Shaken

boom.

A naval warship was rammed, leaving a large hole in it. Seawater flooded in, and the crew panicked. The naval officer on board shouted, "Quickly, repair the compartments and aim at the Giant Beast!"

Meanwhile, the surrounding naval warships immediately moved in that direction to provide support, aiming at the sea and firing in unison.

Iron spears shot out, entered the water, and pierced the back of the Giant Beast.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Underwater, Xia Qiu was in excruciating pain from being shot by iron spears. Seeing the approaching naval ships, he had no choice but to stay away.

This is a bit difficult.

There are four fleets in total, each fleet consisting of six ships: one large ship and five small ships.

The small boat was equipped with cannons that could fire iron spears. Xia Qiu was no stranger to iron spears, so if there were no surprises, it should be Hina's fleet.

She was in charge of this sea area and was nicknamed Black Cage Hina.

Her naval warships were equipped with cannons that could fire iron spears, which were extremely powerful and could easily penetrate ships.

In the original story, she had her own fleet of eight ships, and with the addition of support ships, she had more than thirty warships, enough to blockade a coastline.

If you attack one of the ships but fail to sink it immediately, you will be surrounded and attacked. These iron spears are powerful and cannot harm you, but they are still a troublesome problem.

To sink a ship, you need to ram it twice, wait for it to sink, and then eat it.

This takes a lot of time, and there are so many warships available to transfer people from the ships.

It would be difficult to defeat the enemy without destroying half of their fleet, and the naval officers on the small warships had limited capabilities.

More importantly, if too many naval warships are attacked, the navy will definitely send someone more capable, possibly Marine Vice Admiral or even Admiral.

There's no need to waste opportunities on someone who's weak.

It seems that trying to muddy the waters won't work anymore.

However, it's still possible to mislead the other party.

"The naval warships have been attacked by Giant Beast?"

In the conference room of the city hall in the Canal City, the Rear Admiral Sicily sat at the head of the table, frowning as he looked at the news he had received.

"Where is the attack taking place?" Not far away, a tall woman with purple hair sat back in her chair, idly fiddling with a pen on the table with her right hand.

Rear Admiral Sicily said, "Vincent is leading his fleet to search for Robin, about forty nautical miles northwest of Alabasta. It seems Robin is in that area."

"But if they sense the fleet approaching, shouldn't they leave quickly? At the speed of the Giant Beast, naval warships simply can't catch up. And wouldn't an attack by the Giant Beast tell everyone where they are?" the purple-haired female officer said softly.

"You're right, Brigadier General Disli."

The Rear Admiral Sicily thought for a moment, then asked, "So you mean she's actually due north, or northeast?"

"Not necessarily."

Brigadier General Disli frowned and said, "If I were Robin, I wouldn't send Giant Beast to attack; I would simply leave, the farther the better. But the fact that she sent Giant Beast to attack the warship proves that she can't leave, or doesn't want to avoid it. There might be something else she needs to do. If we can find out what that is, then we can find Robin. Didn't they say a woman appeared when Robin was receiving treatment in Rapeseed Flower City? And she didn't leave with Robin; she should still be in Alabasta, so we can investigate her. Apart from that, let's not lock onto any locations for now; let's search step by step to avoid being misled."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Rear Admiral Sicily nodded and then looked into the distance, asking, "Lieutenant Bell, we hope to gain Alabasta's support."

"Rear Admiral Sicily, please rest assured, King Cobra has instructed us to cooperate fully with the navy's operations," a white-skinned man said from the side.

"That's good."

Rear Admiral Sicily said, "Then please let Brigadier General Disli explain the specific plan."

"Why me? Aren't you the one in charge of this operation?" Disli said, dissatisfied.

The Rear Admiral Sicily coughed and said, "We need to brainstorm. I think your idea was very good, so you can formulate the plan."

"All right."

Brigadier General Disli said helplessly, "Then I'll do it. Let's start with land exploration and sea search."

Xia Qiu retraced his steps back to the island. It was already evening when he stepped ashore. A voice rang out from afar, "Little Qiu, you're back."

