One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The seawater above his head gushed down like a showerhead, but Robert only used lightning to create an umbrella-shaped repulsive force field above his head to temporarily deflect the water spraying towards him.

But at the current rate at which the water is filling the flower garden, it will probably only take a few minutes for the entire flower garden to be completely submerged by seawater, at which point Robert will also drown.

He doesn't have the ability to resurrect indefinitely; if he dies after being submerged in the ocean thousands of meters deep, he's truly dead.

Don't be fooled by the fact that a whole ship full of people from the Dragon Palace Kingdom were waiting just a few nautical miles away. The underwater cavity, as huge as a city, was suddenly filled with seawater, and the resulting underwater turbulence was enough to turn even sea kings into little rubber ducks that were thrown into a washing machine.

In this situation, no one could rush to the flowerbeds to save Robert before he drowned.

But Robert showed no intention of running away, continuing to bombard Im with lightning with unwavering determination.

At this point, Im was completely powerless to fight back. The severe injury of his soul being torn apart had already caused him unbearable pain after the arcane spell ended. Although he could still recover after being killed by Robert multiple times, each resurrection made him weaker.

In addition, his luck has been completely drained by Bakara, so now even drinking cold water is a struggle for him. Moreover, the cold water he drinks now is not just something to be drunk; it's practically being poured into his mouth.

The seawater had completely submerged Im's head, and Robert could only catch a glimpse of him using his Observation Haki. But Robert still hadn't left, or rather, he had nowhere to go in the depths of the ocean.

Im seemed to have completely lost consciousness, sinking to the bottom of the water as Robert struck him with lightning.

Until the seawater forced Robert to the roof, in another ten seconds or so, there would be no more gaps left for him to hide in.

It was as if Im, who had been dead for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, stared intently at Robert, and opened his mouth to roar silently.

Robert could tell from his lip movements what he wanted to ask: "Are you crazy! You didn't even run away! Why didn't you have your men open a portal to pick you up!"

Robert's face remained calmly smiling: "I won't feel at ease until I see you die with my own eyes."

"Opening a portal is too risky. Who can guarantee that you're not just faking your death to fool me, and then you'll be the first to jump in once the portal opens?"

"So don't bother, let's just die together."

Im's body still appeared powerless, but it began to transform into a horse-bone form similar to that of Nasujuro Sei.

Robert looked like he had just realized something: "I knew you had a backup plan. Sure enough, you can share the abilities of anyone you've made a demonic pact with."

"No wonder you tried to trick Harald into eating their inheritance fruit back then. No wonder you knew that the more contractors you signed, the more weaknesses you would have, yet you still kept finding people to plant the demon mark on."

Devil Fruit users who are submerged in seawater do not lose their Devil Fruit abilities; they are simply powerless and unable to move.

Im transformed himself into a skeleton, which did solve the problem of underwater breathing, but he was still completely powerless and could only lie on the floor among the flowers, staring at Robert with venomous eyes.

The seawater completely filled the space between the flowers. Im watched as Robert was also enveloped by the seawater, and even a sickly smile appeared on his face.

He strained with all his might to open his skull-like mouth, as if to say, "Then let's die together!"

But the next second, his smile froze on his face.

Robert's body began to elementalize, quickly transforming into a gigantic thunderous form. After waving goodbye to Im, it turned into electricity and passed through the cracks in the rocks among the flowers, disappearing from his sight in an instant!

Im opened his mouth in a helpless rage and let out a silent roar. He couldn't understand why the rule that seawater restrains Devil Fruits failed to work on Robert!

Robert was also panicking at this moment, as it was the first time he had ever moved by breaking through the seawater.

Piercing through seawater is completely different from piercing through air. When he transforms into lightning, he can move in the air at nearly the speed of light, but in seawater, his speed is so slow that it's like crawling. What's worse, in the sea, he is affected by various elements, and the current does not travel in a straight line!

Due to the turbulent currents near Fishman Island, Noah's Ark dared not get too close, so Robert had to escape there on his own to reunite with the others.

The only time he could ignore the seawater's restraint was a mere one minute while in his Thor form!

Chapter 80 Triple Insurance

The reward of 400 points of mental strength is a choice of two out of four options. Robert chose "Wildfire," which enhances his Conqueror's Haki, and used this skill to effectively suppress Im.

Taking the "Sparks Spread" skill as a reference, one can imagine that the other options alongside it are naturally not much different. In fact, Robert can still feel his own domineering aura continuing to grow endlessly.

The common people of the One Piece world have long suffered under the World Government. After all, all member states practice feudal imperial systems, and above their former nobles, there is an even higher level of oppression: the Celestial Gold.

When news of Mary Geoise's complete destruction and the deaths of all the Celestial Dragons spread throughout the world, everyone subconsciously hoped it was true, regardless of whether it was real or not.

That's why Robert was able to overpower Im, the King of the World, with his Conqueror's Haki, which he had only awakened about a year ago, after eight hundred years of accumulation, and win the final battle.

Now Robert is desperately trying to escape using the other option. He didn't choose to go home, and the other option slot was ultimately given to the "I am Thunder" option, which enhances the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

This skill can add one level to the fruit's awakening stage after activating Thor's state, and temporarily ignore any negative effects. Speaking of negative effects, the first thing Robert thinks of is the restraint that seawater and seastone have on the lowest level of Devil Fruits.

