Revenge (III)

"Never mind then, let's just strengthen our vigilance in case something like this attacks us!" Fanxin said, seeing that no one else knew about it, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Okay, I understand." The Little Black Cat nodded and said.

"Okay, let's continue..." Fanxin nodded. He wanted to say, "Let's go back and have some snacks!" But before he could finish speaking, he saw something floating not far from the sea that looked like a person.

"Langyue, bring that person onto the ship." Fanxin took out his binoculars and stared at the person carefully for a while. The more he looked, the more it resembled a human. He immediately ordered Langyue to rescue the person. Although he didn't know if the person was still alive, if they were, it was a living being. He couldn't pretend he hadn't seen it.

Langyue nodded and immediately created a water wolf. A moment later, the water wolf, following Langyue's instructions, dragged the thing that looked like a human onto the boat.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a person.

This was a middle-aged man, dressed in a white gauze shirt and black trousers. He was not particularly handsome, but he had several deep wounds on his body, some so deep that the bone was visible, and blood was constantly flowing from his body, making him look quite frightening.

Fanxin crouched down and began to check the other person's breathing. He probed the other person's chest, neck, and nostrils, and found that the other person was still breathing.

"Quickly, get him into the room for emergency treatment," Fanxin said.

The Little Black Cat nodded, summoned a robot, and carried the person into the room.

Fanxin Xin took the medicine box and went into the house to treat the middle-aged man's wounds.

He first removed the man's wet clothes and changed him into clean ones. Then he bandaged the man's wounds. The wounds were so deep that it took Fanxin a long time to stitch them up. After stitching them up, Fanxin Xin applied medicine to the wounds and then covered them with gauze.

It was two hours later that the matter was resolved.

"Will he come back to life?" the Little Black Cat asked curiously.

"It's hard to say. Judging from his attire and physique, he's probably not a martial arts expert, but an ordinary person. It's very difficult for an ordinary person to survive such severe injuries. I've done everything I can. Whether he survives or not depends on his fate," Fanxin said, shaking his head helplessly.

Even though he was in danger if he had suffered such serious injuries, he was certain he wouldn't die because of his strong constitution.

However, he was an ordinary person with a weak life force, and now he had suffered this fatal injury. He felt that the chances of him surviving were very slim.

"There was no one at sea before, he suddenly appeared later, it seems that the humanoid monster was chasing him. But I don't understand, why would that guy chase an ordinary person?" The Little Black Cat frowned and asked, puzzled.

"Sigh, who knows? The world is complicated; it's not so easy to understand. Let's ask him when he wakes up! But if he doesn't wake up, we'll never know." Fanxin shook her head upon hearing this, not giving it much thought.

He found it strange, but he couldn't figure it out by guessing. So he didn't bother thinking about it anymore, lest he cause himself unnecessary trouble.

"That makes sense. Alright, I'll have the robot watch over things here. It will notify us immediately if there's any problem." The Little Black Cat agreed and stopped thinking about it.

Langyue and Fanxin nodded. Then, the three of them immediately left the room, leaving it in the robot's care.

Back in the restaurant, Fanxin took out the world map she had bought on Blue Sea Island and began to examine it.

He planned to look around to see if there was a village nearby. He intended to take the man to a nearby village. He was going to the Grand Line, and taking a wounded soldier with him wouldn't do.

They were only able to protect themselves; they didn't have time to spare to care for a wounded soldier.

"The closest place to us in this area is Cocoyasi Village." Fanxin pondered for a moment and said, "Little Black, immediately change course. We're going to Cocoyasi Village and taking this person there."

"Is it feasible? What if they don't look after them?" the Little Black Cat asked hesitantly.

"Sigh, then let's give him more money! There's no other way, we can't take him to the Grand Line, it's too dangerous there, it's tantamount to sending him to his death. We don't even know if he'll survive, so let's send him back to land!" Fanxin said helplessly upon hearing this.

If he could, he wouldn't want to do this either. But now he had no choice; they were getting closer and closer to the Grand Line, and the danger was increasing. Taking the other person along was tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

"Go on, Little Black. I believe there are still good people out there," Ren Fang said softly as she walked over.

Seeing that Ren Fang had agreed, the Little Black Cat stopped talking nonsense and immediately went to the bow to steer the boat, then adjusted the direction.

After taking care of everything, the Little Black Cat returned to the restaurant.

With nothing else to do, everyone spent their time eating, drinking, and having fun in the restaurant.

The boat drew closer and closer to Cocoyasi Village, and two days later they arrived at a small bay near the Cocoyasi Village.

"Let's go up there, hand the person over to them, and then leave immediately," Fanxin said.

No one objected, and everyone went ashore.

The wounded soldier was carried by the Little Black Cat's robot, following behind. Two days passed, and although the man was still alive, he hadn't woken up either. This left Fanxin extremely helpless. If the man woke up, he would know where the man's hometown was.

