Chapter 605: Foxfire Warrior
As the journey continued, Smoker suddenly found that his physical strength had improved a lot, or it wasn't physical strength, but he felt that his body was much smoother than before.
This kind of comfort in the body made Smoker stop reaching for the cigarette many times, because Luo had told him just now that the reason why his body became what it was before was that he smoked too much. up.
For a while, Smoker was very glad that during his time in Donghai, he didn't smoke much because he couldn't afford cigars. That is, in the past two years, after returning to the headquarters, especially after becoming a general, he only smoked cigars in retaliation .
It's just that in less than two years, the amount of cigars he smoked is probably more than the average person smokes in a lifetime.
However, because of the hard training in the past two years, his body has also been continuously strengthened, so that Smoker did not feel the abnormality of his body. If Luo hadn't discovered and cured him, Smoker would not have known that his body had so many problems .
Thinking of this, he touched his forehead. More than a year ago, when he was clearing the Whitebeard Sea Area, he was slashed by a pirate.
At that time, if Luo hadn't helped him treat him, he probably would have had an ugly scar even if his face wasn't disfigured.
Although Smoker felt that scars were in a way a badge of honor for a man, it would not be a pleasant thing to have scars on his face.
At this time, Luo ignored Smoker, who still had extra nutrients for his brain to think during the full sprint due to the increase in oxygen intake.
Apart from hurrying, he focused his last bit of attention on the surrounding environment. He didn't want Smoker to be tricked again.
Or more seriously, Smoker is fine, he was recruited, if that is the case, he probably doesn't need to wait for rescue.
Given the toxicity of the unknown substance that he saw just now, if he accidentally ingested it, he would probably lose consciousness just like Smoker just now, and he lost consciousness, but no one could save him.
This is the disadvantage of being the only doctor in the team. When his teammates fall, he can save him, but when he falls, no one can save him.
Therefore, Luo has a very high awareness of security and defense, because he understands that only when he is fine can he help his teammates to the greatest extent, except for emergencies, of course.
So after restarting Qichen, Luo chose another route. They thought it was just an explosion, so they chose to follow the explosion. After all, the explosion did not pose any threat to the two of them.
But since they found out that it was poisonous, they couldn't directly follow the route of the explosion. For example, they just passed the first explosion point, and Smoker was poisoned.
If you continue to wade on, there may be some accidents again. Although in this icy and snowy world, there may be accidents no matter which road you take, but let's rule out the visible threats first.
However, the route of the explosion is an arc, and the route they have chosen now is actually a shortcut. Although it can't be called a real kill two birds with one stone, it is also more convenient.
After all, some time was wasted just now in order to treat Smoker, so being able to take a shortcut to save some time is indeed a good thing for them.
And as the distance from the explosion source got closer, Luo also found that he was getting closer and closer to the third research institute. Although he didn't know whether it was a coincidence or the arrangement of the route, Luo became more and more vigilant in his heart.
It was already past noon at this time, but in the ice and snow, the two of them didn't feel the slightest warmth. On the contrary, it was because the sun was getting hotter and hotter, making their vision more and more restricted.
The bright sunlight shone on the ice and snow, and the reflected light was like needles piercing the eyes of the two of them. Luo lowered the brim of his hat as much as possible, but the effect was mediocre.
Fortunately, the sound of the explosion was getting closer and closer to them. With the auxiliary target of sound, Luo felt less pain.
On the other hand, Smoker was more direct, turning his eyes into smoke, and followed Luo with only his knowledge and domineering arrogance. As long as he didn't lose Luo, he would probably be able to reach his destination.
After blinking to relieve the swelling and pain in his eyes, Luo suddenly realized something, and said, "Smog, can't you make smoke surround us? That way we won't be snow blind."
"But it's so smoky that we won't be able to see our way and notice our surroundings soon?"
Smoker froze for a moment and said, Luo sighed and said, "It's just to block the light, there is no need for too thick smoke, and you just need to cover the ground around us."
".good."
After thinking for a while, Smoker nodded in agreement, and then a cloud of smoke covering a radius of 100 meters appeared, and Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the ice surface and snowflakes in the distance, and the snow-capped mountains next to it will still reflect a lot of light, but at least there is no light that directly pierces the eyes.
