Chapter 176 Luffy the GOAT

"Beauty!!!"

(ω)!

The moment Sanji laid eyes on the figure, his eyes immediately turned into heart shapes.

"Hmm~~~~"

"This little brother has quite the eye~"

A tall woman with curly blonde hair, bangs covering her eyes, candle-shaped white earrings, and a revealing pink leather jacket smiled seductively.

Zoro gave Sanji a disgusted look and calmly stepped aside. He didn't know this pervert! Then he turned to the woman and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

"Well~~~~, I'm the Chief Warden of Impel Down, Little Sadie~"

"No, no, no, beautiful lady, you're anything but little!" Sanji immediately replied, his eyes wandering to places they shouldn't.

Everyone: . . . . He's hopeless!

Luffy stepped forward and shouted, "Hey, what do you want? Don't stop us from getting out!"

"That's not acceptable~ As the Chief Warden, if I let you slip away under my nose, Warden Magellan won't be pleased~"

"Looks like we'll have to fight," Nami said, rubbing her temples in frustration.

"Yes~" Little Sadie purred, and in the next moment, her whip lashed out at lightning speed, aiming for the group.

But the next second~

"How... how is this possible?" Little Sadie's face twisted in shock.

Luffy stood in front of everyone, catching the whip with his bare hands, his eyes sharp and focused. "We've got important things to do. We don't have time to waste with you!" 

"Damn it!" Little Sadie yanked at her whip, but it was as if it had fused with Luffy's hand. No matter how hard she pulled, it wouldn't budge.

"That's right! Our friends are waiting for us at Marineford! We're not here to play games with you!" Nami stepped forward, electricity crackling around her body. Her eyes narrowed.

"Thirty Million Volts: Thunderbird!"

The electricity surged, forming the shape of a bird, crackling with energy as it shot toward Little Sadie.

The speed of lightning was too fast, and Little Sadie, still reeling from Luffy's strength, barely had time to react before the Thunderbird struck her.

"Zi la!"

"Hmm~~~~"

Little Sadie let out a strange, loud moan.

Instantly, everyone shuddered, goosebumps covering their bodies. The same thought crossed their minds:

This woman's screams... are something else!

After the thunder subsided, Little Sadie knelt on the ground, coughing a few times. She looked up at Nami, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Little sister, your lightning... feels so good!"

"Do you have anything stronger? Something to make me feel even better?" As she spoke, Little Sadie slowly stood up.

Seeing that Little Sadie wasn't seriously hurt, Nami frowned. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The enemies they'd been facing lately had suddenly become much stronger. The Marines in Water 7, and now Little Sadie here—both were far beyond the usual cannon fodder they'd dealt with before.

Thirty million volts had been her limit back in Water 7. But now...

With a thought, the electricity around Nami intensified, crackling with even greater power. She transformed into a figure of pure lightning, a Thunder Goddess.

"If you want something stronger, I'll give it to you!"

Nami's eyes narrowed as she focused the surrounding electricity, shaping it into the form of a dragon.

"Sixty Million Volts: Thunder Dragon!"

The moment she finished speaking, the Thunder Dragon surged forward, its power far surpassing the Thunderbird.

Little Sadie's eyes lit up with excitement. "Come on!" she shouted, lashing her whip, now coated in Armament Haki, toward the Thunder Dragon.

"Bang!"

The Thunder Dragon and the whip clashed in mid-air, sparks of lightning scattering and scorching the ground below.

"Hmm~~~~Is this all you've got, little sister?" Little Sadie laughed, then with a sudden burst of strength, she deflected Nami's Thunder Dragon.

"You'll have to do better than that!"

Nami's face darkened, frustration bubbling up inside her. The sixty-million-volt Thunder Dragon was her strongest move. If that didn't work, she was out of options.

Seeing this, Zoro stepped forward, slowly drawing his sword. He hadn't held it in days, and the familiar weight felt good in his hand.

As he walked toward Little Sadie, his aura grew stronger with each step. The playful glint in Little Sadie's eyes vanished, replaced by a wary focus.

She felt danger emanating from this man—far more than the electric girl from before.

Feeling the mounting pressure, Little Sadie's hands began to sweat. She gritted her teeth and charged at Zoro, knowing she couldn't let him build up his momentum any further.

Zoro watched her approach, his expression calm. "We've got friends waiting for us. So... I'll make this quick."

"One-Sword Style: Great Dragon Shock!"

Zoro slashed downward, a razor-sharp wave of sword energy hurtling toward Little Sadie.

Little Sadie swung her whip to meet it, but the moment the sword energy made contact, the whip was severed. The energy continued unabated, heading straight for her.

Her eyes widened in horror. She could feel the lethal sharpness of the attack. If it hit her, she'd be lucky to survive.

But there was no escape. Her momentum was gone, her legs trembling beneath her.

As the sword energy closed in, Little Sadie closed her eyes, bracing for the impact.

"Boom!"

A loud crash echoed through the chamber.

"!!!"

"Ah!??"

After a moment, Little Sadie realized she felt no pain. Confused, she hesitated before opening her eyes.

Is this what it's like to be cut down by a master swordsman? You don't even feel it?

But when she opened her eyes, what she saw was...

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I SWEAR TO GOD IF ITS SANJI.