svetikya Chapter 187 The Demise of Shandia, God is Heartless
Chapter 187 The Demise of Shandia, God is Heartless
Chapter 187 The Demise of Shandia, God is Heartless
The devastating pure white lightning and the all-consuming darkness eventually dissipated.
When the blinding light faded from their retinas and the scene before them reappeared, it brought not the relief of surviving a disaster, but a deeper despair and deathly silence.
Luffy maintained his upward punching pose, his rubber body still shrouded in lingering white steam.
But the smile on his face had vanished, replaced by a stunned look.
He stared at the sky, as if he couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
Even the two heroic spirits from the Indian mythology side, Bhikkhu and Yami, had disbelief written all over their faces.
The legendary drought demon, Furita, was a self-centered great Asura who symbolized absolute chaos and destruction.
Why would someone choose to confront the god-king Indra head-on just to protect a group of insignificant mortals?
They were even willing to risk their lives to withstand the devastating divine punishment?
This completely contradicts any legend they know!
Weber slowly opened his eyes, trembling.
The first thing that catches the eye is still that eternally unchanging sea of thunder and the radiant Vimana, hanging high in the sky.
King Indra sat upright on his throne, his posture unchanged.
The thunder formed a magnificent yet cold backdrop behind him.
The light shone down from in front of him, casting a deep shadow on his expressionless face, obscuring his eyes and allowing one to sense only the absolute majesty and indifference that looked down upon all living beings.
In the sky, the countless black, evil dragon phantoms that once blotted out the sun and tried to block out the heavens and earth have long since disappeared without a trace.
Not even a trace of resentment remained, as if it had never existed.
Frida's enormous serpentine body had also vanished without a trace. Had it been annihilated? Or had it escaped?
No one knows.
Pure, unadulterated divine light poured down without obstruction, illuminating every face below filled with fear and despair, like the gentle caress of death.
Waver and Enel's hearts sank into an abyss.
They asked themselves what it would be like to face the terrifying wave of black dragons that Frido had just summoned.
My meager strength is probably not even enough to fill their teeth or provide them with a full meal.
And that terrifying existence, before Indra's divine power, was like a dewdrop in the sun, evaporating instantly without leaving a trace.
"—" Weber just stared blankly at the sky, his mind completely blank.
Even fear seemed to be crushed by this absolute power disparity, leaving only numbness.
On the throne, Indra frowned slightly and clicked his tongue softly, his tone carrying a hint of surprise and displeasure.
"I never expected you to be so utterly defeated this time. You didn't even struggle or thrash around begging for mercy and repenting before turning to ashes?"
"What a disappointment!" he added with a hint of regret, as if he had lost an interesting toy.
"I also thought that the way you struggled so desperately to survive at the end was quite cute."
These understated yet deeply insulting words pierced Weber's last defenses like an ice pick.
"That's enough." Indra instantly suppressed any extraneous emotions, regaining his absolute coldness, and raised his hand again.
"Vajra, the judge. Destruction."
Vimana once again radiated endless brilliance, and the twin gods' bodies lit up with lightning patterns. Even more terrifying lightning power than before began to gather, and the aura of destruction pressed down as if it were a tangible force, its target being the helpless Shandian tribe below!
Indra even had time to glance at Luffy and his crew, his tone indifferent as if it were a final ultimatum.
"Stranger, this is your last chance."
"To leave, or to stay—and become nourishment for this divine realm along with them?"
"Damn it! Stop!" Luffy's eyes were bloodshot, and his rubber body instantly sprang up, about to charge at Vimana!
"Wave!" Calgara's heroic spirit roared, raising his spear once more, knowing he was no match but determined to fight to the death!
But they were all firmly stopped by the people around them!
"Luffy! Don't go!!" Zoro and Sanji desperately held onto him.
"Calgarra! Calm down!"
Yan Mi and the newly recovered Bu Jun also held off the ancient war ghost.
"Going up there now is just suicide! Even with your strength, you are no match for a fully-powered God-King! Take them away!"
