Chapter 743: The One Whose Name Must Not Be Mentioned
[Chapter Header Serialization · Deck 10 from the World · 'The Kingdom of Snow Medicine']
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Boom boom...
All over the Sabaody Archipelago, pirates and merchants who were hiding in their houses or trying to show up to go out for food suddenly heard dark clouds gathering in the sky over Tree Island No. 13, a whirlpool was forming, and a terrifying thunder dragon was tumbling down.
It’s not clear whether others were horrified or not, but they were terribly scared anyway.
It must be Ripple Messenger Lin Qi! No one else could cause such a big commotion.
The scene where the stick soared into the sky, repelled the thunder dragon and dispersed the dark clouds in the sky also confirmed the judgment of many people in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even though they were so far away, just seeing Lynch's vague figure made many people tremble with fear.
This guy really doesn't follow the rules of pirates! We are both pirates. We burned, killed and looted in the Sabaody Archipelago. We didn't provoke you. Why do you want to fight and kill us? It is widely said that Pluto Rayleigh lives in seclusion in the Sabaody Archipelago, but few pirates have ever worried that what they did in the Sabaody Archipelago would provoke Pluto's thundering punishment - this is not what pirates would do! But this Lin Qi is different.
A pirate stopped doing pirate things and started pretending to be a marine?!
No one dared to be angry or speak, as they really couldn't figure out Lin Qi's intentions.
If you want to establish your authority and recruit pirates, then isn't the Battle of Marineford impressive enough? If you just let it slip, wouldn't hundreds of pirates be willing to come and join you?
If you want to attack the hostile forces, but... but the Sabaody Archipelago is a mixed bag, and they can't deal with each other. Besides, how can we, the small-time pirates in the paradise, be qualified to be your opponents, Lynch?
If you want to be a pirate hunter - there are rumors that this was Lynch's main job twenty years ago, and these days he is often accompanied by the "pirate hunter" Zoro - but now the navy can't spare the time to redeem the bounty for you, and the reason is that you did it yourself. It was you who killed the Navy Marshal Sengoku with a single shot, which led to the navy being so overwhelmed!
What is Lin Qi trying to do by making things so difficult for these pirates, gangsters, human traffickers, scumbags, and bastards? He can't just be doing something righteous!
Who would believe it? Lin Qi, who didn't believe anyone, waved away Yim's "sanction" with a stick, then fell from the sky and landed back on the ground among the people. Everyone was more or less stunned.
"What on earth is this--" Usopp blurted out, but was quickly covered by Nami and Chopper, who also had shocked expressions on their faces.
Don't talk nonsense, what if you get punished again? Franky folded his arms and stared at the sky solemnly, just like the expressionless Skeleton Brook, the frowning Zoro and Sanji.
Even someone as thick-skinned as Luffy was shocked by the mighty power of heaven just now, and was even more shocked by the figure of Lynch who faced it head-on and repelled this mighty power.
People like Mary and Marianne, who have simpler personalities, were simply amazed at the grand scale of the scene.
Cavendish, Anne, Amorine and the others looked at the sky as if nothing had happened, then looked at Lynch who had landed as if nothing had happened, and they were all stunned in unison.
Most of the remaining members of the Whitebeard Pirates did not witness the final battle of Marinford up close and personal. When they saw that earth-shaking scene, they could not help but clench their fists and were speechless with shock.
Dad, is this why he died? Died from such an unknown and unpredictable force?
Joz, Vista and others thought of their fathers and companions who died in this battle, and clenched their fists unwillingly.
Ace's pupils shrank. In total, his two fathers, his old father Whitebeard and his biological father, the Pirate King, both died at the hands of the World Government.
Shanks turned his gaze towards Maryjoa, saying nothing.
"It's really surprising." Xia Qi held a burning cigarette between her fingers.
"..." Rayleigh silently picked up the bottle and took a sip.
An immortal person?
Sabo recalled Lynch's words that had caused such "sanctions" and was shocked. "Is there such a person?!"
They wanted to liberate all of humanity and turn the world upside down, but what they would eventually have to face was such a mysterious and powerful existence?
Nami, Usopp and the others immediately realized that the latest newspaper did not mention a single word about what Whitebeard shouted at the end.
The World Government concealed this information.
As long as it is content that the World Government must suppress, no matter how stubborn Morgans is, he dare not and cannot utter a single word.
Nonsense, the "sanction" just now, a strong man of Lynch's level can withstand it, how can Morgans resist it? The entire World Economic News will be wiped out!