Robin walked anxiously over from a distance and asked Xia Qiu, "Little Qiu, are you alright?"

"Of course not."

Xia Qiu came to Robin's side, shook the water off himself, and said, "I just checked the situation."

"So what's the situation now?" Robin asked quickly.

Xia Qiu hesitated for a moment before replying, "At least four fleets, with twenty-four ships, are searching in this direction."

Robin frowned and said, "The search is very intense. It seems they take this matter very seriously. If we stay here, we'll be found sooner or later, so we might as well leave this area."

"What about Baroque Works?"

Xia Qiu quickly asked, "You've just re-established some connections. If you leave, it will be difficult for Baroque Works to regain control."

They have now taken the first step in taking control of Baroque Works. She killed Mr. 1, and Robin has met all the other Senior Agent except for Mr. 1. If she issues an order, they will carry it out.

They also built submarines, which would later be used for underwater communication, establishing secret channels.

Next are Intermediate Agent, Million Elder, and Hundred Million Elder.

Once they are obeyed, the Baroque Works can be taken over.

But if she leaves now, all the preparations will have failed.

Robin sighed and said, "Then let's just give up on Baroque Works. I thought it was a good idea at the time, but now I realize there are huge problems. My strength is limited. I suffered considerable injuries attacking Mr. 1. Now I'm wanted by the Navy, and the Navy fleet is patrolling the surrounding waters. My presence will only implicate Baroque Works. Moreover, with such a level of patrol, even the members are probably afraid now. Besides, I'm not a qualified leader. I can't be decisive in killing. At least killing Mr. 1 already gave me some inner turmoil."

"And what about your dream? Without Baroque Works, how will you see the Poneglyph?" Xia Qiu asked, looking at Robin.

"A dream?"

Robin's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this.

"Robin, you can't give up yet."

Xia Qiu interrupted her, saying, "Next, I'll appear from somewhere else to divert their attention. We also have a submarine. Didn't Bon Clay say it would be done in fifteen days? That time is almost up. With the submarine, we'll have more freedom of movement. I'll keep watch around, and if the navy comes, I can take you away."

"Good."

Robin paused for a moment after hearing Xia Qiu's words, then nodded and said, "Then let's wait for a while."

Xia Qiu sighed and said, "Robin, I'll help you."

"Yes, thank you, Little Qiu."

Robin said with a smile, then waved his hand and said, "Now that you're back, Little Qiu, I'm relieved. I'm a little tired today, so I'm going back to sleep."

"Good night."

Xia Qiu nodded, watched Robin walk into the house, and closed the door.

Xia Qiu frowned as she looked toward the door.

She began to consider leaving and did not want to take control of Baroque Works.

From the very beginning, what sustained her was the ability to better realize her dreams through the Baroque Works.

But too much has happened today. She was injured, surrounded by the navy, and the navy is still searching for her.

He is weak, wanted by the government, and now in a dangerous situation.

She felt she couldn't control Baroque Works, so she planned to give up.

Xia Qiu naturally didn't want this to happen. He needed Baroque Works to do a lot of things, so how could he let Robin leave?

Perhaps Robin can change her mind tomorrow.

However, Xia Qiu had to admit that Robin was not a good candidate to take control of Baroque Works.

She is currently wanted and being hunted, making her completely incapable of controlling Baroque Works, and she will also affect others.

Now that the members of Baroque Works know that Miss All Sunday is Nico Robin, her identity has been exposed. If there were no danger, it would be fine, but now that there is danger, it is inevitable that everyone will be in a state of panic.

Moreover, she lacks leadership skills, has limited strength, and is not ruthless enough.

More importantly, she was his good friend.

She wanted to leave, and he couldn't force her to stop, just like when she asked him about the size of his fleet, he could have lied, but he told her the truth instead.

Moreover, she definitely won't agree with what I'm going to do in the end, and she might turn against me then.

Xia Qiu didn't want to see this happen; after all, she was her first person to talk to and her only friend.

If she really intends to leave, then there's only one option...

Xia Qiu shook his head, slowly walked to the depths of the island, and lay down to rest.