Monster Strength Fist!

"Strange, why is the front gate open?"

Guards at the Inner Island's gate stared in confusion toward the Main Gate.

The Judicial Island's Main Gate was rarely fully opened—usually only for important visitors.

"Main Gate, Main Gate, what's going on over there?" One guard picked up a Den Den Mushi and asked.

But unfortunately, the other side gave no answer at all, falling into dead silence.

That immediately made them realize something was wrong.

"Damn it, could the Main Gate have already fallen?"

"Quick, send someone to check it out."

"Hey, who are you? Stop right there!" One guard suddenly noticed Luffy running over and said, "Did you open the Main Gate?!"

"Main Gate?"

Luffy stopped, glanced back in confusion, and saw that the gate behind him had somehow opened.

"I did."

Xi Yan suddenly appeared beside Luffy and said.

"Xi Yan, you opened it?!" Luffy said.

"Hmm." Xi Yan nodded. "Opening the gate makes it easier for them to get in—wasn't that the plan we just discussed?"

Luffy: ???

Plan?

What plan?

"Bastards, what are you two muttering about over there?!" A Marine shouted angrily. "Who gave you permission to run wild here? Lie down quietly!"

Luffy and Xi Yan exchanged a glance, then said in unison, "I refuse!"

"How dare you refuse..."

"Wait, he's that Straw Hat Luffy with a 100 million Beli bounty!"

"What?!"

"Quick, wake up Oimo and Kasi!"

A bounty of 100 million was beyond what they could handle, and that guy in the vest said more enemies were coming in.

They couldn't hold them back with their strength—they had to wake those two giants.

"Gum-Gum Gatling!"

"Boom!!"

A storm of fists shot forward, blasting a whole group of people away.

After doing that, Luffy reached up and grabbed the ring on the High Ground, saying, "Xi Yan, leave this to you."

"Oh!"

"Bastard, stop right there!"

The Marines watched the enemy casually cross the Great Gate, their eyes blazing with fury. This was a serious dereliction of duty—they'd likely be executed by Spandam!

If they failed to guard the gate, doom awaited them.

"Where are you looking?"

"Bastard, don't underestimate us!" A Marine shouted angrily. "Fine, Straw Hat's one thing, but you're a nobody—how dare you face all of us alone?!"

"Get him, kill him!"

"Guess I'm really being looked down on." Xi Yan's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. "This is the downside of having no bounty, huh."

No matter how strong you were, no one knew you.

But it didn't matter—after this incident, his bounty should be pretty high too.

After all... this was the Judicial Island!

Glancing at the Marines closing in, Xi Yan said, "I have no grudge against you, but since we're on opposite sides, I have no choice but to apologize."

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Boom!!"

A massive fireball formed in front of Xi Yan, surging forward with terrifying heat.

"He's a Devil Fruit User!"

"Someone save me..."

"It's so hot!"

"Boom!!"

With one strike, he took out a whole group of people!

The ground was scorched black, and these people lay smoking on it, clearly unconscious.

"A man with this kind of strength can't possibly be a nobody—who the hell are you?!" a Marine stared at Xi Yan in terror.

A casual attack like that could wipe out so many of them in one go.

"Fire... Could he be Fire Fist Ace?"

"Impossible, I've seen Fire Fist Ace before. That's not him."

"Damn it, why does someone this strong have no bounty?!"

"Me? I'm just an ordinary ninja." Xi Yan picked at his ear and said, "Alright, enough small talk."

"Does any of you know where Nico Robin was taken?"

"How would we know something like that?"

"That's right, even if we did, we wouldn't tell you, you evil pirate!!"

The Marines glared at Xi Yan furiously, showing no sign of backing down, even though this man seemed nearly unbeatable to them.

But in their position, there were things they had to do.

"Evil pirate..." Xi Yan shook his head. "That line again."

"Forget it, I'll just take you all out—"

"Swoosh~"

Before Xi Yan could finish, two figures leaped out from behind the Great Gate, momentarily blotting out the sunlight.

"Boom!!"

As they landed, the ground shook violently, a testament to their sheer tonnage.

"Oimo, someone actually dared to attack this place today. That's surprising."

"That's right, Kasi!" Oimo said. "No matter. Just kill them and be done with it."

"Let's hurry up—I want to go back to sleep."

It was still the dead of night, and being woken up so abruptly pissed him off.

"Oh ho~"

"The Giant Clan, huh."

Xi Yan craned his neck to look up at the two behemoths. This was his first time seeing a Giant Clan member in person.

They had to be nearly twenty meters tall. He wondered how they'd stack up against those two giants from Little Garden.

"Thank goodness, it's Oimo and Kasi!"

"Go, Big Guy, take him down!"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard you. So noisy." Oimo said irritably.

If their captain weren't locked up in the Underwater Great Prison, would he, a proud member of the Giant Warrior Pirate Crew, still be stuck here guarding the gate?

Whatever. Time to deal with the enemy in front of him.

"Kid, you surrendering, or do we have to kill you ourselves?" Kasi said.

While speaking, he hefted the Giant Axe in his hand, and Killing intent crept into his eyes.

Anyone who dared to stand in the way of saving their captain was an enemy of Elbaf!

Xi Yan ignored him, instead using his Sharinggan to control a few people to open the gate.

Only then did he look at Kasi and say, "Bigger size doesn't always mean stronger."

"Maybe you're right, but that sure as hell doesn't apply to you!" Kasi roared, swinging his Giant Axe down at Xi Yan.

Since the bastard wouldn't surrender, he'd just have to kill him!

"Boom!!"

The massive force slammed into the ground, carving out a Big Pit.

"Hmph, crushed to pieces," Oimo snorted.

The strength of the Giant Clan was no joke. Against an ordinary person, the only outcome was being smashed into paste.

"Sorry I didn't get crushed to pieces~"

"Wha—?!"

Seeing Xi Yan appear in Mid-air without warning, Kasi's pupils shrank. The guy had dodged?

"Take a good taste of human strength."

"Monster Strength Fist!"

"Boom!!"