One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

The texture of the three clouds supporting the island changed abruptly under Nika's influence!

With a thought from Luffy, the clouds seemed to come alive, actively adjusting their shape, transforming from a simple flat expanse into a three-dimensional composite structure with countless cushioning airbags.

They are firmly "attached" to the bottom of the island, like three giant white hands, absorbing and dispersing the kinetic energy of the fall layer by layer.

Rumbling--

The descent speed of the three islands slowed down to a visible rate.

Although they are still slowly descending, the rubber cloud layer cushions their fall, and the flexibility of the sea below ensures that the three islands will not completely disintegrate upon impact, and that life on the islands will remain safe.

"Well done, Nami! Luffy!" Usopp excitedly pumped his fist on the deck.

"Leave the last two to me."

V's voice also rang out at this moment, calm and reliable.

He had somehow reached the bow of the Going Merry and stood shoulder to shoulder with Nami, his prosthetic eye fixed on the two massive islands that loomed down like mountains.

V raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide.

In an instant, endless darkness surged forth from him as if it were alive.

Darkness spread rapidly across the sea, swallowing even the sound of the surging waves, turning it into a deathly silent, pitch-black realm.

Immediately afterwards, V raised his left hand, his fingertips tracing strange paths, and the power of the Flower Flower Fruit was activated.

"Shadow Fruit - Abyss Grip".

Chapter 185 The Opportunity Has Arrived

The Dark-Dark Fruit, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, and the Flower-Flower Fruit—these three powers are perfectly fused together under V's exquisite control.

"rise."

V uttered a single word softly.

boom--!!!

Two enormous water columns, each over a kilometer in diameter, suddenly burst open on the sea surface.

From the pitch-black depths of the sea, two giant hands, composed entirely of "darkness" and adorned with countless intricate patterns, burst forth from the waves!

Those giant hands were so large that each one could easily grasp a small island.

There was no earth-shattering sound when the giant hand made contact with the bottom of the island.

Darkness spread and enveloped the island like a living thing, completely covering its bottom.

The gravitational properties of the Dark-Dark Fruit were activated, and the terrifying kinetic energy of the fall was frantically devoured and transformed.

The Shadow-Shadow Fruit's control acts like a highly sophisticated buffer system, dispersing the remaining impact layer by layer.

The structural strength granted by the Flower Fruit allowed the Dark Giant Hand to withstand its weight of hundreds of millions of tons without collapsing.

The downward momentum of the two main islands was abruptly stopped!

They hovered in the air, only a few hundred meters above the sea, as if being held up by an invisible giant hand, swaying slightly but no longer falling.

"It's...it's a success!?" Brooke's eyes widened, his voice trembling with excitement, even though he had no eyes or vocal cords.

Zoro and Sanji had already returned to the deck of the Going Merry.

Both men were injured and their breathing was slightly disordered, but their eyes remained sharp as knives.

They looked up at the floating islands that their companions had managed to stabilize, their eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"They've gotten even stronger... Luffy and V..."

The two exchanged a glance, and then both gave a wry smile.

"How come the gap is getting wider and wider?!"

They can't even destroy one island right now, while Luffy and V already have the power to destroy several islands at once.

Back in the East China Sea, the difference between them was only 50 and 100.

Now, it has directly become 50W and 100W.

Although, in terms of percentages, the two are very close.

But looking at the numbers...

The gap between them is as vast as an insurmountable chasm.

The disparity was so vast that it filled them with despair...

With the combined efforts of several partners, all the islands were eventually and smoothly landed on the sea, forming a brand new archipelago in the vast ocean.

"Success!"

As the Going Merry landed in the center of the archipelago, Usopp and the others cheered excitedly.

In just a few minutes, such a magnificent scene was created, enough to make anyone's heart surge with excitement.

Luffy slowly shrank from his giant form, which was hundreds of meters tall, and finally returned to his original size with a "poof". He staggered a bit when he landed back on the deck of the Going Merry.

