The Surprise Attack Begins (2)

They had no problem running; they just couldn't run anymore. They could simply use their Flight Armor. At that point, they wouldn't need to exert any effort at all to escape leisurely.

The reason we're not using it now is because we're worried that if we run out of fuel now, we won't have any left when it's crucial.

"Got it," the people behind shouted. How could they not know? The gas behind them was extremely dangerous; if you were to come into contact with it, you would be courting death.

So now, every single one of them is gritting their teeth and running, just to avoid being entangled by those evil things.

"Charge! Charge!" everyone roared, running forward with all their might. Before long, those behind them overtook Fanxin and the others, and ran ahead.

Soon, they had left Fanxin and the others far behind.

"Wow, you're pretty fast." Fanxin glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh as she said.

These guys are fast; it seems that crisis can unleash human potential, and that's certainly true.

"It's good that they ran away; it'll save us the trouble of watching them later," the Little Black Cat said.

The Little Black Cat was the most relaxed, because it didn't even run away; it just perched on Fanxin's shoulder, enjoying its comfort.

"Yes, they are victims too. If we see them later and have to lend a hand, it will feel really awkward," Fanxin said, feeling frustrated.

The person behind the scenes in that building is ruthless; they don't even spare their own people. They're a complete madman.

Although these people were unrelated to them, seeing them being fooled still filled Fanxin Xin with rage. Therefore, he had decided that, no matter what, he would teach this damned bastard behind the scenes a lesson.

"That's true, but now that they're far away, we're at ease." The Little Black Cat chuckled and said, "Oh, I see those three. They seem to be fighting with those people."

It saw Straw Hat Luffy, Smoker, and Law. Previously, those three had been imprisoned in an iron cage, practically inseparable buddies.

"Hehe, let them fight it out. We'll go hide for a bit and then go find the Devil Fruit," Fanxin Xin chuckled and said.

Although Zoro told me there were no more Devil Fruit here, Fanxin still decided to search for them. After all, there's no smoke without fire; if there were such rumors, it must be because there were Devil Fruit here.

"Hmm, should we split up? That would greatly increase our efficiency," the Little Black Cat said.

"That's natural." Fanxin nodded and said, "Bingfeng, cover the entire corridor behind us with Bingfeng to prevent the poison gas from following us."

The power of the Bingfeng comes from ice blocks, which are solid and can completely block gases.

"Understood." Upon hearing Bingfeng, Bingfeng immediately used his ability to create a thick ice wall, completely Bingfeng the corridor.

"Fanxin, I sense that the poison gas can corrode my ice," Bingfeng said gravely.

"Oh, really? Then it seems this poison gas is unusual. We need to be careful." Fanxin pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, you completely Bingfeng the next fifty meters of the corridor as well. This way, we can prolong the time it takes for the poison gas to spread."

They needed to find the treasure now and couldn't let these things get to them. So, they could only do their best to delay the poisonous gas.

"Understood." Bingfeng nodded and said, "You all hurry up and get to the outside of the corridor."

Fanxin nodded and immediately led everyone away from this place.

After they left the corridor, Bingfeng began to work, completely Bingfeng the entire corridor. The ice walls were over fifty meters thick. This meant that it would take a long time for the poisonous gas to travel from one end of the corridor to the other.

Upon arriving at a large hall, Fanxin glanced around and said, "Now, we're splitting up. Each squad will take its members to search for Devil Fruit. We must hurry, understand? Although we've temporarily blocked the poison gas, it's unlikely we can block it forever. We must find what we need before the poison gas spreads."

"Yes." The captains of the five squads nodded and said.

"Go ahead." Fanxin nodded.

Soon, each squad led its members in different directions to begin their search for treasure.

Fanxin, carrying the Little Black Cat, headed towards the area where the person behind it all was located. He wanted to catch that bastard.

Since there are Devil Fruit here, the other party must know about them. In that case, it would be enough for him to just capture them.

He can interrogate the other party and get what he wants from them.

"Little Black, go find that bastard right now. I need to know his location as soon as possible," Fanxin said.

There are many rooms here. If he doesn't know where the other party is, running around like crazy will only exhaust him. However, if he knows where those bastards are, he can go straight there and teach them a lesson.

"Understood, I'll act immediately." The Little Black Cat nodded.

Then, it transformed into a small robot, activated its mechanical eyes, and flew around, exploring.

Fanxin didn't run; he walked slowly. If he encountered an attacker, he would knock them away. If no one attacked him, he would just watch.

As they continued their journey, Fanxin arrived beside Law and Luffy.

Fanxin looked at Luo and said with a smile, "It's been two years since we last met. It's quite unexpected to see you here today."

"Ah, yes, but hopefully he's not a match for me," Luo said.

He was wary of Fanxin, worried that Fanxin might ambush them from behind.

"Don't worry, I won't target you. I'm here for the Artificial Devil Fruit. Some people on my ship need Devil Fruit," Fanxin said. "You've been here for quite a while, you should know something, right? Could you tell me?"

The Straw Hat Boy' visit here could be considered tourism, as they are heading towards the New World, and Ice and Fire Island is a necessary stop on their way.

However, Luo had already entered the New World two years ago. He had been here two years ago, and he wouldn't have returned if he didn't have some purpose.

Therefore, Fanxin felt that Luo must know some secrets.

