The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Accompanied by cries of "Guguga" and "Guguga, Gugugugugugugugugu," Karu charged into the battlefield.

Golden Lion, who was pondering whether to chop off Smoker's left or right hand, froze when he saw Karu's colorful clothes and strange red Santa hat. His expression instantly turned blank, and he couldn't unleash his "Slash Wave" attack, staring dumbfounded at Karu, muttering, "Huh? This is... a chicken? How did a chicken appear here? Am I a chicken too?"

good chance!

Vivi was overjoyed. She whistled again, and the sniper Van Oka, receiving the signal, pulled the trigger. The bullet shot like a viper toward the ship's rudder above the golden lion's head.

Karu's makeup was quite good, and his screams were quite deceptive. Vivi reacted extremely quickly, and Van Auger's sniping was absolutely accurate. Their series of coordinated actions had not been rehearsed beforehand, but they still performed very smoothly at this moment, without the slightest hesitation. The whole process was nothing short of an art. Unfortunately, they were still a step too slow because someone "jumped the gun."

At the same time that Karoo the Duck rushed out and the Golden Lion stared dumbfounded at this "chicken," Mr. Monka, who had overcome his fear and was determined to fight to the death, stood up.

He had no intention of cooperating with Smoker, nor did he know about Vivi and the others' plans. His mind was in a daze, and he only had one goal in mind: the Golden Lion.

The burly man roared and swung his right arm with all his might, aiming an axe at the golden lion's chest.

With a "poof," a jet of blood shot into the sky. Shiki's swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit ability were all top-notch in this world, but he was ultimately just a mortal with no special bloodline and not as powerful as Big Mom's Iron Balloon. In a moment of distraction and when he was caught off guard, his muscles were no match for the sharp axe.

The axe blow caused considerable damage; the Golden Lion was slashed diagonally from his left shoulder to his right ribs, leaving a long gash. However, Moncana's seemingly divine intervention and preemptive attack also disrupted Vivi and the others' plans.

The moment Van Okabe fired, Shiki was awakened by the pain. His Observation Haki, which could be used to avoid danger, immediately detected the sniper shot aimed at him from afar. At the last second, he turned his head and dodged a shot that would have been a sure hit.

The Golden Lion was enraged. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Monka. After dominating the world for so many years, he was actually hurt by such a small fry that he looked down on!

Like a wounded beast, he raised his leg and unleashed another "wave slash," then floated in mid-air, kicking out with both legs in quick succession. His famous swords "Sakura Ju" and "Kureki" slashed in all directions, the massive slashes striking everyone in a chaotic manner. The dazzling golden light was blinding. This was the Golden Lion's ultimate sword technique, "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley"!

These slashes were so fast and swift that Vivi dared not take them head-on. She dodged left and right, and every now and then she saw the surrounding walls, iron gates and trees along the way being cut into pieces by golden slashes from various angles.

Vivi also saw her pet duck Karu circling around the edge of the battlefield, occasionally quacking. The Golden Lion was subconsciously curious about the existence of this "chicken". The Lion. Thousand Cut Valley's wide-range attack did not completely cover Karu, but Vivi had no confidence in the evasion ability of the panel. What if she got hit?

Karu is not only her cheat code, but also her good friend!

"Die! Die, all of you! Die, all of you!" The Golden Lion went completely berserk. Lion. Thousand Cut Valley did not stop. Most of the castle was blasted by his golden slashes, but he still showed no signs of stopping.

From the sound of the golden slashes, one could hear the Golden Lion's rapid breathing. The continuous shouting of "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley" was definitely a heavy burden for an old man of his age. However, the old head wound and the new chest wound caused the Golden Lion to completely abandon his reason. It seemed that he wanted to destroy everything in front of him with a chaotic slashing style.

"Quick! Interrupt his attack with your own! Use that iron block to tank it, then use the finger gun! Hurry up!" Vivi yelled at Smoker. What are you waiting for if you don't interrupt such a wide-range, continuous attack from the enemy?

Smoker wanted to say that he only knew one move, "Shave," and that he didn't know anything else, but that would sound too weak. He knew he needed to attack, but he also had to take care of Tashigi and Morgan. Dodging the flying "Lion's Thousand Cut Valley" with the two of them was already his limit, and he had no time to attack the enemy.

"Come on, if you dare!" he shouted defiantly.

Vivi was at her wits' end. She could tell that the Golden Lion wouldn't stop until it ran out of energy.

