Chapter 866: June Rain
The sky is clear and the sun is high in the sky.
There is no sign of rain.
That's right, rain is already scarce in Alabasta, not to mention that dancing powder was used here many times a few years ago, and it has now suffered a certain degree of backlash, and it hasn't rained for a long time.
The rebel army moved very quickly, and soon after Luffy and the others arrived, they saw countless cavalry and infantry, holding sharp swords and axes, or more lethal muskets and artillery shells, shouting and charging in.
There was smoke and dust rolling in front of me, shouting in the air, and all I could see were people dressed similarly and with similar expressions. They had firm gazes and solemn faces, with no joy or sadness in their eyes, only anger in their hearts.
"How many people are there?!" Nami's eyes were stunned when she saw a war of this scale for the first time.
Chopper said: "I heard from Lili that the number of rebels exceeds 2 million..."
2 million. The entire population of Alabasta is only 10 million, and the kingdom's army has about 600,000. This means that this war directly involves more than a quarter of the country's population, and this does not include the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and the young. So perhaps more than 80% of the young and strong people in the entire country are here.
Even Luffy and the others couldn't help but be solemn when they heard this terrifying number, but they would not make any concessions since they had already decided to do it.
High in the sky, Marcus was chewing on grilled chicken wings while lying on the edge of the flying carpet looking down. When his eyes fell on Luffy and the others, a feeling of sincere admiration arose spontaneously.
"They dared to intervene in a large-scale war involving 2.7 million people just for their friends. They really value friendship and loyalty..."
Romeo lay beside him, constantly putting potato chips into his mouth, his eyes sparkling as he exclaimed: "So awesome! So handsome!! Are all pirates like this?"
"No! They are just exceptions!" The old father, Macao, punched his son on the forehead and then exhaled a puff of smoke from his mouth, "But they are really handsome!"
Old smoking friend Wakaba agreed: "That's right! Whether it's the group of young and chivalrous pirates or the self-reliant princess, they are both equally touching!!"
The two middle-aged men started crying as they talked, which made the girls feel overwhelmed.
"Kira, how long will you be ready?"
At this moment, Kira was sitting cross-legged on the flying carpet with his eyes closed. If it weren't for his back being straight, he would have been basically no different from being asleep.
But in fact, Kira was not really asleep. He was just feeling the energy in the air and trying to use it freely.
Suddenly, Kira opened his eyes abruptly. His sky-blue eyes matched the azure sky behind him, as if he had merged with nature. He was filled with rich magic and looked extremely charming.
"That's about it! It's all up to me now... Huh?! They've already started fighting??"
Below, the rebel leader Kosa led the charge.
This time, there was no member of the Baroque Works who deliberately caused trouble in the kingdom's army to provoke a war. Vivi's figure appeared directly in front of the rebels. She opened her arms wide, shouted loudly, and vowed to stop the thousands of troops in front of her with her own strength.
"Weiwei?! Why is she here? ? !" The moment Kosha saw the person blocking his way, his face changed drastically.
Even though they haven't seen each other for many years, that flowing blue hair and that stubborn and resolute face always linger in Kosa's heart. The two used to be playmates and close friends, but unfortunately they haven't seen each other for many years. Now one is still a princess, and the other has become the leader of a rebel army.
Although they were less than a hundred meters apart, it seemed as if there was a pathetically thick barrier between them.
"Everyone stop! Listen to me..." Weiwei opened her mouth and shouted loudly, but the shaking ground under her feet and the roar in front of her eyes completely drowned out the voice of the sixteen-year-old girl.
"Don't be afraid, everyone! Charge forward!"
"For the future of the country, we must not let the king go!!"
"This is the last battle!! Charge!!"
“…”
On the city wall, Bell, who had just arrived, met with Gaga and brought back the news that "Princess Vivi defeated Crocodile with the help of the Straw Hat Pirates and returned."
"You said Princess Weiwei is outside the South Gate?!"
When Jiaka learned from Bell that Weiwei was outside the South Gate trying to persuade the rebel leader to stop the war, his face changed drastically. He stepped forward, grabbed his old friend by the collar, and shouted angrily, "How could you leave her in such a dangerous place?!"
"This is Princess Weiwei's decision! You know her personality. She won't listen to my advice, and those pirates are just following her lead!"
After Bell conveyed the message, he transformed into a falcon and flew towards Weiwei. "Anyway, you heard it. No matter what happens, you must not attack! This is Princess Weiwei's order!"
"hateful!"
…
"Damn it! Why are you in a place like that... Weiwei?!"
With his old friend in front of him, Kou Sha had no time to think. He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and made a decision that shocked even himself.
