Chapter 469: The little girls encountered a big crisis
There is a saying that plans cannot keep up with changes, and this is the situation Zhang Daye and his team are facing now.
Last night, the little girls went to say goodbye to their new friends. When they came back, Zhang Da checked carefully to make sure that there were no stowaways on the boat with them.
But the next morning, Zhang Da still saw the girl named Moda - she went to the town with her mother to deliver milk, and then she came to see him off.
Today is September 22nd. If the Grand Voyage also follows the solar terms, it should be the Autumnal Equinox now.
According to Zhang Daye, the climate of the Kingdom of Lulucia is still normal. When he woke up early in the morning, the thin morning mist had not yet completely dissipated. The air at the seaside was moist and cool. A little girl of six or seven years old was standing on the shore with a lot of things in her hands, shouting Perona and the others' names towards the Amber.
As a return gift for the gifts she received yesterday, Moda brought a large bucket of milk, as well as a lot of dairy products such as cheese, butter, and cream. It was hard work for her to carry so many things from the town to the dock by herself.
"Moda!" Weiwei exclaimed in surprise, jumping off the boat and giving Moda a big hug. Kalu quacked and followed Weiwei to join in the fun.
Wendy and Xia Lulu also followed and touched Moda's head with a smile - because Vivi was growing taller and taller, Wendy had not experienced this kind of happiness for a long time.
Perona floated down with her small umbrella and asked, "Why did you bring so many things? They must be heavy, right?"
As the oldest girl in the group, Perona is very caring.
"Thanks to Tom, we couldn't sell all the milk. Worried it would spoil, we made it into dairy products," Moda said with an embarrassed smile. "I'm too weak, so this is all I can offer."
When talking about Tom, Moda looked at the boat specifically, as if she was a little worried.
But Tom on the boat noticed her gaze and hid behind Zhang Daye in fear. He wasn't afraid of Moda, but of her cows. Tom couldn't understand why a bull was kept on the dairy farm, so when he went to milk the cows that day, he also milked the bull...
Then there are the stories about how fast the bulls run, how sharp their horns are, how easy it is to dig holes in the pasture ground, and how fragrant the cigarettes are before death.
After hearing about this, Zhang Da laughed for a long time in a very unkind way, and then thought about why Tom was so interested in milking. Could it be the cat's instinct to knead milk?
Zhang Da also touched Tom's head and asked, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to her?"
Tom shook his head decisively and shrank back behind Zhang Daye, but when he saw Moda's lost look, he stuck his head out and waved at her.
Moda became happy and waved her arms vigorously, then continued chatting with Wendy and the others, asking them to come and see her when they have time in the future.
At this moment, something strange happened.
A thick column of water shot out from a distance, aiming directly at the Amber.
Shark Chili's eyes changed when he saw this move, and he immediately jumped into the water: "Sea current over the shoulder throw!"
Bang! Crash!
The two water jets collided, splashing sea water everywhere, and their power was surprisingly equal!
The sea near the dock was surging, and the Amber and the warship were shaking violently.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The lookout on the warship belatedly raised the alarm, and the marines hurried out with their weapons in hand to stand guard.
Zhang Daye and the others' attention was also attracted by the sea.
Shark Chili half surfaced from the water. He had just seen the enemy from underwater and said, "It's a murloc, and a fish giant. The power of that move just now is completely different from the murlocs we encountered before."
"No matter what, he can't be stronger than Jinbei, right?" Zhang Da also felt that the opponent's previous move of "Sea Flow Shoulder Throw" was not that powerful.
"The opponent only used one move, so it's hard to compare." Shark Chili said, "Besides, that move wasn't a sea current shoulder throw, it was a water strike!"
"Huh? Are you sure?" Zhang Da was also shocked. A normal water strike would just use a drop of water to create the effect of a bullet, but this fish giant could actually use it like a sea current passing over his shoulder? What was going on?
"That's absolutely right!" Although the move was massive, Shark Chili, familiar with Fishman Karate, could easily tell the difference. It seemed he'd truly encountered a formidable opponent this time, one who was also a master of Fishman Karate.
Shark Chili was looking forward to it, maybe he could learn the trick of using the shark giant to perform fish-man karate from this guy. "Leave this guy to me. I'm not sure why, but he's probably after our bounty in the underworld. I wonder if he has any accomplices."
Without Shark Chili's reminder, Zhang Da had already started using his Observation Haki to explore the sea in the distance. Although the morning fog was not thick, its vision was still greatly affected, making it difficult to see clearly in the distance.
