Chapter 297 Smoke Demon (first update)
"I announce that the winner of this year's "Sinoxia Food Competition" is——"
"[Tequila Sunrise] prepared by Jansef Jiangst from the Principality of Langton!!!"
"This is a passionate cocktail that people can't help but think of the brilliant morning sun in Schinoxia. It's not just the name, but its smell and taste, and it also retains the unique aroma of tequila!"
On the stage, the host in a suit and tie, after counting the scores of all the judges and lucky viewers, announced the final winner of this year's Sinoxia Food Competition.
I heard the champion was announced.
Shanks, the lucky spectator standing on the stage holding a wine glass, couldn't help but shake his head.
Compared to the Tequila Sunrise, which has a strong taste and distinct layers, he actually appreciates the seemingly ordinary margarita more.
But now that Tequila Sunrise has won the championship, it shows that it has won the favor of more people.
The man with 60-degree eyebrows—Jansef Jiangst as the judges called him—had a big, bright smile on his face when he heard the news that he had won the award.
"Happy~Happy~Please give me more advice~"
On the hotel rooftop.
Adrian watched the championship award ceremony that was about to take place below. His heart was full of dissatisfaction, but he didn't know where to start.
"God damn Janzef Janst!"
On the stage.
The host made a gesture, and a group of staff came up pushing a small cart. On top of the cart were placed a huge golden trophy and a small-looking brown wooden box.
"Now, let's award the winner of this competition to the winner!"
The host held a microphone and spoke in a high-pitched voice, actively mobilizing the emotions and enthusiasm of the audience.
"The championship trophy made of gold, and the one-of-a-kind secret treasure of the sea - Devil Fruit!!"
The host walked to the cart and quickly opened the wooden box, revealing the true appearance of the devil fruit inside.
"Superman type: Squeezed Fruit, a cup of special devil fruit that can squeeze juice at will. For chefs, apart from the legendary fruits, the Squeezed Fruit is still a very good assistant in cooking!"< br>
The host looked at the Devil Fruit in the wooden box, with a hint of fiery greed in his eyes.
This is human nature.
"Now, let's witness the birth of a legendary chef and fruit user!"
Before the host could take out the devil fruit, something unexpected happened.
A whistling sound came from the upper right corner of the arena, and a giant naginata nearly five meters long, carrying an extremely powerful momentum, blasted straight towards the venue where the championship award ceremony was held.
Following closely behind Naginata was a smoke demon with a terrifying shape and a ferocious face.
Its lower body is entirely composed of extremely rich light blue smoke, and the skin of its muscular upper body shows a weird and terrifying dark blue color. Its ferocious and terrifying face has a lush and thick long pink beard, and the same pink long Her hair was tied into a high ponytail with a golden metal knot and hung behind her back, fluttering in the wind.
At the same time, a ruthless male voice sounded throughout the audience.
"Now that the champion has been decided!"
"Then take this champion and this devil fruit!"
"This is the supreme order from Totland of all nations!"
"We want them all!"
At this critical moment.
A long sword with a simple appearance appeared from the sky, blocking the blade of the giant naginata that was about to penetrate the ring, and successfully intercepted it.
clang!
There was a deafening sound of metal collision, and the violent momentum suddenly swept the entire place.
The expressions of the host and judges changed drastically. At such an important moment, people from other countries came out to cause trouble.
Shanks held the wine glass in his left hand and the famous sword 'Deadwood' in his right hand, with a cold and serious expression.
As a little alcoholic, although he has not yet become addicted to alcohol, he will never allow anyone to hurt the chef who provides him with free drinks!
Under the interception force of the 'Deadwood', the giant naginata immediately flew out, spinning several times in mid-air, and then fell steadily into the hands of the smoke demon.
The Smoke Demon swings his wrist and rotates the naginata in his hand a few times, then raises the blade and points it to Shanks' position below.
Shanks' eyes narrowed slightly, and he threw away the wine glass in his left hand. He held the famous sword "Withered Wood" in his right hand and exerted force slightly. At the same time, his muscles secretly tensed up, preparing for the next slash.
At this moment, a rather inappropriate young male voice suddenly sounded.
"Hey! Is this monster a male? Doesn't it have a female? How do you give birth to a child?"
Upon hearing these completely nonsensical words, Shanks suddenly had a few veins popping out on his forehead and looked at Jane Joseph who suddenly spoke.
Even the smoke demon in the sky couldn't help but cast an angry look over there.
Although the Smoke Demon is a smoke entity created by Charlotte Daifuku through the ability to transpire fruit, it is not a puppet without any consciousness.
