Chapter 599: Whales Make Rain
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In the sky, a gigantic whale over a kilometer long swam over like a dark cloud covering a city.
On the ground, everyone looked up, stared at the sky with wide eyes in shock, their jaws almost dropping to the ground!
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
“This? What is this!?”
Bell, who was in the air and saw Lab up close, was far more shocked than anyone else on the ground. However, when he saw clearly the man sitting on the whale's head, Bell couldn't help but shout anxiously.
"Ah! Lord Gur! Go away! Don't come over here! There's a bomb!"
"The bomb is about to explode!!"
"Hahaha! It's Bell! Don't be afraid, it's just a bomb! Watch me!"
"Knot!"
Gel pointed his sword at the bomb in the air, then pointed his fingers upwards. In an instant, a cube composed of six barriers surrounded the bomb.
"Easy! Done!"
Ger clapped his hands and laughed.
"Great!"
"Ah! No!?"
Bell was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly turned his head and looked around. He instantly felt that his cerebellum was about to atrophy. He hurriedly released the bomb, slammed the barrier hard, and shouted in panic.
"Wait, Lord Gel! Help! I'm still in there! Lord Gel! Let me out now!!"
“Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick!”
"Boom!!!"
The bomb exploded violently in the air, but because of the barrier, there was only a terrible explosion sound and blinding light, apart from that there was no other impact, and even the leaves on the ground did not sway at all.
"Hoo-ho-ho!"
Bell, who was released by Gel at the last 0.25 seconds, was already sweating profusely after having experienced a life-and-death experience. He was gasping for breath, looking at the dazzling flames caused by the explosion in the "box" through the gaps in the feathers, and swallowed his saliva with some fear.
"Lord Gur!"
Bell landed next to Gol and transformed back into human form.
"Hahaha! I'm glad you're still alive, Bell! It was really dangerous just now. Fortunately, I arrived in time!"
Seeing that Bell's clothes were intact in front but the back was burnt black with his butt exposed, Gel couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Thank you, thank you! Lord Gul! Thank you for saving me and Arubana!"
Although he suspected that Gel had deliberately tried to scare him to death, Bell, who had not died, still bowed deeply with gratitude.
"Hahaha, you're welcome. But it turns out you're afraid of death, Bell. Seeing you dragging the bomb up to a high place with a determined look on your face, I thought you weren't afraid of death!"
Ger teased.
Thinking of how panicked he was just now, Bell felt his face getting hot. Fortunately, he had put on heavy makeup on his face so no one would notice it.
"I'm so sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Gel. I certainly don't want to die if I have a chance to live!"
Bell did not deny it. He scratched his head awkwardly.
"No! Bell, I'm not making fun of you."
Ger smiled and continued in a serious tone.
"I think it's much more difficult for a person who is afraid of death to do something fearless for the sake of something he wants to protect than for a person who is not afraid of death to do something fearless!"
"Mr. Geer! ...Thank you!"
The respect and affirmation in Gel's words made Bell feel his blood boiling and he wanted to drag the bomb again immediately.
Next to him, the corners of Big Bear's naturally droopy mouth slightly curled up, and he thought to himself that it had to be Captain Gol, who always spoke nicely. If he said a few more words, Alabasta would probably lose a guardian.
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"Ahhh! It's the Whale God! The gods really showed up! That's great, gods bless you! May the drought pass quickly! May Alabasta have good weather, peace and prosperity!"
All the Aruban people who were hiding in their homes with locked doors were first attracted by the noise of the explosion. When they saw the huge whale in the sky, they all ran to the streets like crazy, knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly, asking for God's protection.
“Yo~~”
As if Lab could really feel the thoughts of these superstitious people, it responded with a long, ethereal cry, then opened its mouth wide and swallowed a large amount of air and clouds into its stomach.
"Puff!!"
Using the power of the Water-Water Fruit, Lab converts all the substances he swallowed into water and then sprays it out from the pores on the top of his head!
Instantly a huge column of water shot up into the sky! !
The water flow reached a height of ten thousand meters, and then began to fall down!
"Tick!"
"Tick!"
"Crash! Crash!"
A "whale-induced rain" fell on this long-thirsty land!
"Hahaha! That's awesome, Lab! So cool!"
Gel patted the giant whale beneath him vigorously and shouted in praise proudly.
"It's raining?"
Bell stretched out his hand and stared blankly at the sky.
"Wow wow wow! It's raining! It's really raining, Gir!"
Ayusa on the whale's back was soaked all over by the rain in an instant, but she didn't care at all. She was still jumping and dancing around Gel excitedly, and even pulled Captain Gel, who was originally holding an umbrella, directly into the rain to dance with him.
"Wow! It's raining! It's finally raining! Woo woo woo!"
"Great! It's really great!"
This land, which had been dry for three whole years, finally received the long-awaited rain.
The rain fell lightly at first, then it gradually got heavier and the whole city began to boil.
The elderly people usually appear calm and reserved, but at this moment, long-lost smiles appeared on their faces. They walked out of the house on crutches, stood under the eaves, looked up at the sky, let the rain hit their faces, feeling the long-lost coolness and moisture, and the wrinkles on their faces became deeper with their smiles!
The children cheered and jumped for joy. They took off their shoes and ran and played barefoot in the rain. The heavy rain wet their hair and clothes in an instant, but they didn't care. Instead, they became more excited and happy. They laughed and shouted, as if they wanted to get back the lost joy all at once.
The adults hurriedly took out the pots and pans at home and placed them under the eaves to collect the rare rain water. At first, they were still scolding the children for not helping and just playing. But when they filled all the containers they could use with water, and the heavy rain was still falling, their faces were filled with joyful smiles, and they began to play with water like children!
The whole city was immersed in joy and happiness. This rain not only moistened the earth, but also moistened people's hearts.
At this special moment, it makes people feel the beauty of life and the power of hope again, makes them forget all the previous sufferings and difficulties, and the light of hope appears in their eyes again!
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"Bang!"
"boom!"
A rebel squad leader in the square dropped his weapon, stared at the giant whale flying in the sky, bent his knees, and knelt down heavily!
"It's the Whale God! God hasn't given up on Alabasta, nor on us! He's here to stop this war! He's here to save us! I won't fight anymore!"
He recalled that when he was a child, he was lost in the desert and was saved by this whale. His eyes were already blurred with tears.
"Bang! Bang!"
"Bang! Bang bang bang!"
In the square, the people of Alabasta who joined the rebel army because they could not survive dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground to thank the Whale God for his gift.
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