Chapter 95 Luffy Tears Down the Moon and Captures EnelMoreover, due to his overconfidence, he had been ambushed and severely injured by Luffy. Otherwise, given Enel's speed, Luffy would have had a hard time even touching him.
Seeing Enel's comical expression, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets, Luffy sighed helplessly, "My foolish little brother, I really am your older brother! See that tomoe drawn on your thunder drum? That's our family crest!"
As Luffy spoke, his pupils suddenly changed, instantly transforming into a pair of scarlet Sharingan.
Enel stared blankly at Luffy's strange eyes, then looked back at the thunder drum on his back, once again falling into deep self-doubt.
However, despite his doubts, he still couldn't accept the idea that Luffy was his older brother; after all, the age difference was undeniable.
He retrieved his golden staff, instantly restoring it using lightning metallurgy, and then slammed it down on the thunder drums on his left and right shoulders.
Roar! Roar!
A thunderbird and a thunder beast roared and materialized, lunging at Luffy with bared fangs and claws.
Luffy, seemingly unfazed, swaggered towards the thunder beast, his voice dripping with a fatherly tone: "It's useless. We're from the same root; your abilities have no effect on me."
Actually, Luffy's mind was racing, trying to figure out how to fix this plot hole.
To defeat Enel, he had to catch him off guard and take him down in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if the guy got going, Luffy would just be chasing after him, eating his dust.
Moreover, Luffy didn't want to let this high-level fighter, comparable to an admiral, slip away. He had to completely outmaneuver him.
Just as the thunderbird and thunder beast slammed into Luffy, and he felt a tingling, electric shock-like sensation, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind!
"Young... Big brother... I've got it!"
Luffy suddenly shouted excitedly at Enel, "I remember now! It was a night of raging fire, a man with demon horns burned down our home! It was my retainer 'Amezuki Toki' who used her Devil Fruit power to send us to the future!"
"But she was almost dead then, and the power malfunctioned, causing you to fall out of the time tunnel prematurely, which is why you ended up on Skypiea!"
Luffy's words were delivered with a tearful fervor and flawed logic.
"If you don't believe me, you can come with me to Wano Country to verify! It's still ruled by our enemy!"
"That enemy is none other than the infamous Yonko Kaido!"
The Straw Hat crew rolled their eyes, waving their hands in unison, "Nobody believes your nonsense!"
However, Enel's hand gripping the golden staff trembled violently, and he finally roared, "Even if you really are my brother, don't think you can stop me from searching for the Infinite Continent!"
Everyone: "(╯︵┻━┻）"
This guy actually believed it?!
The Shandian warriors were in tears: "What a rebellious and disobedient little brother!"
Luffy sighed helplessly: "Looks like I'll have to resort to 'loving education' in the end."
As he spoke, Luffy's Sharingan spun rapidly, and he raised his fist: "Have you ever seen such a huge 'virtue' character?"
"Gear Second!"
Luffy shouted, steam billowing from his body, his skin instantly turning red, and he shot towards Enel like a cannonball.
"Yehahaha!"
Enel laughed maniacally, "Then let your older brother witness the divine power I've acquired over the years!"
The Straw Hat crew scoffed, "We have absolutely no doubt about the 'older brother' persona now!"
Enel transformed into a streak of lightning and charged forward.
Luffy activated Gear Second at full power, combining it with the Navy's Six Powers: Shave. The two moved so fast they practically disappeared from the sight of ordinary people; only the rapid clanging of objects filled the air.
"So fast!"
Whippo, the Demon King, stared in horror at the exploding trees around them.
In a battle of this caliber, he and the Shandian warriors weren't even qualified to intervene; going in would just be suicide missions.
Luffy, meanwhile, was inwardly suffering. The speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was practically a cheat code.
This guy's speed was definitely comparable to Kizaru's. If Luffy hadn't been able to manipulate electromagnetic waves to interfere with Enel's Psychic Sphere, he probably wouldn't have even been able to touch the hem of Enel's clothes.
Fortunately, along the way, various cheat codes had directly or indirectly enhanced Luffy's Observation Haki.
With both sides losing the boost from their "Mind Web/Precognition," Luffy, relying on his more refined Observation Haki, actually gained the upper hand over Enel.
After all, before acquiring the Misaka Mikoto template, Luffy's Observation Haki was practically on the verge of predicting the future.
Enel, on the other hand, relied too heavily on the range of his Mind Web, neglecting to hone its precision.
This is why Luffy could barely keep up with the lightning rat's pace.
"Yehahaha, looks like my strength is still superior!"
Enel laughed triumphantly, his lightning-streaked figure leaving countless afterimages in the air.
"Damn it, you think you're so great?"
Luffy's face darkened, and his Sharingan instantly evolved into the Rinnegan markings, "Shinra Tensei!"
