One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 357: The Most Loyal Dog!

The lab alarm was still going off.

Vegapunk was stuffing a bunch of data hard drives into his arms, sweat dripping onto the keyboard like rain.

"Hurry! Hurry up!"

Shakyamuni pushed Vegapunk's physical form and walked out.

"Once we reach the upper control room and activate the 'Boundary Dome,' even the Five Elders won't be able to get in!"

The Straw Hat crew also sprang into action.

Nami pulled Usopp along, while Chopper carried the medical kit.

Right there in this chaotic scene.

The shadow in the corner moved.

Two people who had remained silent.

Rob Lucci.

Kaku.

The two exchanged a glance.

He didn't say a word.

Assassins' teamwork needs no words.

Lucci's neck moved.

He looked up, his gaze passing through the screen, and landed on the old man leaning on a cane at the bow of the ship.

Satan Saint.

With the arrival of its owner, the loyal dog's loyalty begins again.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

murderous look.

Luffy's fighting instincts sent chills down his spine.

He turned around abruptly, his expression turning serious.

"Huh? Pigeon Man, what are you doing?"

Lucci ignored him.

Luffy's answer was a burst of air.

"shave!"

The person is gone.

The next second, he appeared in the center of the hall.

In front of the instrument that controls the pressure bubbles of the Seraph.

"Finger Gun - Coptis!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat—!"

Countless finger strikes pounded on the instrument.

The control panel was riddled with holes, a complete mess, utterly destroyed everywhere.

"Crack—Boom!"

Seven suspended pressure bubbles, now out of energy.

Like a balloon that has been punctured by a needle.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Seven sounds in a row.

The bubble burst.

The silent seraphim inside felt light and landed on the ground.

Seven pairs of electronic eyes simultaneously lit up red.

There was no confusion in that light.

Only killing.

"Oh no!"

Shakyamuni's expression changed completely.

"The pressure bubbles have stopped working! The Seraph has escaped!"

But that's not the worst of it.

A long, slender figure appeared like a ghost, blocking Vegapunk's path.

Long nose, baseball cap, holding two swords in reverse.

Kaku.

His comical face now wore a cold smile.

"Sorry, Straw Hat Crew."

Kagu twirled the knife in his hand.

A flash of cold light.

"We formed an alliance just now because we had no other choice."

But now, things are different.

He pointed the tip of his knife at the fleet on the screen.

"Our reinforcements have arrived. Top-level."

"Now, you are the ones who have no choice."

Lucci stood on the rubble of the instrument, straightening his tie.

Hadori, the pigeon on his shoulder, flapped its wings and squealed.

"With the Five Elders personally present, the advantage naturally returns to our hands."

Lucci turned around.

His gaze swept over everyone.

"The situation is very simple."

He held up one finger.

"The two of us, plus seven seraphim."

"To deal with you."

The conversation wasn't over.

The S-Eagle has moved.

This brat with Mihawk genes pulled out the black knife from his back.

Counterfeit products.

But in his hands, that sharp energy could slice a person in two.

S-Hawk gripped his swords with both hands and slashed down at Zoro, who was closest to him.

"Whoosh—!"

A massive green slash flew out, slicing the floor open like tofu.

Simultaneously.

S-crocodile's body turned into yellow sand.

The sand swirled in the laboratory, forming a giant scimitar that, carrying the scent of desolation, slashed towards Ace.

"The Desert Sword!"

Everything happened too fast.

Nami and Usopp didn't even have a chance to call out.

But the Straw Hat crew's main force reacted even faster.

Luffy's cheerful expression vanished.

The aura emanating from him was that of an emperor.

"Everyone be careful!"

He roared, his entire body tensing up.

"In that case, let's send them all flying!"

"Just what I wanted!"

A burst of wild laughter.

Zoro advanced instead of retreating.

He had Wado Ichimonji between his teeth, and held Enma and Sandai Kitetsu in his hands, his eyes burning with excitement.

"That wasn't fun at all!"

"Now that you're out here, let me teach you what an Asura is!"

"clang--!!!"

The black knife and the three knives collided violently.

Sparks exploded.

The shockwave shattered the surrounding glass.

The veins on Zoro's arm bulged.

He held on with all his might.

The smile on his face grew increasingly wild.

"Not bad, kid!"

the other side.

Ace looked at the sand blades coming at him and didn't dodge at all.

He raised his right arm and spread his five fingers.

"boom!"