However, the other party seemed to be on the verge of death, leaving him helpless.

After landing, the Little Black Cat hid the boat. Then, everyone headed towards the village.

As he walked along, Fanxin saw hardly anyone.

To find out where the village was, he sent the Little Black Cat into the sky to investigate. Soon after, the Little Black Cat learned the location of the village.

They stopped taking detours and headed straight for the village.

More than half an hour later, they arrived at the entrance to the village.

"Hmm, Fanxin, that... that guy is..." Just as they were approaching the village, the Little Black Cat suddenly saw something, pointed to the left side of the village, and said excitedly.

"Who is that?!" Fanxin asked, looking in the direction the Little Black Cat pointed. A moment later, he froze. He saw a humanoid creature, but its appearance was very different from a human.

They are the same size as humans, but they have some fish-like features, making them look rather strange.

"This should be Fish-Man. I've heard people talk about it; they're said to be creatures from the outer seas," Fanxin said after observing for a moment.

"Fish-Man? How did they get here?" Ren Fang asked curiously.

"I don't know." Fanxin glanced at the middle-aged man in the robot's arms and said, "However, the fact that they're killing ordinary people means they're definitely not tourists. We need to be careful."

"Understood," everyone nodded and said.

"Okay, if they start fighting later, Little Black, you need to fly high into the sky to attack. Absolutely do not come down, understand?" Fanxin warned, "Fish-Man are best at water warfare. Once they're in the water, that's their domain. You ate Devil Fruit, you absolutely must not fall into the water, or you will surely die."

"Okay." The Little Black Cat nodded, keeping it in mind.

"Alright, let's go!" Fanxin nodded, said no more, and led everyone closer to the village.

Upon arriving in the village, Fanxin saw no one, which puzzled him. He had come here to find someone to help him, but now that he couldn't find a single person, it meant he had come for nothing.

The Little Black Cat scanned the area but didn't see anyone. It immediately activated its Mechanical Eye, scanning the entire village in preparation to find the villagers.

A few minutes later, it withdrew its Mechanical Eye and came to Fanxin's side, saying with a gloomy expression, "They're all in the center of the village. Those Fish-Man seem to be causing them trouble?"

"What? The Fish-Man are causing trouble?" Fanxin was immediately indignant upon hearing this, saying, "I've heard that Fish-Man are naturally ten times stronger than humans. Isn't it bullying them to deal with ordinary people?"

"What should we do? The Fish-Man are bullying humans; it's probably not safe for this wounded soldier to stay here," Ren Fang said with some worry. Humans simply can't defeat the Fish-Man; if the Fish-Man decide to attack this middle-aged man, no one can stop them.

Moreover, this middle-aged man appeared to have been injured by the Fish-Man; sending him here was undoubtedly a suicide mission.

"Let's go, let's go and meet those Fish-Man!" After a moment's thought, Fanxin headed forward.

He couldn't take this man to the Grand Line; he could only send him home. However, he also couldn't send the man here to die, because he wanted him to live a good life.

So, after much thought, he realized there was only one way to solve all this trouble: drive the Fish-Man away. Once the Fish-Man were gone, peace would return.

"Hehe, looks like a fight is about to break out!" Langyue said excitedly. It had set sail to challenge various masters, and now that there was a fight, it was naturally happy.

"Let's go, let's see how powerful the Fish-Man are!" Ren Fang chuckled and said.

Upon hearing this, the Little Black Cat was also eager to try, clearly wanting to fight the Fish-Man as well.

The group headed towards the center of the village.

Soon after, they arrived at the center of the village.

Upon arriving, they found a dozen or so Fish-Man confronting hundreds of villagers. However, although the villagers outnumbered them significantly, they were no match for the powerful Fish-Man.

At that moment, a tall Fish-Man was holding up the head of a villager in uniform and giving him a lecture.

The other villagers were indignant and wanted to rush up and attack the Fish-Man. However, they were eventually persuaded to stop by the man in uniform.

The tall Fish-Man was carrying the uniformed man and smashing him repeatedly, as if he were not a person but an object.

Seeing this, the Fish-Man burst into laughter, finding it exhilarating. However, the villagers were furious, tears streaming down their faces, fearing that the man in uniform would be beaten to death.

"Hey, do you find it satisfying to bully the weak?" Fanxin watched for a while, then couldn't stand it any longer and said with dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The villagers stared in astonishment at Fanxin and his group; there were very few who dared to stand up to the Fish-Man.

However, the Fish-Man were furious because they felt that Fanxin had challenged their authority.

The Fish-Man carrying the uniformed man slowly turned around. He looked at Fanxin and the others and shouted, "The Arlong Pirates don't need you lowly humans to interfere in their affairs, understand?"

