Attack on Arlong Territory

When the three-decked Dreadnaught Sabre entered the waters of Cocoyasi Village, it quickly drew the attention of some Fish-Men who were currently collecting protection money.

At first, they assumed it was just some ignorant pirate crew daring to trespass into the territory of the Arlong Pirates.

But when they saw the black Jolly Roger of the Big Daddy Pirates, even these Fish-Men, who were accustomed to doing as they pleased in these waters, couldn't help but have their expressions change drastically.

This was a major pirate crew from the East Blue that possessed the same bounty as their leader, Arlong.

And how long had it been since the Big Daddy Pirates wiped out the East Blue hegemon, the Krieg Pirates?

Now that they had entered their territory so quickly, it didn't take much thought to realize that the visitors were definitely here with ill intent.

However, the Fish-Men, long accustomed to lording over the Cocoyasi Village waters, jumped into the sea without a shred of fear, aggressively intending to sink the Big Daddy Pirates' ship.

"Daddy, you landlubber, I suppose you're helpless now! Then it falls to me, the second-in-command, to reluctantly step in and finish them off!"

Zoro grinned, quickly drawing the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri and Hana Shu before leaping into the ocean; his naval combat skills were not weak, and taking out a few Fish-Man grunts was a trivial matter.

Soon, three plumes of blood erupted on the surface of the sea.

Seeing Zoro return to the surface, Nami finally let out a sigh of relief; she knew just how powerful the Fish-Men were when fighting in the water.

This also made Daddy realize the immense threat the Fish-Men posed to a pirate ship.

"Full speed! Head to Cocoyasi Village with everything we've got!"

Daddy had no intention of saving these islands or villages; they needed to strike with lightning speed to kill Arlong. Otherwise, if these Fish-Men were alerted and retreated into the vast ocean, Daddy would have no way to deal with them.

Nami's face already showed a hint of worry; she had burned her bridges this time, pinning all her hopes on Daddy. If Daddy failed to take down Arlong, their village would face the insane retaliation of the Arlong Pirates.

After returning to the ship, Zoro joined Daddy and the rest of the crew in rowing with all their might.

They pushed the speed of the Dreadnaught Sabre even higher.

Inside Arlong Park.

The Fish-Man underlings who had been collecting protection money in the nearby villages were returning to their paradise with faces full of smiles.

"Boss Arlong! We're back! Aside from the few penniless wretches and hotheads we slaughtered, we've collected all the protection money."

A Fish-Man underling reported to Arlong with great excitement; this comfortable life was a hundred times better than their days in the Fish-Man District.

After all, the pirate crews that managed to reach the Sabaody Archipelago were already powerful; whenever they passed through Fish-Man Island, they inevitably engaged in looting, which led to Fish-Men or merfolk being secretly abducted every month.

Even though Fish-Man Island flew the flag of Whitebeard Newgate and was under his protection, it couldn't fully safeguard the island.

Because many pirate crews from the four seas had never witnessed Whitebeard's true strength, they naturally felt little fear and continued their usual business of piracy and plunder.

"Sha-ha-ha-ha! Not bad! Kingon, you're getting the hang of this! When dealing with these lowly humans, you have to be decisive! No money means no life!"

Arlong laughed loudly; this act of casually trampling on human lives was truly a great stress reliever!

"I will, Boss Arlong!"

The Fish-Man Kingon said excitedly; if the collection routes hadn't already been assigned, he would have wanted to hit a few more villages and kill a few more humans!

"Bad news!! Boss Arlong! The Big Daddy Pirates have invaded!"

A Fish-Man grunt rushed in frantically, screaming at the top of his lungs, his eyes filled with terror!

The men of the Big Daddy Pirates had started killing the moment they landed; the Fish-Man brothers at the Cocoyasi Village port had been slaughtered in an instant, accounting for more than half of the remaining garrison.

With the Arlong Pirates numbering less than a hundred, they had happened to send sixty or seventy men out to the various villages to collect protection money today!

They never expected the Big Daddy Pirates to strike their base during this moment of weakness!

"What!!! That bastard Daddy actually dares to come looking for trouble with me?"

Arlong roared in shock, immediately grabbing his weapon, the Great Saw Blade: Kiribachi, and charging out with his officers.

But in the next second, a massive blue-and-white Sonic Laser Cannon blasted into the headquarters building of Arlong Park!

"Damn it!!"

This beam of light reminded Arlong of the terror of Kizaru Borsalino; the scene of being instantly defeated by Kizaru years ago was still vivid in his mind!

However, this humiliating history only made him even more furious!

"Kill them for me!"

Arlong gritted his sharp teeth and charged out with bloodshot eyes; his Arlong Empire territory had been blasted with a huge hole, which was simply unforgivable!

"No need for you to come out! We've already broken in!"

Daddy walked in, filled with killing intent, holding a Fish-Man by the neck before snapping it and tossing the body toward Arlong!

"Pisaro!! Daddy! I'm going to kill you!!"

Watching his kin being finished off by Daddy, Arlong flew into a rage, raising his Great Saw Blade: Kiribachi to strike at Daddy!

"Slaughter them all!!"

Daddy gave the order with a savage grin, and Zoro, Kuro, and the others immediately found their opponents!

"Nine million Beli worth of trash!"

Kuro faced off against Kuroobi the Cartilaginous Fish-Man, not looking at this Fish-Man with any regard, though on paper, this guy was indeed the Fish-Man pirate with the second-highest bounty in the Arlong Pirates!

"A six-sword style swordsman?"

Zoro, the Three-Sword Style swordsman, felt a surge of excitement upon seeing the octopus fishman Hatchan wielding six blades; it was his first time encountering such a rare six-sword style practitioner, and he immediately wanted to witness its power!

Thus, he couldn't be bothered to fight Kuro for the second-highest bounty target, Kuroobi.

Meanwhile, the kissing fishman Chu opened the engagement by firing a high-powered water cannon at the Big Daddy Pirates, which infuriated Sonic El Drago into firing back.

He was the only one who ever blasted others; how could he possibly let someone else blast him!

Besides, the opponent was just a piece-of-trash fishman with a bounty of 5.5 million Beli, so he had to blow him to bits today!

Seeing that the big shots all had their own opponents, Gin the Man-Demon had no choice but to charge at the remaining five or six fishmen alongside Pearl the Iron Wall and Gollas.

As for Jango the Hypnotist and the Cat Brothers, they remained behind to guard the pirate ship Dreadnaught Sabre, ensuring it wouldn't be damaged by the fishmen returning from collecting protection money!

Seeing the Big Daddy Pirates and the Arlong Pirates locked in an all-out war, Nami knew she couldn't help, so she ran home first to grab her sister Nojiko and organize the villagers to stand against the Arlong Pirates!

Even if it was just to deal with the fishman lackeys returning one after another, they had to make a contribution!

Under her rallying cries and with the help of the village police officer Genzo, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village finally took up arms, with half heading to the port and the other half to Arlong Park, determined to do everything in their power to help the Big Daddy Pirates overthrow the Arlong Pirates!