Not long after Magellan entered the casino, he heard dense footsteps behind him. After a while, a group of navy soldiers in white uniforms rushed into the venue and sealed the entrance of the casino tightly.
The waiters in the venue seemed to realize something was wrong when they saw this group of sailors coming in with such force. They did not choose to step forward to talk to them, but instead quietly disappeared into the crowd.
“This smell.”
Garinsheng walked to the side of Magellan, covered his nose with his hand, as if he could not bear the atmosphere in the casino, his face full of disgust.
However, he did not forget the purpose of his visit. After entering the casino, he looked around for the target person.
The Straw Hat Pirates who were fighting hard at the gambling table didn't notice anything unusual at all. When Magellan, Garin Sheng and his group entered the casino, they were still concentrating on the "project" in front of them and didn't realize that danger was approaching.
Their jubilant appearance was extremely conspicuous in such an occasion.
Garin Sheng's gaze quickly locked onto Luffy, and the displeasure on his face dissipated a little, turning into a bright smile.
"That guy must be Straw Hat Luffy!"
"Garp's grandson"
Under the gaze of Garin Sheng, Luffy, who was sitting at the gambling table, felt a chill on his back for no reason. He seemed to have noticed that someone was watching him. He quickly turned his head and looked behind him as guided by his feeling.
The moment Luffy and Garin Sheng's eyes met, a strong sense of crisis instantly surged in their hearts.
"Hand on! Don't let them get away!"
Garin Sheng noticed Luffy's gaze, grinned, and after giving instructions to his subordinates behind him, he actually drew the long sword from his waist and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
As the leader, Garin chose to take the lead the moment he discovered Luffy. He did not wait for his subordinates to come forward and took the initiative to attack.
"Follow me."
On the contrary, Magellan had no intention of assisting Garin Sheng at this moment. He just reminded CP0 who came with Garin Sheng, and then stood there and watched.
However, the CP0s obviously knew what the main task of this operation was. They ignored Magellan, and several CP0 figures quickly turned into afterimages and followed Garin Sheng to shoot towards Luffy and others.
"Swish--" A series of crisp sounds of breaking through the air rang out in the casino. Luffy, who was sitting on the bench, noticed the powerful enemy coming with his observation Haki and quickly stood up.
The armed color domineering instantly gathered on his arms. In just a moment, the skin on Luffy's body turned slightly red, and it seemed that he had entered the second gear state.
Immediately afterwards, Luffy took a step forward and protected Sanji and Nami behind him, then crossed his arms to block in front of himself.
“Bang—”
A muffled sound rang out, and the figure of Garin Sheng, who had disappeared, reappeared, already in front of Luffy. Garin Sheng grabbed the sword with one hand and made a slashing motion towards Luffy in front of him, but the sharp blade was firmly blocked by Luffy's arms, and there was no way to move forward at all.
Garin's powerful Armament Haki couldn't even break through Luffy's defense.
The sudden attack failed to capture the enemy directly. Jialin Sheng's face showed a little surprise, and he murmured in surprise:
“Huh—?”
Luffy, who was having fun, was suddenly attacked by a stranger, and his originally relaxed and happy mood disappeared at this moment.
Staring angrily at the red-haired old man in front of him, Luffy also asked with an unhappy face:
"Old man, why did you suddenly attack us?!"
"Who are you, you bastard?"
Even after being at sea for so long, Luffy still retains a bit of innocence in his character.
When faced with an enemy attack, his first reaction was not to fight back, but to ask the other party's identity.
If the same thing happened to other pirates, they probably would not be interested in delving into the identity of the enemy. What they would do is to tear the enemy who attacked them into pieces first.
"snort!"
Faced with a junior like Luffy, Garin Sheng didn't even think about talking to him. In his eyes, Luffy, who had awakened the Nika Fruit, was no different from a dead person.
The blade in Garin Sheng's hand stood up slightly, and with the advantage of his height, he changed direction and stabbed straight towards Luffy's face.
Garin's moves changed very quickly, but Luffy was now a veteran. While Garin was changing his moves, Luffy quickly leaned back and directly avoided Garin's attack.
Using the force of leaning back, Luffy also did a backward flip and quickly created distance between himself and the enemy.
At the same time, CP0 had also arrived. Several agents wearing white suits and masks surrounded Luffy from three directions.