A deafening boom!
An invisible repulsive force erupted, and Enel was blasted away like a ball.
However, this purely physical impact had little effect on Logia-type elemental beings; Enel easily regained his footing by flipping in mid-air.
"Hahaha, aside from those idiots on Skypiea, whether it's you or the Shandians, isn't everyone after that legendary golden city of Shandora?"
"In that case, let's have a good fight! Only the final winner deserves that endless gold!"
Enel stood up, his gaze fixed intently on Luffy.
Nami's eyes instantly turned into Beli symbols upon hearing this: "I knew it! The golden city really exists! Luffy, charge! We must defeat this fat sheep!"
Luffy rolled his eyes at the money-grubbing Nami, thinking that this spendthrift was almost squandering all the gold on shipbuilding.
But even if only scraps were left, the little he found inside the snake's belly last time sold for 300 million Berries.
Luffy dusted off his clothes, which were still smoking from the electric shocks, and said seriously to Enel, "I've told you, I don't care about gold, I only care about you, my silly little brother."
"Although I haven't tried this before, I just used my Rinnegan to deduce it, so I'll use you as a practice subject."
Luffy stared intently at Enel, blue arcs of electricity crackling around his body. "By stimulating cell activity with lightning-style chakra, I'm comprehensively enhancing speed, strength, and reaction time! This is called..."
"Lightning Release: Chakra Mode!!"
Before the words were even finished, Luffy vanished from his spot in an instant.
Enel's pupils contracted sharply: "How is this possible?!"
"Too slow!"
Luffy's voice echoed eerily in Enel's ears.
"This is impossible!"
Enel was horrified and instinctively tried to teleport away, but instead, he was met with an iron fist crackling with Conqueror's Haki!
Bang!
A muffled thud, and Enel's face contorted as he was blasted away by Luffy's punch.
At this moment, Luffy was crackling with electricity, his hair standing on end from static electricity; aside from being black, he looked exactly like a Super Saiyan 2.
Theoretically, both the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit can achieve the speed of light, but that's just theory.
In reality, the speed of thought of the Devil Fruit user is the bottleneck that limits them.
If they could truly travel at the speed of light, Kizaru could circle the Grand Line hundreds of times in a second; what would be the point of playing?
Therefore, while their speed was fast, they weren't invincible against top-tier fighters.
The same applied to Enel; his body could generate lightning, but if his mind couldn't process it, it was useless.
Luffy, however, was currently using Gear Second to accelerate his blood flow and Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his brain cells—a two-pronged approach that resulted in off-the-charts reaction speed.
If it weren't for Misaka Mikoto's electromagnetic manipulation abilities, an ordinary person who dared to electrocute their brain like that would already be in a vegetative state.
Adding to that the elasticity of the Nika Fruit, Luffy's speed alone was now on par with Enel's.
Their current battle resembled two superhumans with extreme speed boosts battling it out; all others could see were flashes of sparks in the air.
Suddenly, a deafening crash.
Enel, covered in wounds, plummeted from the sky, slamming heavily into the ground.
Boom!
A massive crater was blasted into the earth.
"Impossible! I'm lightning! How could a mortal possibly strike lightning?"
Enel scrambled to his feet, panting, his face filled with disbelief.
Luffy, like a thunder god descended to earth, looked down at Enel: "You know, humans have always called incomprehensible natural fears 'gods' to escape reality."
"Now, to you, I am that incomprehensible fear, I am God! Ore wa Kami da!"
"Let me show you a true miracle, you foolish little brother! Let me show you the despairing chasm between us!"
Luffy's chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) fully erupted as he shouted.
He glanced at the 90% accuracy of the Misaka Mikoto template and unleashed his ultimate technique!
"Absolute Power! Level 6!"
Pure white lightning instantly erupted from Luffy's body, and a dazzling crown of lightning condensed above his head.
A lightning cloak, like wings of light, appeared behind him.
The sheer pressure emanating from him, even a mere wisp of lightning crackling through the hard ground of Appaard, carved a bottomless trench.
Enel felt this terrifying power from another dimension, a long-forgotten fear flashing in his eyes. This was a level he never dared to dream of.
Luffy looked at his hands; he could clearly sense his life force draining away like water.
"As expected, this is a side effect of forced evolution. This body is collapsing."
Luffy, feeling the raging power within him, fixed his gaze on the trembling Enel. "But that's enough for showing off."
"Watch closely, little brother, this is the power of 'God'!"
Luffy clasped his hands together, forming a strange hand seal.
A gigantic blue chakra giant rose from the ground, possessing two heads and four arms, simultaneously forming the hand seal with Luffy.
At the same time, lightning exploded around Luffy, and a terrifying gravitational wave shot into the sky like a divine decree!
"What's going on?! What happened?!"
