Making an Appearance (2)

"Hehe, I'll protect her," Fanxin Xin said with a chuckle.

His strength is such that even Marine Admiral can't handle him; there's absolutely no problem with him protecting the mermaid princess.

Anyone who wants to take the mermaid princess from him will have to kill him first. However, he is not so easy to kill; his strength is something that many can only look up to.

"You're here to protect me? No way, you're a pirate, and I don't even know you!" King Neptune immediately shook his head in rejection, unwilling to agree.

Because Fanxin's identity is too sensitive, and Hody Jones is also a pirate whose goal is to seize Fish-Man Island, capture the mermaid princess, and use her for his own purposes.

He feared that Fanxin's motives were the same, so he was unwilling to agree. It wasn't just his daughter; more importantly, the energy within her was terrifying.

"Hehe, do you think you have the ability to protect me? You probably don't!" Fanxin said with a smile.

King Neptune is in this state precisely because he lacks ability. His army is in complete disarray and can no longer function as a fighting force.

Otherwise, how could Hody Jones have had the opportunity to arrest him and throw the entire country into chaos?

"Perhaps, but I won't easily hand over my daughter. If you try to take her by force, I'll fight you to the death," King Neptune said with a snort.

Although he knew his abilities were limited and he couldn't withstand such a powerful being, he couldn't easily hand his daughter over, whether as a father or a king. That would be a sign of incompetence, unless he were already dead.

"Alright, as I said, I don't like to force people. Since you're unwilling to tell me, I won't ask any further," Fanxin said. "Just sit here and rest easy. My men are here to protect you; no one can hurt you. You can rest assured."

"At the same time, you should also order the royal army to be deployed to attack those Fish-Man. You are royalty; if you do nothing, people around you will gossip. Do you understand?"

Now is a critical moment for the survival of Fish-Man Island, and as the royal family of Fish-Man Island, it is our duty to step in and resolve these problems.

They couldn't kill formidable thugs like Hody Jones, but dealing with the smaller fry should be no problem at all.

"Alright, we'll act immediately and mobilize the royal army to hunt down those Fish-Man." King Neptune nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

At King Neptune's command, the royal warriors, who had been scattered around, assembled and headed towards the plaza. Their objective was to defeat the Fish-Man.

Seeing that Wang Jun had made his move, Fanxin nodded in satisfaction. He looked at King Neptune and said, "Alright, you can sit here now. This Little Fox is my companion. It's very strong, and it will protect you. Anyone who dares to approach will be killed without hesitation."

Having said that, Fanxin stopped talking nonsense and immediately took the Little Black Cat away from King Neptune and went to the square.

He didn't like to pressure King Neptune, and since the other party was unwilling to say more, there was naturally no need for him to continue saying anything more here.

He just wanted to find out more, but if the other party had something to hide, then he had no choice but to give up.

"Boss, should we join the battle too?" the Little Black Cat asked.

"Okay, go ahead! But when I call you, you must come back to me as soon as possible, understand?" Fanxin nodded and said.

He was getting really bored there, and since he had nothing to do, he naturally decided to take action.

If he takes action, he can defeat all these guys, and the war can end sooner.

"Okay, I'll go now." The Little Black Cat nodded slightly and headed towards the battlefield.

Fanxin drew his twin swords and began to fight. Although these guys weren't very strong, there were many of them. If he didn't intervene, Wang Jun's side would definitely suffer heavy losses.

He swung his diamond knife and slashed at the Fish-Man.

Under his frenzied attacks, many Fish-Man were wounded and eventually lay on the ground, screaming and unable to control themselves.

He fought his way forward. Finally, he arrived beside the mermaid princess Shirahoshi.

He looked at the other person but couldn't discern anything unusual.

"That's strange. She's nothing special, just a bit bigger. Why is Hody Jones so wary of her?" Fanxin wondered. However, after observing her for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the reason.

After watching for a while longer, Fanxin still couldn't find the reason and had no choice but to give up.

He stood not far from Princess Shirahoshi, also protecting Princess Shirahoshi.

As for Hody Jones and the others, he entrusted his Fanxin entirely to the Straw Hat Boy Pirates. Their strength had increased, and he believed that the Straw Hat Boy and the others should be able to handle those madmen.

The fighting continued there.

On Fanxin's side, there's Wang Jun and the Straw Hat Pirates.

Meanwhile, Hody Jones still had tens of thousands of Fish-Man warriors left. In addition, they had nine of their strongest fighters. These were Hody Jones's executives, and all decisions were made by them through discussion.

Hody Jones trusted those people the most.

