I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 531 Monster Drops Equipment
"Help~~"

However, before Luffy and his crew's ship—no, their ground effect vehicle—even got close to the sea of ​​fire, they saw several figures speeding out from afar.

"Are those people KYG's men?"

The long-nosed sniper stared intently, his excellent eyesight allowing him to discern several figures leaping and bounding through the sea of ​​fire.

"Since they're from that 'News King''s' side, let's save them."

They were, after all, superhumans from the same sea area, and the news king had treated them quite well: the ground effect vehicle they were standing on, produced by the Huakaiyuan family, was given to them by the other party at a 'half-sale, half-gift' price, for which they were even chased by that 'Teach' for a while.

brush----

Needless to say, Luffy had already dashed over in a flash, leaving a trail of afterimages.

At Luffy's current speed, the density of air is no different from that of water, so he can 'walk on air'.

As he rapidly approached, he also saw clearly the enemy chasing the three 'reporters': it was a 'fire giant' three meters tall, its body blazing with flames; despite its seemingly large size, it was surprisingly fast, relentlessly pursuing them.

"It's Luffy!"

"We're saved—"

"Be careful, this monster is extremely hot."

Three 'reporters' who were running in a disheveled state saw the one-armed man rushing towards them. Just as they shouted a warning, a flame brushed past them.

"Fire Fist Gun!"

boom! !

The sudden explosion behind them sent three running reporters flying.

Clearly, they didn't possess the terrifying speed of their leader, who could back up and tease the shockwave.

"It's so hot, so hot, so hot~~"

The sound from behind made the three reporters, who had been tumbling around, turn around speechlessly.

"Captain Luffy, everyone says these monsters are very hot. You..."

He just started throwing punches?

That's too reckless!

and--

"Whoohoo~~"

Seeing Luffy casually blow on his fist, the three reporters were speechless.

If you can smash that fiery monster with one punch, then who is the real monster?
"Luffy, what's going on?"

The ground effect vehicle made a tail sweep and stopped next to the sea of ​​fire. Only when it got closer did it realize that this was not a real 'sea of ​​fire'; but a piece of land that was burning and flowing due to flames and lava.

That's right,

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a vast landmass has appeared.

As for the reason, everyone knows it, and as for this land:
"Greetings, esteemed members of the Luffy Adventurer's Guild. We have come here to investigate this continent."

After parking their ground effect vehicles, the group stepped into an obsidian area devoid of lava and flames, exchanging information while enduring temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius.

The three 'reporters' all belonged to KYG and were at the weak tiger level: it would be unreasonable for them to dare to come to this battlefield ruins at this time without some ability.

Even a weak tiger-class creature was chased and forced to flee in a sorry state just on the outskirts. If it hadn't encountered Luffy, it would have had no choice but to jump into the sea to escape: although bathing in seawater at 100 degrees Celsius is not a good idea, it's still better than a fire monster at over 1,000 degrees Celsius.

This environment is simply too restrictive for those of them who consume 'extraordinary pearls'.

"Is this the monster you encountered?"

In the lava, a stone man with 'limbs' and 'head' lies sprawled.

A large hole in his chest, clearly punched through by Luffy; his crimson body was cooling down, and in some places the color of obsidian was already showing; however, in this environment, it would take a long time for him to cool down completely.

"Huh? This is."

The long-nosed sniper, who was crouching beside the body examining its condition, pulled a stone from the hole.

This stone is entirely crimson red, and it seems as if flames are flowing inside; it is clearly extraordinary.

This is also why snipers were able to detect its presence.

"Look, there's something strange about this thing!"

Even though flames were swirling inside, the long-nosed sniper felt no burning sensation: even if he was a superhuman, he didn't have skin that thick.

"This stone is quite pretty~~"

"Where did you find it?"

After examining it, the group found nothing unusual except that it looked nice.

"How about we inject some 'spiritual power' into it?"

Luffy had a flash of inspiration and immediately put it into action: he snatched the stone and poured spiritual energy into it.
In a flash,

The stone suddenly lit up!

The light shone on everyone, and surprise just began to show on their faces—

boom! ! ! !

A violent explosion rose across the continent where lava flowed everywhere, even extinguishing the flames on the nearby ground.

"Cough cough~~"

"Is everyone okay?"

Instinctively wrapping herself in the water, the navigator girl was still choked by the aftershocks of the explosion.

"I'm fine,"

"fine,"

"fine,"

"I'm fine too!"

As soon as someone spoke, a plume of black smoke billowed out, leaving everyone else speechless.

"Luffy, you bastard!"

"They bombed people until they were blackened, didn't they consider the consequences?"

"Damn it, don't do something so dangerous!"

The group breathed a sigh of relief, then rushed forward and began punching and kicking their "captain," much to the amazement of the three "reporters" watching from the sidelines.

This is probably the only team that can get along so well with their boss.

"Ahem, I was just being very careful."

Luffy, who had been brutally beaten, protested.

"I came personally precisely because I was afraid of any unexpected incidents."

"Alright, go wash your face first."

Summoning water to wash its captain, the ship dries automatically in minutes in this high-temperature environment, saving a lot of trouble.

"It seems that this kind of 'stone' will produce a violent explosion after being infused with spiritual energy?"

"nice one!!"

