"Stop right there!"
"Die, pirate!"
As time passed, Luffy and the others drew closer to the edge of the plaza, while more and more Marines closed in around them.
Most of them were no match for the group, but there were so many that even if they stood still and let the group beat them, it would still take a lot of time.
"Gomu Gomu Whip!"
Whoosh!
Luffy's leg stretched out like a whip and lashed across the Marines leaping in front of them, sending several flying.
"Three Sword Style and Eight Worldly Troubles Phoenix!"
Zoro swung out a blue crescent slash. A storm of attacks tore through the air, instantly clearing the wave of grunts rushing toward them.
But they hadn't run more than a few steps before the Marines, one after another, filled the gap they had just opened.
Their progress was slow, but at least they kept moving forward.
Still, a few of them weren't satisfied with their pace.
"Move aside!"
Luffy leaped out from among them, puffed out his cheeks, bit down on his thumb, and blew hard. His entire arm immediately swelled up.
"Gomu Gomu Giant Pistol!"
Boom!!
His enormous fist plowed forward like a bulldozer, sweeping away the Marines in its path along with the bricks and stones beneath them. In an instant, it cleared a huge stretch of open ground.
Luffy shrank back down and dropped from the air, landing right on Ivankov's purple afro. His voice had become as childish as a little boy's.
"Yosh, let's charge!"
"Oh, Luffy! You're just like you were when you were a kid!" Ace exclaimed in amazement.
Looking at the shrunken Luffy, countless fragments of memory came flooding back to Ace.
Scenes of their childhood life on Mount Colubo with Luffy and Sabo appeared one after