One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Didn't the newspaper say that apart from the captain and that cyborg, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates were all newcomers from the East Blue?

This sense of oppression... this terrifying energy poised to erupt...

This is what they call a "small fry"?!

"Hey, muscle idiot."

Sanji's voice came from the center of the flames, its calmness chilling:

Are you ready to greet the last ray of light you will ever see in your life?

"What?" Burgess's pupils shrank.

The next moment—

Whoosh—!!!!

The spring, compressed to its limit, suddenly releases!

The kinetic energy, thermal energy, and domineering aura accumulated to their peak erupt completely in an instant!

Sanji's body transformed into a red and white comet, tearing a vacuum channel through the air. Wherever he passed, even the dark energy was scorched by the high temperature, creating distorted ripples!

The ground within a radius of tens of meters beneath his feet collapsed downwards as if struck by a meteorite!

It wasn't cracked, it wasn't broken, it was a complete and utter shattering explosion!

Burgess had just raised his head—

His vision was completely filled by a terrifying fiery arrow that fell from the sky!

No, that wasn't an "arrow" at all.

When Bages looked closely, he was horrified to discover—

That's Sanji himself!

"This guy is still as troublesome as ever."

Zoro, standing to the side, felt the intense heat emanating from his side, but his expression remained completely unaffected; he merely made a taunting remark unconsciously.

But the next second...

Zoro's body suddenly changed.

The original green short hair seemed to be injected with life, growing rapidly from the roots, becoming fluffy and spreading, forming a smooth and glossy dark green long hair in the blink of an eye, spreading down from the top of the head, forming a majestic mane outline around the neck and shoulders.

This change extends beyond just the hair.

Zoro's body also underwent changes.

The bones emitted a dense, slight crackling sound, and the muscle fibers rearranged and strengthened under the skin. The whole person did not swell or deform, but exuded a more refined and explosive aura.

Meanwhile, at the heart of his body—an emblem inlaid with a roaring lion with its head held high—was gleaming.

Devil Badge - Lion Fruit.

This is the new prosthetic module now embedded in Zoro's heart prosthetic body.

This is certainly not the final ability that V chose for Zoro.

In V's long-term plan, Zoro's future will inevitably be linked to a more powerful Devil Fruit ability that is more in line with the way of the swordsman.

This was just a test for V.

To test the power of the Devil Fruit and see if it can bring more directions for the development of Zoro's swordsmanship.

As it turned out, his guess was correct!

"Roar--!!!"

A deep and majestic lion's roar burst forth from Sauron's throat. The sound was not entirely produced by his vocal cords, but rather resonated in the air like a powerful force.

In the blink of an eye, a lion-man with flowing hair appeared on the battlefield.

With his green mane, Zoro at this moment didn't look like a real lion, full of wildness; instead, he looked more like a strange-looking god or Buddha.

At the same time, the ghostly energy emanating from the Asura tightly enveloped this Buddhist nature, forming a strange yet powerful aura.

"Playing tricks!" Enel felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this, and a sense of inexplicable fear arose within him.

He would never allow anything to challenge the majesty of "God," especially this mixed aura that combined beastly instinct with eerie Buddhist nature, which made him instinctively feel disgusted and threatened.

"You barbarians of Qinghai... do you think you can defy gods by turning into beasts?!" Enel's voice rose, filled with offended anger and a hint of barely perceptible wavering. "Let me show you what the true form of a god is!"

Before he could finish speaking, Enel suddenly spread his arms wide, and the lightning snakes wrapped around his body instantly went berserk!

Sizzle—!!!

The deafening thunder roared, more violently than ever before.

The terrifying arcs of electricity no longer just coiled around him, but surged out from every pore of his body like a burst dam!

The blinding blue-white lightning temporarily dispelled the surrounding darkness and completely engulfed him.

Amidst the lightning, Enel's body rapidly expanded and transformed!

"2 Million Volts - Thor!"

With a declaration that seemed to come from the heavens above, the lightning suddenly receded and condensed.

At this moment, even the darkness that lingered in the sky was faintly dispelled by the lightning.

A giant made entirely of solidified lightning stood before Zoro!

"You insignificant beast... Tremble before divine punishment!" Enel, the God of Thunder, roared, and his enormous lightning hand slammed down on Zoro like a mountain.

"God?" Zoro scoffed.

"Even if there really is a God in this world, that person will never be you."

Zoro spoke in a calm tone.

Because of the calm, there is an extra sincerity:

"Because you... are too weak!"

Whoosh!

The moment the words left his mouth, Zoro's figure transformed into a deep green streak of light, facing the swollen and terrifying Thunder God.

The confrontation lasted only a moment.

As Thor's giant hand struck down, Zoro, transformed into a lion-man, pierced through the raging lightning barrier like a ghost. His three long swords, trailing condensed ghostly energy and the power of a lion's roar, left intersecting slash marks in the air.

In the next instant, Zoro's figure appeared as if he had transcended time and space, suddenly standing silently behind Thor, with his back to the giant.

He slowly sheathed his sword, and the massive lightning-formed body behind him suddenly stiffened. Then, countless fine cracks burst forth from its center, collapsing into countless sparks of electricity that filled the sky.

Enel himself reappeared, falling with scorch marks all over his body, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"H-How is this possible!"

The instant he finished speaking, a clear line of blood suddenly appeared on his body, running straight through it.

If Zoro hadn't held back at the last moment, that one strike would have been enough to split him in two.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sanji transformed into a red and white comet and crashed into Burgess with invincible force.

The extremely compressed spring leg is released at the moment of contact, and the scorching kick is like a meteorite piercing through the body!

"Impossible! This can't be real!"

Burgess's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with disbelief.

But the reality is...

His blocking arms shattered with a crack, and he was blasted deep into the earth, creating a circular crater before collapsing into the scorched soil, lifeless.

"That was close, I almost got kicked to death."

Sanji breathed a sigh of relief as his body returned to normal.

Immediately afterwards, as if they were telepathically connected, he and Zoro turned around at the same time and looked at each other, with faint smiles on their faces.

Zoro flicked the residual electricity off his sword, while Sanji lightly dusted off the dust from his trouser legs.

After a brief silence, their gazes turned simultaneously to the darkest part of the darkness.

That battlefield where Luffy and Blackbeard are located is the real protagonist of today!

Chapter 124 Super Special Move: Art is Patrick Star (Seeking monthly votes~)

"Is Zoro's battle over?"

Usopp gazed at the fading lightning and flames on the horizon and couldn't help but sigh:

"These two guys eat the same things, so how come they're this strong?"

However, just as his attention was briefly drawn to the battle in the distance—

Hey! Where are you looking?

A cold voice suddenly came from in front of Usopp.

The voice wasn't loud, but it pierced the air like a fine needle, precisely drilling into his ear.

Usopp turned around.

In the ruins where the thick fog had dissipated slightly, Van Augur was still kneeling on one knee, his strangely shaped spear "Thousand Six" resting steadily on his arm, the muzzle pointing directly at him.

Although they were hundreds of meters apart, Usopp, as a sniper, could clearly sense it—

I've been locked in.

but……

"Sigh~ I'm just not suited for the front lines."

Usopp let out a soft sigh, his voice drifting through the fog-shrouded ruins, carrying a hint of helplessness and self-mockery.

He gazed in the distance in the direction where Zoro and Sanji had finished their battle, then looked at Van Augur, who was aiming his gun in front of him, and a slow smile crept onto his lips.

Facing Van Augur's cold gun barrel, Usopp merely smiled, as if the danger before him was nothing more than a game.

"Oh? An interesting fellow."