One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 368 I'll Die With You! The Prelude to the Final Battle!
boom! !

The black sun seemed to shatter the entire sky, and the violent wind instantly stirred up turbulent currents like sharp blades in the sky. The islands that were about to collapse in the sky were blown away by the violent shock waves, and the sea below was instantly filled with huge waves.

In just a moment, everything seemed to have been completely destroyed.

Meanwhile, in the distant sky...

A jet-black dragon flapped its wings and floated in the sky.

Shanks stood atop the black dragon's head, unleashing his full Observation Haki, observing the situation in the sky dozens of kilometers away.

"Did you make it?"

The man with red hair couldn't help but show a hint of unease on his face.

Since the goal is to create chaos in the East China Sea and attract Luo Ya, then it is only natural to take action against key figures.

Golden Lion is the nominal ruler of the East Blue and the supreme leader of the pirate alliance in the East Blue.

If this guy gets killed, even Roya would be unable to resist taking action immediately!

"hold head high!"

The black dragon beneath Shanks' feet let out a somewhat disgruntled snort.

"Haha, sorry, sorry,"

Shanks, of course, understood what this guy meant, and immediately scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly and said with a smile, "No matter how strong Shiki is, he is of course no match for your power!"

If the Golden Lion were hit by this attack—no, let alone hit it, even if it were merely caught in the blast's core area, it would probably be instantly reduced to ashes.

Black Dragon immediately exhaled two streams of white hot air from his nostrils, seemingly excited by Shanks' praise.

But, the next second.

"hold head high!!"

The black dragon suddenly raised its head, gazing up at the empty sky. The pupils in its enormous eyes had shrunk to two vertical lines.

"What's wrong, Nidhogg?"

Shanks subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction Nidhogg was looking.

Nothing can be seen.

Not only could they not see with their eyes, but even after fully unleashing their Observation Haki, they still couldn't perceive anything.

His Observation Haki has no other advantages, but it can cover hundreds of kilometers around without any problem!

What exactly did Nidhogg discover?
High in the sky, beyond Shanks' sight and perception, a blank-faced figure silently looked down upon them from within a sphere.

Time goes back to earlier times.

On that enormous island floating in the sky, in the center of that sprawling complex of luxurious palaces.

In the main hall.

"Jie hahahaha!"

Golden Lion, his cheeks slightly flushed, raised his glass with a smug grin, "Drink! Today, we won't leave until we're drunk!!"

"You won't regret it if you don't get drunk!"

Below the main seat, the pirates on both sides, amidst a cloud of smoke, also raised their glasses, laughing heartily.

There's not much to do in this vast East China Sea. Apart from occasionally indulging in burning, killing, and looting at sea, the only other thing to do is hold banquets in the sky.

The Golden Lion, his eyes still blurry with drunkenness, gulped down his wine, but found it rather boring.

This world is so boring right now.

Long ago, the Golden Lion actually harbored the ambition to become the king of the world.

Even that bastard Rocks failed. If he succeeded, wouldn't he be very proud?
But only now has he realized that this life without goals is really boring—even though the world's king is Roya.

Unbeknownst to them, the Golden Lion had also begun to look forward to the time to march into the universe.

Conquering the stars and the sea must be a very interesting journey.

He somewhat understood why Kaido kept urging Roya to start taking action quickly.

Now, even the Golden Lion is quite anxious.

But Luo Ya said that they still needed to accumulate strength first, and they still needed to eliminate all the hidden dangers in this world.

Accumulating strength is one thing, but the real problem is when those hidden scum will finally come out and die.

Those guys wield the End Dragon, a weapon comparable to an ancient weapon, which is indeed quite troublesome.

If they were to leave this world directly, and those guys were to take action after they left, the entire world would be overturned in an instant.

So, when exactly will those guys finally jump out?

Bru bru bru bru!

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Shiki's arms suddenly started ringing frantically.

"Ok?"

