Admirals Are Nothing-I Need to Avoid His Edge?!

After calming down, Nami and the other three explained to Xi Yan why they were there.

"So... this is why you came here?" Xi Yan's lips twitched.

After being chased all the way by a Cerberus, and finally escaping, instead of going back to find his companions, he got into a stranger's carriage because of a doctor's name... How could these guys be so easily fooled!

Aren't they afraid the other person might be a bad person?

Yes, that's it...

"No, I mean," Xi Yan complained, "Chopper and Merry are one thing, but Usopp and Nami, why are you two being so stupid too?"

Aren't you afraid that outsiders will harm you?

These two aren't stupid; how could they fall for such a simple trick?

Or perhaps they're just using their brains in a skewed way?

The thought of Nami's shrewdness when money was involved made Xi Yan fall into deep thought.

"Sorry..."

Xi Yan:...

These two apologized so sincerely that he really didn't know what to say.

"Xi Yan, please don't talk about them," Merry said softly. "We didn't know what to do at the time."

Having been chased by terrifying creatures all the way, they were already doing well to survive; they didn't have the mind to think about anything else.

"You little brat, you have the nerve to plead for them?" Xi Yan said irritably, "Have you forgotten what you're good at?"

"What can you do?"

"Reverse Summoning Technique, you little idiot!"

This little guy doesn't know how to use the Ninjutsu he just learned not long ago.

If I could communicate with the spirit immediately, I'd beat that Cerberus to a pulp.

"I'm sorry, I forgot..." Merry said, lowering her head. "I was so scared at the time that I didn't remember."

She had completely forgotten about it and didn't remember it at all.

Usopp and Chopper exchanged a glance, then said, "We were also at fault for not remembering that."

They were present when Merry learned this Ninjutsu, but they were so frightened that they forgot.

"It's not like I'm asking you to hold an apology conference, so why are you all apologizing one after another?" Xi Yan said. "I'm saying this so you'll remember this lesson and use the Reverse Summoning Technique earlier next time, understand?"

"Okay!"

"Hmm, very good, as long as you can remember it." Xi Yan nodded.

A person may not be able to teach another, but an experience can teach a person once. He believed that after this incident, Merry would remember that she could Reverse Summoning Technique.

"Wait a minute, what is this Reverse Summoning Technique?" Nami asked.

Is this some kind of strange ability?

Why did Usopp and Chopper know, but she didn't?

"This is a special Ninjutsu that Merry learned," Usopp explained. "It allows me to summon Xi Yan from a distance."

Nami:???

Nami was dumbfounded when she heard Usopp's explanation.

"Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Nami was furious. If she had summoned Xi Yan earlier, would they have had to be chased all the way by that inhuman toy?

One Fire Release and he'd be burned to a crisp.

Thinking of this, Nami's chest heaved with anger.

"If Xi Yan hadn't arrived in time, we might all have been eaten by zombies, you three idiots!"

"Bump!"

"Sorry..."

Looking at the three people who were sincerely apologizing, Nami sighed, rubbing her forehead. She really should have let Xi Yan go with them back then.

"But Nami, why am I the only one getting beaten up?" Usopp, with a large bump on his head, asked, raising his hand.

Do you have a problem with that?

"No..."

Seeing Usopp getting beaten up, Xi Yan almost burst out laughing.

Nami snorted, then looked at Xi Yan and said, "Let's go, Xi Yan, let's go back and find Luffy and the others."

With Xi Yan there, they had no problem getting back to the ship.

"Hey... Xi Yan ..." Chopper suddenly looked up at Xi Yan and said, "Could we go see Doctor Hogback first?"

"He is my idol, and I really want to meet him."

After saying that, Chopper turned and glanced at the castle to the side, saying, "We're near the castle now; we might see him if we go in."

Rather than going back to reunite with Luffy, Chopper would rather meet his idol right now.

Since the powerful Ninja Xi Yan is already present, there won't be any danger.

"Are you sure?" Xi Yan raised an eyebrow.

"Sure."

"Xi Yan, did you discover something?" Nami asked.

She keenly sensed that something was wrong with Xi Yan, as if this doctor named Hogback... had some kind of problem.

"Do you think it's reasonable for a so-called World's Number One Doctor to exist in a place with so many zombies?" Xi Yan said. "Also, think back carefully, were there any stitches on those zombies?"

The zombies he encountered along the way all had strange stitching marks on their bodies, which is probably why they were so bizarre.