It was the results of the experiment before the final battle that gave Robert confidence, allowing him to wait until the seawater completely submerged him and Im among the flowers, and to watch Im completely lose all means of turning the tide.

Robert is not some kind of hero with lofty ambitions who is willing to sacrifice himself. Even before he gave up the option of going home, he had no sense of belonging here. How could he possibly die together with Im for the cause of liberating the pirate world?

But Robert also knew that ever since he demonstrated power sufficient to threaten the World Government, he and Im had been locked in a life-or-death struggle. The nature of power is extremely exclusive, and as the ruler of the world, he could not allow such a threat to exist in the world.

Therefore, since we have decided to take action, we must eliminate the threat completely and not give the enemy any hope of turning the tide.

Robert had to witness both the extermination of the Celestial Dragons and the sealing of Im beneath the sea at a depth of 10,000 meters. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare close his eyes at night.

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On the Ark Noah, countless people looked towards the direction of Fishman Island, but could only see countless silt being stirred up, turning the seabed into a murky mess, with no trace of lightning in sight.

Uta rubbed the hem of her clothes with both hands: "Didn't Robert say he'd be joining us soon? Why hasn't he made a move yet?"

Karina was actually panicking inside, but she could only pretend to be calm and said, "Padon summoned Robert's clone here. His main body and clone can switch places at any time. Once this skill is activated, even if they are at opposite ends of the world, it will only take the blink of an eye to complete the teleportation."

Shanks nodded seriously: "If something really went wrong on his end, then it would be the most acceptable thing if he couldn't escape. The real fear is that Im wasn't sealed away as he had planned."

A chilling aura emanated from Redfield, and he could barely suppress his Devil Fruit powers. Bat-like features appeared on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Shanks.

Shanks sighed, realizing that what he was saying was somewhat inappropriate.

"Shanks, are you even human? Does my life not matter?"

Robert's voice came from behind the crowd. There was a moment of silence on the deck, followed by a huge cheer.

Everyone from the Thunder Department rushed towards Robert, who had somehow landed on the deck. Only Sabo remained relatively clear-headed.

"Robert, is everything finished?"

Robert nodded: "Just one last step, Shirahoshi! Set sail!"

White Star, swimming beside Noah, closed her eyes, and the surrounding sea kings received the command, quickly pulling the huge ship upwards towards the surface of the sea.

"York! Move!"

Robert pressed the earpiece and issued commands to York and the others on Hela.

Since the bombing of Mary Geoise, Hela had been floating over this area. On this day, the meteorologists on the ship did only one thing: keep creating thunderclouds in the sky.

Hela's recharging was already complete; she was just waiting for Robert's order.

At this moment, Robert gave the order, and Hela's main cannon lit up with a bright light once again, its target aimed directly at the already collapsed red earth continent. This time, it bombarded the part below the sea surface!

Imrobal wasn't comfortable sealing Imrobal with just seawater, so he had to add another layer of security to the seal!

Fishman Island is located in a narrow cave beneath the Red Line, which is like a tunnel that runs through the mountains. What Robert has to do now is to blow up this tunnel!

Each of the three ancient weapons has its own mission, and Hades was created to end the Red Line.

At this moment, Hela unleashed a devastating attack, completely shattering the portion of the Red Earth continent buried beneath the sea surface. Billions of tons of boulders were then buried beneath the flowers.

The people of the Dragon Palace Kingdom watched in horror as their homeland, which they had known for thousands of years, was submerged by giant rocks. They felt a deep sense of grief and indignation, but when they thought of the promise in their language that they would live under the sun from then on, they also felt a sense of longing.

Countless roots extended deep into the cracks of the collapsed red earth continent, and when Noah rose to the surface, everyone saw a sight they would never forget.

A magnificent tree, comparable to Elbaf, was perched atop the ruins where Mary Geoise once stood. Thanks to the power of the Forest Fruit, this already enormous tree appeared even more majestic!

Robert pointed smugly at the big tree: "How about that? This is my third layer of insurance! As long as Hela exists, no one can bypass her roots to dig out Im!"

Oz the Younger transformed into a giant dragon that spiraled up the newly grown World Tree, hanging a huge straw hat on its topmost branch.

This straw hat was originally stored in a secret underground chamber among the flowers. Little Oz took it with him when he demolished Pangaea, and now he presents it as a gift to the World Tree, which has done such a great service.

The mermaid prophet, Lady Shirley, covered her mouth in disbelief: "The prophecy was right! In the end, it was the one wearing the straw hat who destroyed Fishman Island!"

Robert winked at Karina, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Remember that book of deception I gave you back then?"

"There's no need to think about how to justify prophecies, omens, or divination statements. Those who believe in these things are just fooling themselves."

Karina gave him a disapproving look: "And what about you? Were all those predictions you made just lies?"

Robert said casually, "Of course, I even predicted that I would marry more than a dozen wives!"

Karina was so angry she wanted to strangle him, but Sabo intervened and saved the day: "So, will you become the new Im?"

All eyes were on Robert, the pirate alliance that had just single-handedly destroyed the World Government. If Robert were to say he wanted to dominate the world, it would probably fall apart immediately.

Robert leaned lazily against the mast: "Even if your revolutionary army begged me to rule the world, I wouldn't agree."

"I've fought wars my whole life, can't I enjoy myself?"