Chapter 53 Movie (Part 3) [VIP]

“Here I come!”

On the shore, Zoro, Vivi, and Vivi's mount Black Duck, who stayed behind to guard the Merry, all had serious expressions on their faces.

They were on full alert, watching a group of guys approaching in the blizzard.

The ferocious pirates were carrying all kinds of weapons, and some of them were even pushing a cannon.

However, Bucky was nowhere to be seen.

Zoro's expression became even uglier.

There are two explanations for not seeing Bucky.

One is that Buggy underestimated the enemy and thought he could defeat them without sending out his men. The other is that Buggy knew the truth and was currently trying to stop Luffy and the others with another group of people.

Although he really doesn't want the second situation to happen, Zoro believes that Luffy and his companions can solve the danger they face.

And he also has to reliably solve the problems on his side!

While Zoro, Vivi and others were fighting pirates to protect the Merry, a group of pirates who landed from other places came to the village on Drum Island trembling.

"Hey, do you know where this circus is hiring?"

The guy with green hair and a scarf held the newspaper in front of Dalton.

Dalton's eyes fixed on the circus recruitment advertisement and he saw the picture of the Buggy Pirates.

He looked around calmly, then raised his hand and pointed at a snow-capped mountain that was different from the location of the Buggy Pirates' base.

"There..." Before he could finish his words, a strong wind blew over.

Dalton narrowly avoided an attack from the woman from the pirate group.

Could it be that he was discovered?

He was shocked, but fortunately it was not the case.

The pirates were simply wearing too little, and after getting the answer, they wanted to get rid of them and steal their clothes.

Dalton cooperated and acted like an ordinary frightened villager, handing them several pieces of cold-weather clothing.

After the pirates left, the guerrilla fighter who had also had his clothes stolen stepped forward and asked in confusion and anger.

"Mr. Dalton, why don't we resist? Those pirates clearly want to join the Buggy Pirates. We can't let them continue to grow stronger!"

"I know, so I showed them another way," Dalton said calmly.

He knew exactly where their strength should be used. "The Buggy Pirates' bombardment has driven the carnivorous rabbits from the main mountain to the nearby hills. Let them fight the carnivorous rabbits. We have more important things to do."

"More important?" The guerrilla thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly brightening.

Dalton nodded. "Well, it's time to settle accounts with those pirates!"

…

The wind was howling, and it was so cold that people had to curl up to feel a little warmth.

A group of four trudged through the snow on their way to the top of the mountain.

Usopp shrank his neck, and his exposed long nose was almost completely frozen.

In fact, he had long regretted coming here with Sanji, Luffy and the others. If he had known that the snowy mountains would be so difficult to walk on, he would have stayed on the ship to protect the Merry no matter what, instead of coming here to suffer just to show off.

However, seeing that Sanji, and especially Luffy who was carrying Nami on his back, had no complaints, he couldn't say out the thought of backing out.

Forget it, forget it, they can’t live without Usopp after all…

As he was thinking this, a huge cannon shot was heard from behind.

The shells landed not far in front of them, and the splashing snow almost buried them alive.

“Waaaaaaaa——enemy attack! It’s an enemy attack!!!”

As Usopp screamed and Sanji hurriedly pulled out Nami and Luffy, wild laughter rang out.

"Wahahahaha, you Straw Hat bastard Luffy! Finally, I get the chance to deal with you!"

Bucky stood beside the cannon that had condensed all his efforts, holding a torch in one hand and a telescope in the other.

Seeing Luffy and the other two, he was so excited that he almost cried - as expected! As expected, after staying away from the red-haired man, his extreme good luck returned!

"Hey boys, get on with it—don't let them get near that mountain!"

"Oh——!" The pirates responded by raising their arms and rushing towards the three people above with howls.

Luffy lifted up the unconscious Nami and was about to face the pirates without hesitation when Sanji raised his hand to stop him.

"Leave this to us. You just need to protect Miss Nami and take her to see a doctor as soon as possible." Sanji said lightly, and the cold air he exhaled was like smoke.

"Remember, whether you're attacking or being attacked, the impact will affect Ms. Nami."

"Ah, that's right. Now all you have to do is protect Nami and rush to the top of the mountain!"

Usopp's legs were shaking, but he quickly took out his slingshot and blocked Luffy with his trembling but determined body.

Luffy looked at them, responded with a firm nod, and then continued to rush towards the top of the mountain without looking back.

"Hold on, Nami!" The only response he got was Nami's hot and weak breathing.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

One after another, deafening cannon shots rang out on the snowy mountain. Under normal circumstances, this would have caused an avalanche.

But since the Buggy Pirates have already caused several avalanches and the last one was not long ago, there is no longer enough snow to cause an avalanche.