And these... very likely came from that doctor.

"This..." Nami hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, I was too scared just now and didn't notice that detail."

With the zombies about to pounce on her face, she had no time to pay attention to anything else.

"Xi Yan is right, there are indeed stitching marks," Usopp said. "Especially the Human-faced Lion I saw, it had even more stitching marks."

"Perhaps it is..."

His expression immediately changed when he thought of a certain possibility Usopp.

"Could he be playing a trick on me..." Chopper's expression changed, then he shook his head and said, "Impossible. Doctor Hogback is a respected doctor, how could he do such a thing?"

"Xi Yan, this must have been done by someone else."

Chopper didn't want to believe that possibility; he preferred to believe there were other reasons.

"Is that so?" Xi Yan smiled and said, "Then it seems we'll have to go and see for ourselves to find out the answer."

"Hello!"

"Xi Yan, are you really going to go?" Nami grabbed Xi Yan and said, "There are a lot of dangerous zombies here."

"Yeah, Chopper, let's go and meet up with Luffy first," Usopp advised.

"Chopper..."

Chopper didn't say anything, but tears welled up in his eyes; he Truth to meet his idol.

"Ordinary zombies are no threat," Xi Yan said, glancing at the group. "The real threat is the people here."

"That's exactly what I was just about to say."

"What's the meaning?"

"I've figured out whose territory this is, and I also know how these zombies managed to stand up."

Usopp and Nami exchanged a glance, then said in unison, "Tell me."

"You know about the Shichibukai, right?"

Upon hearing this, both of them froze, and Chopper looked on incredulously, saying, "You... you mean..."

"That's right, this is the territory of Gecko Moria, Shichibukai." Xi Yan raised his head and looked at the tallest building in the distance, saying, "And his purpose in stealing Shadow was to create zombies."

"This is probably why Brook lost his shadow."

"Ah!!"

The three of them screamed in terror, then trembled and covered their mouths, as if afraid that the Shichibukai would discover them.

The three of them glanced around cautiously, and only after confirming that no one was paying attention did they release their hands from their mouths.

"King... King... King..."

Usopp was trembling, his teeth were chattering, and he could barely speak.

Clearly, these three words have immense deterrent power.

The last time Shichibukai was in Alabasta, where Luffy almost died at their hands.

And this time... have they encountered someone of this caliber again?

"Quick... hurry up!!" Nami cried out, "Xi Yan, take us away quickly!"

Fighting someone of this caliber is not a wise move; it's best to avoid it if possible.

She didn't want to die here at such a young and beautiful age; she still had so much to do.

"Nami," Xi Yan said, glancing at Nami. "I know you're scared, but being scared won't help."

"From the moment Luffy decided to make Brook our crewmate, we were destined to clash with Moria."

"That's one of the Shichibukai..."

"So what?" Xi Yan said, "We've even made it through Judicial Island, the Buster Call couldn't do anything to us!"

"Do you really think... our captain would run away with his tail between his legs just because the other party is Shichibukai?!"

Nami opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Because she knew Xi Yan was right.

She joined the Straw Hat Pirates earlier and understood Luffy's character better than Xi Yan; he wasn't afraid of the Shichibukai.

"But we can find Brook's zombies on our own!" Usopp suddenly exclaimed excitedly. "I remember after you killed those zombies, a lot of black things flew out of the ashes. Those must be shadows!"

"That's a good idea." Xi Yan nodded, then asked, "But here's the problem: how do we find the guy who has Brook's shadow?"

"And... Usopp, do you think Moria will let a pirate who's just walked right into his trap get away with it?"

"You should know what it means when pirates run wild on someone else's territory."

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately fell silent.

Yes, he knew, of course he knew, that meant a declaration of war!

To put it bluntly, from the moment Xi Yan started killing the zombies, the relationship between the two sides could never be improved.

"And... don't forget how we got here." Xi Yan glanced around and said, "Perhaps we're currently under the surveillance of some special entity."

"For example... that so-called ghost."

"Please, Xi Yan, don't scare me anymore..."

Nami almost burst into tears; ghosts are even scarier than zombies, okay?

Merry also looked frightened, grabbing Xi Yan's pants and cautiously looking around, afraid that something terrible might rush out.

"I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just stating an objective fact..." Xi Yan paused here, then sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Nami is really timid, even less so than Merry.

At least this girl didn't show any fear when she heard the name of the Shichibukai.

