Encirclement

In the streets of Alabasta, Canal City, a colossal Giant Beast lay sprawled, exuding an aura of savage dominance.

Most people kept their distance, while a small number gathered at the entrances on both sides, secretly observing.

Some of them carried weapons, their faces showing greed, but even more so fear.

Nico Robin is inside; she's the Devil Child Nico Robin, who has a bounty of 100 million.

The bounty of 100 million was a huge temptation for them, as killing her would bring them a reward of 100 million.

More importantly, Nico Robin is injured.

Therefore, some people are eager to take action.

However, no one dared to act. Anyone who could kill Crocodile, even if they used trickery, was extremely powerful and, if injured, would be someone others might not be able to defeat.

Secondly, there was that Giant Beast. It was so huge that it accidentally bumped into a wall on its way there, causing the wall to collapse.

Splash splash splash splash.

Countless soldiers appeared at one end of the street, holding spears and shields, blocking one direction.

"Um?"

When Xia Qiu saw the soldiers, he stood up, stared into the distance, opened his mouth, and let out a low roar.

"Back off, back off."

An officer stepped out from among the soldiers, waved his hand, and all the soldiers quickly retreated.

Seeing this, Xia Qiu lay down, and with his action, the people around him visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems he doesn't intend to attack as long as we don't pose a threat, so we shouldn't make any rash moves."

Upon seeing this, the officer ordered the soldiers to retreat again, preparing for a possible attack from Xia Qiu.

Xia Qiu continued to wait, her eyes drifting to the window of the room next door, which was broken, through which Nico Robin could be seen receiving treatment.

Galala.

After waiting for a while, the sound of rolling vehicles could be heard in the distance, and a series of artillery carriages appeared there, their huge cannons aimed at Xia Qiu.

"Um."

Xia Qiu was furious when he saw this; how dare they mobilize weapons!

Xia Qiu desperately wanted to rush in and kill them all, but Robin was still inside. If he rushed out, the other soldiers would probably arrive.

But they did not fire; instead, they remained waiting there without making a sound.

Bang.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet was fired at Xia Qiu.

Snap.

The bullet failed to penetrate Xia Qiu's scales and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"How dare you attack me?"

Xia Qiu turned her head and looked behind her. A figure put down his gun and ran away into the distance.

"Damn it, who's firing? Gunners, get ready, watch out for the Giant Beast going berserk."

The officer was furious when he saw someone firing a shot, but he was also afraid that the Giant Beast would become enraged and destroy the neighborhood, so he had no choice but to let the Giant Beast go berserk.

Suddenly, a loud crash and the sound of shattering glass came from the next room.

"Robin?"

Xia Qiu looked out the window, her expression worried.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Robin shouted loudly. Beside her were two corpses, indicating that someone was trying to attack Robin from behind.

These people!

Xia Qiu was furious and wished he could kill them all right now.

"Splash splash splash".

"Make way, don't block the way."

"Everyone, get off the street."

Another army arrived at the crossroads, dispersed the horde of thugs who had gathered together, and secured both entrances.

They didn't launch an attack; they just stood there, preventing anyone from getting close.

"At least you know what's good for you."

Xia Qiu snorted coldly and continued to lie prone there.

But at that moment, several figures suddenly appeared on the rooftop, holding Molotov cocktails and pistols.

"Die."

The figure on the wall suddenly fired a gun and lit a Molotov cocktail, which was then thrown down.

Click.

The Molotov cocktail struck Xia Qiu, shattering with a crash and then turning into raging flames.

The figure on the wall continued firing.

They knew they were no match for Xia Qiu, but they were certain that the Giant Beast would not attack the building where Robin was.

At the same time, they hoped to provoke Xia Qiu, so that if Xia Qiu made any rash moves, they could send their soldiers to attack and take advantage of the chaos.

"Those damn bastards."

The officer in the distance, seeing this, immediately felt his heart leap into his throat.

Pfft! Ah! No!

But at that moment, a scream suddenly rang out.

