Chapter 484 The Once Prosperous Civilization, the Ruins on the Lost Island!

Devil Fruit is a design for the future evolution of mankind by the scientists of a huge kingdom. Since it is disgusted by Mother Nature, those with abilities who eat Devil Fruit will be landlubbers throughout their lives. And once it is dropped into the sea, it is absolutely disastrous under normal circumstances.

but--

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Abis grabbed the railing of the ship's side.

"Hey! Stop making trouble! Get to the cabin quickly!" Under this situation, Sanji was "no longer gentle" and shouted angrily.

On the other side, Zoro and the enlarged Chopper finally worked together to close the sail.

However, Abis did not choose to listen to Sanji's words, but jumped from the stern of the boat. In her opinion, the raft Grandpa Long was riding on was originally used as a truck. Although it was very strong, it would not survive such a hurricane. It will definitely turn over.

And Grandpa Long himself is so weak. Once he falls into the sea... she can't let Grandpa Long alone under any circumstances!

"Grandpa Long, are you okay? You must hold on tight, ah...!"

A big wave came over and crashed down from the height of the Golden Melly's deck.

"ah!!"

Abis's cheek was hit hard by something unknown.

It turned out that one of the ropes connecting the boat and the raft was broken. This rope was like a whip, and it was whipped towards Abis's cheek - although it only grazed her face in the end, but the second time A rope also broke.

"Ah...! No!"

Abis quickly grabbed the rope as if she had been awakened from a dream. There was a burning pain, her white palm was scratched, and blood seeped out from it. However, in such a violent hurricane, the strength of adults can be completely ignored, let alone a little girl like her - Abis instantly sank into the sea along with the rope.

but--

"...Sanji?!"

"Damn it! Didn't I tell you to go into the cabin!?"

Sanji, who heard Abis' call, rushed over in time and pulled the rope tightly from above Abis. After changing his posture, Sanji used the railing at the stern of the ship to put his feet on it, preventing the rope and Abis from continuing to sink.

"Grandpa Long, no! Where did you take us?"

"How's it going? Abis!"

"Don't give up! I will definitely come to save you!"

Grandpa Long opened his eyes and looked over. A dragon that could no longer fly could only lie on the raft in the hurricane.

forget it! It's too dangerous, let's forget it! Grandpa Long didn't say anything like this, he just said a serious thank you to Abis.

"Didn't we agree to go back to the Dragon's Nest together! Didn't we already make an agreement? Didn't we say that we wanted to go home?... Now that you've said it, don't give up so easily! Bastard!"

Sanji shouted loudly.

"Sanji...?"

"We can definitely find the Lost Island! We can definitely go to the Dragon's Lair!"

Although no one has seen it, it is just a fantasy legend. But it is precisely because of this that Sanji firmly believes that the Lost Island and Dragon's Nest must exist. He has never doubted this in his mind - through his expression and words, Abis felt the firmness in his heart. belief.

"Dark Water!"

At this moment, Luffy, who was supposed to be at the bow of the ship, suddenly arrived.

Luffy wrapped his legs around the mast, and then released the Darkness Fruit's ability towards the raft - the darkness with ultimate gravity. Although it did not come into direct contact with the raft, it kept it connected to the Golden Merry. Maintained a stable posture.

"Luffy?"

"Leave it to me! Didn't we make an appointment? We must send Grandpa Long back to his hometown!"

Luffy straightened up his body and prevented the raft from breaking away and sinking - the sea water stirred up by the hurricane made him, as an esper, feel very unbearable, so he could only grit his teeth and not dare to relax at all.

"Where's Abis? Where is she?"

"Hey! What's that?"

Amidst the hurricane and heavy rain, Luffy and others saw hope. A beam of light shone down from the sky full of dark clouds. With this beam of light as the target, Franky started the propulsion device, and the Golden Melly stood out from the encirclement.

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"It turns out that this island is surrounded by hurricane seas!" Nami, whose hair and clothes were soaked, muttered in a low voice, "It is very similar to some islands in the New World..."

The group went through wind and rain and finally saw a rainbow!

Black thundercloud bands circled the surrounding sea 360 degrees, but there was no wind at all in the center. And, even the waves are calm. The blue sky stretched into the distance, and the beam of light just now was a ray of sunlight shooting out from the thunderclouds.

Then, beneath the center of the hurricane, lies an island quietly.

If Porusalino's old superior and now the New Navy's talker, Colonel Malvern, was here, he would definitely feel more cordial - the desert island where he got the water fruit was almost in a similar situation, except that the hurricane changed It has become a strange ocean current that is always rolling inward.

"No one has ever seen it before, and it's not recorded on the charts. So this is it!"

The mysterious mirror of illusion and the hurricane circle surrounding the island. With these two covers, the island disappeared from the eyes of the world.

Chopper looked at everything in front of him and inexplicably remembered the Crown Island before - unlike Luffy and the others who arrived later, when he first came there, it was also because of accidents, storms and underwater volcanic eruptions. And according to Mobangbi and others, that island is also a legendary island, and no one can discover it...

"No matter what, we're finally here! Lost Island!"

Luffy shouted loudly.

The Golden Mellie slowly entered the mouth of the river. After setting anchor, the group landed on the shoal.

"Look! Doesn't that stone statue look like Grandpa Long?"

Abis pointed forward excitedly.

A huge statue based on a dragon stands in front, looking down at the sea at the estuary. Statues like this based on dragons can be seen everywhere on the island.

"It seems like half of the island has sunk to the bottom of the sea."

