Total Victory (3)

"Can't stop it? Heh, who do you think you are!" Fanxin Xin retorted sarcastically.

"I am Locke, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, with a bounty of 16 million gold coins. Now you know, right, you nobody?" Kuro habitually pushed up his glasses and said with dissatisfaction.

"Oh, it's Captain Kuro!" Fanxin Xin looked at Straw Hat Luffy and asked, "Hey, have you heard that before?"

"I've never heard of that before. Could it be something you made up?" Straw Hat Luffy pondered for a moment before speaking in a serious tone.

"Made up? Oh, is that so? No wonder I've never heard of it. This guy is shameless, making up a pirate crew to scare us." Fanxin said, feigning anger.

Seeing Fanxin and Luffy chatting away, Captain Kuro and Vice Captain Jango were somewhat displeased. Their pirate crew wasn't fictional; it actually existed. However, in the mouths of these two, it was completely distorted.

"Hey, you guys, get over here!" the Vice Captain Jango, shouted impatiently.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the first mate. At this moment, the Vice Captain Jango, took out a small ring, held it up with a rope, and kept waving it in front of Fanxin and the others.

"What is this?" Fanxin was stunned for a moment and asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, this is my highest level of hypnosis. Look at this little circle. After I say 'one, Jango,' you will fall into a deep sleep," Jango said smugly.

He himself wasn't very strong in combat, but his hypnotic skills were formidable; anyone who dared to stare at the small circle in his hand would be doomed.

"Really? I don't think so!" Fanxin said dismissively. However, although he said that, he still made some preparations just to be on the safe side. He temporarily severed his connection with his Soul Clone. He was worried that he might really have been hypnotized by that bastard, and if that were the case, he still had his Soul Clone to help him.

If he becomes completely Soul Clone and is hypnotized along with it, then things will be difficult.

"Hey, you guys be careful too, don't fall for their tricks," Fanxin said to the people around her, telling them to protect themselves.

Ren Fang, the Little Black Cat, and Langyue all listened and nodded, indicating they would pay attention. However, Straw Hat Luffy didn't listen at all, keeping staring intently at the small circle. As a result, he fell for the trick, was hypnotized, and fell off the cliff.

Usopp, out of fear, ran away beforehand and was not hypnotized.

Of course, none of Fanxin's group were hypnotized, because Fanxin had reminded them and they had already prepared a countermeasure. They closed their eyes before Jango shouted those words. Therefore, they were all safe and sound.

"That idiot, why didn't he listen? Now look what's happened! Falling from such a height without any warning, he's either dead or seriously injured." Fanxin was speechless when she saw Straw Hat Luffy being hypnotized. She had warned him, yet he still fell for it.

"I'll go check. If he's dead, that'll be a real problem," Ren Fang exclaimed. They were supposed to board Straw Hat Luffy's ship, and if their captain died, their pirate crew would have to disband. They'd be scattered and separated, and they'd have to find a navigator all over again. That would waste so much time.

As Ren Fang spoke, she jumped off the cliff and landed directly on the beach.

After landing, she immediately went to Straw Hat Luffy's side. At this moment, Straw Hat Luffy was lying on the ground, head down and butt in the air, looking quite comical.

However, Ren Fang had no time to laugh at him, because she was worried about Straw Hat Luffy's life and safety.

She walked over and began to check, then froze after a moment. "Huh, nothing's wrong? Still sleeping?"

Straw Hat Luffy didn't die; on the contrary, he's perfectly fine and still fast asleep, snoring softly through his nose—so softly that you couldn't hear it unless you got very close.

"Hey, is he dead?" Fanxin asked.

"He's not dead, he's still fast asleep?" Ren Fang said.

"That's good, let's bring him up!" Fanxin said helplessly.

Ren Fang nodded, picked up the Straw Hat Boy, rushed up the cliff face, and finally returned to the top. Then, Ren Fang dropped the Straw Hat Boy on the ground.

Fanxin Xin immediately checked and found that Straw Hat Luffy was indeed alright, which put his mind at ease.

"Not a single injury? How did this happen?" Fanxin Xin looked at Straw Hat Luffy's body with a puzzled expression. He was puzzled. The cliff was more than ten meters high, and to fall off like that without any warning, especially landing headfirst, was definitely not going to be unharmed. But now that he had checked, Straw Hat Luffy was indeed fine, without a single injury, which left him somewhat confused.

