One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 124 Beating Huazha
boom!
A blinding crimson ray burst forth from the Tyrannosaurus Rex's mouth in an instant!

The entire field of vision was instantly filled with red, and a terrifying high temperature rushed towards us. Wherever the rays passed, the air instantly distorted and vaporized.

Xia Nuo had no idea that this would happen.

With his hands still gripping the dragon's tail, he had no time to dodge, so he simply raised the dragon's tail to block, and at the same time, Armament Haki hummed and instantly covered his entire arms.

Zila——!
The crimson ray struck the dragon's tail, instantly carbonizing and cracking its scales to reveal the tailbone underneath. The smell of burning flesh mingled with billowing white smoke.

"Roar!"

The Tyrannosaurus Rex roared in pain, its thick tail thrashing and struggling wildly.

Xia Nuo's arms were also sizzling from the aftershocks. His Armament Haki blocked most of the damage, but it still burned his arms until they were bright red.

So hot!

Xia Nuo winced in pain and looked at his arm, where large patches of skin had peeled off like tartar.

This feeling is all too familiar.

The temperature and destructive power of Hanafuda's attack were comparable to the molten lava that Akainu unleashed at close range!

No, is it a beaver?
How can a Tyrannosaurus Rex breathe dragon breath?
If he hadn't reacted quickly and used the opponent's tail to block most of the damage, he would have been in serious trouble.

I'm afraid that by now, the flesh and blood of my arms have almost melted away, leaving only bare bones!
"You like breathing fire, huh!"

He also got angry, his arms bulging with veins, and no matter how hard Hanafuda struggled, he still held onto the dragon's tail tightly.

In the next instant, Xia Nuo exerted his strength, lifting the entire Tyrannosaurus Rex above his head. He stopped slamming it back and forth and instead swung it around in the air like a helicopter propeller—

He felt it clearly.

Since unleashing that ray of light, Hanafuda's aura has weakened considerably, and now, under the torment of this rapid, swirling motion, it is visibly deteriorating.

Buzz!

The rotation speed increased faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, it exceeded a hundred revolutions.

Hanafuda's furious roar gradually turned into intermittent wails as it spun at high speed. Its already battered tail was now almost torn off by Shano.

"Get up there!"

boom! ! !
The Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly slipped from his grasp, and with the combined effect of centrifugal force and inertia, its enormous body, as large as a small mountain, was flung into the sky!
Fifty meters, one hundred meters, the height keeps increasing—

Xia Nuo looked up.

Then, in the next instant, his knees bent slightly, the ground exploded, and he shot into the sky like a cannonball!

Swish swish!
In a few flashes, his figure instantly caught up to the Tyrannosaurus Rex above it, raising his right leg high, and the jet-black Armament Haki spread like a tide from his ankle to his entire calf.

"If you like breathing fire, then why don't you breathe fire again?"

With a sinister grin, Xia Nuo bent his knees and fell, his right leg slashing down like a battle axe!

"Storm Kick - Ripple Meteorite!"

Boom-! ! !
The kick landed heavily on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's belly, and visible shockwaves exploded one after another.

The scales on the chest and abdomen of the Tyrannosaurus Rex instantly caved in and shattered, and its internal organs were almost displaced by the terrifying impact.

Hanafuda's eyes turned bloodshot with pain, and she suddenly turned her head to bite, but Shano blocked it with a piece of iron, her sharp teeth scraping against her shoulder covered in Armament Haki, creating dazzling sparks.

"You're too tired to breathe fire, but you still have the strength to bite, huh!"

Xia Nuo's smile grew even more sinister. "But such methods can't threaten me!"

it's time!

He pulled his right fist back, and a terrifying aura gathered like a vortex. The muscles in his entire arm bulged and swelled up, with veins popping out as if snakes and insects were coiling around it.

Final blow!
"The Gun of Elbaf——"

Hearing the sudden low shout in her ear, Hanafuda looked up in disbelief.

wrong!

This guy... how come he knows this move just like Kaido?!

"Weiguo!!!"

boom!
Hanafuda had no time to react before the surging, powerful fist wind was unleashed towards his abdomen!

"Roar!!!"

With a piercing scream, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's limbs fell limply, and its entire body plummeted down at a speed even faster than when it was ascending!

