Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, spoke with disdain. He didn't even use his signature kicking techniques; his right arm suddenly turned pitch-black, and a deep, dark energy, as if capable of devouring light, coiled around it.
"Dark Vortex!"
He let out a low growl, pointing his palm at Jabra. An irresistible, immense suction force instantly erupted!
Jabra was horrified to find that his indestructible "Iron Body" state was forcibly dispelled, and he was uncontrollably dragged toward Sanji!
"H-ho-how is this possible?! My ability...!" Jabra struggled futilely in mid-air, his face filled with terror and disbelief.
"Devil Fruit abilities are meaningless before me."
Sanji said coldly. The moment Jabra was sucked in front of him, his left leg was already burning with scorching flames. "Your Life Return and Navy Six Styles—take them back to the King of Hell!"
"Devil Leg — Barbecue Shot!"
A heavy kick, wreathed in flames and dark energy, precisely struck Jabra's unguarded abdomen!
*Puh ah—!* Jabra's eyeballs bulged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the distant ruins, completely losing consciousness.
The strength of the two sides was not on the same level at all!
Almost at the same time, Fukurou used his Paper Art to nimbly dodge attacks, trying to get close and find an opening. He habitually muttered, "Chababa~ The next opening is..."
However, before he could finish speaking, a cold flash of a blade streaked before his eyes as if teleporting!
*Swish—!*
Zoro had appeared beside him at some point. Of his three swords, only Wado Ichimonji was unsheathed, and it slowly returned to its scabbard.
"Ugh..." Fukurou's movements froze in place. He looked down and saw a thin line of blood slowly appearing on his chest. He hadn't even seen how the other party had drawn his sword.
"So... so fast..."
Before he could finish speaking, he fell straight down.
Zoro's strength was now terrifyingly strong; he didn't even need to use his Three-Sword Style to deal with such an opponent.
In the blink of an eye, the CP9 elites brought by Spandam were completely annihilated.
He himself was slumped on the ground, trembling with fear as he looked at the Straw Hat members, who were like demon gods before him. The confidence he had gained from the Buster Call was long gone.
A crushing defeat! A thorough and complete defeat!
Just as the dust settled on the battlefield and Spandam was sprawled on the ground from his crushing defeat, a light set of footsteps came from around the corner.
"We're back~"
Nami's energetic voice was the first to ring out. Her face was beaming with the joy of her harvest, and she held a small golden crown in her hand. "Although today's excavation site didn't yield anything earth-shattering, the harvest is very real!"
Ron, who followed behind her, easily dragged two huge, heavy-looking wooden crates with one hand.
He set the crates down with a *bang*, and the lids sprang open, revealing them to be full of gold coins, jewels, and all sorts of dazzling gold and silver jewelry!
"Hmm, this time we finally didn't dig up anything absurd like talking stone statues or cursed statues."
Ron clapped the dust from his hands, his tone carrying a rare hint of ease. "Just the most ordinary, most normal treasure. It seems we won't have to worry about expenses for a while."
Nami's eyes had already turned into Berry symbols, and she happily pounced on the treasure chest: "This is great! This is the kind of adventure harvest I want!"
It was then that the two noticed the scene at the dock, the beaten-up CP9 members, and the trembling Spandam slumped on the ground.
Ron raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic battlefield and the tightly bound Jabra, Blueno, and others.
"Tsk, these World Government agents are really like dog-skin plasters; you can't shake them off. They just know how to pester us relentlessly."
He walked over to Fukurou, who had been knocked unconscious by Zoro's sword hilt, and lightly kicked the unresponsive body with his toe, shaking his head:
"But now it seems the trouble has been completely resolved."
He turned to Zoro, Sanji, and the others and said, "Tie these guys up securely. Later, find a secluded sea area and just throw them into the sea to feed the fish. It'll save them from coming back to cause trouble."
Luffy, however, was very dejected: "Why wasn't I in such an exciting battle? I'm never going treasure hunting with Big Brother Ron again."
Just after Ron ordered them to be thrown into the sea to feed the fish,
Spandam, who was slumped on the ground, suddenly sprang up like a wild dog whose tail had been stepped on.
He scrambled backward until his back hit the cold wall, with no retreat left. Trembling, he held up the glittering golden Den Den Mushi, as if holding a bomb about to explode, and shrieked, feigning bravery:
"Don't... don't come any closer! You damn pirates! If you dare to take another step... I'll press it! I really will activate the Buster Call! Then the entire Water 7 will be destroyed because of you!"
His roar was filled with desperate madness, yet subtly revealed a hint of weakness, as if he was putting on a brave front.
"Pfft—"
Usopp was the first to burst out laughing. He put his hands on his hips, his long nose pointing at Spandam, mocking him to the fullest:
"Hey, hey, hey! You need to draft your boasts! With you looking so cowardly, practically wetting your pants,
do you still dare to activate the Buster Call?
Do you think bragging will make you stronger? This is the funniest joke I've heard all year! Hahahaha!"
Usopp's ridicule was like a sharp needle, piercing through Spandam's last bit of pathetic self-esteem.
The other Straw Hat members also watched with folded arms, their faces showing undisguised contempt. Clearly, no one believed this disgraceful fellow had the courage to take everyone down with him.
"You... you...!"
Spandam's face instantly turned liver-colored, and an immense sense of humiliation burned through his reason like a poisonous fire.
He struggled violently internally, the instinctive fear of the consequences of triggering the Buster Call clashing fiercely with the desperate, destructive urge born from his extreme humiliation.
His finger trembled violently, hovering over the red button of the golden Den Den Mushi.
Reason screamed to stop him, but his utterly trampled dignity and twisted anger ultimately consumed everything.
"You forced me to do this!!!"
Under everyone's mocking or indifferent gazes, Spandam let out a hysterical, almost broken roar, squeezed his eyes shut, and with all his might, slammed his thumb down!
*BEEP—!!!!*
A sharp, piercing, soul-freezing alarm suddenly blared from within the golden Den Den Mushi, echoing across the entire coast of Water 7!