An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 223 With overwhelming power, Luca, the Unova Superman, is born! (Please vote with your monthly tickets!)

Motorcycle gear, combined!
Rumble, rumble—! ! !
Luca's blue fur under the light turned metallic wildly, gleaming with a cold, hard, azure alloy luster.

Its limbs made mechanical deformation sounds, and a huge armed helicopter rotor assembly materialized out of thin air on its back. The four alloy blades began to spin wildly counterclockwise, stirring up a cloud of dust!

It is no longer a creature of flesh and blood, but has transformed into a fusion of will and steel!

The waveguide power did not disappear; instead, it perfectly combined with this steel body, becoming a "radar wave" for scanning the battlefield and locking onto targets!
A continuous stream of steel energy surged within its body, allowing it to truly experience the essence of Armament Haki!
That is to use willpower to connect the soul and body, and truly transform oneself into the power of steel!
"Man! What can I say! You really did it!"

In the deep pit, the electric sparks crackling around the giant Tornado struggled to raise a twisted mechanical thumb, its Los Angeles-style resolute eyes filled with relief and pride.

Machine King nodded in satisfaction, and the energy amethyst light on both sides of the Machine King Stick gradually dimmed.

"Look at its shape! It's a highly offensive attack helicopter! Excellent! Energy City has gained another formidable warrior!"

"Target locked: Megalodon! Threat level: Highest!"

A cold, synthesized electronic voice emanated from the Luca machine head, devoid of emotion yet filled with murderous intent.

Its four huge rotor blades on its back suddenly tilted in the opposite direction, generating terrifying lift. The heavy fuselage was lifted off the ground in an instant, raising a cloud of dust!
"Engine output: Maximum! Weapon system: Activated! Take this... Lightning Cyclone Elbow!!!"

The turbocharger at the end of the giant arm was running at full power, and the air was compressed and ionized wildly, forming a destructive energy storm wrapped with blue and white electric snakes!
"What?! This is impossible! How could the Blue Poison Beast..."

The Megalodon's scarlet electronic eyes contracted instantly, and it hurriedly crossed its claws to block in front of it, while the energy of the Comet Fist gathered once again!

boom--! ! ! !

The jet-black Armament Haki slammed into the Metagross's body, and the massive creature was slid back several meters by the impact, its feet carving deep furrows into the rock wall!

The Megalodon felt its claws tingling slightly, and glanced at the menacing Thunderbolt and Vanguard below, knowing that it would not gain any advantage today.

"Hmph! You damned Motorbike Tribe scum! And you, Blue Poison Beast... You're lucky today! Energy City will be Lord Wild Gorilla's possession sooner or later! We'll see! Retreat!"

At a command, the densely packed army of black iron beasts on the cliff face retreated like a tide, quickly disappearing into the shadows of the canyon.

"Luca!"

The loud voice brought Lucara back to reality, who was immersed in the joy of increased power.

"Don't forget Alabasta! Your comrades are still fighting hard! Now you have enough power to protect them!"

Luca's helicopter rotor suddenly stopped.

Yes, GSD, Sandcock, Nami, Honest Usopp, Cockachu... they are still fighting to the death in the desert against that crocodile that can turn into sand!
"Let me see you off!"

Naked once again raised the Machine King Light Stick, and the two energy amethysts burst forth with a dazzling light that seemed to distort space and time.

"Concentrate your mind, sense your coordinates! Machine Master Energy—Time-Space Jump!!!"

The next moment, Luca's steel body suddenly stiffened as it felt the Machine Bar enter its body through the slot and begin to supply Machine Bar energy into it.

Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!

In a sensation akin to ascending to heaven, Luca's consciousness momentarily blurred, his machine spirit detached from his body, and soared into the highest heavens...

Scorching! Dry! The stench of sand and dust, mixed with the smell of blood, filled the nostrils, instantly pulling it back to the harsh reality!
All I could hear was the howling sand and the explosive sounds of colliding energy!

GSD knelt on the ground, the ghostly flames on his arms dimmed, his body covered with wounds from sand blade cuts.

The Xiangji lay fallen in the distance, its orange-red feathers covered in sand and dust, losing their former luster.

Nami, Kenjiro, and Chip huddled together behind a rock, their faces filled with despair and fear.