Rumble——! ! !
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's massive body crashed into the desert like a meteorite, and the terrifying impact instantly created towering sand waves!
The entire desert seemed to be detonated by a small mushroom cloud. The violent shock wave exploded in a ring, and the yellow sand rose into the sky like a tsunami, blotting out the sun!
Wow!
The sandy land, spanning several kilometers in radius, collapsed violently, forming a giant crater hundreds of meters in diameter, with sand and gravel cascading inwards like a waterfall from its edges.

At the center of the pit, intense heat continuously rose, distorting and deforming the air. When the smoke and dust dissipated, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's body had transformed back into human form.

Hanafuda lay paralyzed in the center of the deep pit, covered in blood.

His chest caved in deeply, his arms were twisted at bizarre angles, and he continued to vomit blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

"Cough...cough..."

After a long time, Hanafuda finally managed to lift her upper body with great effort.

In his blurry vision, a tall, slender figure was slowly walking across the sand, looking down at him from above.

"See, I said I wanted it to end, so it should have ended, but you just wouldn't believe me."

Hanafuda strained to open her eyes wide and finally managed to see the other person's face clearly.

At this moment, the black-haired boy was covered in blood, and his arms were scalded and torn by the high temperature, but his aura was even more ferocious than when the battle started.

Those dark eyes still burned with a fighting spirit that sent chills down his spine.

Clearly, the opponent still had a last bit of strength left.

In other words.

Whether it was strength, speed, physical skills, or even his most prized physique, his opponent was superior to him.

"I'm just not as skilled as them..."

Hanafuda completely gave up its last resistance, lay down helplessly, and gave a bitter laugh:
"I'm really unlucky today. I specifically picked an auspicious day to come to Alabasta to collect a debt, and I just happened to run into you, you monster... Anyway, enough talk, let's fight!"

"Don't worry, I'll give you a quick death."

"Xia Nuo said in a deep voice."

"Thank you."

Hanafuda grinned, closed its eyes, and quietly awaited death.

Xia Nuo drew the katana from behind her, stepped forward, and remained calm.

That's the charm of this sea.

Those who venture here, regardless of their faction, their character, whether noble or base, whether they adhere to their principles or cause harm everywhere.

Those who can become famous for a time and consider themselves heroes, when faced with the fate of death, ultimately possess a certain pride and backbone, and are already prepared for it.

Of course, there are occasionally a few shameless exceptions.

But the flower cards in front of us are clearly not among them.

.........

A few minutes later.

Covered in blood, Xia Nuo stepped out of the sandpit and came to the riverbank.

The entire Santoro Riverbank was silent.

Whether it was the residents of the oasis city on the other side, or the sailors and merchants on the merchant ship, everyone stared wide-eyed at the figure of the black-haired boy.

"Win...win?"

Someone spoke, their voice trembling. The next second—

"Won!!!"

The entire riverbank erupted in deafening cheers!

"That's too strong! That was a Shichibukai with a bounty of 500 million Berries! And he was defeated so quickly!"

"Hanafuda is dead! The Hanafuda Pirates are finished! We're saved!"

"Lord Xia Nuo! Lord Xia Nuo!"

The sailors on the merchant ship waved their hats excitedly, and some even knelt on the deck and kowtowed heavily towards the riverbank.

"Thank you! Thank you for saving us!"

"If it weren't for your help, we wouldn't have been able to escape at all, and we would all be dead here!"

"Long live the Fallen Pirates!"

"Idiot! Didn't you hear what Lord Xia Nuo himself said before? It's an adventurer's group!"

"Oh, right, right, long live the Fallen Warriors Adventurers!!!"

Cheers swept across the riverbank like waves, and some people even jumped into the river and swam desperately to the shore, wanting to get a closer look at the young hero.

However, not everyone is like that.

On the opposite bank of the river, Xia Nuo clearly noticed it.

Many local Alabasta residents looked at him with apprehension and fear, and even hatred.

They defeated the Hanafuda that was about to wreak havoc and saved them, so why is this the reaction?
Xia Nuo shrugged, having already anticipated this.

After all, this is Alabasta, and Crocodile, the nation's last national hero, had recently died at his own hands.

Crocodile had been active in Alabasta for many years, hunting down pirates and earning a good reputation. Naturally, he had many die-hard fans among the local residents.

And the scene of him fighting with Hanafuda would probably only be seen as a case of villains killing each other in the eyes of these people.

Xia Nuo didn't care about this.

This is the result of the public being manipulated and deceived by the mastermind behind the scenes. The truth behind it will eventually come to light.

No.

To be precise, the day when the truth comes out seems to be today.

