One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

In the sky, Zoro and Sanji's attacks grew increasingly fierce, like two intertwined hurricanes, firmly trapping Shiki in the center.

The golden light of the famous swords "Kureki" and "Sakura-ju" beneath Shiki's feet had dimmed, and his prized Float-Float Fruit ability was beginning to show signs of stagnation under the sustained high-intensity combat.

The island fragments were no longer under his control; several defensive attempts to gather them were a beat too slow, allowing Zoro's slashes and Sanji's kicks to easily tear open gaps.

"Nine-Sword Style Secret Technique: Demonic Aura Slash!" Zoro seized a tiny opening in Shiki's defenses, and his three swords transformed into countless dark beast shadows, simultaneously slashing at Shiki's arms and chest from tricky angles.

Golden Lion hastily hardened his arms with Armament Haki to block, but was still shaken by the aftershock of the slash, causing his blood to churn and his feet to stagger.

Almost at the same instant, Sanji's figure appeared like a ghost behind Shiki.

"Flame Demon Wind Kick - Chain Shot!"

His legs traced fiery white trails in the air as he delivered seven consecutive, relentless kicks to the Golden Lion's back. The flames pierced through his Armament Haki defenses, and the searing pain caused the Golden Lion to groan and stagger forward.

A flicker of horror and resentment flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes. He attempted to mobilize the distant islands for a counterattack once more, but mental exhaustion and physical depletion caused a brief disruption in his ability to function.

It was that momentary hesitation—

"It's over!" Zoro and Sanji said in unison.

Zoro's demonic aura reached its peak, his Asura phantom and beast form completely merged, and his three swords merged into one.

"Asura - One-Sword Style - Great Shock!"

A perfectly condensed, jet-black slash silently swept across the space, aiming straight for the golden lion's neck.

Sanji then brought his legs together, compressed the spring to its limit, and the flames changed from white to gold, then to a deep dark red.

"Flaming Demon Wind Kick - Final Feast - Hellfire Stomp!"

He fell to the ground like a meteor, stepping onto the head of the golden lion.

Golden Lion's pupils contracted sharply. He exerted all his strength to cross his twin swords above his head, pushing his Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki to their limits to form a final barrier.

boom--!!!

Chapter 184 Our Island

The pitch-black slash and the dark red flames struck simultaneously.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a muffled, deafening sound, as if space itself was being torn apart.

The famous swords "Kureki" and "Sakura-ju" beneath the golden lion's feet let out mournful cries of unbearable strain, and their golden light completely dissipated.

"How...is this possible!?"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock and doubt.

Why is it like this?

He, the mighty Golden Lion, was so inexplicably and easily defeated by two juniors who treated him like a stepping stone!

Everything happened too suddenly.

The golden lion's majestic body plummeted from the sky like a kite with a broken string, finally crashing with a "bang" onto the island below, kicking up clouds of dust.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Shiki the Golden Lion lay in the shattered crater, staring blankly at the sky, his body covered in scorch marks and knife wounds, too weak to stand up.

The legendary pirates have been defeated!

Just then, a loud roar came from the sky.

The island, now free from the control of the Golden Lion Fruit's power, began to tilt and tremble as it plummeted downwards.

"Luffy, there are still quite a few people on those islands, let's save them."

"Those are all our property!"

V's voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

He stood at the edge of the deck, his prosthetic eye behind the lens scanning the falling islands at maximum magnification.

Indeed, there are still many signs of life remaining on the edges of those islands and in the buildings, many of which belong to researchers and staff under the Golden Lion's command.

But even more... are the indigenous people who have always lived on these islands.

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Luffy laughed loudly, his eyes shining brightly beneath his straw hat.

He had clearly witnessed Zoro and Sanji's teamwork in defeating Shiki, and the immense strength his companions displayed filled him with excitement.

Everyone has really become so strong!

It's so powerful it gets your blood pumping!

The next moment, he no longer hesitated.