Crocodile, the Sand Crocodile, stood in the center of the arena, a cigar dangling from his lips, his golden claw still dripping with someone's blood, a mocking and cruel grin on his face.

"Fur—!"

Exhaling a smoke ring, Crocodile looked at Luca, who had just struggled to lift his head from the sand, and laughed with utter contempt.

"Hahahaha! The King of Sit-ups is awake again? This time you've had a rather long rest, you blue-skinned good-for-nothing! Look at your crew, because they believed in you, this useless captain, they're all turning into dried-up corpses in the desert now! This is what happens when you challenge me!"

Endless rage and the unwavering belief in protection exploded within his chest, and the power of the Aura resonated wildly to an unprecedented degree!
Luca slowly straightened up. Although it still looked like the same scarred blue dog, its eyes were different!
In the depths of those eyes, it seemed as if a turbine was boosting and a rotor was roaring!
"Crocodile..."

"You plunder this country's rainwater! You exploit innocent people! You harm my companions! Your very existence is a cancer on this sea!"

"My comrades will not fall in vain! My dream will not end here! I will use these hands to utterly shatter your so-called invincibility!"

"Watch closely! This is the essence of our motorcycle tribe!"

It crossed its claws in front of its chest as if embracing an invisible soul of steel, and with all its might, let out a roar that shook the desert!

"Motorcycle-Weapon-!! Combine!!!"

No lightning, no deformation, no propellers... nothing happened.

It was still that blue dog covered in wounds, standing there dumbfounded in a shameful pose.

Dead silence.

Only the sound of wind and sand howling could be heard.

“Pfft…Hahahahahahaha!!!”

Crocodile paused for a second, then burst into a deafening laugh, nearly dropping his cigar.

"Ouch, I can't take it anymore, kid in the military cap! You can't win, so you resort to slapstick comedy? Why don't you conjure up a tank for me to see! Hahahaha!"

Nami covered her face in despair.

"Oh no, the team leader has finally gone crazy from the sun..."

Honesty Cloth cried even harder.

"Hooray... Boss has gone mad..."

Even GSD shook his head helplessly, thinking that the child might have been beaten to the point of being delirious.

Looking at his unchanging claws, listening to the harsh laughter of his opponents and the desperate whispers of his companions, Luca felt a chilling despair wash over him once more.

Could it be... that everything in the world of Mecha King was just a dream?

Machine Soul Awakening... Armed Helicopters... Are they all just my hallucinations?
Me... am I still that useless person who can't do anything?

Just as Luca's faith was about to crumble, that familiar Los Angeles accent, as if traversing endless time and space, resounded clearly in his mind once again!

Man! You're too fixated on form! The strength of us motorcycle warriors has never been about that metal suit! It's about this—

The original Ice Tea skin's classic, powerful appearance reappeared in Luca's consciousness, pointing at its chest.

[An iron will! An unyielding belief! And a determination to protect your comrades! This is the true essence of the Machine Soul! Forget your form! Feel it! Your power is already boiling within you! Sensing with your heart! Calling upon the Machine Soul within you!]

Luca abruptly closed his eyes, no longer dwelling on whether his appearance had changed, and completely immersed all his consciousness into his heart!

"Machine Spirit! Respond to me!"

At this moment, it begins to imagine!
Imagine yourself not as fragile flesh and blood, imagine yourself as that armed helicopter soaring through the canyon!

Cold alloy armor covered his entire body, rotors tore through the air on his back, and the rocket launch pod was filled with destructive energy!
That metallic will, which I had truly experienced in the world of Beast Machines, that was one with steel, was once again awakened from the depths of my soul!
Willpower is like an invisible forging hammer, relentlessly pounding against its soul, trying to forge that steely will into every inch of consciousness!
Om-!
A strange resonance resonated deep within my body!
Luca clearly felt that its body surface seemed to be covered with an invisible layer of energy armor!

This armor is not made of solid steel, yet it possesses an unshakeable strength like steel!

It's like a layer of metal, tightly adhering to its skin, muscles, and bones, giving them strength and defense far exceeding that of flesh and blood!
Luca suddenly opened its eyes; it understood!

In this world, it cannot physically transform, but the power of the machine spirit still exists!
This steely will is now covering its existing body in the form of energy!

Its body is made of steel!
"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!!!"

With a roar that came from both his soul and body, Luca suddenly opened his eyes!

