276 Let's make an army

Zoro and the others were a bit confused by what just happened, but they didn't care. Ken just took out one of the players and it made their job easier. Though many people couldn't handle the pressure, Hody and the others seemed fine.

But by now, Hody was creeped out. Even though he was standing, he still felt a significant amount of pressure. Seeing himself trembling, Hody got irritated. Along with all his friends, he jumped at the trio with all their might.

Luffy didn't waste a minute and brought out his staff. A crown also formed around his forehead. Yes, Luffy was able to control his crowned form, which made him several degrees more powerful. Of course, his staff was with him.

"Hear my call. Kinto-un."

Suddenly, just above the top of the small arena, clouds started to gather quickly. The clouds were massive and black in color. It became gloomy and cloudy all of a sudden. Before Hody and the others could even understand what was going on, lightning fell right on them with raw power and strength.

Each of them was electrocuted instantly. Kinto-un, one of the weapons of Jin Mori, was finally out in the open. This was actually a very giant cloud, almost the size of continents on Earth, and could be controlled by Luffy. This allowed him the ability to control the weather on a grand scale.

Now the title of weather bender was more fitting for Luffy than Nami since he could control the weather on such a large scale. Though his control wasn't as extensive as Jin Mori's, he was slowly getting there. When Ken gave him the weapon, Rayleigh almost spat out the water he was drinking.

This was a massive weapon that could wipe out islands, and now it was under the control of Luffy. This weapon alone could reign supreme over everything. Rayleigh didn't believe it at first, but when he saw the huge cloud that appeared when Luffy called it, he knew it was serious.

After the lightning came down, Hody and his partners were almost burnt to a crisp. Shirahoshi was already taken to the side by Sanji, as he was the gentleman of the group. Hody couldn't find any collar for Shirahoshi and was only chained by his hands, which Sanji got rid of pretty quickly.

"Thank you... Thank you so much... How... How is my father?" Shirahoshi asked.

"The mermaid princess... The mermaid princess is talking to me... I can die happily now," Sanji said with starry eyes.

"That would be better," Zoro commented from the side.

"What did you say, marimo?"

"You heard me right, curly browed cook."

"Your father is fine. He is in his palace," Luffy answered as he saw Hody and his partners finally getting up. They were haggard, but they could still fight, thanks to the drugs they took before coming in.

The drugs made them powerful for sure, but it also took away their life force.

Seeing them still standing and ready to fight, Zoro slowly drew his dual swords and suddenly appeared near one of Hody's partners who seemed to be using eight swords.

The fishman was taken aback by Zoro's sudden appearance and attacked him with all of his swords. In response, Zoro swung his dual swords, easily breaking all the swords in the fishman's hands.

Hody and the others were horrified when they saw Zoro easily taking down one of them. They had thought that the Straw Hats were powerful and could easily be manipulated, since the jolly roger forced them to safeguard the island. Now they understood that they were very wrong. Luffy and Sanji didn't waste any more time and went for Hody and the others. Luffy used his staff to strike at them. They tried to use their fishman karate and every other move known to them, but getting kicks from fiery feet and blows from Luffy, which were extra powerful, didn't give them any chance.

They were brought down hard and fast. One of them even lost a hand as he tried to sneak up on Zoro and stab him. Zoro was irritated and dealt with the man.

Within ten minutes, Hody and his goons were lying unconscious in the arena. Due to the absence of Vander Decken, the Noah didn't come down, and Luffy didn't lose any blood. It was a clean and clear rescue for Shirahoshi.

While this was going on in Fishman Island, something else was happening in the Kamui dimension. Vander Decken was still unconscious due to the pressure, and Ken didn't want to waste too much time. He sent a bolt of lightning at him, leaving him half-dead. After that, he used the blunt end of his sword to strike his forehead, and in no time, he had another fruit in his hand.

It was a Paramecia Devil fruit. Vander Decken's fruit was quite interesting. After eating it, one could mark any person and then use the other hand to throw anything at the marked person, no matter what it was. It might be a small weapon or a boat like Noah, which could be used to transport thousands of people. No matter what it was, it would try to reach the person and could only be stopped if it was destroyed.

It was almost a nightmarish devil fruit for the one who got marked. This was why Shirahoshi had to live in seclusion, out of fear that she would be attacked. Now Vander Decken was no more. He was done and dusted. Ken now had two devil fruits, and he needed to let them be used instead of letting them rot in some box.

He had some ideas about whom to give them to, but before that, he would need to talk with the person. After getting rid of Vander Decken, Ken returned to the palace and waited for Luffy to arrive. It didn't take them long to arrive with the crybaby girl.

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