Everyone stared in horror at Luffy's pained expression as he formed the hand seal.
"Is this ninjutsu?"
Chopper's eyes lit up, completely forgetting the danger. "So cool!"
Zoro's unease grew stronger: "Hey! Luffy! What are you trying to do?!"
Usopp suddenly pointed to the sky, his voice trembling: "Hey... don't you guys think the moon seems... bigger?"
"The moon?"
Everyone looked up in confusion.
This was ten thousand feet in the air. The moon was already larger than it appeared from the ground, but…
This was ridiculously huge!
At that moment, Luffy's lips curled into a maniacal, dragon-king-like grin: "Foolish little brother! Didn't you want to go to that infinite land? Here, your brother will give it to you! Heavenly... Tremor Star!"
"What did you say?!?"
Everyone finally realized what was happening, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
It wasn't an illusion!!
This madman, Luffy, actually ripped the moon down from the sky!!
The enormous moon expanded at a visible speed, blotting out the sun, plunging the entire Sky Island into darkness.
A terrifying black shadow, hundreds of times larger than Apaya, carrying an aura of annihilation, broke through the clouds and crashed down!
Luffy, using his last ounce of strength, clasped his hands together and roared: "Planetary Devastation!!"
A terrifying gravitational core shot into the center of the moon.
Under Luffy's frenzied control, the moon, which had been hurtling towards the ground at breakneck speed, surprisingly slowed down!
The enormous moon hung overhead, its craters clearly visible to everyone.
The price of Luffy activating his absolute power also fully materialized; his body visibly withered and aged rapidly.
Finally, the moon, like a weightless balloon, slowly and gently landed on the land of Apayado.
Rumble…
Despite Luffy's control, the moment the moon touched the ground,
Apriado was instantly cleaved in two by this colossal object!
The earth shook violently, and clouds broke apart.
Countless giant guide birds scattered in terror.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the aged figure standing beside the giant moon; no one dared to underestimate this seemingly frail old man.
Luffy, trembling, extended his withered finger, pointing it at the terrified Enel: "I, Monkey D. Luffy, the Sun God! Submit to me!"
Enel collapsed to the ground, completely stunned by Luffy's incredible feat, his mind blank.
At the peak of his swagger, Luffy's body suddenly began to turn to ash.
Whether it was forcibly activating Level 6 or sacrificing his lifespan to unleash the Heavenly Meteor, both actions had completely drained his life force.
Finally, in the instant he finished his final display of power, Luffy, like a rock weathered over millions of years, shattered into dust with a loud bang.
Enel stared blankly at Luffy, who was drifting away in the wind, utterly bewildered: What the hell is this?! I was just about to kneel down and sing "Conquer," and you just destroyed yourself?!
The Straw Hat crew below stared in disbelief, screaming in unison, "What?! Luffy's gone?!"
Only C.C. remained calm, watching the spot where Luffy had disappeared, even wanting to take a bite of her pizza.
After all, she knew that the holder of a Code couldn't truly die.
Don't underestimate the fighting power in Lelouch's world; the power of the rules in the C world is monstrous.
This mechanism is like backing up the Code holder's data in the cloud; once the physical body is destroyed, it's instantly reloaded and resurrected!
Just like now.
A huge crimson bird mark suddenly appeared in mid-air.
Where Luffy disappeared, countless points of light began to converge, and his body, along with his clothes, rapidly reformed.
In the blink of an eye, a perfectly healthy, lively Luffy reappeared before everyone.
At this moment, not only Enel, but even the stubborn Shandian warriors knelt on the ground in fervor, shouting, "Praise be to God!"
Usopp, Chopper, and Nami also knelt down without any backbone, clasping their hands together: "Praise be to God!"
Luffy: "..."
"Stop praying! I'm still alive!"
The entire visual style of the One Piece world completely collapsed at this moment.
The reason was simple: the moon in the sky... was gone.
At this moment, the Mink Tribe on the ground were completely dumbfounded, each one craning their necks, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.
They were originally counting on the full moon transformation for a burst of power, but now, the moon was gone, so what was the point of transforming into a ball?
Countless eyes watched in horror as the silvery moon, which had hung high in the sky, plummeted from the heavens, crashing into the dark depths of the cumulonimbus clouds and vanishing without a trace.
Not long after, a terrifying legend spread like wildfire: a giant wearing a straw hat had swallowed the moon whole!
And the perpetrator of this "moon-swallowing tragedy" was currently enjoying a comfortable bonfire party in Apayado.
The once invincible Thunder God Enel was now as meek as a quail, completely subdued by Luffy's world-destroying power, serving him tea and water.
He simply couldn't refuse; who could have imagined that the "Infinite Land" he had pursued with all his might would be dragged down from outer space by this man? It was utterly outrageous!
