【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Lucci put the drooping Den Den Mushi back into his pocket. Now it was time to inform Ace and Luffy to end the arena show as soon as possible.

Law's original plan was to destroy the factory during the deal with Doflamingo at 3 o'clock, then escape Dressrosa and let Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, deal with Doflamingo. Now Law and Robin should have arrived at Green Bit to wait for the deal with Doflamingo.

But will things really go so smoothly? Strange things are everywhere on this island, from the calm shown by the people after learning of the king's abdication to these odd toys.

It's not hard to understand why the Navy Admiral is on this island. In any case, he needs to hurry and reunite with Luffy and Ace as soon as possible... Unfolding the map he bought on the street, Lucci looked at the arena marked on it. This should be it, the Corrida Colosseum...

Lucci looked up at the tall, semi-open building. Its warm bronze glow seemed to carry some kind of history. That was it. Lucci put away the blueprints in his hand, stepped onto the cobblestone street, and smiled. He hoped those two guys would get the fun they wanted.

"Brother, would you like some grapes?"

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Greenbit-Iron Bridge

"Wow, this bridge looks pretty sturdy." Usopp breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the solid-looking iron bridge beneath his feet.

"So even if Douyu attacks, it'll be fine, right?" Caesar also breathed a sigh of relief.

"come yet?"

"What's here?" Robin and Usopp looked at Law in confusion.

"Could it be..." Usopp instantly remembered the ferocious fighting fish the shopkeeper had mentioned. He cautiously looked around, staring intently at the shark fin protruding from the sea and the huge fish shadow rising from the surface, and exclaimed, "It's here!!"

"Wow! It's here!"

Usopp and Caesar stared in horror at the creature leaping out of the water—a giant fish with enormous bull horns, sharp teeth, and a bull-like face. "It's coming at us!!"

"The iron bridge is completely unreliable!" Usopp exclaimed in horror as he looked at the iron bridge, which had been twisted and deformed by the impact of the fighting fish.

"Will we be able to reach Greenbit like this?" Robin asked doubtfully, looking at the damage caused by the fighting fish.

“No problem.” Law calmly pointed to Usopp and Caesar. “They’ll figure something out.”

"You're the one who should be coming up with a solution, right, Shichibukai!" Usopp bared his teeth angrily and pressed his nose against Law's head.

"No, I can't fight right now." Luo easily lowered his hand. He had originally hoped that Lucci would come along, but since he didn't, they would have to deal with him. He reminded the fighting fish that was charging towards them from above again, "It's coming."

Usopp immediately turned around, raised his weapon, and aimed it at the enormous fighting fish above him. "Death Shot... Green Star!"

"Another one!" Caesar cried out in alarm.

Robin crossed her arms and used her Devil Fruit power to form a giant arm, slapping it at the remaining fighting fish with a "Slap!"

"Well done," Luo praised, as he led Caesar across the iron bridge.

"You think there are only one or two?!" Usopp shouted angrily. "There's a whole bunch of them!!"

"Hurry up and run over there! We can't take them all down one by one!" Luo said as he ran. "Long Nose, unlock Caesar's handcuffs and let him fight alongside us!"

"What did you say? This guy can fly!" Usopp said incredulously.

“He cannot act rashly.” Luo took the heart out of his hand.

"Oh no, my heart! Luo, you're going to get what's coming to you!" Caesar cried out in terror, and the moment the sea stone was opened, he opened his mouth wide and aimed at the fighting fish behind him, unleashing a gas attack!

"Wow, that's impressive. No wonder he's a criminal with a 3 million Berry bounty." Usopp turned to look at the explosion behind him and exclaimed. The fighting fish that rushed up were basically wiped out by Caesar's attack.

"Speed ​​up and rush over there!" Luo urged as he ran.

"That's why I asked you why you don't fight together!" Usopp said, dissatisfied, despite possessing such great power.

"The more I use my abilities, the more stamina I consume... I must save my abilities for the return trip, understand?" Law stared solemnly ahead. "I must conserve my stamina; I can't waste a single bit. Our opponent is Doflamingo!"

Caesar looked at Law with some surprise. Did this guy really want to fight the Joker?

"Oh no! The bridge ahead has collapsed!" Usopp cried out in alarm as he looked at the broken bridge. "And a fighting fish is charging straight at us! We can't let it destroy this bridge!"

"ROO..." Just as Luo was about to make a move, the fighting fish that was charging towards them was suddenly taken down by the harpoons and fishing nets fired from the opposite side.

"Whose voice is that?" Robin listened in confusion to the shrill voice coming from the mist on the other side.

"Are they residents of the island?"

"Isn't this a deserted island?" Usopp stared in disbelief as the fighting fish's body was dragged away; it was incredibly strong.

"Gas caster!" Caesar urged impatiently as he pressed the caster towards the fighting fish, "You guys need to think of something quickly, I can't hold them off any longer!"

"Hey, where are you from on the other side? We want to cross the bridge!" Usopp shouted to the other side, megaphone-like.

"It's human!"

"Quick! Run!"

Luo noticed how the people opposite them addressed them, but now was not the time to think about that. Luo turned to Caesar and ordered, "Caesar, take us to the island."

"What!?"

"Law, you just wait till I tell you!" Caesar, whose body had turned into a gas balloon, shouted angrily at the three pirates sitting there.

"What a beautiful view," Usopp said with a smile, looking at the fighting fish circling below.

"If only we had thought of this method from the beginning," Robin remarked.

"Do you know how much gas energy it takes to fly three people?!" Caesar shouted angrily.

“We’ve arrived…” Robin subconsciously surveyed his surroundings, gathering information. “The sea around us is littered with the wreckage of ships capsized by fighting fish. It seems their people haven’t arrived yet…”

"The trail of dragging that fish disappeared here. Who were those people just now?" Luo was more concerned about the group of people who had just appeared, as their appearance was outside his plan.

"But... this really is a wild forest!" Usopp stared in disbelief at the scene before them, with all sorts of wild, huge, and strangely shaped plants and fruits blocking their way.

"Ah! Look at the other side of the coast!" Usopp pointed in shock at the warship wedged between giant plants on the other side. "That's a warship, isn't it? It crashed into the island. It doesn't look like it hit the shore. How did it get like this?!"

"The gap in the vegetation is still very new, and that warship looks like it just arrived... The hull doesn't seem to have suffered much damage." Robin carefully observed the condition of the warship through her binoculars; it seemed to have come to this island specifically for this purpose.