One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

"Demon God's Wind Kick - Lightning-Fast Banquet Cuisine!"

boom! ! !

Zoro, sword and all, was kicked into the specially designed buffer wall at the edge of the training ground, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the wall.

He struggled to climb out of the crater, three knives lying on the ground, veins bulging on his forehead.

"You damn round-browed bastard... We agreed to fight Luffy together, what do you mean by this!?"

Sanji landed gracefully in mid-air, the tips of his leather shoes still bearing the faint golden glow of the sun.

"Sorry, sorry!" Sanji deliberately raised his eyebrows and smiled sheepishly. "I just acquired the Devil Fruit power, so I'm not very good at controlling it yet."

He apologized, but a smug smile was plastered on his face, and the cigarette between his fingers traced a smooth arc in the air.

Just a moment ago—

The power of the Speed-Speed ​​Fruit surged within him, accelerating his perception of time to its limit.

What Zoro perceived as a lightning-fast dash was, in Sanji's perception, like a slow-motion replay.

He easily bypassed Zoro's sword encirclement, and before Zoro could react, his leather shoes were already imprinted on Zoro's green face.

What frustrated Zoro even more was that Sanji didn't even fully utilize his newly acquired abilities.

"Not quite mastered it?" Zoro gritted his teeth as he picked up the Wado Ichimonji. "I think you've mastered it too well!"

"Don't say that~" Sanji exhaled a smoke ring, which remained perfectly round in the air and slowly dissipated—that was the Speed-Speed ​​Fruit's subtle control over the surrounding airflow. "The setup that V gave me is indeed a bit... too perfect."

The combat system that V designed for Sanji is truly ingenious.

The Speed-Speed ​​Fruit, as its core, grants Sanji control over the "concept of speed".

This is not just about faster movement speed, but also a comprehensive improvement in reaction speed, attack speed, and even thinking speed.

In Sanji's perception, the world seemed to be slowed down, and every micro-expression of the enemy, every tremor of their muscles, and every trajectory of the blade cutting through the air were clearly visible.

The Bird-Bird Fruit, Hummingbird Form, compensates for the shortcomings of the Speed-Speed ​​Fruit in terms of "biological instinct" and "flight maneuverability".

Hummingbirds are the birds in nature with the highest wingbeat frequency and the most exquisite flying skills.

This hasn't changed much even in the world of One Piece.

When Sanji activates his Zoan-type ability, he doesn't need to fully transform.

Through biochemical adjustments and prosthetic fitting by V and Dr. Indigo, he was able to undergo "local animalization".

At this moment, at the edge of the training ground, Sanji closed his eyes slightly.

hum-

A barely audible, high-frequency, wing-like sound came from his shoulder blade.

A pair of hummingbird wings, no bigger than a palm yet with an extremely precise structure, unfolded with a "whoosh." The wings were translucent, shimmering with a metallic iridescent luster, and could vibrate more than two hundred times per second, yet made almost no sound.

At the same time, his size shrank slightly by about 15%.

This is not a weakening, but an optimization.

Smaller size means smaller impact area, more flexible attitude adjustment, and lower air resistance.

With the Speed-Speed ​​Fruit granting him control over the concept of "speed," Sanji's mobility has reached an unbelievable level.

"Zoro, shall we continue?"

Sanji's voice came from three directions simultaneously—it was the afterimage of his voice left behind during his high-speed movement.

This time, he stopped pretending and challenged Zoro to a duel.

Sparring with Luffy is just too boring.

Luffy couldn't catch him, and he couldn't do anything to harm Luffy.

Despite the fighting, Zoro was still the one getting beaten up.

That being the case...

He might as well go down and beat Zoro himself!

"Damn it! I knew it!"

Zoro's pupils contracted sharply as he glared fiercely at Sanji.

It must be admitted that Sanji, who possesses two compatible Devil Fruits, has indeed far surpassed him.

but……

"Don't get too cocky, you smug little eyebrow!"

Zoro roared and unleashed his full power as he activated the Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Saber-Dragon form!

Its body swells, with sharp bony plates growing on its back like a forest of swords, and a tail covered with thick scales extending from its tail vertebrae.

Dark golden dragon scale patterns appeared on the surface of the skin, and the aura became ancient and violent.

