Chapter 133: The Captain in the Snake's Belly and the Descent of the Thunder God
"Phew..."
Deep in the dense forest of Gods Island, Tatsuya flicked the blood off his black blade and shouldered the "Heat Spear" he had just seized from the priest Shura.
"Although the design is a bit ugly, the Heat Dial inside is good stuff."
Tatsuya straightened his slightly messy collar and prepared to continue moving toward the giant beanstalk.
"Rumble..."
The ground suddenly began to shake violently, as if a magnitude seven earthquake had occurred.
The surrounding ancient trees emitted teeth-aching cracking sounds, and countless birds panicked and flew into the sky.
"Hm?"
Tatsuya stopped and looked up.
He saw the jungle in front of him being pushed aside as if by a bulldozer, and a snake head as huge as a small hill poked out.
Those vertical pupils emitted the cold light of an ancient beast, staring fixedly at the tiny human in front of it.
The "Sky Lord" — Nola.
"Is this the giant snake that has lived for four hundred years..."
Tatsuya looked up at this behemoth; the sense of oppression was truly astonishing.
"Such a big snake."
Tatsuya's eyes narrowed slightly, and his right hand slowly gripped the hilt of his sword.
Although the size difference was huge, if it were him now, slaying this snake would not be difficult.
Just as Tatsuya's thumb flicked open the tsuba, ready to draw his sword and slay the snake.
"Hey——!! Is anyone there?!!!"
A muffled yet vigorous shout came extremely abruptly from the giant python's belly.
"It's full of gold coins in here!! But it's so dark!! I want to get out!!!"
"..."
Tatsuya's hand, which was drawing the sword, froze in mid-air.
His originally cold expression instantly collapsed, covered in black lines.
This voice... this unique train of thought...
Tatsuya sighed helplessly.
He put away his killing intent, walked to the side of the giant python's iron-hard scales, reached out, and knocked gently as if knocking on a door.
"Knock, knock."
"Captain? Are you doing okay in there?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Luffy inside the snake's belly instantly went wild, shouting and yelling even more excitedly, shaking the giant python so that it twisted its body in discomfort:
"Oh!!! It's Tatsuya's voice!! Great!!"
"Tatsuya! Quickly cut this snake and save me! We have to go and beat up that God! Although there is gold in here, it's too crowded!!"
Tatsuya did not act immediately.
He took a step back and looked up at the Cumulonimbus clouds in the sky that were becoming thicker and more oppressive, as if they were about to collapse.
He also looked at the giant python in front of him, which was not only not dead but jumping around because of a stomachache.
Tatsuya's brain worked at high speed.
'That madman Enel will probably launch an indiscriminate bombardment very soon.'
'Luffy is a rubber man, and lightning is ineffective against him. But if I let him out now, he will definitely run around in this forest, and might even run into the Sea of Clouds.'
'Besides, this snake's skin is thick enough; it's practically a natural air-raid shelter.'
Since that was the case...
A black-bellied smile curled up on the corner of Tatsuya's mouth:
"Might as well let him be 'protected' here for a while."
Having made up his mind, Tatsuya shouted loudly at the snake's belly:
"Sorry, Captain! This snake's skin is too thick, it's harder than steel! My sword got dull when I was cutting the priest earlier, I can't cut it!"
"Just stay inside for a while, it's a good time to rest and recharge! I'll go check on Nami and the others!"
Luffy inside the snake's belly was struck by lightning, letting out an incredulous scream:
"Eh??????"
"Tatsuya, you bastard!!! You're lying!! How could your sword be dull!! Don't go!! I want to get out!!"
"Goodbye, Captain."
Tatsuya completely ignored Luffy's protests.
His intuition told him that an extremely ominous and terrifying aura was approaching the going merry.
"Whoosh!"
Chakra erupted from the soles of Tatsuya's feet, and using the Body Flicker Technique, he turned into a black afterimage and instantly disappeared into the dense forest.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of Gods Island.
The "Trial of Iron" area.
There were no plants here, only white clouds and thorns covering the ground.
The priest Ohm, wearing sunglasses and holding the "Iron Cloud Sword" that could stretch and deform at will, was expressionlessly harvesting the Shandian warriors who rushed in.
"Humans are truly pathetic; knowing that there is a dead end ahead, they still throw themselves at it one after another."
"Since it is so painful, let me help you find relief."
Countless screams rang out, and blood stained the white clouds red.
On the edge of the battlefield, "War Demon" Wyper was covered in blood, but the fire of battle in his eyes burned brighter and brighter.
Relying on his amazing perseverance and the Reject Dial in his hand, he forcibly blasted open a bloody path, defeating wave after wave of God's soldiers.
"No one can block my path!!!"
Wyper roared, dragging his scarred body, sprinting toward the top of the giant beanstalk.
...
God's Shrine, Golden Hall.
Enel was still lazily sitting on that golden throne symbolizing supreme power.
He closed his eyes, and the "Mantra" covering the entire island constructed a clear battlefield map in his mind.
As time passed, the "voices" representing human presence were disappearing one by one.
"Heh..."
Enel let out a long yawn, a look of boredom appearing on his face:
"The remaining insects are crawling too slowly. Three hours... It seems I overestimated this group of mortals."
He slowly opened his eyes, lightning flashing in those indifferent eyes.
"Since none of you are coming to find me..."
Enel's gaze passed through layers of obstacles and looked at the pirate ship on the edge of the island:
"Then I will go to that Blue Sea ship and take a look. I heard that there... are a few quite interesting little mice."
"Zzzzz..."
The sound of terrifying electric currents instantly filled the hall.
A thick, dazzling blue pillar of lightning shot into the sky, directly piercing through the roof of the hall, turning into a thunderous bolt of lightning, tearing through the sky, and heading straight for the going merry!
God had descended.
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