Damn Xi Yan!

"Hey, that's interesting."

"What's wrong?"

Sabo glanced at Xi Yan with a puzzled look. What was this guy laughing about all of a sudden?

"It's dangerous for the navy to be with Admiral," Xi Yan said with a chuckle. "They might get killed by their own people at any time."

Although having Marine Admiral meant the chances of being killed by the enemy were not high, the chances of dying at the hands of one's own superiors were not low.

At least a typical navy would have no way to avoid a meteorite of this magnitude.

That's true.

Sabo laughed along, agreeing with Xi Yan's statement.

This is also the downside of the weak following the strong; a mere aftershock of a battle could cost them their lives.

Sabo then turned his attention to the Birdcage in the sky.

Don't you find it strange?

"What?"

Xi Yan looked at Sabo with a puzzled expression. What was the other person referring to?

"With their combined strength, breaking this thing shouldn't be too difficult," Sabo said.

He didn't know how strong Smoker really was, but the strength of Marine Admiral was definitely monstrous.

In this situation, is breaking the Birdcage really that difficult?

What's puzzling is that the other party did not refrain from doing so.

So he was very curious about what the other party's purpose was.

"I guess I just don't want to."

"In no mood?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Sabo's eyes. Why not?

"I suspect that Fujitora wants to abolish the Warlord System, which is why he chose to stay here temporarily," Xi Yan explained.

You mean...?

The very clever Sabo immediately understood what Xi Yan was trying to say.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, that's how it is."

"Hehe, interesting."

Sabo grinned. It seemed this Marine Admiral... really was a very competent fellow.

Fujitora, who had 'heard' the conversation between Xi Yan and Sabo, couldn't help but smile slightly.

Although the enemy knew his purpose, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for him.

After all... the current situation requires the enemy's cooperation.

Now, let's see if these two can act.

Just as Fujitora was thinking, Sabo and Xi Yan jumped down from the roof and landed steadily in front of Smoker and Fujitora.

"Alright, let's begin the second round," Xi Yan said. "I hope your subordinates won't do anything rash."

If these guys try to get over his log again, he'll have no choice but to kill them.

As for why I didn't kill him just now?

If you know the other person is acting, don't push things too far, or you might ruin things.

"That's pretty arrogant," Smoker scoffed.

But Xi Yan ignored him and instead gave him an even more arrogant smile, which greatly displeased Smoker.

If it weren't for the unusual circumstances, he really wanted to go all out and beat this bastard to death.

That despicable Blood-Eyed Ninja!

Damn Xi Yan!

"You just said you stayed here as the older brother..." Fujitora looked at Sabo and said, "Are you referring to the Straw Hat?"

"Um."

"The three of us brothers swore an oath over a cup of wine, thus becoming sworn brothers!"

Recalling that moment, a gentle smile appeared on Sabo's face.

The moment they became sworn brothers, their fates were forever intertwined.

Even if they are separated by vast distances, the bond between them will never be severed!

Fujitora paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "What a bunch of troublemakers, these three brothers."

He meant it sincerely, after all, none of the three brothers were easy to deal with.

The surrounding navy personnel stared at Sabo with shocked expressions, as if he were looking at a monster.

"Those three are actually Sworn brothers?"

"This combination is terrifying!"

"Straw Hat's older brother is the captain of the Spade Pirates, and the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army..."

"Hey, are you kidding me?!"

Why would three such powerful beings become brothers?

"That's really surprising."

Smoker frowned as he looked at Sabo; he hadn't expected this guy to be Straw Hat's Sworn brothers.

Fortunately, this guy isn't the Son of the Pirate King, otherwise it would have been a huge problem.

"Let me make this clear from the start," Sabo said, "If Luffy needs my help, no matter where I am in the world, even if it means abandoning my principles, I will come to his aid!"

The battle two years ago was a regret for him, so... in order to prevent something truly irreversible from happening, he had to help!

He didn't want to experience the pain of losing his brother.

"It seems there's no point in saying more," Fujitora said, slowly drawing his Cane Sword.

"Anyway, you're not interested, are you?"

"Although the story is touching, I have no fine wine to share with you," Fujitora said in a deep voice. "So... please stay here."

After saying that, Fujitora drew his Cane Sword with a speed invisible to the naked eye and slashed at the area where Sabo was.

"Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"

"Weng~"

The next moment, an incredibly terrifying Flying Slash shot out from Fujitora's sword, arriving in front of Sabo almost instantly.

Sensing the terrifying Sabo jumped up without hesitation, dodging the blow.

The next moment...

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

The buildings behind them that had been attacked were cleaved in two by Fujitora!

"Varied...?!"

Seeing the cleaved building in front of them, the fleeing citizens immediately showed expressions of horror.

Why was the house in front of them suddenly split open?

Was an attack launched?

But why were so many buildings chopped up and blown away?

"That's terrifying."

From mid-air, Sabo remarked, "Such power in a single strike... no wonder he's Marine Admiral."

Thinking about it carefully, the destructive range of Marine Admiral is indeed larger than the last.

Just then, a terrifying force of gravity acted on Sabo, pressing him down from mid-air.

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

It smashed a huge crater into the ground!

"Gravity...?"

Feeling the power bestowed upon him, Sabo subconsciously frowned.

It seems this guy used this power to pull the meteorite down from the sky.

'No, I can't stay here any longer,' Sabo thought to himself. 'It wouldn't be good if he attacked me at this moment.'

After all, being suppressed by gravity restricts one's mobility.

Thinking of this, Sabo used even greater strength and forcibly jumped out of the crater, which surprised Fujitora quite a bit.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone jump out of his gravitational field so easily.

After shaking his head, Fujitora continued charging towards Sabo.

Meanwhile, Smoker charged towards Xi Yan as Fujitora charged forward again.

