In just a blink of an eye, the battle between Sanji and the Fishman Navy was over.
Although Sanji is just a "small pirate" with a bounty of only two million berries, his combat effectiveness cannot be simply measured by the bounty.
The Straw Hat Pirates sailed all the way here from the East China Sea, and Sanji's combat effectiveness has also made a qualitative leap. His growth rate even surpassed the more than ten years he had lived in the sea restaurant.
Even in such a deep sea, Sanji can only exert 20% to 30% of his combat power at most, but even this level of power is far beyond the reach of ordinary fish-man navy.
"Alas, I finally took action."
"This time, there is a real conflict between us and the new navy."
After knocking out the new marines who were blocking his way, Sanji, who was suspended in the sea, subconsciously raised his head to smoke a cigarette, but found that the cigarette in his hand had long been extinguished due to the humidity. Shaking his head and glancing at the new marines floating around, Sanji couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, Sanji, come back soon~"
"We need to leave here quickly. It won't be long before the new navy notices something's wrong."
On the Sunny, Nami waved and shouted at Sanji.
Hearing Nami's sweet voice, Sanji, who had originally had a sad face, immediately turned back into a dog-licking attitude. After answering "yes" loudly, he hurried back to the Sunny happily.
Compared to Sanji, Luffy, who gave the order personally, was not so "sentimental". Unlike Sanji, he thought very clearly.
From the day he left the Marine Headquarters and decided to become a pirate, he accepted his identity as a pirate from the bottom of his heart.
Regardless of whether they choose to attack the New Navy or not, once their identities are exposed, a war is inevitable.
Now, it is nothing more than putting the conflicts and contradictions on the table.
Luffy knows the New Navy very well. They will never shrink back when facing pirates. No matter who the enemy is, the New Navy will pursue them relentlessly.
Thinking of this, Luffy turned around and said to the crew behind him:
"It is impossible for us and the new navy to coexist peacefully."
"The reason is very simple, because we are pirates!"
Luffy's words sounded like an explanation, like a comfort.
After hearing these words, Usopp and the others finally got over their anxiety and regained their spirits.
Originally.
People like Usopp and Coby still have some hope in their hearts, thinking that a pirate group with their reputation should not be noticed by the new navy, and hope to pass through Fishman Island safely.
But now that this has happened, the little bit of hope in my heart can be completely abandoned.
"That's right, what's coming will come, and you can't avoid it!"
Usopp adjusted his mindset and echoed.
Seeing that Usopp, who was usually the most timid and concerned about gains and losses, had become spirited, the others naturally adjusted their mindsets quickly and returned to normal.
Under Nami's guidance, the Sunny started again and soon left the sea area.
The deep sea returned to its former silence.
Just ten minutes after the Straw Hat Pirates left, the Den Den Mushi worn by a fish-man navy suddenly opened its eyes by itself.
"Gah—"
This is the communication telephone bug used for internal communications in the new navy. It can transmit information directly without the "pick up" action, just like a radio walkie-talkie.
"2:30, communication contact."
"This is number 0, reply received."
In the quiet deep sea, the voice of the liaison officer came from the receiver of the Den Den Mushi.
This is a scheduled call stipulated within the new navy, in order to ensure that the new sailors on patrol can always be contactable. Although it seems a bit frequent, such scheduled communication is very necessary to ensure that the base can accurately grasp the movements of each patrol team.
Normally, it would only take a few seconds for the liaison officer at the base to receive a response from the frontline soldiers, but now, the receiver was silent, without any sound.
"Captain Gavin, this is number 0. Please reply if you receive any!"
Perhaps realizing that something was amiss, the liaison officer on the other end of the Den Den Mushi's voice became loud and rapid.
The sound coming from the Den Den Mushi also awakened the owner of the Den Den Mushi, a captain called Gavin.
When Gavin regained consciousness, he struggled to open his eyes and quickly looked around. He found that his companions were all motionless, their lives or deaths unknown, and those who attacked them had disappeared without a trace. Gavin's face immediately turned extremely pale.
