Careless, No Flash Step

"Find something to replace it?"

Franky looked around and said, "I'll go look for something like a wooden barrel."

While a wooden barrel may not necessarily confine the other party, it can at least temporarily imprison them, and that's enough.

"Oh, then I'll leave it to you!" Luffy said with a smile.

Franky smiled upon hearing this, then walked towards the wreckage of the warship not far away, intending to see if there was anything worth using.

"Hey, Straw Hat, wait a minute!" Several G5 Branch Marines rushed towards Luffy, shouting, "Caesar should be arrested by us Marines!"

"That's right, we still need to get Vice Admiral Vergo's whereabouts out of this guy, so we absolutely cannot hand him over to you!"

"That's right!"

"Straw Hat, wake up!"

Perona frowned as she watched the Marines rushing towards Luffy.

Are you planning to steal the fruits of our victory?

As she spoke, Perona took flight, blocking the path that the navy was sure to take.

Perona then summoned some Exploding Ghost, which floated around her, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere!

"Damn it, that Ghost Woman..."

The sailors' faces immediately turned grim upon seeing this, but they dared not continue charging forward.

After all... this woman is just as troublesome as the Logia!

Seeing this, Perona mocked, "Looks like you're not as tough as we thought."

"Hala hala hala~"

The sailors, who had been mocked, immediately looked even uglier.

"Damn it, if only we hadn't forgotten our Sea Stone..."

If they had known the enemy was this formidable, they would have brought Sea Stone with them when they came out of their warships!

Damn it, oh damn it!

"Luffy, leave these guys to me," Perona said without turning her head. "You just focus on keeping that guy in check."

To Perona's surprise, she didn't receive a response from Luffy this time.

Perona:???

What's going on? Why aren't you replying to her?

As she pondered this, Perona glanced back at the situation, and her expression changed immediately.

From her perspective, Luffy was clutching his neck, his expression showing extreme pain.

"Luffy?!"

"Hey, Luffy, what's wrong?"

Why did Luffy suddenly become like this?

Are there other enemies here?

With that in mind, Perona turned her attention to her surroundings, intending to find the guy hiding in the shadows.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"I was really underestimated."

"You did this?!"

Upon hearing Caesar's voice, Perona said with a grim expression, "What have you done?"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Of course, it's the power of science!" Caesar said with a smirk.

In other people's hands, the Gas-Gas Fruit might just be a way to produce Poisonous Gas, but in his hands, it becomes a deadly weapon!

Whoosh!

"Damn it, we underestimated him." Franky, who had come to Perona's side with Nico Robin, said with a grim expression, "Let's do it and rescue Luffy!"

"Profound!"

After saying that, the three of them rushed towards Caesar, clearly intending to take Luffy away.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Do you think I'll let you succeed?" Caesar sneered.

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand toward Franky and the other two.

"Don't even think about it!" Perona shouted.

As soon as she finished speaking, several Negative Ghost flew out from beside her and headed straight for Caesar high above.

"Cut."

Upon seeing this, Caesar spat, then his body transformed into gas and soared upwards, dodging Perona's attack.

"Great opportunity!" Franky exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.

After saying that, he and Nico Robin rushed to Luffy's side and hoisted him up on their shoulders.

Perona breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and then said, "You take Luffy away, I'll hold this guy off."

After speaking, Perona fixed her gaze firmly on Caesar in mid-air, to prevent him from attacking Franky and the others.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"I admit your abilities are indeed somewhat troublesome, but..." Caesar, clenching his fist, looked at Perona mockingly and said, "Aren't you underestimating me a little?"

Want to use ghostly abilities to stop him?

You must be joking!

"I didn't underestimate you," Perona said, staring intently at Caesar, "It's just that I..."

"Splash!"

"Splash!"

Before Perona could finish speaking, two muffled thuds were heard.

And that voice came from Luffy!

As if she had just remembered something, Perona's expression changed and she said, "Robin?"