Those chosen by Hody Jones are naturally formidable. Now, with each Straw Hat Pirates fighting one, they've effectively divided up those key fighters.

The Straw Hat Pirates fought Hody Jones, while Zoro, Sanji, and others each fought one.

In terms of numbers, Fanxin's side is far fewer than Hody Jones'.

If everyone's strength were equal, Fanxin's side would inevitably lose, because Hody Jones's side outnumbered them by tens of times.

Unfortunately, the members of these two pirate crews were all capable of taking on a hundred or even a thousand men single-handedly. With them around, Hody Jones's tens of thousands of warriors had already been divided up by more than half.

The remaining people were all entangled by Wang Jun.

The battlefield has reached a stalemate.

Once the Straw Hat Pirates crew has dealt with all those officers, this battle will be over. They're just a bunch of small fry; they can easily take them down.

However, at that moment, the situation suddenly changed.

Suddenly, something blocked out the sky Fish-Man Island. A large shadow enveloped the entire plaza, making it seem as if night had fallen.

This sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

Everyone stopped fighting and stared at the enormous thing that had appeared in the sky.

"Noah, my God, how could Noah be here, floating above Fish-Man Island?" Everyone's expression changed several times upon seeing the enormous object.

Noah was an enormous ship, larger than the entire Fish-Man Island. Compared to Fanxin's ship, Fanxin was large, it was nothing more than a dwarf before Noah.

The ship was so large that even a portion of it extended out and blocked out the entire square.

If it were to fall like that, the entire Fish-Man Island might be destroyed.

Noah also has another name, the Ship of Promise. It is said to have been built countless years ago and is placed on the seabed, seemingly waiting for someone.

However, this person never appeared, so the ship remained at the bottom of the sea, and no one has paid any attention to it to this day.

But Noah is here now, which is truly astonishing.

Noah was practically unusable. It required immense power; ordinary force was simply insufficient to move it.

"Damn it, if it crashes down, everyone on the island will be doomed." Fanxin's expression changed as she watched, a bad premonition creeping into her heart.

Without further hesitation, he immediately called for the Little Black Cat to return to his side.

Now, an emergency has arisen, and he must deal with it immediately, otherwise, very few people will survive on the island.

Urged on by his Fanxin, the Little Black Cat immediately flew over.

"Boss, that thing is huge! It seems to be slowly sinking and will soon crash into Fish-Man Island," the Little Black Cat said with a serious expression.

This situation was completely unexpected. It was an extraordinary circumstance.

"Yes, that thing is huge, hundreds of times the size of our ship," Fanxin said. "It's an emergency, I need to make some arrangements. Call everyone over immediately, quick."

If Noah doesn't fall, they'll all be fine. But if Noah does fall, then most of the people on the island will die. Even the Fish-Man won't survive, because Noah is just too big; he could easily crush you.

He couldn't gamble; he had to make arrangements in advance, otherwise things would get complicated.

"Okay, I'll call everyone over right away." Upon hearing this, the Little Black Cat nodded immediately and then began to use its ability to call for help.

A few minutes later, everyone donned their Flight Armor and flew towards Fanxin.

After reaching Fanxin's side, they all looked at Fanxin with very solemn expressions. Clearly, that huge creature had made everyone uneasy.

"What should we do, Fanxin?" Ren Fang asked.

"Now, let me assign the tasks," Fanxin said. "You all need to understand clearly, this is no joke. This is the seabed. Once the membrane surrounding Fish-Man Island is broken, the entire island will be submerged. Humans cannot survive there, and even the Fish-Man will likely be in grave danger this time. So, you must not be careless, understand?"

This is tens of thousands of meters below the seabed. Humans would be in danger even a few meters deep, let alone tens of thousands of meters below the seabed. Therefore, they absolutely cannot be careless. If they are careless, they are playing with their lives.

"Yes, give the order!" Ren Fang nodded and said.

"Okay, Ren Fang, take out the coral immediately and give two to each of you. If Noah really crashes down, the coral can temporarily protect you from death. And I will run over to rescue you in time," Fanxin said.

The coral can now release bubbles. He once had Ren Fang wear a bubble suit and go with him to play in the deep sea, and it could maintain that for a while.

As long as there is enough oxygen inside, they will not be in any immediate danger.

As long as he arrives in time, there will be absolutely no problem.

This is the first life-saving measure taken by Fanxin.

"Okay." Ren Fang nodded, and then she immediately took out a lot of coral from Wolf Valley. During their trip, they had collected a lot of coral and planted it in Wolf Valley, just in case.

Now is the time when it's needed, so she naturally won't be stingy with it.