Red flames shot out from his palm, turning into a pillar of fire.

"Mirror Flame!"

Flames and sandstorms collide.

The high temperature burned the sand into glass beads, which then fell to the ground with a clatter.

Ace stood in the fire, pulled down his hat brim, and looked at S-Crocodile's cold face.

"Even though it's a replica, its fierceness is really similar."

He turned around and shouted at Luffy.

"Luffy! You guys take Uncle Vegapunk out of here! Leave this to us!"

"Trying to leave?"

The S-Shark also moved.

He used Fishman Karate to punch Franky, who was protecting Robin.

"Wazheng Fist!"

If that punch landed, Franky's metal body would be dented.

"Devil's Gale - Crushing!"

A dark figure carrying flames suddenly appeared.

Sanji's leather shoes were on fire when he kicked S-Shark's wrist.

"Bang!"

S-Shark was kicked back a few steps, knocking over a row of test tubes.

Sanji landed, lit a cigarette, and exhaled a puff.

Through the smoke, his eyes were like knives.

"Robin-chan, take the Doctor away quickly!"

"This is also a battlefield for knights."

"Don't let these little devils get your dress dirty."

Robin glanced at him and didn't hesitate.

"I understand. Sanji, be careful."

She turned around and used the power of the Flower Flower Fruit to sprout countless arms under Vegapunk's feet, carrying him away like a conveyor belt.

Seeing this, Shakyamuni pulled up the stunned Vegapunk.

"Hurry up!"

"As long as the dome is opened, even Kizaru can't get in!"

"Jinbe! Franky! You two go too! Go protect the main body!"

Jinbe nodded and hoisted Nami and Usopp onto his shoulders.

"I'll clear the way!"

Franky transforms into a tank and blasts away the rocks blocking his path.

"Super Breakthrough!"

It looked like the person was about to rush out.

Lucci's eyes turned cold.

"Innocent."

He stomped his foot and charged towards Vegapunk's back like a cannonball.

The cold glint of his fingertips was aimed at his heart.

"Fingergun - Spotted!"

My fingers were almost touching the white coat.

A huge, imposing fist came crashing down.

"Don't get in my way!!"

Luffy's voice was like thunder.

He had already bitten through his muscles, his body swelled up, and black, domineering patterns covered his entire body.

Fourth Gear - Elastic Man!

"Gum-Gum King Gun!"

The enormous fist, compressed to its limit with elasticity, slammed towards Lucci.

Lucky's pupils contracted.

But he cannot back down.

The Five Elders are watching.

To withdraw would be a disgrace.

"roar--!"

A leopard roared.

Lucci's body has changed.

Black cloud-like patterns swirled around his neck, his body grew taller, and his muscles bulged.

Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Form, Awakening!

He neither dodged nor flinched, but instead threw a punch straight at him.

"Six Styles Secret Technique - Maximum Wheel - Six Kings Spear!"

"BOOM—!!!"

The two fists collided.

It was like two meteorites colliding.

A terrifying shockwave exploded.

The walls, instruments, and lab benches all turned to dust.

The alloy floor tumbled and shattered like ocean waves.

The entire laboratory was shaking, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

In the smoke and dust.

Luffy used the momentum to bounce in the air, his eyes fixed.

"straw hat!"

Lu Qi emerged from the smoke, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but the fire in his eyes burned even brighter.

He wiped away the blood.

"This time, I will sacrifice myself entirely for justice!"

"Let's settle this with a fight!"

Luffy did a somersault in the air and landed.

Steam was rising from his body.

He glanced back at Vegapunk and his group as they rushed out the door and grinned.

"Ah, just what I wanted!"

"If you want to fight, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

"Everyone! Leave this to us!"

"Zoro! Ace! Sanji! Don't lose to these imposters!"

Zoro forced S-Hawk back with a single slash, shouting without turning his head.

"Stop nagging! Mind your own business!"

Ace, engulfed in flames, shattered the sandstorm with a single punch and burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, Luffy! Big brother won't lose to little brother!"

Under the cover of the melee.

With Vegapunk, Robin, Franky, and a few others, Shakya finally broke out of the collapsing laboratory.

They rushed up the emergency exit to the upper-level core control room.

Behind.

It was a deafening roar.

It is the roar of the strong.

The battle erupted in full force.

But they didn't know.

In the shadow of this chaos.

There was another pair of eyes watching all of this coldly through the surveillance cameras.

There was no fear in those eyes.

Only greed.