Lucci plans on sacraficing himself for everyone. His words of "You fools will never make it if you can't cut off the arm to save the body." was a referance to himself as the arm and the others as the body. Lucci knows that Kizaru will fly after them. And therefore, he needed the SHPs to think that he is an enemy again - to be left on Egghead.
Someone needs to fly to the Sunny and tell the SHPs that he is captured, or at least the SHPs need to know that Lucci was on their side all along and is in captivity. I do not know, how Oda will make them become informed (maybe Kaku, since he can fly now). But this knowledge will make Luffy decide to turn around. And this is the twist Oda's editor spoke of.
Yes, Lucci actually can fly (he has become now a Vampire ). Oda only decided he wanted to surprise us with this revelation at the end of the arc. He did even go so far as to draw Lucci with his mouth never really open. And if he did so, he made sure so not make his teeth shown or to draw him in that awakened leopard hybrid state (now you know, why Zoro fought an awakened Lucci - to not reveal to us his shiny canines. ;) )
Oda will make Luffy head back - there is too much of preparation within the plot to not do it - and this is an opportunity, Oda will not pass. Trust me, Reloaded.
Someone needs to fly to the Sunny and tell the SHPs that he is captured, or at least the SHPs need to know that Lucci was on their side all along and is in captivity. I do not know, how Oda will make them become informed (maybe Kaku, since he can fly now). But this knowledge will make Luffy decide to turn around. And this is the twist Oda's editor spoke of.
Yes, Lucci actually can fly (he has become now a Vampire ). Oda only decided he wanted to surprise us with this revelation at the end of the arc. He did even go so far as to draw Lucci with his mouth never really open. And if he did so, he made sure so not make his teeth shown or to draw him in that awakened leopard hybrid state (now you know, why Zoro fought an awakened Lucci - to not reveal to us his shiny canines. ;) )
Oda will make Luffy head back - there is too much of preparation within the plot to not do it - and this is an opportunity, Oda will not pass. Trust me, Reloaded.