One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 400: Ancient Robots!

At this moment, on the ground of Future Island, the black magic circle was still indiscriminately devouring the people on the battlefield.

Those who stepped into the black halo, whether from the navy or the revolutionary army, were transformed by the black halo into demons that were neither human nor ghost.

"roar--!"

A naval lieutenant commander, just a second ago he was trying to pull his comrade away.

The next second, fangs sprouted from his mouth, and he plunged his claws into his comrade's chest.

The battlefield instantly turned into hell.

Rocks stared intently at the indifferent figure high above.

Im.

Rocks' face turned completely black, and veins bulged on his forehead.

The bad memories made him extremely angry.

Roger, standing next to him, also turned cold.

He watched as people and monsters killed each other below, watching the young faces contorted in agony.

The famous sword "Ace" in his hand hummed.

He gripped the knife tighter, his Conqueror's Haki swirling around him in a suppressed aura.

"This kind of tactic, which treats human life like dirt, makes me furious no matter how many times I see it!"

Roger suddenly looked up, his gaze like a knife, stabbing at Im in the sky.

"Is this how so-called 'gods' manipulate the fate of mortals?"

The two no longer held back.

Conqueror's Haki fully activated.

"Kill him, Roger!"

Rocks roared, transforming into a streak of black light as he pushed his power to its limit.

"Burial of God!"

Roger gripped the sword with both hands, his Conqueror's Haki tightly binding the blade.

"Divine Evasion - Severing the Void!"

He let out a loud shout.

A terrifying golden-black sword aura sliced ​​through the sky, attempting to forcibly sever the connection between Im and the magic circle.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the space emitted a piercing wail.

however.

Faced with these two forces capable of destroying the island, Im, who was floating in the air, or rather, "Junzi," the stand-in, simply raised the spiral longsword in his hand.

There was no explosion.

There was no collision.

There was only a disdainful snort.

Im gently twirled the sword in his hand.

An invisible ripple spread out.

Roger's slash struck the ripples and dissipated like smoke.

The darkness of Lox was also forcefully suppressed by this force.

Im's stand-in didn't even flinch.

She looked down at the two "strong ants" at her feet, her voice devoid of any human emotion.

"it's useless."

"In this world, Mu is the rule."

"The arrogance of mortals cannot touch the realm of gods."

As soon as he finished speaking, Im twitched his finger.

The black magic circle on the ground shone even brighter, and the conversion speed suddenly accelerated.

The battlefield became even more chaotic.

Chen Ye stood at the edge of the battlefield, not making a move for the time being.

"Despair?"

He was talking to himself.

"It's truly despairing."

A slight smile played on his lips.

"But often, the most dazzling hope is born only from the deepest despair."

Just then.

Just when everyone was about to suffocate.

A heartbeat suddenly sounded.

Thump. Thump.

The sound wasn't loud.

It was almost drowned out by the shouts of battle.

Thump. Thump.

When it rang out a second time, the sound seemed to come from the depths of the earth, or like an ancient call.

It hits directly into everyone's heart.

It was a joyful, vibrant pulse.

That was... the sound of liberation drums.

Luffy, who was fighting a fierce battle with Satan, had been driven to the brink of despair, and the white steam on his body had even dimmed.

But for some reason, his eyes suddenly widened, and his pupils turned into circles.

His heart was beating at an unprecedented frequency, and the sound of his heartbeat slowly spread to every corner of Future Island.

"Hehe...hehehehe..."

Luffy clutched his chest, revealing his signature, lawless smile.

Followed by.

A violent earthquake struck.

The epicenter was deep within the ruins of Future Island.

"Rumble, rumble—"

The earth trembled, as if some enormous creature was turning over.

Everyone on the battlefield stopped fighting and looked in that direction with surprise and uncertainty.

Even Im, high in the sky, suddenly contracted.

"This aura..."

For the first time, Im's voice showed a fluctuation.

"That piece of junk... how come he's still around?"

In the ruins in the distance.

The enormous steel body that had slept for hundreds of years suddenly had its eyes glow red.

That was the fire that ignited the soul.

"Click...click..."

