"Huff huff huff, did you hear that?"
Rolling and tumbling into the huge building below the Bridge of Hesitation.
The two figures suddenly separated, and unable to quickly take down his opponent, Rob Lucci began to launch a verbal attack.
"The Marines have arrived, what about Nico Robin? What about the other pirates? —Don't you want to save them?"
"I need to take you down first!"
...
As a killer who believes in 'dark justice,' Rob Lucci certainly didn't care whether using words to shake his opponent was fair, but he underestimated his opponent!
Not only in strength but also in mind.
"I trust my comrades, they will handle any enemy they encounter. But—"
Luffy looked at the tall leopard man in a black suit in front of him.
"If I let you escape, you'll go and kill them."
"Except for Roman, your sneak attacks are too dangerous for the others!"
Luffy stared seriously at Lucci, his domineering and unyielding aura firmly locking onto his opponent! Making the strongest member of CP9 not dare to turn his back on him.
"So, I need to take you down first!!"
"Hehe,"
Straight to the point, taking responsibility.
"You really have the demeanor of an Admiral... I wish that idiot superior could see you now—"
Whoosh—
A flash of movement, and the battle continued!
Since words couldn't affect the opponent, it was time to let actions speak.
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Meanwhile, the 'idiot superior' Lucci mentioned was:
"Four-Wheel Flower - Slap."
Smack smack smack smack!!!
Spandam, who had been turned into a pig-headed figure by Robin's slaps, was still shouting.
"You... you... wait..."
"Let's go, Robin."
With a wave of Roman's hand, a long whip made of white paper flew over, wrapped around the intellectual beauty, and pulled her onto the ship. Spandam was indeed a scoundrel, but he couldn't die here.
If he died here, who would take the blame for the Buster Call's bombardment of Enies Lobby? And even worse, if Spandam were killed, his father might turn him into a 'martyr' or 'hero', which would be disgusting.
Of course, Roman and his crew had their own battles to fight. That was:
"Anyone below the rank of Major doesn't need to fight!"
As several Vice Admirals openly slacked off, a few Marine warships surrounded them, with rows of officers in justice coats, clearly different from the regular soldiers.
"A two-hundred-man elite unit... let's finish this quickly!"
As the officers from the Marine warships leaped over, sheets of white paper wrapped around Roman, transforming him into a white knight.
"Don't panic, um..."
"Everyone, just do your best."
Roman knew that the Marines were openly 'acting', but the rest of the Straw Hat crew didn't. It's likely that even the lower-ranking Marines didn't know, so they still had to fight! It was a good opportunity to test their recent training results;
For the Marines, this was also a good 'training' opportunity. After all, with Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals watching, there was no fear of casualties. It was a perfect chance to teach the officers not to underestimate the experts among the pirates.
So, the Straw Hat crew and the Marine officers clashed fiercely!
"Waist meat!"
With a kick, the burly Marine Colonel on the other side immediately braced himself.
"Tekkai—"
Thud!
The Marine Colonel, clutching his stomach, knelt on the ground, causing Sanji to look at him curiously.
"What's this? Not as tough as the CP9 guys."
I...
"Let me take you on, Whirlwind Kick—"
"Strong Right!"
Franky punched a Marine officer with an afro, but the officer instantly split into numerous spheres. Rolling rapidly, they reassembled into a human form nearby.
"Bean-Bean Fruit - Split."
"Be careful, the opponent is a Devil Fruit user—"
At Franky's loud warning, Robin hid behind him, crossing her arms in front of her.
"Thirty Wheel Flowers - Neck Twist!"
Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack,
With two arms growing out of her neck and giving a sudden twist, a group of Marine officers fell to the ground!
Except for those with special physiques or those proficient in Tekkai, the agile officers weren't 'instantly killed,' but being twisted by Robin like this wasn't just a matter of a sore neck; losing most of their combat power instantly was no exaggeration.
Robin's fruit ability is indeed the best for dealing with weaklings~~~
Boom!
With a single sword strike, Roman sent a sword-wielding officer flying, but he felt like he had forgotten something. It wasn't until he saw a masked officer rushing at Zoro with bare hands that he suddenly remembered.
"Zoro, don't touch his—"
Swish,
However, Zoro had already slashed at the opponent without hesitation, making Roman's mouth twitch.
Facing Zoro's cold, snow-like long sword, the officer fearlessly reached out and grabbed Zoro's sword 'Yubashiri.' Then, with a sudden grip of his palm.
Crack,
The fine sword 'Yubashiri' was instantly corroded into several pieces of scrap metal that fell to the ground.
...Yubashiri, rest in peace.
"Roman, what did you just say?"
Facing the shocked and vein-popping Zoro who jumped back, Roman thought for a moment.
"...Nothing, leave him to me."
This officer had the Rust-Rust Fruit ability!
He could make metal and even human bodies rust, but it didn't matter to Roman. —The officer saw an 'armored man' charging at him and sneered under his mask, fearlessly raising his hands to meet him.
Crack,
Relying on his height and long arms, the officer's palms first grabbed Roman's shoulders, but the officer's eyes under the mask widened in shock! The opponent's armor didn't corrode instantly under his ability but remained unmoved!
And this mistake in close combat would soon turn into a fatal crisis! Roman, under the 'White Knight,' blocked the officer's hands with a single move, then grabbed the officer's neck with a backhand, lifting him like a chick and pulling him aside, just in time to meet a silent cold light, a rapier that flew in like lightning.
"Despicable!"
The officer using the rapier's face changed, and he had to reluctantly withdraw his sword! But the light behind his colleague flashed, and the opponent's sword pierced his shoulder first.
"An unplanned siege will only hinder each other."
After disabling the rapier officer with one sword, Roman continued to draw a circle on the spot! The Rust-Rust Fruit officer in his hand spun like a windmill, making the surrounding officers instinctively retreat.
And once they retreated, the subtle differences between each person were exposed: some took a big step back to defend against the next attack; some just slightly dodged and couldn't wait to pounce; some instinctively advanced with their colleagues' attacks; some were still cautiously waiting for an opportunity...
This gave Roman the chance to defeat them one by one!
Hmm?
Vice Admiral Doberman's right eye glanced slightly at the battlefield, and the 'White Knight' in white armor caught his attention. With his strength, he could naturally see that the armor was just a creation of an ability, and underneath it was a young boy.
However,
Interesting, even when facing so many officers, he seemed to handle it with ease? It seems his Observation Haki is well-trained, and with the armor, even the officers need to gather strength to barely inflict a wound. A pretty good fighter~~
The best part is, compared to the other Straw Hat crew members who are fighting with all their might, his attacks are very measured, never hitting vital points, and as soon as he takes one down, he immediately moves on to the next.
It's as if he is facing a dedicated sparring partner;
It seemed:
Did they also know the true intentions of the Marines?
Impossible, Vice Admiral Doberman shook his head.
Apart from Admiral Aokiji personally overseeing the situation and hinting to the officers to 'act as they see fit', how could anyone else have thought this was a 'performance' by the Marines?
Hmph, CP9...
A bunch of short-sighted, incompetent fools!
Chasing after some eight-hundred-year-old relic? Utterly ridiculous.
Reaching into Water 7 was one thing, but to disregard the lives of its people for their own achievements! Don't they know that Water 7 is our Marine's designated shipyard?!
Vice Admiral Doberman, as immovable as a mountain, glanced slightly at the nearby building, where two figures were entangled in a high-speed battle!
Let's see how much the so-called 'strongest CP9 in eight hundred years' is really worth.
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