Navy Attacks

Riiip!

On the ship, Senor crumpled the empty cigarette pack into a ball and tossed it into the sea.

Lost in thought, he suddenly heard a voice next to him.

"Try mine, want one?"

Senor froze for a moment, then looked down to see the brat he'd brought into the family.

He subconsciously took the cigarette Abel offered, then stared blankly as the other boy expertly lit his own like an old smoker before puffing away.

"What's wrong? No lighter? Here, take it. Remember to give it back later. You can spend on any expensive cigarette, but a lighter is never to be lent out."

Abel's gaze was firm; this was a matter of principle!

"Kids shouldn't smoke like adults."

Hiss!

Senor withdrew his gaze, his eyes hazy as he savored the novel taste.

"What brand is this? I've never seen it before."

"N95. It's a small brand, so it's normal you haven't seen it. This cigarette is probably discontinued, so it'll be hard to buy in the future."

Senor nodded slightly, a hint of regret in his voice. "That's a shame indeed."

The two leaned against the ship's hull, basking in the sea breeze.

After a while, Senor suddenly spoke, "You have a lot of talent in swordsmanship. That flying slash attack. It's very strong."

"It's alright, I just learned it as I practiced. I guess that's what genius is."

Senor: "..."

"Oh, right, this is for you."

After finishing his cigarette, Abel tossed an unopened pack of [N95 Filtered Cigarettes] to Senor as he left.

Senor fumbled to catch it, looking confused. "Huh?"

"It's my thanks for you trusting me back then. Make them last, I don't have many more."

Senor stood there, dumbfounded, holding the pack of cigarettes. It wasn't until the ship slowly docked that he broke into a handsome smile.

"Interesting kid, like a real man!"

Upon arriving at the neighboring island, three hijacked smuggling ships were discovered first, but their cargo was already gone.

"Search!"

Doflamingo immediately gave the order, and everyone scattered to search the entire island.

It sounded difficult, but in reality, with so many goods, there were only a few places they could possibly be hidden.

Abel felt a headache coming on; intercepting them beforehand would be quite challenging now.

So, as he advanced towards the island's center, he pulled out a somewhat useless reward he'd obtained not long ago.

[Small Precious Metal Radar]

Equipment Item

Description: Modified by a tomb robber using a strange radar, but their skill was lacking, resulting in a greatly reduced detection range.

Effect: When activated, it can detect common types of precious metals. Detection radius is 100 meters; detection effect weakens with obstructions.

The item's appearance was strikingly similar to the Dragon Radar from Dragon Ball.

With a "might as well try" attitude, Abel took out the device, preparing to test his luck.

Then, he discovered that this was no deserted island; there were quite a few residents.

Every house had its doors tightly shut, with residents only daring to peek through window cracks at the unwelcome visitors.

They must have suffered a lot of harassment from pirates before.

Unfortunately, the people here didn't get the Navy, but instead got the Donquixote Family, who were even more ruthless and brutal than the previous pirates.

But the good news was that Diamante and the others disdained bothering ordinary people; there was no profit to be squeezed out, just a waste of time.

Of course, if Doflamingo was in a bad mood, he wouldn't mind slaughtering an island or two.

Then, a short while later, Baby-5 found Abel, arriving on the Fatty.

"Abel, Young Master and the others found the hidden supplies. They're in the abandoned church up ahead."

"Okay, I got it."

Abel sighed. As expected, the detection range was still too short.

"Do I have to take a risk?"

Before he could make a decision, they had already reached the abandoned church.

Doflamingo and some of the cadres were there, directing others to move the supplies, while others had apparently already returned to the ship.

Oh, right. There were also dozens of bodies on the ground, presumably the people left to guard these supplies.

"Doflamingo, I just finished counting. All the supplies we had previously seized are here. Besides that, there are some other miscellaneous items, likely left behind by those Pirate Groups."

"Mm, since the inventory is clear, let's load them onto the ship as quickly as possible. For some reason, I'm suddenly having a bad premonition."

Doflamingo suddenly looked out at the sea.

Despite the calm waters, he felt an overwhelming sense of impending crisis, as if hidden currents were churning beneath the surface.

"Abel, you stay here and watch them finish the job. We'll head back first."

Abel nodded. This was exactly what he wanted!

Because just moments ago, when he entered the abandoned church, the radar, which had been unresponsive until then, suddenly lit up with a pinpoint of light.

He initially thought it was caused by some of the supplies piled up there, but upon closer inspection, he realized that besides the items outside, there were also some light points beneath the supplies in the very back!

If he wasn't mistaken, someone might have secretly hidden them there.

As for the reason why, he had no idea.

Abel really wanted to lift them up and see, but with so many people moving supplies, he could only force himself to remain calm.

But the goods would be moved eventually.

When the last crate of supplies was loaded, Abel immediately pried open a stone slab in the corner, revealing buried gold and silver treasures!

He didn't know if these items were valuable, or how much they were worth.

If he took them back, most of them would definitely have to be handed over.

So, gritting his teeth, he decided to use them all to complete the order!

And just as he was scanning and uploading them, a series of cannon roars suddenly echoed from the distant sea!

A few minutes earlier.

"It's these damned Navy again!"

Doflamingo gritted his teeth and said.

On the sea not far away, three warships were advancing rapidly in a triangular formation.

And on the leading warship was Tsuru, the very person Doflamingo was furious about!

"Set sail!"

"Half the supplies are still not loaded!"

"I said, set sail!"

Doflamingo was calm. No amount of supplies was more important than people.

It was just that the thought of the remaining supplies not yet loaded onto the ship, and the explosives collected from the previous island, all being handed over to the Navy for free, made him uncontrollably angry!

"Young Master, we still have one member who hasn't returned."

Senor suddenly spoke up.

Doflamingo glanced at him, hesitated for a second on whether to abandon Abel, then made his decision.

"Set sail first and shake off these Navy."

"Buffalo, you go from the air and bring Abel back."

At the critical moment, Buffalo finally didn't falter and quickly flew out.

It seemed the ice cream Abel usually bought hadn't gone to waste.