[Basil Hawkins: "What... Is that Red-Haired Luffy already this strong in a one-on-one situation? I actually couldn't escape from his hands???"]
[Shanks: "You primarily don't understand the power of Observation Haki, that's why you find it strange..."]
[Gol D. Roger: "Hahaha! This involves the knowledge blind spot of the Marine Admirals~~~"]
[Smoker: "However, I must say, that kick was truly impressive!!!"]
[Boa Hancock: "Yes, and the posture of that straw hat falling down was also impressive!!!"]
[Basil Hawkins: "..."]
[Hey!!!]
[Under the effect of Observation Haki, Basil Hawkins couldn't even perceive Luffy's actions.]
[Plus, with his ability to hear the voice of all things, Luffy had already grasped Basil Hawkins' escape route thoroughly~~~]
[He suddenly leaped out, directly knocking Basil Hawkins out of the air...]
[!!!]
[This immense impact force, if it had landed squarely on the deck, would definitely have flattened the deck!!!]
[Zoro and Sanji both kicked out, giving Basil Hawkins a forced buffer~~~]
["Ouch!!!"]
[Basil Hawkins clutched his stomach, doing a forced flip in the air, and landed on the deck~~~]
[At the same time, Buggy had already floated behind and above Basil Hawkins, completely sealing off Basil Hawkins' escape route~~~]
[Nami walked over, slapped Basil Hawkins on the head, and asked fiercely, "Did you hear what the Emperor said?"]
["I..."]
[Feeling like his head had suddenly experienced an 18.0 magnitude earthquake, Basil Hawkins' head spun. Just as he was about to get angry, he could only look at Nami with a bitter, wronged expression, "So strong, Nami..."]
[Subsequently, he looked at Kizaru: "Old Man Kizaru, are you planning to kill me here?"]
["You little brat are just a wage earner. Why would I kill you? I'm asking you, what's going on with Zephyr? How did he end up like this?"]
[Kizaru spoke directly.]
[Hearing that Kizaru didn't intend to kill him, Basil Hawkins felt a wave of relief in his heart, and so he honestly told him about Zephyr~~~]
[When he heard about Basil Hawkins' mission, Kizaru frowned: "You mean... you personally led a fleet to kill Zephyr???"]
[Basil Hawkins spread his hands: "Yes! That fellow Sakazuki ordered it, hmm~~~"]
["Damn it!! That dog wants to recruit Zephyr into the Seven Warlords of the Sea, make Zephyr hate the Marines, and then after causing such consequences, wants to eliminate Zephyr..."]
[After clearing his thoughts, Kizaru's heart burned with rage, and he roared: "Give me all the information about Zephyr, you bastard!!!"]
[However, Basil Hawkins frowned: "But... Old Man Kizaru, this is my mission..."]
["Oh!!!"]
[Nami's fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, instantly landed~~~]
[Basil Hawkins' head already had a lump on it. Now... it had another lump...]
[It looked like Basil Hawkins had grown two small horns~~~]
["Any more opinions?" Nami stared at Basil Hawkins, shaking her fist as she asked.]
["No... None..."]
[Basil Hawkins felt incomparably bitter inside. A dignified Marine Admiral, a majestic presence, but in front of this woman, he could only submit.]
[After obtaining the information about Zephyr, Kizaru patted Basil Hawkins on the shoulder, "You can go back! As long as you don't interfere with us, we won't make things difficult for you~~~"]
["Oh, okay... okay~~~"]
[With Kizaru's words, Basil Hawkins felt as if a great weight had been lifted!!!]
[He subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.]
[Basil Hawkins returned to the Marine fleet and immediately gave the order without hesitation: "All hands, set sail! Return voyage!~~~"]
[Marco: "That guy really is a lazy Marine Admiral..."]
[Vista: "Haha! Let him return, the old man Sengoku is going to be pissed to death!"]
[Trafalgar Law: "If it were Sakazuki, I'd definitely fight them no matter what~~~"]
[Shanks: "Don't even mention Sakazuki. Even that fool Kid wouldn't be so...!!!"]
[Basil Hawkins: "Sigh... You bastards, you really stand there and talk without feeling the pain, hmm~~~"]
[After Kizaru obtained the information about Zephyr, he began to read it seriously~~~]
["Has one end point already been blown up?"]
[Looking at the information about Zephyr, Kizaru's face turned extremely grim!!!]
[Although the island where the first end point is located is a desolate island, the second end point is a resort island!!!]