This time, she received no response.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"I already said it." Caesar glanced at the three men who had been knocked down and sneered, "You underestimate me!"

Compared to a genius scientist like him, our meager abilities are simply not enough!

Whoosh!

"You bastard, what have you done?!" Perona roared.

Why did my three friends suddenly collapse?

Why?

Have you been poisoned?

If that's the case, then we'll have to go find Chopper or Xi Yan.

After all... she doesn't know how to cure poison!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Nothing much, just the air around them was sucked away." Caesar said with a smirk, "And now... it's your turn!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Caesar gripped Perona's hand tightly!

The next moment, all the air in the area where Perona was located was sucked away, turning it into a ' World of No Air '!

Sensing the change in environment, the G5 Branch Navy immediately grabbed their own necks, their expressions gradually becoming distorted.

"This..."

Perona glanced at the changed person beside her, her pupils shrinking as she said, "Is this the consequence of removing the air?"

No wonder Luffy and his crew suddenly collapsed, clutching their necks – it was because they ran out of air!

"What a terrifying ability..."

"Um?"

Seeing that Perona was completely unaffected, Caesar's smile immediately froze on his face.

Then, somewhat incredulously, he asked, "Why are you alright?"

They're taking away the air from an entire area!

Why didn't that woman suffocate?

Even if her ability allows her to Ghost State, she should still need to breathe!

But now... what exactly is going on?

A hint of doubt appeared in Perona's eyes.

Yes, why is she alright?

Even though the G5 Branch marines around him had all fainted from lack of air, he himself...

What exactly happened?

At this moment, Perona was filled with doubt.

"Wait a minute..." Caesar seemed to understand something, his pupils shrinking as he said, "Could it be that when you turn into a ghost, you are not only unaffected by the physical world, but you also don't need to breathe?"

"Breathe?"

Perona paused for a moment, then said with some surprise, "I really hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it..."

Thinking about it carefully, she is indeed quite different when she is in ghost form.

I was just used to this, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

"Damn it, how can such an outrageous ability exist in this world?!" Caesar exclaimed in frustration.

Ignoring physical limitations is one thing, but not even needing to breathe... Isn't that invincible?!

"Hala hala hala~"

"My abilities are still quite Lihai," Perona said with a smirk. "It seems... you can't do anything about me."

Great, now she can defeat her opponent!!

"If I had known your abilities were this outrageous, I would have dealt with you first," Caesar said with a grim expression.

Now, his abilities are basically ineffective against this person.

As for Haki?

He can't!

Sea Stone could be effective against this guy, but the problem is he won't carry anything that helps him control himself!

Thinking of this, Caesar's expression turned even uglier.

Just then, a few half-goat people took out several spears and slowly walked towards Perona's direction.

Upon seeing this, Caesar's eyes flickered.

That weapon is... Sea Stone Net!

Ha, looks like these good-for-nothings are actually somewhat useful after all.

Caesar, realizing what the other party intended, laughed and said, "Woman, while my abilities are no match for you, your abilities can't kill me either."

"How do you know I don't know Haki?" Perona said. "What if I'm a master of Haki?"

"If you truly possessed Haki, you would have already charged over here," Caesar said with a sneer.

If you can't control your opponent, it means they can come at you at any time!

But why doesn't she do that?

It's very simple, it's because the other party lacks Haki!

Only in this way would the other party dare not rush to her side and launch an attack easily, because she knew that her attack would be ineffective!

As for that Negative Ghost?

As long as he isn't restricted by the Haki, he can turn into thin air and dodge, so there's no need to worry about that thing.

Perhaps the other party realized this as well, which is why they didn't rush to make a move.

Yes, that's exactly what Perona thinks.

But Perona thought more than Caesar did!

Her plan was to buy enough time so that Luffy and the other two might wake up.

And also... Xi Yan and the others could appear here at any time!