Slightly drunk, the Golden Lion swayed, shook his head vigorously, and then reached into his pocket to take out a Den Den Mushi to answer the call.

"who--"

"Mr. Shiki!! This is the Satellite Monitoring Center of the City of Calamity! A black dragon! A black dragon is heading in your direction, wait—it's attacking!!!"

The golden lion froze for a moment.

But it was only for a moment.

The next instant, his back was soaked with cold sweat.

The effects of the alcohol on his body vanished in an instant, and he grabbed the figure kneeling beside him.

"Open the door!"

Almost a second later.

boom! !

The entire island was blasted to pieces, and black orbs of light filled the sky, seemingly turning the entire sky black.

In another space.

The golden lion, slightly out of breath, looked at the black orb of light that was devouring everything, and couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If it weren't for the timely news from the City of Calamity, if his reaction hadn't been quick enough, and if he hadn't always kept the clone of the Door-Door Fruit with him, he would have been reduced to ashes by now!
However, that lingering fear vanished in the next instant, replaced by overwhelming excitement.

"Hehehehehe!!"

The golden lion's lips curled into a smile, his eyes practically overflowing with excitement. "Has it finally arrived!"

"After hiding for so long, the mouse has finally come out!"

Once we take care of these guys, the world will be completely free of any worries!

A new journey can begin again!
In the distant sky.

Shanks was looking up at the sky in astonishment.

"hold head high!!"

Suddenly, the black dragon roared, and a black beam of light shot into the sky.

Caught off guard, Shanks was nearly knocked off his head by Nidhogg.

"Nidhogg, have you sensed something?"

Shanks, gripping the black dragon's massive horn, shouted a question.

In the past two years, Nidhogg has not only physically reached maturity.

His domineering aura has been honed to the point that even Shanks finds it incomprehensible.

Shanks knew very well that Nidhogg's Observation Haki had a much wider range than his own.

This guy must have sensed something he couldn't sense!

Could it be that the Disaster Corporation is using this method to monitor the world? Hidden high, high in the sky?

The black beam of light vanished instantly into the depths of the vast, boundless sky.

Then it passed through the atmosphere and plunged directly into space.

A small sphere blocked the path of the beam of light.

laugh!
It was merely a tiny spark that bloomed in this space, and the sphere was instantly annihilated by the black beam of light. Almost simultaneously, in the City of Calamity...

In a room filled with surveillance screens.

One of the staff members stared in disbelief at the screen that had suddenly gone black. "How...how is this possible! He actually destroyed a satellite floating in space!"

"What kind of monster is that?!"

"Quickly, quickly notify the Boss! Mr. Shiki has been attacked!"

So later.

In a dining room somewhere in the palace where Roya lived.

While enjoying a delicious lunch served by Amaterasu, she wiped her mouth with interest and said, "So it's finally here?"

“Im”.

He called out.

Soon, a beautiful woman with long, flowing, sea-blue hair arrived in a hurry.

In fact, Princess Vivi is currently in the City of Calamity in Roya.

After all, she is a beautiful woman with a name, a role, and a part in the original work, so of course Lord Roya, who has a collecting obsession, would not miss her.

So, theoretically speaking, Roya could experience being a twin—Princess Vivi and Queen Lily from eight hundred years ago really do look alike.

Moreover, it's even the perfect combination of our ancestors and their descendants from eight hundred years later!

However, the thought that Queen Lily's body contained the consciousness of that guy Im made Roya feel nauseous.

TS and the like were still too advanced for Luo Ya, a pure-hearted boy of only twenty years old.

"Oh! The great Boss!"

Upon seeing Roya, Im immediately prostrated himself in worship, asking, "What are your orders?"

"Nidhogg has finally appeared, in the East Blue, just after attacking Uncle Shiki."

Luo Ya said, "See if you can teleport there."

"Nidhogg?"

Im's delicate face instantly became somewhat distorted.

