Sauron's life for his own

"Merry!!!"

Nami, Usopp, Robin and the others opened their eyes wide in horror, and their screams cut through the sky.

"Three Swords Style: Tornado!"

At the critical moment, Zoro spun around and jumped up, and a powerful sword pressure turned into a mad dragon, sweeping across the big bear.

Swish!

Big Bear was forced to move sideways to defend, and the pressure cannon in his palm deviated slightly.

Bang! The shockwave whizzed past Merry's ear, cutting off a lock of her long hair.

"A Hundred Flowers in Disarray: Delphinium!"

At the same moment, Robin crossed his arms, and dozens of arms blossomed under Merry's feet, forming a hand ladder.

Merry rolled sideways and used the hand ladder created by Robin to roll down, barely escaping the death radius.

boom--

Sanji dragged his slightly aching right foot and rushed forward again; Franky's arms unfolded the pressure gun muzzles;

boom--

Usopp pulled his slingshot full, and the Bursting Star transformed into a blazing flame; Brook transformed into a silver-white cold light, Chopper changed his attack form, and Nami threw out a thunder and lightning climate...

boom--

The explosions occurred one after another, and the sky was covered with smoke and dust. The smell of gunpowder and blood continued to fill the air.

The wind stopped and the smoke dissipated.

On the ruins, my companions lay scattered all over the place, all covered with wounds.

Under such a fierce attack, the big bear still stood. Everyone's heart sank and despair spread.

Merry bit his lower lip and forced himself to summon the sea kings. Hundreds of ocean currents rose from the sea and converged towards Merry on the island.

"Everyone, spread out!" Merry transformed all the ocean currents into spinning water dragons and swung them towards Big Bear. "Fishman Jutsu: Water Heart: Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!"

Rumble—hundreds of tons of seawater poured down.

Zoro grabbed Robin, who was closest to him, Sanji picked up the exhausted Chopper, Usopp grabbed the panicked Brook, and Nami grabbed the unconscious and shrunken Luffy...

The surging sea water not only submerged the big bear, but also submerged all the dilapidated ruins.

The entire triangular sailboat instantly turned into a shallow sea, swallowing up everyone.

Although this attack is powerful, it injures the enemy by 800 and harms oneself by 1,000.

A minute later, the sea water gradually receded and everyone lay in the newly formed puddle, dying.

Meli lay on his back in the mud, blood foam oozing from the corners of his mouth, and his vision went black.

But what horrified her was that the sea water, which had successfully disabled Devil Fruit users many times, did not work on Big Bear this time!

The big bear stood expressionlessly, slowly raised his hand, and a bear paw shock wave enveloped the entire island.

Boom!!!

Wherever the bear paw shock wave passed, everything on the island was instantly reduced to ruins.

Everyone was blown away by the impact. Meli was hit head-on and took the brunt of the impact. He flew backwards like a rag doll and fell into the ruins.

"Cough..." Merry coughed up a mouthful of blood foam, and countless shadows swayed in her vision. She vaguely saw the big guy stepping on the gravel and walking step by step to the unconscious Luffy.

Oops, Luffy...

At the critical moment of life and death, Sauron suddenly rose from the ruins.

However, when he saw that Zoro's attack was still ineffective against the big bear, Merry's heart sank suddenly, and he supported his body with disbelief.

The wounded Zoro knelt on the stones of the ruins, breathing like a broken bellows, his heart chilled, and a clear despair flashed in his eyes.

Although I don't want to admit it, all my companions have fallen!

The enemy in front of him not only possesses such terrifying combat power, but is also a fruit ability user. The hope of winning is almost zero.

Even his body had reached its limit and began to fail to obey his commands.

I can’t beat him! I can’t beat him at all!

A chill ran down his spine and into his heart. Zoro understood his current situation very well. He had no other way to protect the captain and his companions.

Meli struggled to hold up her upper body, but a black mist was swirling in front of her eyes. She trembled and stretched her tentacles towards the puddle next to her.

No, we can’t give up. Let’s try again if there’s another tsunami!

Merry forced herself not to faint and crawled towards Zoro little by little. However, after crawling only two meters, she suddenly heard Zoro say a farewell word.

"Let Luffy and the others go!" Zoro's voice was low and resolute. "In exchange, take my head!"

Hearing these words, Merry's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he couldn't breathe as if he was strangled by a fishing net: Zoro!

Those eyes that usually looked arrogant and arrogant were now as calm as the sea after a storm.

No! Meili opened his mouth, but could only make a hoarse and almost inaudible sound.

Your dream hasn't come true yet, how can you... ruin your life here!

Meli was like a fish stranded on the beach, twisting his broken body frantically to move forward, his tentacles desperately trying to condense the surrounding water vapor.

There was a sharp pain in the temples, and the water ball that had just formed shattered into mist.

"Wait, Tetsu-me," Sanji put his hands in his pockets, supporting his battered body, and staggered to the middle of the two people, "Compared to this green algae-haired idiot swordsman, you'd better take my head."

Merry's eyes suddenly widened. Sanji's broken body was shaking terribly, and his suit was in tatters, but he still struggled to stand in front of Zoro.