"I'll do it!"

Damn it, Monka! Vivi was furious at the guy who ruined her plans. Instead of suppressing her emotions, she fueled and indulged her anger, letting it rise and explode in her heart! The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. When her emotions reached their peak, she suddenly released all restraints and let all her emotions burst out at once.

Golden Lion was panting heavily, his reaction speed was several beats slower than normal, and before he could react, the heavy pressure representing Conqueror's Haki had already rushed over him.

He was first surprised, then contemptuous: "Kid! You think I don't have Conqueror's Haki?! You... Gugu ga? I think I can't use it anymore?...

The ship's rudder was pressing on his brain nerves, and when Shiki was preparing to use his Conqueror's Haki to fight back, he made a noticeable pause.

Conqueror's Haki represents a person's spirit, which includes willpower, determination, and the entirety of their mind.

Only one in a million people can awaken this ability, and even if they do, they cannot improve through training or other means. Many people remain the same as they were when they first awakened.

Katakuri is almost 50 years old, making him a contemporary of Luffy's father, yet their Conqueror's Haki levels are roughly the same.

Vivi's use of Conqueror's Haki to suppress Golden Lion is somewhat like a young person relying on their superior physique to overpower an experienced master.

When he's in a good mood, Shiki can use Conqueror's Haki, but now he lacks a lot of emotions and has been defeated by cruel reality several times. His "heart" is already in a broken state. He clearly knows how to use the skill, but when Vivi's Conqueror's Haki comes crashing down on him, he suddenly finds that he can't use it.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Fall

The golden lion's expression shifted from anger to horror, from horror to hesitation, and then from hesitation to confusion, all within a single second.

It was impossible to suppress and stun him with sheer force of will. Not to mention Vivi's rudimentary Conqueror's Haki, even Shanks, the Yonko with the strongest Conqueror's Haki, couldn't do it. However, the overwhelming pressure still caused Shiki a great deal of trouble. Not to mention, his berserk Lion Chikiri Valley was interrupted.

Golden Lion gritted his teeth and withstood the Conqueror's Haki, while Vivi's indiscriminate attack caused great suffering to her allies.

Monka fainted immediately, and his pet duck Karu also fainted, but it was managed by a control panel. At this moment, its eyes were full of stars, but its body could still run normally.

Before activating her Conqueror's Haki, Vivi gave it another minute.

The naturally ditzy female swordsman Tashigi was knocked unconscious. In her last second before losing consciousness, she looked at Vivi's back through her glasses. Yes, that's it! You must have been the one causing trouble in Loguetown the other day!

"Stop your Haki! You've even enveloped us! Control this power! Are you even listening to me?!" Smoker the White Hunter wanted to go over and give Shiki a couple of punches, but Vivi's Conqueror's Haki was affecting him as well. He felt like he was in some kind of vortex. He wouldn't faint, but to rush over and beat Shiki up? That would be a bit difficult!

Vivi completely ignored him. "I gave you a chance before, but you didn't take it! Now you're getting cocky? You can't use Finger Pistol or Iron Body, but you talk as if I can control Conqueror's Haki!" She was already lucky that she was able to release it successfully on her second use.

"Bang!" Sniper Van Oka seized the opportunity this time, and the bullet was fired quickly, hitting the ship's rudder on the top of the golden lion's head.

More than 20 years ago, the ship's rudder that had accidentally pierced his head was shattered by the enormous kinetic energy of a bullet. The old injury aggravated his brain, and an extremely unusual bulge appeared on the forehead of the Golden Lion's head. He then screamed, blood spurted from his mouth and nose, and collapsed to the ground.

Smoker quickly turned around to retrieve the sea stone handcuffs that had been used to restrain him. He didn't care about the great achievement of capturing Shiki, nor did he want to embezzle the credit. What he enjoyed was the sense of accomplishment from capturing pirates.

But as soon as he turned around, he felt his body sink, and with a loud "boom," the floating island beneath their feet lost its buoyancy, which was originally enhanced by the Golden Lion's Devil Fruit power. At this moment, the floating island was rapidly falling into the sea.

"Huff huff huff huff—what's wrong? What happened?" Vivi's eyes were filled with stars, and she was panting heavily. Her Conqueror's Haki only lasted for less than five seconds before she felt she had reached her limit. The feeling of weightlessness was transmitted to her body as the floating island fell. She was caught off guard and staggered, almost falling. Fortunately, Smoker caught her.

