One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 320 The World Today! The Dark-Dark Fruit
Dressrosa.

This former member state of the World Government has become somewhat dilapidated today.

The once vibrant sunflower fields that once surrounded the city have now turned into scorched earth, devoid of any sign of life.

The city, once brimming with love and passion, is now in ruins, marked by shelling and bullets. Everywhere you look, there are only rubble and broken walls, with hardly any intact buildings to be found.

The people living in this city were all emaciated and listless.

Even so, the country still faced turmoil at this time.

"Hahaha! Charge! My men!"

A group of pirates stormed into this country.

The burly pirate captain laughed heartily, brandishing his greatsword and unleashing a weak but powerful flying slash that cleaved a house in two.
"Take over this country! I'll be a king for a day!"

"Charge with the captain!!"

The pirates, amidst a cacophony of smoke and dust, were incredibly excited, howling and shouting as they followed their captain into the city.

The people living in this city seemed to have taken this for granted. Although their faces showed fear, they began to run away in all directions with remarkable skill.

Soon, the advancing pirates encountered the King's army.

These royal soldiers were all covered in dust and dirt, looking disheveled and somewhat numb.

Fortunately, they had a very strong man leading them.

"Come at me!!"

The guardian deity of Dressrosa, a man named Cyrus, wielded a longsword and launched himself forward.

"Get out of this country, you pirates!"

Cyrus leaped up, his longsword covered in a layer of dark, domineering aura, and slashed down at the powerful pirate captain like a thunderbolt.

"Hahahaha! Cyrus! I've heard of you! In this past year, I don't know how many pirates who invaded this country have been killed by you!"

The pirate captain roared with laughter, his greatsword also imbued with Haki, as he fiercely met the attack.

"But I'm not one of those small fry!"

boom! !

A slender black lightning bolt leaped for a moment, the surging shockwave blowing away all the dust on the street, and the surrounding buildings began to collapse due to the shockwave.

"Forehead!!"

Cyrus staggered back two steps, his hands gripping the longsword trembling slightly.

The pirate in front of us is indeed extraordinary, and he is not even in the same league as the pirates who invaded Dressrosa before!

but.

"Don't even think about running rampant in this country!"

Cyrus pressed forward again.

The pirate captain gritted his teeth slightly.

The power of this guardian deity of Dressrosa is truly not to be underestimated!

but.

"Hahahaha! What's the use of trying your hardest!"

As the pirate captain parried Kyros's attacks, he laughed heartily, "The fate of this country was already sealed!"

"Hahahaha! In the half of the world ruled by Lord Roya, chaos and freedom are the main themes! Pirates are the true rulers of this sea!"

"..."

Cyrus ignored him, gritting his teeth and continuing his attack.

He actually still has many old injuries on his body.

Throughout that year, he was constantly fighting, always getting new wounds on top of old ones before they had healed.

Now, facing this powerful pirate, his old wounds began to reopen, and his already tattered clothes were soaked with blood.

"Hahaha! Looks like you're not feeling too good!"

A look of wild joy flashed in the pirate captain's eyes.

Sure enough, after years of fighting, this guy couldn't possibly still maintain his peak condition!
We won!!
The pirate captain laughed as he leaned forward, gripping his sword tightly, and swung it even more wildly.

But it was at this very moment.

Two figures suddenly sprang out from a nearby alley.

With his hair completely white, King Riku of Dressrosa charged forward, brandishing his longsword.

Standing beside him was his youngest daughter, Princess Violet.

This is a stunningly beautiful woman with wild and alluring features. She wears a form-fitting dance dress that perfectly accentuates her fiery figure.

"Tears of Hot Iron - White Whale!"

Violet made a circle with her index fingers and thumbs and placed them in front of her eyes. The next moment, her eyes filled with tears.

Hot tears welled up from his eyes, passed through the circle formed by his thumb and forefinger, and in the next instant swelled into two huge whales!
It radiated intense heat and had a metallic sheen.

The two giant whales, like locomotives, thundered and crashed into the back of the pirate captain.

"what?"

The pirate captain turned around in surprise.

Are there any experts?

