This immense force charged towards them with visible speed and weight.
Everyone's faces changed.
Alistair and his crew might not know what this creature was.
But the Sky Islanders and Shandorians knew—a nightmare from four hundred years ago, a top predator.
Its size amplified its hissing into a roar—like a cat's meow turning into a roar as its lungs expand.
The creature's movements were unsettling.
It was heading towards them.
Everyone was on guard; the revolutionary pirates loaded their guns.
Enel, arms crossed, yawned, teasing Alistair. "Need help?"
He glanced at Ace, wanting to provoke him; Ace's fire would ignite the forest, but Enel's lightning wouldn't.
A precise strike would quickly defeat it; even a large monster would be cooked by electricity.
"No, watch," Alistair said confidently. He remembered the snake, whose role in the original story surpassed Usopp's.
There was also an Amazonian elder, suggesting the Amazons' inspiration came from this snake and the elder.
This was irrelevant; the giant snake paralyzed everyone. A several-hundred-meter-long snake was extraordinary; its head was the size of a football field, capable of swallowing half the village; its open mouth could engulf the entire island; its mere presence was intimidating.
It stood on its hind legs; a 200-meter fall would destroy the village.
"Whoa!" Hancock and Dalton gasped in surprise.
Having grown up with snakes, they felt a natural affinity; each Amazonian warrior had a pet snake; they trained Sea Kings and snakes.
Amazons and snakes were inseparable; all Amazons understood snake language.
Dalton approached the snake, speaking to it.
Since One Piece lacked dialects, snake language was likely universal. The snake, initially happy, became even more joyful, roaring, seemingly unleashing centuries of pent-up communication. It was hard to hear Dalton.
"What are they saying?" The snake relaxed, whispering to Dalton; Alistair asked Hancock.
"It's Nolan, a creature that arrived with the island four hundred years ago. It lived with Norland and Kalgara until Norland left; it lived with the Shandorians, ringing the bell."
Then, Norland was gone, the Shandorians disappeared, and the Golden Bell was missing.
It searched this forest for four hundred years, becoming its apex predator.
The bell's sound attracted it.
It chatted with Dalton, happy to find someone who understood it, eyeing the Golden Bell.
The Golden Bell, once immense, was now a fraction of its size; a flick of its tail could ring it.
It couldn't resist.
Dalton, understanding these creatures, didn't impose human morality.
She brought it to the Golden Bell.
The Sky Islanders and Shandorians watched Dalton with awe; these newcomers were stronger than they imagined.
This beast was easily tamed.
A natural disaster became an ally—surreal.
Enel scoffed; Nolan was just a large insect; he could kill it instantly.
But taming it was different.
Nolan rang the bell repeatedly, dancing joyfully.
Its revelry lasted until late at night.
The villagers moved outside; Nolan's presence drove the beasts away; the area was safer than the White Sea.
They could scavenge and explore.
The Shandorians relocated—their Upper Yard was hidden in the clouds for protection from beasts and Sky Islanders; they preferred open living.
Relocating to Jaya's safer interior, they could cultivate farmland; their future would be far better.
Fishing tribes couldn't compete with agricultural tribes in population.
As the Shandorians relocated, Alistair obtained the Shells.
Flame and Wind Shells could heat balloons and power ships; Water Shells provided emergency water.
Heat Shells could heat food, water, and weapons, creating high-pressure flame swords.
Flash Shells served as signal lights, superior to flags—even useful against Kizaru.
Impact and Slash Shells were even better.
Impact Shells powered ships, surpassing Franky's Coup de Burst.
Slash Shells' industrial capabilities surpassed laser cutters!
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