One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha
Chapter 127 The Gate of Trials! Luffy's Intuition and the Priest's Nightmare
We passed through the dreamlike exit of Angel Island.
Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp's trio finally arrived at the entrance to the legendary forbidden land—"God's Island," Apayado.
"Yosh!! The great adventure begins!!"
Luffy raised his fists high, full of fighting spirit, completely oblivious to his status as a "criminal".
Behind him, Usopp was cautiously observing his surroundings.
He held the dachshund "Lasu" tightly in his arms, which was still trembling a little.
"Hey, Luffy, keep your voice down... This is God's territory..." Usopp muttered under his breath.
Sanji lit a cigarette, his eyes filled with a resolute, almost fiery, determination.
"Wait for me, Robin! I'm coming to rescue you from that god's clutches! This is the knight's trial of love!"
Soon, the three of them came to a stop in front of a huge pass.
Standing before them were four enormous stone gates, each inscribed with a different name and chilling numbers.
Trial of the Swamp (50% survival rate).
Iron Trial (Survival rate 0%).
Trial of the Rope (survival rate 3%).
The Trial of the Ball (Survival rate 10%).
"What...what kind of death trap is this?!"
Usopp stared at the ridiculously low survival rates, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
He frantically counted on his fingers:
"Calm down... Usopp... We need to choose the one with the highest survival rate..."
"The Swamp Trial has a 50% chance of survival, meaning that out of two people who go in, only one will survive..."
"Wait a minute! There are three of us! Does that mean one and a half will die?!"
"I want to choose this one!!"
Before Usopp could finish his calculations, Luffy pointed his finger directly at the door marked "Trial of the Ball (10% survival rate)" without hesitation.
"Huh?!?!" Usopp screamed, "That's 10%! That's a dead end! Why did you choose that?!"
"Because it's a 'ball'!"
Luffy's eyes lit up, and he shouted confidently:
"I don't know what it is, but it sounds like a lot of fun! There must be lots of balls to kick!"
"Are you here for a picnic?!" Usopp exclaimed in exasperation.
"Fine." Sanji sighed and exhaled a smoke ring, hands in his pockets. "Since the captain has made his choice, let's go."
"Anyway, whichever one we choose... we'll just kick all the bastards in our way away."
……
Pushing open the gate, the three entered a strange and mysterious forest.
The trees here are tall and twisted, and among the branches and above the grass, countless white spheres of different sizes float, like balloons made of clouds.
"Is this the trial of the ball?"
Usopp curiously approached a ball and gently poked it with his finger.
"Bang!"
The sphere exploded instantly, and a bunch of colorful venomous snakes sprang out from it.
"Whoaaaaah!! It's a snake!!" Usopp was so scared that he started tap dancing while hugging Rasoo.
"Oh? I'll give it a try too." Luffy chuckled and poked a ball next to him.
"Po~"
A beautiful bouquet of flowers burst forth, accompanied even by several doves of peace.
"Wow! It's a flower! That's amazing!" Luffy clapped his hands.
"Tch, boring." Sanji glanced at the ball at his feet and kicked it, shattering it.
"puff--!!"
A thick, brown gas suddenly shot out—it was an extremely foul odor, comparable to that of a skunk.
"Cough cough cough!! It stinks!! What the hell is this?!"
Sanji's eyes watered from the fumes, and his elegant image crumbled instantly.
Just as the three were getting dizzy from these strange balls.
"Ho ho ho! Welcome to the Trial of the Ball! Lost little lambs!"
A series of playful, laughing voices came from the top of the tree.
A man who was round like a ball, wearing orange sunglasses, but with unusually nimble hands and feet, was jumping around on a huge ball.
Priestess - Shadley.
"I am Shadley, the priestess in charge of the 'Trial of the Ball'! Now that you've chosen this path, prepare to meet the gods!"
"Rubber rubber—pistol!!"
Without saying a word, Luffy threw a punch.
However, it was as if Shadley had eyes in the back of her head; she simply shifted her body slightly and easily dodged Luffy's incredibly fast punch.
"It's no use!" Shadley mocked.
"First meat!" Sanji launched a kick from the side.
"Too slow, too slow!" Shadley did a somersault, dodging perfectly once again, and even patted Sanji on the head.
"What's going on? Can this guy read minds?" Sanji exclaimed in surprise.
"Hehehe! That's right! In this sacred realm, I know everything!"
Shadley pointed to her head, beaming with pride:
"My 'mind network' hears everything you do, your breathing, even where you intend to strike next! I am God!"
Before he could finish speaking, Shadley's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his gloved, fat hand slammed down on Luffy's abdomen.
"Impact Shell!!"
There were no fancy moves, just a single palm strike.
"Bang!!!!"
A terrifying shockwave instantly pierced through Luffy's rubber body.
"Pfft!!"
Luffy suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into three huge trees before barely coming to a stop.
"Luffy!!" Usopp and Sanji were shocked.
Keep in mind that Luffy is a rubber man, so ordinary blunt force trauma has almost no effect on him. The fact that it made him vomit blood indicates that the attack caused severe internal injuries!
"Ho ho ho! That's the power of 'impact'! Even if you're made of rubber, it won't help!"
Just when Shadley thought victory was assured and was preparing to deal with the remaining two.
"cough……"
Amidst the ruins, Luffy staggered to his feet.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pulled his straw hat down, and the playfulness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a beast-like instinct.
"You can read my intentions, right...?"
Luffy didn't rush towards Shadley, but suddenly turned around and swung his fist at a big tree next to him.
"Rubber, rubber—"
"daze!!!"
"What?" Shadley exclaimed, startled. "He's hitting a tree?"
The next second, Luffy's fist did not stop, but instead used the rebound force of the rubber to bounce wildly against the surrounding tree trunks.
boom!boom!boom!boom!
Countless fist shadows flew wildly through the forest, completely without any pattern, and several times they almost hit Luffy himself.
"What... what kind of move is that?!"
Shadley panicked.
His mind was in complete chaos, because in that instant, Luffy's mind went blank, and he himself didn't know where his fist would fly next!
"If even I don't know where I'm supposed to type... you probably won't be able to read it either!!"
"Bang!!"
A rebounding fist slammed hard into Shadley's round face.
"Got you!!!"
……
The scene briefly cuts back.
Deep within the Isle of God, aboard the Going Merry beside the altar.
Viktor was holding binoculars, observing the smoke and dust rising from the distant forest and the flashes of explosions.
"That's the direction Luffy and his crew went..."
Viktor watched the rising spherical cloud of explosion, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Looks like we've encountered a rather tricky ability. But..."
"Go ahead and make a scene, the bigger the better."
Viktor closed his binoculars, his eyes growing deep and unfathomable.
"I need to draw the attention of the priest and that so-called 'god' so I can get on with my business."
He pulled a yellowed parchment from his pocket—it was a copy of the "Ancient Map of the Island of Gods" that he had casually picked up while browsing in a bookstore on Angel Island.
Viktor's long, slender fingers traced the intricate patterns on the map, finally stopping at a specially marked location.
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