"I'm Gavin. We've been attacked by the enemy in Area 18."
"The person who attacked us was a young man with blond hair and curly eyebrows. There were an unknown number of people on board, including women."
"The bow is in the shape of a lion, requesting support."
After his mind cleared up a little, Captain Gavin quickly reported the information he knew to the base.
Although he did not know the members of the Straw Hat Pirates, that encounter made him remember the faces of some people on the Sunny.
"Were we attacked?!"
"How are you doing? Are there any casualties?"
"I will contact the nearby patrol team as soon as possible. Please stay safe!"
When the headquarters' liaison officer heard that the patrol team had been attacked by the enemy, his tone became extremely serious.
While listening to the liaison officer's arrangements, Gavin moved his waist and abdomen which were hit. The severe pain made it difficult for him to breathe. Fortunately, the fishman's physique was strong enough. After a short rest, Gavin hung up the Den Den Mushi and swam quickly towards his companions to carefully check their condition.
Unfortunately, all the Fish-Man Marines traveling with Gavin were defeated by Sanji, but fortunately, those defeated Fish-Man Marines were only unconscious and did not seem to have suffered any fatal injuries.
The group of people were not as vicious as imagined. On the contrary, they were quite restrained in their actions.
Gavin also kept this discovery in mind.
Although he escaped with his life by chance, Gavin would not thank the other party for it. He would only feel ashamed.
As a new navy captain, he had to rely on the enemy's mercy to survive, which he absolutely could not accept.
The New Navy is one of the most powerful forces in the world today. Every member of the New Navy will inevitably develop some kind of pride in their hearts, and this cannot be changed in any way. Even a grassroots officer like Gavin has his own pride.
An attack on a patrol team could be a major or minor incident.
If the branch's top leader wasn't a responsible person like Jin Ping, he probably wouldn't even pay attention to such things.
Among the many branches of the Four Seas, the primary goal of the navy garrison is to ensure that the towns under their jurisdiction are not attacked by pirates. Some of the more extreme ones will even do nothing when the town is attacked, for fear that they and their subordinates will suffer losses in the battle with the pirates.
If your subordinates suffer too many casualties and fail to achieve corresponding results, you will be held accountable by the headquarters.
Because the professional attitude of many navy personnel is to "do the job as it comes."
However, such behavior is simply impossible on Fishman Island. Jinbe's way of dealing with people is also affecting all the navy under his command. When the fishmen fight against pirates, they all hang their heads on their belts.
It cannot be said that they are indifferent to life and death, but at least the fish-man navy are not afraid of fighting pirates!
Moreover, Jinbei is very considerate of his subordinates. No matter how big or small the matter is in the base, he will do it himself as long as he has the energy.
Because of this, even though the patrol team had only encountered an enemy attack and there were no casualties, the battle report was still delivered to Jinbe's desk.
After a brief inquiry, Jinbei dispatched five patrol teams totaling 20 people to the battlefield. He also contacted the officers at the harbor by phone and ordered them to tighten screening in order to directly catch this unknown enemy.
Jinbei is not worried that the other party will not go to the island. If they want to go to the New World, anyone who takes the route to Fish-man Island will need to stay on Fish-man Island for at least a week, because it takes at least this much time for the recording pointer to record the magnetic field.
Moreover, due to the existence of the magnetic field on the seabed, it would be useless for that group of people to wander around the outskirts of Fishman Island. There is no way to record the magnetic field without going to the island.
As Jinbe's orders came out one after another, the atmosphere on Fishman Island, which had finally had a few days of peace, became a little tense.
Ordinary people could feel that the intensity of the new navy patrols had increased significantly in recent days. People were no longer surprised by such things, and they also realized that it seemed that powerful pirates had intruded into Fishman Island again.
Why say "again"? !
Because such things are not new in Fishman Island, similar things have happened before.
Although the New Navy was able to defeat the enemy every time, in every large-scale battle, there were always some unlucky ordinary people who would die in the mutual killing between the New Navy and the pirates.
Fishman Island Sea Forest.