"Huff...huff...I'm exhausted..." He slumped on the deck, panting heavily. The white lines from the fifth gear state still lingered on his skin, slowly fading away.

"Here you go." V handed over an injection that glowed with a pale blue light. "A level 6 nutrient solution, one hundred times more potent than a level 5 one."

Luffy took the nutrient solution and, without even glancing at it, injected it directly into his arm. As the medicine was injected, his pale complexion visibly regained its rosy hue, and his fatigue quickly subsided.

"Wow! I'm alive again!" Luffy leaped up, his rubber body bounced twice on the deck, and he was back to his energetic self. "V, this thing is amazing! I feel like I could do it again!"

“Of course it’s amazing.” V pushed up his glasses. “One of them is worth 2000 trading points.”

"If I wasn't worried that the fifth gear would consume too much energy and damage your foundation, I wouldn't be willing to take it out."

Meanwhile, Zoro and Sanji are receiving basic treatment from Chopper.

Although the two defeated the Golden Lion, they also sustained many injuries—mainly strains caused by overuse of their Haki and muscles.

"That old guy... he's tough enough." Zoro flexed his bandaged right arm, a satisfied look in his eyes. "This battle was quite fruitful."

“Agreed.” Sanji exhaled a smoke ring, his left calf wrapped in thick bandages. “But next time, I’ll take care of him by myself.”

Compared to Zoro, his injuries are much smaller.

This is mainly due to the powerful regenerative abilities inherent in his genes.

This made Sanji even more convinced that as long as he was given enough time, he would definitely be able to secure his position as the third strongest fighter in the Straw Hat Pirates!

V smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he turned to look in the direction of the center of the island.

"You guys rest first, I'll go deal with the spoils."

As soon as he finished speaking, V's figure disappeared from the deck.

Somewhere in one of the archipelago, on the edge of the giant crater where the golden lion fell.

The smoke and dust had cleared, and Shiki the Golden Lion lay at the bottom of the pit, his body covered in scorched and burn marks, the ship's wheel on his forehead askew, and his long golden hair scattered haphazardly on the rubble.

This once legendary pirate now stares blankly at the sky, his chest rising and falling slightly.

Compared to the injuries on his body, the power displayed by the Straw Hat crew seemed to have dealt a more severe blow to Shiki.

"Cough...cough..."

He coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, his long golden hair covered in dust, his once majestic hair now resembling withered grass.

Footsteps came from beside the bed.

Unhurried, steady, and clear.

The golden lion didn't turn his head, but only caught a glimpse of a pair of black leather shoes stepping into the edge of his field of vision out of the corner of his eye, followed by straight trousers and the hem of a dark trench coat.

"As expected of a legendary pirate, he's still alive after suffering such an attack."

V's voice was calm and expressionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

The golden lion grinned, its teeth stained red with blood, and let out a hoarse, sneer.

"Heh heh heh... What, are you coming to deliver the final blow to this old man?"

Are we just leaving like this?

Although he didn't perform the final dance perfectly, he wasn't too resentful at seeing pirates of this caliber.

The remnants of the old era cannot board the giant ship of the new world.

Golden Lion was well aware of this, but he never wanted to admit it.

until today……

V smiled slightly.

"The final blow?"

“If we wanted to kill you, we wouldn’t have let you finish the fight just now.”

He paused, a hint of amusement in his voice:

"But I think... your life is more valuable."

The golden lion's pupils contracted slightly.

"Value?" he sneered. "You wouldn't... possibly want me to join you, would you!?"

"I've roamed the seas for decades, from the era of Rocks to the era of Roger. What haven't I experienced!"

"Do you think I will give in?"

V shook his head.

"It's not surrender."

He slowly crouched down, looking the golden lion in the eye.

The two were only a meter apart, and the Golden Lion could clearly see the eyes behind the V-shaped lens.

Those were not human eyes, but sophisticatedly modified electronic prosthetic eyes, now gleaming with a data-like sheen.

"It's a choice."

V's voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable weight: