Chapter 22: Bug Lover
Soon after the two Pirate Ships sailed away, several huge dark shadows appeared from the Seabed and began to tear at the Corpse of the dead Sea Kings.
After the Ship sailed for a while, Nicholas on the Deck also saw an Island faintly appearing in the far distance ahead.
On this Island, there were actually two huge Bull Horns, one large and one small, making the Island look like a giant Rhinoceros head. And for some unknown reason, these two Bull Horns were completely covered in Rock and had no Green Vegetation, just standing tall on the Island.
Soon the two Pirate Ships found a Bay and docked.
After entering the Island Interior, Nicholas and Bell-lin and the others were a little stunned by the scene before them, their eyes widened with disbelief. On the contrary, the members of the Roger Pirates just calmly watched the scene before them, not as surprised as Nicholas and the others.
What came into Nicholas's view at this time was a huge circular Lake, and the Lake was surrounded by Grassland full of fertile plants. At this moment, many huge Animals were drinking water by the Lakeside.
These Animals drinking water had long necks, pointed heads, bloated bodies and four thick legs. Their Tails were also slender but full of Power, and the joints where their limbs met their bodies were quite strong.
"This, this is a Brachiosaurus? Aren't these things extinct?"
As the most educated person on the Nicholas Pirates, Bell-lin recognized the name of these Animals at a glance.
"The Sea is full of all kinds of miracles, and this is the charm of the Sea!"
Roger said with a hearty laugh. Constantly sailing on the Grand Line, discovering new Islands, Secret Realms, and various Treasures and Exotic Beasts - this constant discovery of surprises is what they pursue.
"Let's go, let's take a look. If I remember correctly, there is an Animal here that tastes quite delicious."
As he spoke, Roger couldn't help but drool.
Rayleigh and the others also began to unload various Fine Wine and Supplies from the Ship to prepare for the Banquet.
Bell-lin approached the Brachiosaurus, seemingly intending to study this extinct species. Facing the tiny Bell-lin, this tall Dinosaur just turned its head to glance at her, then ignored her and continued drinking water.
Until Bell-lin almost walked to the leg of a Brachiosaurus, the Brachiosaurus lowered its head to look at Bell-lin and let out a muffled roar through its nose, as if signaling Bell-lin not to approach.
Bell-lin naturally ignored it, because she wanted to study this rare Dinosaur up close, so as to add new Data to her Knowledge Base.
After realizing that its Threat was ineffective, the Brachiosaurus actually began to become irritable, its Tail constantly swinging, and its huge forelimbs seemed to want to lift up as well.
Just as the Brachiosaurus was about to trample this little Bug that was disturbing it to death, suddenly its biological instinct frantically warned it.
Then it saw several Bugs not far away staring at it. Feeling the Dangerous Aura emanating from those Bugs, the Brachiosaurus became quiet again.
Everyone just wants to live, even dragons.
But at this moment, all the Brachiosaurus suddenly stopped drinking water. Even the Brachiosaurus that had been observant quickly gathered with its Companions, as if realizing some Danger, and all of them vigilantly looked towards the Island Interior.
Rustle, rustle, first came the sound of friction from the Grassland around them.
Then Nicholas and the others saw that a large number of Insects actually rushed out densely from the Dense Forest around them.
"Oh dear, bad luck indeed, we actually encountered an Insect Swarm."
Roger said with some surprise as he looked at these Bugs, while the other members of the Roger Pirates were not surprised, seemingly knowing about this situation.
The types of Insects that rushed out of the Dense Forest were quite mixed, including Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera. It's really unknown how these Insects appeared together.
However, these Insects also had one thing in common, which was that their colors were very bright.
In nature, brightly colored Insects are mostly Deadly Poisonous, and these Insects in front of them, coupled with the nature of the One Piece World, it is certain that these Insects are definitely poisonous, and Deadly Poisonous at that.
"Hahaha, it seems the Banquet can't be held! Run away!"
After saying that, Roger took the lead and turned around to run away. Rayleigh and the others also shouted a few words to Nicholas and then followed the Captain to run away.
Faced with this situation, Nicholas also stretched out his right Palm and gathered a large amount of Lightning in his Palm. Then the Lightning in his Palm began to slowly spread along his Palm barrier, and finally directly formed an Electromagnetic Barrier that was two hundred meters long and fifty meters high.
This is the Defense technique Nicholas developed: [Electromagnetic Barrier: Thunder Net].
Seeing Nicholas's actions, Roger and the others who were originally running away also stopped and even looked at Nicholas curiously.
And those Deadly Poisonous Insects did not give up their attack because of the Lightning barrier in front of them.
Crackling, crackling sounds began to continuously emanate. After those Insects came into contact with the Thunder Net, they were directly electrocuted into charcoal.
But even so, these Insects seemed to be crazy, still rushing forward one after another, simply fearless of death.
Soon a thick layer of Insect Corpse appeared at the bottom of the Thunder Net.
Bell-lin covered her nose and stood in front of the Thunder Net, carefully observing these Poisonous Insects.
These Poisonous Insects were much larger than similar creatures, and some Insects that were not electrocuted were still constantly releasing Venom. For a time, a colorful Poison Mist even rose in front of the Thunder Net.
At this time, Roger and the others also returned, watching the scene in front of them with great interest.
Seeing the Insects that were still constantly appearing, Nicholas seemed to be a little annoyed, and then directly waved his Palm forward.
"Thunder Wall"
Following Nicholas's voice, the Thunder Net in front of him quickly turned into a Thunder Wall and then directly pushed back towards the Insect Swarm.
Crack, crack, crack, crack, the Poisonous Insects swept by the "Thunder Wall" were all electrocuted. When the "Thunder Wall" flew out hundreds of meters, the original Insect Swarm was also completely silent, leaving only Insect Corpse everywhere.
"Oh my, as expected of a Logia Type, what a convenient Ability."
Roger said with emotion as he looked at the Corpse of the Bugs.
Nicholas naturally ignored Roger's words.
"Captain Roger, with your Strength, there should be no need to run, right?"
Nicholas asked curiously. After all, there are many Strongest on the Roger Pirates, especially Conqueror's Haki, which is definitely top-tier on this Sea.
With Conqueror's Haki, such a crowd-clearing ultimate move, there's no need to run from these Insect Swarms, right?
"Little Nicholas, are you suggesting using Conqueror's Haki to deal with these Bugs?"
Rayleigh seemed to see Nicholas's confusion and spoke, to which Nicholas nodded.
"It's simple. These Bugs have no thinking ability at all, and the deterrence of Conqueror's Haki is useless. And facing such a large number of Deadly Poisonous Insects that are fearless of death, it's not cost-effective to fight them."
Nicholas immediately understood. He had just glanced at the number of Poisonous Insects, and it should be calculated in millions.
"Aiya ya, good stuff! These Bugs are rich in Protein, and the main thing is they taste like Chicken Flavor and are crunchy."
Just as the few people were chatting, Jabba squatted on the pile of Bugs, rummaging for something, and occasionally stuffing them into his mouth.
"Hey Jabba, you're sneaking a bite again!"
Seeing Jabba's actions, Roger immediately rushed up and started snatching Bugs from Jabba.
Then the Banquet continued. Of course, in addition to Grilled Meat and Fine Wine as the main dishes, under the selection and cooking of Jabba, the Bug researcher, there were also many plump, juicy, and explosively flavorful Bugs.
(End of Chapter)