“Ah! I missed!” Miss Valentine gritted her teeth in frustration.
Beside her, Mr. 5 glanced at the unconscious Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek, his face darkening as he coldly said, “Navy! We are subordinates of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Navy is not allowed to attack us. Are you planning to break the agreement between the Navy and the Warlords?”
“Why should I care? You came looking for me. I was just wondering where to find you two, and here you are, delivering yourselves to me,” Lu Chen replied with a cold smile. The mission required defeating Mr. 3 and the other three. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine must have just arrived.
“You…!” Mr. 5 was at a loss for words. The person in front of them had easily defeated Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek, indicating a formidable strength and a disregard for the agreements with the Warlords. Mr. 5 could only hope that Lu Chen had expended a lot of energy fighting them.
Taking advantage of Lu Chen’s momentary distraction, Mr. 5 flicked a small black substance toward him at high speed. “Nose Fancy Cannon!”
“Heh, trying to sneak attack?” Lu Chen sneered, tilting his head slightly. The booger bomb missed his body, but just as it passed his head, it exploded!
“Boom!” Flames and thick smoke enveloped Lu Chen.
“Hahaha!” Mr. 5 laughed triumphantly. “Did you think you could avoid my bomb that easily? I ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit; I can control when my bombs detonate!”
“I did forget about that. I was careless!” Lu Chen’s voice came from within the smoke. As the smoke cleared, he stood there unharmed.
“What?! How is that possible?” Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine stared in shock, unable to believe their eyes. Lu Chen hadn’t even lost a single hair despite being caught in the explosion.
“Your Devil Fruit is indeed powerful, but relying too much on it will get you nowhere!” Lu Chen smirked. At the moment of the explosion, he used his observation Haki to sense the danger and his armament Haki to form a shield that blocked all the damage.
“No way! That’s impossible!” Mr. 5 exclaimed, his disbelief evident. He flicked out two more booger bombs at high speed. “Nose Fancy Double Cannon!”
The bombs moved quickly, but Lu Chen was slower. “Navy Six Styles: Shave!” Lu Chen’s eyes flashed, and with a light step, he disappeared, leaving only an afterimage. The bombs hit the trees behind him.
“Boom!” A loud explosion blasted several tree trunks open, and the trees fell to the ground.
“Where is he?” Mr. 5 looked around but couldn’t find Lu Chen. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him, “I told you, you’re too weak!”
“You…” Mr. 5’s face turned pale. Recognizing Lu Chen’s voice, he tried to turn and release another bomb. But Lu Chen’s sword was already at his back.
“One Sword Style: Draw and Slash!” The blade flashed, and blood splattered. The powerful strike sent Mr. 5 rolling across the ground before coming to a stop. A deep, bloody wound marked his back, looking terrifying. Whether he was alive or dead was uncertain.
“Mr. 5!” Miss Valentine cried out in concern. She was about to rush to help but froze when she saw the cold look in Lu Chen’s eyes. Terrified, she turned to flee, using her Kilo-Kilo Fruit ability to reduce her weight to 1 kilogram, allowing the wind to carry her away quickly.
“Do you think you can escape?” Lu Chen chuckled, raising Zhan Tian and swinging it in her direction. The blade flashed, and a slash of sword energy pursued Miss Valentine at high speed.
“What?” She felt the immense pressure behind her, turned to see the sword energy closing in, and tried to adjust her weight to descend quickly. But it was too late. The sword energy hit her back.
“Boom!” The slash sent Miss Valentine flying, crashing through several trees before coming to a stop. She lay on the ground, unconscious, with a similar deep wound on her back.
At that moment, the system notification sounded.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission. System reward: +100 energy points!]
“Not bad, not bad!” Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction. He then used Seastone shackles to bind Miss Valentine and Mr. 5, dragging all four of them towards the coast.
…
Several minutes later, a Navy ship approached Little Garden. Lu Chen looked up and saw a familiar face at the bow: Charlotte Caesar, his roommate from the intermediate training camp.
Caesar noticed Lu Chen as well and waved excitedly, “Lu Chen!”
“Caesar!”
Lu Chen used both hands to hurl the four captured agents of Baroque Works, including Miss Valentine, towards the approaching Navy ship. Then, he stepped onto the sea, swiftly making his way to the ship.
“Huh?! What?”
“What’s going on?” The Marines on the ship were in a frenzy, some even preparing to fire their weapons. Luckily, Caesar quickly intervened, shouting, “Calm down! Everyone stand back!”
“Yes, sir!” Following his order, the Marines stepped back. As the four bodies crashed heavily onto the deck, Lu Chen landed smoothly beside them.
“Who are they?”
“They look like senior agents from Baroque Works. But who could capture all four of them?”
“It’s Rear Admiral Lu Chen! Of course, it’s him!”
“No wonder…”
The Marines finally noticed who the figures on the deck were.
“Caesar, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. What are you doing here?” Lu Chen asked with a smile.
“After the training camp, I was assigned here!” Caesar explained, then glanced at the captured agents, frowning. He pulled Lu Chen aside and whispered, “Lu Chen, there’s something you need to know!”
“Go ahead.”
“These people you captured are senior agents of Baroque Works, meaning they’re under the command of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Navy has an agreement with the Warlords, and the vice admiral overseeing this area has some connections with them. You need to be very careful!”
Hearing this, Lu Chen waved dismissively, “Don’t you know who my grandpa is? Do you think I’m afraid?”
“Oh, that makes sense now! No wonder you told me to take them to Navy Headquarters,” Caesar realized. With Vice Admiral Garp backing him, Lu Chen really had nothing to fear from those connections.
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