Zoro, Sanji, and Franky all looked at Orochimaru with gloomy faces, secretly vowing to find an opportunity to give this hateful snake a good beating. However, they were overthinking it; Garp had waited more than ten years for such an opportunity.
Facing the current situation, the three of them were helpless and could only give Usopp some instructions before turning to leave. After all, they truly had no way to deal with Perona.
Before Perona and the others could react, Usopp took the opportunity to continue purifying the remaining zombies. At this point, only a few zombies and Perona, the small boss, were left on the field.
Perona still couldn't accept everything that was happening before her: "I never thought something like this would happen!" She extended her hands again, preparing to launch an attack.
"Four times Negative Hollow!!" Four ghosts, like a chilling wind, once again passed through Usopp's body. However, Usopp only staggered slightly before standing still, completely unaffected.
On the contrary, Perona's four ghosts were affected by Usopp and became extremely negative, even kneeling on the ground.
Perona herself was also affected by the ghosts, feeling depressed and kneeling before Kumashi: "Kumashi... I'm truly sorry for everything."
The remaining few zombies looked at Usopp in disbelief, as if he were something that shouldn't exist.
"That man... is he an immortal? He couldn't be a saint, could he?"
Usopp held his slingshot, trying to support his body. Although the Negative Hollow had no effect on him, restraining such things consumed a lot of energy. He raised his slingshot and struck a pose.
"When it comes to 'thinking about the worst-case scenario,' don't expect anyone to surpass this great me!"
The six remaining zombies stared in amazement: "Wow oh oh oh!!! This person has such amazing self-confidence about his own incompetence!"
Orochimaru awkwardly rubbed the handle of his teacup; he truly couldn't understand what these zombies were saying. His gaze fell on Usopp, who was carrying a slingshot and laughing heartily at a group of zombies. Orochimaru felt that this sniper was temporarily unusable.
Usopp didn't care about the reactions of the zombies or Orochimaru. While laughing, he slowly retreated until he reached the doorway.
A group of zombies looked at the gradually departing Usopp with confusion in their eyes, puzzled by his behavior. One of the zombies whispered, "Why does he look so confident, yet he's getting smaller and smaller? Is that guy trying to run away?"
The zombies finally reacted, realizing that Usopp might be trying to escape, so they all chased after him. Usopp had already prepared a countermeasure. He quickly widened the distance between himself and the zombies. As the distance grew, Usopp began to display his skills as an excellent sniper. He nimbly used his slingshot, accurately shooting special bullets into the mouths of the zombies. All the remaining zombies were purified, a beautiful war of attrition.
At this moment, only Kumashi, a zombie, and Perona were left inside the room.
Perona looked at the scene before her and shrieked in terror, running wildly around the room. Her panicked appearance was like a startled rabbit. Meanwhile, Usopp unhesitatingly chased after Perona, trying to catch her. Kumashi also joined the chase after Usopp, making the situation even more chaotic and amusing.
The three of them began chasing each other around the room, as if a frantic farce was unfolding. Usopp chased Perona while dodging Kumashi's attacks. Perona, in turn, tried to escape Usopp's pursuit while also trying to figure out how to deal with this person who wasn't afraid of ghosts.
Finally, this chase evolved into a strange scene: the three of them ran around Orochimaru's sofa, creating a comical picture. Orochimaru sat on the sofa, drinking tea, and even prepared a cup for each of the two people and one zombie.
Tired from running, the three sat to Orochimaru's left and right, ( * ´ I ` * ) drinking steaming tea with satisfied expressions, looking as if time stood still. After finishing their tea, they resumed their chase ( ≧ ｗ ≦ )... An uninformed outsider might have thought they were playing some interesting game.
On the castle path, Usopp was doing his best to dodge the explosive attacks of the ghosts. Thanks to Orochimaru's occasional crazy so-called trials, his perception ability had greatly improved. Although he hadn't yet met the conditions to activate Observation Haki, he was just a step away.
Usopp was able to accurately predict the ghosts' trajectories every time and avoid the explosions in time. Although he had some minor injuries, they were not serious. Taking this opportunity, Usopp successfully dealt with Kumashi. However, he didn't stop there and continued to dodge other ghost attacks.
At this moment, Usopp looked up at the sky and saw Perona floating in the air. He suddenly noticed a strange detail: the previous Perona only ran away, but now she could float and fly. Moreover, his attacks couldn't hit Perona.
This made Usopp suspicious, feeling that things were getting increasingly wrong. He couldn't help but wonder what had happened? If Perona could be immune to attacks from the start, why did she run?
Wait... when he was dealing with Kumashi, Perona seemed to disappear for a moment. Where was it? Usopp thought hard and suddenly remembered: that room!
Usopp endured Perona's explosion, rushed over, and indeed saw that door.
His slingshot aimed at that door: "Sure-Kill: Atlas Comet."
Perona was a little flustered: "Wait!! Where are you aiming?!"
With the sound of an explosion, the entire room was blown open. On a bed surrounded by rubble, a person identical to Perona sat sleeping.
Usopp proudly tilted his head: "Found it! This is your Main Body!"
Usopp gasped slightly: "Although I can see your body, you're flying in the sky, can pass through walls and people's bodies, and can change size freely. This is just like a ghost without a physical body... When I think about how you panicked and fled at the beginning, I realize that was your real body.
Now your physical body has been discovered by me! Surrender, Perona! Hahahahaha!" Usopp fired several bullets at Perona, but there was no reaction. Perona looked confused and didn't think much of it.
She directly summoned a large bomb ghost and fired it towards Usopp, then took the opportunity to return to her Main Body and prepare to escape, but suddenly found that she couldn't move.
"What did you do!!" Perona, stuck, looked at her disappearing ghost and her immobile self, a little terrified. Could this person really be that strong?
Usopp... aimed a super-large projectile at Perona. Perona looked confusedly at the black box that split open on her body. As things crawled out from inside, Perona let out a scream, crying and struggling | | Φ | ( | T | Д | T | ) | Φ | |
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!! Cockroaches! So scary! So disgusting! I give up! I give up!!!! Someone save me! Kumashi! Kumashi! Orochimaru!! Orochimaru!"
Usopp triumphantly put his hands on his hips and laughed: "Don't shout... it's useless... Kumashi has already been purified by me. As for Orochimaru... you don't understand him at all. Seeing this thing, Orochimaru would run faster than you! I knew you'd eventually ask him for help... but now, don't even think about it... Ah hahahaha!"
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