At this moment, everyone's attention was on the fierce fight between Ryuen and Kuina.
Meanwhile, Nami, Nojiko, and Daisy finally found the royal treasury.
Entering the treasury, they saw several boxes of shining gold, neatly arranged and exuding endless luxury.
Besides that, there were piles of Berries and various glittering antiques scattered on the ground. The wealth was so overwhelming that the three girls' eyes widened in disbelief.
"Nojiko, Daisy, we're rich!" Nami shouted excitedly, her eyes completely drawn to the wealth, even turning into Berry shapes, and her face flushed with excitement.
"Hurry, move it, or we'll be discovered!" Nojiko snapped back to reality, realizing it wasn't time to celebrate.
"Yes, yes!"
"Daisy, Nojiko, you move it over, and I'll place it inside!" Nami said quickly.
The three kids immediately sprang into action, bursting with strength as they excitedly carried boxes of treasure into the other space.
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Outside the courtyard, the kingdom's army had surrounded the place, but no one dared to cross the wall of flames because the fire was too hot!
The areas burned by the flames had turned into lava due to the high temperature!
Even the army captain didn't dare to step in!
"Hurry!"
"Pour water! I don't believe there's a fire that doesn't fear water!" the captain shouted.
"Yes, Captain!"
The kingdom's soldiers began to act, bringing buckets of water to pour into the flames.
"Boom!!"
"Ah!! Help!!"
The first soldier to pour water was instantly engulfed by the flames, which roared even higher.
"How can this be? Pouring water made the fire burn even stronger!" the captain was puzzled.
"Captain!"
"What about my nephew? You must save him!" A fat man with a crown appeared, shouting.
"Your Majesty, the fire is too hot, turning the ground into lava. We can't get in..." the captain was anxious.
The king had no heirs, and the royal inside was his nephew, the future king!
"Damn it!!"
"I don't care, if anything happens to my nephew, you won't be captain anymore!!" the king raged.
His nephew was his only heir, and if he died, the royal family might be replaced by other nobles!
Inside the wall of flames, Ryuen heard the commotion outside. He didn't expect the royal they killed to be the future king's heir.
It seemed they needed to leave quickly after this, or they'd attract the Marines' attention, which would be trouble.
Ryuen looked at Kuina, still fighting the guards. Kuina was nearing her limit, with multiple injuries.
Of the five guards, two were dead, and the remaining three were covered in cuts.
Ryuen thought it was enough.
"Soru!"
He used Marine Rokushiki to rush over and finish off the remaining three!
Seeing all the enemies fall, Kuina could no longer hold on and knelt on the ground, using Wado Ichimonji to support herself.
"So... thrilling!"
"Ryuen, I want to join next time too!" Kuina was very excited at this moment!
It turned out that real combat was completely different from her previous practice. Her sword skills were strong, but her stamina was poor, and she had no experience fighting enemies, which is why she got so injured this time.
"Alright, alright, I'll definitely call you next time! For now, let's go find Nami and the others!" Ryuen said, then carried Kuina on his back. Using his observation skills, he found Nami and the others and ran towards them.
A few minutes later, Ryuen, carrying Kuina, arrived at the treasury door and found a battle going on there too.
"Ryuen, quickly, take them out..." Nami shouted as soon as she saw Ryuen.
Without a word, Ryuen put Kuina down and rushed over, knocking out the seven or eight soldiers guarding the treasury in seconds.
"We're... saved..." Nojiko collapsed to the ground.
"Nojiko, Nami, are you alright?" Ryuen asked immediately.
"We're fine, just really tired. We need to rest for a bit..." Nojiko panted.
She just wanted to test her current strength but didn't expect these soldiers to be so tough.
So, when she started fighting the soldiers, Nami's space door couldn't take her away immediately. Luckily, Nami could use the space door to help from the side, or she would have been in real danger.
With the crisis resolved, Nami opened the space door, and Daisy immediately came out. She was too weak to help in the fight, so Nami had her hide in the alternate space.
"They must be in the treasury! Everyone, get in..."
At this moment, the kingdom's army's voices came from outside. The fire outside had quickly gone out after Ryuen left, leaving only a circle of lava around the yard.
They crossed the lava and first found the king's nephew, who had been killed, and now they were heading for the treasury!
"We need to go!" Ryuen immediately picked up Kuina and entered the alternate space. Nami, Nojiko, and Daisy followed.
When the kingdom's army rushed in, they found an empty treasury, with eight unconscious guards on the ground and a few scattered gold coins...
"Damn it!!!"
"They escaped. Start a nationwide search immediately. We must find these audacious people!" the army commander ordered angrily.
"Yes!"
"Commander!"
The soldiers immediately began to act. With the commander's order, a nationwide search operation began!
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In the alternate space, Daisy and Nami were bandaging Kuina and Nojiko's wounds. The two girls were injured but had fallen asleep from exhaustion, their noses bubbling and mouths opening and closing, looking very cute.
They didn't go back to find Captain Gulachi immediately, just made a phone call to reassure them.
"Nami, let's rest in the forest for two days, then go back to Shimotsuki Village."
"Okay, I know~"
What the little ones didn't know was that the king had already sent a protest to the world government.
After all, many people heard Porter's roar!
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