He blinked again, feeling a lot more comfortable in his eyes, and Smoker's eyes also returned from smog to human smoke.
"Bang! Boom~"
Suddenly, there was another explosion in the distance, and the fire and purple glow appeared in front of the two of them again, but this time, the two looked at each other with relief.
Because of this distance, it is already very close.
"Ready to fight at any time."
After Luo finished speaking briefly, the force field surrounding the room retracted. At the same time, the speed of the two gradually slowed down, but they were still able to keep approaching the source of the explosion.
When crossing a snow-capped mountain, both of them stopped, Smoker's smoke gathered, looked into the distance, opened his mouth slightly, and murmured: "What kind of monster is that?"
Where the two looked, there was a huge purple-red jelly monster that looked a bit like a crab and a bit like a scorpion, crawling on the ice.
At the same time, the small jelly monsters were constantly sprayed out by it, falling on the ice, and they would merge continuously when they approached, merging into a bigger jelly monster.
"I found it, Luffy and the others, but it seems that the staff has been reduced a bit."
Unlike Smoker, Luo immediately realized that the monster seemed to be chasing something, and looking in the direction of the monster, he suddenly saw several familiar figures.
But Luo quickly frowned, because Abel, Zoro, Nami, and the civet cat beside Luffy were gone, and only Robin, Sanji, Franky, and Usopp were left beside him , and another person I don't know.
Looking at that appearance, he seems to be a samurai from Wano Country, but Luo is not sure, after all, his understanding of Wano Country is just what some people say.
He has never been to Wano Country himself, and he doesn't know Wano Country, but Luo can't match the costumes and hairstyles with people from other kingdoms.
"Others shouldn't have been."
At this time, Smoker also frowned and said, but he stopped talking.
Luo also understood what Smoker was thinking, shook his head, and said: "If the explosion just now was the limit of this monster, then that guy named Abel will not die.
They should have separated, maybe it was because of the monster's attack that they were separated. You see, this monster has the ability to split. Maybe those people were also chased by another monster? "
"Well, what do we do now?"
Smoker nodded, while Luo touched his beard and said, "This monster is probably one of the experimental creations. Luffy and the others should know more about it than us. Why don't you go and ask."
Smoker thought for a while after hearing the words, although it seemed to him very unreliable to ask Luffy about it, and wouldn't it be the same as asking a pirate for directions?
But right now there is no better way, so he just nodded and said, "Okay."
And when the two were about to set off to rush over, a medium-sized jelly monster made of countless small jelly monsters rushed towards the straw hat group from the side.
Luo, who had just seen the toxicity of these jellies, frowned and wanted to go over to deal with the monsters, but the distance between the two sides was a bit far, and there was no time to rush over.
But at this time, the samurai beside Lu Fei drew his sword and slashed. In an instant, the flaming slash condensed from the samurai blade and was slashed out.
"Bang! Boom~"
The jelly monster was instantly detonated by the flame slash, and the straw hats continued to escape, while the residue after the explosion of the medium-sized jelly monster was absorbed by the jelly monster that came after it.
"Is there any way you can start a fire?"
Luo made a quick analysis, guessing that the jelly monster might be afraid of flames, while Smoker nodded, which made Luo a little curious, after all, Smoker had never demonstrated the ability to start a fire with smoke.
But the next moment, he took out a lighter, and the black eyelids around Luo's eyes trembled twice quickly, then sighed, ignored Smoker, and rushed in the direction of Luffy and the others.
At this time, Smoker also reacted belatedly, and slapped himself on the forehead, embarrassment and embarrassment appeared on his face, but he didn't struggle for too long, but quickly followed Luo's pace.
However, after approaching the Straw Hats and the others, Luo stopped taking care of Smoker's speed. The room's force field opened up, jumped a few times, and then appeared beside Luffy. While running, he asked Luffy:
"Luffy, what kind of monster is that at the back?"
"I don't know either. Wait! Luo?! How did you appear here?!"
The moment Luffy saw Luo, he was stunned, and then showed a bright smile, and then he directly ignored the jelly monster chasing behind him, jumped and climbed directly on Luo.
Several black lines appeared on Luo's face. I haven't seen him for so long. This Luffy is still the same as his bastard brother!