Sanji! Zoro!

"You..." Merry bit his lower lip tightly and stood up. [All sea kings...]

Before she could issue the order, Zoro suddenly moved, and the back of the knife hit Sanji's neck mercilessly.

"Uh!" Sanji turned around in shock and reached out to grab Zoro's shoulders, "You... bastard..."

Before he could finish his words, his knees gave way and he fell limply onto Zoro.

No! No!

Meli's scream was caught in her throat. She felt the fishing net tightening around her chest and staggered forward two steps.

Zoro put Sanji on the ground, then turned his gaze to Merry, who was covered in blood, and said with a slight movement of his mouth: "Sorry."

The next moment, Merry felt his eyes go dark and he fell limply into Zoro's arms.

"bring it on!"

——

A few days later

The crisis on the Devil's Dhow had long been resolved. The seriously injured Straw Hat Pirates rested for a few days and then continued on their journey.

The Sunny cut through the waves and galloped across the blue sea, leaving behind a long white tail wave.

On the deck, Zoro was shirtless, with new pink wounds crisscrossing his bronze chest.

He held a giant dumbbell in each hand, raising and lowering it continuously, "546, 547, 548..." Beads of sweat rolled down his well-defined muscles, forming a shining stream at his abdominal muscles and mermaid line.

"Hey! Zoro!" Chopper ran over angrily with gauze and medicine, his voice angry and anxious.

"Why did you take off the bandages again? Your wounds haven't fully healed yet! I've told you so many times, if you keep practicing, your wounds will open again!!!"

Zoro's expression remained unchanged, and the dumbbells in his hands continued to rise and fall: "553, 554..."

Chopper angrily transformed into his human form and roared, "You bastard! Can you please listen to the doctor!"

Meli next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing, his eyes sparkling.

It’s great that no one died.

Seeing Merry, Chopper's eyes instantly showed the surprise of rescue: "Merry, come and help me catch Zoro!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Merry squirmed forward, and all her tentacles suddenly stretched out, wrapping around Zoro's hands and feet, making it easier for Chopper to apply medicine.

Zoro subconsciously struggled a bit, but didn't dare to move again. Merry was also seriously injured, so he was hesitant and didn't dare to use force to break free from the tentacles. He could only shout helplessly: "Hey! Let go! I'm fine now!"

"How can you be okay!" Chopper took the opportunity to jump onto Zoro's shoulder and tear off the new gauze with his hoof. "Do you know that all your ribs are broken? You must recuperate well."

"How can I exercise with your bandages wrapped so tightly?"

"You bastard, didn't I tell you that you can't exercise now?"

Merry chuckled and patted Zoro's shoulder soothingly: "You'd better listen to the ship's doctor."

"..." Zoro was wrapped tightly again and could only look up at the sky in depression.

Only then did Merry release the tentacles, turned and left the deck, and crawled to the kitchen door following the scent.

"bite--"

Sanji opened the oven door and the aroma of caramel instantly filled the entire cabin.

He took out a heart-shaped dessert and twisted it into a twist: "Oh~~ It's a dessert of love~~ Nami-chan, Robin-chan, and Merry-chan will definitely be fascinated by me after eating this~~ Hehehe~~"

Merry couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Sanji turned around suddenly, his eyes full of pink hearts: "Merry-chan~~ Please wait for me for two more minutes, you can taste it soon."

"Well, okay, I'll come back later."

Merry smiled and continued forward, touring the Sunny inside and out.

Robin was quietly reading in the study, Franky was singing and creating in his studio, Usopp was researching new weapons, and there was also a large bathroom, a girls' dormitory, a boys' dormitory, an aquarium...

Merry returned to the deck again and looked up at the mast, feeling both sad and relieved.

The Sunny is so big, and every part of it is designed perfectly and impeccably.

She reached out and touched the rope, her tone slightly depressed. "The new ship is indeed bigger and stronger than the Merry."

"The Sunny is indeed great," Nami's voice came from behind, and she came to Merry's side without knowing when.

"But the Merry accompanied us through the Upside-Down Mountain, flew to Sky Island, and even rescued us at Judicial Island..." Nami paused, her voice soft but luminous, "The Merry is no worse than the Sunny."

Meli felt a pang of pain in his nose as a gust of wind blew past his body.

"The Merry is amazing!" Luffy shouted incoherently as he passed between the two men. "It's carried us for a long time and is a very important partner to us."

His mouth was full, and Sanji's roar followed closely.

"Luffy! Those were the loving desserts I made especially for the ladies! How could you eat them all!"

"Wally-Wally, because it smells so good and tastes so good."

The two of them were chasing each other and the atmosphere was joyful.

Looking at the chaotic daily life in front of her, the bitterness in Meli's heart instantly disappeared. She covered her stomach and laughed: "Hahahaha..."

"Yohoho~~ It's really lively."

Brooke walked over slowly with a glass of milk.

"Ah, Merry-chan, Nami-chan, would you like to drink some milk together?"

"Yeah, some milk would be nice too."