Except for Ye Yan who happened to be catching up on his sleep at this time, everyone else also gathered around. Ye Yan had been fighting for several nights in a row and seemed a little tired, so he slept soundly.
Zefa was also alarmed by the sudden attack and quickly came to the deck to direct the students to conduct reconnaissance and alert.
The little girls on the shore reacted quickly and protected Moda and Kalu, who had no fighting ability, behind them. Moda did not show much fear. She knew that these little sisters were very powerful. She hugged Kalu's neck and prepared to watch everyone's performance.
However, the next attack was not launched from the sea, but the shore began to shake first.
Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the ground on the shore shattered into two-meter square blocks of earth and stone, which flew or moved rapidly and randomly.
A huge gap suddenly appeared on the coast, which was originally higher than the sea level. The seawater poured in, and the warship and the Amber inevitably tilted seriously. Many marines fell down in the unexpected situation, while others, like Zefa, grabbed the railing in time.
The situation on the Amber was better. Tom hugged Zhang Daye's thigh in time and did not get thrown out. The others grabbed something to stabilize themselves. Ye Yan, who was sleeping soundly in the room, rolled from the foot of the bed to the head of the bed, pulled up his eye mask, turned over and continued to sleep.
The people on the boat were basically unharmed because the attackers' target was not them, but several little girls and Karu on the shore.
The little girls lost their balance due to the sudden 'earthquake' and fell into a heap. Wendy, who usually fell flat on her face, should be considered the culprit. She fell to the ground first and also dragged others down with her.
Under the attacker's manipulation, the blocks of earth and rocks formed a prison, trapping the little girls inside and moving quickly away.
The little girls finally climbed up and held onto the wall. They felt movement under their feet and then realized their situation.
"What's going on? Have we been caught?" At this time, Moda began to feel a little scared.
Xia Lulu patted her little head and comforted her, "Don't worry, Wendy can easily break something like this. Right, Wendy... Wendy?"
"Wu... it's... it's moving..." Wendy supported herself on the ground with one hand and covered her mouth with the other, "I hate transportation..."
Perona was shocked and said, "No way! Does this count?! Cheer up, Wendy!"
Xia Lulu patted her forehead and said helplessly: "Ah, he has become exactly like Natsu..."
"Yes... I'm sorry... Ouch!" Wendy's face became uglier and uglier, as if she was about to vomit at any moment.
"Then leave it to me!" Weiwei stepped forward and pressed one hand against the wall. "I don't like this move, but turn into sand!"
The prison made of earth and stone blocks quickly weathered into sand with Weiwei's palm as the center.
"Wow~" The little girls' feet suddenly went empty and they fell to the ground collectively, rolling forward in sync. It was obvious that none of them were prepared for landing.
"You're so awesome, Sister Weiwei!" Moda had seen Weiwei's performance skills, but had never seen this trick. After getting up, she didn't even bother to brush off the dirt on her body and immediately praised her admiringly.
"Hehe, it's okay, I'm quite good at digging holes." Weiwei was a little embarrassed. She had originally run away from home by digging a hole in a similar way to escape.
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Xia Lulu took a fighting stance and reminded, "We seem to be surrounded."
More than a hundred people armed with various weapons came out of the woods and surrounded the little girls.
"Is it really necessary for so many of us to deal with this little girl?"
"Don't be careless. Vice Captain Bin Jack said they are all people with special abilities."
"But with the mate's intelligence and countermeasures, we can win by just following his instructions, right?"
Looking at these ferocious-looking people, Kalu was so frightened that he hugged Moda and trembled.
Weiwei was much calmer than him. She calmly observed the situation and said, "Kalu, protect Moda. If you have the chance, take her back to the Amber."
"Quack!" Kalu saluted with his wings. Running was what he was best at, and he was confident he could leave everyone behind. But he actually wanted to take Weiwei away more.
"Just listen to me, we'll be fine." Weiwei probably knew what Kalu wanted to say, "Sister Wendy, are you still not feeling well?"
Wendy still looked very bad, she needed to calm down a bit: "Well, sorry, I still feel a little uncomfortable, but I will be fine soon."
"It doesn't matter if Wendy isn't there!" Perona said confidently, "I can handle these guys by myself!"
As soon as the words fell, dozens of negative ghosts flew out from Perona's hands and rushed towards the pirates surrounding them: "Hahahahahahahaha~ admit defeat!"
"It's Princess Mononoke! Use that!"
At a command, more than a hundred pirates took out a paper bag and poured the powder inside into their mouths.
