One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

[Nature Resistance]: Passive, slightly increases resistance to natural elements.

With the system's voice echoing in his ears, Yang Ming stepped forward.

Facing the horrified gazes of ISS. Golden Week Mariano and R.3 Gardino, Yang Ming slowly walked towards the wax figures. Suddenly, he raised his right hand, and eyeball-like objects emerged from his palm. Underneath the blood vessels were twisting tentacles, and the entire thing automatically filled the eye sockets of the wax figures, becoming their eyes.

"Blood Demon Art! Eyeball Clone!"

This ability, acquired many years ago, always works wonders when combined with the Mangekyou Sharingan or Rinnegan.

Now, when these lifelike eyeballs are integrated into the wax figure, the tendrils of the eyeballs penetrate deep into the wax figure's body, endlessly branching into a network of meridians.

Immediately afterwards, the wax figures, which were originally lifeless, came to life under the control of the eyeball clones and wandered around the deck at will.

The only slight drawback is that even though R.3 Gardino has done his best to optimize and improve the wax figure under Yang Ming's guidance over the past two months, he still cannot avoid the inherent flaws of the wax figure itself. The joints of the limbs appear extremely stiff, and the way it walks is like a zombie's walk. Coupled with that expressionless face, it gives people a strange sense of horror.

If it were the dead of night, not early morning, and such a group of wax figures appeared before people, it would probably be enough to give a coward a heart attack and scare them to death on the spot.

Even more remarkably, these wax figures also possess the ability to influence the emotions of others.

Looking at the wax figure moving back and forth in front of him, Yang Ming frowned slightly and thought to himself;

"Still not working?"

"It seems we still need to catch Sugar, the user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit."

As for what Yang Ming is trying to come up with, we'll keep that a secret for now.

The Kingdom of Alabasta, with its capital Albana.

After a long and arduous journey, the Straw Hat Pirates finally arrived at this world-renowned ancient capital.

To their surprise, instead of a scene of flourishing flowers, they witnessed a scene of rebels besieging the capital.

Kou Sha, with blond hair, rode on the back of a camel, his legs clamped tightly around the camel's belly. A long knife was slung across his back, and he wore sunglasses on his nose, looking quite refined.

Anyone who knew this person's true identity would be extremely surprised, never imagining that he was the rebel leader who had recently stirred up an uprising in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Holding the reins in one hand, Kosa rode his camel around the high walls of the capital Albana, circling the outskirts to boost the morale of his revolutionary soldiers.

"Comrades, overthrowing the Nefertari family is a small step for us, but a giant leap for the world!"

"The corrupt and backward kingdoms will eventually fall under our iron hooves, and new nations with advanced productive forces will be built on the ruins of the old ones. We will eventually build a new world where everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear, and our children will bask freely and equally in the sunshine and rain, with no more distinction between kings, nobles, commoners, and slaves!"

"For a better future, all the sacrifices we make today are worthwhile!"

"Kill!"

The rebel leader, Koza, shouted himself hoarse, and with the help of a megaphone, his voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

The revolutionary soldiers silently advanced, some of them donning Iron Man Mark 1 armor, and a few generals donning Iron Man 2 armor. There was no hierarchy or distinction of rank among the revolutionary army; everyone was treated equally, and at this moment, they all charged forward with all their might.

The walls of the capital, Albana, rise high in the desert, over ten meters high. The royal guards stand guard on the walls, ready for battle. When the revolutionary army has charged a certain distance, the captain of the royal guards, Icarim, immediately draws his sword, the tip angled towards the charging enemy, and roars:

"fire!"

Captain Icarum of the Kingdom Guard was dressed in solemn attire. The scorching desert air blew his curly hair slightly. Due to the decline of the Nefertari family's power, there were not many capable soldiers under his command. Icarum was now forced to go to the battlefield.

But so far, he has done a decent job; at least he didn't back down at the last minute and disgrace the Nefertari family.

Although the Kingdom of Alabasta had enjoyed peace for many years, there were still bandits causing trouble within its borders. The military equipment was not as neglected as one might imagine. The soldiers of the Kingdom's guard skillfully handled the cannons, adjusted the direction of the muzzles, and laboriously carried the solid cannonballs at their feet into the cannons before lighting the fuses.

"Fuck!"

As the fuse burned to its end, the cannon shuddered.

"boom!"

The soldiers covered their ears and then heard a deafening cannon blast.

This seemed to mark the beginning of a war, with the continuous roar of cannons echoing through the air. One after another, dark, solid shells traced graceful arcs in the air before landing in the densely packed enemy ranks.

While solid shot may seem like an easy target for the strong, the vast majority of people in the world are still ordinary people, and these solid shot can be extremely lethal to ordinary soldiers.

With one shot, a wave of sand rose from the desert. Amidst the flying sand and gravel, a blood-stained, mutilated corpse lay in a pool of blood, its body missing weight and looking like it had died a horrible death.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, severed limbs and broken arms.

These idioms, though seemingly light and airy, become chilling and terrifying scenes on the battlefield, sending shivers down one's spine.

As casualties began to occur, the concentration of the bloody smell in the air rapidly increased. The bloody smell, mixed with the smell of gunpowder, permeated the surroundings, and even the Straw Hat Boys, who were sitting on the sidelines watching the fight, could smell it.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji all looked rather unwell.

Usopp even lay down on the ground, his face pale, and started gagging.

Nami looked left and right, feeling that if she acted too normally, she would appear abnormal and easily expose the truth that she was an undercover agent. She secretly pinched her thigh hard with her fingers, and the pain made her gasp and tremble all over. At first glance, it looked as if she was frightened by the horrific scene in front of her.

Sanji took a drag of his cigarette and said:

"What should we do now? It seems like this place isn't suitable for us to go in."

Both Luffy and Zoro seemed listless and uninterested.

They were not people who killed indiscriminately, so naturally they would not participate in this war and make a fool of themselves.

However, just as they were about to leave this troublesome place and return to the Going Merry to leave the Kingdom of Alabasta, a navy appeared at just the right moment on their retreat route, blocking their escape.

The naval branch base is located near the Kingdom of Alabasta. Through Yang Ming's behind-the-scenes manipulation, the base commander of this naval branch base was replaced by Brigadier General Xiu Zuo.

Xiu Zuo is a distant relative of Chief Instructor Zefa. Back in Water Seven, Chief Instructor Zefa put him under Yang Ming's command. Over the years, he has followed Yang Ming in his campaigns, accumulating merits along the way. Through Yang Ming's promotion, he was raised to the rank of Major General.

This burly man, with thick bones and shoulders as thick as city walls, had very long arms that could even touch his feet when they hung down. He was proficient in the Six Styles of the Navy and Armament Haki, and received them as a gift from Yang Ming after the artificial Devil Fruits began to be produced.

Upon seeing Luffy and his crew, Shuzo expressionlessly cracked his wrists, producing a series of popping sounds like popping beans.

That's just how Xiu Zuo is. No matter what situation he faces, he always keeps this expression, making it easy for people to think he has facial paralysis.

"Sorry, this road is blocked!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiu Zuo's body hair became extremely thick, growing into gorilla-like hair that covered most of his face. His entire body also expanded horizontally, with his bulging pectoral muscles bursting through his clothes, revealing muscles as solid as granite.

Armament Haki covered his arms, making the giant gorilla stand taller by a head, like a small giant, looking down at Luffy and his crew. He cast a large shadow and gave them an immense sense of oppression.

With his five fingers clenched into a fist, Xiu Zuo unleashed a barrage of landmines upon the earth.

One after another, columns of sand shot into the sky, straight and galloping forward.

Upon seeing this, Luffy and his crew were terrified and quickly scattered in all directions.

Zoro put Wado Ichimonji into his mouth, drew his swords with both hands, his eyes sharp as a hawk's, and said:

"I'll chop you up!"

Chapter 289 We named this hell forged from flesh and blood the World.

In the boundless desert, clusters of trees dot the landscape. These trees, called sand willows, inject vitality into the once-silent desert. In order to survive in the water-scarce environment, the sand willows rely on their tenacious perseverance to deeply embed their roots into the sand.

Deep underground, sometimes reaching several meters or even tens of meters, the roots of the sand willow extend towards water sources, just like the people of the Alabasta Kingdom, who always try their best to survive.

On the battlefield surrounding the capital Albana, the revolutionary army and the royal guards clashed fiercely. Gunfire and artillery roared incessantly, and smoke and blood became the only patterns and colors, making it a veritable meat grinder.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the capital Albana, the Straw Hat crew also faced their first crisis since setting sail.

