The Gun on the Old Transport Line

Luffy heard the name Lumi, the anger on his face eased a little.

Nami called out from near the exit.

"Luffy, stop spacing out! The third batch hasn't come out yet!"

With a sweep of his spear, Soma knocked away the old iron hooks on the wall, and several laborers were so frightened that they fell to the ground.

Rayleigh stood in front of them, his sword deflected half an inch, the tip of his spear grazing his sleeve.

"Not bad strength."

Soma said coldly.

"You can't stop them for long."

Zoro attacked from the side.

"Talks too much."

Soma parried with his gun, then swept the butt of his gun toward Sanji.

Sanji dodged, his heel striking Soma in the shoulder.

"You knights, you don't utter a single human word."

Soma retreated, stepping into the puddles, but his spear remained steady.

"Pirates talking like humans? What a joke."

Luffy pushed a boy wearing iron rings toward the exit.

"Usopp, take him out of here."

Usopp held the boy with one hand and held a slingshot in the other.

"I'm carrying it, I've been carrying it the whole time!"

The boy turned to look at Soma.

Will he chase after us?

Usopp grinned, sweat dripping down his nose.

"No, our captain said they are not property."

The boy looked at Luffy.

Pirates rescue slaves?

Luffy turned his head.

I saved people.

The boy paused for a moment, then lowered his head and ran outside.

Upon hearing this, Soma pointed her gun at Luffy.

"Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika consumer, your presence will incite a riot in the Holy Land."

Luffy back to the center of the passage.

"Then things will get chaotic."

Robin looked up at the Sky Screen.

Did Soma's orders include the execution of evacuees?

[Command content is obscured.]

[This can be separated through question and answer.]

[Question: What was the core of the Underground Transport Line order that Soma, the Executor of the Holy Knights, received?]

[A, Arrest the Straw Hat Pirates.]

[B, Repatriating victims and witnesses.]

[C, Destroy the old transport line exit.]

[D, All of the above.]

Nami looked at the options.

"It's this kind of thing again."

Robin said.

D.

Koby pressed the select button outside.

"Naval support team, option D."

Tashigi also pressed the button.

I choose D.

Soma's complexion worsened.

"You have no right to review the Knights' secret orders."

Rayleigh smiled.

"The Sky Screen is clear."

Luffy presses D.

"I choose this one."

The Sky Screen was revealed.

[Correct answer: D.]

[Command stripping successful.]

Soma is ordered to arrest the Straw Hat Pirates, retrieve the evacuated victims and witnesses, and, if necessary, destroy the exit of the old transport line.

Shakky stood at the warehouse entrance and helped an elderly man to the wall.

"Did you hear that? Everyone outside, move away from the exit!"

The Coating Workers exchanged glances.

"He's going to blow up the tunnel?"

Tashigi looked at the Marines.

"Move the wounded to Warehouse No. 17."

Koby his fist.

"I'll guard the gate."

Shakky glanced at him.

Can you hold out?

Koby looked into the passageway.

I want to try.

Tashigi said.

"I'll be with you."

Deep inside the passage, Soma planted the end of his spear into the ground.

The black patterns on the gun barrel lit up.

Robin's face darkened when he saw the pattern.

"That's Explosive Array."

Nami cursed.

He's really going to block the road completely.

Usopp turned back from the exit.

"There are still people who haven't come out!"

Chopper is bandaging a worker with a burn, his ears perked up.

"Luffy!"

Luffy towards Soma.

"You want to bury everyone here?"

Soma said.

"Destruction of Holy Land property is permitted when it cannot be recovered."

Luffy's fist extended.

Rayleigh stopped him.

"Don't shoot the gun barrel, it might detonate."

Sanji asked.

"That's what you call hitting someone?"

Rayleigh said.

"Can."

Zoro, biting the hilt of his sword, mumbled something.

"You should have said so earlier."

The three of them moved at the same time.

Soma raised his gun to defend, the black patterns on the gun barrel continuing to shine.