"Let's wait until he wakes up before asking him!" Ren Fang shrugged helplessly. They had only known Straw Hat Luffy a few hours and didn't know much about him. Therefore, she couldn't explain this phenomenon either.

"That's true." Fanxin nodded, then ignored Straw Hat Luffy and went to the edge of the cliff. Looking at Kuro and Jango, he said, "Are you sure you want to attack this village?"

"Of course, I've been planning this for three years, how could I give up so easily?" Kuro chuckled and said, "How about it, pretty good hypnosis, huh!"

"Hmph, he does have some skill. However, as long as we don't stare at that little circle, his hypnosis is useless," Fanxin said. "If that's all he's capable of, I advise you to leave as soon as possible to avoid making a fool of yourselves."

"Tch, kid, don't underestimate the Black Cat Pirates. We've made a name for ourselves. How could you nobodies possibly beat us? You're just daydreaming," Jango said unhappily.

"Whether we can win or not isn't just a matter of words. Since you're going to attack this place tomorrow, let's see who's the real deal then! Goodbye." Fanxin shrugged indifferently upon hearing this. Then, without further ado, he picked up Straw Hat Luffy and left, heading towards the village.

Jango and Kuro watched Xiao Fan and the others leave, their eyes immediately darkened.

"Captain, should we change our plans for tomorrow?" Jango asked.

"What? Are you afraid of a few nobodys?" Kuro asked back.

"No, it's just that judging from that woman's skills, she's clearly not an ordinary woman. If we really fight her, it might delay our time," Jango said. Ren Fang jumped from a height of over ten meters as she pleased, which made Jango unsure of their strength. He didn't know just how strong those people were; if they were very strong, they would be in trouble this time.

"Hmph, they're just some nobody. If you can't beat them, you still have me. Do you doubt my abilities?" Captain Kuro said with a wicked smile.

Upon hearing Jango, Zango immediately shook his head and said, "Hehe, of course not. With the captain here, what are they? Captain, don't worry, we will definitely arrive on time tomorrow morning. Just wait patiently for the night."

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, because Captain Kuro's smile always meant he was about to kill. He was alone now, and he didn't want to become one of Captain Kuro's victims.

"Okay, go ahead! Don't be late tomorrow." Captain Kuro nodded, then headed into the village without further hesitation. He cut across a small path and arrived at the villa not far away. Then, he went straight for the villa.

His face held a hint of coldness; the gentle and refined demeanor he had displayed inside the villa had vanished.

He became like this because he believed he had completely shed his pretense and no longer wanted to be an honest and unassuming butler. He was prepared to seize everything here in the most ruthless way.

"Hey, what's wrong with Luffy?" Fanxin found Zoro and the Straw Hat Luffy and then handed him Straw Hat Luffy. Zoro saw Straw Hat Luffy with his eyes closed and not moving, and asked in confusion.

"This idiot got hypnotized by a hypnotist named Jango. I told him not to stare at that hypnosis circle, but he wouldn't listen, and now look what happened. It'll probably be a while before he wakes up," Fanxin said helplessly.

Zoro chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Heh, that's our captain for you. He's a bit slow-witted, and the more you forbid him from doing something, the more determined he is to do it. No one can stop him."

The first time he saw Luffy like this, he was quite exasperated. However, as time went on, he became accustomed to Luffy's recklessness and eventually became numb to it. He couldn't be bothered to interfere when Luffy wanted to cause trouble.

"What a troublesome captain! How can you all stand him?" Fanxin asked speechlessly.

"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. Once I'm on this pirate ship, getting off is going to be tough!" Zoro said with a helpless expression. Judging from his expression, it seemed as if he had been tricked onto the ship by Straw Hat Luffy.

"Heh, whatever, he's not my captain anyway." Fanxin for a moment, then stopped worrying and asked, "Oh, by the way, there's something I don't understand. Could you explain it to me?"

"What's the problem? Tell me," Zoro nodded and said.

"He was completely unprepared when he fell off a cliff several meters high, and he's not even hurt! How did that happen?" Fanxin asked. "Even if he wasn't an ordinary person, he should have been seriously injured!" He asked Zoro because Zoro and Luffy were comrades-in-arms and had been together for so long that they must have some understanding of each other.

"Oh, that's because he ate Devil Fruit Gum-Gum Fruit. Even if he were hundreds of meters tall, let alone that height, he might not be injured," Zoro said calmly.