If it wasn't because they didn't care, how could the world government give the important power of public opinion to a civilian organization, a "little gangster" in the underground world? "..." Tulip was speechless, looking left and right at Hancock and Robin. Even the arrogant Empress Hancock looked serious.
Tulip looked at Dragon again. The leader of the Revolutionary Army remained calm and asked Lynch, "Are you stopping me because if I take action, my devil fruit ability will be taken away like Whitebeard?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Lynch replied.
"Under what circumstances would one be deprived of one's abilities and die?" Marco thought of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit that Lynch had given him. "Fighting the Navy, fighting the World Government? It's definitely not that simple..."
There are many pirates who fight against the navy, and there are also many who fight against the World Government! The captain of the First Division, who is no longer the Phoenix, asked with an unpleasant expression: "Does it mean that the life and death of all Devil Fruit users depends on that person's mood?"
This topic obviously attracted a lot of attention. There were quite a few Devil Fruit users present.
Someone could forcibly take away the power of a devil fruit for no reason? And after the power is taken away, will you die immediately?
Who wouldn’t be afraid of this!
Even someone as strong as Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world, was killed directly! This makes no sense!
It is conceivable that if the World Government had not blocked the truth about Whitebeard's death, perhaps many people would no longer dare to eat devil fruits.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit in Marco and the others' hands seemed to have become a hot potato.
It's no wonder that Lynch asked Marco if he still wanted to eat this thing. After all, becoming a Devil Fruit user seemed to mean becoming the fish on the chopping board of the immortal man to be slaughtered.
Zoro said: "Lin Qi, what exactly will lead to 'sanctions'? You must have your own judgment on this."
"There is a point..." Lin Qi looked up at the sky where the wind and clouds had dispersed, and muttered to himself, "It doesn't make sense. She can't monitor the whole world at all times. How can she attract attacks just by mentioning her existence?"
Rayleigh took a sip of wine and suddenly said, "'Hide your true meaning in your heart and keep silent.'"
“……?!”
Robin and Lynch both looked at him sharply.
"This sentence sounds familiar..." Usopp and Sanji touched their chins, but Nami exclaimed: "This is the motto of the Shandian people of Sky Island!"
Attracting the attention of Dragon, Ace and others, Nami stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister Robin saw it on the stone wall of the Golden Country, and I also heard the chief of Shandia mention it..."
"Yes, it's a motto passed down from generation to generation by the Shandian people." Rayleigh nodded.
"Pirate King Roger left footprints on Sky Island..." Robin was moved when she thought of the ancient words Roger left on the golden bell base next to the main text of Sky Island's history. "The Shandians once had a large-scale armed conflict with the World Government. They left such a motto. Could it be because... they also faced the "sanctions" that fell from the sky like just now?"
Why? Because the Shandians also mentioned the existence of the immortal man? "Is it the 'keyword' feedback? How lazy!" Lynch couldn't help but complain, shaking his head, "If you look at the 'cases', you can probably find a pattern. How many times have similar 'sanctions' or forced deprivation of devil fruit abilities appeared? As far as I know, the first time was when I was captured and taken to Marijoa, and she did it in front of me. The reason that time was simple, torture to extract a confession, which is easy to understand. Although it was useless..."
Hancock bit her lip and took Lynch's hand.
"The second time was Hancock. Ten years ago, she was in Nine Snakes and her Medusa Fruit was almost taken away." Lynch turned his head to look at Hancock, who was concerned. "That was because Hancock was planning to attack Marijoa to save me. She wanted to settle the score with Sister Yi head-on, so she was also "sanctioned" - if my clone hadn't been there at the time, she would have succeeded."
The third time was undoubtedly the time when Whitebeard fell a few days ago...
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Lynch also knew all the strange visions of attacks coming from the sky. The first time he encountered it was when he was released from prison not long ago. The second time was when Whitebeard was on the verge of death and was about to shout out "There is an immortal person in Marijoa" with his last breath. The third time was just now when Lynch was about to reveal the information about Im...
It seems that every time it is related to Lynch? Or does it mean that as long as that person is mentioned, sanctions will be incurred?
"No!" Marco said in disbelief, "When Dad came to me for treatment with the Phoenix Fruit, no one mentioned it at the time - what happened that time? Why did Dad suddenly lose his ability and die?"
