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Chapter 391 Goodbye... My Friends

"Oh no, the Straw Hat Pirates are in grave danger!"

Chopper covered his face.

But the two reindeer hooves did nothing to conceal their panic and fear.

Usopp was drowsy.

He and Bucky share the same ability: [Gunner]. Their main attributes are strength and spirit, while their physical attributes are very weak.

Robin's Sleeping Demon Vines have a powerful sedative effect.

Seeing this, Chopper bit Usopp's thigh hard to keep him awake.

Usopp, barely managing to keep his eyelids open, exclaimed in disbelief, "Robin betrayed us..."

"I absolutely cannot accept this!"

With tears streaming down his face, Chopper broke free from the vines, transformed into a reindeer, and slammed hard against the ice wall.

Not even the slightest tremor occurred.

The ice wall created by Aokiji is as solid as a rock.

"Now, escaping this icy prison is the key."

The pragmatic Zoro, imbued with a fluctuating demonic aura, continued to wield his sword, seemingly unaffected by Robin's betrayal.

While Aokiji was chasing after the culprit,

If they break through the ice wall, the navy stationed outside will be no match for them.

"So tough, even demonic flames can't burn through it?"

Sanji was in low spirits.

Even the raging demonic flames were disturbed by emotions, becoming less intense.

Robin's actions just now were completely using the Straw Hat crew as a shield, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"wrong!"

Sanji's expression changed abruptly, and he shouted, "The green-haired guy is right, we must break this cage as soon as possible, otherwise..."

"Robin will die!"

The Straw Hat crew are all straightforward; even the seemingly shrewd Nami can't quite figure things out when it comes to her crewmates.

Sanji has the most active mind.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, the demonic flames had condensed into a drill, continuously forging an ice wall.

A figure engulfed in flames spoke in an anxious voice, "Robin didn't betray us!"

"When Aokiji appeared, Robin knew that his target had always been her..."

"She deliberately restrained us to lure Aokiji away and help us escape!"

"If Aokiji catches up, Robin will die!"

The voice has not fallen,

The vines binding the straw hat withered at an extremely rapid pace.

The black seeds hidden in the gaps between the vines absorbed the energy of the vines and turned into black insects the size of a fingernail.

Nami exclaimed, "It's Robin's black beetle?"

[Demonologist],

This is Robin's game class, which allows her to seal various demonic substances into her scholar's books, releasing them at crucial moments.

It's a skill similar to that of a contract master.

These black beetles are the lowest-level demon subspecies, which can eventually transform into demon beetles as they develop and grow.

crunch.

The dense black beetles huddled together, frantically devouring each other.

Even severed limbs were not spared. The ten black beetles that survived had their shells molted into bright red and had demonic black patterns.

Flame Demon Beetle.

A type of demonic insectoid race with extremely strong armor-piercing properties and fire-based attributes.

"Robin said that one Demon Beetle requires tens of thousands of Black Beetles to fight it, and she couldn't bear to see the Black Beetles kill each other..."

As the fire demon beetle pounced on the ice wall, its sharp, barbed teeth slashing...

Nami's heart sank, and her voice trembled as she whispered, "Is Robin deliberately throwing her life away to protect us?"

The demon beetle is Robin's strongest weapon, but it remains inside the ice wall.

In other words, Robin had no intention of continuing to live.

Luffy, who had remained silent until now, his gaze resolute, his straw hat slammed to the ground, shouted, "Robin won't die!"

Click.

In just a few seconds, the demon beetle had carved a crack into the ice wall.

The seemingly indestructible ice wall was swiftly sliced ​​apart, as if it had been restrained.

Seeing this scene,

Nami recalled a casual conversation she had with Robin.

There are many kinds of demonic life forms that can be contracted, and the demon beetle is one of the weaker ones, so why choose it?

Robin simply said she liked the look of the demon beetle.

At the time, Nami thought that the demon beetle just happened to fit Robin's silly aesthetic, so she didn't ask any more questions.

She only realized it now.

The Flame Demon Beetle's abilities are a perfect counter to frost.

That's why they were able to tear open the icy cage so easily, a cage that even Zoro and Sanji couldn't break through.

"Robin, did you expect this day would come?"

"She's not a traitor, she's a protector!"

Boom...

Ghostly blades flashed, demonic flames roared, and a hurricane fist radiating holy light slammed down.

A huge gap was smashed open in the icy cage.

"Attention! The enemy has broken through the cage and is preparing to attack!"

The navy was on high alert.

But before the ice fragments could dissipate, they were smashed away by the giant frost drill that rushed out.

"Robin!"

……

the other side,

Aokiji stood there, his face cold.

There was no road ahead, only a cliff face covered by lush vines and foliage, with sheer drops hundreds of meters above.

tick...

Warm blood dripped down the vines.

Robin's arms were crossed and pinned firmly to the cliff face by ice spears.

"It is with great regret that your life ends here."

Aokiji lifted his foot and walked toward Robin, who was unable to move like a captured prey.

The ground was frozen solid.

The soles of the shoes made a crisp sound, like the tolling of a death knell.

The demon child, who has been constantly fleeing and betraying in the darkness all these years, should have shown fear under the pressure of death.

But Robin didn't.

Her disheveled hair obscured her face, but behind Aokiji's back, where he couldn't see, a relieved smile appeared.

"In the past twenty years, no matter what situation I have faced, I have been able to survive."

"It's because I have nothing I want to protect."

"And now, I am no longer trapped in darkness. It was everyone who awakened the soul I had lost, so I want to protect everyone as well!"

Goodbye... everyone!

The Straw Hat crew should be safe by now, right?

A chill is creeping in.

The ice blade in her pupils gradually enlarged, like the scythe of death, about to reap her life.

Just then, a faint cry struggled to get into my ears.

"Robin!"

Because of the blood loss, her body temperature had gradually cooled, and her slow-beating heart suddenly convulsed.

Luffy?

Robin struggled to lift his head, looking at the forest being constantly overturned by the Frost Drill Truck, and the familiar figures on the roof.

How could that be?

Snapped!

Usopp fired a long-range Hellfire through the scope.

Bullets roared.

The frost-covered area surrounding Aokiji was blasted apart, transforming into a zone of flames burning with special gasoline bombs.

Frost and fire collide.

Aokiji stood in the center of the flames, steam rising from his body.

He turned around, looking at the Straw Hat crew who had caught up with him with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Your strength is beyond my expectations, being able to escape the Dragon Pattern Ice Prison. But, are you really so foolish as to come and rescue the traitors?"

boom.

Luffy responded to Aokiji with his Holy Light Fist.

Seeing Robin severely injured, Luffy was filled with rage, roaring like a maddened beast, "Whether you're a Marine Admiral or Fleet Admiral, I absolutely will not allow you to hurt Robin, to hurt my comrade!"

(End of this chapter)