On the contrary, although the smoke demon will instinctively obey the orders of the creator's ability, he actually has a certain degree of self-awareness.
"Demon! No need for children!"
A look of annoyance flashed across the strange, colorful eyes of the Smoke Demon. It roared angrily, and its powerless body flew several times in the air. The huge naginata in its hand pointed fiercely at Jansef Jiangst. Chop away.
Shanks' legs slightly bent, the strength under his feet burst out, and he sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed, appearing next to Jansev. At the same time, he waved the famous sword 'Deadwood' in his hand, blocking the smoke demon's attack again. attack.
"Let's go!"
Shanks shouted angrily at the few people still in the finals ring.
Seeing this situation, instead of leaving the competition arena in panic like other hosts and contestants, Jan Cerf looked extremely relaxed.
"Don't be so nervous, little Straw Hat."
Jansev patted Shanks' left shoulder without any nervousness.
"Maybe this guy is a good person! So I want to test it out. We can't just assume that he is a bad guy when we first meet, right?"
However, the Smoke Demon would not give Jansev a chance to breathe and act arrogantly.
Seeing that this attack was unexpectedly blocked again, the smoke demon's eyes became even more angry.
It raised the giant naginata in its hand high, raised it above its head, concentrated all its strength on its arms, and with the power of penetrating thunder, swung the naginata downwards with great speed, sending out an extremely powerful blow. .
"Demon Hunter!!"
Chichi——
The giant naginata was so powerful and fast that it cut the air with a sharp sound.
Shanks frowned tightly. Slashes like this, which were clearly power attacks at a glance, should never be fought recklessly.
He quickly turned his head, wanting to remind the champion chef to leave this dangerous place quickly.
Turning his eyes, he only saw a figure running towards the corner of the ring with his arms wildly waving and running in extremely exaggerated movements.
"Straw hat boy, run away!"
The corners of Shanks' mouth twitched wildly, and he was about to give up completely on this weird chef who couldn't see through the door.
The giant naginata approached him. Shanks took a deep breath, raised his right foot, and using his left leg as an axis, he suddenly turned half of his body to the side, successfully avoiding the smoke demon's powerful thunder slash.
Bang! !
The huge naginata slashed at the competition ring made of bricks and stones, cutting a deep ravine straight away, spreading to half of the ring, the broken bricks and stones flew away, and a huge puff of smoke exploded.
Take advantage of this opportunity.
A scarlet light bloomed in Shanks's eyes. He raised the famous sword 'Deadwood' in his hand and swung the sword towards the smoke demon who was very close at hand.
Poof——
A light sound like breaking through smoke spread.
Shanks's pupils shrank slightly. His inevitable swing hit the smoke demon's body, but it did not cause any damage to it. It just scattered its body on the spot. It turned back into circles of light blue rich smoke.
"Another physical immune opponent!"
Shanks screamed in his heart. Ever since he went to sea, he seemed to have been facing enemies where swordsmanship alone was completely ineffective.
Whether it is Adrian or the Golden Lion, they are completely immune to sword attacks.
Even the smoke demon in front of me is like this!
But in just a moment.
The thick smoke spreading around once again formed a huge smoke demon.
The smoke devil with gnarled muscles grasped the hilt of the giant naginata with both hands, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and swung it out like an axe. The giant naginata carried the powerful wind and slashed across the air towards Shanks' position again. Come.
"Devil Kill!!"
Shanks tapped the ground with his toes, and at the same time waved the famous sword 'Deadwood' to block in front of him.
Clang! !
There was an extremely clear sound of metal collision.
The giant naginata in the hand of the smoke demon collided with the famous sword 'Withered Wood' in Shanks' hand.
After a moment of stalemate.
Shanks' body fell lightly to the ground like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and he looked at the smoke demon opposite with a slightly solemn expression.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the power and speed of this smoke demon were not as powerful as imagined.
At least Shanks doesn't think it's very strong.
But it's confusing.
The body structure of this smoke demon is very strange. It seems to be completely condensed by the light blue smoke on the lower half of its body. It can completely ignore ordinary attacks like a natural devil fruit user!
This is the troublesome part!
Shanks frowned slightly, and the thoughts in his mind gradually became clearer.
"It's not like the esper himself... but a special creation of the Devil Fruit? In this case, it seems that armed haki has no effect... We have to find the true form of the esper who controls the smoke demon! ”
Thinking of this, Shanks's eyes glowed red, and his domineering aura instantly turned on, scanning the field continuously.
The familiar chatter sounded again.
"Little Straw Hat, look there, that belly button monster!"
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Noon...
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(End of chapter)