As if sensing something, he turned his head to look to his left.

On the riverbank there, besides his companions, there was another group of people who were already waiting for him.

The blue-haired girl at the head of the group looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old. She was staring at him intently, and when she saw him looking over, she suddenly became excited and started waving her arms wildly.
"Lord Xia Nuo, come this way, this way!"

Weiwei?

Xia Nuo raised an eyebrow. He had spoken very loudly during the conversation on Hanafuda, and everyone on the riverbank could hear him clearly, so he already knew that Weiwei would come on behalf of the royal family.

However, this reaction... seems a bit strange.

This is clearly the first time I've met this little girl.

Why is the other person behaving like a fangirl who has finally met her idol?
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Xia Nuo's doubts were quickly answered.

After the two met and briefly introduced themselves, Weiwei immediately became attached to him.

It would pop up from the left one moment and then block the right front the next, constantly asking all sorts of questions.

"Lord Xia Nuo! I didn't know you were so young, only a few years older than me! May I call you elder brother?"

"Brother Xia Nuo, how can you be so strong? You can even throw a Tyrannosaurus Rex around! That's amazing!"

"Brother Xia Nuo, what should I do to become as powerful as you? Can you teach me?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't walk so fast, Brother Xia Nuo! You haven't answered my question yet!"

"..."

Xia Nuo was getting a headache from the little guy's noise. He would rather fight with Hanafuda again than endure this torment.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the captain of the royal guard who was accompanying him.

"Um, sir, your name is Icarus, right? Does your princess usually look like this?"

“Uh, no, Your Excellency Shano…”

Icaram wiped his sweat and chuckled, "Don't let Princess Vivi's young age fool you; she's very sensible, strong, and responsible. This time, when His Majesty the King fell ill, she knew the danger, but she still stepped forward to take on the mission..."

"Then how..."

"Perhaps it's because Her Highness was too worried along the way, fearing that the people near the port had already fallen victim to Hanafuda's poison."

Ikaram shrugged. "However, after arriving with extreme nervousness, what I found was a scene where you had completely taken control of the Hanafuda cards..."

"And so, my tense body relaxed instantly, and I subconsciously transformed this feeling of relief into admiration and respect for you."

Icarum understood his princess's feelings very well.

Even he himself went through a similar mental journey.

Compared to Princess Vivi, who had little exposure to outside information, he had long heard of the terrifying nature of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hanafuda.

That was a fearsome figure who had made a name for himself in the New World, and what happened to him?

I arrived here with bated breath, only to see on the other side of the river that the enormous and terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex was being tossed around like a toy, almost powerless to fight back.

In no time at all, they were completely defeated.

The crisis that had loomed over the nation vanished.

The person who accomplished this was a handsome young man who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

After witnessing this breathtaking scene firsthand, who wouldn't feel awe and reverence?

Even a middle-aged man like him couldn't suppress his excitement and wanted to clear his throat and sing a song for the other person!

"La la, la—"

Listening to the deep tenor voice coming from beside my ear.

Xia Nuo's headache worsened from the noise, and she couldn't help but rub her temples.

Well, I almost forgot that this guy is an opera enthusiast. In the original timeline, when he went undercover at Baroque Works, he felt uncomfortable if he didn't sing a few lines a day.

However, after Icarus's explanation, he understood more or less.

Weiwei is still young, and under continuous emotional fluctuations, she is easily influenced by hero worship, suspension bridge effect, Tyndall effect, Pythagorean theorem, and so on.

Ultimately, this led to her becoming this fangirl with sparkling eyes whenever she saw herself.

"Speaking of which, you guys are really quite bold. You dare to approach me for such a reason?"

Xia Nuo shook his head. "Don't forget, I'm also a pirate with a bounty of 540 million Berries. Your national hero Crocodile died at my hands."

"You, who were able to defeat even the Seven Warlords of the Sea twice in a row, must be incredibly powerful. If you truly harbor any ill intentions towards our country, what's the point of us being on high alert?"

Icarum stopped clearing his throat and solemnly began to speak:

"Moreover, after this meeting and conversation, don't your words, actions, and conduct prove that our judgment was correct?"

"You, who are always ready to help those in need and have saved so many merchant ships and local residents, are definitely not the vicious villains described in the newspapers!"

"Instead of being on guard and fearful, it's better to speak frankly and treat each other with sincerity. This is the way of hospitality that we Alabasta people, who live in the desert, believe in!"

(End of this chapter)