"Oh, so you came here for this too?" Luo chuckled and said, "Then you've come to the right place. The person who created Artificial Devil Fruit is right here. If you catch him, you'll have Devil Fruit. If he gets away, you won't have Devil Fruit."

"Really? Then I'll definitely catch him and won't let that bastard get away!" Fanxin said excitedly upon hearing this.

He desperately needs Devil Fruit, and now that the creator is right here, he's naturally not going to let him go. He'll capture him and make him work with him to create Devil Fruit until every one of his crew members has Devil Fruit, only then will he consider letting him go.

"Ah, but even if you catch him, you might not get the Devil Fruit," Law said.

"Oh, why is that?" Fanxin asked, surprised.

"Because the base for creating Devil Fruit isn't here," Law explained.

"Where?" Fanxin Xin asked immediately.

"My plan is to capture Caesar first, then go to Doflamingo's territory, within that kingdom controlled by Doflamingo," Law said. "Are you going? What you want is over there."

Upon hearing this, Fanxin looked at Luo for a long while before saying, "Why are you targeting Doflamingo? Do you have a grudge against him?"

There is no love or hate without a reason in this world. Law's special trip here to mess with Doflamingo must have a purpose.

"Whether I have a grudge against him or not is none of your business. All you need to know is that what you want is right there. If you want it, then go for it; if you don't want it, then don't go." Luo didn't explain further, because it was his private matter, and he didn't need to tell Fanxin.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin Xin shrugged and said, "Alright, I'll go. In that case, let's cooperate!"

Although he didn't want Devil Fruit, his companions did. So, no matter what, he was determined to go and make his own way.

Of course, he had another purpose in going there: he wanted to teach Doflamingo a lesson. Two years ago, during the Occupy Central movement, that bastard took advantage of him and attacked him. Although he managed to escape, he suffered a great loss.

Therefore, he decided to teach it a lesson and make it understand the consequences of offending him.

"Okay, I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Luo nodded and said.

"Alright, let's get started!" Fanxin nodded and said.

Soon, Fanxin and the others stopped hesitating and began to act separately.

Fanxin and Smoker Luffy to capture the evil scientist Caesar, while Law and Smoker went to another location. Law was going to destroy the raw materials used to create Artificial Devil Fruit, while Smoker was going to deal with Vergo.

Everything is ready.

"Luffy, go that way!" Fanxin said Luffy as they ran to a fork in the Luffy.

They don't know where Caesar is now, so they have to split up to search for him for the time being. This way, the probability of finding each other will be higher.

"Understood." Luffy nodded and said, "Whoever finds it is responsible for its capture, right? No problem!"

Caesar has always been his goal, and now that Fanxin has interfered, he is very unhappy.

"Okay," Fanxin nodded and said.

The two separated very quickly.

Fanxin began searching, examining every room. However, he couldn't find any trace of Caesar.

"Damn it, looks like I chose the wrong place." Fanxin was furious; he had chosen it himself, but he still wasn't selected.

Left with no other choice, Fanxin had to turn back. He headed towards Luffy.

Soon after, Fanxin saw Luffy fighting with a tall man.

It was a tall man with long, dark purple-blue hair and a headdress resembling ram's horns. He looked like a ghost and had a unique "whoosh whoosh whoosh" laugh.

He always made his overcoat appear as a gaseous substance, while underneath he wore a striped suit and black gloves with the letters "CC" printed on them.

This man was their target, M. Caesar Clown. Caesar was originally a scientist in the Marine Headquarters Science Unit, but he was expelled from the Science Unit and wanted by the police for conducting various inhumane experiments.

However, he did not stop his experiments. In order to obtain substantial financial support, he made a deal with the pirate Doflamingo. Doflamingo would stop providing raw materials and money, while he would take charge of the research.

The reason there are so many artificial Devil Fruit is because he is conducting research on them.

Caesar can turn into gas because he is a Devil Fruit user. He ate the Gas-Gas Fruit.

After eating this fruit, he can turn any part of his body into a gaseous state. He can also manipulate various gases to poison or ignite targets.

At the same time, he can purify or compress the gas around him, extract oxygen from the atmosphere to extinguish fires and suffocate opponents, or manipulate flames that completely burn oxygen for attacks.

Because he is made of gas, he will be unharmed even if he inhales highly toxic gas. He can also use burning gas as power to transform his body into a hot air balloon-like vehicle, providing enough buoyancy to support the other three people.

His ability is very special; if you are not careful, you will definitely be attacked.

The reason Straw Hat Luffy was imprisoned was because he was defeated by Caesar during Caesar fight.

Caesar did not kill him immediately because he intended to use the Straw Hat Boy as his test subject.

The Straw Hat Boy is very famous, and if he uses the Straw Hat Boy as a test subject, he might attract more buyers to purchase his products.

However, it was precisely because of his arrogance that he caused so much trouble. If he had killed the Straw Hat Boy back then, he wouldn't be in this mess now.

"Hey, Luffy, good luck! Otherwise, I might have to take action!" Fanxin urged.

He was very unhappy. He had made the wrong choice, handing Caesar over to Luffy. Naturally, he was conflicted. Now, he really wanted to take action and deal with Caesar.

"Don't rush, this bastard is tough to beat, give me some time," Luffy said helplessly. He was defeated before because he didn't know his opponent's abilities. However, he knows now. Therefore, he believes he can handle Caesar. He just needs some time.

"Oh, okay." Fanxin nodded slightly upon hearing this, and then sat down to wait.