"Luffy!"
And just when Luffy was about to be surrounded by CP0, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates finally reacted.
The fastest one was Sanji who was standing behind Luffy. Sanji jumped up and rushed directly towards the CP0 in the air. He kicked out with a sweeping kick and forced the enemy back.
On the other side, Brook rushed out with a sword and directly blocked a CP0 who was attacking Luffy; and on the other side of Luffy, Usopp shot a fire bomb with a slingshot, accurately hitting the enemy and delaying the enemy's attack. At the same time, Franky's iron fist also blasted out, knocking the attacking CP0 away.
In just a blink of an eye, all the companions on the Straw Hat Pirates gathered around Luffy, guarding their captain firmly in the center.
The individual strength of Luffy's crew members may not be stronger than Luffy, but the bond between them is difficult to match by others.
Luffy's beliefs influence the people around him all the time. In order to protect their companions, they will not back down even when facing powerful enemies.
The gamblers in the casino, unwilling to linger in such a dangerous place, left hastily upon seeing the battle unfold. However, the casino's entrances and exits were firmly guarded by the Navy and the World Government, so these people could only try to stay as far away from the center of the battlefield as possible, hiding behind tables and chairs.
Watch the fun?!
When their own safety cannot be guaranteed, gamblers will not think about watching the fun.
This sea is really not safe. Even on Fishman Island which is under the control of the New Navy, it is better for ordinary people to stay away from it whenever a battle occurs.
The several CP0s who were repelled also returned to Garin Sheng's side one after another. Although the attack of the Straw Hat Pirates crew successfully forced them back, it did not cause any harm to their bodies.
In terms of hard power, among all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates, only Luffy, Sanji and Brook can fight against their CP0.
The other crew members might be able to fight CP0, but it would be extremely difficult to defeat the opponent. In other words, unless a miracle happens, there is no way to defeat CP0.
The two sides only had to face each other, and Luffy already felt that his strength was inferior to that of his opponent.
Garin Sheng and others who attacked them were already very difficult to deal with, not to mention the navy who blocked the gate and had not yet joined the battle.
Luffy's gaze quickly swept over Garin Sheng and others, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Then his gaze swept over Magellan and others. Seeing Magellan's figure and his attire, Luffy's face couldn't help but change slightly.
He had already recognized the identities of these people.
The people in white clothes guarding the red-haired old man should be CP0, an intelligence organization affiliated with the World Government; and the navy leaders blocking the gate are Magellan, the warden of Impel Down who was promoted to admiral a few years ago.
Luffy originally escaped from the Marine Headquarters, and he is very familiar with the structure of the Marine Headquarters and the World Government.
And precisely because he understood this well enough, Luffy's expression became very ugly at this moment.
He didn't understand how his group could attract the Navy Admiral and CP0's attack.
What's more, this is Fishman Island, the territory of the New Navy.
Normally, it would be impossible for these people to appear on Fishman Island.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Although Luffy is a single-celled organism, it does not mean that he does not know how to think.
After spending a long time with his two brothers Ace and Sabo, Luffy naturally learned some qualities from them that he did not have.
Moreover, the elite education at the Marine Headquarters is strong enough that even someone with Luffy's personality can change under that kind of education.
Although Luffy still looks nonsensical most of the time, he is reliable enough when something really happens.
"Sanji, protect Nami and Vivi."
Feeling the enemy's strength, Luffy's tone became unusually serious.
"Ah! Of course!"
Sanji also felt the heavy tone in Luffy's voice and nodded heavily.
Like Luffy, Sanji also recognized Admiral Magellan. After all, as people who have been on the sea for many years, whether actively or passively, the Straw Hat Pirates will always be able to receive some major personnel adjustments regarding the Navy Headquarters.
The Admirals are known as the highest combat power of the Naval Headquarters. When changes occur to people of this level, everyone will try to find out.
"Let's find a way to leave here first."
Although Luffy's strength has increased dramatically now, he does not think that the Straw Hat Pirates are qualified to fight against the Navy Admirals.
It’s not that Luffy has no confidence in his own strength, but he doesn’t think he can protect his crew members when fighting with the navy.
Luffy has always had a deep filter for the admirals of the navy.
Because the goal of his two brothers was to become admirals of the navy.
