Zala looked at the three people who suddenly appeared before her, her expression grim. She asked coldly, "How did you find this place?"
"It was simple."
Lucci said softly, "When I left, I tossed the note you gave me onto the ground outside the shipyard."
"Like Lucci, I'm a shipwright at Dock No. 1, and one of the five foremen," the long-nosed man said with a smile. "I knew why Lucci was leaving, so I notified Kalifa and Bruno."
Zala's face darkened as she asked, "Then how did you find your way here?"
"Your biggest mistake was overlooking it." Lucci waved his hand, and a pigeon flew above the cage and perched there. Lucci said softly, "Haria brought them here."
This pigeon was named Haria, Lucci's pet, who had been with him since he was young, for about twenty years. It was also very intelligent and could cooperate with Lucci in various actions.
The long-nosed man said, "Late at night, Haria found us and led us away. We prepared ourselves and took a boat here."
"By boat?" Zala asked, confused. "But we didn't get any signals of a ship approaching."
Bruno explained, "It's simple. We jumped into the sea from a distance. They brought me closer to the island, and then on the back of the island, I used my ability to enter a spatial dimension and quietly came here."
"So that's how it was." Zala looked at them in surprise.
Lucci said, "Give up. Your leader thinks you can't beat me, so you certainly can't beat these three." Kaku's combat power is extremely strong, with the second-highest Power Level. Although he hasn't eaten the Ox-Ox Fruit, Giraffe form yet, his strength is formidable. Bruno's Power Level is relatively weak, but he has a bug-like fruit, the Door-Door Fruit. Kalifa's Power Level is very low, but her combat power is decent. The three of them might not be able to defeat Lucci alone, but together, their combat power multiplies, and combined with their Devil Fruit abilities, they can inflict greater damage on slower opponents. Especially against that Giant Beast, no matter how strong you are, if Bruno touches you, you'll be perfectly countered. And Miss Doublefinger, while seemingly a Devil Fruit user, is likely no match for Kalifa. So, the odds of winning are very high.
"Not only that," Kaku said with a smile, "after we detected Lucci here, we notified the Marine warships. They'll be here in half an hour at most. There are four warships, one Rear Admiral, and three Captains. You won't be able to escape."
"So, why not surrender and lead us to your leader?" Lucci said softly, looking at Zala. "Perhaps, we can let you go this time."
"This?" Zala didn't know what to do. But at this moment, a booming voice sounded, "What gives you the illusion that you can win?"
"Hmm?" The four of them immediately looked into the distance. When they saw the source of the voice, all four of them froze. It was none other than the Giant Beast.
"You, you can talk," Kalifa said blankly.
"Hey, hey, is this a joke?" Kaku said with disbelief.
"A talking Giant Beast?" Lucci narrowed his eyes. They had encountered non-human beings that could talk before, but they were at least humanoid. They had never seen a wild beast like this speak.
"Of course." Xia Qiu smiled. "Not only that, aren't you looking for the leader behind all this? I am here."
"You are the leader of these people?" Lucci looked at the Giant Beast in surprise. A Giant Beast that could talk, and it was the mastermind.
"That's right." Xia Qiu slowly stood up and said, "It's me."
"So what? Your combat power is strong, but defeating Vice Admiral Onigumo was probably because of the seawater, right? If the three of us work together, we might be able to kill you on land," Kaku said coldly.
Xia Qiu looked at him and smiled, "You're Kaku, right? Power Level 2200, one of the five foremen at Galley-La Company's Dock No. 1."
"You know me?" Kaku was slightly taken aback.
Xia Qiu then looked at the other two figures and said, "Bruno, Power Level 820, runs a bar in Water 7, user of the Door-Door Fruit. Kalifa, Power Level 630, works as an assistant to Spade. Am I correct?"
"How could you possibly know?" The four CP9 members looked astonished. It knew so much detail. Their undercover identities, Devil Fruit abilities, and Power Levels were all known. This information couldn't possibly have come from the outside; it could only have been leaked from within.
Lucci realized something and asked coldly, "So, you knew our identities from the very beginning."