After she took out the coral, she distributed it to everyone. Fanxin didn't take any, because he could survive in the sea on his own and there was absolutely no need for it.

"Alright, my second life-saving measure is..." Fanxin glanced at everyone and said, "None of you should stray too far from Ren Fang; stay close to her. That way, if anything unexpected happens, you can immediately run to Ren Fang's side and hide in Wolf Valley. As long as you have your Vivre Card, I can use the Vivre Card to find Wolf Valley, and then you'll be safe."

Wolf Valley is very sturdy; even the seawater cannot crush it. Therefore, they all hide inside Wolf Valley, where it is absolutely safe.

"Okay, we understand." Everyone nodded and said.

"Hmm, very good." Fanxin nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Now, we still have one big problem to solve, and that is our ships."

"This is over 10,000 meters underwater. Our ship can't withstand that much water pressure. If we don't retrieve it, it will definitely be crushed by the pressure, and the brothers inside will die. So, Ren Fang, Little Black, and Wang Yan, the three of you need to act now. Go to the beach immediately, retrieve the ship, and put it on the first level of Wolf Valley, just in case. Understand?"

Although the ship was destroyed, it could be slowly restored, but the people inside could not be brought back to life. They were dead, and that was the end of them.

"Okay, we understand." Ren Fang, Wang Yan, and the Little Black Cat nodded and said. After speaking, the three of them immediately put on their Flight Armor and headed into the distance.

"You guys go fight! Be quick and take care of those Fish-Man. We have bigger problems to deal with, we can't waste too much time on those small fry," Fanxin said coldly.

These Fish-Man are a minor matter; whether they're dealt with or not is unimportant. The most important thing now is whether Noah will fall. If Noah crashes down, no one can escape.

"Understood." Lin Haicheng, Langyue, Bingfeng, and the others nodded slightly and immediately went to fight.

Fanxin, however, remained by Princess Shirahoshi's side. Now that everyone else had left, he was left to guard Princess Shirahoshi from here.

Fanxin quietly watched the top of Fish-Man Island, closely observing the movements of the Noah.

Noah slowly sank, having already separated from the outside of Fish-Man Island, and was gradually squeezing in.

Fanxin looked on, his brows furrowing slightly, because he realized that the Noah seemed to be right above him.

"Could it be my imagination? Could that Noah be trying to kill me?" Fanxin was puzzled. He sensed that Noah seemed to be following him everywhere he went. This confused him; why would Noah follow him when Noah didn't know Noah at all?

To determine whether his illusion was real, Fanxin stood still and did not move.

A moment later, he noticed that Noah had left his head and was heading in another direction. He looked in the direction Noah had gone and was immediately stunned.

"Hmm, Princess Shirahoshi? The target of that Noah is Princess Shirahoshi?" Fanxin Satori.

The Noah's Ark was aimed at Princess Shirahoshi, and he had been following Princess Shirahoshi everywhere. Therefore, he saw that the Noah was following him.

If he stops following Princess Shirahoshi, Noah will deviate from him and follow Princess Shirahoshi.

"Damn it, who exactly is Princess Shirahoshi? Why are so many people watching her?" Fanxin said, frustrated.

"Hody Jones is quite surprised now, so I'm sure Noah's collision with Fish-Man Island wasn't part of Hody Jones plan. In that case, this Noah must have been obtained by someone else." Fanxin frowned slightly, somewhat curious. He really wanted to know who wanted Princess Shirahoshi's life.

However, because Noah was too far from the ground, he couldn't see clearly and could only continue to wait.

Ten minutes later, the iron chain on Noah's body fell to the ground. That chain was so strong that it would take four or five people to hold it up.

Fanxin was somewhat unsettled. He couldn't understand who had created this, and how it could be made so large.

This was not the time to think about such things. Fanxin Xin immediately banished his distracting thoughts, widened his eyes, and stared at the enormous Noah.

Part of Noah has already extended into the bubble outside Fish-Man Island, and it's not very high off the ground. If it continues to sink, it will definitely crash into the plaza.

"Princess Shirahoshi, tell me, will you marry me?" Just as Fanxin was observing, a voice suddenly came from above Noah.

The sound was amplified by the loudspeakers, and everyone in the square could hear it clearly.

The owner of that voice seemed to be proposing to Princess Shirahoshi.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin was immediately displeased. This bastard! This wasn't a proposal; it was outright coercion! Princess Shirahoshi didn't agree to marry him, he would destroy the entire Fish-Man Island! This guy was insane!

"Damn it, how can Princess Shirahoshi live a normal life if she marries such a crazy person?" Fanxin snorted. He had made up his mind that even if Princess Shirahoshi wanted to, he would stop her.