Roger and Shiki's expressions were extremely solemn. They could clearly feel how terrifying the power gathered above was, which was completely beyond their ability to cope with.
"Kid! Listen to me! This isn't the time to show off!" Roger roared.
Despite their immense resentment, the Straw Hat crew could only suppress their grief and drag the struggling and roaring Luffy away, preparing to make their escape.
However, it was at this moment of despair that...
"Let me go!!!"
Luffy unleashed astonishing power and broke free from Zoro and Sanji's restraints!
The rubber arm suddenly stretched out, not to attack Indra, but to grab a broken stone pillar in the distance. Using its elasticity, it propelled itself back like a cannonball to the front of the Shandian tribe, resolutely standing between the impending divine punishment and the despairing people!
Meanwhile, Weber heard the desperate cries of his people and their angry curses against him, the incompetent leader and the source of the disaster.
Every word felt like a sharp knife piercing his heart.
He felt as if he were carrying the weight of the entire tribe's survival on his shoulders, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.
He bit his tongue hard, the sharp pain jolting his nerves, which were on the verge of collapse.
He slowly, with great difficulty, rose from his kneeling position.
He pushed aside the warriors who tried to hold him back, and walked step by step to the front of the tribe, standing shoulder to shoulder with Luffy who was blocking his way.
He raised his head and, with all his might, let out a hoarse but resolute shout towards the God-King in the sky.
"Indra!! All the blame lies with me! I am incompetent! I am foolish! I summoned the demon!"
I, Weber, will bear all the blame!
"Please—please! Don't implicate my people!! Spare them!!!"
His voice sounded so small amidst the thunder's roar, yet so tragic.
The surrounding cries and curses suddenly fell silent, and all the Shandians looked at their leader who had stepped forward, a glimmer of hope rekindling in their eyes.
However, the response to this sacrifice and courage was the cold, unwavering voice from the throne.
"No."
Those two simple words, like a final verdict, utterly shattered all illusions.
"Trial and execution."
The moment the words fell, the long-awaited destructive lightning, like a celestial river pouring down, once again engulfed the entire world with pure white light!
"Gum-Gum!" Luffy roared, trying once again to enter that strange white state.
His body turned slightly white, and steam faintly appeared, actually forming a flexible barrier in front of him, which blocked the destructive lightning for a moment!
"Hmm?" Indra let out a soft exclamation, seemingly somewhat surprised, before letting out a cold snort.
"A tenacious insect."
He made no move, but the lightning that Vimana poured down suddenly intensified several times!
That divine punishment power, representing absolute order and destruction, instantly shattered Luffy's not yet fully mastered liberation power!
The white steam was dispersed as if by a gale, and Luffy's body was brought back to its original form from that strange state! The terrifying lightning, now unimpeded, instantly engulfed him!
"Aaaaaaah!"
"Luffy!!!" The Straw Hat crew cried out in heart-wrenching terror!
The next moment, pure white light completely enveloped the entire area where the Shandia tribe was located!
The light was so intense that no one could look directly at it!
Weber's vision was filled with pure white; the last things he heard were the desperate screams and agonizing wails of his people before they died, and the most vicious curses directed at him, their leader.
Every sound was etched into the depths of his soul like a brand.
He could feel Connie hugging him tightly from behind, the girl's body trembling violently.
Then, all perception faded away.
Consciousness, as if thrown into a pure white, void furnace, is about to completely dissipate.
Just as this utter nothingness was about to devour everything.
A faint, somewhat solemn voice seemed to come from a very distant place, or perhaps it resounded directly in the core of the fading consciousness.
"Tsk—that Indra guy, he really went all out, didn't he—"
"Straw Hat Boy, and that tribe chief over there with some backbone, you can't just die here so easily—your trial isn't over yet."
"There's no underworld here, so where am I supposed to retrieve your souls?"
"There's another place where I need you to show me the way—"
"So don't die."
The moment the words left their mouths, they fell into a deep coma, which engulfed them.