The pirate's scream echoed through the hold, piercing the ship's narrow corridors like an angry alarm.
Franky wasted no time. With the speed of a predator on the attack, he lunged at the pirate, and his punch was powerful, hitting the pirate in the stomach with a force that threw him backward, crashing into the wooden wall with a deafening thud.
"Follow me!!" Franky shouted to the prisoners, the urgency in his voice unmistakable.
The crew members, still wide-eyed with surprise, moved, though their legs trembled with fatigue and fear.
Jonathan was the first to react, helping the weakest to their feet, while Franky watched the ladder, waiting for the pirate reinforcements that were sure to come.
Moments earlier, Captain Claw and Assistant Chief Mouse were on deck negotiating with Victor.