A deep, jet-black hue spread rapidly from its heart, as if it were alive, instantly covering its entire body!
"Still struggling in your death throes? The same tricks won't work on me!"

Crocodile grinned maliciously and once again activated his elemental form. His massive body instantly disintegrated, transforming into a massive sandstorm.

"Desert Vajra Blade!!!" Countless grains of sand coalesced into a sand blade that was even larger and sharper than before, swirling towards Luca like a meat grinder!
Luca neither dodged nor avoided; his eyes were fixed on the churning core of the sandstorm!

【shave】!
Its figure vanished instantly, and when it reappeared, it had already pierced through the layers of sand blades like a ghost!
The right elbow, covered in jet-black Armament Haki, slammed solidly into the core of that flowing sandstorm!

Pfft—!
A sound quite different from the dull thud of sand being struck rang out!
"Uhhh-!!!"

Crocodile let out a shrill, distorted scream as his elemental transformation was forcibly interrupted!

Its enormous crocodile body seemed to have been "squeezed" out of the sand by an invisible force, with a clear elbow mark on its chest emitting blue smoke!

It staggered backward, its face showing, for the first time, a look of utter horror and disbelief as if it had seen a ghost!
"No...impossible! You...how could you possibly hit me, a Logia-type?! What kind of power is this?! Is it Seastone?! No! You have nothing in your hand!"

Crocodile clutched his aching chest, his golden pupils shrinking to slits in shock and rage.

"Damn brat! What have you done?!"

Luca didn't answer; its figure moved again!
Motorcycle Master Technique: Lightning Whirlwind Elbow!!!
Covered in Armament Haki, his elbows resembled two black hammers, transforming into a death whirlwind that tore through space!
boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!
No longer is it a shot that misses, no longer is it a shot that penetrates!
Each heavy impact landed squarely on Crocodile's body!

The sand crocodile attempted to transform into its elemental form again, but the dark, domineering aura seemed to carry some kind of law-based power, locking its physical form in place and completely nullifying its abilities!

"Ora ora ora ora ora!!!!"

Luca unleashed a frenzied battle cry, pouring out all his anger, all his will to protect, all the humiliation he had accumulated at the construction site, and all his promises to his comrades into a relentless barrage of elbow strikes!
Crocodile was beaten so badly that he was completely helpless. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose, his expensive fur coat was shattered, and his prized golden hook was bent by an elbow strike!
"How could I possibly lose to someone like you..."

Crocodile's final threat was slammed back down his throat by an uppercut. His eyes rolled back, and his massive body collapsed limply onto the scorching sand, as if all the bones had been removed, completely losing consciousness.

The desert storm had ceased sometime ago.

The setting sun, like blood, cast long shadows of Luca's standing figure and the fallen crocodile.

"Now!"

Despite his injuries, GSD unleashed a surge of ghostly fire in his arms once more.

"Wave Sword - Dark Heaven Wave Eye!!!"

Countless dark blue sword energies, like the open eyes of hell, completely engulfed the flying mantis that was trying to come to the rescue!

"You bastards! Behold my ultimate move—the Roasted Chicken Explosive Kick!!"

The Gardevoir struggled to its feet, its entire body ablaze with flames, and with a kick that pierced the ground, sent the elegant Gardevoir, along with its massive root, plunging deep into the sand dunes!

The remaining Baroque Works soldiers scattered like birds and beasts upon seeing their leader's defeat.

Princess Vivi, who had survived the ordeal, rushed over with the kingdom's guards. Seeing Crocodile lying on the ground, she wept with joy.

"We won...we won! Mr. Luca! Thank you so much!"

Princess Vivi excitedly tried to hug Luca, but was bumped by the hard Armament Haki covering his body...

That night, the Alabasta Palace was brightly lit, and the grand banquet was enough to drive any Snorlax crazy.

The long table was laden with various fruit delicacies and special drinks.

GSD sat silently in the corner, painstakingly slicing a steak with his Azure Flame Blade Demon arm.

Xiangjishi and the royal chef put their arms around each other's shoulders and exchanged their experiences with "flame cooking".

Nami's eyes transformed into the symbol of "Spirit Coins," as she calculated how much she should charge the royal family for this "aid."

Chip 'n' Roll and Princess Vivi are playing with electricity and telekinesis.

Luca was treated as an honored guest, adorned with a garland, and forced to accept toasts from countless princes and ministers.