He quickly drew out the sword in his hand, and then shouted to the back: "Everyone, don't disperse! Concentrate your firepower on attacking the south gate! Then open all the doors from the inside!!"
Weiwei was completely stunned. At that moment, her heart sank.
The girl fell to her knees with a thud, tears as big as pearls falling from her eyes: "Why...why..."
Why couldn't any of the 2 million rebels hear her voice?
Endless despair roams in the girl's heart, but fortunately, she has a group of reliable companions behind her.
Bang!
A big hand pressed on Weiwei's shoulder: "Your voice...we heard it!!"
The familiar voice made Vivi stop crying. She raised her head suddenly and looked ahead in disbelief, only to see Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper standing in a row in front of her.
There are only five people, but their backs look so reliable, and their weight is even greater than the strongest golden barrier in the world.
"Everyone...wait! Everyone, you don't want to fight them, do you?"
Instantly, Vivi's nose felt sore and tears flowed again, but she soon realized the determination of Luffy and others, who were determined to risk their lives to stop the 2 million people in front of them, so Vivi's heart instantly became firm again.
"Let me try again! They are..."
However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Luffy: "Vivi, I told you before! This is a war! It's impossible for no one to die!"
"If someone has to die, it should be me! I am the princess of this country. If my death can end the war..."
"Your death may not necessarily end the war, but may intensify it! If you die, everything you have done before will be meaningless!!"
Luffy's words made Vivi stunned.
" We agreed before that you would bet our lives on it!! Besides..."
Under Vivi's crystal clear and moist gaze, Luffy pushed down the hat on his head, and then suddenly grinned, "I won't die!"
…
As they gradually approached the South Gate, the rebels at the forefront finally discovered something unusual in front of them: "Leader! Those people in front..."
"Don't worry about them! Go around! Our only target is the South Gate!!"
"Ah this...but that person seems to be Princess Vivi!?"
"This is a war! Don't you even have this much awareness?! We... are already enemies!!"
The closer they got, the louder the rebels' momentum grew. The horses and camels galloping in the desert showed no sign of stopping, and rushed straight towards the south gate until the moment when the two sides crossed...
"Rubber rubber..."
"Three Swords Style..."
"First meat..."
“Must kill…”
"Strengthen your power..."
At this critical moment, the world in the eyes of the 2 million rebels, tens of thousands of soldiers stationed at the South Gate, and the Straw Hat Pirates suddenly brightened, then darkened, and then thousands of blue thunders as thick as three people's arms fell from the sky.
The lightning column split several times in mid-air and turned into thousands of times more numerous but finer dense thunderstorms, which fell randomly on the rebel army like a storm, causing the 2 million-strong army to stop instantly.
Boom! !
A thick, unsplit bolt of lightning struck accurately between Luffy and his crew and the rebels who were about to collide with them. In an instant, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and a cloud of dust several meters high exploded in the desert.
"What?!"
"lightning?!"
Everyone was horrified. They were at a loss for words for a moment because of the strange weather they had never seen before. "What is going on?! Alabasta has never had weather like this before!!!"
The next moment, everyone saw dark clouds above their heads, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
The pitch-black cumulonimbus cloud of unusual size seemed to be a whole, pressing down from the sky towards Albana... no, towards the entire Alabasta.
The sky is falling? ?
Everyone was stunned , looking up at this unimaginable scene.
A supporting actor rode a camel to Kosa and reported: "Not good! Chief! We just received news that this dark cloud seems to have covered the entire Alabasta!!"
Another young man in the supporting role asked cautiously: "Could it be a dancing fan..."
The rebel uncle on the right of the young man interrupted his guess with a shout: "Don't be ridiculous! This is not just a city or a sea area, but the entire Alabasta!! How much dancing powder is needed to create such a scene?! Not to mention the history of Alabasta over the past hundreds of years, even the entire Grand Line has never heard of an island with such a terrible climate!"
"Is this... the end of the world?"
The end of the world?
Everyone wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and thought to themselves: "Maybe it's not the end of the world, but just the end of the Kingdom of Alabasta? No, for the Kingdom of Alabasta, this should be the day of redemption, right? ? "
Before anyone could figure out what was happening, they heard a loud bang coming from the sky.
The next moment, the sky was filled with heavy rain! Alabasta, which had not seen rain for three years, was actually raining at this moment!
June rain, timely rain, life-saving rain!
Merchants trading in Nahana, tourists gambling in the Rain Land, old farmers clearing wasteland in Yuba, soldiers preparing for battle in Albana, and citizens doing all kinds of things across Alabasta, all celebrated and cried with joy at this moment.
Because their country...is alive!