"Three-Sword Style: Black Dragon - Great Tornado!"

Zoro transformed into a dark golden whirlwind, his blade and the sword-shaped bone plates on his back spinning simultaneously, creating a deadly, all-encompassing killing zone. This move had once slicing an entire rocky island flat, demonstrating its astonishing destructive power.

however--

Sanji simply smiled.

The hummingbird's wings fluttered slightly.

The next second, he disappeared.

No, it didn't disappear; it was just that it was too fast, so fast that Zoro's visual nerves couldn't process the image signal in time.

In Zoro's perception, Sanji seemed to appear simultaneously in six directions: front, back, left, right, up, and down, with each "Sanji" assuming a different kicking stance.

"Demon God's Wind Kick - Skewers - Extreme Speed ​​Feast!"

Bang bang bang bang bang-!

Five muffled thuds exploded almost simultaneously.

Zoro was kicked once in the chest, once in the abdomen, once in both shoulders, once in the back, and finally the last kick landed precisely on his chin.

The formidable defense provided by the saber-shaped dragon form prevented his bones from shattering, but the terrifying impact penetrated his body, causing his internal organs to churn.

"Ugh—!"

Zoro was sent flying again, this time crashing through a specially designed buffer wall and creating a human-shaped crater in the rock wall behind him.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

By the time Zoro coughed up blood and crawled out of the rubble, Sanji had already calmly lit a new cigarette, the smoke rings he exhaled rising slowly in the sunlight.

"Sorry, green-haired moss," Sanji's tone didn't reveal much apology, "with the new abilities combined, it's really hard to stop myself."

Chapter 194 Good Days

Zoro didn't speak, but stared intently at Sanji, his eyes churning with resentment, anger, and a hint of... shock that even he himself was unwilling to admit.

The gap is too big.

It's not a difference in strength or skill, but a difference in "dimensionality".

With the combination of the Speed-Speed ​​Fruit and his hummingbird form, Sanji has already touched the edge of the "speed rule".

Faced with such an absolute speed advantage, unless Zoro's Observation Haki can break through to the level of foreseeing the future, he simply won't be able to touch his opponent.

"Alright, that concludes the test."

V's voice came from the edge of the training field.

He pushed up his glasses, and the prosthetic eye behind the lenses gleamed with a data-like luster, clearly indicating that the battle data from just now had been fully recorded.

"Huh? That's it?"

Luffy, who hadn't had enough, descended from the sky.

It was supposed to be Sanji and Zoro teaming up to fight him, so how did it turn into a battle between Sanji and Zoro after only a few exchanges?

And this is way too fast!

……

……

Meanwhile, inside the temporary laboratory around the island.

In stark contrast to the heated battle between Sanji and Zoro, the place here was eerily quiet.

Chopper was staring blankly at a row of petri dishes.

Various strangely colored colonies grew in the dish: some were fluorescent green, some were viscous dark purple, and some looked like a clump of wriggling gray fuzz.

Natural Series: Fungi Fruits

This is the Devil Fruit ability that Chopper is currently using.

Fungi are not only pathogens, but also nature's greatest decomposers, symbionts, and chemical engineers!

In the hands of Chopper, the doctor, the power of this fruit was used in all sorts of creative ways.

To date, Chopper has successfully developed a series of abilities using the Fungus Fruit, including connecting the entire forest, transmitting information, sharing nutrients, producing life-saving antibiotics, deadly poisonous fungi, and delicious fungi.

"The ability of the Fungus Fruit is essentially 'microscopic life manipulation'."

"You can use it to create deadly toxins or healing potions; it can corrode enemy weapons and armor or enhance your ally's physical abilities; you can silently spread spores to monitor the battlefield or instantly turn an entire area into your 'fungus domain'."

"This is the most suitable way for doctors to fight—to control life, save the dying, or... send people to their deaths."

Chopper recalled what V had once told him.

At that moment, he stretched out his furry little hoof and gently touched one of the petri dishes.

The power of the Fungus-Fungus Fruit is activated!

The gray, fluffy colonies in the petri dish suddenly came to life, climbing and merging along Chopper's hooves as if they were alive.

A few seconds later, a very faint, almost invisible network of mycelium appeared on Chopper's body.

"Fungi Symbiotic Armor - Prototype"