Two Realms: Hunters and Pirates

Click, click...

Just as the Windbreaker approached, the winged old woman took pictures of Zain and the others on board with her camera.

"Hey, what are you filming?"

The more alert team members noticed the other person's actions and immediately questioned them warily.

"It's nothing, just recording who's coming and going. I'm the monitor of the Gates of Heaven. Amazon, are you heading to the Sky Island?"

The old woman named Amazon discreetly tucked her camera behind her back, then asked the people on the boat.

"Well, we're going to Sky Island and we're not prepared to pay the entry fee. Could you please have Express Shrimp give us a ride?"

Zain, standing at the bow of the ship, looked down at the other man.

Amazon looked at Zane with surprise.

This man seemed to be quite familiar with the Sky Island.

"Can!"

Although it was unexpected, Amazon didn't plan to make a fuss, since the White Berets and the Legion of God would handle the intruders anyway.

Soon, the Amazon summoned the Express Shrimp hidden beneath the sea surface.

The two shrimp claws clamped onto the modified wing of the boat.

The next second, the "Riding the Waves" ship, like a speedboat, rushed up the cloud path with the help of the "Express Shrimp".

Having experienced riding upwelling currents before, the Express Shrimp, though fast, wasn't enough to cause the hunting party any alarm.

Follow the path of the clouds.

A moment later, dazzling sunlight shone down on the sky above the cloud path.

Boom!!!

The "Riding the Waves" ship, which burst out of the cloud tunnel exit, crashed back into the sea, creating waves.

The express shrimp being transported did not stop; it turned around and descended back down along the cloud path.

"Is this Sky Island?"

After regaining their footing, the hunting party was immediately drawn to the island ahead.

The area is shrouded in mist, with various buildings situated amidst it, including cloud paths woven from thick vines.

What came into view was a beautiful island made of clouds.

"Commander, there's another small island over there."

Just as everyone was drawn to the floating island ahead, baby-5 pointed to the other side.

"Huh? This is just an ordinary little island. I thought all sky islands were like that."

"It looks a bit like a deserted island?"

"Strange, the two islands are so close, how come there are no signs of habitation on this island?"

"......"

Attracted by baby-5's words, everyone turned to look, and then showed expressions of surprise.

Not far from the floating island formed by clouds, there was a normal island.

Moreover, unlike the Sky Island, this ordinary island is covered with lush trees, rather than having a large number of buildings.

"Boss, could this island be the Golden City?" The dragon walked over and asked Zane in a low voice.

He also knew about Kulikate's speculation that the Golden City had been swept away to the Sky Island.

"Yes, this is the other half of Gaya Island." Zain nodded slightly, then ordered his men to bring the ship toward Gaya Island.

"Given Enel's Observation Haki, he should have already spotted us. But whether he comes to us on his own or I go to him, I need to be careful from now on."

As the ship sailed toward Gujaa Island, Zane's gaze seemed to pass through the lush forest and see Enel hiding within.

His purpose in coming to Skypiea was very simple: the Golden City was secondary, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was the core objective.

If we disregard Enel's Forbidden Mode, Zane wouldn't dare to be careless in dealing with him.

After all, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is also known as one of the invincible fruits.

Whether it's destructive power or mobility.

Even if Enel lacked Armament Haki, he could still wipe out the entire hunting party except for himself in a short time.

It's unclear whether Enel was dozing off and didn't notice Zane and the others' arrival.

Or perhaps they simply don't care that someone has broken in.

In short, the ship docked smoothly on the coast of Gujaya Island.

Considering Enel's ability to attack from a distance.

To avoid the hunting party being wiped out the moment he left, Zane chose to send out the entire group.

Leave the empty ship behind.

The hunting party, consisting of hundreds of people, set foot on Gujaya Island and then entered the lush forest.

"Oh? Everyone's on the island!"

In the center of Gujaya Island stands a massive vine, as large as a mountain.

Halfway up the vines, there was a small floating island in the air nearby, on which sat a palace.

Leaning back in a soft recliner, Enel, who was biting into an apple with his left hand, had a playful look on his face.

These people from Qinghai were indeed incredibly audacious, showing absolutely no reverence for the gods.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

Since they're going to become a bunch of dead anyway, this will at least help them pass the time.

He threw the remaining fruit pit into his mouth and chewed it up.

Enel immediately summoned the four high priests, preparing them to lead the divine legion into battle.

As for him?

What a joke.

As a deity, it is only natural to look down upon the struggling ants below and find amusement in that.

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"Is this really the other half of Jaya Island, which was washed up by the upwelling current? It looks completely different."

"This place was washed ashore 400 years ago. It's probably due to the environmental influence of the Sky Island that this place still retains the ecology it had 400 years ago."

Walking at the very front of the group.

Zain chatted casually with Baby-5 beside him.

As you walk through the forest, you can see towering trees everywhere, their roots deeply embedded in the earth, incredibly thick and strong.

Its rich, primal aura explains why Baby-5 was curious.

"The ecology of four hundred years ago? Does that mean the creatures here are ancient species?" The other dragon, hearing Zane's explanation, couldn't help but become interested.

Ancient creatures must have been more powerful than ordinary beasts.

If that's the case, then perhaps we can hone our skills against the ancient creatures here.

"Huh? Am I seeing things? Why does it look like the trees over here are moving?"

"Huh? What is this?"

"..."

As if in response to the dragon's words, one of the members of the hunting party following behind suddenly pointed in astonishment to the dense forest not far away.

The others looked over at the sound, and were also shocked when they saw the object in the dense forest.

rustling sounds~

Click!

In the dense forest not far away, a huge creature covered in patterns moved about, and the next second, it seemed to have spotted the hunting party as well.

The movement of its body instantly crushed a large number of trees, and then it raised its head.

"What a huge python!!"

Baby-5 looked at the head that was raised in the dense forest, and her milky skin suddenly stood on end. She screamed and hugged Zane's arm.

Hiss~~~

The creature that raised its head was a colossal python, thicker than a train, with its forked tongue flicking out.

He stared at the giant python.

Zain immediately recognized the giant python as a descendant of Gasi, the god revered as the guardian deity of the Shandian people 400 years ago.

He is also known as the Lord of the Sky by the Sky Islanders on Angel Island.