Fishman Island is in chaos, which is a good opportunity for the Straw Hat Pirates to escape.
But Luffy is also a person who likes to be lively. Looking at the current appearance of Fishman Street, Luffy actually wants to follow Sabo to take a look and see what happened on Fishman Island.
But reason eventually suppressed his curiosity.
He was not the only one on the boat at this time, and he was responsible for the safety of his companions.
If they rashly get involved, they might miss this window of opportunity. When Fishman Island returns to stability, it will not be easy for these pirates to leave Fishman Island again.
Although Luffy is full of confidence in his own strength, he is not afraid at all even when facing the pursuit of the new navy.
But Luffy also knew very well that if they encountered the new navy led by Jinbe in the sea, they would definitely not be able to escape safely.
When the crew heard Luffy say to set sail, they were stunned for a moment and then returned to their posts.
Those who are collecting anchors are collecting anchors, and those who are transporting fuel are transporting fuel.
The Sunny is almost a collection of the most advanced shipbuilding technology in the Seven Water City. Franky is Tom's true disciple. Except for the technology related to Pluto, they have passed on everything else to this disciple.
Therefore, this ship is not the most popular sailing ship on this sea. Even in a land like the Fishman Forest, they have a way to get the ship back to the sea.
The preparations before setting sail were very quick. With the sound of violent pumping, a layer of transparent bubbles quickly wrapped around the hull of the Sunny.
Under the action of the foam, the Sunny slowly floated up from the ground. After being several meters above the ground, it slowly floated towards the sky.
The Straw Hat Pirates were not the only ones who sensed the opportunity. In the aquatic plants of the Fishman Forest, the pirates who also realized that the opportunity to leave had come were also preparing to escape.
One pirate ship after another floated up from the forest and drifted towards the open sea.
"Frankie, use the wind cannon, let's get out of here as fast as we can!"
Luffy also noticed the other pirate ships around him. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Luffy wanted to speed up and leave, so as to pass by other pirates.
They didn't know what had happened on Fishman Island, nor did they know how many troops the New Navy would deploy in the face of such chaos. They also didn't know whether there were still New Navy troops in the open sea monitoring the entire Fishman Island and guarding against pirates escaping from the island.
To be safe, Luffy thought it would be better to hurry up.
It is beneficial to separate from the fleeing "main force". Even if the new navy intends to take action against the pirates, they will consider capturing as many pirates as possible.
With this mentality, if Luffy and his crew were to travel alone on a pirate ship, they might encounter slightly less resistance.
The new navy should put more effort into the large forces behind them.
Although Luffy is young and unwilling to think most of the time, he has received formal education from the Navy Headquarters after all, and some of the Navy's action logic has been more or less engraved in his behavior.
Under the influence of the Marine Headquarters' words and deeds, Luffy's actions finally became more organized.
"good!"
"Hold on tight, I'm ready to start!"
Franky didn't hesitate at all when he heard Luffy's order. Although he didn't understand why Luffy made such a decision, Franky had no intention of asking more questions. Although Luffy sometimes behaved a little nonsensically, the crew had absolute trust in him.
"boom!!!"
A few seconds later, the Sunny's wind cannon was fired, and the ship suddenly accelerated. In just a blink of an eye, it had surpassed all other pirate ships in the same group and shot directly into the sky.
The distance between the Sunny and other pirate ships instantly widened by a thousand meters, making it the first pirate ship to enter the ocean.
However, Luffy's caution did not help.
The New Navy, which he was guarding against, had no time to care about these pirates. Because of the appearance of the World Government, the New Navy was so busy that it had no time to care about anything else.
Before Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Zephyr arrived, Jinbe was actually unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the people from the World Government.
He had a clear understanding of his own strength, and knew that he would have no way of stopping the Navy Admirals and the Five Elders when he was seriously injured.
However, the World Government's massacre of the New Marines' families ultimately angered all the New Marines. Even a powerful and prestigious general like Jinbei was unable to contain the anger of his subordinates.
Many subordinates ignored orders and rushed back to Fishman Island to fight with the World Government.
As the commander-in-chief, Jinbe could not sit idly by and watch his subordinates being killed in a trap set by the World Government.
