[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292678,4485,"Chapter 18: Akainu Retreats, Kaido Arrives","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Lava rolled violently, as if Sakatsuki’s Devil Fruit had awakened; the surrounding earth turned into molten rock and scorched soil, and a volcano erupted with magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the Straw Hat kid had white clouds wrapped around his back and still wore a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garp clenched his fist, but Sengoku reached out to stop him—he had noticed something strange in the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted at the same time: “Sakatsuki! Watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku’s words were not yet finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground softened like liquid, and ice shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen giant Luffy, moving at a speed impossible for his size, flipped upright and shot upward toward Sakatsuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injuries inflicted by the other two admirals were healing at a visibly rapid rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gum-Gum: Giant Fist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red Lotus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red spray splashed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike contained all of Luffy’s accumulated rage over the past years, unleashing his Gear Fifth power without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakatsuki was driven deep into the ground by Luffy’s punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seconds later, Luffy returned to his normal size and casually picked up Mr.3, who was fleeing, and landed on the opposite side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the sound of swallowing saliva rising and falling, Sakatsuki lay in the crater, mouth gaping wide, several teeth missing, bleeding but still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Medics!” Sengoku’s voice jolted the crowd awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Sakatsuki!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Admiral Sakatsuki has been defeated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inmates from Impel Down who sought to finish off Sakatsuki were promptly restrained by Marines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kizaru flashed to the edge of the crater and kicked through several inmates who had rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s terrifying,” Kizaru muttered, sweat beading on his forehead: “I should be grateful he didn’t use this on me first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop, Sakatsuki,” Aokiji froze a group of invading pirates: “His Devil Fruit has awakened, but the ability after awakening is utterly unbelievable—this recovery power is too strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakatsuki wanted to say something; his fury toward the pirates and his own sense of justice drove him to rise—he could feel he still had strength to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we don’t kill the Straw Hat kid today, he’ll be a nightmare forever!” Sakatsuki wiped blood from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without the two of us holding him back, you wouldn’t stand a chance in a one-on-one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though we’d dearly like to keep the Straw Hat kid, it’s unrealistic—Kaido’s imitator is no weakling, and now he’s hiding in the shadows, and over there is Whitebeard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku reverted to his human form, his eyes filled with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Garp, your grandson—you stop him. The Marines’ honor cannot be lost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem, leave it to this old man~,” Garp grinned, unsure whether he was pleased that Ace had been rescued or that he could finally give his grandson a full beating: “They can’t just walk away so easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You finally realize that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aokiji shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t walk away easily” still meant they could walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emboldened by Luffy’s achievements, the pirates surged with unprecedented morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Marines, meanwhile, fell back in succession, their spirits crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The admiral has lost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with two admirals left, there’s still Whitebeard and another guy who can fight an admiral.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After struggling to accept the reality, the Marine elites each grew pale and despondent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All units retreat! Ace has been rescued!” Whitebeard roared, swinging Sōketsu: “Board any ships still usable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look at Luffy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad, kid! Come drink with me on my ship later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luffy...” Ace silently resolved to train harder—he had been left far, far behind by his younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pirates retreated in excitement and the Marines’ fighting spirit withered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure landed in the center between the two sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What now...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever, I’m numb to it all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirates in the tavern had stopped talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the situation was almost entirely one-sided—the only problem for Whitebeard’s crew now was that they didn’t have enough ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakatsuki’s tactic of destroying ships was truly brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Whitebeard’s retreat was also restricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also had to guard against the remaining ships being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless Garp shows up to stop the Straw Hat kid—but the Straw Hat kid is his grandson; will he even fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, he’s fighting now—will he hold back this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sengoku joins in, it’ll be worth watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two admirals also entered the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Kaido again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That shapeshifter’s back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to think of it, what’s his ability exactly? Shapeshifting and light and all that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido, rising from the crater, caused no further commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply assumed the shapeshifter had joined the battlefield to help the Straw Hat kid escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is he?” Kaido scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where the hell is that bastard?!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not finding Su Lin, Kaido turned his gaze to Luffy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy’s with you, isn’t he?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiked club wrapped in astonishing Haki, Kaido transformed into his Fish-Fish Model: Dragon form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, really?” Aokiji raised an eyebrow: “Sengoku, this time it’s truly the real Kaido.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, hold on—observe first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garp, who had been chasing Luffy, also stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Lin, you bastard—wahp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy thought Su Lin had arrived and leapt forward to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knocked flying?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He spat blood—that Straw Hat...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t they allies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy: “Su Lin! Why did you hit me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “That’s Kaido...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy: “Nani?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy was blasted sideways, smashing through multiple glaciers until he crashed into a wall a kilometer away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Whitebeard,” Kaido, after the strike, glared at Whitebeard: “Where’s that brat who imitated me and put on this ridiculous show?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kaido,” Whitebeard smiled faintly: “So the real one has come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it—I can’t find that guy anyway.” Kaido scanned the area again: “Then let’s fight you—or Sengoku or Garp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’ll make me happier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido was furious—he had abandoned his crew and rushed here specifically to find and beat up that imitation brat, then throw him into the mines to dig ore; if he performed well, he’d let the brat join the Beasts Pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the imitation ability was too strong—he simply couldn’t find the guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fighting Whitebeard wasn’t bad either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought he’d never get a chance to fight Whitebeard—after all, the Marines weren’t amateurs, and he’d assumed Whitebeard had no chance of winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here he was, having wasted so much time with Red-Haired Shanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whitebeard had almost no new wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have the Marines become so weak now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at Sengoku and Garp—and that fallen Sakatsuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido felt his stomach aching from laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a weakened Whitebeard couldn’t be beaten, and they rescued the condemned man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well go dig mines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Straw Hat kid—he’d looked like he was holding his own against the Marines in the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned out one punch knocked him out—what a fraud. Maybe it’s not that the Marines are weak after all.\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-20T04:17:29.700Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c5c5826d773de78e62cc1ff652ed321f526e7c612ea69f5c2fcdc1f296a866e5","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-19","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-17",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]