Iron Body: Steel!

The moment Nico Robin saw Blueno appear here, cold sweat broke out all over her.

After what Xi Yan had done just now, she could guess what he was planning.

He wanted to use her as bait to lure in someone from CP9, then take them down and get the key.

If any other CP9 member had appeared, there really would have been no issue with this plan, because Xi Yan could have acted before they took her away!

But the problem was... this time, it was Blueno!

This guy's Devil Fruit Ability might not have greatly improved his combat power, but it could be extremely troublesome under certain circumstances.

Like now. Once he dragged her into an Air Door... damn it!

Without the slightest hesitation, Nico Robin turned, intending to smash through the Great Gate and rush out.

But Blueno gave her no such chance. The moment she turned around, he had already appeared before the door and blocked the Great Gate.

"I won't give you the chance to call for help," Blueno said coldly.

He had not expected this mission to be completed so easily. Nico Robin had fallen back into their hands just like that!

Nico Robin opened her mouth to call for help, but Blueno spoke before she could. "No need to shout. I saw that guy run upstairs with my own eyes."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to appear before you so easily."

Blueno knew very well that if he wanted to snatch Nico Robin from that man's hands, he had to use his brain.

Besides, Spandam had already launched the Buster Call. Once the battle was over, he might need to use his fruit ability to take all his partners away from Judicial Island.

So he could not recklessly put himself in danger, much less die here!

Although Blueno said that, how could Nico Robin possibly listen to him? The moment she opened her mouth, she called out.

"Xi Yan, he's here!"

Blueno did not stop her and merely watched her.

As time passed, more and more cold sweat appeared on Nico Robin's face. Clearly, he had not been lying.

But because she trusted Xi Yan, Nico Robin did not despair.

Maybe... he had accounted for this?

At that thought, Nico Robin quickly calmed down.

Once she had calmed down, she noticed that the scroll in her arms was... was wriggling its way out?

"All right, Nico Robin. Come with me," Blueno said, extending a hand.

The sooner he took Nico Robin to see Spandam, the sooner this mission would be over.

As for that Ninja?

Hehe, the Buster Call had already been launched. Other than Nico Robin, no one from the Straw Hat Pirates could survive. Did that damned Ninja really think he could challenge the Buster Call?

At any rate, Blueno did not believe Xi Yan could break the Buster Call's undefeated legend, so there was naturally no need to fight him head-on.

"Xi Yan won't let you succeed." Nico Robin straightened up and looked calmly at Blueno.

The calmness on Nico Robin's face gave Blueno a feeling of unease.

Something's wrong... something is very wrong!

His sixth sense told him that he was in extreme danger, but where exactly had things gone wrong?

He had indeed seen that Ninja run upstairs. Otherwise, he would not have dared to come out so casually.

But Nico Robin's expression was far too calm, as though she did not care about being here at all.

Could it be that she was confident she could escape his grasp?

Or did she think... that Ninja could take her back?

"Never mind!" Blueno said. "I don't know where your calmness comes from, but... as long as I take you away, every problem will be solved!"

Having figured that out, Blueno immediately reached for Nico Robin, planning to take her away first.

At that moment, a scroll suddenly sprang out from Nico Robin's body and spun through the air.

This sudden change immediately drew Blueno's attention.

Is this... Nico Robin's trump card? Blueno wondered.

"Poof~"

A cloud of white smoke flashed, and the tiny scroll instantly transformed into a human figure.

"You!!"

Seeing that familiar face, Blueno revealed an utterly horrified expression.

What had happened?

Why had a scroll appeared?

Why had that scroll turned into that Ninja?

Hadn't that Ninja already run upstairs? Why was this happening?

Could he be some kind of Devil Fruit User?

Countless questions filled Blueno's mind. He simply could not understand what was happening before him.

"Yo~"

"Hello there, Minotaur." Xi Yan, standing beside Robin, grinned. "You scared our Robin just now. How are you going to make up for that?"

While speaking, Xi Yan glanced at Blueno's Air Door. A Space-type Devil Fruit User... interesting!

He had really hooked a pretty good fish.

"Xi Yan!"

Robin looked at Xi Yan in delight. No wonder he had put that thing on her. That thing had transformed from him?

But what about the person who had left earlier?

Nico Robin's heart was filled with questions, but she had no intention of asking them now. The battle was not over yet!

"Damn it, why are you here?" Blueno said. "I clearly saw you leave and go upstairs!"

"What kind of Devil Fruit User are you?"

While speaking, Blueno began inching sideways, planning to rush into his Air Door first.

He did not know what was going on, but since this man had appeared, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

Damn it, I should have brought the others with me, Blueno thought unhappily.

Several of his companions had already engaged the enemy, but not all of them!

"Sorry, but I don't have the habit of explaining my abilities to enemies," Xi Yan said flatly. "Only idiots do that."

Showing off one's abilities to an enemy just to gain a thrill?

Xi Yan considered that the stupidest thing possible. Once the enemy discovered the weakness of an ability, they might turn the tables and kill you!

"In that case, then..."

"See you later!"

"Shave!"

The moment Blueno finished speaking, he charged toward his Air Door without hesitation, intending to leave first.

As the Air Door drew closer and closer, delight appeared in Blueno's eyes.

Almost there... as long as I get inside there!!

"Bang!!"

A heavy force struck Blueno in the side of his waist, violently sending him flying sideways!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

He smashed through the wall beside him, shattered two walls in succession, and only stopped after flying into the corridor!!

"Pfft!"

Blueno spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression turning ugly to the extreme.

The other man's speed was simply too fast. He had been sent flying before he even had the chance to enter the Air Door.

Damn it, if I weren't a user of the Six Powers, that punch would have knocked me unconscious!

That punch had been incredibly heavy. No wonder Kalifa had said this man's strength was formidable.

"I bet you didn't expect me to be faster than you." Xi Yan stepped out through the hole and looked at Blueno with a cheerful smile.

"Pah..."

Blueno spat out a bloody mouthful and rose to his feet. "Don't think you've got me beaten. As a superhuman who has mastered the Six Powers, I might still be able to kill you instead!"

"Is that so?"

"Talk after you can take this punch of mine!"

As his words fell, Xi Yan closed in on Blueno at an incredible speed, raising his fist and throwing a vicious punch!

Watching the fist draw closer and closer, Blueno knew he had to block this attack before he could counterattack.

In that case... he would use the Iron Body he was so proud of to block this man's attack!

"Iron Body: Steel!"

"Monster Strength Fist!!"