Little Luffy's arm stretched out rapidly. Under the astonished gazes of the bandits, Luffy's tiny fist had already slammed into the face of a bearded middle-aged man.
Boom!!
Luffy's punch was incredibly precise, landing squarely on the bandit's nose.
"Argh!"
A swelling pain shot through him. The bandit whose nose had been hit instinctively covered it with his hand, letting out a pained groan.
Blood trickled through the gaps between his fingers. The bandit staggered before steadying himself, then lowered his head slightly to stare at the blood in his hand in disbelief. His eyes instantly turned bloodshot as he snarled at his companions:
"Why aren't you attacking?!"
"Leave that brat to me. I'm going to kill him myself!"
At his call, the bandits immediately rushed forward together, charging at Luffy and the others.
"Gatling Gun~~"
Luffy's shout rang through the alley. A dense barrage of fists filled one side of the narrow passage, knocking the four pirates charging at him straight to the ground. He was clearly just a child, yet his fists were powerful enough to take down grown men like them.
Just as Luffy struck first, Ace clenched his fist as well. Blazing flames instantly covered his arm, and he was about to attack the pirates on the other side when several arcs of lightning flashed past him.
By the time Ace reacted, the lightning arcs had already struck the other bandits. The bandits hit by the electricity did not even have time to cry out before they were knocked unconscious on the ground.
In just a few breaths, the alley was filled with the groans of the bandits.
"Devil Fruit users!"
"These brats are Devil Fruit users!!"
Only then did the bandits knocked down by Luffy finally realize what kind of people they had run into.