Chapter 61 – Cocoyasi Village 4.

Chapter 61 – Cocoyasi Village 4.

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Third Person POV

Cocoyasi Island, East Blue.

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*BOOOOOOOOOOM!*

A resounding explosion echoed through Arlong Park, capturing everyone's attention. The main gate was sent flying due to the explosion and impact, hitting some fish-men who were in front of Arlong.

"WHAT?!"

"WHO DID THIS!"

"GUYS, ARE YOU OKAY?!"

"THE GATE WENT FLYING!"

"KREG.... IS HE DEAD? WAS HE CRUSHED!"

They looked at their fallen comrades, incredulous, and turned their gazes to where the gate used to be. There, a figure stood out, fist still raised after the impressive feat.

"Hello, Arlong! It's me, Nami, and I'm here to end you!" Nami declared confidently, facing over 40 tritons before her eyes. Her courage resonated in the tense air of Arlong Park as the fish-men prepared for the imminent confrontation.

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A dense silence enveloped Arlong Park, echoing through the area as Nami's words materialized in the air. The group of tritons stared at her, trying to comprehend what had just been said.

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"My ears are at the same level as humans, inferior? Did I hear that right..."

"Absurd, is that really Nami? Did she really say that..."

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"NAMI?!" No one knew for sure who was the first to speak, but the initial disbelief began to dissipate.

"What's this, Nami? Is it really you? Did you destroy the gate?!" Arlong growled, his tone laden with disbelief.

"Yes! And as I said, I'm here to put an end to your reign, Arlong!" Nami affirmed, gaining some confidence. Part of her was nervous, but she knew Luffy was watching, ready to intervene if anything went wrong.

"Where did you get this confidence... human?" mocked Chew, his disdain echoing around.Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

"I think Nami is different... she couldn't just punch the gate before. What happened to her?" someone in the group questioned, raising the lingering question in the air.

"It's true, did Nami eat some kind of fruit?" another inquired.

"Is that possible..."

"So Nami wants to defeat us now, after gaining a bit of strength!"

"Still just a human, and we're over 40!"

"Shahahaha!" Arlong began to laugh loudly, casting a mocking glance in Nami's direction. However, his demeanor darkened with his next words.

"I thought we had an agreement, Nami. Seems like you humans aren't trustworthy at all!" he taunted, provoking a disbelieving look from Nami, who couldn't believe their words after everything that had happened.

"Speaking of hypocrites, who sent the Marines to take all my treasure? I could say that every fish-man is untrustworthy too, but I was fortunate to meet a mermaid who changed my opinion about your race. Unfortunately, that didn't make you, bottom-feeders of the sea, any better than you already are. And that's why I'm going to end you!" Nami snarled, still incredulous at Arlong's audacity to speak of trust there.

Amidst the fierceness of the confrontation, Nami demonstrated newly discovered mastery, combining agility, precision, and strength. Her attack, once unthinkable for those who knew her as a peaceful navigator, revealed a new facet of her determination to protect what was important to her. Each blow told a story of resistance and revenge, echoing through the village amidst the chaos of battle.

"She cut me!"

"What is this! Stop her!"

"AHHH! This cuts!"

"Someone stop those claws!"

The claws were wielded with skill, finding their target in a group of ten fish-men. Nami, agile as a dancer, used her newly discovered mobility to ruthlessly slash them. The fish-men, in turn, could do nothing more than be powerless in the face of the ferocity of the attack.

"Guys!" Kuroobi exclaimed, his eyes widening as he witnessed what was happening around him. The group of fish-men, who once belittled the human as weak, was now tossed into the air after being cut by the fearless Nami.

"Shoot, shoot at her!" someone shouted, and a group of fish-men hastily grabbed their weapons.

Facing the imminent threat, Nami raised her hands above her head. A swirling sphere began to form above her, gaining intensity every second.

"Garuda: Devastating Tornado!" she exclaimed.

As she brought her hands down, the sphere expanded, turning into a gray and green tornado of an impressive 8 meters in height. The vortex spun furiously at the center of the area, advancing in the direction Nami had pointed.

"A kind of hurricane?!"

"I can't aim the gun with this wind!"

"Run, it's coming towards us!"

"AHHHHH!!!" The fish-men screamed, desperately trying to escape the violent force of nature that was rapidly approaching.

"Arlong, help us!"

"I'm being thrown!"

Arlong stared in disbelief as his fellow tritons were caught by the attack, tossed into the air by the force of the gray wind with green glows. Some were thrown out, while most spun within the imposing tornado, calling for help amid the deafening roar of wind and destruction.

The hurricane, carrying more than twenty tritons with it, spared nothing as it circled through Arlong Park, devastating everything in its path. Finally, it stopped in front of the largest building, where twenty unconscious bodies lay on the ground. An extensive swath of destruction cut through the park, marking the trail left by the tornado. Even the main building, which escaped the circulating wind, had its plates and windows shattered and torn off by the hurricane.

"NAMI!!" Arlong roared, unable to bear seeing his comrades defeated and his park reduced to wreckage in this way.

"You guys!" Arlong bellowed with his remaining men.

"Go to the sea and throw water at her; she's a Devil Fruit user, we can weaken her with seawater!" He issued the order to his remaining companions, and they had a moment of realization.

"Lord Arlong..." someone said with apprehension.

"Hm?!" Arlong looked interrogatively at him.

"The sea! The sea is frozen!" He said with the same desperate voice.

Everyone turned their eyes to where the sea was just a moment ago. Everything was frozen, as if Admiral Aokiji were present.

"Even after so many strange events today, now Nami, who has become so powerful, and the sea freezes without anyone knowing why? What must she have done for someone else. What the hell is happening here?!" Arlong said, visibly lost.

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