Just as the banquet was at its most lively, a newsbird fluttered into the banquet hall and dropped a newspaper that still smelled of ink.

The front page headline prominently featured a blurry photo of Luca fighting in Alabasta and a huge headline:

Shocking! Crocodile, the Elite of the Seven Warlords, is defeated! Marine rookie "Cap Boy" Luca leads his crew to save Alabasta! The Pirate Headquarters is furious!

Below the subtitle, a line of small print is clearly printed.

[Latest Bounty: Luca the Military Cap Kid, life or death at stake, bounty—1 million spirit coins!]

The banquet hall fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even louder cheers and exclamations!
Luca picked up the wanted poster, looked at his own portrait wearing a military cap with a resolute gaze and the astronomical sum on it, and felt a mix of emotions.

One hundred million gold coins!
This is an acknowledgment of its strength, and it also means that it will officially enter the sight of the World Government and all the great pirates, and the future journey will be even more magnificent!
[Cut! - Act 5 of "The Naval King" ends!]

My head was throbbing, and the cloying sweetness of the special tree juice from the banquet still lingered in my mouth.

However, what came into view was the rotten wooden roof of the shed and the dust and musty smell that filled the air.

Beneath him was a cold, hard wooden bed, not the soft down comforter of a palace.

The deafening noise wasn't from the joyful laughter and songs of the banquet, but from the foreman's piercing whistle and the supervisor's shouts and curses.

The overwhelming sense of disillusionment struck Luca instantly, leaving him in a daze, as if the feast in Alabasta and the glory of heroes were nothing more than a dream that felt too real.

"Hey! You blue-skinned good-for-nothing! You spent half the day hammering a single railroad spike yesterday. If you slack off again today, I'll beat you to death..."

The overseer came over brandishing his whip, and Luca did not argue, but simply walked silently to a pile of spikes and sleepers.

It took a deep breath, closed its eyes, and let its consciousness sink into its body, communicating with the steely power that originated from its will.

Machine Soul... come out!
hum-

The next moment, Luca's claws were suddenly covered with a layer of jet-black metallic luster!

Then, without using a hammer, it simply raised its imposing claws and gently tapped the top of the spike—

puff!

Like a hot knife cutting through butter, the hard rail spike sank right into the solid sleeper without even a splinter flying up!

The overseer held the whip, his mouth agape, but the words of his curses stuck in his throat, his eyes bulging so wide they almost popped out.

Luca looked at his metallic claws, then at the spike that had been driven in, and the last trace of confusion in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by unwavering determination and ecstasy!
It worked!
No need for mechs from my dreams, no need for transformations from another world!
This "Armament Haki," forged from the depths of its soul by an iron will, is its most authentic and powerful strength!
This power belongs to itself, no matter which world it is in!
What followed was a truly bizarre scene at the construction site.

A blue dog, like a ghost, darted between the railway tracks. Wherever it passed, a gentle tap with its paw would make the hard spikes obediently embed themselves into the sleepers, arranged in neat rows!
The efficiency is comparable to the superhuman strength of an entire class working simultaneously!

All the other elves and human laborers who were working hard swinging the hammer stopped and looked at Luca as if he were God.

The whip in the foreman's hand had long since fallen off. Trembling, he took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and then looked at the endless railway tracks. He began to question the meaning of life.

"Twenty...twenty li?! Am I dreaming?!"

Even Shinji, who rushed over upon hearing the news, seemed to have a barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth when he saw the rows of spikes so neatly arranged as if pressed in by a machine.

"What is this... Could it be that kid's special training?"

Every time Luca uses Armament Haki and infuses his body with an iron will, he can clearly feel that the invisible armor becomes more solid and easier to control.

It even began to try to incorporate this power into various moves. Although it was not yet proficient, the power of each move was already incomparable to what it had been before!

It stood on the paved railway tracks, gazing into the distance.

The setting sun cast a long shadow.

The real world remains cold and cruel, and the foreman's shouts are still harsh, but Luca's heart is incredibly passionate and determined.

The dream of becoming the King of the Navy may be far away, and the adventure in the mecha world may be temporarily suspended.

But now, it possesses entirely new power and has begun a new battle!

Just as Luca mastered Armament Haki and was reborn, a certain canned peach was falling into an unprecedented low point in his life...

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