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But just then——
The suspension bridge suddenly began to shake violently.
A blurry figure appeared beside the bridge piers on the opposite bank at some point.
It's chopping at the ropes securing the suspension bridge with an axe!
"Someone is trying to destroy the bridge!" Sabo's pupils contracted.
Kuina had already shot onto the suspension bridge like an arrow.
Her speed was so fast that she was just a blur.
Ziyun was drawn once again.
This time, the blade wasn't aimed at the enemy.
Instead, it cut off the trajectory of the winged monkeys as they pounced.
Blood bloomed in the air.
At the same time, Saab also made a move.
He doesn't have the extreme speed of Guina.
But he has a more direct approach.
"Dragon Claw Fist - Charge!"
His figure transformed into a golden streak of light, rushing forward almost skimming the bottom of the suspension bridge.
Wherever it passed, the rotten wooden planks crumbled.
But he doesn't care.
His only target was the bridge destroyer on the other side of the river.
Kuina led the way, her sword flashing like a net, cutting down all the winged monkeys that pounced on her.
Sabo surged forward from the rear with overwhelming momentum, heading straight for the opposite bank.
The bridge groaned beneath their feet, on the verge of collapse.
The ropes snapped one after another.
Chapter 119 Wearing a Crown
Just as Sabo and Kuina bravely crossed the suspension bridge, the beast horde behind them also faced a life-or-death test.
The trap zone became the first screening line.
A reckless wild boar ignored the warnings and charged straight ahead, instantly triggering a new set of interconnected traps.
The ground collapsed, and sharp spikes pierced through the body.
The wailing echoed through the jungle.
"Take a detour! Go to the side!" The experienced rhinoceros led the way, turning around.
The herd split up; the wise followed the rhinoceros, while the foolish followed in the footsteps of the wild boar.
The Bewildering Swamp is even more brutal.
Several young wolf cubs inhaled too much pollen, causing them to hallucinate and bite each other.
By the time he came to his senses, he was covered in injuries and was forced to withdraw from the competition.
"Hold your breath! Pass quickly!" The sika deer family displayed amazing discipline, covering their mouths and noses with wet leaves and rushing past in a single file.
But the most tragic scene was in front of the suspension bridge.
The pheasant troop spotted new prey and swooped down.
"Don't panic! Form a defensive formation!" The brown bear stood upright and swatted a winged monkey away with its giant paw.
The hippopotamus opened its massive jaws, threatening the aerial predators.
But casualties are inevitable.
A leopard lost its balance while leaping and fell into a deep valley.
The screams echoed for a long time.
The clever animals began to cooperate.
The monkeys swung across the canyon using vines, violating the "no-fly" rule, but the referee obviously couldn't do anything about it.
The pangolin rolled itself into a ball and braved the winged monkey's sharp claws as it crossed the suspension bridge.
When they finally reached the turning point at Despair Falls, the herd of several hundred beasts had been reduced to nearly half.
The waterfall roared, and water vapor filled the air.
The flag at the turnaround point fluttered in the wind.
Sabo and Kuina, who arrived earlier, were nowhere to be seen—they had obviously turned back long ago.
"Damn humans...they run so fast..." The broken-toothed tiger panted heavily, its hind leg still bleeding.
"Stop complaining, turn back immediately!" The antelope had already turned around. "The way back will only be more dangerous!"
The herd of animals paused briefly at the waterfall to drink and rest before beginning their return journey.
But just as the antelope had predicted, a new threat appeared on the way back.
The traps are updated and iterated.
The once peaceful jungle seemed to come alive.
The carnivorous plant initiates the attack, its vines wrapping around lone animals like tentacles.
The ground occasionally collapses, revealing bottomless pits.
Even more frightening, the animals began to hallucinate.
"Water...give me water..." A deer frantically gnawed on a poisonous mushroom.
"I am the king of beasts! You all kneel down before me!" the black bear declared in his inaugural address into the tree hollow.
Chaos is spreading.
The previous cooperation began to crumble, and suspicion and fear began to grow.
"Don't come near me! You're trying to ambush me, aren't you?" the fox bared its teeth at its former companion.
Ahead of them, Sabo and Kuina had long since disappeared into the distance.
It seems completely unaffected by the environment.
Their steps remained steady, moving freely and calmly, with ease and confidence.
His eyes remained clear.
Any trap is just a routine warm-up for them.
Smoke and dust filled the air before the finish line.
Sabo and Guina crossed the finish line almost simultaneously, the shockwaves they created blowing the referee's hat off.
Behind them, the surviving beasts arrived one after another, each one wounded and panting heavily.
"The champions have been crowned!" The old tortoise took a long time to pick up his hat, and announced in a trembling voice, "They are two outsiders!"
The herd of beasts erupted in uproar.
The awards ceremony was held in the heart of Howling Valley.
A crown woven from thorns sat on a stone platform, gleaming ominously in the sunlight.
“So…who will wear it?” Sabo scratched his head and looked at Kuina.
Kuina, holding the knife, said expressionlessly, "It doesn't matter."
"Then..." Sabo held up his fist, "rock, paper, scissors?"
Kuina raised an eyebrow, but still extended her hand.
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
Sabo throws scissors, Kuina throws paper.
"Haha, I won!" Sabo laughed, then paused, "Wait, should the winner wear it or the loser?"
Kuina had already picked up the crown and placed it directly on Sabo's head.
The moment the crown touched the scalp—
Sabo's pupils suddenly contracted.
The scene before my eyes was dizzying.
He saw... Marineford.
On the execution platform, Ace was bound by seastone chains.
Luffy risked his life to rescue him.
Akainu's magma fist pierced through Ace's chest.
"Ace—!!!"
Luffy's heart-wrenching cries.
Ace's fallen figure.
"Do not!!!"
Sabo ripped off the crown and threw it away as if he had been burned.
He was panting heavily, his face was pale, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"What's wrong?" Guina frowned.
"No...don't wear it..." Sabo's voice was still trembling, "That thing...will make you see the things you fear most..."
Kuina stared sharply at the crown on the ground.