One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 245 Zefa's Plan

FOOD…Island, Harbor Beach.

The sea water, as bright as red clouds, climbed up the beach layer by layer under the pull of the moon's gravity. The wrecked pirate ship that was originally resting in the sand now only had a mast exposed.

The symbol on the tattered black flag is no longer recognizable.

The seabirds just landed on the mast for a while, but were quickly driven away by the large shadows.

The warship painted in dark green camouflage slowly approached the shore.

The warship was very restrained and stopped when it was still quite a distance from the beach. It then used a small hovercraft to transport the marines ashore one by one.

The first person to step onto the shore was a tall, thin man in a yellow and white striped suit. He stepped on the sand with his leather shoes and muttered to the small Den Den Mushi on his wrist.

Then there was a man with his eyes closed, wearing a purple scarf over his lavender kimono, tapping the beach twice with a blind knife.

"It's Admirals Kizaru and Fujitora. Damn it, two admirals are here!"

Not far from the beach, two men in gray robes were lying under a tall coconut tree, observing the situation in the port through binoculars.

"It's just a pity that the coating work is still more than half a day away from completion."

"Don't say so much. Go and report to Governor Zefa and have them prepare. I'm here to gather intelligence."

"Okay, be careful."

One of the gray-robed men squatted up, turned around and trotted towards the town.

The remaining man in gray robes held his breath and continued to observe the situation on the beach with a telescope.

In just a short while, the beach was filled with naval soldiers armed with live ammunition. They formed into square formations and began to move towards the town under the command of officers.

"At least 4,000 troops, with seven warships and two generals behind them. The navy has really invested a lot of money."

"But where did Kizaru go?"

The man in gray robes searched around the beach with a telescope.

But at this time, someone tapped his shoulder.

"Are you looking for the old man?"

Kizaru put one hand in his pocket, stretched out a finger and pointed at the gray-robed man's shoulder, looking very surprised.

"It seems we found the right place."

"I'd like to trouble you to tell the teacher first that his student is here to see him."

"What he wants to do is really scary."

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The cliffs of the Red Earth Continent also appear extremely bright under the slanting light of the dim sunlight, as if the entire red glow in the sky was painted on them.

The only drawback was that there was a hole drilled into the cliff.

The sandworm's tail drilled through the cliff wall and its tail also stretched out. It was only when the sea breeze blew that it stopped drilling.

This thing is very afraid of sea water, and the slight moisture in the sea breeze also makes it somewhat resistant.

Bucky pulled out his knife and stood on the sandworm's back. In the dim light of the evening, he finally saw the appearance of this part of the sandworm clearly.

Unlike the oval head with a cross scar, the sandworm's tail is like a carnivorous plant with its mouth wide open. Its three rows of spikes open and close, breaking down the stones it has gnawed off during digging into sand and spitting it out.

Its body is segmented, with a hard shell like a millipede, and round spikes like mace on the surface.

At this time, the tail was spit out of the cliff, and the body that remained in the soil and rocks was turning nervously, for fear that it would fall down.

"It's a little chic and quite something."

Bucky raised his foot and stomped twice.

After Peter Saint ran away, this thing seemed to have its own ideas, especially when facing Im's pursuit.

The sandworm made a gurgling sound inside its body, as if it was quite dissatisfied with what Bucky had stepped on.

"It seems you still have some opinions."

"But there may not be any road ahead."

Bucky sat back and said, "But I can give you two choices."

"One is that you can go back the way you came and face the goat in heat yourself."

The sandworm's tail swung continuously, casting a shadow on the dark fingers and the soil and rocks that looked like sea water.

"Second, I'll do something good."

"Send you back to Marijoa."

"After all, you are also part of the Five Elders' body. I just wonder if you share the same brain?"

When he saw the sandworm, he nodded and shook his head.

I also had some understanding of the sandworm's condition.

First of all, the sandworm's current state has absolutely nothing to do with itself or its abilities.

Bucky often divides himself into various parts, and even cuts his soul into multiple pieces, but his essence is like a distributed architecture. Although it seems divided, it actually belongs to one entity.

It is the split with others, there is no such thing as the emergence of a second will.