Before she could even thank him, she caught a glimpse of the tall, golden figure standing up again. Weiwei looked up in shock, her heart sinking. She had used up all her trump cards; what could she use now?

The Golden Lion's face was covered in blood. The previous Lion. Thousand Cut Valley had demolished most of the castle. At this moment, the rain was pouring down, and lightning was flashing. The Golden Lion's figure appeared somewhat hunched in the thunder and rain. Only now did he look like an old man.

Vivi didn't speak, and Smoker was dumbfounded. The Golden Lion had his eyes closed, and the rain mixed with blood made the legendary pirate look extremely disheveled. He was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly opened his eyes, raised his arms high, and roared fiercely at the center of the storm.

"Hehehehe! — Be my right arm, Roger! With the secrets you possess and my powerful army, we can rule this world in no time!"

"Roger has been arrested?! How dare you tell me such a ridiculous thing! How could Roger be captured by those good-for-nothings! I don't believe it! You're lying to me!"

"I'll give you my feet! Hahahaha—I am the Golden Lion! I will be back!"

Vivi and Smoker knew the situation was extremely critical. Despite the intense discomfort of the floating island sinking, they surrounded it from the left and right.

"Let me deal with him!" Smoker, the White Hunter, transformed into white mist and charged forward again. Vivi, enduring her headache, drew her sword and stabbed at the Golden Lion. Van Augur, in the distance, fired more than ten bullets in succession.

Their attacks were fierce, but at this moment, the Golden Lion fully demonstrated the level of a great swordsman. He seemed to be sleepwalking, looking at the sky, and easily deflected their fierce attacks with his body's instincts.

With a crisp clang, Weiwei gripped the knife with both hands, struggling to block the golden lion's downward slash.

Golden Lion's moves were extremely fast. After his left foot's "Sakura Ten" was blocked, his right foot's "Dry Wood" slashed horizontally.

Smoker used the high speed of "Six Styles: Shave" to rush over and pull Vivi away. Vivi then came to his aid again. In less than half a minute, they were in dire straits.

As the fight progressed, Smoker was the first to notice the problem. He stared intently at Shiki for a moment: "This guy seems to have gone mad? Did your Haki drive him insane?"

Vivi quickly denied it: "It wasn't me, don't talk nonsense! ...It must have been caused by the broken rudder...Let's back up."

They gradually withdrew from the battle and eventually confirmed one thing: the Golden Lion had gone mad...

A few seconds later, Shiki shouted that he wanted to fight Roger to the death, and then used the levitation ability of his Devil Fruit to fly away.

Vivi stared blankly at the flying golden lion, then looked at the floating island still falling below her. What should she do now? Call the golden lion back and have him cast another levitation spell on the island? Even if she could call him back, he wouldn't listen to her.

From the moment the floating island began to fall until the golden lion flew away on its own, it actually took only about half a minute, or about thirty seconds. In another ten seconds or so, the floating island would fall into the sea.

The whole process was very fast, and Weiwei didn't have time to think about it. All she could hear was the sound of the wind. Without training, even an ordinary person would be in danger if they jumped ten meters into the water. How high was this? She could only hold onto the duck, who had fainted after the mission ended, and wait for the impact with her eyes closed.

"Hold me tight!" Just as Weiwei's mind went blank, someone suddenly spoke from behind her. She quickly turned around and saw a young woman. What was most striking was a pair of pure white wings under the woman's arms. The woman was flapping her arms and hovering in mid-air.

"Boss, we've brought reinforcements!" Johnny and Joseph shouted from afar, each carried on the back of a winged man.

Behind them were hundreds of winged people, each carrying a survivor on their back. Vivi even spotted a kind old woman among them.

Chapter Thirty: The Great Harvest

Vivi moved with lightning speed. First, she carried the unconscious Karu on her back and tied him up twice with a rope. Then, she wrapped her arms around the neck of the young winged woman and flew into the sky with her.

Smoker transformed into smoke, taking off with the unconscious Colonel Morgan and the female swordswoman Tashigi. Van Augur, who was in the distance, was also rescued by the winged beings.

Ten seconds later, the floating island slammed heavily onto the sea, sending huge plumes of smoke and water into the sky. With the help of the winged people, Vivi and the others landed on a deserted island not far away.

The winged people are very secretive about their origins. They never mention the origin of the wings under their arms, only saying that they were captured by the golden lion to work for them.