Luffy, who grew up with Ace and Sabo, is very familiar with the strength of his two brothers. Luffy has also seen the two brothers fighting with all their strength. The natural destructive power of the destructive power will leave a deep impression in his heart even if he has only seen it once.
In Luffy's eyes, Ace and Sabo are invincible, but even these two invincible people have not yet become admirals of the navy. Luffy naturally thinks that the strength of the admirals of the navy is far beyond that of Ace and Sabo.
Under that "brother filter", Luffy would subconsciously feel that his strength would be one level lower when facing a navy admiral like Magellan.
Because he thought he was no match for Ace or Sabo, even now, it was hard to say whether he could defeat either of the two brothers.
Luffy didn't want his friends to get hurt, so he naturally began to think about retreating.
Although I don’t know why these people came to me, the most important thing at the moment is to leave here safely.
With Sanji's help, Luffy is still confident that he can protect his companions and ensure their safe departure.
After all, the strong men of the New Navy couldn't stop them. Even if these people in front of them were stronger than the New Navy, how much stronger could they be?!
At least, judging from the aura, the aura emitted by the white-haired young man (Seraphim) when he gave his all was stronger than that of the red-haired old man not far away.
"Want to run?!"
"Can you do it?!"
Obviously, Garin Sheng also heard what Luffy said. Seeing that the other party intended to leave, Garin Sheng raised the sword in his hand and was about to use the power of the devil fruit, but he found that all the gamblers in the casino were hiding in the corners of the casino and did not leave.
After careful consideration, Garin Sheng did not choose to expose the form of his devil fruit in front of so many people.
There are many people and many opinions.
The enemy that the Holy Land has to face is not just the awakened Nika.
There has been no news about the mysterious man who attacked the holy land, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not appear again.
In a battle between strong opponents, intelligence becomes particularly important.
"Magellan, how long do you plan to see it?"
"Join me and take out the opponent!"
There was no trace of shame on Jialinsheng's face when he said this. Bullying the weak is shameful in itself, but Jialinsheng did not feel any guilt or shame at all for doing such a thing.
He did not underestimate Luffy, because the other party was the user of the Nika Fruit who was able to seriously injure the fishman vice admiral of the New Navy!
To be on the safe side, it would be most appropriate to invite a general to join in the action!
When Magellan heard what Garinsheng said, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.
However, this hesitation did not last long.
"Then let's finish it quickly."
"I hope my ability won't affect too many people."
Magellan's tone was a little heavy, and while he was speaking, the navy around him silently distanced themselves from him.
Amid the puzzled gazes of the Straw Hat Pirates, Magellan silently took off his gas mask.
In the blink of an eye, a faint purple poisonous mist spread throughout the casino.
The accompanying sailors had already skillfully put on their gas masks, and the poisonous fog spread within the relatively closed casino.
Some gamblers who were closer had already fallen to the ground with distorted faces, their bodies twitching in pain, which caught the eyes of the Straw Hat Pirates and others, and also made the relatively timid people like Coby and Usopp look terrified.
"W-What happened?"
"Poisoned! These people are poisoned! Everyone, don't breathe in that purple poisonous mist!"
While Usopp was still confused about the situation, Chopper had already realized something and immediately reminded his companions.
However, the first person to react was Nami, who was protected by Luffy and others.
After hearing Chopper's reminder, Nami reacted quickly and pulled out the weather stick from her waist. When the three sections of the weather stick were quickly spliced together, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the room.
A strong wind swept out, forcing the poisonous fog in the air to flow back toward the entrance behind Magellan and others.
Magellan originally thought that he only needed to "make a slight move" to catch these "small pirates" whose bounty was only tens of millions, but when his attack was briefly resolved, Magellan couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face.
It would be fine if it was Captain Straw Hat Luffy who neutralized his attack, but I didn't expect a woman to have such ability?!
“Gugugugu——”
Not long after the weather stick created a strong wind and dispersed the poisonous fog, bubbles began to emerge from the stick and condensed into a dark cloud under the ceiling of the casino.
Before Magellan and others noticed, the dark clouds had already merged into a piece and formed rapidly.
"Thunder and lightning!!!"
As Nami let out a delicate cry, a ray of lightning flashed out from the weather stick. The next moment, lightning flashed down from the dark clouds, and thunder exploded in the casino.
"boom---"
(End of this chapter)
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