Chapter 167 A Naturally Evenly Matched Rival
[Chapter Serialization·Big News 18·"Flying Over the Mist"] [The Grand Line, the first half. The news bird is carrying newspapers and flying through the sky. Below is a sea covered in mist, and a huge black shadow can be seen faintly...] "Coral!"
Lynch nodded. Nothing more was said.
With just one word like this, what can we talk about...
Now Hancock has no time to split herself into the castle inside her body. With Snake Queen beside her outside, it is not convenient for Hancock to open the castle door.
As for having the faceless armor broadcast the situation outside in charcoal text...it's not that urgent.
The visor has not returned, probably still hiding in the outside world.
Based on what Lynch knew about himself, BIB's mask was most likely hiding somewhere in the dark, following Hancock and Snake, observing the situation.
Where else can I go? Run outside the palace to hide? That would be boring enough...
Once the mask comes back and Lynch retrieves the "BIB", he will naturally know what happened, so there is no need to rush.
Robin squatted in front of the ancient charcoal text on the ground, thinking about what Hancock had just said, and said to himself: "Coral..."
Why is there a page with ancient handwriting among the books in the study of the Nine Snakes Palace?
What is the original text of the copy? While Robin was thinking, Lynch continued to pull up "BIB" and started a one-on-one man battle.
The more he practiced Armament Haki and Observation Haki, the more he felt that there seemed to be a kind of inspiration looming, like lightning flashing in his mind, making him feel itchy.
“Domineering…”
The first Stand Cup Domineering Competition.
The only two contestants: Lynch, "BIB".
Winner: Lynch.
After all, Lynch has one more face than "BIB" at this time, so his advantage is very obvious...
He lay panting on the floor of the Snake Cave Castle, exhausted. Lying in a row were the faceless armors. Although they would not complain of being tired, like the original body, their domineering aura was also exhausted at this time.
Consume all...
A bolt of lightning struck behind Lynch's head and he sat up suddenly.
"I see!"
On the other side of the Snake Cave Hall, Robin sat on the ground, bored, so she had to use the ability of the Flower-Flower Fruit. In front of her, there was another person sitting opposite her. However, the appearance of this other person was constantly changing as the petals on her face kept blooming and falling. Sometimes she looked like a girl with a little baby fat; sometimes she looked thin and a handsome woman; sometimes she looked like she was trying her best to imitate Hancock's appearance with the limited materials...
Hearing Lynch's sudden shout, Robin turned his head to look.
The "Hancock-like makeup face" clone sitting opposite her also turned his head in unison to look.
"Sure, it's so delicate?" Lin Qi noticed her "work" and was very surprised. After all, Robin in the comics didn't have such a skill. "If you continue to develop it, can't you get the title of 'Girl of Thousand Faces'? No, that's not right..." He quickly thought of the flaws in Robin's disguise skills. After all, he was once the user of the Hana-Hana Fruit for a few days. "There are many faces that you can't change! Your own skin is too delicate, I'm afraid you can't change into a rough guy."
The flower clone smiled slightly, then disintegrated into a ball of petals.
Robin said: "It's been so long, I don't know how Hancock is doing outside."
Lin Qi looked up at the ceiling with hundreds of snake sculptures hanging down, "In here, my observation Haki can't reach outside... How long has it been?"
Robin estimated, "About three or four hours."
Lynch touched his chin, looked at the closed environment of Snake Cave Castle, and fell into deep thought.
Robin said: "She should be left in the palace for dinner..."
Lin Qi pretended to be surprised and said, "Do you think I suspected that Hancock deliberately locked us in the castle, so I was thinking about how to use my ghost's ability to pass through walls to integrate into Hancock's body, tear down her castle and run away?"
Robin: “…”
Although I know that Lynch is joking...
But he said it in such detail, he must have really thought about it, if he was trapped in such an environment, what would be the solution to escape? ………………
A portal suddenly opened in Snake Cave Castle.
A series of food was brought in, emitting fragrant aroma.
White fluid surged on the floor and the four walls, condensing into vivid white snakes, carrying the food to Lynch and Robin.
Hancock appeared beside them, opened her bright eyes, and heard Lynch say, "Did you bring these for your sisters?"
"Do you want to eat or not?" Hancock scolded in a delicate voice, "Forget it if you don't want to eat."
When he looked up, he saw that Lin Qi had already eaten half of the pile of food...
Robin also ate politely and asked what happened to Hancock outside during the time when Snake Cave Castle was closed.
“Hehe…”
Hancock snorted proudly, "You will never guess what interesting things I saw in the palace!"
She thought of something and used her Observation Haki naturally. She looked around and saw a black figure beside Lin Qi - the latter's face was actually empty.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Hancock was confused. The mask didn't slip back?
At this moment, a black shadow flew in from outside the castle gate, swayed suddenly, and landed back on BIB's face, closing tightly, with eyes slightly lit, looking at Hancock.
Hancock shouted, "Impossible! Why are you outside? You..."
She asked in confusion: "Where are you hiding?"
"Well..." Lin Qi paused for a moment, then said as he ate, "I can probably guess."
Hancock asked in confusion, "Where?"
Lynch said: "You don't want to know."
"Hurry up and tell me!" Hancock said angrily.
"No need to say." Lynch ate calmly.
Hancock said angrily: "Then I won't tell you what happened today!"
Lin Qi said: "Wow, I'm so scared~ Forget it, I'm not interested anyway."
Hancock was so angry! She rolled her eyes and snorted, "I'll tell Xu Lun, but I won't tell you."
Robin ate and glanced at Hancock helplessly.
Since Lynch's ghost is outside, it is no different from Lynch seeing what happened with his own eyes... What difference does it make whether you tell him or not?
Robin's eyes moved between the hungry Lynch and the empty air around him, secretly wondering where Lynch's so-called "BIB" mask was before, the hiding place that Hancock would not want to know.
Hancock came close to Robin and whispered something in her ear.
"What?!" Robin's chopsticks shook in his hand and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Why are you so surprised?!" Hancock was shocked by her reaction. Didn't she just say that she saw a big rock with Snake Princess? Why did she react so strongly?
………………
After bidding farewell to Hancock who was returning home alone, the two came to the woods outside Nine Snakes Castle.
"The historical text..."
Lin Qi nodded. He had guessed it when he saw Robin's big reaction before. Sure enough, this was the only thing that could make Robin lose his composure like this.
Robin hugged his knees and leaned against the tree, looking at Lynch with a little expectation.
"It's strange to find a historical text on Nine Snake Island..."
Lynch sat cross-legged on the ground. The "BIB" in front of him took out his gas fruit chip, turned into a dark phantom, and calmly jumped into his body.
(End of this chapter)