27: Chapter 27 Uproar at the Sixteenth Naval Branch"Luffy, do you know what it means to rob a Marine branch?We could very well be targeted by the World Government because of it!"
Kuina stopped Usopp, who was still trying to struggle, and shook her head."Luffy is the captain, and as crew members, we have to abide by his decisions.Besides, that rat colonel bullied Nami before.Although Luffy said he was going to rob someone, he was actually going to avenge Nami.In addition, we are pirates, and sooner or later we will be targeted by the World Government.This is just bringing that outcome forward."
Usopp, seeing the eager group give up, could only silently prepare ammunition for the battle with the Navy.Nami, under Luffy's tutelage, began to master the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.Luffy wasn't worried about the operation itself; it was just a mere Navy branch.What worried him was that after the operation, he would inevitably be wanted by the World Government.Then his old man would know he'd sneaked out to sea.Thinking of Garp's massive fists, a bead of cold sweat trickled down Luffy's forehead.The Going Merry quickly arrived near the island where the 16th Navy Branch was located.Everyone waited until midnight, after the islanders had fallen asleep, before commencing their mission.Under the cover of darkness, the group crept into a small grove.Looking at the brightly lit Navy base, a smile tugged at Luffy's lips.Electricity surged in his hand, and a long spear appeared: "Thunder Spear: Lightning Pierce!"
Luffy aimed at the top of the base's tall building and hurled the Thunder Spear.The soldier on guard instinctively saw a flash of lightning, but by the time he reacted, the spear had already blasted through the top of the building, leaving a large hole.Colonel Rat, who was lying on a pile of money in the top office with bandages wrapped around his neck, was drooling and having a good dream when he was startled by the noise and jumped up.As he looked around in confusion, the alarm sounded and pulled him back to reality.
"Enemy attack!Enemy attack!Attention everyone!Attention everyone!Assemble at the main gate!The enemy is the Straw Hat Boy who defeated Arlong!"
Hearing the commotion outside, the mouse broke out in a cold sweat.This Straw Hat Pirates were most likely here to avenge Nami.He couldn't even beat Arlong, let alone Luffy, who could defeat Arlong.Just as Colonel Mouse was thinking about how to escape, the Straw Hat crew outside began their attack: "Three-Sword Style: Thunderous Demon Slash."
A thunderous roar erupted from Zoro's body.As all his power was channeled into his right foot, Zoro unleashed his power in one breath.Before the soldiers in front could even draw their weapons, they were already rolling their eyes and collapsing to the ground.Zoro looked at the scene behind him and, somewhat bored, sheathed his weapon.
"Water Breathing.Third Form.Flowing Dance"
Kuina's body flowed through the horde of soldiers like water.These ordinary soldiers couldn't even see her movements clearly, only countless afterimages.By the time Kuina sheathed her sword, the soldiers had also fainted."Final Kill: Gunpowder Star"
Usopp, hidden in a large tree, fired a barrage of projectiles at a group of soldiers.It must be said that Usopp truly inherited his father's powerful genes, and with the aid of his Devil Fruit, his projectiles hit the target every time.However, Usopp was still using a regular slingshot.Last time, when he used the super slingshot given to him by Luffy to fight the long-beaked fishman, he blew half of the fishman's body off with a single shot.This led Usopp to decide that he would not use the super slingshot for the time being, and would wait until he encountered someone stronger to use it.
"The Joy of Dreams"
Uta's melodious voice filled the soldiers' ears, and those who heard her song fell asleep one after another.Watching the soldiers lost in their sweet dreams, Uta smiled mischievously, a sight to behold.
"Banquet table swirling.A violent storm."
Sanji braced himself with his hands on the ground and swiftly spun his legs, kicking one Marine soldier after another.His attacks poured down like a torrential downpour, as fierce as a whirlwind.He skillfully combined the Wind God Kick with his own kicking techniques, elevating the power of his kicks to a new level.
Lightning strike
Nami was as powerful as Thor descending to earth, turning the soldiers who surrounded her into charred corpses, lying on the ground convulsing.Nami, looking at her masterpiece, stuck out her tongue.Seeing this, Sanji, just like in the anime, ran to Nami to fawn over her."Deadwood, deadwood falls.Winning hearts with virtue, Gum-Gum Machine Gun."
Luffy, of course, took the final blow, raining down punches with ice-formed "德" (virtue) characters on the soldiers until they were all bruised and unconscious.Only then did Luffy stop his attack.According to the soldiers' later tearful accounts, they would rather be knocked unconscious by Zoro or Kuina's sword than be subdued by Luffy's "德" – it hurt too much!After dealing with all the soldiers, Luffy and his crew flew to Colonel Rat's room.Seeing the benevolent-looking group, especially the two large "德" characters on Luffy's hands, Colonel Rat panicked completely, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face, "Please, please spare me!I'll pay any price as long as you don't kill me!"
Seeing the tearful Colonel Rat, everyone's eyes showed obvious disgust.How could such a person become a Marine branch colonel?No wonder he didn't dare to interfere with Arlong's affairs, but instead let Arlong do whatever he wanted, and even colluded with Arlong just to save his own life.Colonel Rat didn't care how humiliated he was now, all he wanted now was to save his own life, and then think about how to take revenge on Luffy and the others after he survived.Under the pained gaze of the rat, Luffy and the others completely emptied the money in the office, and Luffy didn't even spare his secret stash of money.As long as it was valuable, Luffy threw it all into the system space, making Nami extremely envious.She really wanted one so she could store more of her money.
"It's gone, it's gone, everything's gone."
Looking at the completely empty office, Colonel Mouse wore a look of utter despair.All the wealth he had accumulated over the years was gone; now he only wished Luffy would leave quickly.After reporting to his superiors, Luffy requested that they send a strong opponent to deal with him.After collecting all the treasure, Luffy glanced at the rat lying on the ground, seemingly having been gang-raped by ten or eight men, and slightly twitched his fingers.He then led the Straw Hat crew away.The rat, thinking he had escaped, had just breathed a sigh of relief when countless vines suddenly sprouted from around him, tightly binding his limbs.As the bindings tightened, Colonel Rat let out screams of agony, followed by a cracking sound as his limbs were shattered into fragments.He would be confined to his bed for the rest of his life."Ahhhhhhh!"
A piercing scream ripped through the sky, sending chills down everyone's spine.Usopp shuddered and looked at Luffy, who shrugged, indicating that he hadn't done it.He figured the rat was probably just heartbroken to see all the wealth it had accumulated over the years gone.Seeing Luffy's still gentle demeanor, everyone believed him.Only Zoro knew that Luffy was definitely involved, because he had seen Luffy's subtle actions.However, Zoro didn't say anything.He knew that Luffy was doing this to avenge Nami, but he was afraid that everyone would be frightened by his actions, so he could only do it secretly.
The news quickly reached the Marine branch.Seeing Luffy's carefree smile on the big screen and the report on his actions upon entering, Sengoku felt a headache coming on and couldn't help but complain, "How can the Monkey D.Dragon cause so much trouble?First, Monkey D.Dragon formed the Revolutionary Army, then Monkey D.Luffy killed a Marine branch captain and wreaked havoc at the Marine branch.How did Garp raise these kids?How did they all become bastards who oppose the World Government?"