Sabaody Archipelago

Kuina was very disappointed. This guy had even less combat experience than she did. Despite being so proficient in Observation Haki, he had never even seen Armament Haki.

She had thought he was another formidable opponent and had even prepared herself for a hard fight.

The Lightning Fruit was known as the strongest Logia Devil Fruit. This guy was far too unworthy of the title "strongest."

Setting aside Kuina's minor frustration, after Enel died, no one else came to stop them from having fun.

Those Skypieans were not worth mentioning.

After seeing all sorts of shells on Sky Island—Impact Dials, Cloud Dials, Breath Dials, and more—everyone eagerly collected plenty of them.

Richard even specially modified a suitable environment for those shells inside his Small World.

Then they went to see the famous Golden Bell. Kuina ultimately took it away as funding for her future activities.

After having a blast on Sky Island for two days, they finally left and returned to the surface of the Grand Line.

There was nothing much fun after that. After discussing it, they decided to head straight for the Sabaody Archipelago.

They could also take the opportunity to see the legendary Fish-Man Island.

Thus, another two or three days passed before they finally arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.

They had stopped and started along the way. Whenever they encountered a ship bold enough to attack their little speedboat—whether it was a merchant ship, pirate ship, or Marine warship—they retaliated with RPGs.

If the bombardment flushed out an expert, they sent Kuina to fight them.

They turned the entire sea route upside down.

Naturally, after making so many moves, their little speedboat had finally made a name for itself.

Rumor had it that there was a tiny iron ship on the Grand Line that moved faster than a bird could fly.

It also possessed an extremely fierce arsenal. Every ship that dared attack it had been sunk.

Of course, the Marines knew a little more. They knew this was the Water Ghost crew that had recently been placed on the wanted list. The Marines had already begun paying special attention to them.

The Marines were extremely interested in this ultra-fast iron vessel.

Only then did they remember that East Blue had apparently reported a strange-looking single-person vessel a few days ago?

They swiftly made their decision. This group had to be captured alive.

Completely unaware of this, the group put away their little speedboat and went ashore.

They first asked a friendly local gang about the situation on the island.

The entire archipelago consisted of seventy-nine trees and was therefore divided into seventy-nine districts.

There was nothing to say about Groves 1 through 29. They were slave-trading districts, with nothing fun to do.

Groves 30 through 39 were the Soap Bubble Park district.

Groves 40 through 49 were the sightseeing district and shopping streets.

Groves 50 through 59 were the shipbuilding district and the place where ships were coated.

Groves 60 through 69 were where the Marines were stationed and where the entrance to the World Government was located.

Groves 70 through 79 mainly contained hotels and the like.

After discussing it, they decided to visit Soap Bubble Park first, then head to the sightseeing district and shopping streets.

Leaving the friendly gang members sprawled across the ground, battered and broken, they turned and headed for Grove 34, the nearest park to their location.

The local specialty bubbles were something one simply had to try when visiting the Sabaody Archipelago.

The ladies, Fenrir included, eagerly got themselves bubbles.

With just a gentle push, the bubbles could carry a person gliding a great distance.

Richard and Lin Feng naturally took charge of pushing the bubbles.

As for the scenery, it was not actually all that impressive. Richard had seen far too many breathtaking natural wonders in the Coiling Dragon World, so his standards had long since risen considerably.

Only the bubbles counted as an interesting local feature.

After spending half a day in Soap Bubble Park, the satisfied group went to browse the shopping streets.

This was the crossroads of the first half of the Grand Line. Almost every specialty from the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line could be bought here. It was truly the essence of the Pirate World.

The group entered full shopping mode. Even Richard could not resist buying quite a few interesting little trinkets.

But just as they were in high spirits, everyone ahead of them suddenly dropped to their knees.

"What a buzzkill. We actually ran into these freaks." Lin Feng cursed, feeling thoroughly unlucky.

Didn't these Celestial Dragons usually enjoy visiting slave auction houses? They had clearly not gone over there to join the excitement, yet they still ran into them?

Was this really necessary?

They had expected they might clash with the Marines, but they truly had not expected this.

They could not possibly avoid them merely because they were Celestial Dragons, much less kneel.

A conflict had become inevitable.

Very quickly, with everyone around them kneeling, Richard's group became particularly conspicuous.

"How dare you refuse to kneel before the great gods?" A World Government lackey came over, ready to curse and beat them.

Xia Mi narrowed her eyes. A crack split open in the ground, and before he could react, he fell into it. Then the crack closed as if it had never existed, burying the man directly underground.

"Impudent!" A Celestial Dragon, riding atop a slave, wearing a fishbowl over his head, and disdaining to breathe the same air as commoners, raised his gun and fired.

"Please calm down, Saint Makaz. We will teach these ignorant fools a lesson immediately." The lackeys hurried into action.

They could not let the Celestial Dragon vent his anger on them.

Xia Mi waved a hand and blocked the bullet.

These Celestial Dragons truly lived in unchecked luxury and tyranny. Even she, the Dragon King, had not received this kind of treatment back home. These false gods lived far too comfortably.

She was immensely envious and jealous of the Celestial Dragons' treatment.

So she decided to show this guy what a real god was.

Her figure flashed, and she vanished from where she stood. At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared beside Saint Makazu.

"Huh?" Before Saint Makazu understood what was happening, he had been lifted into the air.

"You insolent commoner, I'll turn you into my slave!" he said viciously, only reacting a beat too late.

"Release Saint Makazu at once! If you dare harm Saint Makazu, you will all die! Not only will you die, but your families and friends will die too!" the World Government lackeys threatened.

After all, not only would the perpetrators die, but even those who had failed to protect him would die. They had to make these audacious people understand the gravity of the situation.

Nearby, World Government personnel had already called for Marine reinforcements.

However, Xia Mi did not care about their threats. Seeing this bizarre-looking Celestial Dragon raise his hand and flail wildly, even intending to throw the flintlock pistol in his hand at her—

Another crack opened beneath her feet, and she casually tossed him inside. Then the crack vanished.

"Saint Makazu..."

"You bastards, this is unforgivable."

"Kill them, or we'll all die."

The World Government men began fighting desperately. They were already hopeless, but they thought that perhaps killing these people might let them escape death?

However, reality was cruel. Kuina and Lin Feng made their move. Even though these men were elite forces selected by the World Government, some of whom had mastered one or two techniques of the Six Styles and were comparable to Marine Headquarters officers—

They merely held out a little longer before being knocked to the ground.

However, these people truly possessed formidable physical strength. Ordinary minor injuries barely affected them, and it was not until Lin Feng and Kuina struck heavily, leaving them either dead or crippled, that they stopped.