"Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, help!" Luffy cried out desperately, watching the water getting closer and closer beneath him. But who had time to save him now? They were all in dire straits themselves.

"Ah!" The other two people who rushed in with Luffy stopped screaming abruptly when they saw the people fighting on the Going Merry, like ducks with their necks being squeezed. As bounty hunters, how could they not know who the people on the ship were, especially with Wang Han, who was very conspicuously dressed in black armor.

"Luffy!" Zoro panicked as he watched Luffy fall into the sea and Smoker fly towards him. Luffy was a Devil Fruit user, and once he fell into the sea, he would be powerless to resist.

"You should worry about yourself first." Tashigi looked at the distracted Zoro, and without hesitation, she grazed Zoro's scalp with her scalp before stopping Zoro from jumping into the water to save him.

"Luffy, figure out how to get on the ship yourself!" Zoro shouted as he continued running, dodging Tashigi's sword and watching the green hair fall across his forehead. He couldn't care less about Luffy now; the two behind him were too close.

"Ah, so everyone's too busy." Upon hearing this, Luffy stretched out one hand and grabbed the railing of the Going Merry, while simultaneously grabbing two other strangers with his other hand and launching them toward the Going Merry.

"Take this, White Fist!" Before Luffy could even board the ship, Smoker had already flown to Luffy's side, his smoky fist striking towards him.

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"This guy, he's not even going to put up a fight until he dies!" Wang Han raised his Miao sword at Usopp, who had retreated to the side of the boat. Seeing Usopp still showing no sign of resistance, he was truly speechless. Actually, if it were anyone else, Usopp might have actually fought back, but Wang Han's fearsome reputation was known throughout the world. Usopp had already been so terrified by Wang Han that his limbs were completely weak. Even if he wanted to resist, he couldn't. And with Wang Han's sword swinging down, Usopp immediately fainted.

"I can't believe this pirate crew is connected to you guys." Crocus said disappointedly, looking at the Straw Hat members, especially the unconscious Usopp and Nami.

“They’ve only just set sail; they’ll grow stronger in the future.” Wang Han sheathed the sword that had been resting on Usopp’s forehead and said, “We’re mainly here to check out their strength and maybe give them a lesson.”

"Haha, your teaching methods are really unique," Crocus said with a laugh. "Aren't you afraid of discouraging them?"

“Don’t worry.” Wang Han shook his head and said, “If they have no confidence, then they are not qualified to set foot on the sea. Although they performed poorly, I believe they will not lose confidence, but will only work harder. Let’s keep watching.”

“Moreover, we are now surrounded by enemies,” Wang Han said. “If they really lose faith like this, then they shouldn’t go out to sea to throw their lives away.”

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"Sister, it's me, it's Nami!" Nami looked at Nochiko, who remained silent and kept attacking her, and cried out while desperately dodging, "Sister, what's wrong with you? Don't you recognize me? Remember me!"

"Nami, didn't you hate pirates the most? How come you're a pirate now?" Nogiko finally spoke. But the attack still didn't stop.

"I... I became a pirate to save my sister and bring her home," Nami said, crying.

"Save me? With your thieving skills?" Ruoqi's movements didn't stop; instead, she lashed out even more fiercely, leaving two more bloody welts on Nami's hands. "Nami, what kind of strength and courage do you have? You don't even dare to resist, yet you went to sea as a pirate and now you want to save me? Are you still dreaming?"

"Sister, I... I'm not weak. I will definitely save you." Hearing Ruchiko's emotionless words, Nami endured the pain, took out her folding stick, and finally began to fight back.

"I'm already at the mercy of the world. Do you think you can save me?" Noki shouted. "You should go home and take care of your orange grove."

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"Big whip kick".

"You old bastard, have you no shame?" Hearing the name of Zeff's attack and seeing Zeff's fiery kick aimed straight at his groin, Sanji's face turned completely green. He frantically retaliated against Zeff. "I will never let you take away my future happiness."

"You damned brat, how dare you abandon the legacy I left behind to become a pirate! Today I'm going to teach you a lesson!" Despite Sanji's desperate counterattack, Zeff remained unfazed, his attacks becoming even heavier and faster.

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"Three swords? You don't even dare to draw them? It seems you're just putting on an act with those three swords." Tashigi roared at Zoro, who was only running away. "Someone like you has no chance of becoming the world's greatest swordsman. You don't deserve to possess that famous sword."

Zoro was stunned upon hearing this, then immediately turned around and finally drew his sword. Unfortunately, although his strength surpassed that of Tashigi and the other woman, they were far superior to him in combat experience, swordsmanship, and agility, and he was still able to be overwhelmed by them.

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“We’ll be taking Laboon with us this time. You’re closest to Laboon, so Crocus, you should come with us too. It’ll be better for taking care of Laboon,” Wang Han said. “Besides, I also need a good ship’s doctor.”

“Your medical skills are far superior to mine,” Crocus said with a smile. “But I agree.”

“Although I also know medicine, I’m not often on the ship, so the job of ship’s doctor will be yours from now on,” Wang Han said. “Welcome to the team, Crocus.”

"Also, there's actually one more person in the Rumbar Pirates," Wang Han said. "His name is Brook. Because he ate the Revive-Revive Fruit, he didn't go to the underworld. However, he's currently in the form of a skeleton. It would be better to tell Laboon about this."

“Thank you, Wang Han.” Crocus said with a smile, “Although the world says you are cold-blooded and only know how to kill, you are actually kind at heart.”

“There are no completely evil people in the world, nor are there completely good people,” Wang Han said. “It’s all due to the environment.”

"Sanji, that brat, has gotten a lot stronger. It seems he's been working really hard this past year," Zeff said as he approached Wang Han, who had already knocked Sanji to the side.

“Zoro’s strength is still decent, but it will be difficult for him to grow stronger in the East Blue.” Kuina and Tashigi also returned to Wang Han’s side.

"I still lost. Why doesn't this sky move?" Zoro finally lost his weapon after being knocked away by the two, and lay on the deck looking at the drawn sky.