Such a crazy guy, who knows what insane things he'll do with Princess Shirahoshi after getting her.

Although he didn't know what terrifying power Princess Shirahoshi possessed, it was clear that this power absolutely could not be controlled by a madman. If a madman controlled such terrifying power, it would be a Destruction blow to the entire world.

"Vander Decken? That guy is harassing Princess Shirahoshi again. He's really persistent. Ten years have passed, and he still hasn't given up. What's the reason for this?!" Everyone in the square who heard this voice started discussing among themselves.

Vander Decken is a Fish-Man who wears a top hat, has spiky hair and a beard, wears many necklaces, and has four legs.

More than ten years ago, he took a liking to Princess Shirahoshi and wanted to marry her.

However, the royal family disagreed. In order to prevent Vander Decken from harassing Princess Shirahoshi, they imprisoned Princess Shirahoshi in the Hard-Shell Tower, preventing Princess Shirahoshi from interacting with anyone outside.

Princess Shirahoshi grew up inside the Hard-Shell Tower.

However, even so, Vander Decken did not let it go. He often threw various weapons from outside the palace towards the Hard-Shell Tower where Princess Shirahoshi was staying, just to force Princess Shirahoshi to come out.

However, Princess Shirahoshi did not go out. She disliked Vander Decken. She had rejected Vander Decken many times, but Vander Decken simply wouldn't listen.

And so, Vander Decken harassed Princess Shirahoshi for ten years.

Almost everyone on Fish-Man Island knew about this, because every time Vander Decken took action, he made a huge commotion, as if he wanted everyone to know.

Now, at such a critical juncture, Vander Decken has actually brought Noah with him, which has truly surprised everyone. Of course, everyone is more worried, because Noah is so huge that if it falls, almost no one will be able to escape unharmed.

"Who knows? That madman actually brought Noah here! How did he manage that?" Everyone was astonished, wondering how Vander Decken could move such a large Noah- like ship. It was truly unbelievable.

Actually, this is not hard to understand. Ordinary people, who could move Noah? That's highly unlikely.

Vander Decken's ability to move is naturally due to eating Devil Fruit. As Fish-Man, after eating the Devil Fruit, he could no longer swim freely in the sea like other Fish-Man.

Therefore, he could only walk in the sea with bubbles on his hands and feet.

He took Bubbles to Noah's sleeping place and brought Noah here.

He was able to move Noah because he ate a fruit called the Mark-Mark Fruit.

The Mark-Mark Fruit's ability is that once an opponent is targeted, the object thrown by the user will automatically track them to the ends of the earth, and most importantly, the journey cannot be interrupted.

Of course, there is a prerequisite: if a person with superpowers wants to attack the opponent they want to attack, they must first touch the opponent's body with their hands and imprint the opponent's mark on their own hands.

In this way, the weapons you throw will attack your opponent automatically. Also, you can't wash your hands; if you do, you'll have to find a way to touch your opponent's body again to attack them. Otherwise, the ability will lose its effect.

The reason Vander Decken was able to move Noah here was because his target was right here— Princess Shirahoshi.

He used Noah as a weapon, and Princess Shirahoshi as the target.

So his power worked. And Noah was slowly moved from his slumbering place to this location.

Vander Decken brought Noah here to pressure Princess Shirahoshi. He didn't want to wait any longer and wanted to Princess Shirahoshi her as soon as possible so he could have peace of mind.

Therefore, in order to succeed in one fell swoop, he brought Noah over. He believed that under Noah's pressure, Princess Shirahoshi would compromise.

"Princess Shirahoshi, tell me, will you marry me?" Vander Decken IX shouted. His voice boomed throughout the entire square.

Princess Shirahoshi looked at Vander Decken atop Noah and declared righteously, "I don't want to, I don't like you."

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, Vander Decken trembled all over. He had been pursuing Princess Shirahoshi for ten years, but Princess Shirahoshi had not been moved at all, which was a huge blow to him.

"I don't like you, please stop bothering me," Princess Shirahoshi said again.

She hated Vander Decken because Vander Decken wasn't her type. But Vander Decken, thinking himself superior, kept pestering Princess Shirahoshi.

"Impossible, impossible! I've been chasing you for ten years, waiting for you for a full ten years!" Vander Decken said unhappily. He was panting and looked terrible.

"That's no use, I don't like your type," Princess Shirahoshi said. "Keep coming towards me, that's what I've decided too."

