A Powerful Enemy Blocks the Way, the Drum of Liberation Resounds! (Combined Chapter)

Two battlefields had opened up. Aside from Dragon, who was helping the Straw Hat Pirates draw attention, Sanji had also single-handedly stopped Kuma and some of his subordinates in order to let Luffy and the others advance smoothly.

Meanwhile, Luffy led his companions through the underground plaza and ran down the corridor toward the New Marines' treasury.

Ever since the treasury left behind from Big Mom's era had fallen into the New Marines' hands, the things stored within had changed enormously. The gold and jewels it once held had long since been sold off by the New Marines to fund their military expenses.

Yet plenty of valuable items still remained. Moreover, the New Marines had stood in the New World for many years and slaughtered countless pirates, obtaining quite a few things that were valuable yet impossible to buy.

Aside from the Road Poneglyph, the treasury also held Devil Fruits with all kinds of formidable abilities that the Marines had collected over the years.

If they were ordinary Devil Fruits, the New Marines would use them as rewards after acquiring them, granting them to soldiers who had distinguished themselves in battle, or using them as incentives for young people favored by the higher-ups.

The few Devil Fruits that could be stored in the treasury all possessed rare and powerful abilities.

Besides Devil Fruits, the treasury also contained precious books, historical artifacts, and so on.

Overall, while the treasury did not contain any "priceless rare treasures" in the conventional sense, it was still an enormous treasure trove for certain groups of people.

The items stored in the treasury were valuable, and naturally, the New Marines' defenses around it were not weak either.

As the Straw Hat Pirates reached the end of the corridor, a massive red gate appeared before them.

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