Listen to the breath of all things!

Zoro closed his eyes slightly. During the time he had been locked up in prison by Yang Ming to calm down, he had already grasped this point with his outstanding talent. The heartbeats and breathing of the people around him, the howling wind in the desert, and the sound of scorpions crawling under the sand all entered his ears.

The moment he opened his eyes again, he gave off a completely different feeling.

Listening to the breath of all things is what truly sets a skilled swordsman on the path to becoming a swordsman, thus achieving a state of oneness with the sword.

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden stomp of his foot, Zoro bit down on the Wado Ichimonji, gripped his two swords with both hands, and the three swords were stacked together, resembling a tiger pouncing on its prey.

"Three-Sword Style! Tiger Hunt!"

The three swords drew a sharp arc in mid-air, slashing fiercely towards Xiu Zuo's location with enough force to cleave steel plates in two.

Facing Zoro's strongest attack to date, Shuzo raised his arms expressionlessly, covered them with Armament Haki, opened his palms, which were as big as fans in his artificial Devil Fruit gorilla form, and slapped Zoro hard.

With a crisp "snap," Shuzo's two hands, as if forged from steel, were the result of years of practicing the Vajra Indestructible Boy Technique, which made his bones and muscles extraordinary. He easily shattered the two steel swords that Zoro had stolen, and then slapped them across Zoro's face with undiminished force.

Zoro was struck hard in the cheek, and he was sent flying backwards in a spiral motion as if he had been hit by a dump truck speeding along a highway. He crashed headfirst into the desert like a rice planter, with half of his body buried in the sand and only his two legs sticking out.

"Green algae head, you're not dead, are you?"

Sanji turned around and roared angrily, only to see Zoro with two arms braced against the desert sand, pulling his head, with half of his face swollen, out of the gravel.

Seeing Zoro's face almost turning into a pig's head, Luffy and his crew had strange expressions.

They have all undergone rigorous training and will not laugh no matter how funny something is, unless they can't help it.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

"Green algae head, what happened to you?"

At this moment, Luffy and his crew were still able to maintain a relaxed and carefree attitude, which made Shuzo frown and think to himself:

"General, you've really put a lot of thought into this. Let me give you a proper lesson!"

"shave!"

Xiu Zuo took a few small steps in place, then charged forward in a short burst.

Shuzo's training in the Six Styles of the Navy was mediocre, without any breakthroughs. Even the Shave technique, one of the Six Styles, was only a mediocre 100-meter dash in four seconds, with little to offer.

Even so, Shuzo's speed was still ridiculously fast for Luffy and his crew, as if he could teleport. In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Luffy, his fan-sized palms slicing through the air in a crescent shape with a fierce whooshing sound, and then slapped Luffy and Sanji away one by one.

Having learned from Zoro's unfortunate experience, Luffy did a few somersaults in mid-air to dissipate the force, landing firmly on the sand. He rested one hand on his knee and pounded the ground with his other fist, his brow furrowed with seriousness.

"Originally, I planned to use this tactic to get back at Yang Ming, but now it seems that if I don't take it seriously, we will all be wiped out here."

"Second gear!"

Luffy's calf muscles bulged, as if little mice were moving along his meridians. Blood surged and flowed rapidly through his meridians, and his heart pounded loudly. His skin gradually turned blood red, and large amounts of water vapor evaporated.

Having followed Yang Ming on his campaigns for many years, Xiu Zuo naturally developed considerable insight and could tell at a glance that Luffy's threat level increased dramatically after entering Gear Second.

With his right foot slamming heavily on the ground, Luffy, whose strength had surged, was still unable to fully control his power. The excess force left a deep footprint on the spot and kicked up a lot of dust. Then, he charged out like a cheetah, his speed no slower than the Navy's Six Powers, Shave.

It has to be said that Luffy is a true combat genius. In addition, having been around Garp since childhood, even without systematic training in the Six Powers of the Navy, he can still instinctively learn the advantages of the Six Powers after activating Gear Second, and without any corresponding flaws.

Generally speaking, naval officers would take small, quick steps before using the shave, but Luffy doesn't need to do that at all.

It may seem like just saving a step, but in a battle between experts, it can lead to a surprising victory.