Upon hearing this, Vander Decken angrily replied, "Fine, fine, I understand. Since I can't have you, I can only destroy you. Princess Shirahoshi, don't blame me. This is your own choice. You can die now."

Vander Decken was an extremist; if he couldn't have it, he would destroy it, and he didn't want anyone else to have it either.

"Noah, descend upon me! Destroy Princess Shirahoshi and the entire Fish-Man Island!" Vander Decken roared. Beneath his pool, Noah's descent accelerated considerably.

Previously, he was consciously controlling Noah's descent, so it was slow. Now, he's no longer limiting Noah's speed, so Noah is falling rapidly.

Upon hearing Vander Decken's voice, everyone became agitated. The common people began to flee, and the Fish-Man who were fighting also headed out of the square.

Noah is huge; once it lands, it will definitely not be a fun experience.

They certainly didn't want to be crushed to death by Noah here.

"Damn it, that lunatic." Fanxin was furious upon hearing this. That guy was too crazy, actually doing such an extreme thing. He didn't care about other people's feelings at all.

After thinking for a moment, Fanxin looked at Princess Shirahoshi and said, "Princess Shirahoshi, Fish-Man Island is in danger. Now, only you can save the people of Fish-Man Island. You must step forward."

"Me? What can I do?" Princess Shirahoshi said with some worry.

She has no idea what to do now, because everything happened so suddenly. And Noah is too big; it's simply beyond her capabilities.

"You're Vander Decken's target now, and that Noah is following you. As long as you get outside Fish-Man Island and take Noah away from Fish-Man Island, there won't be any problems. As long as Noah doesn't land on Fish-Man Island, then Fish-Man Island can be saved," Fanxin said.

He had previously determined that Noah was wherever Princess Shirahoshi was. Therefore, as long as Princess Shirahoshi went outside Fish-Man Island, Noah wouldn't crash into the Fish-Man Island.

"Really?" the mermaid princess asked.

"It really works." Fanxin Xin immediately said, "Alright, don't hesitate, go quickly, I'll protect you from the side."

"Alright, I'll act immediately." Princess Shirahoshi knew the situation was urgent. She nodded slightly and then headed towards the skies Fish-Man Island.

Fanxin immediately donned his Flight Armor, soared into the sky, and followed Princess Shirahoshi to protect her.

After flying high into the sky, Fanxin looked down at the plaza and shouted, "Straw Hat Pirates, listen to me! Hody Jones and the others are yours to handle. Princess Shirahoshi and I are going to stop Noah from falling. Understand?"

He repeated it three times in a row, his voice so loud that everyone in the square could hear it.

After saying this, Fanxin continued, "Listen up, all members of the Heavenly Soul Pirates! If we fail to stop Noah from falling, you must immediately take action and bring all the members of Fish-Man Island into Wolf Valley. Don't let the island's inhabitants get hurt, understand?"

He repeated this sentence several times, and his voice was quite loud, so it was heard everywhere.

After saying that, Fanxin said no more and continued flying into the sky.

After emerging from the bubble, Fanxin Xin immediately put away his Flight Armor and entered the sea.

Fanxin swam very fast in the water; with a single leap, he instantly traveled a great distance. He raced towards Princess Shirahoshi.

Finally, through his efforts, he won over Princess Shirahoshi.

"Swim upwards first, quickly!" Fanxin shouted.

Now, part of Noah's ship has already entered Fish-Man Island. Running sideways is useless, because Roya is falling very fast. Even if you run sideways, it will still be falling. If you can't outrun it, Noah will definitely crash into Fish-Man Island.

So what they need to do now is to pull Noah off Fish-Man Island. Once Noah is away from Fish-Man Island, they can carry Noah sideways, so even if Noah falls, he won't crash into Fish-Man Island.

"Okay." Princess Shirahoshi nodded immediately upon hearing this, and then swam straight towards the sea.

Fanxin Xin stayed by Princess Shirahoshi's side.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should be able to pull Noah away from Fish-Man Island when Noah crashes into it.

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened.

Hody Jones consumed a large amount of the drug, elevating his strength to a new level. He shook off the Straw Hat Boy's entanglement and headed towards Noah.

He came to a huge iron chain that had fallen from Noah's ship. Then, without hesitation, he climbed onto the chain. He climbed step by step, preparing to ascend to Noah.

His purpose is not yet clear, but Hody Jones was a madman to begin with, and his arrival on the ship is definitely not a good thing.

At this moment, Fanxin and Princess Shirahoshi were unaware that someone had secretly followed them.

The only good thing is that the Straw Hat Boy has also climbed onto the chains and is now following behind Hody Jones. Perhaps he can stop the crazed Hody Jones.