Standing up with difficulty, Sanji suddenly glanced at the funny fighter who had barged in behind the zombie. Having at first the sight troubled by blood, which flowed from his forehead, he ended, little by little, by distinguishing the features of the face of this warrior. His eyes widened the instant he recognized his captain.

"Lu ... Luffy?"

"What happened to him?" Nami wanted to know.

"He is different." Chopper remarked.

"It's the Gear Four." Robin explained to them. "He used this technique before to fight and defeat Doflamingo, in Dressrosa, when you were already gone! It allows Luffy to triple his strength to his combat strength."

" But then, in this case, it is impossible that he loses. " Yamada remarked.

" This technique is unfortunately a double-edged sword. " Franky retorted. " He can only last in this form for a few minutes, and at the end of that time it will be without energy for a little while. "

" So, he has to knock him out, quickly. " Saya understood.

Thinking the same as her, Luffy suddenly squeezed one of his fists into his arm until he couldn't push it any further.

" GUM GUM… "

Finding nothing more frightening, compared to earlier, the zombie began to growl, before rushing towards him.

" ... KONG GUN ! "

A devastating punch. This is what the zombie felt, as Luffy's fist hit him where his stomach was. Letting blood escape, opening his mouth, he ended up being thrown against one of the walls that surrounded the mansion and walked through it without difficulty. Continuing his run, he then encountered the foundations of a building which was not far from here. As a huge plaster cloud rose, the whole structure of the building found itself cracked all over the place, before falling on it and burying it under tons of rubble, forming a sort of tomb.

Seeing him do this, most of the spectators opened their jaws wide, seeing Luffy sweeping the zombie. No one knew who he was, or even if he was a human or a monster. But at least he seemed to be their ally.

" Too strong. " Kurokami asserted.

" He beat him ? " Alice wanted to know.

In response, a huge howl was heard, showing that the zombie was still alive and that he was emerging from the huge pile of pieces of plaster, which had fallen on him. Being out of the camp, he stared at Luffy, through the opening he had just created, in the wall surrounding the mansion, before contracting his muscles. Crying for revenge, he began to run towards him.

Passing the opening, he ended up jumping to the side, then tried to zigzag around Luffy, in order to attack him by surprise. Seeing him do it, Luffy suddenly swung his fist in a random direction. Avoiding him easily, the zombie rushed towards the man, seeing him currently without a means of retaliation. However, to his surprise, Luffy's fist, which he had just dodged, managed to hit him on the back of his head and knocked him to the ground.

" PYTHON ! "

" Unbelievable. " Saeko whispered, seeing the perfect right angle Luffy's arm had just created to turn around.

Getting up, while Luffy put his arm back in place, the zombie finally leaps towards him, having no other strategy in mind than to bite or kill him. Brandishing his fist, he only brushed past Luffy who suddenly found himself on his left.

" KONG GUN ! " He heard, before receiving Luffy's punch in the jaw.

Trying to keep his balance, he managed, in extremis, to stay in his place. Even deciding to counterattack, he grabbed Luffy's arm before swinging the pirate's body over his shoulder. Throwing it mercilessly against the ground, he was surprised to see Luffy bounce like a ball, while his body took no damage. Then directing his forehead to the zombie's face, Luffy tucked his head into his neck before covering it with a layer of Busoshoku haki.

" GUM GUM KONG HEAD ! "

Unfolded like a spring, his head shot towards that of the zombie, who dodged him in time. Ejecting himself to the side, he tried a new approach, when he noticed that Luffy's right hand had closed, before multiplying tenfold, into several clones. Facing now with five fists, the zombie couldn't help but take, when the arms started hitting him at the same time and with Herculean force.

" KONG ORGAN ! "

Finding himself again, flattened against a wall, the zombie was struck down by a force greater than his own. Yet he stood up again.

" He is tough." Kohta remarked.

" We do not care ! He will end up getting beaten. " Rei asserted.

" No, it's Mugiwara who loses. " Tsunoda suddenly retorted.

" What ? " Said the high school students looking at him.

Remaining, meanwhile, motionless, Luffy's gang couldn't help but growl, seeing that Tsunoda was right. Luffy might beat his opponent, the monster had no trouble coming back again, and again, to charge. Facing him, as powerful as he was, Luffy was already beginning to feel the side effects of the Gear Four.

" Luffy! Hurry up and beat him. " Usopp advises him.

Putting the zombie on the ground once again, Luffy ends up retreating before rising into the air.

" Very good ! In this case ... "

Suddenly returning his two hands in his arms, he prepared a double assault, in one fell swoop.

" Ahhhhhhhh ! " He cried. " GUM… "

Looking up at him, the zombie bent his legs, before covering part of his body with Busoshoku haki. However, it was neither his arms nor his legs. No, the part of his body that he was hardening, at that moment, was his teeth. As soon as it was done, he shot straight at his opponent, jaws wide open.

" ... GUM ... "

"Come on, Luffy." Cried his crew.

"Destroy this monster." Shouted the high school students.

"Beat him." Yelled the guards and survivors of the camp.

Luffy's fists were brought to the maximum, as the zombie closed its jaws, on his neck, already covered in haki. Then raising his fist, Souichiro roared.