Although he had become a puppet manipulated by Roya at a young age, Im was still somewhat shaken when he learned that Nidhogg could reproduce and that a new generation of Nidhogg still existed on this sea.

He had absolutely no idea about this!

Now, the bastard who stole Nidhogg has finally come out!
Despite his loyalty to Roja, the anger in his heart remained uncontrollable!
"Yes, Boss, I'll take a look right away!"

Im's voice was filled with resentment.

He's going to teleport there now and grind that scum who took Nidhogg into dust.

but.

The next moment, Im's face suddenly turned somewhat embarrassed. "Boss, the magic circle on the Golden Lion's side seems to have been destroyed. There's no way to teleport there directly."

"Is that so?"

Roya nodded slightly. "This is really troublesome. You have too many limitations on your abilities."

"I'm sorry, Boss, I'm just too useless."

Im knelt down decisively.

Sitting on either side of Roya, Robin and Hancock, who exuded the air of matriarchs, had somewhat subtle expressions.

The world king who seized control of the world through a conspiracy and ruled for eight hundred years now seems no different from a dog in front of Roya.

"Then let's teleport to the nearest island."

Luo Ya said, "Let's see what's going on over there. Seriously, I hope Uncle Shiki doesn't die."

During these two years, Garp and other former high-ranking naval officers who had signed contracts with Im left behind teleportation magic circles on islands around the world.

"Yes!"

Im did not hesitate at all.

In the next instant, it turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared from the spot.

"Hmm, it seems that the time for the final battle has come."

Roya said with great interest, "Since they took the initiative to appear and even launched an attack on us, they must already have a good chance of winning, right, Robin?"

Robin paused for a moment, then slowly said, "It should be that Nidhogg has reached maturity."

"While Nidhogg may not be as destructive to the world as Uranus and Hades, he poses the greatest threat to individuals."

Roya looked terrified, even grabbing Hancock's hand for comfort, "How scary!"

"He's saying those nonsensical things again."

Hancock held Roya's hand, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she said with a playful smile.

"Don't joke around,"

Robin shook her head helplessly, staring intently at Roya, "How could Nidhogg possibly beat you?"

If the power that Im possesses is the embodiment of the evil thoughts of all people in the world back then...

So Roya is a monster that grew from the pain and despair that devoured the entire world!
He is the darkness of this world itself!

No matter how special Nidhogg is, how can the creatures that grow in this world contend with the dark side of this world itself?

Hahaha! Who knows?

Luo Ya just smiled and said, "We'll only know the answer after we fight."

Then a strange smile appeared on his lips. "Robin, appearing so openly must be an invitation for me to come over."

"And you? Who will you help next?"

"..."

Robin fell silent again.

She immediately shook her head with a wry smile, "What a cold-hearted man. Does he really want me to make this choice?"

Then, she raised her head and said seriously, "All I know is that if you lose, Roya, I will die with you."

"me too!"

Hancock hugged Roja's arm and nodded just as matter-of-factly.

"Wow, that's really cunning!"

Luo Ya couldn't help but laugh and said, "Knowing that I have no chance of losing, you're saying such touching things here."

Robin smiled sweetly, "Didn't you yourself say that since we haven't fought yet, the outcome is still uncertain?"

"Is it this mouth? So sharp-tongued and sarcastic?"

Roya grabbed Robin's chin and decisively silenced her with a kiss.

Robin slowly closed his eyes.

Was Roja's plan of love a success or a failure?
Does he love himself? Perhaps.

But has the world really become any better because of this?

Shanks, I don't know if I've succeeded or failed.

But I probably can't help you.

You'll have to rely on yourselves now.

same moment.

East China Sea.

After the black dragon exhaled a breath towards the sky, it grumbled a few more times, somewhat annoyed.

“Let’s go, Nidhogg.”

Shanks patted his head reassuringly, "Let's go to the next place!"

The Disaster Company has several bases in the East China Sea. Since they've said they're going to cause a huge upheaval, they're going to see it through to the end!
(End of this chapter)