"It's true... Look, there is a road under the sea!"

After Luffy said this, Nami also looked towards the bottom of the estuary. In the sea, there are stone roads and man-made buildings scattered in an orderly manner. These places were once land, but for some unknown reason the island sank and these places were submerged.

It can be imagined that if you look at the current coastline in the past, it should be regarded as a mountain.

"The Lost Island that sank to the bottom of the sea a long time ago is consistent with the legend! It is said that they also established an unprecedentedly prosperous civilization!"

"But despite this, the people living on this island must have been swallowed up by the power of nature!"

Sanji sighed.

But Nami frowned slightly. After talking to Porusalino, she knew something that none of her companions knew... Is it really because of the power of nature? This island the lost island?

Ah, last time at Crown Island, she still had something to say before she had time to say it!

In front of the road is a stone building, which is completely covered with trees and various plants. The surface is green, and there is no sign of being broken into until now.

"Hey! Grandpa Long! Grandpa Long!"

Abis turned her head and looked at Grandpa Dragon. At this moment, the old thousand-year-old dragon was riding on the previous truck. The truck was moving up the steps of the estuary driven by Sauron and Franky.

"We have arrived at the Lost Island where the Dragon's Nest is located, Grandpa Dragon! Get up! Get up!"

"Did it say anything?"

"It says it doesn't know very well."

Grandpa Long just opened his eyes, and Abis directly conveyed Grandpa Long's words to Sanji.

"Does it mean that this is not the Lost Island?"

"Probably not?"

"Hey! Look!"

Luffy was the first to discover something as always - "That's the highest point of the island, and you can see anywhere on the island from there!"

"Well...no matter how long you think about it, there won't be any progress..."

"Then let's head there!"

Sanji tapped Abis on the shoulder.

Along the stone road, a group of people climbed to the top of the mountain. Sunlight leaked through the trees from time to time, making it very quiet.

Luffy and Zoro were pulling the truck in front, while Franky and Sanji were pushing it forward from behind.

"Hey! Come on!"

"Nami, this guy, won't come to help us at all! Come here quickly and give us more help!"

"Idiot Green Algae Head, do you have no strength on your own? You have to ask Nami to help!"

"What? Curly eyebrows, I think your legs are already weak?!"

While the "young duo" were arguing and arguing, the truck came to a very steep slope. There are still deep marks on the slope, as if the people who lived on the island in the past also used this road to transport things.

"Ah! Village!"

Abis stopped in front.

On the gentle south-facing slope, there is a row of stone dwellings scattered in an orderly manner - of course, they have all been weathered and damaged, leaving only ruins, and even the ruins are mostly covered by vegetation and surrounded by big trees. entangled by its roots.

"That's amazing! A lot of people must have lived here before!"

"Yes! There are so many houses."

"Such a residential area can indeed be called prosperous..."

"Hey, Abis, maybe the people living here are your ancestors?"

While talking to his companions, Sanji turned around.

Abis went down the steps into the haystack. There was an ear of wheat hanging down on the overgrown land - probably this place used to be dry land, but because people left, the wheat field began to fend for itself.

It looks like Grandpa Long!

Abis picked up something on the side of the road. It was a small stone sculpture that looked like a thousand-year dragon, only the size of a palm.

On this island, does the Millennium Dragon live with people?

Abis imagined the scene of people looking up at the thousand-year-old dragon flying in the sky.

"Hey, little birds, hello!"

Several birds with feathers the color of glass flew overhead, and Abis greeted them. The birds were very surprised when they first heard Abis speaking a language they could understand. But he soon lost his guard, and another one landed on Abis's shoulder.

"Oh, it turns out that there was no one living on this island when you were born!"

"Abis, follow quickly!" Sanji shouted from the top of the slope. Abis immediately ran over and quickly caught up with the truck.

"I just heard from the little birds that there is a building with a dragon painted on it just like this one on the top of the mountain!" Abis showed Sanji the stone carving she just picked up.

"is that true?"

"Maybe that's the Dragon's Nest!"

Abis, who was bored, passed the truck and climbed up the slope.

"Ah! It's finally here! I can't do it anymore."

The wheel crossed the last step. Chopper, who was covered in fur, was about to collapse. He was sweating profusely and sat down on the ground.

Zoro felt very comfortable - this was his usual exercise rhythm!

"Thank you for showing us the way!"

Abis thanked the bird that landed on her shoulder, and the glazed bird flew up with a chirping sound.

Sanji looked in the direction where the bird flew away. The scenery at the foot of the mountain was unobstructed. It was really refreshing.

"Oh, you climbed so high!"

From here, you can see a panoramic view of the green island surrounded by black thunderclouds. From the stone road winding up the hillside, it is obvious that the residents who once lived on the island regarded the top of the mountain as a place of deep significance.

The group finally stood in front of a huge building made of stone.

Above the building, there is a huge ancient tree that is estimated to be thousands of years old, holding up a huge umbrella. It should be a banyan tree, dozens of meters high. The branches hanging from the umbrella take root on the ground, and then grow new branches and expand outward. A banyan tree is enough to be equivalent to a forest. Branches and roots poked out from the cliff, stretching down the mountain like a net.

"What is painted on this...is the Thousand-Year Dragon!"

Nami approached the building. On the stone door of the building, there was a dragon painted with red paint. Even though the lines are very simple and abstract, as the birds say, this is what a dragon with wings would look like.

"Is this the Dragon's Nest?!"

Luffy approached the building unsuspectingly.