Chapter 10

"It's really a meteor!!!"

A ball of fire appeared on the horizon—the unmistakable sign of a meteor burning through the atmosphere—slicing across the sky at 35 kilometers per second and crashing violently right into the center of the Navy fleet!

Even the waves it stirred up,

washed over Navy ships dozens of nautical miles away; the ships at the epicenter, of course, were utterly destroyed.

Even the Thousand Sunny, thousands of meters away, was swept up by a colossal wave and flung far off course.

Fortunately, Nami's experience allowed her to command the crew and stabilize the ship.

Look behind them,

where were the Navy ships now?

Only fragments of wreckage remained.

But no one cared about that now—they all stared in shock at Sima Di. Could he really summon meteors?

You really are the God Fruit, aren't you?

You just say something, and it happens?

Yet...

Sima Di's current state wasn't good either—the cost of summoning the meteor with his Word-Spell ability was far greater than he'd anticipated, leaving him in a "hoarse" state.

Although "Blessing" could heal most of it, yet...

Hmm...

There were too many people here; he dared not use it.

He could only silently glance at Sanji.

The latter understood instantly and turned toward the kitchen.

"Wow! So awesome!" Usopp exclaimed: "He really summoned a meteor?! Does that mean the Straw Hat Pirates are invincible now? Who can survive a direct meteor strike?"

Proud and oblivious, Usopp didn't know that on the Grand Line, there were plenty of beings capable of withstanding meteors.

Sima Di didn't bother explaining.

Luffy jumped around beside him, begging Sima Di to lift the silence curse—yes! Even in his hoarse state, Sima Di hadn't undone it!

He was truly afraid the guy might blurt out another "Let me touch it" again.

Not long after,

Sanji brought over a glass of mint iced water and handed it to Sima Di.

"We're short on time, so this is all I could make—I'll keep some on hand from now on," Sanji apologized.

Sima Di shook his head dismissively, drank the mint iced water, and immediately felt his parched throat soothe, his condition greatly improved.

At that moment,

Nami turned to Aphis and asked: "Do you know where the dragon's lair on Lost Island is?"

Aphis replied with a confused look.

At that moment,

Long Ye suddenly let out a passionate cry—but Sima Di couldn't help thinking it sounded more like a bird's call...

Both Aphis and Luffy's faces lit up!

"Long Ye remembers! The dragon's lair is east of the Navy Island!" Aphis exclaimed joyfully: "It must've been triggered by Sima's aura just now!"

Long Wei?

Sima Di nodded thoughtfully.

"East?" Nami frowned: "That's toward the Calm Belt... I get it."

The Thousand Sunny immediately turned and headed east toward Navy Island.

Half a day later,

just as everyone began doubting whether Long Ye had remembered wrong—after all, he did have dementia—

Suddenly!

Another Thousand Sunny appeared ahead of them, as if a perfect mirror reflection.

But it was already too late to stop—the Thousand Sunny crashed straight into the mirrored copy, yet passed through it like a reflection in water, the ram's-head figurehead vanishing from view, then the bow, the hull, the entire ship!

"I get it—it's a mirage!" Nami realized: "At the boundary between cold and warm seas, mirage-like reflective zones form. That was definitely it!"

Everyone understood at once, except Sima Di, who felt a pang of disappointment.

That wasn't a legendary moment after all?

At that moment,

the previously clear sky suddenly erupted into a violent storm; within seconds, dark clouds rolled in, followed by a torrential downpour.

It was as if the sea itself refused their presence, trying to push the Thousand Sunny out of this region.

This strange phenomenon only strengthened their resolve!

Something must be ahead—only then would nature react so abnormally!

After another half-day of relentless sailing,

their view suddenly cleared—the Thousand Sunny burst out of the storm zone and ahead, they saw an island, encircled by a ring of raging rain.

"So that's why no one ever found this place," Nami realized.

Sima Di wasn't listening, because...

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"It wasn't a legendary moment after all!"

Sima Di said with some regret.

Passing through that storm barrier had cost a great deal of time and energy, yet in the end there hadn't been any reward.

While their minds wandered,

the group had also finished discussing and decided to go take a look at Shanfeng on the island.

But although the island had plenty of buildings, at a glance they were clearly traces of human habitation — not the slightest bit like Longdao.

When they reached the mountaintop,

a stone gate blocked their path; the keyhole's shape was strikingly similar to Abyss's necklace.

Abyss stood on tiptoe trying to open the stone gate, only to find she couldn't reach it at all.

She could only turn around pitifully, begging for help.

What a cute girl.

Sima Di, who was closest, casually took the Dragon Fang key, and just as he was about to slot it into the groove, the ground beneath his feet suddenly gave way!

In the scramble,

Sima Di only managed to grab Abyss and Nami — one in each arm, the closest to him — while everyone else fell hard onto the ground.

"Ah!"

"Lord Sima, you're playing favorites with the ladies!"

"Nami-san, are you all right?"

Sima Di ignored them, instead looking up at the mural on the dome, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he were on an archaeological dig.

It clearly depicted,

that this island had originally been the home of Abyss's ancestors, who had worshipped thousand-year dragons as gods and even relocated to live in the "Dragon's Lair."

"You've got to be kidding!" Abyss refused to believe it: "The Dragon's Lair is Warship Island? No way! Something must be wrong somewhere!"

Abyss rushed over to Long Ye, hoping he might remember something.

But the result was destined to disappoint — the senile Long Ye couldn't recall a single thing.

This left Abyss utterly despairing.

"Let's go back to Warship Island and take a look," Sima Di said at this point: "Murals don't lie, so Warship Island is very likely Longdao itself. The reason we haven't found it... have any of you actually looked beneath the sea? Some islands change their exposed area with the rise and fall of the tides — Warship Island might be one of those."

Sima Di's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, jolting everyone awake!

"Right! That's totally possible!" Nami said, delighted: "Sima, that's pretty impressive!"

"Then what was the point of us coming all the way here..." Usopp grumbled.

But he was silenced by a single glare from Nami.

"I'm sorry, for making everyone come all this way for nothing," Abyss said, looking aggrieved.