Chapter 651: 651: A Fall from the Sky

"However, while you won't die from the fall, it's definitely going to hurt a lot!"

Usopp screamed in panic.

At this location, only Nami, Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper were suspended in the air. None of them knew where the others had been sent by the teleportation array, nor where they had landed on Elbaf.

Mid-air, Nami shouted in irritation,

"Didn't Shirogai say he would take us with him to find Robin? So why are we suddenly falling from the sky? Don't tell me Robin is up here too!"

"So high!"

Chopper flailed his tiny limbs desperately, fear clearly visible in his wide eyes.

Whoosh!

The gold woven into Nami's clothes suddenly shattered into countless shimmering fragments. They hovered around her like fireflies before gathering together, forming a massive golden wing as thin as a cicada's wing.

"Golden Wing!"

Nami maneuvered gracefully through the air like a hawk. With a sharp turn, she flapped her Golden Wing and flew toward Zoro and Usopp.

"Zoro, Usopp, grab my arm!"

Usopp waved frantically before locking onto Nami as she approached. He stretched out his hand and tightly grabbed her gold-coated palm.

"Hehe! Nami, you're amazing!"

"Got it."

Zoro also grabbed her arm without hesitation.

Their descent immediately slowed, no longer plummeting at the same terrifying speed.

Zoro felt a rare sense of admiration. The cunning thief who used to be unreliable had now become someone he could depend on in moments like this.

"Waaah! Nami!"

Chopper cried out from a distance, still flailing helplessly as he tried to reach her.

"Huh?"

Nami froze for a brief moment after grabbing the two.

She had miscalculated.

The Golden Wing formed from the gold she carried could not support the weight of three people.

Their speed suddenly increased. What had been a controlled glide turned into a rapid descent toward the massive tree below.

"Well, at this point, there's only one option."

"Cat Burglar" Nami glanced down at the two gripping her arms. A sweet and playful smile spread across her face as she spoke in a light tone,

"Sorry, you two. I have to prioritize myself. With your strength, a fall like this won't kill you, right?"

"Huh? What are you doing?!"

Usopp's eyes widened in horror, his hair standing on end as a terrible premonition hit him.

"Wait! Nami! Don't you dare!"

"Hehe!"

Nami simply stuck out her tongue mischievously.

"See you at the bottom!"

In the next instant, the gold covering her hands dispersed into fine particles.

Their grip slipped.

"Uh…"

Usopp instinctively tried to grow vines to grab her, but his hands caught nothing but air.

"Nami, you…!!!"

Zoro's body dropped rapidly.

"Some habits never change," he muttered, veins bulging as he glared upward at the smiling woman hovering safely in the air.

"You treacherous woman, you still betray your teammates without hesitation!"

Whoosh!

The two spun as they fell.

"Chopper, I'm coming!"

Without a second thought, Nami abandoned them and flew toward the trembling reindeer.

"Damn you, Nami! You really left us behind!"

Usopp clenched his teeth, then focused intensely, trying to activate the power of the Mori Mori Fruit.

The feeling of nature… come on!

A deep green glow flickered in his eyes as he sensed the immense vitality within the massive ancient tree below.

"Sure-Kill Technique, Pop Green…"

He pulled back his slingshot, forming a special seed in his hand before firing it downward.

"Trampoline Tree!"

Whoosh!

The projectile sliced through the air and embedded itself into the ground below.

For a brief moment, nothing happened.

Then…

A small green sprout emerged.

Rustle…

Another followed, then another.

In seconds, a dense cluster of tender sprouts burst from the soil. They rapidly grew, forming dozens of thick saplings over a meter tall.

"Zoro! Aim for those! These Trampoline Trees can absorb the impact!"

Usopp shouted before shutting his eyes and bracing himself as he crashed toward them.

"Got it!"

Zoro chose to trust him. Despite his usual cowardice, Usopp was dependable when it mattered.

Whoosh!

Boing!

Their bodies slammed into the elastic branches. The saplings bent deeply, turning dark purple as they absorbed the impact.

Creak, creak…

Then, with a powerful rebound, the trees snapped back.

"Ahhh!"

Whoosh!

Both of them were launched back into the sky.

"Zoro, save me!!!"

Usopp screamed, flailing wildly.

Zoro gripped his sword in silence, his expression dark.

You are the one who made this…

And now you want me to save you?

Boing!

They shot upward again, suspended briefly before gravity pulled them down once more.

"Waaahhh!!!"

Another bounce followed.

Then another.

After several rebounds, the force gradually weakened.

This time, neither of them screamed.

Usopp finally relaxed as the height of their bounces decreased. The danger had passed.

"Not bad."

Nami, already on the ground with Chopper, covered her mouth and smiled charmingly as she watched them descend.

"You horrible woman!"

Usopp shouted angrily, punching the air.

"You abandoned your own crew!"

"Huh?"

Nami puffed out her chest and rolled her eyes.

"Isn't that obvious? I protect myself first, then worry about you."

"Damn it! You've become even more unreasonable than before!"

Usopp continued shouting in frustration as he waved his fists helplessly.

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