The rubber arm "whooshed" and grabbed the gunwale of the Merry, launching him out like a cannonball.

"Fifth gear—"

In the air, Luffy's skin suddenly turned pure white, and black swirling cloud patterns spread from his neck to his entire body, while his hair and eyebrows transformed into burning flames.

"Nika Form!"

For a moment, the entire space seemed to have entered a mysterious realm.

Here, everything impossible becomes possible.

In the blink of an eye, Luffy took a deep breath and put his thumb in his mouth—

"Five Gears - Rubber - Giant Bone Balloon!"

He blew on his thumb.

puff--!

My body expanded rapidly, as if it were being inflated!

Five meters, ten meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters...

In just a few seconds, Luffy had transformed into a white giant hundreds of meters tall, like a god descending to earth from mythology, hovering between the tilting, falling sky islands and the sea.

His size was so enormous that his shadow covered almost half the sea, the black swirling patterns on his skin gleamed strangely in the sunlight, and his wide-open mouth bore his signature radiant smile.

"Wow...it's huge!" Usopp exclaimed, tilting his head back on the Going Merry, his jaw almost dislocated. "When did Luffy become so outrageous!?"

Chopper and Usopp had the same expression, their eyes shining brightly: "Luffy! Luffy has become a giant!"

But even with such a massive size, it still appears tiny compared to the islands that are falling.

The islands range in size from several kilometers to over ten kilometers, and each weighs hundreds of millions of tons.

Even if Luffy transforms into a giant, he cannot hold up all the islands by himself.

however--

Hey everyone!

The giant's voice, like thunder, echoed between heaven and earth.

Luffy looked down at the Going Merry, his white pupils reflecting the images of his crew, his smile so bright it seemed to dispel all gloom.

"Let's all attack together!"

Lend me your power!!!

He stretched out his two enormous palms, reaching out to the two medium-sized islands that were falling the fastest and had the most concentrated life signals.

The moment the palm touches the bottom of the island, the properties of rubber are brought to their fullest potential—the palm suddenly indents inward, forming a huge buffer zone, and then firmly "sticks" to the surface of the rock layer like a suction cup.

"Rubber, rubber—"

Luffy's arm muscles bulged, and the power beneath his white skin surged like a tide.

"Balloon lift!"

Amazing elasticity and power erupt simultaneously!

He managed to cushion and absorb the terrifying kinetic energy of the two islands falling, visibly slowing their descent.

But fine beads of sweat also appeared on Luffy's forehead.

Even in Nika form, supporting two islands at the same time is close to its limit.

Fortunately, V had already prepared prosthetic bodies to replenish the energy of his companions.

With a thought, a large amount of nutrient solution rushed into Luffy's bloodstream as if going crazy, injecting him with enough energy.

"Luffy, I'm here to help you!"

Just then, Nami suddenly let out a clear shout.

She stood at the bow of the Merry, her azure eyes flashing wildly with data streams, and the air around her suddenly became turbulent.

"Cloud Fruit - Sky Curtain of Clouds and Sea of ​​Clouds!"

Vast clouds of mist erupted from Nami's body.

Thanks to the characteristics of clouds, they rapidly expanded and spread in the air after leaving Nami's body, transforming into several huge clouds with diameters exceeding one kilometer, like a soft velvet carpet spread across the sky, rushing towards the three relatively smaller islands below.

Of course, with Nami's current strength, even with the Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit ability, it's impossible for her to support three islands weighing hundreds of millions of tons using only clouds.

The clouds were violently deformed the moment they touched the bottom of the island, and looked like they were about to collapse.

Fortunately-

This is Luffy's Nikka Zone!

Here, the impossible becomes possible.

"Luffy, it's up to you!" Nami shouted, her voice clearly reaching the giant's ears through the whistling wind.

"Understood!"

Luffy grinned, a sly glint in his white pupils.

He took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and then—

"Rubber, rubber—"

"Nika - Everything is Rubberized!"

With a low growl, some invisible force, seemingly at the level of rules, spread out from him.