【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"Luffy, stop disobeying orders!" Lucci couldn't help but sigh again at the thought of all the chaos that had occurred along the way. Not only had he had to ensure that Zoro was on the right track, but he also had to stop Luffy's various attempts to create shortcuts. The key was that his shortcuts always led them into even more chaotic situations.

Moreover, he could only watch them fight in the chaos, which made him very unhappy, and the cotton doll's body couldn't do anything.

The key issue is that this kid is still holding him, preventing him from getting off and making it impossible for him to fight together. Just thinking about this makes Lucci a little angry, and he shouts again, "Luffy! You brat, let me go!"

"No!" Luffy tightened his grip on the doll with his left hand. He was furious when he thought about how someone had slashed the doll straight at it during the melee. Even though he saw Lucci preparing to retaliate, he didn't want to let him run away again.

Hearing Luffy's refusal, Lucci was displeased and about to say something when he suddenly noticed that the walls on both sides seemed to have moved slightly. "Hey, Luffy, those walls just now..."

Before Lu Qi could finish speaking, a violent tremor came from beneath their feet, as if the whole house was moving. At the same time, a huge humanoid stone statue suddenly emerged from the wall.

Zoro stared at the giant stone monster and exclaimed in shock, "Stone Wall Monster!!"

"It's Pika!!" Violet exclaimed in horror as she looked at the enormous stone figure before her.

"What is this thing? It's huge!" Luffy exclaimed in shock.

"Everyone be careful! He's the highest-ranking member of the family!!" Violet shouted a warning. "He's Pikka, the rock-assimil who ate the Stone-Stone Fruit!"

"It seems it's not just a simple rock monster," Zoro said, looking at the rock monster in front of him.

“Everyone, be aware that he can assimilate any rocks he touches into himself,” Violet reminded them.

“It seems that this palace built of rock has completely become him,” Lucci said, looking at the walls on both sides that were beginning to undulate.

"Wow, the walls are moving!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise as he watched the walls on both sides tremble like waves.

With a loud bang, the walls on both sides of the corridor suddenly closed in on them. At the critical moment, Luffy jumped up and inflated his body into a balloon, creating a gap for his companions below, thus preventing them from being completely buried in the rocky ruins.

"Are you guys alright?" Luffy, his body inflated like a balloon, gritted his teeth and braced himself against the walls and rubble on either side.

"Luffy, hold on a little longer." Zoro took a deep breath, plunged his sword into the rock wall, and swung it with all his might, causing the tightly packed rocks around him to break apart from the inside.

As soon as he emerged from the crevice in the rocks, Luffy immediately threw a punch at the giant stone golem in front of him: "Gum-Gum Storm!!"

"What a troublesome guy," Luffy remarked, watching the stone golem shatter into pieces and then spring back to its original shape.

“These stones are probably not his true form. We need to find his true form to truly harm him,” Lucci said, looking at the humanoid boulder in front of him.

Luffy and Zoro's attacks shattered the stone golem several times, but it would always recover by using the surrounding stones. However, finding its true form with Observation Haki would solve the problem easily. Lucci sighed, "If only I had its Observation Haki, it would be much easier."

"Luffy, I'll handle Lucci. You guys just go find Doflamingo!" Zoro said, biting down on Wado Ichimonji. "I'll cut this rock bastard to pieces."

"I understand!" Luffy shattered the rock arm blocking his way with a right punch, then grabbed Lucci, who had turned into a doll on the ground, with his left arm around Lucci's waist and charged forward. "Let's go!"

"Okay!" Violet hurriedly followed Luffy.

"Black Rope Tornado!" Zoro instantly severed the rock pillar that was chasing Luffy and his crew. Looking at the rubble in front of him, Zoro said, "I told you I would cut you to pieces."

"Is this silence?" Zoro closed his eyes, released a wave of Observation Haki, and stood still, waiting for the stone giant to reappear. As for the stone giant that appeared behind him, preparing to launch a sneak attack, Zoro didn't even open his eyes. He directly drew his sword and shouted, "One-Sword Style, Lion's Song!"

Zoro gritted his teeth as he looked at the stone monster, which he had cleaved in two with a single strike but could still reform its form. Thinking of what Lucci had said about its true form, he narrowed his eyes and said, "If you're so capable, then keep hiding, Stone Monster."

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Dressrosa Underground Trading Port

Usopp, trying to appear calm, navigated the dangerous trading port. With the help of the Tontatta, he and Robin successfully attacked two guards, changed into their clothes, and disguised themselves as one of them. Yes, he was now in the most dangerous part of this underground port, the headquarters of their target, the Executive Tower!

"So why is he the one leading this task?!" Usopp screamed inwardly. "Isn't that toy soldier the captain? How could he entrust them with the most important task?!"

However, these little people are really strong. Thinking of this, Usopp swallowed and began to cheer himself up. He had been training for two years and was no longer the Usopp of two years ago. Now nothing could defeat him!

Under his leadership, they will surely succeed in getting the little girl to eat the special grapes, completely eliminating her and bringing back her toy-turned-friend!

That's right! Once he successfully restores those who have been turned into toys, his name as the great Captain Usopp will be sung for generations to come!!

"Report! Lord Trebol, in the fourth district of the trading port, Captain Ibus's pirate crew is arguing with us! They insist on arguing with a member of their family over the transaction amount!"

"Well done, Robin!" Usopp exclaimed excitedly as he watched Robin successfully distract the sticky creature. Now only the little girl remained. If the dwarfs could slip the grapes into Sugar's basket while she wasn't looking, they would have succeeded. Usopp chuckled to himself.

The next second he heard Leo call him to join him. Usopp looked at Leo in panic, his hard-won confidence vanishing instantly. He told himself it was better to wait and see.

Usopp looked at the tontattas who were staring at him expectantly and said calmly, "I'm not going up now to boost your confidence. Don't worry, I'll step in and take care of anything that might go wrong!"

"Wow, that's so reliable! Usopp Lando!" the dwarves exclaimed excitedly.

"Keep your voice down." Usopp whispered to stop the dwarves from shouting, while anxiously watching the room for any movement, worried that they would be discovered.

"Great, Leo!" Usopp excitedly watched as Leo tossed the special grape into Sugar's basket of grapes. Now all they had to do was wait for Sugar to successfully eat the grape, and they would succeed. Usopp nervously watched Sugar's hand as he took the grape. So close... here it comes!