Robin crossed his arms.

"Cien Fleur."

An arm reached out from the wall and gripped Soma's wrist and shoulder.

Soma jerked hard, and the flower hand was mostly freed.

Nami raised the Clima-Tact.

Can lightning destroy array patterns?

Robin looked at the ground.

"Don't try things randomly."

Usopp suddenly raised his slingshot and aimed it at the old sluice gate next to the butt of the gun.

"Then I'll open the sluice gate."

Nami glared at him.

Are you sure?

Usopp swallowed hard.

"Unsure, but are Explosive Arrays susceptible to dampness?"

Rayleigh forced Soma back with his sword and spoke in a moment.

"The black powder guides on the old Holy Land transport lines are vulnerable to seawater."

Usopp shouted immediately.

Why didn't you say so sooner!

Rayleigh returned.

"Why didn't you ask sooner?"

Usopp fired the bullet.

"Deadly strike, Lead Star!"

The bullet struck the sluice gate latch, and the rusted iron disc only wobbled slightly.

Usopp's face fell.

"Not open."

Nami stepped forward and swung her Clima-Tact, unleashing a burst of electricity.

"I'll do it."

Koby heard this outside and rushed to the door.

"I'll help you push the sluice gate!"

Tashigi followed behind.

There are valves on the outside.

Soma saw Koby and veered off course with his gun.

"Little Marine, you've betrayed us too?"

Koby placed his hand on the external valve.

"If saving someone is considered treason, then so be it."

Tashigi and two Coating Workers pushed the valve together.

The iron plate emitted a dull thud.

Nami used an electric shock to burn through the rusty lock.

Seawater rushed into the channel from the side canal.

The black stripes were only half-glossy when they were submerged in water, at which point they emitted a pungent white smoke.

[The Underground Transport Line's Explosive Array has failed.]

Usopp breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you I was useful."

Sanji kicked Soma in the chest.

Nobody said you're useless.

Zoro slashed at the spear shaft with his sword, while Rayleigh's sword simultaneously sliced open Soma's wrist.

The spear slipped from his hand and fell into the water.

Luffy grabbed Soma's cloak and threw him against the wall.

You lost.

Soma leaned against the wall and stood up, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

"The Holy Land will not lose."

Luffy approached.

Do you still want to talk about property?

Soma raised her hand, and a small Den Den Mushi slid out from her sleeve.

Robin reached out and snatched the Den Den Mushi with a flourish.

Soma laughed.

"It's too late."

Sky Screen warning.

[The coordinates of the Underground Transport Line have been briefly released.]

[The Holy Knights failed to receive the mission.]

[Some coordinates have been leaked to the Holy Land Outer Guard Team.]

Nami turns around.

"Outside!"

Outside the warehouse, Shakky looked towards the street corner.

A group of Holy Land guards, guns drawn, were pushing away the onlookers.

"Withdraw all personnel; reclaim all property from the Holy Land."

Koby rushed out of the passage and blocked the warehouse door.

"This is the protected area of Navy Independent Review Group."

The guard captain raised his gun.

"Get out of the way, soldier."

Tashigi stood next to Koby.

"Your command number."

"That's what the guard captain said."

"The Holy Land password is sufficient."

Shakky closed the cigarette pack.

"Another one without a number."

Golden lettering hangs in the Sky Screen the street corner.

[The Holy Land Outer Guard Team are currently preventing the witnesses from leaving.]

[Command number not submitted.]

The captain of the guard raised his hand.

"Fire."

Koby his fist and lunged forward.

"Shave!"

He rammed through the first row of gun barrels, and Tashigi swung her knife, knocking two guns away.

Shakky kicked a guard to the side, Coating Workers raised their iron hooks and wooden sticks.

"Don't let them into the warehouse!"

Luffy's expression changed when he heard the gunshots outside.

Soma took the opportunity to retreat into a side path.

Rayleigh saw his movement.

