One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 316 The Dragon of the End! The music ends and the party is over!
In the great war eight hundred years ago that nearly destroyed the world, both sides deployed a total of four devastating weapons.

Joy Boy possesses three of them: Uranus, Pluto, and Poseidon.

Meanwhile, Im, who is their enemy, also possesses a weapon capable of fighting against these weapons that will be known as Ancient Weapons in the future.

That's the origin of the name "Celestial Dragon"—a terrifying biological weapon that Joy Boy called the "Dragon of the End."

Its name is Nidhogg!

That is, the black dragon depicted in the murals of the Albafhalai Theological Seminary!
No one knows the origin of this monster. Joy Boy only said that this monster possesses terrifying power that is in no way inferior to that of Hades and Uranus!
Moreover, being a living being, it possessed mobility far exceeding that of Hades and Uranus, causing them immense suffering in that great battle.

That's why, after the Heavenly King was taken away by Im, the battle situation instantly turned one-sided.

This is the thing!

But how did Im know I was here? And why did he send this thing out directly?

And isn't the direction we came from a little wrong? Were we not coming from the direction of Mary Geoise?

"what is that!"

Everyone was shocked by the sudden appearance of the monster. In the sky, Loki stopped attacking and stared in astonishment at the enormous creature rapidly approaching.

"A dragon? Such a huge dragon—wait!"

He suddenly realized something and couldn't help but exclaim, "Could it be the dragon that Boss mentioned was controlled by Im eight hundred years ago?!"

Shanks realized the same thing as him.

Then, the man's feelings became somewhat complicated.

If it really is Im who's causing trouble, it might actually be a good thing for them.

Since they've already done nothing to Roya, if Im comes to cause trouble, they might actually be able to escape.

But the next moment, Shanks paused for a second.

Because atop the black dragon that was hurtling towards them, an old man with flower-like decorations on the back of his head was struggling to cling to his scales to keep himself from being blown away, and he was shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Rayleigh, Shanks! Are you alright?! We've come to get you!"

"...!!"

Shanks stared in astonishment, his eyes wide. "Mr. Crocus!!"

As the distance closed further, it became clear that familiar figures stood atop the black dragon's head—the former crew members of the Roger Pirates, led by the ship's doctor Crocus.

"Everyone!!"

At this moment, even after experiencing all sorts of storms on the sea, Shanks still felt a slight sting in his eyes.

Everyone's here!!

At this critical moment of life and death!

But how did they end up with this black dragon?
what is the problem?

Luo Ya also noticed this, and he was instantly plunged into a deeper state of confusion, "What exactly is going on?"

Why would the Celestial Dragons' ultimate weapon carry the remnants of Roger's pirate crew here?
Surely it's not like Im and the Roger Pirates have reconciled, right?

"Hey, Jabba! What's going on?"

Luo Ya lowered his head and looked at his most powerful cougar.

Equally stunned, Jabba turned around blankly and quickly said, "I don't know either, Boss!"

As he spoke, he gently kicked the incredibly weak Rayleigh. "Rayleigh, do you know what's going on?"

Rayleigh didn't answer. He didn't even notice the dragon in the sky. He just stared blankly at Shakky, who had been cut in half at the waist by Jabba, beside him.

"Old Lei..."

A person cut in half at the waist doesn't die immediately, but the intense pain still contorts Shakky's face.

Even so, the woman's voice remained gentle, "This time, it's my turn to save you..."

“Xia Qi…”

Rayleigh was in tears.

But crying won't change anything now.

In the sky, the black dragon had already arrived above Snake Island.

"Shanks! Come quick!"

Clutching the black dragon's scales to keep himself from being blown away by the oncoming gale, Crocus shouted loudly at Shanks in the distant sky.

Without much hesitation, Shanks stomped through the air and charged towards the black dragon.

But his opponents were not so happy.

"You bastard! Get out of my way!"

Loki was enraged, and his massive warhammer slammed directly down towards the black dragon.

What about the dragon of the end?
I'm the sun god, for goodness' sake!
but.

"hold head high!!"

With a roar, the black dragon flapped its wings and slammed into Loki before he could even react.

The size difference between the two is not actually that great; the black dragon's wingspan is only about two or three hundred meters, but the power it unleashes is astonishing.

"Wow!"

Loki only had time to let out a scream before his body was sent flying off Amazon Lily like a meteor.

"Oh."

Luo Ya couldn't help but be amazed.

How could pure brute force be this strong?

If Loki hadn't eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit and wouldn't be almost immune to blunt weapon attacks without Haki, then just that one collision would have broken countless bones, right?
Shanks was also shocked by the power possessed by this monster. He landed on the black dragon's head and shouted, "Mr. Crocus! What's going on! Why is Nidhogg in your hands!"

"It's that egg!"

Another member of Roger's crew shouted, "Remember that egg? Shanks!"

"Egg?"

Shanks instantly remembered the giant egg that had always been on Roger's ship, "Is that Nidhogg's egg?"

