Chapter 79

This Thunder-Thunder Fruit combined with Conqueror's Haki is indeed a showy way to deliver divine punishment.

Seeing Sanji's fate, the others fell silent.

After all, being struck by lightning isn't pleasant.

Only Luffy was fearless!

"What the hell!"

"Boom—"

"Come out and fight!"

"Boom—"

"You only dare ambush people from behind!"

"Boom—"

"You must be a woman, right?"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

Damn!

Shelly was utterly stunned!

How can this guy withstand lightning strikes?

While Luffy drew attention, the Straw Hat crew gathered around Sima Di.

"Old man Kurokasi, do gods really exist?" Usopp asked cautiously.

Kurokasi shook his head in confusion.

"Last time we came, the so-called god of this sky island was called Garp T. D. W."

Now the Straw Hat crew understood roughly.

Looks like he's a Devil Fruit user!

"He controls lightning—probably a Logia-type Devil Fruit user," Robin analyzed.

"And he resides on Appia, across the White Sea. To strike with such precision from that distance, only advanced Haki can achieve it—likely high-level Observation Haki," Sima Di added.

Information about Enel was now roughly clear.

What remained...

Everyone turned to Luffy, who kept taking the strikes—Enel was clearly fixated on him, ignoring even their whispers.

Sima Di shook his head.

Why are you, a common Logia user, challenging a top-tier Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit?

"The so-called god's hostility toward us is obvious now," Kurogane suddenly asked: "Do we still go to Appia?"

Last night,

Kurogane had eagerly asked Konis about the whereabouts of the Golden Land; Konis had no memory of "Golden," but when told "land," the entire sky island had only one place: the God's Island—Appia.

Thus,

the Straw Hat crew decided to visit Appia today.

Unexpectedly, this happened right at dawn.

"Of course we go," Sima Di said indifferently: "He's just a self-proclaimed god with a big ego—we do as we please."

"Exactly!" Zoro agreed: "Even if he's a god, I'll still cut him down!"

"Boom—"

A bolt of lightning struck Zoro precisely, engulfing Sanji beside him.

After the electric shock ended,

Sanji glared at Zoro, furious: If you want trouble, keep away from me!

"Damn it! Why doesn't it affect Sima?" Zoro also snapped.

Everyone looked curiously at Sima Di, waiting for an explanation.

"Perhaps... I'm just more handsome," Sima Di teased.

Everyone: "..."

Robin chuckled: "Possibly."

"Didn't that ball just say the god chose Sima?" Vivi said seriously: "Maybe this god is a goddess who's taken a fancy to Sima?"

Sima Di: "..."

Girl, you can't say things like that!

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"Boom—"

A bolt of lightning struck Vivi's head but was blocked by Sima Di's telekinesis.

Still, it startled her.

She immediately stuck out her tongue at the sky, but clung tightly to Sima Di.

I've got backup—you're nothing!

"Boom—"

The lightning weakly struck the telekinetic shield; Sima Di faintly heard Enel's furious helplessness.

Meeting them was Enel's personal Waterloo.

"Let's go," Sima Di walked toward the door: "Let's meet this so-called god."

After walking a stretch,

Sima Di turned back in confusion to look at Shadeli. "You're not leading the way?"

Shadeli: "......"

He was clearly a divine priest, so why did he possess no authority whatsoever in the face of this group?

But since he had not received a new order from Enel, Shadeli did not know whether he should take down the person before him...

The problem was, it seemed he couldn't win?

The group had endured so much "divine punishment" without a single one of them showing signs of collapsing; Luffy was still taking lightning strikes continuously!

"Forget it, we'll go ourselves," Sima Di said, waving his hand.

He then led the group and departed directly.

Conis seemed to want to say something, but seeing Shadeli nearby, she timidly closed her mouth again.

They found the Going Merry.

Sima Di directly took out Captain Jack's Luo Pan and silently chanted "Apaido."

The spinning needle immediately locked onto the front-left direction; Sima Di signaled Nami to steer straight that way.

"What kind of Luo Pan is this? It can still be used in the Grand Line!" Nami asked in surprise.

"It's a Luo Pan I found in the ruins of the Little Garden last time. As long as you think of A Certain Item, it will point to the location you want to go," Sima Di explained casually.

Nami's eyes immediately lit up!

Which navigator could refuse such a miraculous Luo Pan?

But Sima Di, having expected this, immediately stored the Luo Pan into his system space. He wasn't anyone's nanny or simp; just because you wanted it, would he give it to you?

Unless...

Hehehe!

Seeing this, Nami pouted and muttered, "Stingy..."

Sima Di pretended not to hear.

Remembering something,

he immediately reminded them, "By the way, the Mk-5 units I gave you can absorb a certain amount of lightning."

Usopp and the others standing close beside him immediately brightened with excitement!

They immediately darted to the storage room at the bow, took out the Mk-5 metal briefcases placed inside, and, amidst the sound of mechanical operation, all finished suiting up.

Even Zoro, who had previously complained that it "affected movement," put it on obediently.

— He didn't want to get struck by lightning again!

Kurekai watched with considerable envy!

Which man wouldn't like mecha?