The Illusion of Victory

Zala looked at the three people who had suddenly appeared in front of her, her face grim, and coldly asked, "How did you find this place?"

"It's very simple."

Lucci said softly, "When I left, I threw the note you gave me onto the ground outside the dock."

"Like Lucci Dock One, and one of the five foremen."

The long-nosed man smiled and said, "I know why Lucci left, so I informed Kalifa and Bruno."

Zala asked with a grim expression, "Then how did you find this place?"

"Your biggest mistake is ignoring it."

Lucci waved his hand, and a pigeon flew to the top of the cage and perched there. Lucci said softly, "It was Haria who brought them."

This pigeon is named Haria. It is Lucci's pet and has been with him since he was a child, for almost twenty years.

Moreover, he is very intelligent and can cooperate with Lucci to perform various actions.

The long-nosed man said, "Late at night, Haria found us and led us away. We prepared ourselves and came here by boat."

"By boat?"

Zala asked, puzzled, "But we haven't received any signal that a ship is approaching."

Bruno said, "It's very simple. We jumped into the sea some distance away, and they brought me closer to the island. Then, on the other side of the island, I used my abilities to enter Spatial Dimension and quietly came here."

"So that's how it is."

Zala looked at them in surprise.

Lucci said, "Give up. Your leader thinks you can't beat me, so you can't possibly beat the three of them either."

Kaku is extremely powerful, Doriki Value. Although he hasn't yet eaten the Giraffe form Ox-Ox Fruit, his strength is already formidable.

Bruno's Doriki is relatively weak, but he has a bug-like fruit, the Door-Door Fruit.

Kalifa Doriki Value is very low, but her combat strength is still quite good.

Three people might not be able to defeat Lucci alone, but when they work together, their combined strength, along with their Devil Fruit ability, can inflict greater damage on slower opponents.

Especially that Giant Beast; no matter how powerful it is, once Bruno touches it, it will be perfectly subdued.

Miss Doublefinger seems to be Devil Fruit User, but she's probably no match for Kalifa.

Therefore, the chances of winning are very high.

"Not only that, after we discovered that Lucci was here, we notified the navy to send warships," Kaku said with a smile. "They will be here in half an hour at most, with a total of four warships, a rear Rear Admiral, and three colonels. You will not be able to escape."

"So, why not just surrender and take us to see your leader?" Lucci looked at Zala and said softly, "Perhaps, we can spare you this time."

"This?"

Zala was at a loss, but then a huge voice rang out, "What has given you the illusion that you can win?"

"Um?"

The four immediately looked into the distance, and when they discovered the target of the speech, they all froze on the spot, because the one speaking was none other than the Giant Beast.

"You, you can actually talk," Kalifa said, stunned.

"Hey, hey, are you kidding me?" Kaku said, somewhat incredulously.

"A talking Giant Beast?" Lucci narrowed his eyes.

They had seen talking non-human creatures before, but at least humanoid creatures. They had never seen a talking beast like this before.

"Certainly."

Xia Qiu said with a smile, "Not only that, aren't you looking for the leader behind this? I'm right here."

"Are you the leader of these people?"

Lucci stared in astonishment at the Giant Beast —a Giant Beast that could talk, and was actually the mastermind behind it all.

"That's right."

Xia Qiu slowly stood up and said, "It's me."

"So what? Your combat strength is indeed strong, but you defeated Onigumo Vice Admiral probably because of the seawater, right? If the three of us joined forces, we might be able to kill you on land," Kaku said coldly.

Xia Qiu looked at him and said with a smile, "You must be Kaku, right? You have Doriki Value 2200 and are one of the five foremen of the Dock One of the Galley-La Company."

"You actually know me?" Kaku was slightly taken aback.

Xia Qiu then looked at the other two figures and said, "Bruno Doriki Value 820, owns a bar in Water 7, and is a Door-Door Devil Fruit User. Kalifa Doriki Value 630 and works as Spade's assistant. Am I right?"

How could you possibly know?

The four members of CP9 were utterly astonished; it actually knew so much detail.

Their hidden identities, Devil Fruit ability, and Doriki Value are all known, which is impossible to find out from the outside world and can only be revealed from within.

