Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

Chapter 272: Evolution under Pressure

"One more troublesome thing!"

The red eyes turned and focused their attention on Sanji.

As he expected, he felt an extremely powerful wave force on Sanji's body.

According to the laws of the Pokémon world, waveguide itself is not a scarce energy.

Just like the two-color domineering in the world of pirates, it is a power that all intelligent creatures can cultivate.

It’s just that some people are born with talents that are beyond the reach of others, while others are like climbing a towering mountain, staggering along.

"Come to think of it, the effect of the wave power is a bit like a combination of Armament Haki and Observation Haki."

"They can both be used in combat and have detection capabilities."

"However, waveguide is easier to control than armament color, and can carry out long-range attacks, but its strength and destructive power are far inferior to armament color domineering."

"same……"

"The detection range of the wave power is much smaller than that of the observation Haki, but it pays more attention to details than the observation Haki."

"Even if the target is invisible, it can be easily found. There is absolutely no chance of being stabbed in the back by an invisible person."

"Hi~!"

"Now that I think about it, it seems quite important to let my friends learn the power of wave guidance!"

Thinking of this, Chihong's expression suddenly froze.

After all, there are many people in this world who have the ability to hide, and Wen Se Ba Qi is not like the divine consciousness in fantasy novels, which can be activated at any time.

It is very necessary to learn the power of wave guidance to avoid being attacked by sneak attacks.

"It seems like I, a tool, have to go online again." Chihong murmured self-deprecatingly, but then his eyes turned away, temporarily putting aside the matter of the wave power, and shifted his attention to the upcoming King Challenge.

There is no need to worry about Bird.

It's not something that will show results in a short period of time.

Now Chihong is still looking forward to what kind of surprises the machine will bring him next.

At this moment, Sanji, who had drunk two bottles of healing medicine in succession and restored his physical strength to its best, also came over.

"I'm ready, Red."

“You can continue now!”

Red, who had just finished thinking, raised his head and looked at Sanji's fighting spirit, and nodded immediately:

"Okay~!"

"But the next opponent won't be as easy to deal with as the one just now."

"Don't worry, didn't you see the battle just now?"

"Even the Pokémon bred by the so-called Four Heavenly Kings have not been able to bring out my full power."

Hearing Red's reminder, Sanji raised his lips and chuckled confidently:

"That's right, I also want to test my limits."

"Okay." Chihong nodded and stopped dissuading him.

Anyway, judging from the battle just now, Sanji is indeed still in a state of ease.

But if Akane's memory is correct, the next person they will encounter will be the ghost-type king who is good at using ghost-attribute Pokémon - Kikuko!
The ghost type is immune to the fighting-attribute moves that Sanji possesses.

"but……"

"Luffy and his friends seem to have less and less demand for Pokémon moves recently~"

"I always feel like I have no sense of existence as a trainer."

With a flash of thought, Red took Sanji and stepped into the third area of ​​the King's Challenge Passage.

With a flash of light, Akane and Sanji instantly entered a completely new area.

Different from the bright ice area and battle area before...

This time, Chihong and the other man seemed to have returned to Moria's terrifying brig.

The eerie atmosphere turned into a lavender mist, covering the entire place and making the atmosphere weird.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

At this moment, an equally eerie and sharp laugh suddenly reached the ears of Chihong and the other two.

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw a short old lady with a cane lowering her head, like a character in a horror movie, and jokingly looking at Chi Hong and the others from a strange angle:
"I didn't expect you guys would make it this far."

"But I regret to inform you that your journey has come to an end here!"

"What an unlovable old woman."

Even though he knew that all this was just a program set by the machine, Chihong, who was suddenly startled, couldn't help but complain.

Sanji, who was standing by, was extremely tolerant of any woman and said:

"Just a mature woman with a special hobby."

"Chihong, don't be too harsh on women."

?

Chihong glanced at Sanji sideways: "I just hope that you won't be defeated by the mature woman you mentioned in a while."

"Don't forget, Zoro is still waiting outside!"

"He'll laugh at you if you waste too much time."

"Humph~ That green algae-headed bastard!"

Hearing Red mention Zoro, Sanji's fighting spirit was instantly aroused, and he said firmly:

"Don't worry, I will do my best!"

"Then let me see your limits!" Chihong grinned and took the initiative to step forward to trigger the battle mechanism.

The magical battle field opened instantly, covering the entire eerie room.

In the battle field, Kikuko, who was endowed with temporary wisdom, became more sinister.

"Let me show you how powerful I, the Ghost King, am!"

"Go ahead, it's decided to be you!!!"

Swah——

The red light shines directly onto the ground.

In the blink of an eye, a dark purple cobra with a huge abdomen appeared on the battlefield.

[Arbok, LV: 63]

A clear information pop-up window appeared above Arbok's head, proving to Red its impressive strength.

however……

"Strange? Isn't he the Ghost King?!"

"Why is it that a single poison-attribute Pokémon appears?"

Chihong couldn't figure it out.

But Sanji on the battlefield started to act quickly as soon as Arbok appeared.

boom! ! !
A dazzling light accompanied by raging flames suddenly erupted under Sanji's feet. He instantly turned into a flash of lightning and rushed towards Arbok.

"What!? What a fast speed!" When Kikuko saw Sanji's speed for the first time, she immediately exclaimed in amazement, just like Hiba before.

But the next moment, she reacted in an instant.

"Arbok, use Sludge Wave, don't let him get to you!"

“Chaha~!!!”

Upon receiving the command, Arbok opened its big mouth full of sharp fangs and responded with its tongue spitting out.

The next moment, a vast amount of poisonous energy suddenly gathered in its mouth.

Before Sanji could get close to it, Arbok suddenly let out a loud roar from its throat.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of sludge was suddenly materialized by Arbok and flew towards Sanji.