Countless pieces of gravel and scrap metal slid off its body.

It slowly rose from the ruins.

A huge shadow loomed over the battlefield.

A steel giant, tens of meters tall, is covered in the marks of time, rusted and even broken in some places.

But the moment it stood up, a desolate and grand aura swept over the entire Egherd.

It heard that familiar "drum sound".

The scent of Joy Boy.

That promise that it waited eight hundred years for.

Its core began to rotate.

Its enormous mechanical head slowly rotated, passing over countless tiny figures and the ferocious Five Elders, finally stopping on the white figure that was laughing.

It uttered mechanical whispers, hoarse and intermittent, yet carrying a deep affection that transcended time and space:

"Joey...Boy..."

The awakening of ancient robots has brought new variables.

"That thing?!"

Admiral Kizaru stared in shock at the enormous creature that had stood up.

"Vegapunk's records... mention an attack on Mary Geoise hundreds of years ago?"

"How can it move? Wasn't the power source gone a long time ago?"

The Warring States period was also taken aback.

In the control room, Vegapunk was so excited he almost jumped up, clutching his head and screaming.

"It moved! It moved! No energy source could start it... Why is it moving now?!"

Only Chen Ye, looking at that towering figure, spoke softly.

"Because it heard. That's the only key to awaken it."

In the center of the battlefield.

Ancient robots have taken their first step.

boom!

As this step was taken, the earth trembled violently.

The few demonized soldiers that stood in its way were crushed into a bloody pulp by its enormous metal feet.

It ignored the ants around it.

It has only one goal.

Its eyes flashed red as it stared intently at Im in the air, at the aura of "god" that it loathed.

"I'm sorry...Joey Boy..."

The robot's voice rang out again, this time clearer.

"I...I'm late..."

It suddenly raised its right arm.

A chilling energy gathered on that rusty giant fist.

A pure fluctuation that can warp spacetime.

That was the technological achievement of an ancient kingdom.

"That is..."

Lox narrowed his eyes, looking at the light on the robot's fist, and actually felt a sense of threat.

"Weapons from that era?"

Roger burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! This fight is getting more and more exciting! Even ancient relics from hundreds of years ago have come out to join the fun!"

Im looked at the robot, a flash of disgust in his eyes.

"Since we couldn't completely destroy you hundreds of years ago, today we'll turn you into scrap metal."

Im pointed his spiraling longsword.

The five elders immediately understood.

"Destroy it!"

Satan roared, and his enormous spider body leaped up, his venomous legs piercing the robot's chest core.

Volcholis roared and charged forward, his two fangs gleaming coldly, aiming straight for the robot's leg.

Ancient robots did not retreat.

It swung its left arm sharply.

Like swatting a fly.

It crashed directly into Satan, who was in mid-air.

"Bang!!!"

A loud bang.

As one of the Five Elders, the immortal Saint Satan was actually sent flying by this slap.

It crashed into the distant sea like a cannonball, stirring up huge waves.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone was stunned.

One blow sent the Five Elders flying?

What kind of superhuman strength is this?!

"It's not over yet."

Chen Ye's voice drifted away in the wind.

"The real show is just beginning."

The awakening of ancient robots is a signal.

This is a signal that the old order is about to collapse and that the covered-up history is about to be revealed.

The battle situation instantly became unpredictable.

Luffy somersaulted and landed on the ancient robot's shoulder, laughing loudly:

"Hey! Big guy! Are you here to help me?"

The ancient robot tilted its head slightly, a hint of tenderness appearing in its red electronic eyes.

"Joey Boy...this time...I won't lose again..."

On the other side of the battlefield, Lox, seeing Im's ugly face, burst into maniacal laughter again.

"Hahaha! Looks like your 'rules' aren't working so well after all! They're not even afraid of a pile of scrap metal!"

"Let's do it! Let's turn this world upside down!"

Roger, Rocks, Whitebeard, Dragon, Shanks.

And then there's Luffy standing on the shoulder of an ancient robot.

The pinnacle of combat power from both the old and new eras converges at this moment.

Facing Im, the highest authority in the World Government, and the Five Elders.

The final battle has reached its climax.