Chapter 816: Flying Over Upside-Down Mountain
In the original One Piece, there are countless pirates who challenge the Four Emperors.
For example, Crocodile once challenged Whitebeard, Moria challenged Kaido, the supernova Urouge challenged Big Mom, and Kidd challenged Red Hair. These are mentioned in the comics but not drawn;
As for the drawings, Kidd, Appo, and Hawkins teamed up to challenge Red Hair but were knocked out by Kaido; Luffy and Law teamed up to challenge Kaido but were also knocked out. Luffy made a scene on the Dessert Island, and Luffy, Rocky, and the other two teamed up to defeat Kaido and Big Mom...
Except for the last game which was won by cheating, the rest of the challengers were defeated miserably. But Kira was not worried at all because the wizards of Fairy Tail also had cheats themselves.
If there is a problem, don’t panic!
"As I recall, the Four Emperors...are the four most powerful pirates in the world, right?"
Kira smiled and nodded: "Yes! By analogy, it is at least the same level as the entire 'Balam Alliance', and it be comparable to the Albares Empire!"
hiss--!
How terrifying?!
Gray and the others gasped, shocked by Kira's audacity.
Erza frowned and asked, "But we don't have enough manpower, right? Is it really a good idea to start a war rashly? Our guild has never taken the initiative to start a war!"
“Hehehe… You don’t have to worry about that! You can distrust the fighting abilities of those guys in the guild, but you must distrust their ability to cause trouble.”
Kira chuckled a few times and explained, "Most of the pirates in this world are not good people. I can guarantee that as long as everyone sees what those pirates do to ordinary people, they will definitely be unable to restrain themselves and beat them up!"
Erza was silent now. She wasn't going to comment further until she saw it with her own eyes.
The other people had the same view. In their eyes, pirates were a dark guild. Not to mention attacking them with good reasons, it was normal to strike back just because they were in a bad mood one day.
"Which Yonko do you want to challenge?"
There are four to choose from, and each of them is a strong man. Even if Kira's strength ranks among the top in the entire Ascalante, it is not easy to swallow up all the forces of one of the Four Emperors.
However, Kira's answer was beyond everyone's expectations: "Of course I'll find the strongest one!"
"Who is the strongest?" The eyes of Natsu, Erza and others lit up instantly. The word "strongest" aroused their competitive spirit.
"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!"
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Grand Route, New World.
Whitebeard, who was on an IV drip, sat slumped on his 'throne', looking at his sons with a worried look on his face.
Whitebeard is 666cm tall , and even when sitting, he is twice as tall as the nurse standing next to him. He had just woken up, and there was a barely detectable trace of fatigue in his eyes.
He is 72 years old this year. He has been roaming the sea for decades, has a great reputation, and has countless sons. He can be said to be a hero of his generation. However, great power has its price. The side effects of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit have severely tortured his body.
Just now, Whitebeard had a dream. He could not remember what the dream was about, but he knew that it was a very long dream. It was as if he had experienced his entire life over and over again, and even included the scene of his own death.
Fortunately, Whitebeard did not believe in dreams, so just three seconds after waking up, he put the feeling in the dream behind him. Looking at his 'sons' who were in their prime and full of energy, he suddenly felt like an ordinary old man and his mood suddenly became cheerful.
"Where is Ace now?"
Hearing the question, a man with a pineapple hairdo and a lazy temperament walked over. He was the Whitebeard Pirates' ship doctor and captain of the No. 1 ship, the user of the Phoenix Fruit, Marco.
"We've arrived at Magnetic Drum Island. I heard that Teach went there a few months ago and caused a big commotion there."
"Magnetic Drum Island... I remember that was the Winter Island near the entrance of the park? What was Paradise Teach doing there?" White Beard frowned and said in a deep voice, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind.
A few months ago, his 'son' Teach, who had followed him for more than 20 years, stole the devil fruit, killed his companions, and defected from the pirate group. Then, Teach's captain Ace chased him thousands of miles, vowing to bring him to justice.
It was only a little over a month, but he felt like a long time had passed.
"According to the news from Ace, Teach seems to have taken someone away there. I think he is recruiting crew members."
Drum Island has always been famous for its advanced medical skills, so Whitebeard immediately realized that Blackbeard must have recruited an extraordinary ship doctor there.
"So, Ace didn't catch up again?"
