Ambush Failed

"Hazy!!!"

Before Oboro could exchange any further words with Rayleigh, Luffy's furious roar came from behind, a clear indication of 'enemies meeting with intense hatred'.

Almost instantly, Luffy activated Gear Second, the power of his Devil Fruit, and his arms were covered in jet-black Armament Haki.

Straw Hat knew he couldn't escape. Whether it was because of past grudges or to divert the Hell Pirates' attention to himself, Luffy's eyes instantly filled with fighting spirit.

However, before he could make a move...

Oboro, who was standing behind Rayleigh just a moment ago, suddenly appeared behind Luffy in the blink of an eye.

And a hand was already pressed on Luffy's head.

Luffy's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

He hadn't captured the Observation Haki, including his own insight...

"Don't shout."

He glanced indifferently at Luffy with his hazy eyes and uttered two words.

The next second, his palm unleashed a force as powerful as Mount Tai Crushing the Top pressing down, forcefully slamming the straw hat's head through the ground.

This single blow distorted Luffy's facial features, caused blood to spurt out, and instantly caused his pupils to dilate.

His reaction was quick enough; he used Armament Haki to defend himself, but the problem was that he couldn't cushion the damage from the attack.

Because the force and impact from the hand on his head had exceeded the limits of his Armament Haki defense, not just in terms of numerical values...

"Wow."

Luffy screamed in pain.

Rayleigh was startled and immediately came to his senses, preparing to go and rescue them.

But his body was bound tightly by countless arms like ropes.

Bare's outstretched hand transformed into a 'swarm of snakes,' splitting into countless tiny Chain of flesh and blood that shot out from behind.

It not only bound Rayleigh, but also wrapped around his broken sword.

Rayleigh was completely unable to move for a moment and could only watch helplessly as the God Slayer knelt down on one knee and planted half of Luffy's body into the soil.

The ground beneath their feet instantly caved in, forming a deep pit.

"Luffy!"

Rayleigh's glasses fell to the ground, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he cried out.

However, Straw Hat is the protagonist of this One Piece world, and what has always been outstanding is his willpower. Even when he fought Enel, he turned the tide with his tenacious personal spirit.

Oboro's attack seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to the Straw Hats, but their previously unfocused eyes instantly regained their clarity.

"Aaaaaah!"

He roared again, his aura reaching its peak.

Luffy wants to break free from Oboro's restraints and fight back.

However, no matter how much he resisted, the large hand that was pressing down on his head remained completely still.

"Miracle?"

Long raised an eyebrow expressionlessly.

"Miracles are a symbol of the weak... Only when the weak accomplish the impossible can it be called a miracle... For the truly strong, what you call a miracle is nothing more than a trivial thing done casually."

After saying that, Oboro used her five fingers to pull Luffy's hair.

It looked as if they were going to rip his scalp off.

Then, it charged up again and slammed into the ground.

Bang! This time, the force and impact were clearly much faster than before.

Luffy's teeth shattered, and blood spurted out.

"Can't die?"

"Even with the favor of fate, you are only a link in this world, not the whole... Joy Boy before you was also replaceable."

As Oboro spoke, he repeated the actions.

Once... twice... three times...

In less than a minute, in the eyes of the Hell Pirates' officers, Luffy had been hit on the head countless times by the captain.

Straw Hat, who had initially been making some resistance movements, completely went limp.

Even... its breath has disappeared.

It seems... he's dead.

Is he dead?

Then, seeing Oboro grab Luffy, who was covered in Luffy and looked like mangled flesh, and stand up again, Kaka approached with a grin, holding the back of his head with both hands. "What a pity... I was planning to play with him for a bit." As he spoke, he walked to Oboro's side and looked down at Luffy's condition.

Interestingly, none of the other members of the Hell Pirates moved; only Kaka seemed to walk over out of curiosity.

Rayleigh froze on the spot.

The power gap is too big... not to mention Bare was there.

At this moment, Oboro's feeling was that, not to mention compared to back then, even compared to the time of the Summit War, he seemed like... a completely different person.

Even if Luffy is weak, he is still one of the Supernova and a member of the Worst Generation. Just look at his performance during the Summit War... Not to mention, he has now undergone more than a year of training, and his Haki has improved in all three colors.

Normally, it would be impossible for God Slayer to so easily control them; they would at least 'struggle' a bit.

But...

"Deception?"

A smile played on her lips.

Luffy is dead? How could that be...?

Oboro knew very well that this was a 'smokescreen' by the world's will, deceiving him into letting Luffy.

"It's a pity... I judge a person's life or death by their soul, not their body."

His words were laced with strong sarcasm.

Then, looking at Rayleigh, he said, "Shanks... I'm only here to kill him. In other words, it has nothing to do with you."

"I don't want to take action against you... because you are dispensable to my plans."

"I just wanted to show you... a good show."

Long laughed.

After saying that, he abruptly turned his gaze away and looked at Kaka beside him.

As a member of the Hell Pirates, Kaka's personality has always been carefree and playful, like a relaxed big boy. Given his 'active' personality, it's understandable that he would approach Luffy so abruptly, seemingly out of curiosity.

The other members of the Hell Pirates were not surprised by his actions and thought it was normal.

However, just as Oboro's gaze shifted to Kaka's seemingly relaxed expression and eyes instantly turned cold and filled with murderous intent.

Moreover, Kaka's gaze wasn't fixed on Luffy, but on Oboro! One of his legs was already bent, ready to launch a sneak attack on Oboro.

A strike that was bound to succeed.

He used all his strength...

However, before he could launch an attack, Oboro's eyes were already fixed on him.

It was as if they had noticed his unusual behavior long ago.

Long's smiling eyes suddenly made Kaka feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the foot he was about to lift stopped abruptly.

My mind went completely blank.

"What's wrong?"

"This is a great opportunity... aren't you going to make a move Kaka?"

Long asked with a smile.

Kaka's face was frozen.

Unsuccessful...

It failed! As expected, I couldn't fool this man.

There's no turning back!

After thinking it over, Kaka instinctively prepared to unleash his power a second time and deliver a fatal blow.

However, immediately afterward, his vision was torn apart... This happened because his body was suddenly cut into pieces by the airflow, including his eyeballs.

Before losing consciousness...

Kaka imagined some scenes.

"Nanji... I have a mission for you to do, it's very dangerous."

"Chief, just tell me... I promise I'll do it!"

"I have intelligence on the slave who killed the Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago... They are currently hiding in a country in the North Blue and have already formed One Piece crew and set sail. You are from the North Blue, so... you are the most suitable person to carry out this mission, both in terms of ability and intelligence. I hope... you can find a way to join them."

"No problem, don't worry!"

"Thanks a lot!"

"Hehehe... How can you say it's hard work when it's something that can earn you merit? Commander, you're too kind..."

The scrolling light flashed briefly.

"I'm sorry, Chief..."

Kaka pondered to himself.