All the figures on the rooftop were pierced by sharp spikes and turned into corpses.

Then a figure appeared on the rooftop. It was a tall woman holding a pipe. She had fluffy blue hair and wore brown clothes, but her chest was exposed. A brown bra covered her breasts, and brown ties were wrapped around her lower abdomen.

"Missdoublefinger".

Mr. 1's partner at Baroque Works, responsible for managing the BW headquarters and Spider Cafe.

Senior Agent often stop at the Spider Cafe, Robin also contacts them there to verify mission completion.

Pat, pat.

The figure walked down from the rooftop and approached Xia Qiu step by step.

Xia Qiu stared intently at her partner. She was Mr. 1's partner. Although Mr. 1 often worked alone and she stayed at the Spider Cafe, the two of them almost never carried out missions together.

But they are partners after all.

"Don't worry, I went to the Canal City to buy some items and found Missall Sunday had arrived, so I came here specifically to help you."

Miss Doublefinger as she spoke and walked towards this side.

"Roar."

Xia Qiu saw her approaching and yelled at her.

We can't let her get close yet; her abilities are too strange. The thorns that grow from her body can easily pierce through walls.

If she attacks Robin, the outcome will be dire.

"Okay, okay, I won't come any closer."

Miss Doublefinger immediately stopped, smoking and leaning against the wall.

Xia Qiu continued to wait, and the time was getting longer and longer. It was estimated that Alubarna had already received the news, and the Navy had probably been notified as well.

Squeak.

Just over an hour later, Robin pushed open the door and came out of the house, his hands and forearms wrapped in bandages.

"Miss Doublefinger?"

Robin looked into the distance.

"Missall Sunday." He nodded slightly towards Robin with Mr. 1.

"Thank you for coming to the rescue this time."

After thanking him, Robin climbed onto Xia Qiu's back, then looked at his Mr. 1 and couldn't help but frown.

Robin had just killed Mr. 1 and was wary of Mr. 1, so she didn't dare let her get close. But she had helped them, and there were many people around. If they didn't take her away...

"Since everything is alright, I'll leave on my own."

Miss Doublefinger and said, "We can talk sometime."

After leaving those words, Miss Doublefinger and disappeared from the rooftop.

"Let's go."

Robin patted Xia Qiu on the head, and Xia Qiu immediately started swimming towards the shore.

"Scatter, scatter quickly!"

The officer ordered the soldiers to disperse and no longer block the road.

Xia Qiu led Robin further and further away, they reached the coast. Just as they were about to go into the water, three warships suddenly appeared in the distance. Upon seeing Nico Robin, they immediately dispersed, some sailing at an angle, hoping to block Robin's escape from a distance.

"Naval warships?"

Robin's face darkened when he saw the ships. Three naval warships had surrounded them, and if Xia Qiu was held back, it would be difficult for them to escape.

With himself on Xia Qiu's back, Xia Qiu couldn't go into the water, making it inconvenient for fighting, and could only become a target.

what to do?

"Little Qiu, put me down. I'll blend in inland, and you can leave underwater."

Robin shouted loudly.

"There it is."

But Xia Qiu ignored him, rushed to the shore, found Binchi, and stopped beside it.

"This is?"

Seeing Xia Qiu's actions, Robin immediately jumped onto Binchi.

boom.

Xia Qiu swam towards the distance, heading towards the leftmost warship.

What is he going to do?

Watching Xia Qiu swim further and further away, Robin couldn't help but frown. Did he want to fight the Navy?

"Follow him."

But Robin chose to believe him and controlled Binchi to keep up.

The three naval warships were larger than the branch base warships in the East China Sea, but about the same size as the warship that Loguetown itself attacked, and much smaller than the Vice Admiral's massive warship.

In such a short time, it would be impossible for Vice Admiral to arrive.

Therefore, the people above are at most Rear Admiral, and after I devoured Bonis and was further strengthened, they are not a threat at all.

Since you're here, then become my strength.