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Chapter 221 The Motorbike Tribe's Secret Technique: Armament Haki (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Seeing Luca stand up again, Crocodile Crocodile's ferocious crocodile mouth curled into a mocking arc.

Its hooked claw still leisurely held the thick cigar, took a deep drag, and exhaled a thick white smoke ring, mingling with the yellow sand in the sky.

On its other intact claw, visible sand grains began to swirl and gather, emitting a terrifying "rustling" sound, instantly forming a small but extremely oppressive sandstorm tornado.

"Hahahaha—! Blue-skinned good-for-nothing dog, you're quite good at sit-ups, aren't you? You've put all your skill points into sit-ups! Useless trash, watch me drain all the moisture from your body and turn you into dried dog meat to hang on the gates of Alabasta! Let's see if you can stand up again!"

Before the words were even finished, the small sand tornado in its claws seemed to come alive, frantically devouring and absorbing the endless sea of ​​sand around it, its size expanding at an astonishing rate!

In an instant, a massive sandstorm tornado connecting heaven and earth had taken shape.

The sand tornado roared and charged toward Luca with a terrifying, all-crushing force, like a giant, yellow serpent!

This earth-shattering aura immediately made Luca's expression change.

A massive sandstorm blotted out the sun, making the already scorching air even more suffocating.

The sharp sand, carried by the gale, struck Luca's body with a crackling sound, like countless tiny, rapidly spinning files.

With each grain of sand it passed, it carried away a trace of moisture. Luca felt his blue fur losing its luster, his skin becoming taut and cracked, his mouth dry, and even breathing becoming painful and difficult!

"Captain, be careful! That guy's sand will absorb all the moisture!"

"Boss! Get out of the way!"

The tearful lizard, honestly, screamed with all its might while tears streamed down its face.

"Damn military cap! Don't try to take the hit! Use your speed to dodge!"

Blaziken and Spicy Chicken used a Flame Kick to force back the elegantly spinning Gardevoir, then turned around and roared.

GSD's arms crackled with intense blue flames as he parried the flying mantis's swift blade, his steady voice piercing through the sandstorm.

"Luca! Calm down! Sensing the movement of the sandstorm!"

Faced with this terrifying attack, Luca's eyes sharpened, and astonishing power erupted from his feet!

【shave】!
Its figure left a blurry afterimage in place, and its true form had narrowly escaped the direct impact path of the sandstorm!
Immediately afterward, without pausing, Luca endured the dryness and stinging in his body and raised his right leg high!

The power of waveguide surged wildly, and the leg muscles vibrated at an extremely high frequency, causing the surrounding air to hum!

【Storm Kick - Skybreaker】!
A massive vacuum slash tore through the sand curtain and unleashed a devastating strike!
The violent tremors shattered the gravel on the path, briefly clearing a passage!

Riding on this unstoppable momentum, Luca followed the path cleared by Lan's feet and charged forward into the midst of the sandstorm.

It instantly closed in on Crocodile's massive body, unleashing a powerful kick that slammed into Crocodile's seemingly solid chest!
"Successful!"

However, the expected dull thud of flesh colliding did not occur.

The powerful strike of the Storm Kick passed right through the loose sand like kicking a pile of sand!

Crocodile's massive body instantly collapsed under the violent shockwave of the Tempest Kick, turning into countless grains of sand that scattered and quickly merged into the surrounding endless desert, as if it had never existed.

Seeing his opponent's body shatter and dissipate with a single kick, Luca was immediately thrilled.

"Did they...did they win?! It was shattered!"

It instinctively turned around and looked at its members, preparing to go and reinforce them against their respective opponents.

Just then, it saw that the faces of all its companions were not filled with the joy of victory, but were instantly replaced by extreme terror!

"Commander! Behind us!!!"

"Boss! Watch out for the ground! Ouch!!!"

"Blue-skinned dog! Get out of here!"

"Pikachu!!!!"

