Escape

The group ran quickly towards the distance, heading in Ace's direction. They wanted to reunite with Ace first, see if they could finish off Kizaru, and then leave.

Xia Qiu controlled the crowd with her wrists and feet, while the others followed closely behind.

But they hadn't run far when several figures rushed into the street. The two sides looked at each other, somewhat surprised.

"Marcel, what are you doing here?"

Nami pointed at one of the figures and shouted loudly.

"Nami..."

Marcel stared blankly at Nami and rushed over.

"Luffy?"

Sabo stared blankly at a figure in the distance. "Are you Luffy?"

Who are you?

Luffy looked at Sabo, tilted his head, and then looked at his hat, saying, "You look familiar. You and Sabo look alike."

"It's me, Luffy. I'm Sabo."

Sabo quickly said, looking at the figure in front of him with great excitement.

"Sabo?"

Luffy looked at Sabo and asked loudly, "Are you really Sabo? But back then..."

"I didn't die, I was rescued."

Sabo shouted, "I was born in the Goa Kingdom, Luffy, have you forgotten us? You grew up with Dadan."

"Sabo, it really is you."

Upon Luffy finally recognized Sabo, immediately pounced on Sabo, hugged him tightly, and cried, "Sabo, thank goodness you're not dead."

"Now is not the time."

Sabo grabbed Luffy and ran forward, saying, "Let's go see Ace. He's fighting Admiral."

Ace here too?

Luffy jumped off Sabo and ran after him, laughing loudly, "Hehehe, great, I ran into you guys right after leaving here."

At this moment, Nami asked, "Marcel, why aren't you with your sister? What are you doing here?"

"I... I Luffy and became a pirate," Marcel replied.

Nami asked, "You became a pirate? What about my sister? Is she alright?"

"She's fine and waiting for us at home."

Marcel scratched his head and said.

"What are you doing here?" Sabo asked, puzzled.

"We arrived in Dressrosa, and we've all been turned into dolls!" Luffy yelled. "I'm so angry! I'll defeat Doflamingo one of these days!"

Sabo said, "Doflamingo has been defeated, and the one who turned you into toys has also been defeated."

"Yeah?"

Luffy asked curiously, "Is that why we turned back to our original forms?"

"Looks like you guys saved me again."

A voice rang out from not far away.

"Wow, it's a bone."

I was startled when I saw the person talking on Mr. Christmas.

"Hello, I'm Brook."

Brook bent slightly, holding the hat, and then said, "Miss, may I take a look at your underwear?"

"Are you looking for death?"

Mr. Christmas raised his gun and aimed it at Brook.

"You said you were saved once, what do you mean by that?" Sabo asked curiously.

Brook said, "I had my shadow stolen by Moria before, and I was saved by Ace, the Giant Beast, and the president of Baroque Works. I never thought I'd be saved by you all again."

"What a coincidence."

Vivi said with a smile.

"Wow, ma'am, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you?"

The blond, curly-haired man followed Vivi, his eyes sparkling with hearts.

"No need."

Vivi's legs transformed into a sand whirlwind, propelling her into the sky as she flew forward.

"Logia Fruit user?"

Sanji looked at Vivi, shook his head, and slowly followed.

They ran towards the distance and arrived at the place where Ace and Kizaru were fighting.

"Brother Ace."

Luffy looked into the distance, his face turning excited. He then swung his arms back and shouted, "Gum- Gum-Gum Rocket!"

He stretched both hands behind him and then shot towards Kizaru in the distance.

Swoosh.

Both hands passed right through Kizaru, and Ace turned around. "President? Huh? Luffy? What are you doing here?"

"We'll talk about that later. Let's defeat Kizaru first."

Sabo shouted loudly, and Vivi pounced first, slashing at Kizaru in the air.

Swoosh.

Kizaru dodged again, while Sabo leaped high into the air, his right hand emitting endless Black Smoke as he aimed at Kizaru.

"That attraction."

Kizaru sensed an attraction and quickly used Armament Haki to form armor to resist it.

"Fire Palm".

Suddenly, countless flames erupted from Ace's hands, transforming into two enormous palms that clasped together in the sky.

Not only that, Xia Qiu put everyone down under Kizaru, then leaped high into the air and crashed into Kizaru.

Faced with the three's attack, Kizaru had nowhere to dodge. To use Armament Haki to resist the attraction, he had to materialize, but Armament Haki might not be able to withstand the three's attacks.

"This is dangerous."

Kizaru sighed, and was instantly hit by Ace's flames and Xia Qiu.

Swoosh.

Kizaru flew out, soaring higher and higher.

The instant he was hit by Xia Qiu, he not only released Armament Haki, but also infused Armament Haki into his entire body. At the same time, he slightly bent his legs and, with the help of Xia Qiu's strength, soared into the sky.

Tap tap tap.

Kizaru used Geppo to fly higher and higher, then transformed into photons and disappeared into the distance.

Did they run away?

Seeing this, Xia Qiu was somewhat angry and fell to the ground.

The opponent's Armament Haki could neutralize the impact force, and the remaining force, thanks to his strong physical strength, was enough to withstand and become an asset to him.

Therefore, he quickly escaped, instantly creating distance, and then, combined with Geppo, left the gravitational field, before transforming into photons and leaving.

If Sabo's gravity were stronger, or if my own strength exceeded his Armament Haki and physical endurance, I could probably keep him here forever.

"Call."

Ace, Sabo, and the others landed slowly. Ace saw Luffy, walked towards him, and the three embraced.