Sanji and Usopp blocked the pirates and cannonballs rushing up from below.

However, the strength of the two of them was simply not enough to take care of the pirates whose number far exceeded theirs by dozens of times.

Buggy shouted angrily: "Catch Luffy! Don't waste time here, catch the guy in the straw hat in front!"

Following the captain's orders, the pirates stopped fighting with Sanji and Usopp and rushed past them towards Luffy on the mountain.

During the confrontation, Luffy's speed was significantly slowed down.

Although he didn't want to get entangled with the pirates, when the pirates rushed over, he had to dodge in order to avoid being knocked down by them.

After a while, Luffy began to pant.

His physical strength was almost exhausted by the pirates who kept charging at him.

"Die, Straw Hat Luffy!"

The pirate who pounced after passing Sanji and Usopp had just finished uttering his threats when he was suddenly knocked away by a green figure.

Immediately afterwards, the voices of the guerrillas rang out one after another.

“Kill—!!”

"For our homeland!"

"Drive away the pirates and fight them!"

A group of guerrillas rushed out from the snow-capped mountains on both sides and wrestled with the pirates.

The green figure stood up, and its Minotaur-like face turned back into a human face.

Luffy's eyes widened as he recognized the guy.

Dalton nodded at him, his gaze lingering on Nami behind Luffy for two seconds.

"Go quickly and save your companions." This group of pirates did not lie, and he won the bet.

…

"I'm not a coward... I'm... I'm not a coward."

At the entrance of the castle on the top of the mountain, Chopper was pacing back and forth with a branch in his hand, muttering to himself.

Just now, when he wanted to persuade Doctor Doriel to leave here together, the doctor not only did not agree, but also said that if the pirates attacked, he would be the one to deal with them.

But how could he... He would be scared to death when he saw people.

But if, if they don't defeat those pirates, then those pirates will defeat them. If Doctor Doriel gets hurt...

No, no, he would never allow anyone to hurt Doctor Doriel!

Shaking his head violently, Chopper showed a determined expression and clenched the branch in his hand.

Well, he wants to prove that he is definitely not a coward and that he can definitely defeat those pirates and protect Doctor Doriel!

Thinking of this, Chopper, clutching the twig tightly, immediately wanted to rush down and fight the pirates to the death.

However, at this moment, a strange rustling sound coming from the side of the mountain attracted his attention.

A hand that was scratched and bleeding while climbing the mountain clung tightly to the edge of the cliff, pushing the snow next to it down the cliff.

Chopper was startled and quickly rushed into the castle gate on his short legs and hid in the opposite direction.

Under his vigilant gaze, the two men climbed up the cliff—or more accurately, one person climbed up carrying the other on his back.

But how is this possible...

This is a mountain with an altitude of 5,000 meters, and it is even snowing outside!

Swallowing, Chopper walked over cautiously and tentatively poked the black-haired guy with the branch in his hand.

Although the man was breathing heavily and his hand was injured, he seemed to be in good condition. However, the woman on his back...

With a "snap", Chopper's outstretched arm was grabbed by a bloody hand.

Luffy raised his almost frozen head and shouted with all his strength before he could see what was in front of him.

"Doctor—save my companion—!!!"

"Save my companions—!"

"companion--!"

The sound echoed in the mountains, shaking Chopper's heart like thunder.

Sanji and Usopp who were fighting the pirates, and even Zoro, Vivi, and Kuroo who were further away, seemed to have heard the voice.

They believed in Luffy, just as Luffy trusted them.

"You idiot! You can't even defeat a bunch of fledgling brats!"

Bucky roared angrily, extremely disappointed with the performance of his men.

However, just a roar cannot instantly increase the pirates' combat effectiveness by several times.

They deserved to be beaten and were beaten badly.

Some pirates are even thinking of retreating.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to him, Buggy not only did not panic, but instead showed an even more evil smile.

"You forced me to do this!" Because he wanted to live in the castle, he had not used the most destructive Buggy special bomb before, but now, it doesn't matter whether he lives in the castle or not.

He knew that Luffy was on that mountain, and as long as he destroyed the mountain, Luffy would die.

"Get out of here! I'll do it myself!"

Pulling out a cannonball with the Buggy Pirates' flag pattern printed on it, Buggy stuffed it into the barrel and fired it at the Barrel Mountain in the distance.

With a loud bang, a cannonball with obviously extraordinary power flew and hit the Barrel Mountain, causing the mountain to tremble twice.

When the smoke cleared, a deep cracked pit visible to the naked eye appeared in everyone's eyes.

One shell wasn't powerful enough to bring down the mountain, but two, three...

According to Buggy's calculations, with just five specially made Buggy shells, the mountain would definitely collapse!

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