Therefore, she doesn't need to engage in a death struggle with this guy named Caesar; she should just stall for time.

'Damn it, if only I knew how to use Haki,' Perona thought to herself, annoyed.

If she were truly Haki, she wouldn't need all this trouble; she could just go up and take him down!

"Are you stalling for time?" Caesar said, squinting.

Upon hearing this, Perona's pupils shrank to their smallest size.

We've been discovered!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Looks like my plan was right," Caesar said with a smirk.

After saying that, Caesar landed not far from Luffy and his crew, raised his castanets at them, and said, "What do you think would happen if I attacked them right now?"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Caesar slowly raised his finger, as if he were about to detonate the gas around them.

Seeing this, Perona charged towards Caesar without hesitation, shouting, "Stop right there!"

"Negative Hollows!"

"Weng~"

The next moment, a large number of Negative Ghost rushed towards Caesar.

If either of them touches the other, she's confident she can make the other kneel down obediently!

"Tch, what a terrifying ability."

Caesar, who had witnessed Perona's ghost, spat and then vanished into thin air.

Perona seized the opportunity and quickly appeared beside Luffy and his crew.

He then planned to turn around and be wary of Caesar.

But before she could turn around, she heard the sound of several cannons firing.

Damn it!

Without a second thought, Perona immediately unleashed Exploding Ghost, throwing Luffy and the others away to prevent them from being injured by the cannonballs.

Then, Perona confidently turned around and said, "You just wait..."

Before she could finish speaking, she felt the flying object hit her.

Perona:???

She... was touched?

Perona, who had been slammed to the ground by the Sea Stone Net, was completely bewildered, never expecting to be touched.

Then, a feeling of powerlessness washed over her, making her realize what had just happened.

"Hai... Sea Stone?"

Weakened, Perona looked at Caesar not far away with a grim expression and said, "So... so despicable..."

She really hadn't expected that the call would come from Sea Stone Net.

"Mean?"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Woman, you're a pirate," Caesar said mockingly to Perona. "As a pirate, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to call me despicable?"

Piracy is a despicable profession!

Now they're actually calling him despicable... it's hilarious!!

"Master is right!" the goat-man chimed in. "Pirates have no right to say such things!"

"That's right!"

Perona, who heard those words, immediately turned even more pale.

I was careless...

Who would have thought these guys also had Sea Stone Net?

Isn't that a foul?!

"Damn it, you just wait!" Perona said through gritted teeth.

"Wait?"

Caesar chuckled and said, "You don't actually think I'll give you another chance to escape, do you?"

"Stop joking!"

After a cold laugh, Caesar gripped Perona tightly, using his power to strip the air from the area where Perona was located.

"Forehead..."

Perona's face gradually turned pale as she sensed the air disappearing.

Now she understood why Luffy and the others had fainted.

'Damn it... Zoro, come save us right now...'

With this thought in mind, Perona lost consciousness.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"What an interesting battle!" Caesar said with a laugh.

"Master, what should we do with them?"

"Tie them all up," Caesar said. "Those with abilities, bind them with Sea Stone chains."

"Aren't you going to kill them?"

"Of course not~" Caesar said with a smile, "These are all very useful experimental materials~"

He wanted to use these guys' lives to demonstrate the power of his weapon!

Whoosh!

"What about these navy personnel?" a goat-man asked, pointing to the G5 Branch Navy not far away. "What about them?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, the G5 Branch Navy immediately tensed up. Were they going to be killed by this guy too?

hateful...

Vice Admiral Vergo, where have you been?!

"Navy..."

Caesar glanced at the G5 Branch Navy, sneered, and said, "Ignore them, they won't live much longer."

"Alright, you guys take these guys back with you, so they don't run into any danger."

"I'd be heartbroken if anything happened to you guys."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Yes, Master!"

Seeing the man standing there laughing uncontrollably, these Caesar Taxi Soldiers burst into tears.

This is their savior!