"Let's go, Mugiwara."

"LEO BAZOOKA!"

In an instant, both of Luffy's hands slammed hard on the zombie's body, while a cracking sound was heard in his neck. Bluntly, the monster was then directed towards the ground, before smashing against him, while creating a huge crater. Groaning then, he couldn't do anything else as the back of his head met the concrete with force, cracking and damaging his brain.

As a result, he ended up lying on the ground, surrounded by people facing down to the ground, in order to avoid all the debris that flew around them, while the ground cracked up outside the property. After several hellish seconds, as calm had returned, Takashi suddenly stood up, as a layer of dust and the like covered his body. Advancing cautiously towards the crater, he was the first to see the body of the zombie, which was lying there. Eyes widening, he suddenly saw the monster's arm reaching up slightly to the sky, where Luffy was still, as if he wanted to catch the pirate. Nevertheless, considering the enormous impact on his abdomen as well as having his back and the back of his skull in pieces, it was clear that he could never be at his peak again. Finally,

" He is dead ? The high school student wondered.

Approaching the crater, other people saw, in turn, the body of the creature who could never get up again.

" He beat him ? "

" He really won ? "

Suddenly starting to scream with joy, Usopp cried out.

" Yes ! Well done, Luffy. "

" I recognize you there, Luffy. " Brook said, oblivious to the fact that he no longer had his motorcycle helmet on his head.

" You'll have taken a long time, imbecile. " Zoro said, smiling friendly at his captain, before sitting down on the floor.

Hearing them several people then began to cry of joy, in front of this problem which had just been eradicated.

" Yes, we are saved. "

" This monster is dead. "

Seeing that he had just won, Luffy collapsed alongside his friends. However, while waiting for the effects of the Gear Four to wear off, he was once again forced to hop in place.

" It was a GREAT fight, Luffy. " Franky told him.

" But I thought he was going to wear you. " Nami confessed.

Too tired to speak, Luffy just nodded, while putting his hand on his neck. But, despite this, the others could see blood leaking out.

" Hum? " Said Chopper. " What's on your neck ? "

" Nothing ! " Asserted his captain.

Smoke then came out of his body, showing that he was leaving his Gear Four form. Grabbing him by his arm, Franky managed to keep her from flying, all over the place, as all the air escaped his body. Once done, Luffy's body fell to the floor, completely exhausted. Still, that didn't stop him from continuing to squeeze his neck.

" You're hurt ? " Chopper questioned, starting to grab his hand to see his wound.

" No, it's nothing. " His captain repeated, trying to keep the pressure on his neck.

Seeing that something was wrong, Chopper then managed to dislodge his hand. Inspecting her wound, he then began to widen his eyes, seeing the shape she had.

" Impossible. "

Turning his gaze to the body of the zombie, he quickly noticed that the teeth of the monster were covered with blood, although he had seemed not to have bitten anyone, since he had arrived here.

"No, that's not true. " Chopper scared, looking at Luffy's neck again.

In the middle of his neck, his companions could then see Luffy's wound, which was in the form of a bite. During their very last confrontation, the zombie seemed to have managed to bite and even pierce Luffy's haki before the captain got rid of him.

" Is ... Is this a joke ? " Sanji wanted to know.

" He was bitten. "Yuuki understood.

" But then, he will transform. " Takuzo remarked.

" Chopper, do something. " Cried Usopp.

Despite this, the reindeer remained motionless.

" Chopper, heal him. "

Still no reaction.

" CHOPPER ! "

This time the reindeer finally turned its face towards him and showed the fact that he was angry. He was enraged, with himself, knowing full well that he couldn't change anything that was happening.

" I ... I can't do anything. "

" What ? " Horrified Usopp, shaking him then." Hey, we wake up! Now is not the time to joke! You are the doctor. "

" I have no idea how to treat him." The reindeer then asserted, starting to cry in indignation.

A hand suddenly rested on his head. Surprised, he finally turned to see Luffy reach out to him, while smiling slightly at him.

" Luffy ? "

" Its good." He assured. " It's nothing ! I'm just weak from the Gear Four! This virus won't do anything to me! Don't forget that I have developed antibodies against violent poisons. "

Breathing with difficulty, he asserted.

" I will survive as always and I… "

He didn't even have time to finish his sentence when he suddenly closed his eyes. For a few moments, his friends were silent, before Nami started to shake him.

" Luffy ! "

No response from him.

" LUFFY ! " Zoro yelled, shaking him much harder.

" Open your eyes." Cried Robin.

" Do not abandon us. " Brook begged him.

Noting that something was happening on their savior's side, a man was about to walk towards him, when a noise caught his attention. Turning then, his gaze fell to the old location of the portal, which was now a gaping hole. Narrowing a little to see something, he finally shrugged, after a few moments, noticing that there was nothing to see. However, the moment he was about to turn around, a figure suddenly appeared at the other end of the street.

" Hum ? " He wondered, trying to identify her.

His body was then a false beat, when he noticed that another figure followed the first, just like two others who had appeared behind them. Starting to move back, the man began to point out the street in front of him and especially the horde who took it to get to the mansion.

" The… The z… The…. zom… The zombies. "