Setting Sail (3)
"Damn it, damn it!" Vice Admiral Yanagi was furious. He wanted to knock Bingfeng down, but he was helpless. His feet were frozen, and he couldn't feel anything at all. It was very difficult for him to walk, let alone launch an attack.
"Just you wait, I will definitely become stronger and then come looking for you." Vice Admiral Yanagi coldly looked at Bingfeng and the others. He was helpless now. However, he believed that he would definitely find a way in the future.
He believed that as long as he worked hard, his strength would definitely improve. Once he became stronger, he could cause trouble for Fanxin and the others.
After a moment, he stopped struggling. The cold air was gradually moving towards his upper body, and he couldn't control it; he could only accept it.
A few minutes later, he too turned into an ice sculpture, standing there, looking absolutely perfect.
Bingfeng returned to the ship. Looking into the distance, her brow furrowed slightly. "Where's the captain? Why hasn't he returned yet? Could something have really happened?"
Fanxin is incredibly fast, especially underwater, where he can rival a mermaid. Mermaids are the fastest swimmers in the sea, so Fanxin's speed is truly astonishing.
However, she still hadn't seen Fanxin, and couldn't help but worry.
"Hehe, don't worry, if anything happens to him, I'll change my name." Wang Yan couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.
Fanxin has many ways to protect himself; killing Fanxin would be extremely difficult.
"That's true, but if he doesn't come back, are we just going to wait here forever? Should we just give up and not set sail?" Bingfeng said.
"He's the captain, he knows the time, let's just wait here!" Wang Yan said immediately upon hearing this.
Fanxin wasn't in a hurry, they naturally didn't need to be either, because they were just playing along with the past. Fanxin was the one in control.
"That's true, then let's wait and see!" Bingfeng nodded, offering no objection.
Afterwards, everyone waited on the boat for Fanxin's return.
Meanwhile, on the island, the battle was nearing its end. Without a doubt, the Straw Hat Pirates had won; all the marines and Pacifista had been defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates.
The Pacifista have all been destroyed. To reactivate them, they must be taken back and repaired; otherwise, they'll just have to be thrown away like trash.
The remaining marines were beaten to the ground, unable to fight back. Zhan Tao didn't fare any better; he was punched dozens of meters away by Luffy and his whereabouts are unknown.
Everything has settled down.
The Straw Hat Pirates members all returned to the ship and prepared to set sail.
"Hey, when are you guys leaving?" Straw Hat Boy asked, looking at the crew of Fanxin.
He was ready to leave, eager to explore the New World. Now that everyone was gathered, he wasn't going to wait any longer.
"Our captain was shot and hasn't returned yet, so we can't leave for the time being. You guys go first! We'll be there soon," Bingfeng said helplessly.
Without a captain, the pirate crew cannot set sail; that's the rule. Otherwise, the ship would lack a leader. Therefore, they can only stay and continue to wait for Fanxin's return.
"Alright then, we'll be going now." The Straw Hat Boy nodded, then without further ado, he gave everyone a lecture. Afterward, he announced the start of the voyage.
Nami immediately used a special method to prop up the coated film. At that moment, if you looked over, you would see that the ship was enveloped by a huge, transparent sphere.
Don't be fooled by its thin and transparent appearance; it's incredibly resilient. Ships can't withstand the immense water pressure at the bottom of the sea, but it can. No matter how high the water pressure is, it won't be crushed. It's precisely because of this that pirates are able to cross the ocean and reach the New World.
Without this membrane, they would have had to venture into the navy's base; otherwise, they would never have been able to enter the New World.
However, the naval base is heavily guarded; it would be very difficult for you to break through.
Here, you don't need to worry about the navy. You just need to coat your ship, and you can easily pass through the seabed and enter the New World.
"Goodbye." The Straw Hat Pirates members waved goodbye to Ren Fang and the others.
Ren Fang and the others immediately returned the greeting.
Soon, the Straw Hat Pirates' ship submerged to the seabed and disappeared completely.
They have already set off for the New World. Once they pass Fish-Man Island, they will reach the New World, because Fish-Man Island connects this place to the New World.
"They've left, and we don't know when we'll set sail," Ren Fang said helplessly. Fanxin hadn't returned, so their departure was difficult.
The others were also quite helpless. They looked at the spot where Fanxin had been sent flying and hoped that Fanxin would return soon.
"Hehe, don't be discouraged, let's set sail! It's time for us to go too." Just when everyone was feeling down, a soft laugh suddenly reached their ears.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fanxin Fanxin standing behind them, drinking a little wine with a very relaxed expression.
"Hey, Fanxin, when did you get back?" Bingfeng asked curiously. The others also felt very strange; they had searched the ship earlier, but Fanxin hadn't returned.
"I just got back," Fanxin said unhappily. "I was blasted away by that sword energy, and it took me all my strength to get back."
He thought the sword energy wasn't very strong, but he was still sent flying more than ten miles away. If he hadn't been fast enough, he wouldn't have been able to get back in time.
"Hmph, serves you right, who told you to be careless?" Ren Fang said with dissatisfaction.
If Fanxin had been more evasive, he certainly could have dodged it with his abilities. However, Fanxin was overconfident and didn't dodge, falling into the Vice Admiral's trap. That's why he suffered a great loss.
"Okay, okay, I'll be more careful in the future and I'll never allow such a thing to happen again, okay?" Seeing that Ren Fang was angry, Fanxin didn't dare to say anything more and said.
"Hehe, alright, you two stop bickering. Since we're setting sail, let's hurry!" Bingfeng said with a smile.
She also wanted to visit Fish-Man Island; she'd heard the mermaids there were incredibly beautiful, and she wanted to see just how beautiful they were.
"That's true, let's get ready then! Let's set sail." Fanxin nodded and said. Ren Fang didn't argue with Fanxin; this was a crucial moment, and she was still very polite.