"Luca! Open your mind's eye!"

Upon hearing the heart-wrenching cries of its teammates, Luca's fur stood on end instantly, and a chilling sense of crisis shot up its spine like lightning!

It immediately sensed something extremely wrong, but it was too late!

The solid sand beneath it suddenly collapsed, wriggling like a living creature, and instantly transformed into the mouth of a crocodile made of quicksand!
The edge of that huge mouth was made of incredibly sharp sand teeth. It snapped shut and bit Luca, who didn't even have time to use his shave again!
"Uh ah ah!"

Luca felt an immense pressure coming from all directions as the sand grains transformed into sharp teeth that pierced deep into every inch of his bones and muscles!

Even more terrifying, after the giant sand maw gripped Luca tightly, it immediately began to spin wildly!

[Sandstorm Funeral - Death Roll]!
This is the ultimate skill of the desert crocodile, the overlord of the desert!

In an instant, Luca felt dizzy, and the world in his eyes turned into a wildly spinning yellow vortex!
The sky, the desert, the horrified expressions on my companions' faces... everything was spinning rapidly and blurring!
The gravel relentlessly rubbed against its body like an abrasive, and a feeling of suffocation and dizziness overwhelmed it like a tidal wave!

Boom!

After rolling around countless times, Luca slammed hard onto a distant sand dune, sending up a huge wave of sand.

After the attack, Luca was covered in injuries and struggled but could not stand up immediately.

At that moment, GSD's voice came through the sandstorm, carrying a hint of urgency.

"Luca! It's no use! The opponent is a Sand-Sand Fruit user, whose body can turn into sand at any time. Ordinary physical attacks can't even touch its physical form! We must find a way to prevent its body from changing, or attack it with something that can counter it!"

Luca lay on the ground, panting heavily, his mind racing.

What can prevent its body from changing? How can something control sand?

Just then, a flash of inspiration struck its chaotic mind like lightning!

It reminded it of an old movie it had once watched on a dilapidated screen in a small bar in the East China Sea!
The main character seems to be called Grass Cat Boy Lu Fei?

When faced with an evil enemy that could turn into sand—a sand sculpture man—it seemed to have resorted to a desperate move...

That's right! It's a water gun!
It underwent a Dynamax transformation somewhere on its body, and then unleashed a powerful attack called "Dynamax Water Gun," successfully countering the Sandman's amazing skills and defeating him!

Water! It's water!

Water is extremely scarce in the desert, yet it can perfectly counteract sand!

At this moment, flames reignited in its eyes, and under the influence of the [Mamba Mentality] ability, it stood up once more!

It wants to produce water! Lots of water!
"Waveguide...respond to me!"

Luca closed his eyes, focused his consciousness into his body, and fully activated the power of the wave guide!
The [Life Water Drop Technique] is activated to its fullest potential!
Its life energy began to transform into water energy at an unprecedented rate!
Om-! ! !
A vast and surging torrent of indigo energy suddenly erupted from Luca's body, gushing out like an underwater spring opening up!

[Root Fluctuation]!!!
A torrent of pure water-based primordial energy crashed directly into Crocodile, who had just re-formed from the sand!

This sudden water-based attack startled Crocodile!
The cigar it was holding almost fell off.

"What?! How could this blue-skinned, useless dog possibly possess such a level of water-based skill?! And in this desert where water energy is scarce?!"

Rumble, rumble—! ! !
The torrent of Root Fluctuation was extremely fast, and the indigo energy torrent slammed solidly into Crocodile's body!
"Uhhhhhh-!"

Crocodile let out a painful howl as its body, which had been flowing sand, became muddy at a visible speed.

Finally, it solidified completely, revealing its true form as a crocodile draped in a fur coat!
It was violently thrown away by the enormous impact of the root wave, crashing heavily into the distance and splashing up a cloud of wet sand and mud!
"Success!"

