestimated Luffy.

After all, in the first few days after arriving at Fishman Island, when Red took Luffy to challenge Mewtwo, the final boss of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!, he was taken down in one hit by Mewtwo, which was level 70 and could freely switch between its X and Y Mega Evolution forms.

It was through that incident that Red realized he couldn't use the power of the Pokémon world to put Luffy in an endless life-or-death situation.

Because once Luffy's health reaches zero, they will be directly bounced back to the real world, and Luffy will be forcibly restored to 1 point of health by the machine's power.

can only say……

Fortunately, Zoro and Sanji are no longer what they used to be. With their unleashed power, they are not incapable of posing a fatal threat to Luffy.

And so, the battle between Luffy and Zoro continued for seven days and seven nights!

Their battle successfully transformed the once lush and dense Sea Forest into a crater-filled wasteland resembling the surface of the moon.

Finally, just as the reserves of Crimson Healing Potions were reduced to only one-third...

With his bloodline blazing, Luffy's health bar finally reached its final moment!

"It's time, Brooke!"

Just then, a vast aura suddenly erupted from Crimson's body, and surging superpower burst forth.

Zoro and Sanji, who were about to continue their attack on Luffy, were instantly teleported to the outskirts of the battlefield by Akame's Instant Transmission technique...

Instead, what replaced it was...

Crimson has transformed into the form of the Three Holy Birds at some unknown time!

"I'll deliver this final blow myself!!!"

The crimson figure, its eyes flashing with an unusual light, suddenly extended a fist enveloped in Armament Haki...

In an instant, ice, lightning, and fire—three powers from the Three Holy Birds—were directly amplified in his fist, which then slammed down hard on Luffy's face, leaving him completely bewildered.

boom!!!!!!

This strike seemed to pierce through the heavens!

Luffy's body shot downwards like a meteor, the fierce airflow even forming a phantom of flames that enveloped his body.

boom!!!

Another loud bang was heard, followed by a noticeable tremor from the Sea Forest, which instantly spread throughout the entire Fishman Island.

The smoke from the impact was like a giant curtain, enveloping the entire battlefield!

"Luffy!!!"

Nami cried out in concern.

She then waved her hand, and a gust of wind swept through, blowing away all the dust.

Then they saw Luffy, who was usually cheerful and laughing, lying silently in the deep pit.

The next instant, a figure suddenly appeared beside Luffy.

It was none other than Crimson, who had just unleashed the final blow, reducing Luffy's health from a mere 5 points to zero.

In his hand, he held a mysterious object that resembled a crystal.

Fragments of vitality.

Like healing medicine, it is a magical item that, while powerful, is not particularly difficult to obtain.

Compared to good healing medicines that can only restore physical strength and repair injuries, Vitality Fragments have a more miraculous effect.

That is, it can fully revive a person from a near-death state and restore half of the user's physical strength and injuries.

It's fair to say that the mere fact that it can revive someone from a near-death state is enough to elevate this recovery item to a legendary status...

However, this amazing prop has one incredibly useless feature.

So much so that from beginning to end, the Vitality Shards were far less effective than ordinary recovery items like Good Wound Medicine in Crimson's eyes.

Ultimately, the reason is that the near-death state is simply too difficult to control!

Unlike in games where you'll be in a "near death" state if your health bar reaches zero.

In reality, the state of being "near death" varies depending on each person's physical condition and the severity of the final blow received!

After gaining certain abilities, Crimson also hypnotized some pirates to experiment on the Vitality Fragments.

However, in that experiment, some people's near-death state lasted only a few tens of seconds, while others could last for several minutes.

In actual combat, someone who truly wants you dead will not allow the "near-death" state to last too long.

An enemy who doesn't want you to die won't deliver a fatal blow.

Furthermore, vitality fragments can only be fed to you by someone else and cannot be taken by yourself...

Therefore, this item, which almost possesses the ability to resurrect the dead, has never been given much use.

Until this moment...

Their captain, Luffy, is in a near-death state!!!

"crimson……"

Seeing Luffy collapse to the ground, his life force completely extinguished, the Straw Hat crew who had been watching instantly jumped off Usopp's rhinoceros beetle and quickly gathered around.

Jinbe, Neptune, and the other powerful figures from Fishman Island exchanged glances, their eyes flashing with shock.

As early as the third day after this inexplicable battle began, the Straw Hat crew and Jinbe and others stopped what they were doing to come and watch this battle between the strongest.

Soon after, as the aftermath of the battle severely impacted Fishman Island, King Neptune arrived there with his three sons.

After the Straw Hat crew explained that Luffy and his crew had no choice but to do this in order to gain greater power, Neptune expressed his full understanding and took the initiative to send troops to appease the residents of Fishman Island.

Then they stayed there, watching the excitement for several days, and were deeply shocked by the power displayed by the Straw Hat's three main fighters.

Even the well-informed Jinbe was speechless with astonishment.

However, the Straw Hat crew did not pay any attention to the emotions of the Fishman Island warriors.

Having returned to their normal forms, Zoro and Sanji each drank a bottle of healing medicine and immediately gathered around Luffy.

Then, with a worried expression, he looked at Crimson.

"Well, Crimson, did you succeed?!"

"not yet!!!"

He answered somewhat anxiously, his eyes fixed on the word "Near Death" on Luffy's attribute screen, ready to feed him vitality fragments at any moment.

Based on his extensive experimental experience, Luffy's near-death state could last at least ten minutes or even longer.

But Crimson has absolutely no intention of risking Luffy's life.

He has decided that if Luffy shows no signs of awakening his Nika form after three minutes, he will immediately feed him the Vitality Fragment.

As long as they're alive, they still have a chance!

Moreover, they don't really need Yonko-level combat power.

"Luffy..."

Sensing the burning passion in Luffy's heart, the Straw Hat crew slowly shut their mouths, then fixed their gazes intently on him, silently preparing themselves.

Time passed, second by second!

In the blink of an eye, two and a half minutes had quietly passed.

However, Luffy, who was lying on the ground, showed no sign of wanting to awaken Nika.

"Did we fail?!"

Red, who was getting impatient because he was so worried that Luffy would die, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as he was about to revive Luffy before three minutes had passed...

Suddenly, a drumbeat, seemingly appearing out of nowhere in the hearts of all living beings, rang out.

Peng!

For a moment, no one could tell whether it was the sound of drums or a heartbeat, but the sound kept ringing in their minds one after another.