Chapter 83 Electromagnetic Force Propelles a Ship Through the Vortex of the Sky IslandSengoku waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, it's probably just some fly that popped up out of nowhere. Let's continue the meeting."
In Sengoku's view, this was definitely a little trick Luffy was using to promote Buggy.
Little did he know, this was a safety measure Luffy had set up to prevent Ace's identity from being exposed prematurely.
Poor Laffitte, having set off too early, had no idea that his captain had already made a secret deal with Luffy.
He had just shown his face, ready to show off, when he was completely stunned by this pinnacle of naval power.
The Shichibukai meeting proceeded as scheduled, but unbeknownst to everyone, in a corner of the New World, a momentous event was about to unfold that would shake the entire world!
And at this moment, the protagonist of this event, the toothless, chubby black man, was slowly sailing towards the Sabaody Archipelago on a simple wooden raft.
The scene shifts back to the waters off Jaya Island.
The main characters are sailing on the sun-drenched sea.
On the deck of the Going Merry.
Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp were having a great time playing around with the strangely shaped South-viewing bird.
"Look! This bird is amazing! Its head is like it's welded shut; it only points south!"
Luffy grinned mischievously and reached out to bend the South-viewing bird's head in the opposite direction.
But as soon as he let go, the bird's head bounced back with a "whoosh," its eyes filled with utter contempt for the foolish humans.
Usopp exclaimed, "I never imagined such amazing creatures existed in the world!"
Chopper's eyes sparkled: "Amazing! It's practically a living compass!"
"Hahaha, this is so much fun!"
Sanji leaned against the railing, watching the group who seemed completely unfazed, and exhaled a puff of smoke helplessly: "These guys, they're about to die and they're still playing around."
Nami slumped in a recliner, tears streaming down her face: "Yeah, the more I look at it, the more panicked I get. This wrecked ship, they think it can fly by just nailing a few planks together? Is they insulting gravity?"
Zoro, who was working out with dumbbells, nodded solemnly upon hearing this:
"Well, if you ask me, they should have made the figurehead a pigeon's head. After all, pigeons are better at flying than chickens, right?"
Nami instantly exploded:
"╯︵┻━┻!!"
"Who's discussing biology with you, you idiot!"
As the voyage continued, the once clear blue sky gradually darkened, as if stained with ink, becoming gloomy and oppressive.
Layer upon layer of dark clouds overhead pressed lower and lower, seemingly within reach.
Soon, the once bright daylight turned into a deep and terrifying darkness, the calm before the storm suffocating.
Beneath the surface, the ape-man scout was desperately transmitting high-frequency sound waves into the depths of the ocean through a specially made microphone.
Immediately afterward, a powerful ultrasonic ripple, invisible to the naked eye, instantly spread towards the dark seabed.
The surface suddenly burst open with spray, and a diving ape on reconnaissance duty emerged from the water in a panic: "Boss! A terrifyingly large ocean current has been detected converging at twelve o'clock due north!"
Before the words were even finished, the scout on the other side yelled, "A giant life form has appeared at nine o'clock! It's definitely a super-sized Sea King!"
"Ten o'clock! A reverse wave has been observed; the ocean currents are erratic!"
Luffy strode onto the goat's head atop the Going Merry, facing the salty sea breeze, his eyes gleaming with an uncontrollable fervor. This adrenaline-pumping, life-or-death adventure was something he could only fantasize about on a screen in his previous life.
He took a deep breath, once again thanking fate for allowing him to be reborn and have the opportunity to personally explore this vast ocean.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, the ape roared with unwavering resolve, "Ten o'clock! That's the prelude to the eruption! Everyone, listen up! Charge into the whirlpool, no retreat!"
Even the usually timid Usopp was now infected by the frenzied atmosphere, completely abandoning his fear, waving his arms and yelling, "Charge! We're going to take to the skies!"
The aftershocks before the eruption instantly turned the calm sea into a raging inferno, the towering waves like majestic mountains. The Going Merry looked as tiny as a drowning ant adrift in the monstrous waves.
Nami stared intently at the Log Pose on her wrist, pointing straight to the sky, and gritted her teeth, making a gambler's decision: "So be it! We have a tailwind now, and the Cyclops is drifting towards the center of the whirlpool, let's follow!"
"Whirlpool? Where's the whirlpool?"
Chopper and Sanji stared in confusion at the turbulent sea, seeing nothing but the crests of waves.
Just then, a sea king the size of a mountain leaped out of the water without warning, blocking the path of the Going Merry.
However, the next second, a horrifying scene unfolded: the enormous monster was instantly swallowed by a gaping maw that appeared out of nowhere.
Everyone was stunned, their jaws dropping, staring blankly at the terrifying black whirlpool that was hundreds of times larger than the Going Merry.
Nami was terrified, desperately grabbing Luffy's collar and shaking him violently: "Luffy! That's hell!"
Even the usually calm and collected Robin couldn't hide her shock, her beautiful eyes wide: "This is simply a masterpiece of nature! I've never seen such an exaggerated whirlpool!"
At the critical moment, the two salvage ships of the ape and gorilla launched massive iron chains and grappling hooks, firmly gripping the Going Merry's hull to prevent it from being thrown away by centrifugal force.
The three ships, like conjoined twins, were relentlessly gliding towards the dark center of the turbulent eddy!
Usopp, who had just been excited, was instantly brought back to reality, his legs giving way and he collapsed to the ground: "Yamete! I want to go back to the East Blue! I'm not going to Skypiea!"
"This is unbearable! God, have mercy on me, turn around!"
Nami, in despair, roared at the ape brothers on the adjacent ship: "A scam! This is a blatant scam! You never said the entrance was some kind of man-eating monster!"
Only Chopper, with his unique way of thinking, imagined the ship being propelled into the sky by the fountain, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
At this moment, Luffy, laughing, untied the iron chain connecting the two escort ships: "Thanks, bro! That's enough!"
The ape and gorilla were horrified: "Boss Luffy! We're not at a safe place yet!"
Luffy's lips curled into an exaggerated grin: "That's enough!"
Suddenly, blinding blue-white arcs of electricity erupted around him, the current instantly spreading along the hull and connecting to the steel armor reinforcing the Going Merry's hull.
"Guys! Hold on tight, let's take off!"
Accompanied by Luffy's arrogant laughter, the violent electromagnetic force forcefully lifted the Going Merry, sending it plummeting towards the center of the whirlpool like a cannonball!