Xi Yan's Sharp Gaze, Overwhelming Pressure

Luo was stumped by the question.

Is he afraid?

Actually, I'm afraid.

Although they are allies, they are all pirates at heart.

The world of pirates is often filled with betrayal!

If the man in Sunglasses were to steal his heart and refuse to return it, then another hell might await him.

But... he had no choice!

What else can he do besides cooperate with the Straw Hat Crew?

Thinking of this, Luo sighed silently in his heart.

He then said, "It's impossible to say I'm not afraid, but... as allies, you are clearly more trustworthy than enemies."

Just as he said, although it's just as dangerous for the other party to have his heart in their hands, it's at least better than having it in Vergo's hands!

After all... the other party is the enemy!

"You're really quite honest," Xi Yan said with a smile.

He understood what Luo meant; to put it bluntly, this guy was truly out of options, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to let him come along.

"We are allies, so naturally we must be frank," Luo said expressionlessly.

"Alright, since you've been honest enough, I'll help you get your heart back." Xi Yan put his hands in his pockets and said, "Let's go, let's go meet this Ge you mentioned."

"Vergo."

Luo subconsciously corrected him, then looked at Xi Yan with surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to help me for this reason."

He thought he would have to waste his breath explaining.

"That's not entirely true," Xi Yan said. "It's mainly because Luffy has allied with you and thinks you're trustworthy. Otherwise, I might not have helped you."

"Because of our alliance...?"

"That's right."

Xi Yan glanced at Law and said, "In Luffy's eyes, allies are practically like friends, so there's nothing wrong with him helping you out."

"But..."

At this point, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then his eyes gradually sharpened.

"I hope you're not lying to us, or you'll definitely regret it."

He doesn't mind helping his 'friends' with some things, provided that the other party hasn't lied to them.

otherwise...

He'll get angry too!

After saying that, Xi Yan ignored Luo, who was still standing there, and walked forward on his own.

Luo silently watched Xi Yan's retreating figure. In that brief moment, he had sensed a deadly threat emanating from the man before him!

'Is it just my imagination?' Luo thought to himself.

But that feeling was just too real!

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about?"

Xi Yan glanced back at Luo, who was still standing there in a daze, and said, "Are you still going to try and get the heart or not?"

"Don't let the enemy suddenly decide to crush your heart."

That would be a real problem.

Luo understood the seriousness of the situation, so he temporarily suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and quickly walked towards Xi Yan.

"Let's go then, Mr. Sunglasses," Luo said.

Do you know where to find Vergo?

"Have no idea."

Xi Yan:???

Xi Yan stopped in his tracks, looking at Luo with a face full of question marks, as if to say: Are you kidding me?

My buddy and I were all ready to go on a rampage with you, and you're telling me you didn't know?

"You're kidding, right?"

"No, that's not true."

Luo said expressionlessly, "I really don't know where that guy is."

Xi Yan:...

"Luo, do you think I won't beat you up?" Xi Yan said expressionlessly, "Actually, I really want to beat you up."

He still remembered how this guy had harmed his friends!

If this guy gets too cocky, he wouldn't mind giving him a beating.

Luo's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this. What was this inexplicable hostility all about?

"I don't know where that guy is, but I have a way to lure him here," Luo said. "As long as we enter the S. A. D. lab, we can draw him over."

Doflamingo knew all too well what the S. A. D. Laboratory meant to him.

So... Vergo will definitely come!

"Let's go then." Xi Yan lowered his fist and said, "Let's find that place quickly."

After saying that, Xi Yan turned and walked deeper into the tunnel.

Luo breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Although he wasn't afraid of the man in front of him, internal strife was of no benefit to them, so it was best to avoid conflict if possible.

"Lead the way!"

"They've arrived."

What was that strange sound coming from ahead?

Nami frowned as she looked at the area ahead and said, "It's been ringing since just now..."

For some reason, she had a bad feeling.

"It's an alarm to close the Great Gate immediately," said the Tea Beard. "I've seen it once."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the other people's faces immediately changed.

"Emergency Great Gate closing alarm?"

Perona's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean we're going to be locked out?"

"If the speed is too slow, that's certainly the case," the Tea Beard nodded and said.

Although I don't know why that bastard Caesar closed the Great Gate at this time, it's better to get in quickly.

Otherwise, something dangerous might happen.

Perona, as if struck by a sudden thought, exclaimed, "Hey, do you think that bastard Caesar is planning to release Poisonous Gas here?!"

If that's really the case, then staying here would be dangerous!

"That's possible," Brook said.

"How do we let them in?" Usopp asked, puzzled. "Open the Great Gate?"

"It shouldn't be," the Tea Beard shook his head and said, "The main Great Gate to the research institute can only be opened from the entrance; there's no remote switch."

"How does that bastard Caesar plan to release the Poisonous Gas?"

"It might not be Poisonous Gas," Nami thought for a moment and said, "Maybe that guy is planning to trap us here."

Upon hearing this, Zoro and Kin'emon both laughed.

Do you think you can stop them with steel Great Gate?

Isn't this a bit too far-fetched?

You should know that they have two swordsmen on their side who can easily cut through steel Great Gate!

"Never mind, let's go through the front Great Gate first." Nami looked up at the area in the distance and said, "Tea Beard, hurry up!"

Tea Beard:???

The man with the Tea Beard face turned around and looked at Nami sitting on his lap, completely bewildered. How could this guy have the nerve to say something like that?

"If you think it's too slow, then run it yourself!"

"That won't do!"

Nami stuck out her tongue and said, "I need to conserve my energy to find the children~"

Tea Beard:...

What a weird reason, you bastard!

Isn't his physical strength physical strength?

Although he was very annoyed, Tea Beard still obediently sped up and quickly ran towards the distant area.

