A loud roar cut through the sky.
The people who were awakened lit up the lights and stuck their heads out of the windows to look outside.
In the alley, at the same time that blazing flames burst out from both ends of the entrance and exit, a black shadow quickly flew out of the alley.
Sabo was holding a bulging sack in his hands. The moment he rushed out of the alley, flames rose behind him. The heat wave caused by the explosion directly knocked Sabo to the ground. After rolling several times on the ground, he stopped in the middle of the street.
The bulging sack he was holding also fell out of his hands. After rolling several times on the ground, Luffy poked his head out of the sack.
After shaking his head dazedly, Luffy took a look at the environment he was in. After seeing Sabo's slightly embarrassed figure, a cheerful smile suddenly appeared on his originally nervous face:
"Sabo!"
"What are you doing lying on the ground?"
As he spoke, Luffy also noticed the big commotion in the alley. He turned his head to look back at the alley, and the flames rising into the sky were reflected in his pupils.
"That idiot Ace!"
In order to bring Luffy out safely, Sabo only used the power of the devil fruit to transform into an element when snatching Luffy. The shock wave caused by Ace's attack still had some impact on Sabo.
Sabo muttered and complained about Ace's recklessness. He slowly stood up, dusted off the dust on his body, and turned around to look at the alley that was now engulfed in flames.
Under the gaze of Sabo and Luffy, a beam of fire suddenly shot up from the sea of fire. The next second, Ace's figure had already landed on the roof nearby.
Ace squatted down and glanced at the sea of fire below. He seemed to have heard Sabo's complaint and smiled brightly at Sabo and Luffy, saying:
"Sabo, well done!"
Even with Luffy present, Ace was still able to attack without hesitation. The biggest reason was because he had enough confidence in Sabo's strength.
The improvement that the Thunder Fruit brings to people is unimaginable.
Even though Sabo has only obtained the Thunder Fruit for a few years, with his current control over natural abilities, he can be described as "super fast."
Ace's attack was not sudden. Before he made his move, he specifically warned Sabo.
"Idiot, what happened to those people?!"
"If he dies, who are we going to take to the teacher?"
"Take a quick look."
Sabo looked at Ace on the roof, pointed at the alley, and asked nervously.
Hearing Sabo's words, Ace waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you won't die. You'll just suffer a little."
As the two were talking, the fire in the alley was gradually going out.
Most of the houses on Fishman Island are made of sea stones or corals, which are not easy to burn. When Ace stopped, the fire in the alley was quickly extinguished.
As he spoke, Ace jumped lightly and flew into the alley. Not long after, a fishman with burnt skin was thrown out of the alley by Ace.
"Bang!"
With a slight sound, the burly fishman fell to the ground in front of Sabo and Luffy. The violent vibration caused the fishman's carbonized skin to crack, and trickles of blood oozed out.
He looked miserable, having already lost consciousness, breathing in less than out, and was about to die.
Sabo blocked Luffy behind him, frowning slightly.
"How can he still be alive after all this?"
While Sabo was speaking, heavy footsteps were heard in the dark alley. Ace slowly walked out of the alley, dragging two fishmen with his hands.
"As long as they're alive, that's enough. Grandpa taught us that it's impossible to show mercy to the enemy!"
Ace actually received pretty good education since he was a child. Perhaps it was because he had been left out by Garp for all these years, the "wildness" of his character that advocates freedom was also exposed.
He didn't call Zephyr "teacher" in private like Sabo did, but called him "old man". Zephyr never corrected Ace's private way of addressing him. Instead, he felt that this was closer.
It can be seen that Zephyr, the "General who does not kill", did not teach children like Ace and Sabo to "show mercy to the enemy".
When Zefa's family was attacked and killed by pirates, this incident actually had a great impact on Zefa's values. After the accident, although Zefa himself retreated to the second line, his reputation of "not killing the general" has always been praised by people.
However, over the years, those tough-minded hawkish middle and senior management members of the Navy Headquarters were all trained by Zefa.
Among the three admirals of the headquarters, Kuzan, who is the most benevolent, is actually more influenced by Garp.