[The population density is naturally self-explanatory!!!]
[Once this end point is blown up, the consequences will be unimaginable!!!]
[By then, there's no need to say anything else, Kizaru himself wanted to personally beat Zephyr to death~~~]
["Quick! Go to Punk Hazard! We need to stop Zephyr from doing something foolish!!!"]
["Ever since he went out to sea with the Straw Hat Pirates, Kizaru has been living a retired life, and never once paid attention to Luffy's matters~~~"]
["But this time, it concerns Zephyr, Kizaru cannot afford to ignore it!!!"]
["Full speed ahead! Destination... Punk Hazard!!" Luffy shouted into the transponder snail.]
[When the Thousand Sunny arrived at Punk Hazard, the Straw Hat Pirates immediately saw several Marine warships docked at the port~~~]
[When Kizaru boarded one of the Marine warships, the Marines immediately recognized him~~~]
["Where's Zephyr?"]
[Time was urgent, Kizaru looked at the Marines and asked directly.]
[However, a neo-Marine junior captain asked with a worried face: "Mr. Kizaru... are you here to capture Commander Zephyr?"]
["Capture my ass!!! Did that old man really blow up this island!!! Quickly tell me, where is he!!"]
[Hearing these Marines mumbling, Kizaru was furious~~~]
[These Marines were also very respectful of Kizaru. At this moment, hearing that Kizaru wasn't here to capture Zephyr, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.]
[In fact... no one hoped that Zephyr would blow up this island~~~]
[But they were all Marines personally trained by Zephyr, so even if Zephyr did something so crazy, they could only follow him...]
[Now that Kizaru wants to stop Zephyr, these ordinary Marines naturally hope Kizaru can successfully stop him!!!]
["Commander Zephyr has already taken people to the island to set up explosives, Mr. Kizaru. This is a transponder snail you can use to contact him. Please give it to him quickly!"]
[The neo-Marine junior captain quickly took out a transponder snail and handed it to Kizaru~~~]
[Kizaru snatched the transponder snail, then dialed it~~~]
[...]
["What's happening?"]
[From the other end of the transponder snail, Zephyr's voice was transmitted.]
["Zephyr, where are you, you bastard! It's Kizaru!!!" Kizaru put the transponder snail to his mouth and roared.]
["Kizaru...???"]
[Hearing this, Zephyr was startled, then asked suspiciously, "Didn't you disappear two years ago? Why are you suddenly showing up again??"]
[Kizaru didn't answer Zephyr's question but asked sternly: "Now is not the time to discuss this. I'm asking you, are you going to blow up this island??"]
["Oh? Where did you get that information?"]
[Zephyr had nothing to hide from Kizaru. He asked suspiciously, "Did you return to the Marines again??"]
[Zephyr felt very suspicious~~~]
["The Marines and the World Government have already issued an order to kill your grandson. This old man won't stoop to eating grass again..."]
["It's nothing! I met that monkey's fleet on the way and learned he wanted to hunt and capture you. But my grandson drove him away. But now is not the time to discuss this... are you crazy, you bastard? Why do you want to blow up the island? Didn't you see how many people are on this island??"]
[Kizaru roared furiously.]
["Kizaru... If you want to stop me... then there's no need..."]
["My mind is made up. As long as I blow up these three 'end points,' the three magma lakes at the bottom of the New World will connect, and then the entire sea area will spew fire! All pirates will be annihilated!!!"]
[Zephyr didn't hide anything and directly told Kizaru his thoughts!!!]
["You wait!!! Hey! Hey?"]
[Kizaru was still speaking, but Zephyr had already hung up the call.]
[Kizaru continued to dial, but Zephyr didn't pick up...]
["Damn it!!!"]
[Kizaru frantically pulled at his hair, then looked at the tall volcano in the middle of Punk Hazard. "No, I have to stop him...!!!"]
["It's too late, Mr. Kizaru... counting the time, it's less than ten minutes until the end point explodes. Now, for you to personally go find Commander Zephyr, it's already too late..."]
[The neo-Marine junior captain and the surrounding Marines' faces were also full of despair~~~]
[They had originally hoped that Kizaru could make Zephyr change his mind, but they never expected...]
["Damn it! Even if it's too late, I have to stop him! There are at least hundreds of thousands of people on this island! I absolutely cannot let Zephyr do such a foolish thing!!!"]
[He didn't care about anything else. Kizaru stomped his foot, and with Geppo, leaped out~~~]
[After Geppo, this old man flew quickly towards the mountain.]