From the moment Luffy saw Misaka Mikoto's template skill, this crazy idea popped into his head—to bring the moon down.
Luffy had previously researched this in the cover story; the moon in the One Piece world isn't actually as huge as imagined.
As the former home of the Skypiea people, it's at most the size of a dozen or so Skypiea islands pieced together. In terms of area, it's probably smaller than the Alabasta desert.
And most importantly, the moon is incredibly close to the ground.
The fact that those rudimentary metal robots could float up there even with hydrogen balloons proves that the distance outside the atmosphere isn't insurmountable.
Furthermore, Luffy is now at an altitude of 10,000 feet, possessing a significant geographical advantage. Therefore, he decisively goes all in, risking all his strength, even his life, to pull this planet down!
Because he knows perfectly well that an ancient city of Skypiea people lies dormant there—Birka!
Inside lie countless miniature robot soldiers, waiting to be awakened.
While their individual combat strength is still unknown, the fact that they can absorb Enel's lightning for energy shows that these bearded, dwarf-like robots are no mere scrap metal.
After all, they are mechanical guards left behind by the high-tech civilization of the moon; their capabilities are undeniable.
Once fully activated, it would be like Luffy holding a trump card in the world of One Piece.
Finally, Luffy has seized that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He instantly activated Misaka Mikoto's Absolute Devil Mode, then poured all his lifespan into the Rinnegan's eye technique, Heavenly Obstruction Starfall, forcefully pulling the moon off its gravitational orbit.
However, Luffy was somewhat puzzled. Although he had forcibly pushed the moon into the Sekidai Clouds, the sky didn't plunge into absolute darkness as expected.
This made him ponder a theory he'd heard before: that the planets in the One Piece world might have more than one satellite orbiting them.
Of course, these astronomical and geographical questions were no longer Luffy's concern at the moment.
At this moment, he and Zoro's crew were enjoying a victorious celebration around a roaring campfire.
The Shandian warriors, Enel, and even those former enemy soldiers and priests were all kneeling on the ground, bowing in worship to Luffy.
Hmm…
The scene was indeed a bit awkward; calling it a pilgrimage wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Luffy originally just wanted to recruit a powerful henchman, but it seems he went too far and terrified the kid. Now, Enel looks at him like he's looking at a living god.
What annoys Luffy the most is that Enel seems to have gone too far with his imagination, insisting that Luffy is his long-lost brother.
This guy is constantly cursing and shouting that he'll storm Wano Country and take back the power that belongs to his "brother" from that bastard Kaido.
This fanatical atmosphere has even infected his own people. Even Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, the cowards, now look at Luffy as if he's some kind of totem.
When they're bored, these guys will even clasp their hands together and bow to Luffy, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
To be honest, Luffy's actions are really over the top.
In terms of sheer destructive power, even awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit users might not be able to kill someone even if they fought with their lives on the line.
However, pulling the moon down with bare hands is simply not something a carbon-based life form could conceive of.
Amidst an atmosphere of frenzied celebration reminiscent of a religious ritual, the bonfire feast in the Golden City finally came to a close.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking...
Led by Enel, the Shandians climbed the massive bean vines until they reached the magnificent golden bell atop the clouds.
"This...this is the light of Shandia we were meant to light?"
Whiplash, the Demon King, gazed up at the colossal, breathtaking golden construct before him, tears streaming down his face—the overwhelming joy of a four-hundred-year-old dream finally realized.
Beside him, Nami was also in tears, though her tears flowed from the corners of her mouth.
"Gold...such a huge mountain of gold!!"
Nami's eyes were completely unfocused; her pupils had transformed into enormous Beli symbols, and her entire being seemed to glow.
She shook Luffy's shoulders frantically like a madwoman: "Luffy! Let's carry it away! If we can just carry this one, we'll be richer than we can ever spend in this life or the next!!"
Luffy, dizzy from the shaking, coughed frantically, reminding her, "Cough cough! Mind your image! We're wearing the Navy's skin now. Even if you want to be a thief, you can't shout it out in front of the victim!"
Zoro and Usopp, speechless, muttered, "Hey! Even if you say it behind their backs, you can't! That's their sacred relic!"
Whippo didn't hear their whispers at all. His hands trembled as he picked up the broken giant golden bell hammer beside him.
He glanced back at the Shandians behind him, who were trembling with excitement, and took a deep breath.
*Dong—!!*
A deep, desolate bell tolled suddenly, the sound waves seemingly tangible, instantly spreading throughout the entire Land of Gods.
The sound pierced through the thick clouds, traveling downwards until it reached Kulik's ears on Qinghai Jaya Island.
Kulik burst out of the stone house, the ape and gorilla beside him pointing excitedly at the sky.
"Dad!! Did you hear that? It's a bell! The lights of the legendary Shandora! It really is in the sky!!"