At this time, Robin, Sanji, and Usopp also recognized Luo. Usopp subconsciously moved away from Luo, and Sanji's eyes were constantly breeding hostility. Only Robin remained calm.
At this time, the samurai also noticed the sudden appearance of the navy, but he seemed to have a good relationship with the straw hat boy. He was startled at first, but after seeing Luffy's reaction, he calmed down.
Luo stretched out his hand to pluck Luffy's hair, trying to pluck him off his body, but Luffy is a rubber man, so plucking him is useless.
Luo, who had nothing to love in life, just continued to run with Luffy on his back, but he quickly turned his head to look at the samurai and said, "Is this person your new crew member?"
"No, he's a strange uncle who came to the island to find his son, he seems to be called Fox Nishinosuke!"
Although Lu Fei said so, Luo still looked at the samurai. When the samurai heard his new name, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he said, "I'm going down Kin'emon, Foxfire Kin'emon."
Hearing this name, Luo thought about it for a while, and said, "A swordsman from the Fox Fire Ryu in Wano Country?"
After hearing Luo's words, Kin'emon looked at Luo in surprise, and after seeing Luo's huge Nodachi, he asked, "Your Excellency is also a swordsman?"
Luo shook his head and said, "I'm not, I just happen to know some swordsmen, and I've heard of the fox fire style. Is it just your flame slash?"
I don't know why, seeing Kin'emon like this, Luo can't like it, and always wants to chop him twice to enjoy his hand, but unfortunately he is restrained by Luffy now, and he can't free his hand.
At this time, Kin'emon also scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "My Fox Fire Style practice is still very shallow. If it can be more advanced, maybe there is no need to run for my life now."
Luo, whose understanding of the fox fire style only stopped at the level that Kuina mentioned, faced Kin'emon's modest words at this time, and he could only nod meaninglessly, and then asked:
"Luffy said just now, you are here to find your son. Was your son kidnapped here for human experimentation?"
"What?! Human experimentation?! But this kind of thing must not happen!"
Suddenly, Kin'emon's face changed drastically, and he said in a panic, while Luo frowned, feeling that Kin'emon's reaction was a bit strange.
After all, according to his investigation, the experiments carried out here, those children who were abducted here were actually fooled by the legitimate reason of coming here for medical treatment.
As parents, knowing that their children are seriously ill and that there are people who are willing to treat them for free, they are naturally willing.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some parents of children will react and find that something is wrong. Just now Luo thought that Kin'emon was such a person.
The child was abducted to Punk Hazard, he found something was wrong, and then came to Punk Hazard to investigate, but now it seems that the reason why Kinemon came here is not to be aware of Punk Hazard's secret experiment.
After all, the parents who can react and track down here, even if they don't know that human experiments are being carried out here, should have guessed it, so after learning the news, it is impossible to panic to such an extent.
Therefore, in an instant, Luo labeled Kin'emon as not fully trustworthy.
Of course, Luo would not speak out these questions directly. After all, if he said it, Kin'emon would have the direction to adjust his "confession".
Hold doubts in your hands, hide them, and wait until the other party reveals more flaws, knowing that you have gathered enough evidence to completely overthrow the other party, and then it is not too late to make a statement.
Hiding the doubts in his heart, Luo turned to ask: "How did you meet this monster?"
"Ah? This, I walked and walked to a house, and then I met, and then I was chased and ran out."
Luffy said very naturally, Luo's dark circles trembled again, feeling the difficulty of communicating with Luffy, he tried to look at Robin, to see if Robin could answer for himself.
But as soon as his eyes turned away, a blond young man suddenly blocked his sight. It was Sanji. Sanji stared at Luo fiercely with one eye, and then said:
"What are you doing here?! Or is this the secret base of your navy? It must be this monster developed by your navy!"
The corner of Luo's mouth twitched. He felt that the Straw Hats were not only difficult for Luffy to communicate with, but also those who followed him.
Looking at Sanji with a look of embarrassment on his face, Luo said helplessly: "If this is a product of the Navy, then why did I show up? Waiting for it to chase you until your physical strength is exhausted, wouldn't it be good?"
"It makes sense! Sanji, you are just too timid! Luo Ke is my good friend!"
After Luffy finished speaking, Luo quickly shook his head and said, "You and I are not friends, you are criminals wanted by the navy now.