Luca was overjoyed. He suppressed the weakness caused by the massive consumption of his life energy and pushed off with his feet again!

【shave】!
Its figure vanished instantly, rushing towards Crocodile, who was struggling on the ground, like a blue lightning bolt!

His right leg rose high once more, gathering aura power, and the light of his Tempest Kick shone brightly—this time, he was determined to strike the physical target!
"Commander, take it down!"

"The boss will win! Hahaha!"

"Kick him to death!"

"Pikachu—Pikachu!"

"Finish it off, Luca!"

The crowd shouted in unison, their voices converging into a powerful force that flowed into Luca's heart!
Just as Luca's Tempest Kick was about to fall like a guillotine blade, ending the battle...

"Hmph...naive..."

Crocodile, seemingly in a sorry state, suddenly let out a cold snort. Just before Lan's foot touched it, its body exploded again without warning, turning into countless dry quicksand that merged into the sand!

Luca's Tempest Kick slammed into empty air, creating a huge crater in the sand!

"How... how is it possible?!"

Luca stumbled to the ground, staring incredulously at the empty sandpit.

"We already hit it with water!"

"Idiot commander!"

Nami's anxious voice came through as she pointed to the scorching sun in the sky.

"Look at your surroundings! This is a sunny day! And it's a desert! Water-based skills are completely suppressed!"

Before the words were even finished, Crocodile's arrogant, sinister laughter echoed all around the desert, its voice coming from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location.

"Hahahaha—that's right! Little thief cat is right! This desert is my home turf! All the sand here can help me absorb that negligible amount of moisture! In this desert, I am invincible!"

The next moment, the sand around Luca suddenly exploded!

Countless grains of sand coalesced to form Crocodile's enormous upper body, and that terrifying claw made of sand slammed down on Luca like a mountain!

【Sandstorm - Desert Treasure Blade】!
boom--! ! !
This attack was fueled by Crocodile's fury and killing intent, with extreme speed and astonishing power!
Luca had no time to react; he felt an irresistible force slam into him!

"puff--!"

Its body, as if struck head-on by a train moving at full speed, crashed heavily into a distant sand dune, embedding itself deeply within it, and became completely still.

A sharp, agonizing pain shot through my entire body, and even more terrifying, the surrounding desert was frantically draining the moisture from my body...

Consciousness, like a candle flickering in the wind, quickly faded away.

Darkness surged in like a tide, engulfing its vision, drowning out the screams of its companions, engulfing everything...

Am I... going to die?

I'm sorry... everyone...

In the end, I...failed to become the Navy King...

Red Dragon General... Prisoner... GSD... I'm sorry...

So tired... I just want to... sleep...

Its consciousness continued to sink, plunging into a void of darkness.

It tried to struggle, to stand up again, but its body was as if buried in a vast desert, unable to move even a finger.

Just as consciousness was about to completely vanish into nothingness...

Rumble rumble rumble—!!!
A deafening roar of rapidly spinning propellers ripped through the deathly silence of the darkness without warning!
Immediately afterwards, a deep call with a strong Los Angeles accent echoed in its mind.

"Luca! Wake up! Man! Wake up!"

Hearing the call of the iced tea flavor, Luca's dazed consciousness jolted awake!

It suddenly opened its eyes and found itself in a completely unfamiliar world!

The surrounding area was no longer a scorching, boundless desert, but instead stood countless strange buildings with a metallic texture and shimmering with energy!
The enormous gears turned slowly, and the energy pipes crisscrossed like blood vessels, filling the air with the distinctive smell of engine oil and electrical ions.

And right in front of it, hovering, was the figure it missed so much: Big Kobe Briand!
However, the Lao Da at this moment is neither the human form it remembers nor the true form of the helicopter martial spirit, but rather presents a more original and purer mechanical life form.

A motorcycle warrior with a gleaming metallic sheen, a minimalist yet powerful design!