Nidhogg, a creature with devastating power comparable to ancient weapons, can actually lay eggs? And reproduce?

The member said, "That's right! We didn't expect it at first; we just placed it in a secluded spot, but it hatched a few years ago!"

"It started as a small snake, then gradually grew horns and limbs. A few months ago, it spun a cocoon. Who knows how a snake spins a cocoon? But a few days ago, when it came out of the cocoon, it had already grown wings and turned into what it looks like now!"

"We didn't know what we had found until then! Just then, Crocus called us, so we brought it over!"

"..."

Shanks was utterly shocked.

So, the egg that Captain Roger and his crew accidentally found back then was actually Nidhogg?
But how did that egg fall from Mary Geoise?

The World Government has never said they came to steal that egg, so do they not even know about it?

Shanks was also a little confused about what was going on.

What Joy Boy left behind was, after all, the truth of the blank hundred years from over eight hundred years ago; what happened during those eight hundred years, only the devil knows.

"Anyway, let's take everyone away first!"

Crocus shouted, "Nidhogg! Descend! Take them all away!"

Then, the enormous black dragon began to descend, diving straight down towards Amazon Lily.

On Roya's side.

"...Boss, that's what they said."

Enel, who had appeared beside Roya at some unknown time, respectfully relayed to Roya the conversation between the remnants of Roger's pirate crew.

"Is there such a thing?"

Roja was furious. "It really was that egg?! Roger, you deserve to die!!"

He was very interested in that egg back then, and even asked Roger where he had hidden it.

But Roger, that bastard, was incredibly cautious. He simply let his companions who disembarked last do whatever they wanted with the ship and the egg on it. Roger, who disembarked early, had no idea where the egg was.

After traveling to this era, Luo Ya had almost forgotten about it, since he was just curious at the time.

But who would have thought that it was Nidhogg's egg!

If I had known about this, I would have stolen that egg when I was traveling with the Roger Pirates!

Im, what the hell are you doing now, you idiot?

How could the King of Heaven lose his last card when he was short of energy?
No wonder Nidhogg didn't come out to clean up the mess even after he destroyed Mary Geoise. It wasn't just because he was confident in his own strength, but also because that weapon was missing!
"Everyone, stay away from that guy!"

Luo Ya raised his voice.

Its power surpasses even that of Joy Boy and Im at their peak, making it a true being capable of destroying the world in the time it takes.

It is beyond human power to resist.

Becky and the others hastily retreated.

"saved?"

Slightly out of breath, Beckman looked up and saw the black dragon swooping down towards them.

"Boss, are we just going to let them get away with this?"

Enel whispered.

"You can give it a try too."

Luo Ya said casually.

"Yes!"

Enel smiled excitedly, raised his right hand, and lightning began to leap on his right hand, with streaks of lightning converging towards the center like snakes.

A dazzling ball of light was born in that instant. This ball of light looked very unstable, constantly dissipating in all directions, but in the next instant, it was forcibly brought together by an invisible force.

"Wow, a plasma cannon, not bad."

Luo Ya smiled and praised him.

"It's all thanks to you, Boss!"

Enel grinned. He too had undergone the bloodline factor implantation surgery.

His general strength, stamina, resilience, and exoskeleton abilities go without saying, and he also gained a new bloodline factor ability.

magnetic force.

Being able to transform into lightning, he is also able to manipulate magnetic fields to some extent.

After gaining the ability to control magnetism, electricity generates magnetism, and magnetism generates electricity. While it's not like stepping on your left foot with your right foot and flying straight into the sky, it certainly makes you much stronger!
At present, Armament Haki and physical skills may still be slightly weak, but in terms of destructive power and mobility alone, Enel is no less than any Marine Admiral!
"drink!"

Enel flicked his right hand, and the plasma, which had been bound by a powerful magnetic field, shot out instantly, crashing directly towards Beckman and the others on the ground.

"shit!"

Beckman turned around abruptly, the dazzling light almost blinding him.

Hurry up! You can hide, but what about the others?
However, at that very moment, a large pair of wings appeared out of nowhere.

The dazzling ball of light slammed directly into the black dragon's enormous wings.

Then, without a sound, the ball of light that should have unleashed devastating power vanished.

"What??"

Enel's expression suddenly changed. "What's going on?"

"As expected, Devil Fruit powers have no effect on it."

Luo Ya sighed.

Unlike the Dark-Dark Fruit, which prevents the user from using their abilities.

However, this black dragon prevents the abilities of those with special abilities from affecting him.

One is silence, the other is immunity.

It feels like they've traveled from the Fairy Tail set next door.

Joy Boy speculated that this black dragon must be somehow related to the birth of Devil Fruits.

"Haha! Roya! You're finished!!"

Hancock watched this scene and couldn't help but burst into gloating laughter. "Just wait until you get crushed!"

but--

Roya looked at the enormous black dragon that had crashed to the ground, and the jubilant pirates beneath its wings.

"I feel like I'm being looked down upon. Really, am I getting a little too excited?"