The sandworm's shaking head indicates that although it and Peter Saint have the same body, it has two brains.

This can only be attributed to the special nature of sandworms.

A small number of very special earthworms seem to have this ability as well.

The moment it is cut, it can quickly seal the wound and split itself.

Thinking of this, Bucky took another look at the cross-section of the sandworm. It was bright red, and the blood inside was still flowing.

This sandworm is quite easy to fool.

Bucky had a smile on his face.

"Then let's dig upwards first."

Although he could also float up, he had previously fought with Peter Saint and had to use the Shock Wave many times in a row while being chased by Im.

At this time, my body couldn't bear it anymore.

It was okay when I was excited, but as soon as I relaxed, the feeling of soreness surged up from every joint.

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is really not something that ordinary people can use.

The person with the ability cannot transform into an element, so how could the vibration at such a close distance not have an impact on the person's body?

Fortunately, Bucky doesn't have to worry about that.

He just couldn't bear it physically.

"Well, even though it's only a partial one, it still counts as a Five Elder Star, right?"

Bucky patted the sandworm's hard shell, his eyes flickering frequently.

He was not fooling the sandworms, he really wanted to go back to Marijoa.

It's not that easy to run away, especially since he has already confirmed that neither the Five Elders nor Im has the terrifying Observation Haki that can monitor the entire island like Eneel.

The actions became even more outrageous.

One of those celestial dragons can be kept as support for the next visit, and the rest can be used to fulfill their promise.

When Buggy boarded Marijoa, he had already informed Hancock and asked her to wait for pick-up.

It's not that he is kind-hearted, he just wants to have more fun.

I wonder if the flying squirrel has found Baldigo... It would be best if the navy and the revolutionary army could fight this time.

It will be warmer if you light more fires.

Another reason was that before going underground, he left the broadcasting Den Den Mushi and the anti-wiretapping Den Den Mushi at Cresswell Saint's manor.

There is no way. There is no way to put such a big Den Den Mushi into the body. Even if it is put in, it cannot survive. Living things still have their own limitations.

Flesh and blood are too fragile, it's time for mechanical ascension!

The sandworm was concentrating on digging and didn't notice a pair of eyes on its back, who were already thinking about transforming the sandworm into a tunnel boring machine.

When the moonlight emerged from behind the dark clouds, the sandworm had already approached Marijoa again.

The sandworm was encouraged by the connection with its original body.

He completely forgot that he seemed to be too close to the clown.

"Those who do good things are not necessarily good people."

Buggy sat cross-legged on the sandworm's back with a sinister smile. The sandworm had already reached the holy land, but was circling around it. A large number of people from Mary Geoise, who had just experienced a landslide, were gathering near the central area.

Danger is certainly present, especially for regular soldiers and agents.

Their job is mainly to rescue the wealth accumulated in Pangu City for hundreds of years.

This is much more important than human life.

On the contrary, a few Celestial Dragons have returned to their own manors.

The sandworm seemed to be homesick. After the initial encouragement, it immediately hesitated.

It then realized a problem.

If I return to my original form, do I still exist?

Will the entity tolerate the existence of a second consciousness?
impossible.

The sandworm had never valued his life so much before, and even the encouraging emotions quickly disappeared. As the contact became closer, he began to feel fear and manic.

When Buggy retrieved the two Den Den Mushi, the sandworm was still circling around him, even intentionally showing ferocious emotions to scare away its real body which was getting closer and closer.

Saint Peter did hesitate.

He wasn't sure if half of his body was now in the hands of the clown.

If that was the case, if I went there rashly, I might end up with the same fate as when I was underground.

Invite the other four to go together?

Peter Saint was reluctant, and his dissatisfaction with the other four old men was like a thorn in his side.

With hesitation and entanglement, the connection between the two seemed to become weaker again.

From a distance, he saw a fire suddenly start on a manor.

"Yahoo!"

“This feels pretty good, right?”

The arsonist clown grinned as he looked at the blazing villa, and his mood suddenly became much better.

Sandworms suddenly drilled out from the ground of the villa, destroying the last bit of support for the villa, and the entire villa collapsed.