Helplessly, he could only lead the remaining new navy back to Fishman Island.
Jinbe's joining also brought some changes to this war. The originally one-sided massacre was successfully stabilized after Jinbe joined.
However, when Admiral Magellan, Garin Sheng and other Celestial Dragons walked out of Ryugu City and joined the battlefield, the balance of victory in this war completely tilted towards the World Government.
The war between the New Navy and the World Government did not last long and was over in just half a day.
The guards of Ryugu Castle appeared on the streets and tried hard to maintain law and order on the island. Although the light emitted by the Yang Tree gradually faded, Fishman Island also fell into darkness.
But for most of the people on Fishman Island, this night will be a sleepless night.
The coup on Fishman Island had a very wide impact, and the people of Fishman Island did not know where the island would end up after this shocking change.
The originally peaceful life was broken, and the future was full of unknowns.
"Mrs. Shirley, what will become of Fishman Island?"
"What should we do?"
In a coral house in Mermaid Bay, all the mermaids from the Mermaid Cafe gathered together.
Because of the Straw Hat Pirates, the Mermaid Cafe was completely destroyed and is now under reconstruction. During the day, another riot occurred on Fishman Island, which made the mermaids, who had already lost their homes, even more anxious.
In order to seek comfort, the mermaids found the famous fortune teller on the island, Xia Li.
The mermaids wanted to get guidance from this prophet to soothe their uneasy hearts.
There were more than a dozen mermaids gathered in the room, and they all looked at Xia Li, who was sitting at the table with a serious expression.
On the table in front of Charlie, there was a transparent crystal ball.
In the eyes of others, this crystal ball was ordinary and there was nothing unusual about it. However, in Xia Li's eyes, pictures of the future were flashing on the surface of the crystal ball.
Predict the future
This is Charlie's innate ability. Since she awakened this ability at the age of 4, her predictions have never been wrong.
Flashing out from the crystal ball were pictures of Fishman Island.
But no matter how the picture flashed, all that could be seen with the naked eye was a sea of fire and ruins all over the ground.
Fishman Island was destroyed
A few minutes later, the image on the crystal ball disappeared, and Charlie walked out of the "prophecy" state with sweat all over her forehead. Her face was full of fear, which made the mermaids beside her nervous.
"What happened, Sister Charlie?"
"What should we do next? What will become of Fishman Island?"
The mermaids asked one after another, their voices full of hope and concern.
"Fishman Island was destroyed"
"There were fires everywhere and damaged houses everywhere."
"Fishman Island is finished!!!"
Charlie had not yet recovered from the shock of seeing the prophecy, and she answered the mermaids' questions almost subconsciously without any concealment.
“!!!!”
"ah?!"
Upon hearing the prophecy of the destruction of Fishman Island, the room was suddenly filled with shouts of surprise and panic.
Dragon Palace City, dungeon.
"Crack—"
In the meantime, Jinbei, who was wrapped in bandages all over his body, finally regained consciousness. He moved his body subconsciously, and the chains that bound him collided with each other, making a series of noises.
He failed
"Where am I?!"
Jinbei opened his eyes, only to see darkness. He looked around and realized he was in a prison cell. He looked down at the huge chains that bound him, and a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Didn't you kill me?"
The last memory left in Jinbei's mind was the scene of charging towards Magellan, Garin Sheng and others to rescue his companions.
In front of the Navy Admirals and the Five Elders, Jinbei was ultimately unable to compete with them and was defeated. In his heart, he had actually prepared himself to die, but he did not expect that the other side did not kill him. Instead, they captured him and locked him up in this prison.
The walls of the prison were covered with moss, a type of moss found only in the deep sea. Jinbei realized that he should still be on Fishman Island and had not been taken away.
“Tattoo.”
Perhaps someone heard Jinbe waking up. Not long after Jinbe woke up, footsteps were heard on the corridor in front of the prison gate.
Not long after, Magellan appeared in front of the prison door and looked towards Jinbei:
"Are you awake? Jinbe!"
Magellan greeted him in a deep voice, and after taking a quick look at Jinpei's condition, his mood became a little heavy.
