Do These Guys Have Immortal Bodies Like Xi Yan?

At this moment, Merry and the others above were completely unaware of the danger and continued to advance upwards at a steady pace.

"We're already above the third level," Nico Robin said in a low voice. "Everyone, be careful."

"Don't worry, Robin -senpai," Bartolomeo grinned, "They won't... at a place this high up."

Before Bartolomeo could finish speaking, a series of whooshing sounds came from below, as if something was flying up.

"Something's flying up!" Rebecca shouted immediately.

Upon hearing Rebecca's voice, Merry immediately became alert and began to prepare her abilities to defend against the attack.

The next moment...

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

A large number of black bullets appeared around Bartolomeo, completely surrounding him.

Bartolomeo, however, seemed oblivious to the encirclement, remaining lost in his own world.

Ah~

'The Straw Hat Crew is even cooler than I imagined!'

After today's meeting, he felt he could die without regrets.

Um?

Was Robin -senpai shouting something?

"Watch out, Cockscomb Head guy!"

"Ah?"

"Be careful of what?"

Bartolomeo, puzzled, opened his eyes and then noticed the black bullet that had appeared beside him.

At that moment, the projectiles began to expand, about to explode!

"Explosive Pellet!" Gladius shouted as he charged up from below.

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing Gladius approaching, Merry quickly used the Power of Wind to create a solid wind around Bartolomeo, forcefully blocking all attacks.

"Boom!!!"

A terrifying explosion rang out, immediately whipping up a gust of wind that scattered the group to the edge.

But under Merry's control, everyone quickly regained their footing.

"That's the power of the Pop-Pop Fruit!" Kabu shouted. "Everyone, be careful!"

He really didn't expect local officials to suddenly appear in the air; this was a miscalculation.

'Luckily, this time it wasn't my Yellow Kabu Corps that flew up,' Kabu thought to himself. 'Otherwise, they would have knocked us down.'

At this moment, Kabu felt incredibly fortunate.

"I never expected anyone to approach the Royal Palace from the air; it's truly surprising."

Gladius, whose arm had exploded again, charged towards Merry and the others, his eyes icy cold as he said, "But this is the end for you!"

As he spoke, Gladius raised his arm, intending to use the explosive force to blast everyone off.

"Stop it!"

Nico Robin shouted and activated her Devil Fruit ability, creating several arms on Gladius's body to forcibly restrain him.

Do you think this kind of tactic will work on me?

Gladius snorted coldly. Others might suffer greatly if caught in this move, but he was different; his entire body could explode!

Thinking of this, Gladius began to swell with pride, clearly intending to deliver a major blow to a few.

Nicole Robin's expression changed immediately upon seeing this. If he were to release them, they would likely suffer greatly.

"You bastard!"

Bartolomeo, snapping out of his daze, glared angrily at Gladius directly below him.

If it weren't for Senior Merry, that move just now might have killed him!

Thinking of this, Bartolomeo immediately summoned a barrier and then mercilessly struck Gladius below.

"Bump!"

The heavy barrier slammed into Gladius, sending him plummeting downwards.

"You bastard!"

Gladius was instantly enraged. Was this bastard courting death?

You're the bastard!

Bartolomeo, his feet firmly planted on the solidified wind, shot downwards with a whoosh, shouting, "What if I hurt Merry- senpai and Robin -senpai?"

"You damned bastard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bartolomeo slammed into the barrier, then plummeted downwards along with Gladius.

"This..."

Rebecca, who had witnessed all of this, was somewhat stunned. Had Bartolomeo lured the enemy away for them?

"It's no use!" Gladius roared, "Watch me blow you up!"

As he spoke, Gladius's body began to swell, clearly intending to blast Bartolomeo away with a wide-range attack.

Once he's done this, he's confident he can get rid of this nuisance and then continue attacking Rebecca and the others.

Nico Robin clearly saw through Gladius's intentions, so she unceremoniously activated her Devil Fruit ability to restrict Gladius's movements.

Bartolomeo, carrying Gladius, was plummeting rapidly and would soon be out of her precise casting range.

Once her vision was obstructed and the distance exceeded the limit, she could no longer continuously restrain Gladius's self-destruct counterattack.

In order to keep the enemy under control and prevent him from circling back to the air to ambush Merry and her companions, she had to follow him down to maintain order.

Thinking of this, Nico Robin said, "I'll go help him."

"Merry, Rebecca, Leo, Kabu, I'm entrusting the key to Luffy to you."

With Merry around, they can definitely protect Rebecca before finding Luffy.

After saying that, Nico Robin activated her power, creating a pair of wings on her back, and signaled to Merry to let go of her.

"But..."

"Okay, I understand."

Merry interrupted Rebecca, saying, "I will get Rebecca safely to the Flower Field."

After saying this, Merry released Robin from the Wind Force, freeing him.

Without the support of the wind, Nico Robin plummeted downwards.

"Let's go," Merry said.

Seeing that Merry had said that, Rebecca didn't say anything more and obediently followed her away.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

While Merry and her crew were on their way, Luffy and his friends were fighting the toys below.

Although they managed to defeat many toys with their superior strength, these enormous toys kept coming in droves, which greatly troubled them.

"Damn it, these guys..."

Cavendish hadn't finished speaking when he saw a huge toy charging towards his beloved horse, which made his expression change.

"Get out of the way, Farul!"

"Hiss~"

Farul also saw the enemy, but at this distance, it was impossible for it to dodge.

"Clang!"

"Hiss!!!"

Farul, whose head had been bitten, immediately let out a shrill scream before its body went limp.

"Horse!"