Lucci realized something and asked coldly, "So you knew our identities from the beginning."

"That's right."

Xia Qiu smiled and said, "And my target has never been just you, Lucci. After all, even if you tell me the method of the Six Powers, I may not know if it's right or wrong. I can only capture one more person to compare with."

"So this was all a conspiracy from beginning to end? To lure them to rescue me?" Lucci asked Xia Qiu.

Xia Qiu smiled and said, "That's right, but because your combined strength is too great, we can't capture you all at once. We can only divide and conquer you. So we captured you first, leaving an opening, and then lured you here. Otherwise, why would we choose an island so close to Water 7?"

Lucci looked guilty, while Kalifa snorted and said, "So what if you know? You might not be able to defeat us."

"Yeah?"

Xia Qiu took six steps and suddenly rushed towards the three of them.

"Run! Get out of here! Spread the message and get warships to surround and attack!"

Lucci knew that if the other party had done this, they must have been very confident.

However, Xia Qiu was extremely fast and arrived in front of the three of them in an instant.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

The three used the Shave technique and vanished instantly.

The moment they left, Xia Qiu used Observation Haki to grab Bruno's body and headbutted him in the middle of the direction he was moving.

"Um?"

As Xia Qiu rammed his head towards him, Bruno immediately stretched out his hand, "As long as I open a door in your head, you will lose your fighting ability."

Bruno thought to himself, then placed his hands on Xia Qiu's head.

Bang.

Their hands and heads collided. Xia Qiu's head was unharmed, but Bruno's arms broke, and he was sent flying, falling to the ground.

Cough cough.

Bruno coughed up blood and asked, puzzled, "Why, why?"

Xia Qiu didn't answer, but Lucci understood and said with a grim expression, "It's Armament Haki."

He knew about the existence of Armament Haki, but he did not train it. Instead, he focused on physical training, and at a young age, he was already incredibly strong.

After that, he had to lie low for five years. Although this allowed him to hone his physical skills, it was difficult for him to reveal his full strength when he was with his coworkers.

Therefore, he will not use Armament Haki for the time being.

"Kill Bruno first."

Xia Qiu didn't chase after the other two, but rushed towards Bruno.

"Bruno".

Seeing this, Kaku and Kalifa stopped and prepared to help.

But Lucci shouted, "Run! Get out of here!"

Kaku and Kalifa exchanged a glance, then left and right, heading into the distance.

But Xia Qiu shouted loudly, "It's up to you."

boom.

Two sand blades appeared in the direction Kaku had left, attacking Kaku.

"Tempest Kick).

Kaku kicked out twice in mid-air, creating two Rankyaku waves that pierced through the sand blades and then spread backward, striking a figure.

But that figure instantly turned into sand, and then slowly became solid again.

"You are Princess Vivi of Alabasta."

Kaku's face darkened. He recognized the other person as Vivi, the Princess of the kingdom who ate the Sand-Sand Fruit after Crocodile's death.

"I told them I wasn't going to help, but they still recognized me."

Vivi said helplessly, "So I'm sorry, I really can't let you leave alive."

On the other side, Kalifa leaped into the distance and had just rushed over the courtyard wall when, with a loud bang, a figure descended from the sky and kicked her body.

Faced with this kick, Kalifa neither dodged nor flinched, but instead raised her own leg and kicked out as well.

Bang.

Their legs collided, and both figures took a step back.

"Who are you?"

Kalifa looked at the tall woman in front of her with a somewhat stern expression. With her own Doriki Value, she was surprised that the woman could withstand her kicking technique.

"My name is Cecilia."

The woman smiled and said, "I will be your opponent."

Suddenly, a row of holes appeared in the wall, the courtyard wall collapsed, and Zala walked out, saying, "And me too."

Kalifa's face turned extremely ugly as she looked at the two women in front of her.

Meanwhile, Xia Qiu walked up to Bruno, bit him to death as he tried to open Bruno door, and said to Zala, "Call people in and get Lucci onto the submarine first, then wait for them to settle their score."

"Good."

Zala nodded, called for people, and had the cage delivered to the submarine.

Xia Qiu had no intention of helping Vivi and Cecilia; he wanted to see how things would turn out for Cecilia Vivi.