After the matter here is resolved, I will also arrest you. "
"What?!"
Lu Fei suddenly looked surprised, then jumped off Luo, pointed at Luo and said, "You are also here to catch us?!"
At this time, Luo also finally understood why Smoker had that expression when he proposed to ask about Luffy's news just now.
It seems that he hasn't been in contact with the Straw Hat Boy for too long, so he forgot that Luffy is an unreliable person, even more unreliable than his brother.
Sighing, Luffy looked back at Smoker who was coming from the side, and said, "I'll take you to a safe place next, but you must take everything that happened after you came to this island to account." Tell me."
"Why?! You are not my friend now!"
Lu Fei said confidently, Luo suddenly wanted to give up his major as a navy, and give Lu Fei Bang Bang two punches to make him sober, but it's a pity... no.
"Hehehe~"
Fortunately, at this time, Robin seemed to understand something, and after a series of chuckles, Robin said, "Luo, are you here to investigate the weird things that happened on Pang Island?"
"You can say that."
Luo nodded, rejoicing in his heart that he finally met a sober person, and Robin continued, "In that case, Luffy"
But when she looked at Luffy, she found that Luffy just turned his head and looked at Smoker who was approaching from the side.
Lu Fei's face changed, and he shouted: "Smoke Man?! Why are you again?!"
Smoker glanced at him, did not speak, but turned his gaze to Luo, Luo nodded slightly, and then looked at Robin, who also continued at this time:
"Luffy, let Luo take us to a safe place, after all, we are being chased by this thing now, if Luo and Smoke attack us again, we can hardly escape.
That being the case, it is better to trust Luo once. "
Hearing this, Lu Fei frowned and pondered for a while, then nodded heavily, and said, "Okay! Luo, I will trust you this time."
Luo nodded, and at this time Smoker also approached. Luo raised his hand while walking, and the room space expanded instantly, and then the ability was activated.
"Boom boom boom~"
In an instant, the running people came to a room made of steel, and then fell to the ground. Robin reacted the fastest, and several arms grew out of the ground to catch her.
Luffy, Sanji, Kin'emon and the others made close contact with the ground solidly. Luo, the person who activated the ability, had expected it a long time ago, and landed lightly and very smoothly.
Smoker turned into smoke, which hit the ground and quickly gathered into a human form.
Above, the monster that suddenly lost its target also stopped suddenly, and looked around suspiciously. It was clearly chasing those humans just now, so why did it suddenly disappear?
In the underground room, Luo and Smoker glanced at each other, Smoker seemed to walk around aimlessly, just blocking the entrance and exit of this room.
He understood why Luo chose such a room instead of the corridor outside the door, because he didn't intend to let Luffy and others escape easily.
Of course, at this time, Luffy didn't think about running away. He stood up, moved his hands and feet, swept off the snow on his body, looked at a few people, and found that they were all fine, so Luffy breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Luffy's relaxed appearance, Luo asked: "Abel, Sauron and the others? Are they not in danger?"
Robin shook his head and said, "We were forced to part with them not long ago. We don't know what their situation is like, but with Abel around, there shouldn't be any serious danger."
"Haha! They must be fine, Abel, Zoro, and Nami are all very strong."
As the leader of the small team, Luffy said very confidently that he has full confidence in his partners and will definitely be fine.
Luo nodded, glanced at Smoker, made sure he was still blocking the door, and then asked Luffy: "Can you tell me now? What happened after you came to Punk Hazard?"
Luffy nodded, and when he was about to speak, Robin took the initiative to say, "Let me tell the story."
Outside, on the surface of the sea, the warship with the head of Spades is constantly shortening the distance from Punk Hazard. Luo looked at Yamato and asked, "Yamato, how long will it take?"
"Three more hours, it's almost there!"
Yamato glanced at the logbook and said to Ace, Ace nodded and said, "Okay, you can ask Bepo or Luo for me to see what's going on with them."
In the windless zone, a remodeled lifeboat was slowly placed on the sea surface. Skyler jumped onto the deck of the lifeboat, looked at the dark board under his feet, and said, "So, Is it enough to just inject arrogance into it?"
Deborah nodded and said, "Yes, you can try it now to see if there is any problem."
"Try again on the road, Jinbe! Hamilton! Let's go!"