Luffy's expression changed. Why didn't he dodge this time?

Is this guy still alive?

Kyros's expression also turned grim. Could he possibly survive being bitten by such a large creature?

"Damn it, let go of my mouth!" Luffy roared.

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy quickly activated Second Gear and then threw a punch without any mercy.

"Rubber Jet Pistol!"

"Bump!"

The incredibly heavy attack slammed into the toy, punching a large hole in it and forcefully sending it flying.

Farul was thus saved.

"Farul!"

Cavendish, standing beside Farul, said with a grim expression, "Cheer up, don't die!"

Unfortunately, Farul had already lost consciousness due to the severity of his injuries.

After a quick check of his beloved horse's condition, Cavendish's expression grew even more grim.

"That Biting Force is terrifying!" Cavendish gritted teeth, "Farul's skull was even... Farul, please don't die!"

This is his companion who has been with him for so long, please don't let him die!

Just then, the toy whose abdomen had been pierced by Luffy got up again and staggered toward Cavendish.

"What's going on with this guy?" Luffy looked at the toy in surprise and said, "His stomach has a huge hole in it, how can he still stand up?"

If a normal person were beaten like that, they would definitely have lost consciousness.

"Toys cannot be viewed with normal eyes," Kyros said in a deep voice.

Humans can indeed be killed by being disemboweled, but toys do not have internal organs, so they generally will not die from this.

"Then how do we fight?"

"Cut him into eight pieces."

As he spoke, Kyros prepared to make his move, but Cavendish was faster than him.

"Damn it, how dare you hurt Farul..."

Cavendish appeared in front of the toy in a flash and launched a merciless slash.

"Beautiful Swords - Round Table!"

"Puff!"

With a flash of sword light, Cavendish severed the toy's head.

But before he could put the sword away, he discovered that the toy whose head had been cut off had started moving again.

"What?"

Cavendish stared in astonishment as he watched the toy bend down to pick up its head and put it back together. "It's still alive?"

"Are these guys immortal?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise. "Like Xi Yan."

"Like Xi Yan?"

Luo's expression turned grim, and he said, "If that's really the case, this battle will likely be very difficult."

Although he had never met the Blood-Eyed Ninja in person, he still knew what the other party's battle record was like.

Relying on his immortality, he managed to hold off the Three Admirals of the Navy during the Marineford War.

It's fair to say that without him, the outcome of the Marineford War would have been quite different.

And now, the Straw Hat Leader is saying these guys' abilities are like those of the Blood-Eyed Ninja... That's really bad news.

"At most, it's just similar." Kyros forced himself to stay alert and said, "I've also been turned into a toy, so I know very well where the limits of this thing are."

It's fair to say that this thing is far inferior to the abilities of the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

"Then how do we fight?"

"I already said, chop them into eight pieces!" Kyros said. "Chop them until they can't move!"

Once these guys are chopped to pieces, even if they are immortal, they won't be able to stand up again.

"Good."

Luffy and Cavendish nodded simultaneously, which could be interpreted as their agreement with Kyros's words.

Violet, who was observing the battlefield, happened to see what was happening on their side.

"This is..."

Violet's face immediately turned ugly as she looked at those enormous toys.

"Um?"

Usopp, who was hammering Kanjuro's head with the hilt of Kin'emon, paused upon hearing the sound. Had the other guy seen something again?

"Damn it! Rather than be humiliated by having his head struck, a samurai would rather take responsibility for laying the net for the enemy and commit seppuku!" Kanjuro said sorrowfully.

"Shut up, you bastard!"

As he spoke, Usopp struck Kanjuro again, making him scream in pain.

"I already told you I'd forgive you after giving you a few bumps on the head, why are you making such a fuss?"

"You must be patient, Kanjuro!" Kin'emon said earnestly, "You must be patient now!"

"After all, you committed a serious crime."

As a samurai, you have to admit your mistakes.

Then, Kin'emon looked up at Usopp and continued, "But... Lord Usopp, why am I also getting beaten up?"

"Nonsense, didn't you bring this person with you?"

"Bump!"

After hitting Kin'emon again, Usopp said irritably, "You're also liable, you know that!"

If it weren't for this bastard, I wouldn't have been scared by those guys, so I have to beat him up!

After hearing what Usopp had to say, Kin'emon didn't say anything more and could only cover his head in pain.

Without watching the two guys' reactions any longer, Usopp turned to Violet and asked, "What did you see?"

"The Straw Hat might be in danger," Violet said with a grim expression.

"What's the meaning?"

"I saw toys near them," Violet explained. "Afterward, I searched the Royal Palace and found Sugar, who had regained consciousness."

"What?"

Usopp stared at Violet in shock and asked, "Who did you see?"

"Sugar."

"How is this possible?" Usopp said in disbelief. "That guy was so scared by my 'scared to death' face that he fainted. Generally speaking, he wouldn't wake up for at least two or three days."

But she did wake up.

Usopp fell silent. So how exactly did the other person wake up?

"Sugar is that guy who can turn people into toys, right?" Galette said.

"It's her."

Violet frowned and said, "The Straw Hat probably don't know there's such a person among the enemies, and they know nothing about her abilities."

"Um... I'm not so sure," Usopp said uncertainly.

Xi Yan was with Luffy before, so how could Luffy not know about Sugar?

"You don't necessarily mean everything?"

Galette frowned and glanced at Usopp. "Yes is yes, no is no," she thought. What did "not necessarily" mean?

This time, Usopp didn't say anything, but turned to look at Perona.

Did she know that the other side sent Little Ghost to look for Xi Yan and Luffy before?