He's leaving.

Zoro his sword and gave chase.

"I'll go."

Robin looked up at the Sky Screen.

What else does Soma have?

[Soma was detected carrying the Old Transport Line Master Switch Key.]

[If it escapes, the exits to Sabaody can be sealed off remotely.]

Nami shouted.

Don't let him get away!

Luffy.

Soma grabbed the handrail on the wall and climbed up to the next level.

For every person you rescue, I'll block their path.

Luffy stretched out his arm and grabbed his ankle.

Don't go anywhere.

Soma slashed at Luffy's arm with her dagger.

Sanji kicked the short sword away.

Zoro blocked the upper entrance from the side.

Hand over the key.

Soma looked at the three of them and suddenly reached into her clothes.

"Then let's cut off the road together."

He pulled out a black Main Gate key, ready to crush it.

Usopp's bullet flew from a distance and struck his wrist squarely.

"Kill him! Don't touch the Key Star!"

Soma released his grip, and the key flew towards the water's surface.

Robin caught the key with her delicate hands and handed it to Nami.

Nami took the key and stuffed it directly into the small bag in front of her chest.

"I'll keep this for myself."

Luffy pinned Soma to the ground.

You lost twice.

Soma looked up, her face wet with water.

"You think it's over once you've captured me?"

Sky Screen scene shifts to a high point in the Holy Land.

A group of figures wearing white cloaks crossed the corridor and were moving towards the Old Archive.

[Warning, the Holy Knights has changed its route.]

[Target: Ka Mi Er, a witness in the Old Archive.]

At Marine Headquarters, Akainu gripped the Den Den Mushi tightly in his palm, pressing it so hard that the shell cracked.

How long will it take to get from the outer outpost to the Old Archive?

The communications soldier shouted.

"As fast as fifteen minutes."

The Sengoku gazed at the Sky Screen.

"Ka Mi Er only had seventy-two hours of protection, but that protection couldn't stop the home team."

Garp stood up.

"If I can't go, then let someone who can go go."

On Future Island, Kizaru looks up.

"You want me to deliver it again?"

Vegapunk said.

"Are you still supporting the light path?"

Kizaru sighed.

My hands are numb from holding them so much.

The bear gazed at the Sky Screen from the outer platform of the Holy Land.

"I can go to the Old Archive."

Bonney, holding Lumi, turned her head.

"Dad, you just delivered it once."

"That's what the bear said."

"Well enough."

Sabo looked at him.

"I'll go with you."

Bonney said.

I'll go too.

Dr. Eve helped Lumi.

"Your child needs you."

Bonney looked at Lumi's hand clutching the hem of her clothes.

Lumi whispered.

"Sister, go save others, I'll go with the doctor."

Bonney crouched down.

Aren't you afraid?

Lumi looked at Ka Mi Er, who was protected by Golden Light in the Sky Screen.

"He just saved the list."

Bonney nodded and pulled her coat over Bonnie's shoulders again.

"Wait for me to come back."

Sky Screen notification unfolded above everyone's heads.

[Old Archive witness Ka Mi Er is being pursued by the home team.]

[The closest available contact persons are Bartholomew Kuma, Sabo, the remnant of Kizaru's Light Path, and the outer perimeter of the Marine base.]

[Mission Update: Witnesses in the Old Archive undergo second evacuation.]

At the entrance to the Old Archive, Ka Mi Er leaned against the wall, his burned arm enveloped in Golden Light.

At the end of the corridor, three people in white cloaks walked side by side.

Randall hid behind them, pointing at Ka Mi Er.

"It was him! He stole the signature page!"

Ka Mi Er looked up, blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"I stole things you're afraid to let the light of day."

The man in the white cloak at the head drew his sword.

[Horne, Chief Executor of the Holy Knights.]

[Command: Eliminate witness Ka Mi Er.]

Horne looked at the Sky Screen markers.

"Witness protection also requires someone to be able to take him away."