The long-nosed sniper rubbed his hands together excitedly.
"Let me study it and see if I can manufacture it into 'ammunition'."

His position as a sniper has always been very 'awkward'. Ordinary bullets pose no threat to superhumans; even specially made armor-piercing bullets are often insufficient.

If this kind of stone could be made into ammunition
"Hey, what are you doing?" The green-haired Zorro glanced at one of the 'reporters' who was lagging behind.

"Huh? No?"

"It's being broadcast live, right?"

The blond chef stepped forward and pulled the other person out.

Sure enough, they still had a live stream room that wasn't closed, meaning that the conversation had been leaked.

"Hmph, Luffy, what do we do now?"

"Let them leave, it's just a live stream."

The one-armed boy dusted himself off. If it were any other team, they would have killed these three 'reporters' long ago!
Since this continent produces 'extraordinary resources,' it must be kept strictly secret. Even if the shelf life of this secret can only be measured in days or hours with the arrival of other countries and extraordinary forces, it is still a huge fortune.

First come, first served!

"let's go."

Luffy waved; it seemed their objective needed to be adjusted.

"When we explore this continent, let's also collect some of these 'stones' to take back with us."

?

“Ruf, this…”

The long-nosed sniper was taken aback.
This kind of 'explosive stone' is of little use to others; only he, as a sniper, needs it.

He was already the weakest, and now the whole team has to help him—it's just...

"No problem, I've been wanting to try out new moves for a while now!"

"Give up, you green algae head, you definitely have less than me!"

Bang! ! !
The short stick and the sole of the shoe collided.
The green-haired samurai and the blond chef, wielding clubs and kicks and pointing their weapons at each other, glared angrily.

"What did you say?"

"Huh? Do you want me to say it again—"

"Come on, let's have a contest to see who gets more stones!"

"I can't ask for it!"

Seeing the team's two main members angrily walk off to hunt the fire monster, the long-nosed sniper had a thousand words stuck in his throat.

"Let's go, why are you hanging around?"

Patting him on the shoulder, the navigator girl also stepped forward.

"Don't slack off either, come and be my shield, let's go hunt these monsters."

"what?"

He pointed to himself.
The long-nosed sniper looked up at the sky speechlessly.

Shouldn't someone who acts as a shield be protected by others?

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"Ok?"

Besides the 'Luffy Adventure Team' that arrived first, another team also arrived here.

A white dragon flew across the sky, with two figures standing on it, wearing long robes with black backgrounds and red clouds, and straw hats with wind chimes.

"There are actually things like this there?"

While wearing the 'Blue' ring, Qiong Mei was scrolling through her phone when she happened to see a live stream from a reporter under KYG.

"what?"

The mysterious person next to him, wearing a ring with the character "玄" on it, turned around in confusion.

Xiaoying was the one who was dragged out by Qiongmei to play together.

"A fire monster, well, to be precise, something like the 'hellfire' monster in the game."

As Qiong Mei explained, the two could see the end of the vast sea ahead, where a crimson hue appeared.

At first glance, it looks like the rising sun.

However, as the white dragon drew closer, the crimson in their eyes became clearer and clearer, gradually revealing its true form.

It was a continent that was crimson, dark red, and scorched black!

Crimson flames flickered, blackish-red magma flowed everywhere, and hard obsidian bore the weight of it all, creating a continent in the Pacific Ocean that resembled a fiery hell.

"That 'heavenly' final move blasted a 'super crater' in the Pacific Ocean."

Or it should be described as a 'ring mountain range'.

Seawater evaporated, seabed blasted through
The so-called earth is nothing more than a canvas painted arbitrarily by the strong.

"Let's go down."

The exact size of this fiery continent is unknown, but even with Qiongmei and Xiaoying's eyesight, they still cannot see the ends to the left and right; naturally, the place where they landed is unknown how many kilometers away from the 'Luffy Adventure Team'.

Brush, X2
The two leaped down and landed on this black and red continent.

"Xiao Qiong, how do you plan to cultivate?"

Upon hearing Xiaoying's question, Qiongmei turned her head and looked at the raging flames not far away.

Amidst the tremors, a three-meter-tall 'humanoid' monster emerged from the raging flames and charged forward at a terrifying speed.

Boom boom boom boom! ! !
The next second, a series of explosions engulfed the 'fire monster'.

Even though Qiong Mei is a demon-level expert, she killed the fire monster instantly without making any move.

Amidst the scattered black pebbles, a white dove flew out;

It came back carrying a bright red stone in its mouth.

"Um,"

Qiong Mei raised her hand and grasped the stone, then closed her eyes and sensed it.

"It is the same power as mine."

The power of an explosion.

There was also a trace of other forces mixed in; I understand now.

Looking up at this fiery continent, Qiong Mei began to understand her brother's meaning: this place is home to a large number of monsters with this kind of power. By studying and comprehending their cores, one can gradually analyze the essence of the power contained within.

Moreover, this is only the outer area.

If it's internal—

Even from a distance, one can sense a considerable amount of powerful spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Let's go, Xiaoying."

"Let's fight our way in!"

?

"Okay."

Xiao Ying didn't understand, but she didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, let's just say... no, I was just accompanying Xiao Qiong on a trip.

(End of this chapter)