After all... he didn't want to be locked out.

"Everyone, I'm back."

"Robin?!"

Seeing Robin falling from the sky, Nami quickly stood up and said, "You didn't go with Luffy and the others?"

She thought Robin had gone with Luffy and the Luffy to find Caesar, but they didn't?

"I didn't go with them," Robin said, shaking her head. "Luffy asked me to do something."

This time, Nami simply nodded and said nothing more.

"Oh, right," Robin glanced at the group and said, "Where's Merry?"

Why haven't we seen any trace of that little guy?

Did it run forward?

"She's behind me."

Usopp pointed to the area behind him and said, "She's with the G5 Branch."

Upon hearing this, Robin's expression immediately changed.

"She's all alone?"

This is ridiculous!

Why let such a young girl run with that group of people?

What were Usopp and his friends thinking?

"Don't worry," Usopp said, "Sanji is with Merry."

He wouldn't feel at ease leaving Merry alone.

But things are different when Sanji is around.

With that man around, no one can hurt Merry!

"Sanji is here too... No wonder I didn't see him here."

She thought Sanji had rushed ahead, but he ended up staying behind with Merry?

That's alright then.

Nico Robin then focused her gaze on the area in front of her and said, "This voice is..."

"Ah, the Great Gate is closing! If we don't hurry, we'll be locked out..."

"Boom!!!"

Before Usopp could finish speaking, a huge explosion rang out, catching his words abruptly in his throat.

"What's wrong?!"

Brook looked around in surprise and said, "What's that cannon noise?!"

"It's there!"

Usopp pointed to the wall to the side and said, "That was blown open by a cannon!"

Now he can even see the snow outside through that hole...

Wait a minute?

snowflake?

As if he had just realized something, Usopp's face turned pale instantly.

"That bastard is planning to inject Poisonous Gas this way!" Usopp shouted.

As if to confirm his words, a large number of purple weapons poured into the hole the next moment, which looked extremely terrifying.

This made Usopp's expression even more unpleasant.

'That bastard Caesar...'

That guy really intended to kill them with Poisonous Gas!

"I didn't expect Caesar to be so ruthless." Nico Robin looked gravely at the Poisonous Gas rushing in from afar and said, "He's even willing to disregard the research institute just to poison us all."

Is it because they fear the people will leave alive and expose what happened here?

That's possible.

But the more this is the case, the more they want to leave this place alive!

Stop lamenting.

Usopp said in a somewhat frantic voice, "Run! Run!"

"That's right, Tea Beard, run!" Nami shouted quickly.

"I'm already going full speed ahead!" Tea Beard roared.

Is he trying to avoid running faster?

He simply doesn't have the ability!

Given his serious injuries, it's already quite impressive that he could run this fast!

As Zoro listened to what the Tea Beard said, his expression gradually became serious.

Are they going to chop down the Great Gate again?

Will they have time to seal the Great Gate this time?

Thinking of this, Zoro frowned.

"We don't even know what's going on up ahead, and now Poisonous Gas is appearing from behind..." Nami said with a grim expression, "This can't go on like this."

After thinking for a moment, Nami decided to use her Devil Fruit power.

"Let me test my abilities!"

After saying that, Nami began to use her Cloud Cloud Fruit ability, creating an enormous cloud in mid-air.

After touching the cloud, Nami said, "Hmm, it should be fine."

Given the mass of this cloud, it should have no problem supporting the Tea Beard.

Then, Nami moved the cloud directly in front of Tea Beard and said, "Tea Beard, jump on!"

What is this?

Tea Beard stared at the cloud in front of him, utterly bewildered. What on earth was this thing?

"Stop talking nonsense and jump!" Nami said, "I won't risk my life!"

Seeing that Nami had said so, Tea Beard didn't hesitate any longer and immediately jumped onto the cloud.

"Hold on tight!"

"Bump!"

The cloud carrying the Tea Beard immediately dipped downwards upon touching him, clearly indicating it was somewhat overweight.

Seeing this, Nami increased her power output, which allowed the cloud to float back to its previous height before quickly rushing away into the distance.

"I didn't expect you to be so heavy," Nami said, frowning.

"Ah, after all, my body is this big."

Tea Beard answered instinctively, then asked in confusion, "What exactly is this?"

"Why can you carry me flying?"

Looking at the scenery rushing past, Tea Beard's eyes were full of doubt.

"This is a cloud," Nami said. "I am Cloud Person ate the Cloud Cloud Fruit."

"This is the cloud I created using my abilities."

"A cloud formation..."

After recalling some of the scenes he had witnessed in the shelter, Tea Beard had a look of Satori realization on his face.

Oh, right, this woman is a Logia Cloud Cloud Fruit user.

However, being able to create a cloud large enough to support him is indeed quite impressive.

After all... he was really burdened!

"I didn't expect you to be able to create a cloud in such a short time this time," Perona exclaimed. "It seems your mastery of Devil Fruit has improved even more."

"After all, I ate this fruit several days ago~" Nami laughed.

Given the passage of time, it's quite normal for development to have reached this stage.

Perona smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's true."

Usopp, meanwhile, kept his eyes on the area behind him and asked, "Is Merry alright?"

With the cloud formations around them, they no longer need to worry about getting through the Great Gate.

But Merry and the others...

Don't worry.

Nami stood up and looked at the area ahead, saying, "Meriko the darling of the wind; she's much faster than me."

After all... that's just the wind!!

"That's true."

Usopp understood Nami's meaning and relaxed for the time being.

With Merry's abilities, leading those people through the closing Great Gate shouldn't be a problem.

"Alright, everyone, perk up!" Nami said. "We need to rush into B Block as fast as we can, and then find the children as quickly as possible!"

"Profound!!"