Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 252 Nami is captured, Zoro is seriously injured, and the Straw Hat Pirates are in dire straits!

Kaido's massive dragon body seemed to be imprisoned.

next second.

A gruesome gash tore open the dragon's scales on its belly, extending several meters long, with blood splattering everywhere.

The tornado was cut open.

Kaido belatedly stopped, his massive dragon body rapidly shrinking into a dragon-human form.

He reached out and touched a tiny new scar on his chest.

His face was filled with disbelief.

"You actually hurt me?"

Kaido stared at the blood on his fingers, unable to recover for a long time.

Since being wounded by Kozuki Oden, he has never been injured again, especially in his Azure Dragon form, which is his strongest defensive state.

"I apologize for my previous neglect of you all."

Kaido gripped his thorny iron club, turned to look at Zoro, who was paralyzed by demonic energy, and said, "What a ferocious sword! Tell me your name!"

"Nonoroya Zoro!"

Zoro turned around with difficulty and stared straight at Kaido.

"You've got guts!"

"I'll remember you. I'll use the world's strongest body to finish you off!"

Kaido raised his thorny iron club and unleashed a powerful strike, imbued with Haki, which slammed into Zoro.

Thunderous Eight Trigrams!

Zoro struggled to raise his sword, but was thrown back by the immense force, the air whistling past his ears as he plummeted straight into the sea.

Kaido roared with maniacal laughter, "Don't be in such a hurry to die, brat! My name is Kaido, the governor of the Beasts Pirates!"

"Recognize your own weakness, then submit to me. I'll be waiting for you on Onigashima, above Wano Country!"

A head of green algae, extremely weak, floats on the sea surface.

He was on the verge of collapse and managed to pull out a life-restoring potion to prolong his life, but he didn't even have the strength to stand up again.

They could only let the waves wash them back to shore, and then Kaido put them in shackles.

"Next, it's your turn!"

Kaido turned his head and stared intently at Nami and Sanji, whose faces were filled with grief and indignation.

Although it has nothing to do with Zoan Devil Fruits, he was still very interested in Nami's abilities and took them back to Onigashima as collectibles.

Acid rain from the demonic path!

Lava Potions!

The earth transformed into a sea of ​​fire, like magma, boiling with bubbling lava.

The sky was covered by dark clouds, which continuously rained highly corrosive acid, blocking Kaido's path.

After unleashing two large-area crowd control skills,

Nami quickly picked up the unconscious Luffy and placed him in Sanji's arms, whispering, "Judging from Kaido's words, he won't kill me and Zoro for now. Take Luffy and run! Find a chance to save us!"

"But, Nami-san..."

Sanji wanted to refuse, but seeing Nami's determined gaze,

He hoisted Luffy onto his shoulder and carried him until Nami's figure receded into the distance. Only then did he slam his fist into a tree trunk in anger, growling, "What kind of chef am I if I can't even protect the woman I love?!"

Until Sanji walked far away,

Nami forced a smile and said, "Boss Kaido, I am willing to submit."

"good."

Kaido, seeing Nami's obedience, nodded in satisfaction and put special shackles on her as well, saying, "You two, take me to the game merchant!"

He did not forget his original goal in coming to the East China Sea.

Zoro's face darkened; he didn't want to talk to Kaido, but Nami secretly kicked him.

Nami smiled and said, "Boss Kaido, we don't know where the game merchant is either. He only appears after we hunt down the Pollution Lord."

"I want to become a player in the cycle of reincarnation game too, what should I do?"

Nami readily agreed, "Eat the Contract Fruit, and after completing the mission, you can become a player."

Anyway, these are things that everyone in the East China Sea knows.

Even if I don't say it, Kaido can find out quickly, so I might as well tell him and show my compliance to lower his guard.

They took the opportunity to escape.

Kaido asked, "Do you have a Contract Fruit?"

Nami quickly shook her head and said, "The game merchant will keep distributing Contract Fruits, just like Devil Fruits. You need luck to get them."

"Then take me to see one of the larger towns nearby."

Kaido climbed aboard the Going Merry and sat on the deck.

The two were dragged onto the boat in shackles. Although they were unwilling, they could only silently set sail.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Soon, Kaido began to fall into a deep sleep.

The two tried to break free of their shackles, but found it impossible; the slightest movement would bring Kaido back to his senses.

Sailing all the way,

Kaido recklessly destroyed all the pirate ships and naval warships he saw, capturing everyone and taking them aboard the Going Merry.

Among them are gamers and ordinary people.

"You are all my collection. Fight to your heart's content, and then the true strongman will emerge. Even the top spot can be changed!"

Kaido is that kind of crazy guy.

They don't care about loyalty at all; it's a complete jungle law. As long as they have someone in charge, they have countless ways to make newly joined pirates loyal.

The explosive collars were placed around Zoro and Nami's necks.

It's hard to imagine that Kaido would even bring these things with him when he goes out.

He grinned cruelly, sat atop the highest point of the deck, looking down at the imprisoned men, and said, "As for the losers?"

He casually tossed out an explosive collar.

Boom!

The sea surface was blasted into craters; if it had been blasted directly at the neck, no one would have survived.

"You two are my favorite kids. You'll pair up and fight every round, resisting all their attacks!"

Kaido laughed maliciously.

Although he was burly, he wasn't a brainless fool, and the fact that the two planned to escape couldn't be kept secret.

Since they are unwilling to join Kaido's army, they can only accept their own punishment.

He learned this trick from that kid Quinn. He heard that Quinn often played this game with the slaves in the mines, and most of the slaves would completely submit after a few rounds.

Let's see how many rounds these two guys can last.

"Are you kidding me, Boss Kaido? How could we possibly defeat so many people?"

Nami looked around and swallowed.

Many of these people are players, and there are also pirates with tens of millions of followers who have come from the Grand Line in search of the Contract Fruit.

One-on-one battles are fine.

She believed in her and Zoro's strength, but only if they attacked together, and there was a restriction that they couldn't be knocked out of the ring.

They simply couldn't endure such a level of difficulty for long.

"If you win, you'll be the true fighting force of the Beasts Pirates; if you lose..."

Kaido didn't continue speaking.

The exploding collar already foreshadowed the outcome.

the other side,

Usopp and Luffy slowly woke up in Syrup Village.

Sanji, who was guarding him from the side, showed no sign of improvement in his anxious expression.

Upon learning that Zoro and Nami had been captured by Kaido, Luffy forced himself to stand up and declared, "I'm going to find Kaido and rescue Nami and Zoro!"

"We can't beat Kaido."

"I don't care, I'm going to defeat Kaido and rescue Nami and Zoro!"

boom!

He punched Luffy hard in the cheek.

Sanji clenched his fists, frowning as he looked at Luffy, and said, "What's going on, Luffy? Don't tell me you didn't notice; you're behaving very strangely!"

The Luffy of the past, though seemingly silly as he is now, was actually very intelligent inside.

Or perhaps it's a combination of roughness and meticulousness?

They enjoy adventure, yearn for freedom, have the courage and confidence to realize their dreams, dislike listening to stories, dislike lecturing others, and are not easily disturbed by external factors.

They would run away when faced with a large number of naval forces, and back down when faced with a powerful enemy they couldn't defeat. At the very least, they would think of a strategy instead of recklessly charging in.

This is why they are willing to follow Luffy and become members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"I...I don't know!"

Luffy got beaten up and shook his head blankly.

(End of this chapter)