Chapter 138
Luffy encounters Wapol and two of his followers who had decided to kill him. However, due to Nami and Sanji's conditions, he is unable to fight back. While he is barely able to evade the trio's attacks, who perfectly mastered battle in a snowy area, he is rescued by a group of lapahn, as a way of thanks for saving a baby lapahn parent earlier. Luffy reaches the bottom of the castle cliff. However, the mountain is almost vertical and very high. Determined, Luffy finally succeed to reach the top after several hours. Unable to make another step, he collapses at the top. As he is about to fall from the cliff, a helpful hand rescues him. The Summit Wapol confronts Luffy, who ignores him, and is attacked for his lack of respect. However, Luffy cannot fight back due to the fact that he is carrying his critically-injured crew mates. Fortunately, he is helped by the lapahns he helped out earlier. Luffy then arrives at the base of a nearly vertical cliff. He begins to climb the mountain ...