Seeing Lao Da's familiar, resolute eyes and unique motorcycle-riding style, Luca's panicked heart calmed down considerably, and he asked with a mixture of surprise and delight.

"Hey! Prisoner! It really is you! What... what's going on? How did you get here?"

At this moment, a solemn expression appeared on the large mechanical face of the man, and he spoke in a unique voice that was a mixture of synthesized speech and Los Angeles accent.

"Man, it's not me who's come, it's you! Just like when I died on Alvida's ship, your [Mech Soul] temporarily left that dying body and was summoned back to our Motorbike Tribe's world—the Mech Warrior King world!"

"Mech Soul? Leaving the body? The world of Mech Warriors?"

Luca was unable to comprehend this overly surreal information for a moment.

Suddenly, it seemed to belatedly realize an extremely terrifying reality, and it was utterly horrified.

"Wait...wait! The machine spirit has left my body?! That...that means...I'm already dead?!"

The large mechanical eye blinked, nodded, but then shook its head.

"Your soul has only recently left that body, like a computer that's been forcibly shut down but hasn't been unplugged yet. If you act quickly and your consciousness returns immediately, there might still be a glimmer of hope!"

Upon hearing that there was still hope, Luca immediately shouted excitedly.

"I must go back immediately! My comrades are still fighting hard! Alabasta is waiting for us to save it!"

It seemed to already see its companions falling under the claws of the sand crocodile.

But at this moment, Lao Da extended his mechanical arm, made a "pause" gesture, and calmly asked.

"Wait, man, calm down! Even if you go back now, do you have a way to defeat that beastman enemy?"

These words were like ice water poured over Luca's head, instantly cooling down his boiling blood.

It was stunned. Yes, what good would going back do?

Its attacks couldn't even touch the elementalized Crocodile; its strongest water-type moves were significantly less effective in the desert environment...

If it goes back, it will only repeat its fate of failure...

A tremendous sense of powerlessness and despair enveloped it once again.

"I...I don't know...its abilities are too overwhelming...I can't hit it at all..."

A familiar, resolute look appeared in Lao Da's eyes as he addressed Luca.

"That's right! According to my analysis, that guy is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user who ate the Sand-Sand Fruit, which allows him to completely transform his body into a pile of sand, making him immune to physical attacks! Your Fighting-type skills won't be able to do any effective damage to him!"

Luca felt a deep sense of powerlessness and frustration.

"This Logia-type Devil Fruit user is too invincible! This is completely unreasonable! How can we play without nerfing them?!"

However, Lao Da remained solemn, his voice carrying an undeniable conviction.

"Listen here, Bro! We, the Motorbike Tribe warriors, have never feared any tricks of the Beast Tribe! You cannot harm it not because it is invincible, but because you have not yet grasped the true power of us, the Motorbike Tribe warriors!"

Luca's expression immediately hardened, filled with awe, as if he had seen a new ray of hope!

It immediately asked for advice humbly, its tone full of eagerness.

"True power? Lao Da! Tell me! What is the true power of us Motorbike Tribe warriors?! I must master this power! Go back and defeat the Sand Crocodile! Save my comrades!"

Seeing the same resolute look in Luca's eyes as in his own, Lao Da nodded in satisfaction, finally revealing the truth.

"Good! Remember, only the power of the elements can defeat elemental enemies! Therefore, you must master the power of steel! Infuse the power of the steel element into every attack! Let your claws, your elbow strikes, your storm kicks be covered with indestructible steel power!"

Luca's vision suddenly cleared, as if a layer of fog had been completely lifted!

The loud voice, like a resounding bell, announced the final answer.

"That's right! Infusing the power of steel into our attacks, that's the ultimate secret of our Motorbike Tribe—Armament Haki!"

Armed and domineering!
These five words exploded like thunder, as if opening the door to a new world for Luca!

It had a premonition that once it entered this door, it would undergo a complete transformation and enter a "new world"!
"Master Lao, I beg you! Please teach me this profound secret!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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