"Be careful! That's a poison that can poison people!"

Although he knew that Sanji would not be stupid enough to meet the opponent's moves, as a trainer, Red gave him a brief reminder according to the procedure.

But what he didn't expect was...

The moment Chihong's voice fell, Sanji, who had already jumped up to avoid the venom attack, suddenly turned around and rushed down, and was hit by Arbok's mud wave.

Pfft!
Like a stone falling into water, Sanji, covered in venom, kicked the mud wave into pieces and landed in front of Arbok.

This operation made Kikuko and Arbok, each with their own Pokémon, stunned.

The next moment, Sanji's skin suddenly turned a miserable dark purple color, and it was obvious that he had fallen into a state of poisoning.

"Do you want to work so hard?"

Seeing this, Akagi, who guessed Sanji's thoughts at the first moment, sighed helplessly.

Needless to say, Sanji must have felt that the poison Chopper made for him was not strong enough, so he wanted to try a more powerful venom.

All of this is, of course, to force out more power from one's body!!!
"Hold on!!!"

boom! ! !
as predicted.

Just as Akane expected, Sanji, who was in a poisoned state, did not hesitate at all and directly launched the endurance move.

In an instant, the destruction of vitality by the poison and the severe consumption of physical energy by holding on took effect on Sanji.

This also made his aura suddenly become weird.

I don't know if it was affected by the atmosphere of the battle area, but the flames that were originally rising around Sanji's body suddenly stagnated, and then suddenly gathered behind Sanji, transforming into a huge skull pattern, and then slowly merged into Sanji's body.

"Uh--!!!"

At the same time, Sanji suddenly let out a roar of pain.

I don't know if it was burned by its own flames or affected by the venom in its body.

But the next moment, bursts of brilliant flames suddenly began to bloom in his body like fireworks, as if impacting the shackles of flesh and blood, and as if tempering Sanji's internal organs.

At the same time, lines of hard, shiny muscles tempered by flames began to appear on Sanji's body.

"This is……"

At this moment, even Akane, Sanji's trainer, was a little stunned, not knowing what Sanji was doing.

Fortunately, the fire that continued to destroy Sanji's body did not continue. Like an extinguished candle, it slowly disappeared within Sanji's body.

"No! It's not time to stop yet!"

However, in an instant, the painful Sanji suddenly let out a hysterical roar:

"What Green Algae Head can do...there's no reason why I can't do it!"

"This damn body, if you still have any hidden power..."

"Let it all burst out for me right now!!!"

"ah----!!!"

Sanji swung his fist, which he never used against his enemies, and hit his own chest hard.

bake! ! !
In an instant, boiling flames burst out from his body again, and continued to gush out far away, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield.

Fortunately, the opponent in this battle, the Ghost King Kikuko, after seeing Sanji's abnormal state at this time, was very martial and did not let Arbok continue to attack him, giving him enough time.

For a moment, the entire battlefield seemed to have become Sanji's stage alone.

Driven by the energy of the flames, his body slowly rose into the air, his eyes closed, as if he was in some strange state.

It was not until she heard Sanji's shout that Red finally understood what he wanted to do.

Obviously, in the battle of Nine Snake Island, Sanji should have seen Zoro's new form.

Although I don't know whether it is the evolution ability given to the "Pokémon" by the machine, or the "primitive regression" or "MEGA evolution" discovered by Zoro himself, no matter what...

In his new form, Zoro once again gained the power that spans a large class!
With an attribute panel of less than level 60, it burst out with the strength that should be possessed by level 70!

Even if it was only a brief moment, it was enough to prove how terrifying Zoro's talent was.

Although with the power of the scientific factor in Sanji's body, the combined strength of the two of them might still be debatable.

But Zoro in his new form has clearly surpassed Sanji in terms of offense, and he has returned to the throne of the second strongest force in the Straw Hat Pirates.

So after seeing Zoro's new form, Sanji also wants to use today's battle to push himself to the limit!
This is really...

"What an unreasonable competition!"

Chihong, who understood all this, spread his hands helplessly and murmured in a helpless manner.

Although they are partners that can be fully trusted, the incompatibility between Sanji and Zoro seems to be engraved into their genes and written into their fate...

It's inexplicable, but it makes people want to laugh.

But at least from the current perspective, it is the competitive relationship between the two that has created two terrifyingly powerful men for the Straw Hat Pirates!
"You are the strongest vice-chairmen~!"

Chihong offered to give up the position and focused his eyes on Sanji in mid-air, looking forward to it with curiosity.

And under Zoro's stimulation, Sanji's performance did not disappoint him.

After hovering in the air for a few seconds, a faint white light suddenly burst out from Sanji's body.

"Is that... the light of evolution!?"

Seeing this scene, the Ghost King Kikuko's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

With the machine's ability, she had already recognized Sanji's identity as a Pokémon.

But she could never have imagined that someone would bring a non-final Pokémon to challenge the Four Heavenly Kings of the Alliance! ?
Huh~!

The vast flames suddenly spun, forming a fierce fire tornado, which quickly shrank and condensed with Sanji as the center, as if energy was being continuously absorbed.

In the blink of an eye...

The fire tornado, just like the fire skull logo before, entered Sanji's body.

Snapped!
The light of evolution suddenly shattered and turned into starlight that dissipated into the air.

At this moment, a brand new figure appeared in the sky.

The ethereal, fluttering flaming cloak, the sharp, hard, shining full-body armor, the V-shaped golden helmet emblem that represents justice...

At this time, Sanji actually evolved a set of mysterious flame armor for himself. He stood majestically in the air like a knight of justice.

"Thank you for your generosity, beautiful lady."

"Next, let's continue our fight!"

(End of this chapter)