Just a snap of fingers.

boom! !

Beneath the black dragon's wings, the volcano erupted instantly.

The gushing hot lava instantly engulfed the previously jubilant pirates.

Whether it was the Straw Hat Pirates, the Kuja Pirates, or the Coron Pirates, the pirates, caught off guard, were all swept into the sky by the lava, and then crashed into the black dragon's broad wings along with the lava.

"hold head high!"

The black dragon let out a mournful cry and instantly retracted its wings.

"Tsk."

Luo Ya clicked his tongue slightly. "Really hard, isn't it?"

A volcanic eruption only makes a sound, and then it's over.

That makes sense. According to the information left by Joy Boy, this thing can withstand Hades's bombardment.

However, it seems smaller than Joy Boy described; is it not fully developed yet?
"Everyone!!"

Meanwhile, on the back of the black dragon, Shanks' eyes were bloodshot with rage.

We'll be safe soon!!
How many people could survive a volcanic eruption like that?
Crocus and the others realized something else entirely: "How is this possible! How could his abilities possibly harm Nidhogg!"

Although it didn't cause any injury, it definitely worked!

At this moment, the black dragon, in pain, also noticed Roya floating in the sky.

"hold head high!"

The enraged black dragon opened its mouth wide, and a jet-black beam of light shot towards Roya.

"Whoa, dragon's breath?"

Roya smiled.

Snapped.

With a soft sound, an air portal tens of meters in diameter suddenly opened in front of Roya, and a jet-black beam of light shot in instantly, never to return.

"Alright! Nidhogg! Don't get entangled with that guy!"

Above the black dragon's head, a member of Roger's pirate crew shouted, "Rescue everyone first!"

Then the black dragon's huge claw slashed at the still-gushing lava, and the people who were still struggling in the volcano and had not yet died were grabbed by its claw.

Then, the enormous creature lunged forward and grabbed Robin in its other paw.

At this moment, the people on the black dragon's head finally saw Rayleigh and Shakky lying on the ground, and Jabba standing beside them.

"Hey everyone! It's been so long! How have you all been?"

Jabba greeted everyone with a happy expression.

Crocus and the others were stunned.

“Jabbar,”

Crocus's voice trembled, "Did you do this?"

"There's nothing I can do,"

Jabba shook his head helplessly, "Rayleigh wants to be the enemy of the Boss, and Shakky is willing to come up here to die. There's nothing I can do."

"..."

The remnants of Roger's pirate crew fell silent.

When Rayleigh mentioned Jabba being controlled by Roya, was he referring to this situation?

"Roya!!"

Then, someone gritted their teeth and looked up, shouting, "You scum!!"

Luo Ya looked at them with a smile, "Let's make this clear first, we could have avoided this fight, but since you insisted on refusing, there's nothing I can do about it."

"However, if you are willing to hand over this cute little black dragon to me, I might be willing to let them go."

Jabba's consciousness instantly took over his body, and the heavy double axes were already held in front of Rayleigh and Shakky's necks, who were still breathing.

At the same time, a bolt of lightning appeared on the broken mountain wall beside them.

Enel casually struck down Gloriosa and Olvia with two bolts of lightning, his hands poised to strike them with even more lightning.

Silence fell once again on the head of the black dragon. Shanks' eyes were almost bloodshot, and Robin, held in the black dragon's hand, was nearly in despair.

"You guy-"

Hancock, still gripped by the domineering hand, was completely stunned. "How could someone be so despicable?"

"Because I'm a bad person."

Roya chuckled.

Version T0, forever the best!
but.

"Leave us alone!!"

Hancock yelled at the top of her lungs, "Shanks! Take this guy down!!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Roya raised the corners of his mouth. "So, you're saying it doesn't matter if I destroy Amazon Lily?"

Now is the crucial moment I spoke with Robin about before, when we need to use Amazon Lily as leverage.

Hancock was speechless.

"And are you sure you can kill me?"

As Roya laughed, the air door opened beside him. "You can leave anytime you want."

Shanks, this magnanimous and open-minded man, was now almost gritting his teeth.

There's simply no way to deal with that bastard Roya!
But it's impossible to hand Nidhogg over to him!
This is the time.

Shanks saw it; Rayleigh, lying on the ground, weakly moved his lips.

Don't worry about us, let's go.

Shanks was taken aback.

Then, with tears welling in his eyes, the man suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Crocus, let's go!"

Crocus gave Shanks a deep look, then took a deep breath. "That's all we can do. Let's go!"

"Bastard thing!!"

The remnants of Roger's pirate crew roared.

"Roya, don't think this is the end!"

"Let's go, Nidhogg!"

Then, the enormous black dragon flapped its wings and soared into the sky in an instant, accompanied by a fierce wind.

The speed is astonishing.

Luo Ya sighed helplessly.

It is most likely a teenage version that has not yet fully developed.

But its aura is no less powerful than Im's true form.

If they were to catch up, they would have no choice but to confront ancient weapons head-on.

What a hassle.

(End of this chapter)