Just as Luffy expected, there was no alert new navy in the Sea Forest of Fishman Island. The Sunny slowly sailed into the coral reefs of the Sea Forest. With the help of the colorful and lush corals, the trace of the Sunny was successfully hidden.
After hiding the ship, the Straw Hat Pirates boarded a submarine and headed towards the main island of Fishman Island.
The propeller left a white vortex in the sea, and the speedboat quickly left the Sea Forest.
In fact, according to Vivi, Luffy, Sanji and Nami don't need to go to the island this time. On the one hand, Luffy and Sanji are wanted criminals. On the other hand, these three have appeared in front of the New Navy. If they go to the island, they will be discovered, which is a huge risk.
But with Luffy's personality, how could he possibly give up going to a bustling and prosperous place like Fishman Island?!
When he was a child, he followed his two brothers Ace and Sabo to Fishman Island on Zephyr's ship. However, he was still young at that time, and most of the time he was stuck on the ship, so he had no chance to appreciate the customs of Fishman Island.
This time, Luffy has made up his mind to have a good time!
Luffy naturally turned a deaf ear to Vivi's advice.
However, the crew members all knew Luffy's personality and knew that they could not persuade him, so they could only let him do what he wanted.
I don’t know how long it took.
The submarine passed through the bubble membrane above Fishman Island. Without the buoyancy in the sea, the submarine that passed through the bubble also fell rapidly towards the ground below.
Just as the submarine was about to make close contact with the ground and be completely destroyed, the wind shell installed under the submarine suddenly started up. The strong wind slowed down the submarine's descent. In the end, the submarine landed gently on the ground, and the expected accident did not happen.
Wind Shell, this is a specialty from Sky Island. Franky used it on some special small boats.
The place where the submarine landed was an open space, surrounded by rolling hills, which looked a bit desolate.
Fishman Island is very large, and apart from the urban area, the terrain is also quite complex. And it is precisely because of the large size of Fishman Island that pirates can often find a way to sneak onto Fishman Island and use it as a springboard to enter the New World.
“Oh wow—”
"Fishman Island, I'm here!!!"
As the hatch opened, Luffy jumped out, a cheer escaping his lips as he breathed in the salty air of the island.
The crew members walked out one after another, looking around at the unique natural scenery of Fishman Island, and excited smiles appeared on their faces.
“It went more smoothly than I could have imagined.”
"Luffy, we should either live in the wild for the time being or leave quietly once the recording pointer has recorded the magnetic field."
Coby was still worried about being hunted by the new navy, so he made a suggestion.
"ah?!"
"What are you talking about?! Coby!"
"This is Fishman Island, this is Fishman Island!"
"Don't you want to see the mermaid with your own eyes? If you leave like this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life! Asshole!"
Without waiting for Luffy to object, Sanji jumped out first after hearing this, put his arm around Coby's shoulders and taught him a lesson.
Now that they've reached Fishman Island, Sanji can finally see the mermaids he's been dreaming of. How could he allow himself to leave like this?!
The other crew members were looking at Coby with eyes that said "this guy is hopeless", and their meaning was very clear.
Everyone on this boat is adventurous, and by nature, they are the kind of people who are fearless.
Even Usopp did not show any intention of retreating at this time. Compared with them, Coby had too little experience and too little determination.
This is understandable, because Coby didn't want to be a pirate from the very beginning.
The so-called freedom and dreams of pirates have no appeal to him. If he didn't want to repay and help Luffy, he wouldn't stay on this ship.
After getting so bored, Coby tactfully shut up.
Seeing that there were no more discordant voices in the team, Luffy found a big tree at random, stretched out his arms, grabbed the top of the tree, flew up, looked into the distance, and after finding the location of the town, Luffy also called his companions and started heading towards the city.
What Luffy and the others didn't know was that the scene of the submarine falling from the sky was seen by the fishmen working in the nearby farmland and reported to the New Navy.
After receiving the news, the New Navy also dispatched a team of 100 people, led by a lieutenant colonel, to search for the invaders.
(End of this chapter)
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