"yes……"
Whitebeard was silent for a moment, he suddenly remembered the dream in which he died, which made him inexplicably irritated. He had a vague feeling that something might happen to Ace on this trip.
In addition, there is also a feeling that someone is watching me.
"Remind him to be more careful! And if there is no result within a month, come back immediately!"
"I see!"
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Upside down mountain, upside down mountain!!
The Upside-Down Mountain, known as the entrance to the Grand Line, attracted a magical airship today that is different from any other ship in the world!!
Upside Down Mountain, also known as Mount Reeves, is one of the two intersections of the Red Continent and the Grand Route.
In addition to the numerous dangers, there are also doldrums filled with giant sea kings. Any ship from the four seas that wants to enter the Grand Route must pass through here.
The water currents in the four seas broke the physical common sense that "water flows to lower places", overcame gravity and flowed upward, forming an extremely incredible phenomenon that broke Newton's coffin, that is, "sea water climbing mountains". The ocean currents converge here into a shape similar to "*", and the water currents that converged into one place flowed together towards the great route.
It can be said that this is the only normal entrance to the Grand Line.
Just by listening, one can realize how dangerous this extremely unusual ocean current is. Not to mention the turbulent sea water and the rocks on both sides, even the storms and rain in the sky are not so easy to resist.
It is said that every year, more than half of the ships heading from the Four Seas to the Grand Line capsize here. Therefore, the pirates who fled back to the Four Seas from the Grand Line in a panic called this Upside-Down Mountain the place where their nightmare began.
"It's a nightmare..."
"I felt nothing in my heart, and even felt like laughing."
Kira operated the magic airship, flying slowly across the Upside-Down Mountain from the sky along the ocean current. Along the way, he drank cold drinks, ate grilled fish, felt the breeze, and admired the dramatic changes in the red soil continent and ocean currents. He felt extremely comfortable.
But the Hope didn't get even a drop of water!
Compared to those pirate ships that had to struggle to enter the Grand Line, the Hope that Kira was riding on was like a cheat, taking shortcuts and encountering bugs. Others could only watch with envy but had no way to do anything about it.
Kira stood on the edge of the Hope and looked down. Suddenly, he said slowly, "Look, those people down there who can make the ocean currents look like the poor ghosts who can only be furious when they see the krypton gold players!"
Everyone: “…”
Is this guy sick? ! !
The journey was uneventful, and Kira and the others entered the Grand Line safely and peacefully. Since they were traveling by air, they did not encounter Lab who was crashing into the Upside-Down Mountain.
Kira was a little disappointed at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt...that was just the way it was.
"Ice Demon Silver World!!"
"The roar of the Flame Dragon King!!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Technique: Illuminate the Sky and Pierce the Sky!!"
With a few loud shouts, huge magical power covered the entire sky, and with the cooperation of Gray, Natsu and Wendy, one powerful magic after another turned the extremely unstable sky, which was originally covered with hail and violent storms, like an angry woman during her period, into a bright sunny day with the sun shining brightly.
Above the Grand Line, the "Hope" encountered strange weather as soon as it entered. The Grand Line showed Kira and others its horror - the severe weather that swallowed up half of the ship.
Fortunately, this group of people are no pushovers. They easily solved the big problem that required a navigator and helmsman to solve.
"As expected, the clear sky looks more comfortable. Wendy, your strength has improved a lot. To be honest, you are much stronger than when Natsu was 14!"
Wendy suddenly became shy, yet a little excited: "Really?! Hehehe..."
"What did you say?! You are slandering me! I must have been stronger when I was 14!!"
"Come on, Fire Dragon, do you think Kira's judgment could be wrong?" Eric sneered.
"That's right... Wendy is about the same age as me when I was 14. She's definitely stronger than you, Natsu!"
On the airship, Natsu, Gray, and Eric started their daily bickering again, Lucy, Wendy, and Melty discussed topics between little girls, and Kira discussed the next route with Erza and Ultear.
"Kira, are we going directly to the Seven Water Capital now?"
“Well… that’s not the case!”
Kira shook his head helplessly: "I don't have the record pointer of the Seven Water City here, so I can only look around to see if there is any for sale nearby, or a sea chart with directions marked, and then if we can find other partners on the way, we will go over and bring them back."
"Of course, if they want to venture out on their own for a while that's fine..."
