The howling wind carried the three of them down from the sky, landing on the grass of District 40 of the Red Tree area.
On the grass, many pirates, including Dikalban, who had been struck by Luo Xia's electric shock before leaving, were still lying unconscious with their eyes rolled back.
As soon as Rorschach, Lwa, and Hibari landed, before they could even stabilize themselves, a transparent shield suddenly enveloped them.
In the next instant, Rorschach's body vanished into thin air, appearing in a large hole in the ground and plummeting toward the dark sea below.
"ROOM."
Lwa's fingers spread wide, sweat beading on his forehead.
An apologetic look appeared on his face as he looked at the distant hole.
"Sorry, I still can't let you do something stupid."
" Rorschach, big brother!"
Hibari froze for a moment, then quickly ran towards the hole.
However, before she could get close, an invisible gust of wind shot up a silver-haired figure from the hole, rapidly ascending into the sky.
At the same time, an invisible wind chain dropped down, binding the unconscious Dafilongs and lifting him into the sky.
"Rorschach! You idiot! Stop right now!"
Lwa lost his composure, rushing a few steps forward, his right hand open, trying to summon a vortex to pull Rorschach back from the air.
"Rorschach, big brother! Don't go! Please!"
Hibari also rushed over, looking up at the sky, her eyes reddening.
Rorschach halted mid-air, about thirty meters above the ground, and smiled gently down at them.
"I'm not going to die, don't worry. I'll be back. You two just stay here and wait for me, I'll be back soon."
With that, he didn't look back, the wind around him intensifying as he began to accelerate.
In his observation with his Kenbunshoku Haki, the CP agents had already sent the Rozwald family to the vicinity of Naval Base 66, which was not far from the World Government's headquarters at District 69.
If he was late, the opportunity would be completely lost.
"ROOM!"
The vortex in Lwa's hand rapidly expanded, and without hesitation, he drained all his energy.
Hibari activated her Geppo, her face flushed red as her skirt fluttered, chasing after Rorschach.
"Crack!"
Two small lightning bolts struck them.
Immediately, Hibari let out a muffled groan and fell from eight meters in the air, crashing onto the grass with a dull thud.
She gritted her teeth and lifted her head. At the far end of her vision, she could only see a fleeting silver-haired figure disappearing rapidly.
"No... don't go."
Hibari bit her lip, tears streaming from her eyes. Her body seemed to lose all its strength as she weakly collapsed onto the ground.
On the other side, Luo's hair stood on end, and smoke was still rising from his forehead.
He lay on the ground, clenching his teeth, his chest heaving heavily.
"Idiot! Idiot!"
"Of course, he's just a thirteen-year-old brat who doesn't understand anything!"
"He doesn't understand restraint, doesn't understand thinking for the future..."
"Rorschach, you... idiot..."
After lying on the grass for a few minutes, Hibari suddenly sprang up, wiped away her tears, and quickly ran to a corner. She pulled out her transponder snail and dialed a number.
"Dad, it's Hibari, I'm at..."
"Sabaody Archipelago."
The Grand Line, an unnamed sea area.
"Run! Quickly! It's the Navy! It's... it's Admiral Akainu!"
A pirate ship, fully loaded with pirates, inflated its sails and sped toward the distance like a ship fleeing for its life.
On both sides of the ship, strong pirates wielded long oars, trying to make the ship go faster.
Hundreds of meters behind them, a massive green warship followed closely in pursuit.
On the warship's front turret stood a muscular, middle-aged man in a red military uniform, his face cold as he crossed his arms, looking down at them from afar.
"Hurry! Hurry! Row faster! They're going to catch us! I don't want to be burned alive by magma!"
The pirate captain, with a bounty of 90 million, was almost crying.
His legs were trembling, and he could barely keep his balance.
He dared not look back.
Because once he saw that terrifying figure behind him again, he feared that he might be so scared he'd wet himself.
Akainu!
Of all the Navy generals, he was the most brutal, the most cold-blooded executioner!
The nightmare of all pirates.
From the great pirates like the Seven Warlords of the Sea to the young rookies of the Four Seas, anyone who had ever heard the name Akainu would feel a chill down their spine.
Because when that man got serious, even his own soldiers and innocent civilians would be killed without hesitation.
He was a terrifying monster, more brutal than any pirate.
"Captain! Didn't you capture hostages? Hurry up and use them to threaten the Navy! Those hostages, didn't they claim to be nobles from some allied country? The Navy would definitely be cautious about them!"
At that moment, the navigator on the pirate ship shouted loudly.
Hearing this, the pirate captain realized it was a good idea.
If those hostages were indeed nobles from an allied country, then even Akainu would…
"Idiot! Give me a gun! Hurry up and give me a gun!"
The noble tied to the mast cursed loudly, "I don't want to die yet! Give me a gun, and let's kill them together!"
The pirate captain froze. "What did you say?"
"Idiot! Akainu's subordinates never leave anyone alive! Do you really think he'll be cautious just because we're nobles from an allied country? Don't joke! That guy will only act even more directly! So, give me the gun… Damn, it's too late."
As the noble spoke, a deep sense of despair suddenly appeared on his face.
The pirate captain stiffly turned around and saw a giant magma fist, larger than their pirate ship, flying from the bow of the warship several dozen meters away, like a meteor, crashing into their ship.
"Boom!"
A short explosion rang out.
Then, the massive pirate ship disappeared completely from the sea, not even a splinter of wood remained.
All that was left on the sea was the boiling water and chunks of magma rapidly sinking into the sea as they cooled.
From above, Akainu silently watched the boiling sea, his expression indifferent, without a hint of emotion.
"How many pirate crews have we dealt with now?"
He spoke in a low voice.
Behind him, a colonel from the headquarters stood straight with a look of awe, giving a sharp salute.
"Report, Admiral Akainu, this is the nineteenth pirate crew."
"The Chain Blade Pirates, captain Chain Blade Saidinan, bounty of 90 million Berries, who once robbed a circus in Queen Spring Town and killed 46 innocent civilians."
"The nobles he's taken hostage seem to be from Land of Insect Devotion…"
"Land of Insect Devotion?"
Akainu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, that kingdom that just became a member of the World Government this year. But the intelligence we've gathered so far hasn't found the exact location of this kingdom…"
"Blub, blub."
Suddenly, the phone snail in Akainu's hand rang.
He took it out and answered.
After hearing the voice on the other end, Akainu's face cracked into a stiff smile.
"It's Hibari, what's the matter?"
A few minutes later, Akainu hung up the phone snail and gave the order to turn back.
"Speed up the return, head to the Sabaody Archipelago!"
"Move as fast as possible!"
"Understood!" The colonel responded and left without asking further questions.
Akainu stood alone on the warship's towering turret, arms crossed, staring at the horizon.
The strong sea wind made his white cloak flutter sharply behind him.
"That kid, is he really such an idiot? He actually wants to do something so suicidal."
"He says he wants to put the brakes on this pirate era?"
"He really dares to say that…"
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