When the ghost passed through their bodies, the pirates' expressions became very interesting, but the scene that Perona imagined of everyone kneeling down did not appear.
All the pirates stuck out their tongues and shouted, "It's so bitter! It's so bitter!"
"Huh? It doesn't work. How come?" Perona tried again, but the result was the same. She asked in disbelief, "What's going on? What on earth did you eat?!"
The pirates wanted to laugh, but the unprecedented bitter taste in their mouths prevented them from laughing at all, and even speaking was a little difficult.
At this time, a little old lady wearing a pink cheongsam, a white coat and glasses came out and said with a proud smile:
"This is my secret medicine, the Poisonous Bitter Hell. It's made from hundreds of bitter herbs and is the most bitter Chinese medicine in the world! Just a little bit of it can make people ignore all other thoughts. In other words, your ability to make people pessimistic is useless to us, Princess Mononoke!"
The pirates greeted her with difficulty: "Lady Nan Ding!" (Some versions translate it as Naqin, but this is a ship's doctor, so Nan Ding is more appropriate.)
The person called Nan Ding looked to be at least seventy years old, but she was wearing not only a cheongsam but also high heels, and even eye shadow and lipstick.
Perona didn't care about her uncoordinated outfit, because she was hit hard at the moment: "Why, why is this happening..."
Xia Lulu said seriously, "We might be in trouble this time. They look like they know our intelligence very well and have specially prepared ways to deal with us."
"Sister Perona, cheer up." Vivi said, "Even without the Negative Ghost, we can still fight. Haven't you become very powerful?"
"Yes, I'm here!" Wendy finally recovered and clenched her fists. "I will protect everyone!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Nanding smiled mischievously and casually pulled out a glass bottle. "How about trying this?"
Wendy saw the orange fruit in the bottle and had a bad feeling: "What is that?"
"It's a preserve made from the sourest sour plums in the world."
"It's just sour plums, no big deal!" Wendy said this, but her upper body involuntarily wanted to hide backwards.
"Really? But in the process of making it, I used the sourest vinegar, and also added hawthorn juice, lime juice, and sour grape juice... It can be said to be the sourest candied fruit in the world." Nan Ding opened the bottle cap, took out a sour plum and put it to her mouth, "I want to eat it, I want to eat it~"
"Eh ...!" Wendy could smell the sour smell coming out of the bottle from ten meters away. She covered her cheeks with her hands and said uncomfortably, "I haven't eaten it yet, but just seeing her take it
"No need to be so exaggerated?!" Her friends were all shocked. They had never realized that she was so afraid of sourness before.
"Calm down, Wendy. No matter what, she's the one eating it, not you." Xia Lulu helplessly comforted the child who was extremely afraid of sour food. "But how do they even know that Wendy is afraid of sour food?"
Wendy raised her hand weakly: "That... I said it myself..."
"ha?"
"There was an interview before where they asked about some unpleasant things, and it was later published in the newspaper." Wendy felt like crying. It was okay that Gray and the others used this trick against her on Tenrou Island, but she didn't expect that someone would still take advantage of her weakness here.
"I'm talking to you..." Xia Lulu had a headache.
"It's okay. I'm not that little kid anymore!" Wendy tried to stay calm and managed to say, "I can't handle things on my own like this. I've grown as a person, too. Even if it's something sour... I... I..."
"Binjack's intelligence is still as strong as before, but he won't need it now." Nanding suddenly put away the bottle, but before Wendy could be happy, she said, "I think I've discovered a more interesting weakness, Guyram!"
"Yes!" A deep male voice came, and then the ground under Wendy's feet turned into a cube again, lifting her up and moving quickly in different directions.
"Ouch...it hurts so much!" Poor Wendy fell to the ground again, covering her mouth and unable to move.
"Wendy!"
"Sister Wendy!"
After seeing the effect he wanted, Nandin smiled and waved his hand: "With this, the Sky Priestess is also dealt with. Next, the Sand Princess of Alabasta."
Seeing the gesture, the pirates took off the weapons on their backs - huge water guns.
Nanding couldn't make everyone master the armament color, but she could let everyone carry some water.
Weiwei and Xia Lulu's expressions changed: "You even know this!"
"No, we didn't know. It was just that Bin Jack asked us to give it a try, and it seems he guessed right." Nan Ding smiled triumphantly, "It's not okay for a little girl not to like taking a bath~"
The pirates pointed their water guns at Vivi with a wicked smile, and the little girl group encountered unprecedented trouble.