Although at the beginning, Xi Yan was fighting Fujitora, but due to Smoker's strong intervention, Xi Yan's opponent eventually changed to him.

"White Blow!"

With that, Smoker wrapped his Haki around his fist and then punched Xi Yan hard in the head.

"Good timing!"

As he spoke, Xi Yan also enveloped his fist with Haki, and then punched Smoker's fist.

"Clang!"

"Boom!"

After exchanging blows, the two began a passionate brawl, each punch landing with full force!

As the fight progressed, Smoker and Xi Yan distanced themselves and flew into the air.

This scene stunned Xi Yan for a moment.

Then, Xi Yan said, "You don't actually think you can get rid of me just because you can fly, do you?"

As he spoke, the Wood Dragon that was not far behind Xi Yan swam over.

After arriving at Xi Yan's side, they lifted Xi Yan up, gradually bringing him to the same height as Smoker.

"I never said anything like that," Smoker said calmly.

As he spoke, white smoke began to gradually rise from his body, and the smoke continued to spread in all directions.

Seeing this, Fujitora immediately launched a powerful attack, forcibly carrying Sabo away from the area.

Clearly, he knew what Smoker was going to do.

Smoker gave a satisfied look, then looked down at the navy and shouted, "Get out of here!"

"Yes!"

Although they didn't know what Smoker was planning, since the other side had told them to leave, they should leave quickly, otherwise they might die without knowing why.

After all the navy personnel had fled to a distance, the white smoke created by Smoker covered the area where Xi Yan was located.

This change piqued Xi Yan's curiosity.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Xi Yan asked curiously. "Could it be... that you want me to suffocate?"

But isn't removing oxygen something only Caesar could do? Smoker has that ability too?

'No...' Xi Yan muttered to himself, ' Caesar's ability to remove oxygen isn't just due to the Devil Fruit; more importantly... he's a scientist!'

The last one is the most important.

After all, if you're not a scientist, you wouldn't know this kind of knowledge, let alone be able to do that kind of thing.

So he was very curious: what exactly was Smoker up to?

"Heh, you'll find out soon enough," Smoker sneered.

Clearly, Smoker had no intention of explaining his abilities to Xi Yan; he planned to secretly use dirty tricks on him.

While it might not kill the other person, it can at least make them suffer.

After that, Smoker said no more and continued to unleash his abilities.

Seeing that Smoker didn't intend to say anything, Xi Yan didn't ask any further questions.

Just then, Xi Yan's Observation Haki detected a familiar aura, which surprised him greatly.

"Merry?"

Looking up at Merry, who was moving rapidly through the air, Xi Yan's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Why is this little guy here?

Wasn't she off helping Franky fight the enemy?

Could it be that something went wrong with someone else?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan frowned.

"Um?"

Smoker, who also noticed the situation in the air, exclaimed in surprise, "That's... that little girl named Merry from the Straw Hat Pirates?"

If I remember correctly, this person has the ability to manipulate wind.

The wind... well, in a way, this little girl is quite restrained in her abilities.

After all, the wind can disperse the smoke.

However, Smoker didn't pay much attention to it, after all, for the strong, Haki is the real weapon.

"What you up to?"

Noticing Smoker's gaze, Xi Yan immediately manipulated the Wood Dragon to move upwards a short distance, blocking Smoker's view.

Xi Yan's actions left Smoker speechless.

He wouldn't stoop so low as to bully a little girl.

Even if this little girl were a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, he wouldn't attack her willingly.

As a tough guy, he simply couldn't bring himself to bully a little girl.

Therefore, Smoker chose to ignore Xi Yan.

As Merry moved through the air, she noticed the Wood Dragon emerging from the white smoke.

"Xi Yan?"

Looking at Xi Yan standing atop the dragon's head, Merry's eyes showed surprise; she clearly hadn't expected to encounter him here.

Then, Merry turned her attention to the battlefield where Fujitora and Sabo were located.

"If I remember correctly... that young man is Marine Admiral, right?" Merry muttered. "Then why is Xi Yan here?"

His opponent wasn't Marine Admiral?

And who was that guy fighting the Marine Admiral?

As she thought about it, Merry flew towards the direction where Xi Yan was.

"Um?"

Xi Yan, noticing the direction Merry was moving, said in surprise, "Why is this girl coming this way?"

Shouldn't she have things to do?

As Xi Yan pondered this, he watched the little guy approach him.

"What are you doing here?" Xi Yan asked.

"Robin asked me to go find them and deliver the key to Luffy," Merry explained. "Why didn't you fight the Admiral?"

"He handed it over to Sabo."

"Oh, he's Luffy's older brother."

Although she didn't know what Sabo looked like, she knew the name Sabo, so she immediately recognized who he was.

Then, Merry noticed Smoker standing in the smoke.

"He's not that..."

What was it called again?

Oh, right, the Admiral Candidate – White Snake Smoker!

This is the guy!

So, Xi Yan's opponent this time is this Admiral Candidate?

"He is Smoker," Xi Yan said. "Alright, Merry, get on with what you need to do, I'll stop him."

"Understood," Merry nodded.

In the end, she was just coming over to say hello; it wouldn't waste more than a few seconds.

Then, Merry transformed into a streak of blue light and soared into the sky, quickly flying towards the area where Nico Robin was located.

After watching the other person leave, Xi Yan once again focused his gaze on Smoker's face.

"I'm quite surprised you didn't make a move."

Although Smoker is a pretty righteous guy, Merry is a pirate after all, so it's quite surprising that she's just staring at him.

Normally, shouldn't he have used smoke to trap Merry, so he could capture Merry without getting hurt?

Well, that's assuming he can do it.

What kind of person do you take me for?

Smoker scoffed. He wasn't the kind of person who would bully little girls.