However, he was indeed a powerful man, and he slashed backward with his broadsword in an instant.

Violet's tearful whale was instantly cleaved in two, and even King Riku, who charged forward, was cleaved away by a single blow.

However, at the same time, Cyrus had already rushed to the side of the pirate captain.

just.

"You think I wasn't on guard against you?!"

The pirate captain unleashed a powerful punch imbued with Armament Haki, aiming directly at Kyros.

But at that moment, Cyrus displayed extraordinary agility, taking a perfectly timed step back to avoid the pirate captain's punch.

Such a form of Observation Color?

Then, to the pirate's horrified gaze, Cyrus plunged his sword into his chest.

"Wow!"

The pirate captain, who had been so arrogant just moments before, let out a scream that signaled the end of the battle.

Soon, the pirates were all wiped out, and this sudden battle ended in victory for the royal army.

After cleaning up the mess, King Riku returned to his palace on the King's High with his daughter and son-in-law.

"Thank you for your hard work. The food is ready."

Princess Scarlett, King Riku's eldest daughter, had prepared a lavish feast for everyone—though it wasn't actually that lavish.

It was just a few pieces of bread with some fish and a tiny bit of vegetables.

"When will days like this ever end?"

While stuffing bread into her mouth, Violet sighed, "The pirates are endless, and they attack every few days. Each attack causes considerable damage to this country... What will the future hold?"

The family sitting around a round table were all somewhat silent at this moment.

"In the final analysis,"

Rebecca, Cyrus and Princess Scarlett's daughter, who had just turned fourteen, looked up and said, "It's all because of that madman Roya!"

"Rebecca! Shut up!"

Princess Scarlett was immediately alarmed and covered her daughter's mouth. "You mustn't speak ill of Lord Roya behind his back!"

Not only her, but Cyrus and King Riku were also terrified.

In the year or so since Roya returned to the sea, his name has become a source of fear on the ocean, and everyone who mentions it feels genuine dread.

Violet lay on the table, somewhat uninterested, and said, "What's there to be afraid of? There aren't even any servants left in the palace, just our family. Who would listen to us?"

She said blankly, "Is there something wrong with what Rebecca said? It's all Roya's fault!"

"Imposing heavy taxes on every country would leave the inhabitants of half the world struggling to survive, forcing all nations to either slowly perish or be forced to plunder other countries."

"By ignoring the pirates and allowing them to attack the countries under their control, more and more people are driven to desperation and forced to become pirates, resulting in a pirate infestation in half of the world."

"Finally, he sent his pirates to govern the countries that had lost their kings, but then allowed the pirates to fight each other for ownership of the countries, turning those promising member states into hell on earth!"

King Riku and Cyrus both fell silent.

The world's freest sea of ​​yesteryear has reappeared, now covering half the world.

Roya is a complete madman; he seems to have absolutely no interest in ruling or power.

He even delegated power to the pirates under his command, and the countries ruled by the pirates did not seem to be entirely under his control.

They even stole Dressrosa from a group of pirates.

Roya seems to exist solely to make the world more chaotic!

Where is this world headed?

King Riku raised his hands and rubbed his face.

He didn't know how long he could protect the country.

But, all we can do is grit our teeth and keep fighting.

Will the World Government make a comeback? Can they win this battle for global hegemony against Roja?

Dressrosa is just one example.

Now everyone in the world knows that this side of the Red Line has become a living hell.

A madman named Roya ravages all the people living in the North Sea, West Sea, and New World with the utmost malice.

All the laughter and happiness have vanished, leaving only pain and despair.

However, not everyone was overjoyed by this.

The pirates, representing chaos, thrived in these three seas.

Of course, hope also exists even in such a hell.

The entity known as the Revolutionary Army has been relentlessly resisting.

Although they suffered crushing defeats every time, they never gave up.

Therefore, because of their perseverance, even though they suffered repeated defeats, there were still people who placed their hopes on them.

After all, it's already remarkable that someone would dare to stand up in such a situation!

Of course, the people living on this side of the Red Line place their greatest hopes on the World Government.

They are the only force in the world capable of challenging the pirate alliance led by Roya.