"That's right," Xia Qiu said with a smile. "And my target was never just you, Lucci. After all, you told me the methods for Six Powers, but I wasn't sure if it was right or wrong, so I had to catch one more person. To compare."
"So from beginning to end, this was all a conspiracy? To lure them here to save me," Lucci asked Xia Qiu, looking at him.
Xia Qiu smiled and said, "That's right. But because all of your strength was too great, we couldn't capture all of you at once. We had to strike you down one by one. That's why we captured you first, leaving a weakness to draw you in. Otherwise, why would we have chosen an island so close to Water 7?"
Lucci's expression was grim, while Kalifa snorted and said, "So what if we know? You might not be able to defeat us."
"Is that so?"
Xia Qiu moved his six legs and suddenly charged towards the three of them.
"Run, get out of here, and send a message to gather warships for an attack."
Lucci knew that since they had gone to this extent, they must have had sufficient confidence.
However, Xia Qiu's speed was incredibly fast, and he instantly appeared before the three of them.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The three of them used Soru and vanished instantly.
The moment they disappeared, Xia Qiu used Observation Haki to lock onto Bruno's form and rammed his head directly into the middle of his path.
"Huh?"
Facing Xia Qiu's charging head, Bruno immediately extended his hands. "If I open a door on your head, you'll lose your combat ability."
Bruno thought this as he pressed his hands towards Xia Qiu's head.
Bang.
His hand and Xia Qiu's head collided. Xia Qiu's head was unharmed, but Bruno's arms snapped, and he was sent flying backward, collapsing on the ground.
Cough, cough.
Bruno spat out blood and asked with confusion, "Wh-why?"
Xia Qiu didn't answer, but Lucci understood. His expression turned grim as he said, "It's Armament Haki."
He knew of Armament Haki's existence but hadn't trained it. Instead, he had focused on honing his physical body. At such a young age, his strength was already incredibly formidable.
Later, he had been forced to go undercover for five years. While it allowed him to hone his physical conditioning, being among the workers made it difficult to reveal his full strength.
Therefore, he temporarily lacked Armament Haki.
"Kill Bruno first."
Xia Qiu didn't pursue the other two and charged towards Bruno.
"Bruno."
Seeing this, Kaku and Kalifa stopped in their tracks, intending to rescue him.
But Lucci shouted, "Run, get out of here!"
Kaku and Kalifa exchanged glances and moved away in opposite directions.
However, Xia Qiu shouted, "I'll leave them to you!"
Boom.
In the direction Kaku had fled, two sand blades appeared and attacked him.
"Rankyaku!"
Kaku kicked twice in mid-air. Two Rankyaku appeared, piercing the sand blades, and then spread backward, hitting a figure.
But the figure instantly turned into sand and then slowly reformed into a solid body.
"You're Princess Vivi of Alabasta."
Kaku's expression turned ugly. He recognized her identity – the princess of the kingdom who had eaten the Sand-Sand Fruit after Crocodile's death, Vivi.
"I knew I shouldn't have gotten involved, but I still got recognized."
Vivi said helplessly, "So I'm really sorry, but I truly can't let you leave alive."
On the other side, Kalifa leaped into the distance. As soon as she broke through the courtyard wall, a boom sounded, and a figure descended from the sky, kicking towards her body.
Facing this kick, Kalifa didn't dodge. She raised her own leg and kicked back.
Bang.
Their legs collided, and both figures staggered back a step.
"Who are you?"
Kalifa looked at the tall woman in front of her, her expression somewhat stern. For her Power Level, she could actually withstand her kicking technique.
"My name is Cecilia," the woman said with a smile. "I'll be your opponent."
Meanwhile, a row of holes suddenly appeared in the wall nearby. The courtyard wall collapsed, and Zala walked out, saying, "And me."
Kalifa's expression turned extremely grim as she looked at the two women before her.
Back at the original spot, Xia Qiu walked up to Bruno and bit him to death as he tried to open a door. He then looked at Zala and said, "Call people in. Get Lucci onto the submarine first and wait for them to finish their fight."
"Okay."
Zala nodded and called for people, who then brought the cage to the submarine.
Xia Qiu, however, had no intention of helping Vivi and Cecilia. He wanted to see the outcome of their fight.
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