Chapter 339: The Great Hero Uso-land! The Straw Hat Gathering
In the streets surrounding the Corrida Colosseum, due to the sudden series of accidents, it had completely turned into a boiling pot of chaos.
Everywhere there were civilians running and screaming, Marines conducting searches, and Underworld thugs taking advantage of the chaos to rob people.
In a complex and secluded alley, a team with a peculiar style was moving quickly under the cover of shadows.
Usopp, Chopper, Brook, Franky, and Zoro were leading the one-legged toy soldier Kyros, along with the vast and high-spirited Tontatta Tribe rebel army behind them, advancing cautiously through the maze-like alleys.
After a series of thrilling twists and turns through the exploration.
A moment later, they finally successfully met up with Sanji, Nami, and Robin, who were looking for their companions, behind a hidden abandoned courtyard.
"Everyone is here!"
"Great, we finally found you!"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled. After a brief greeting, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates had finally successfully assembled in Dressrosa!
After the brief joy, everyone quickly found a hidden spot that wouldn't be easily discovered by patrols, squatted down, and began to discuss their next move.
Chopper poked out his furry little head, looking at the chaotic streets outside.
He waved his little hooves and suggested with confidence:
"Since everyone has arrived safely now, let's go find Luffy and Tatsuya first!"
"As long as we can regroup with the Captain and Vice Captain..."
"If the whole crew is together, there's nothing to be afraid of!"
In Chopper's view, as long as those two monster-level combatants were there, no matter how terrifying the enemy, the Straw Hat crew could turn any misfortune into a blessing.
However, hearing Chopper's suggestion, Nami, who was squatting nearby, shook her head with a look of helplessness.
She let out a long sigh and explained to everyone:
"It's no use. We, who arrived a step earlier, already took advantage of the chaos to search the area around the colosseum carefully."
"After asking around a bit, we learned that Luffy accidentally exposed his identity during the battle royale on the stage."
"He then disappeared while being chased by the Marine and his fans."
Nami paused and continued: "Not only that, even Tatsuya has completely vanished. We can't find where he is at all."
Hearing this bad news, the air in the courtyard seemed to freeze instantly.
They had lost their two strongest pillars, and what they had to face next was the powerful Donquixote Family, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
In the heart of this enemy country filled with strange toys and dark secrets, the atmosphere of the group, which had been high-spirited due to the reunion, involuntarily became a bit dejected.
Seeing his companions with furrowed brows, Usopp, who was hiding at the back of the crowd, suddenly stood up.
He took a deep breath and suddenly opened his mouth, letting out a deafening roar:
"Don't all look so downcast!"
"At a time like this, everyone get your spirits up for the Great Hero Uso-land!!!"
This sudden slogan instantly ignited the dedicated hype squad nearby.
Chopper and Brook, who were still a bit depressed, seemed to be injected with some kind of magical power the moment they heard that name.
They immediately followed Usopp, raising their hands high, jumping and skipping excitedly on the spot, and shouting:
"Oh oh oh! My spirits are up! For the great hero Uso-land!"
"Yo-ho-ho-ho! Long live the Great Hero Uso-land!"
Looking at these three idiots who had somehow gotten fired up.
Nami, Sanji, and Robin, who knew nothing about the situation in the underground world, looked at each other with faces full of confusion.
"Uso... land?"
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke and repeated the ridiculous name, completely baffled.
Robin tilted her head slightly and let out a soft laugh, seemingly finding this novel title quite interesting.
Zoro and Franky, who were standing to the side and already knew that this guy had been blowing his own horn to the heavens in the underground world, turned away in unison.
With speechless faces, the two covered their faces with their hands, simply unable to look at this boastful liar.
Usopp completely ignored the contemptuous glares from Zoro and the others.
He stepped onto a high piece of rubble, hands on his hips, his red cape flapping in the wind, as he proudly announced to everyone:
"Listen up! Since those two guys who only know how to cause trouble aren't here!"
"Then, from now on, I, Uso-land, am the acting Captain!"
"All actions of this team are under my, Uso-land's, absolute command!"
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I will personally lead you to completely destroy that evil underground factory!"
"Uso-land! Uso-land! Uso-land!"
Hearing the heroic speech of this "Great Hero."
The eyes of the naive and simple Tontatta warriors immediately lit up with excitement.
They fanatically waved their mini spears and weapons, cheering the name of the god in their hearts with all their might, the sound waves rising higher and higher.
Just as Usopp was basking in the spotlight of the cheers and preparing to continue boasting about his non-existent great achievements.
Nami's delicate face had completely darkened.
She expressionlessly strode forward with her long legs.
Nami transformed into a furious lioness and mercilessly slammed down on the three idiots who were still dancing around.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three consecutive, perfectly accurate iron fists of rage.
"What on earth are you three idiots doing at a critical time like this!"
Nami revealed terrifying shark teeth and roared crazily at the three fallen figures.
Usopp, who was just acting all mighty, along with his dedicated hype-men Chopper and Brook, each had a huge steaming lump on their heads, eyes rolled back, as they collapsed onto the ground in a row.
This scene struck hard at the hearts of the cheering Tontatta people nearby.
The simple little sprites' eyes widened instantly, and they clutched their little heads in terror, letting out desperate cries of collapsed faith:
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"The Great Hero with god-like power... and his two loyal and powerful guards..."
"Were actually all defeated in one move by a human woman!"
However, while this absurd farce was playing out.
The huge commotion and thunderous cheers caused by Usopp's group, during this sensitive period of city-wide martial law, finally inevitably attracted trouble.
A series of messy and heavy footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
A team of Donquixote Family guards stationed around the colosseum, responsible for patrolling, was attracted by the noise here.
"Bang!"
The broken wooden gate of the courtyard was kicked open with a bang.
A team of fully armed family mobsters rushed into the ruins with fierce expressions.
When they saw the people in the courtyard, they were stunned for a moment.
Then they immediately raised their flintlocks and blades alertly, the dark muzzles pointing straight at the Straw Hat crew:
"Hey! What are you guys doing hiding here secretly instead of being on the street! Are you plotting some rebellion!"
Looking at the enemies surging up like a tide, Zoro showed no panic or fear.
He reached out and pressed down on the three famous swords at his waist, silently taking a step forward.
Under everyone's gaze, he gave a light push with his thumb.
The snow-white blade flashed a cold, grim glint in the dim light.
Zoro lowered his head slightly, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up:
"It seems this makes things more convenient, saving the trouble of searching around."
"The location of that factory... is right underneath this colosseum, isn't it?"
The words had just fallen when there was a soft "click."
Sanji elegantly took a lighter out of his pocket and lit the cigarette dangling from his mouth.
He took a deep drag, slowly exhaled a lingering smoke ring, and then walked with steady steps to a position side-by-side with Zoro.
Through the pale blue smoke, Sanji's single exposed eye glinted with sharp killing intent.
He stared at the enemies in front and said calmly:
"Keep up with my pace, Marimo."
Hearing this provocative remark, Zoro turned his head in annoyance.
He let out a disdainful snort.
Then, his muscles tensed instantly, like a tiger ready to pounce:
"Ha? What kind of boring joke are you making, Curly-brow?"
"The one who needs to keep up should be you!"
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