I just don't know if she's genuinely unafraid of the Shichibukai, or if she simply doesn't understand the concept.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan looked down at Chopper and said, "So... Chopper, are you still planning to go see it now?"

"The Shichibukai and all that..." Chopper looked up and said, "Xi Yan, I still want to go see them."

"Oh?"

"Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm still scared..." Chopper gritted his teeth and said, "But I'm more curious to know whether Doctor Hogback came here voluntarily, or whether he was forcibly brought here by that Moria."

"If it's the latter, we can rescue them before the fighting breaks out."

"If it's the former..."

"I will not let him get away with this!"

He couldn't bear to see his idol, Hogback, suffer, so he was willing to risk his life to rescue him.

But if the other party does something unethical, he will definitely beat that bastard to a pulp!

"Then let's go," Xi Yan said.

As for the matter of the Shichibukai, he would have another clone deliver the message to Luffy and his crew; this was an idea he had from the beginning.

After learning about the situation with Baoya and the others, the clone will go back to find Luffy.

"Chopper... Xi Yan..."

"How... how come Merry is here too..."

Watching the three stride forward, Usopp and Nami were both stunned. Did the word "fear" not exist in their vocabulary?

"You two, hurry up and follow me."

"But..."

"Cheer up, will you?" Xi Yan said. "Our captain is going to become the Pirate King. What are we, as crew members, afraid of the Shichibukai?"

"Then we should temporarily avoid confrontation and regroup before..."

Xi Yan interrupted him directly, saying, "I dare to fight Admiral, why would I avoid his sharp edge?!"

These words acted like a shot of adrenaline, instantly calming Nami and Usopp down.

Yes, Xi Yan can not only single-handedly block the Buster Call, but also fight against Marine Admiral!

Following his lead, even the Shichibukai might not be able to do anything to them.

Thinking of this, the two immediately stood up and chased after the three.

"Wait for us!"

The two immediately gave chase, fearing they would truly be left behind.

Given their combined strength, going back to the forest would be tantamount to suicide.

They had no confidence that they could survive being devoured by so many terrifying zombies.

"If you two are really scared, I can use my Shadow Clone to send you back," Xi Yan suddenly said.

Nami and Usopp exchanged a glance upon hearing this, then looked down at Merry, an image involuntarily flashing through their minds.

(Luffy: Hahaha, you two are even less courageous than Merry.)

"!!!"

"No, absolutely not!" x2

"Is that so?" Xi Yan smiled. "Then let's go."

Seeing the three people walk away without looking back, the two sighed silently and followed them resignedly.

"Squeak~"

Xi Yan pushed open the steel Great Gate of the courtyard, and the group walked outside the castle.

Looking at the ancient Great Gate not far away, Usopp swallowed hard and said, "This... there shouldn't be any zombies inside, right?"

"Hey, that's hard to say."

Usopp:...

"Xi Yan, you didn't actually need to say that."

"I'm warning you to be on your guard!" Xi Yan said. "Don't forget whose territory this is."

While you may not be afraid, if you lack even a little vigilance, you could still end up making a mistake.

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately became extremely alert, cautiously looking around as if afraid that a zombie might suddenly rush out and bite him.

"Speaking of Xi Yan, you just said that Moria uses shadows to create zombies..." Usopp said, "So even if someone gets bitten by a zombie, they won't turn into a zombie themselves?"

"Damn it, don't say such scary things!"

Nami glared at Usopp, her skin crawling with unease.

"I don't know about that," Xi Yan said, shrugging. "I have no information on that."

"How about... you give it a try?"

A mischievous grin spread across Xi Yan's face as he looked at Usopp with a chuckle.

"Who wants to try something like that, you idiot!" Usopp shoved his nose right into Xi Yan's face, opening his shark-like mouth and roaring, "What if I turn into a zombie?!"

The thought of what he would look like as a zombie made Usopp feel extremely uncomfortable, and his hair stood on end.

"Then you'd better try your best not to get bitten~" Xi Yan shrugged.

Usopp opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Finally, he looked at Xi Yan with a sincere expression and said, "Xi Yan, please protect me."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

"What do you mean 'try your best,' you bastard?! Give it your all!!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

After Usopp's antics, the frightening atmosphere actually disappeared.

This was also Xi Yan's purpose; what kind of journey would it be to travel in fear and trepidation?

"Alright, we've arrived." Xi Yan looked at the open Great Gate in front of him and said, "Let's see if this doctor is human... or a demon?!"

"Profound!"