Although the West Sea and the North Sea have been taken away, we can only trust them now, can't we?

Meanwhile, the world government, on which high hopes were placed, remained inactive throughout the year, quietly expanding its power.

In the new world, high in the sky, a vast city of natural disasters floats silently.

Roya stood quietly at the edge of this enormous sky city.

After more than a year, Luo Ya, who is almost eighteen years old, has matured a bit more.

The childishness that belonged to a teenager has almost disappeared from his face, replaced by a sense of composure, and he is also taller than he was a year ago.

At this moment, Roya's eyes were filled with determination.

He slightly separated his legs, bent his knees and lowered his waist, and placed his hands apart in a claw shape at his waist, with his hands overlapping like flower buds.

"Card!"

Luo Ya suddenly roared.

"plum!"

A black dot suddenly appeared between his hands.

The black dot was constantly jumping around, seemingly very unstable.

Dark lightning bolts surged forth from this black dot.

"what!"

The black dot was rapidly expanding, growing to the size of Roya's fist in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the powerful lightning bolts leaping from the black sphere densely dyed the sky black.

"plum!"

The leaping black lightning vanished in that instant, seemingly all of it receding into the black sphere.

In that instant, everything calmed down.

The wind fell silent, and the clouds froze.

"what!"

With a final roar, Roya pushed his hands forward.

Black beams of light roared from between his hands, piercing the sky in an instant like a sword under the command of a god.

The vast white sea of ​​clouds ahead was instantly cleaved open, and a jet-black beam of light pierced through everything in its path before disappearing into the deepest part of the sky.

Finally, the black pillar of light slowly dissipated, leaving only residual black lightning leaping in the sky.

The remaining domineering lightning also surged on Roya's outstretched hands.

He withdrew his hand, straightened his body, and slowly exhaled.

Is this really still considered domineering?

Katakuri, who was standing behind him with his arms crossed, smirked.

"This is the result of cultivation!"

Roya raised his right hand, and a black substance, like flowing water, surged from his hand, gathering into a small stream that swirled around his palm.

"that is,"

Luo Ya suddenly clenched his fist, and the black raindrops exploded, creating sharp whistling sounds in the air.

His tone carried a hint of annoyance, "The guy who can't find Im is gone!"

"What the hell! That guy is such a spoilsport! We finally finished our training, and then the enemy just vanished!"

Not long ago, when I went to the Red Line to find Im to verify the results of my training, I discovered that Mary Geoise had not been repaired at all. Im, the World Government, the remaining Celestial Dragons, everything had vanished without a trace.

"Looks like they want to play hide-and-seek with us."

Katakuri smiled. "They're all lurking in the shadows. Now let's see who shows their weakness first."

Luo Ya sighed dejectedly.

The Dark Forest Theory of Trench.

It's incredibly frustrating to have mastered such amazing skills but still not be able to find the enemy.

"We need to find a way to locate that guy."

Luo Ya stroked his chin.

Even after completing his training in domineering power, he still couldn't defeat Im. However, the dark energy in this world was gradually becoming denser, indicating that the next evolution was approaching.

In other words, the final battle is definitely not far off.

But how can we talk about a final battle when we can't even find the people?
As the king of the world, you've actually gone into hiding. Im, you're despicable now!
At that moment, Dylan arrived in a hurry.

"Boss! Something has happened."

"Oh?"

Roya turned around and asked, "Has the World Government attacked?"

"That's not true."

Dylan shook his head and said, "The men below found a Devil Fruit and wanted to offer it to you, but it was taken away by government agents!"

"Oh?"

Luo Ya raised an eyebrow.

The World Government has never stopped testing the pirate alliance.

The North Sea, the West Sea, and the New World—these three seas harbor countless agents of the World Government, a number even Stussy doesn't fully understand.

If Roya weren't completely indifferent to all the countries under his command, the World Government would probably have sent people to sabotage him long ago.

"A Devil Fruit that would make World Government agents risk exposing themselves to steal?"

Katakuri asked curiously, "What is it? A Mythical Zoan?"

"It's not a mythical beast,"

Dylan said in a deep voice, "It's a Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit!"

"Ooh!"

(End of this chapter)