"Th-the world's Top Combat Power!" Usopp instantly burst into tears, his body going limp like mud as he clung almost entirely to Luffy. "I-I might have been shot and injured! I can't move my body! L-Luffy, hurry and run away with me!"
However, Usopp shouted for a long time without getting any response. Just as he thought he had grabbed the wrong person, he heard Luffy muttering softly.
"Why does this guy look kind of familiar? Hmm~ His name sounds familiar too."
"Damn it, is now really the time to worry about that? Zoro, Sanji, hurry and carry me—huh? Why are you two like this too?" Usopp turned around and was horrified to discover that Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and Nami were all standing there dazed, as if under a spell. Only Chopper and he were shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Everyone's been controlled!" Usopp screamed in despair. "Is this the strength of a Marine Admiral? We're controlled just by looking at him!"
On the other side, a pirate brimming with mysterious confidence had already taken the initiative and attacked Longinus.
"If I can defeat a Marine Admiral, I'll surely become famous across the seas and become the most dazzling pirate on the Grand Line!" Great Axe Hody, with a bounty of 67 million Beli, charged toward Longinus under the admiring gazes of the other pirates.
However, before he could even get close to Longinus, Smoker knocked him to the ground with one punch. "Trash, do you think you're worthy of standing before Admiral Shirozou?"
The pirates watching from the shadows were speechless. They knew this guy was throwing his life away, but couldn't he at least have tested the strength of that legendary strongest admiral?
He was taken out by the other side's subordinate in a single exchange.