This was a serrated Fish-Man with a long, sharp, serrated nose and a unique laugh. He was three times the size of an average human. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a behemoth? No wonder these ordinary villagers dared not resist the Fish-Man.

"The Arlong Pirates? Oh, you're the Fish-Man Pirates that dominate the East Blue, right!" Fanxin said, immediately remembering something.

The Arlong Pirates are the strongest pirate crew in the East Blue, and all their crew members are Fish-Man. Their strength lies not only in their powerful attacks but also in their ability to move freely across the sea, leaving the Navy helpless against them.

The Navy fought the Arlong Pirates several times, but was ultimately defeated each time. After that, the Navy captain dared not lead troops to cause trouble for the Arlong Pirates, for fear of being killed by them.

Not only that, that despicable colonel also colluded with the Arlong Pirates to rule this area together.

The reason the villagers had no recourse and silently endured everything was because the naval captain completely disregarded their lives and allowed the Arlong Pirates to run rampant.

With such a powerful Hai Ze gang controlling a village full of ordinary people, it was destined to be a tragedy for the villagers.

"Hmph, looks like you know quite a bit, huh? That's right, we are the strongest pirate crew in the East Blue, the Arlong Pirates, and I am Arlong, the leader of the Arlong Pirates," Arlong said smugly.

"I see." Fanxin glanced at the other party and said, "Release that person; he can't withstand your attacks. Let me be your opponent!"

"You... Hmph, you coward! You don't even dare to show your face, yet you dare to fight me? You'd better come out first!" the Arlong shouted unhappily.

"I've been here for a while, you just couldn't see me." Fanxin said, taking a long spear from the Little Black Cat. He aimed it at the Arlong and said, "If you dare kill him, then I'll kill you. You may be Fish-Man, but you're not stupid. Surely you wouldn't be foolish enough to make such a deal with me!"

"Hmm, you can turn invisible, right?" The Arlong frowned. He couldn't see Fanxin's body, but he saw the gun hovering in the air, pointing at him. He knew that the gun couldn't have hovered in the air by itself; someone must have been holding it, but he just couldn't see it.

"I suppose so!" Fanxin nodded and said, "Arlong, don't think I wouldn't dare. Let me tell you, I'm not an ordinary person. I've attacked Sea Kings, killed sea monsters, and attacked warships. Just recently, I wiped out the Twin Blade Pirates. These are not things that ordinary people can do. Your threats have no effect on me, understand?"

"I can tell you for sure, if you dare to kill him, I dare to shoot. Heh, my hands are stained with blood, killing one more Fish-Man is nothing."

"Damn it, you're asking for death! Put down your weapon, or I'll tear you apart!" a Fish-Man shouted angrily. He had eight arms, each holding a sword, all pointing at Fanxin, seemingly about to attack Fanxin.

The other Fish-Man also prepared for battle, ready to fight at any moment.

Ren Fang, Langyue, and the Little Black Cat were all on high alert, ready to strike at any moment.

The two sides began to confront each other, and the atmosphere became very tense.

The Arlong glanced at Fanxin. Although he couldn't see him, he knew Fanxin was no ordinary person. If he really killed this man, the other would definitely shoot. Although he was Fish-Man, he wasn't invulnerable to bullets; bullets could still penetrate his body.

After hesitating for a moment, he put the person down and stopped smashing him like an object.

The villagers rushed forward and carried the uniformed man away.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Are you deliberately trying to oppose me?" the Arlong asked, looking at Fanxin.

"No, it's just that I rescued someone two days ago, someone who seems to be a villager from around here," Fanxin said. "I brought him back. But you Fish-Man don't seem to let the people here live in peace. If I brought him back, it would be like sending him to his death. So, in order to prevent him from dying, I had no choice but to come and discuss it with you."

"Discuss? How do you want to discuss this?" The Arlong frowned and asked, puzzled.

"I've heard that Fish-Man are a race from the outer seas. If that's the case, why don't you go back there? That way, it'll be good for both of us," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Go back? Hmph, kid, do you think that's possible?" The Arlong snorted and said, "This is my territory, something I fought hard to conquer. You expect me to just give it up like this? Absolutely not. If you insist on interfering, I will absolutely not let you off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Fanxin rubbed his head and said, "You might not understand right now. I'll give you two days. After two days, we can talk again, how about that?"

"No need to talk, I will absolutely not leave. I'm going to dominate the East Blue and become its overlord." Upon hearing this, the Arlong dragon refused without even thinking.

"Really? I think you'd better think about it." Upon hearing Fanxin, Fan Xin immediately pulled the trigger, and a beam of red light shot out from the muzzle, instantly striking the Arlong's right chest.

The wisp of red light entered the Arlong's chest and exited through its back. Moments later, a bloody hole appeared on the Arlong's Arlong, and blood gushed out continuously, a horrifying sight.