As Ace spoke, he threw the two murlocs in his hands to the ground. Perhaps it was because the two murlocs were far away from Ace, or perhaps it was because Ace deliberately left them alive. In any case, the burns on these two murlocs were much better than that of his companion whose skin had been carbonized.
Moreover, the two fishmen were still conscious. After being thrown to the ground, they endured the pain and looked up at their burnt companions in front of them, as well as Sabo and Luffy.
Looking around, the two surviving fishmen looked at Ace behind them with horror on their faces.
"What kind of monster are you?!!"
The fishman named Shul endured the severe pain in his body, raised his hand tremblingly, looked at Ace with fear in his eyes, and asked in shock.
"Hey!"
"I'm not a monster, I'm a marine!"
Ace put his hands on his hips, looked at the two fishmen in front of him, grinned and smiled.
"navy?!"
Shul's pupils shrank when he heard Ace's words. He never imagined that a brat like this could actually be a member of the navy?!
And even if he was a navy, how could such a young child be...
However, Shule's doubts would not be answered by anyone. After a brief moment of shock, Shule knelt on his knees and crawled to Ace. He kowtowed to Ace and begged for mercy with tears in his eyes:
"Marine Lord, let me go, let me go!"
"I don't want to die. This...this is all a misunderstanding!"
"We want to invite a few of you to our home!"
Shul's words made Ace roll his eyes.
This bastard, is he fooling a child?!
Ignoring Shul's pleading, Ace actually took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms and contacted Zephyr on his own.
Although the three of them were all restless, Ace, who had undergone systematic education, eventually learned the disciplined and steady side from Zephyr. Although he sneaked out, Ace still carried a Den Den Mushi with him, just in case Zephyr discovered that they were missing and couldn't find them and worry.
"Hey, old man, it's me, Ace, something's wrong!"
"We were attacked on the island, but it's okay, it's resolved."
"Three people, two prisoners. Bring them over. I'll give the signal."
Just as Ace was communicating with Zephyr, Shul, who was crawling in front of him and begging, suddenly had a fierce light flashing in his eyes. Taking advantage of Ace's distraction, he took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it directly into Ace's chest.
Ace noticed it the moment Shul attacked. He glanced at Shul calmly, without him dodging or blocking. He was still talking to Zefa.
"call--"
The dagger pierced Ace's heart directly.
However, Shul did not expect blood to spurt out. The moment the dagger touched Ace's body, Shul felt as if the knife had stabbed into the air, without any feeling of piercing flesh.
He looked at Ace's chest with a little surprise, and saw that Ace's heart had turned into a ball of fire. His attack was actually hitting the ball of fire.
The dagger became scorching hot, and Shule subconsciously loosened his hand and quickly retracted it.
“This, this. This.”
"Natural system!"
Shul had some experience. The previous attack was too sudden and he didn't know what was going on. But now that Shul saw what happened to Ace with his own eyes, he had no idea what had happened to him and his men.
The attack failed, and Shule hurriedly got up and ran away.
Before he could run a few meters, Ace, holding the Den Den Mushi in one hand, raised his hand towards Shul's fleeing back and made a "shooting" gesture. The next moment, a flame shot out from the tip of Ace's index finger, and in an instant it came behind Shul and pierced his heart directly.
The running figure stopped, Shule's body stiffened, and he fell to the ground with a bang.
Ace glanced at the other fish-man who was now too frightened to move, and said indifferently to the Den Den Mushi: "Sorry, old man, there is only one prisoner left."
After saying that, Ace looked at the remaining fishman and asked with a smile:
"You're not going to attack me or run away, are you?!"
The fishman didn't know whether it was because of his serious injuries or because he was scared by Ace, but after hearing this, his eyes went black, he fell to the ground and fell into a coma.
The streets are brightly lit on both sides.
The onlookers all stuck their heads out to look into the street, but when they saw the scene clearly, they were so scared that they retreated back into their houses and turned off the lights, fearing that they would be caught up in some inexplicable incident.
However, among these people, there were also kind-hearted people who "helped" the deceased Shul to contact the new naval branch of Fishman Island.
The work of managing urban security is the responsibility of the Dragon Palace City Guards, but the residents have long been accustomed to the existence of the new navy. In their opinion, the Dragon Palace City Guards may not be able to handle such a major event.