Rayleigh, Red Hair, and even those who have followed their father to travel around the world and adventure on the sea for decades have rich experience. They are also a group of people who stand at the top of the world and see the highest scenery.
If similar things happen frequently, there is no way they wouldn't know about it.
It is precisely for this reason that the bizarre death of my father and the methods of that unknown enemy are so hard to accept.
"If we exclude the few times Sister Yi attacked me... then the few remaining cases seem to reveal only one pattern." Lin Qi said dimly, "She is not interested in this world, nor is she interested in targeting anyone in particular - oh, except me. However, she does not want the outside world to know of her existence, nor does she want any external factors to disturb her."
At this point, Lin Qi sighed, "It may not sound good, but I guess the reason why Whitebeard was suddenly deprived of his ability may be because he used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to great effect, and even the Red Earth Continent was shaken."
"You mean, Dad's Tremor-Tremor Fruit alarmed that guy, so..." Ace couldn't believe it.
Because the force of the earthquake affected the red earth continent not far from Marinford, shook Marijoa, and shocked the mysterious existence living deep in Pangu City, making her unhappy, so she ruthlessly punished her?
"You must be joking..."
Marco, Joz and the others were furious, and fell to their knees helplessly, muttering to themselves, "How could this be so absurd..."
"So, Lava Fruit, anyone want it?"
Just when everyone was feeling mixed emotions, Lynch casually took out another glowing triangular chip, the surface of which was covered with patterns of magma whirlpools.
Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit's superior ability, and Admiral Akainu's Magma Fruit?! Everyone was stunned, and Shanks asked in surprise: "How did you get this too?"
Lin Qi was even more puzzled. "He died so close to death, and the devil fruit power that was about to leave his body was intercepted by him. What's so strange about that?"
What's so strange about that?
Cavendish and the others had their stunned expressions on their faces from the beginning until now.
Looking at Lynch who was very nonchalant about using the power of the devil fruit, they seemed to understand more and more why the "sanction" that no one had ever heard of or witnessed, the person who could not even be named behind the scenes, would attach so much importance to Lynch and target Lynch. Lynch and that person, the abilities they possessed seemed to be... so similar! Lynch had the Magma Fruit, the invincible power of the admiral of the navy, in his hand, as if whoever wanted it, raise your hand and I will give it to you...
Marco, Ace and others suddenly realized what Lynch meant when he said that the person had no interest in this world and had no intention of targeting anyone except Lynch as long as they didn't provoke her.
Because Lynch, who has similar abilities to that person, doesn't care about the devil fruit ability.
If it weren't for the pirates on the Sabaody Archipelago taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, Lynch probably wouldn't have bothered to pay special attention to them.
His mentality and behavior are somewhat similar to that person...
Looking at Lynch, who has unparalleled abilities, invincible strength, and astonishing spirit when talking and laughing, it seems that he can catch a glimpse of the outline of the immortal being.
This sea is too small...
Lynch remembered what Im said when he possessed the Cyborg Kong, and asked while weighing the Lava Fruit chip: "So, does anyone want this thing? Ace, do you want to exchange the Flame-Flame Fruit for this?" He raised his chin towards Ace.
"No." Ace shook his head and sighed, "I'm already used to the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit. Besides..."
Marco said: "At the end of Marinford, Ace's ability seemed to have awakened. It would be uneconomical to replace the Flame-Flame Fruit now."
“Awake?!”
Vista, Joz and others were surprised. The awakening of the natural system was the most difficult among the three types of devil fruit abilities.
"Awakening?"
Luffy, Nami and others were confused, they didn't know that the devil fruit ability had this level.
Rayleigh sighed, "You've seen the Frost Giant used by Aokiji, right? That means it's awakened."
"So that's the ability!" Zoro, Sanji and the others were shocked. It seems that the awakening of the nature system is to change the terrain? And it seems that the body can be hidden in the assimilated terrain, which is very difficult to deal with!
As for Lynch's ability of the lava fruit, which was like a big sale, no one accepted it in the end.
On the one hand, I felt embarrassed to accept such a big gift.
On the other hand, this is the stuff of the admiral of the navy, and the characteristics are too obvious! If you eat it and wander around in the sea, who can guarantee that this will not trigger the taboo of the person whose name cannot be mentioned? If one day you are suddenly sanctioned, deprived of your abilities, and die suddenly, you won't even have time to cry.
"You don't want any of them?" Lin Qi said, "Then I have to keep them for myself."
Maybe I can try taking a bath in molten lava in the future?
(End of this chapter)