Weiwei felt they were being a little insincere, but she didn't press them. After all, everyone has their little secrets these days.

She was simply puzzled that Johnny and Joseph were able to appear at the crucial moment to save people; Van Augur had scouted the island and hadn't discovered these winged people at the time.

Johnny and Joseph confidently claimed that they had analyzed clues from the smallest details, and driven by their fearless spirit, they took advantage of the Golden Lion's random use of "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley" to rescue the group from the chaos in the castle.

Weiwei didn't believe it at all and pressed them repeatedly. They only admitted that during the rescue, the old woman from the countryside provided some remote guidance...

Watching the kind old woman's retreating figure, Weiwei muttered to herself, "This old lady has probably been thinking about how to escape safely all along. I devised Plan ABC, and this old lady secretly came up with Plan D? She's a master of survival tactics; you wouldn't think of such a trick unless you've mastered them to a certain degree..."

As soon as Smoker landed, he took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted the Marine Headquarters. He recounted the information about Shiki in detail, and then contacted the garrison in Loguetown. Compared to the East Blue troops of the 153rd Branch, his own subordinates were more reassuring.

Vivi removed all the colorful decorations from Karu's clothes and put away the red Santa hat. It was a failed design, but she couldn't bear to throw it away and never expected it would be used here.

She pinched the duck's face and patted its belly until Karu opened its legs, only then was she completely relieved.

The Navy has a good reputation. Smoker, as a colonel, announced to the survivors that a warship would be coming to pick them up soon, which drew cheers from the survivors.

Vivi sat on a large rock to rest. Her Conqueror's Haki had exhausted most of her strength. She had no choice at the time, but now she was in an awkward situation. It seemed that she couldn't hide this matter any longer!

After thinking about the matter twice, she realized that she was having a persecution complex. In fact, once this domineering aura was awakened, it was just that—awakened. It wasn't a big deal.

She revealed her Conqueror's Haki during the battle, fought two moves against the level 80 Golden Lion with a level 30 skill, and even experienced a terrifying experience on a floating island. The risks were extremely high, but the rewards were also extremely high!

All in all, the commission only took two minutes, but during this long journey, the light spots we picked up this time were of the highest quality and in the largest quantity.

The saying "Fortune favors the bold" holds true.

Weiwei examined each one carefully.

从斯摩格身上捡到的属性分别是“拳术+7”“六式.剃+15”“坚韧+3”“健步+3”“先攻+5”“追猎+3”。

"Six Styles: Shave", "First Strike" and "Pursuit" are all skills that Vivi does not have. Among them, she admires "Six Styles: Shave" the most. As a quick movement ability, this move is very helpful for survival.

"Six Styles. Shave" is more complex than imagined, requiring a high level of physical fitness, especially leg strength. Weiwei cannot fully absorb the 15 light points belonging to "Six Styles. Shave". She needs to gradually adapt her body to the way "Shave" is applied and improve her leg strength in practice.

After absorbing 3 light spots, bringing "Six Styles: Shave" to level 1 (3/10), she felt she had initially mastered the skill and stopped. She planned to absorb the remaining 12 light spots later.

They gained a lot from Smoker, and the glimmers of light they picked up from the Golden Lion were even more dazzling.

捡到的光点分别是“剑术+118”“格挡+11”“闪避+29”“专注+8”“先攻+14”“剑招.斩波+91”“剑招.狮子.千切谷+95”“武装色霸气+3”。

The abilities developed from Devil Fruits are not within the scope of what can be picked up. Even so, seeing such a rich harvest in just two minutes, Vivi still hugged Karu's neck tightly, afraid that she would laugh out loud.

There are 118 points of light that can improve her overall "swordsmanship" level. If all of them are added, her swordsmanship will immediately reach level 4 (139/1000).

Swordsmanship level 4 is just a quantitative representation of her personal strength on the stats panel. In actual combat, swordsmanship level 4 (1/1000) and swordsmanship level 4 (139/1000) are completely different levels. Understanding of swordsmanship and physical strength can make the latter completely overpower the former.

These 118 points of light contain a wealth of Golden Lion's swordsmanship insights. Like "Six Styles: Shave," Vivi cannot digest so much knowledge in a short time. She needs to practice for a period of time to complete the process of familiarizing herself with and improving her skills from memory to body, and then from body to memory, until it becomes instinctive.