Twelve years later, the three Asl brothers reunited and embraced each other tightly.

Xia Qiu was somewhat surprised to see this and shook her head.

"President."

Heckle also brought Hack and Xia Qiu together; Hack had already received basic treatment.

Overall, the battle resulted in losses, but also yielded significant gains.

But at that moment, a flash of light appeared in the distance.

"Careful."

Xia Qiu leaped up and stood in front of the crowd.

boom.

A laser beam shot out and struck Xia Qiu, causing a huge explosion.

Xia Qiu shouted, "Kizaru is still far away, let's get out of here quickly."

"It can actually talk."

Luffy's eyes widened. "Wow, that's amazing."

"Do you want to leave with us?"

Ace looked at Luffy.

"Oh, right, we also need to find the Going Merry."

Luffy said something after thinking about it.

"It's unlikely to be found."

Usopp said, "We've been turned into toys for two whole years, and the Going Merry is nowhere to be found."

They didn't fight in Alabasta, nor did they land on the Sky Island, nor did they battle in Water 7, nor did they easily reach the Sabaody Archipelago. Instead, they passed through Fish-Man Island and arrived in the New World, where they were trapped in Dressrosa.

It took them two years to return to human form.

"Come with us first, let's get out of here and find your ship when we have a chance."

Sabo shouted, and the group quickly left.

Xia Qiu stood in front of the group, but laser beams continued to shoot at them.

Kizaru was extremely far away, and at their speed, they simply couldn't get close.

Although the laser's power is significantly reduced, its speed is too fast.

"I'll help too."

Sabo raised his hand, and black smoke billowed out, blocking the view in the distance.

One after another, extremely wide streaks flew in, but all of them entered the smoke and disappeared without a trace.

"Walk."

The group ran wildly into the distance, reached the shore, and boarded the Baroque Works' ship.

"Hurry up."

Nami and Hachi immediately started the ship, while Ace used flames to power the engine, and the ship slowly started moving.

"Get them into the cabin for treatment."

Heckle then summoned doctors to bandage the wounded. Several doctors, all excellent physicians from the Sakura Kingdom, were prepared on the ship.

"I'll help you."

Sanji, Zoro, and Brook immediately helped, assisting in getting Robin, Cecilia, Koala, Alken, and Hack into the cabin.

Boom, boom, boom.

Several artillery shells were fired at this direction from a distance.

"I'll do it."

Luffy immediately jumped up, took a deep breath, and his stomach swelled up into a giant balloon, blocking the two bullets and deflecting the cannonballs back.

On Mr. Christmas, the Space Door opened, and several cannonballs entered the space directly.

"Whoosh."

Another beam of light shot out, but Sabo directly controlled the black mist to rise and absorb all the laser.

"There are too many warships."

Marcel stood on the watchtower and shouted, "One giant warship, five large warships. The northwest direction is relatively weak, but it is close to the Red Line and has the Calm Belt. If reinforcements come, we may be surrounded by the enemy on the edge of the Calm Belt, so we can't go there."

"Then let's fight them."

Xia Qiu roared, "Kill Kizaru!"

"Kizaru is trying to escape; we can't catch him."

Nami said, "Fighting him would only delay things."

"If he keeps harassing me like this..."

Xia Qiu said unhappily, "We simply cannot hold out for long."

Sabo's abilities are insufficient to absorb too many attacks, and he will still be kited by Kizaru.

"We'll leave from the northwest and head directly to the Calm Belt."

Nami quickly said, "Also, Mr. Xia, please sink those warships underwater. Even if Kizaru can walk in the air, how long can he last?"

"Leave it to me."

Xia Qiu returned and chased after the naval warships from the water.

"Set sail."

Nami gave the order, and the entire ship, under Hachi's control, sailed northwest.

"Admiral Kizaru, they left from there, but judging from the direction, their flight path was northward, which is the Calm Belt."

On the giant warship, Morsambia stood there, put down his binoculars, and spoke to Kizaru beside him.

The G5 Branch base was closest to Dressrosa, so they were the first to arrive.

"It seems we need to use the Calm Belt to escape."

Kizaru nodded and said, "It's still the same plan. We won't fight them. We'll stay far behind and stall for as long as we can."

As Kizaru spoke, he kicked out, and a laser beam shot out, only to be absorbed by the black smoke in the distance.

One shell after another was fired, but it was blocked by the crowd.

The ship slowly moved northwest, with the naval fleet following closely behind, gradually catching up.

But at this moment, the giant warship trembled violently, and cracks appeared on its hull.

"It's Giant Beast, down below."

Kizaru sensed the area below with his Observation Haki. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Morsambia, this ship can't hold out for long. Contact other warships to transfer the people on board. Don't pursue them. I'll chase after them alone."

"Yes."

Morsambia immediately arranged for other warships to converge and begin the transfer.

Then Kizaru took out a Den Den Mushi, made a call, and asked, "Moshi Moshi, how much longer until you get here?"

"Soon."

On the distant sea, Momousagi was driving a motorcycle with Aokiji riding on the back.

The motorcycle roared and sped forward, with a thick layer of ice beneath it.

"Let's go that way."

Aokiji pointed in a direction and said, "They're going into the Calm Belt, with Kizaru following behind. We need to get there before they do."

"I know."

Momousagi stepped on the gas, the motorcycle roared, and sped away into the distance at an extremely high speed.

Kizaru hung up the Den Den Mushi, soared into the sky, and chased after them again.