Jinbei suffered several fatal wounds, but fortunately, he survived and did not die.
A living Jinbe is a huge trouble for their Marine Headquarters.
"Why didn't you kill me?"
There was an openly hostile relationship between the New Navy and the Naval Headquarters. The moment of defeat, Jinbe had already made plans to die in the line of duty.
But the other party did spare his life, which puzzled Jinbei.
"I wanted to kill you, but I let you live"
"It's an order from the Five Elders. Your life is valuable to them."
"On the one hand, they want to extract intelligence about the New Navy from you. On the other hand, they also hope to intimidate you, the New Navy, through public execution."
"Jinbei, do you think that if the Wan Guo side learned of your capture, would they be able to send someone strong to rescue you?"
Magellan didn't know what his purpose was, and he didn't hide anything when facing Jinbei's questions.
Upon hearing what Magellan said, Jinbei's expression changed. His face, which had already turned a light blue due to his weakness, turned pale at this moment.
“You want to…”
Jinbei already had some guess in his mind and was greatly shocked.
"Just as you thought, you became the Celestial Dragons' bait."
"If the New Navy doesn't rescue you, they'll lose the dignity of their 'Imperial' power. If they choose to rescue you, they'll have to face me and the Five Elders."
"This is the World Government's plan to weaken your new navy."
"I don't know whether it's lucky or unfortunate that you're still alive after suffering such a serious injury."
Magellan's tone was filled with emotion, and after he finished speaking, he actually turned aside and prepared to leave. It seemed that he came here just to confirm whether Jinbei was still alive, and to have such a conversation with Jinbei.
At this time, Jinbei was also anxious because he heard such shocking news, and was trying hard to think about how to get out of his current predicament.
Magellan noticed that Jinbei looked a little dazed, and after walking a few steps, he couldn't help but stop and said: "If I were you, I wouldn't choose to continue living, Jinbei."
After saying that, Magellan's figure disappeared in front of the door, and the sound of his footsteps became farther and farther away until it completely disappeared.
And the words that Magellan said before he left were also deeply engraved in Jinbei's heart.
He didn't know what Magellan's purpose was, but after carefully analyzing the current dilemma, Jinbei suddenly realized that the "method" given by Magellan was most beneficial to the new navy.
As long as he died, the new navy would have no reason to send troops to rescue him.
Because of his death, the conflict between the Navy and the World Government may be brought back to the surface, but if they engage in a head-on battle, the New Navy may not necessarily suffer a loss.
Jinbei is afraid that in order to rescue him, the powerful men of the New Navy will fall into the trap of the World Government.
"Could it be that death is my best option right now?"
Such a thought flashed through Jinbei's mind, but the next moment his brain cleared up.
"No I won't die!"
"I'm afraid the World Government never imagined that the Ten Thousand Nations had already made their move before they planned to use me to set a trap."
"If it's him, then the so-called trap is completely 'not valid'!"
His mind regained clarity, and hope appeared in Jinpei's eyes.
Who would want to die if they could live?
Jinbei knew that he still had a chance of survival.
Even if he dies, he must die under the perception of Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Only in this way can the New Navy be completely prevented from falling into the trap of the World Government.
Otherwise, even if only a corpse was left of him, the other party might pretend to be alive and lure other strong men of the New Navy to come.
Magellan left the dungeon and when he reached the door, he ran into Garin Sheng who was about to check on Jinbe's condition.
The two passed each other and simply exchanged hello, and then there was no further communication.
It was not until Magellan left that Galinsheng turned around and looked at Magellan's back with some suspicion.
"What is this guy doing here?!"
Magellan left the dungeon and walked on the trail of Ryugu Castle with a heavy look on his face. Because of Jinbe's capture, their Marine Headquarters was in huge trouble.
He wanted to avoid fighting with the New Navy, but he didn't know whether Jinbei was willing to sacrifice himself for the overall situation.
After thinking for a long time, Magellan finally sighed and forced himself to stop thinking about these things.
Things have already happened. I am afraid there will be another fierce battle between their navy headquarters and the new navy.
(End of this chapter)
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