["Grandpa!!!"]
[Luffy wanted to say something, but Kizaru's figure had already vanished before his eyes.]
["Buggy, quickly take me to the mountaintop! We need to find Zephyr within ten minutes!!"]
[Luffy knew time was urgent. He stomped his foot directly, soaring into the sky!!!]
[Buggy didn't hesitate at all. He handed his feet to Sanji, then he himself also leaped up, flying directly into the air~~~]
["Take this with you...!!!"]
[Usopp pulled his slingshot, firing out a device that looked like a belt~~~]
[Buggy, in the air, grabbed this "belt," then with a snap, fixed it around his waist...]
[He grabbed Luffy by the shoulder and flew towards the mountaintop~~~]
[Pressing the control switch on the belt, a circle of fan nozzles on the belt immediately sprayed out extremely strong gusts of wind!!!!]
[Whoosh!!!]
[Luffy and Buggy were like a sharp arrow, disappearing instantly into the horizon~~~]
[On the mountaintop of Punk Hazard~~~]
[Zephyr was directing the final deployment of the explosives~~~]
[Suddenly...]
[A sharp arrow came from the sky. A figure descended from the sky!!!!]
[Crash!!!!]
[The ground in front of Zephyr suddenly exploded, smoke and dust filling the air~~~]
["Who is it!!!"]
[All the surrounding neo-Marines grabbed their guns and surrounded him.]
[As the smoke and dust dispersed, Luffy appeared in front of everyone~~~]
[Hmm?]
[Seeing the young man in front of him, Zephyr immediately recognized Luffy.]
[He raised his hand, gesturing for the surrounding people to retreat.]
["Monkey D. Luffy, I never thought I'd be able to personally witness such a legend as you..." A unique smile appeared on Zephyr's face~~~]
[Ever since the Summit War two years ago, Luffy killing a Five Elder Star had already become "the greatest event in history"...]
[Although Luffy was only 19 years old, this did not prevent him from becoming a legend of the entire world!!!]
["Did your grandfather ask you to stop me?" Zephyr asked with a smile.]
["Yes! You could say that!" Luffy nodded.]
["Luffy, I know your strength is great, but kid..."]
[Saying this, Zephyr's voice suddenly rose sharply, "Don't just casually stop other people's ideals!!!"]
[He raised the button in his hand and said: "The explosives are completely deployed. As long as I press this button, this island will explode!!!"]
[Luffy said calmly: "Yes! It seems I can't stop you from blowing up this island. But... I can kill you. Even if you blow up this island, your plan still won't be realized... will it?"]
["Bastard, you're looking down on me, aren't you~~~"]
[Hearing Luffy "speak wildly," Zephyr was furious. His Sea Stone Iron Fist Crusher on his right hand directly lunged towards Luffy.]
[As an old senior, being lectured by a junior in such a tone, who could stand it???]
[Even if he knew what Luffy said might be true, he still refused to accept it and wanted to try it!!!]
[Facing Zephyr's attack, Luffy did not dodge~~~]
[Instead, he extended his left hand and directly grabbed the Sea Stone Iron Fist Crusher!!!!]
[Crash!!!]
[The powerful impact directly created a circular air current that instantly shattered the surrounding ground!!!]
[However, at this moment, the smile on Zephyr's face instantly froze~~~]
[He watched Luffy catch the Iron Fist Crusher with one hand, astonished: "How could...!!! Sea Stone has no effect on you???"]
["It has an effect!"]
[Luffy raised his right hand and squeezed his left arm. "Look, my... strength is currently unusable."]
[Zephyr's eyes were still filled with unparalleled shock: "No... why aren't you weakened???"]
["Because I trained..."]
[Luffy shrugged~~~]
[Although he spoke the truth, his words sounded like he was joking~~~]
[Afterward, he said to Zephyr: "Now, do you believe what I said?"]
["!!!"]
[Zephyr's face looked grim~~~]
[Indeed!!!]
[With Luffy's strength, he can indeed kill Zephyr!!!]
[Even if he blew up the second end point, as long as Luffy killed him, he would not be able to achieve his plan of destroying the entire New World...]
[Thinking of this, Zephyr's eyes glowed red: "Luffy... don't stop me...!!! I must annihilate all pirates in the New World!!!"]
["I won't stop you! But... as long as you can do one thing, you don't have to blow it up; I'll help you blow it up together!!!"]
[Luffy released the Iron Fist Crusher, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked at Zephyr with sharp eyes.]
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