The two sides quickly took action after receiving the news. As soon as Zefa received the contact from Ace, a navy knocked on his cabin door and reported the sudden violent explosion on the island.
Zefa knew without hesitation that the noise was probably caused by Ace and his gang.
Without bothering to blame Ace and the others for sneaking off the ship, Zefa immediately called his subordinates on duty and rushed towards the scene of the incident on the island.
At the same time, a sharp alarm sounded in the new naval branch, disturbing the base commander Jinbei who was working overtime in the office on a voluntary basis.
Huangmu, Vergo and others who were staying in the branch were also attracted by the sudden alarm and rushed out of the dormitory.
"What happened? Captain Jinbe?"
In front of the branch office, Jinbei was about to lead his men to the scene of the incident when he was stopped by Vergo.
Seeing that Virgo and the others were startled, he immediately comforted them, "A serious crime has occurred on the island. The details are still unclear. I'm planning to go check it out."
"Just have a good rest, everyone."
Jinbei didn't bother exchanging pleasantries with Vergo and the others. He left with his team of several dozen men. Vergo, Aramaki, and the others looked at each other, their hearts forming a tacit understanding. They had no intention of returning and simply followed Jinbei.
Jinbe noticed Vergo and the others following him, but he didn't care.
The place where the incident occurred was not very far from the branch, and Ace and the others were wandering a little far away.
The fish-man navy were well-trained and, under Jinbe's leadership, arrived in just a few minutes.
At this time, Sabo and Luffy were sitting on the steps in front of a house, waiting for Zephyr and the others to arrive bored. As for Ace, he stood beside the two of them, leaning against the doorpost with his eyes closed, putting on a "deep" look, leaving the image of a "reliable big brother" to the young Luffy.
However, Zefa did not wait for him, but instead waited for the new navy such as Shi Ping.
Jinbei noticed the three children on the street, and then walked over quickly. After taking a look at the three fishmen on the ground, Jinbei's expression became solemn.
The charred fishman had died, and Shul, who attacked Ace and tried to escape, also fell in a pool of blood, breathless.
Only one fishman fell into a coma.
Such a tragic scene could not help but Shi Ping take it seriously.
Jinbe had actually seen Ace before, but that was many years ago, during Cyrus's wedding. Jinbe had been very busy in recent years and had long forgotten such little things, so when he saw Ace and the others, he was unable to recognize them.
After taking a quick look at the situation on the street, Jinbei came up to Ace and the others and asked:
"What's going on?"
"Who are you and why are you still lingering on the street so late?"
"What the hell happened?"
As he spoke, Jinbei's eyes fell on Ace.
It seems that the leader of these three children is the more "mature" child in front of him.
"Yes, these three guys attacked us brothers and they probably wanted to kidnap us."
"I fought back in self-defense."
"I don't know their identities. Once they wake up, we can find out from them."
"We are from the navy, on Mr. Zefa's ship. We were out for a stroll at night and were attacked."
"I've already informed Mr. Zefa. Let's talk about the situation after he arrives."
Ace is a smart man and is good at picking out the key points when speaking. While explaining casually, he also brought up the big Buddha Zefa.
Sure enough, Jinbei's pupils shrank slightly when he heard Ace's words.
After taking a closer look at Ace, Sabo and the others, Jinbei suddenly remembered that he had seen these three children on Zephyr's ship before.
"Kidnapping?"
Jinbei muttered something, his eyes swept across a dagger on the ground. After picking it up and examining it, Jinbei's face darkened.
"Kidnapping?!"
The dagger in Jinbei's hand was made quite exquisitely. On the handle, there was a pattern of a mermaid playing in the water carved on it. Jinbei had seen daggers of this kind before!
At this time, Vergo and others also came to Jinbei's side. Vergo just glanced at the dagger in Jinbei's hand, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"What a coincidence!"
"Kidnapping?!"
Vergo did not doubt Ace's words. When he said the name Zephyr, they had already gained the trust of Jinpei and others.
No one would think about why such a young child would be a navy, and why such a young child could kill three burly fishmen.
Experienced people understand that in this ocean, the people who should not be underestimated are the elderly, children and women.
(End of this chapter)
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