The tail composed of three rows of spikes shook a few times, and it seemed very satisfied with the flame environment.

"Right, that is it!"

"By pushing everything away, we can paint freely on a blank sheet of paper, and the same goes for you."

"The original body is gone, so you are the original body."

"This problem is not difficult to figure out."

Buggy felt that he had only given a little guidance, allowing the sandworm to awaken to its consciousness earlier.

After struggling for a while, the sandworm also understood the problem.

He demonstrated his determination with a flick towards the villa.

Kill the original body, and you will become the original body!
"Well, it looks like we have the same enemy."

Buggy smiled happily, and turned to introduce the Admiral who had just stood next to him:
"Our gang's new member, I usually call him half of the Five Elders, are you interested in fighting him?"

The sandworm came in front of Buggy, ready to attack Aokiji.

Everyone saw the scene where the Five Elders transformed into beasts in the sky above Pangu City, and when Peter Saint came back, only the ribs were left...

Aokiji's eyes twitched a few times.

“I wanted to show off a little bit…”

"I'll have to listen to those old guys scolding me again. Why don't we let Kizaru be the marshal?"

For sandworms…

Aokiji said he was powerless.

Only the Five Elder Stars took action themselves.

Will the Navy Admiral defeat the Five Elders?
Stop joking.

You will be in trouble later!

Aokiji simply lay down. There was a villa in front of the lawn where he could warm himself by the fire. In the semi-dark night, it was also a good place to rest.

He pulled the eye mask off his forehead and fell asleep.

Young people are in good health.

If it were the old guy Zhan Guo, he might be so angry that his face turned red, and then send Buggy away with a tangled and angry look.

"Interesting guy... just take your time and don't be so anxious."

"The big bang is on its way."

Bucky grinned a few times, then sat on the sandworm's back and left in a dignified manner.

Peter St. arrived a little later.

He was placed on a wheelchair, and a CP0 in a white suit was in charge of pushing it. The expression on his face was even gloomier than the night.

Think again about the arrogant look of the sandworm.

It feels kind of pitiful and ridiculous.

When Saint Peter arrived, he just glanced at Aokiji and left helplessly.

Lord Yimu has remained unchanged for eight hundred years, but the same cannot be said for the Five Elders.

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Only when Buggy was leaving on the sandworm did he have time to look at the Den Den Mushi.

This thing has the function of leaving messages.

This is not surprising. Live broadcasts are available all over the world, so what does a message function matter?

He looked around and saw that someone seemed to have called him seven or eight times in a row during this afternoon and evening.

Well, the other side is a bit anxious.

It sounded like the voice of one of Zephyr's students.

Bucky remembered it was a woman named Ian.

It has the same bug-level superhuman fruit ability as the Lucky Fruit of Bakara, the woman beside the Golden Emperor, the Retrograde Fruit.

The other party's tone was not overly anxious, nor did it sound pleading. It was more like stating something.

"…We have successfully obtained a sufficient amount of power rock and manufactured a time bomb of sufficient magnitude."

"All we need to do is successfully coat the membrane and dive into the huge hole 10,000 meters below the sea, where Fishman Island is, and place the bomb."

"If everything goes according to plan, Marijoa will disappear completely, and the New World... will no longer exist."

"We need enough time to complete the coating work, but the navy has noticed our intentions and has sent a large number of troops to obstruct us."

"The island where we will be coating is FOOD... Island, and it will take another... day."

"Kizaru and Fujitora have arrived."

The message ended here. There was no request for help or explanation, just a brief statement of what they were doing.

But it was this part of the statement that made Bucky's eyes brighter.

The corners of his mouth kept rising uncontrollably.

"This is so funny hahahahaha!"

"Zefar...interesting, you are so interesting, hahahaha!"

"It looks like we have something else to do."

Bucky shook his head and looked like he was insane.

He tied the three celestial dragons to the sandworm's back and slapped the sandworm again.

The sandworm immediately understood and drilled into the ground.

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"The station is temporarily blocked. Please wait patiently, Mr. Sakaski."

In front of the tall walls of Marijoa, the armored city guards carefully welcomed the former general and now wanted criminal.

(End of this chapter)