Marines

When the Empress's words fell, every citizen of Amazon Lily was stunned!

"What?!"

"The Empress's curse has been lifted?"

"The curse on the Empress's back came from a monster of the Central Sea. How could it possibly have been lifted so easily?"

"But the Empress announced it herself. Do you think there could be a mistake?"

"What did the Empress call that man just now... Doctor Wu An?"

"That's right, Doctor Wu An!"

Everyone stared at Wu An with fervent eyes!

Because Wu An had lifted the Empress's curse, he was the benefactor of Amazon Lily!

Wu An smiled calmly.

He had not expected the Empress to reveal this matter in public!

He had originally wanted to keep a low profile, earn the Empress's favor, then drive back the World Government's soldiers!

And complete the mission properly!

But now, it seemed that keeping a low profile was no longer possible!

Once this got out, who in the entire One Piece world would not know about him?

After all, the Empress was one of the Shichibukai!

And she was the most beautiful woman in the world!

She was immensely famous throughout the One Piece world!

As the Empress's benefactor, it would be hard for Wu An not to attract attention!

"Doctor Wu An..."

"I have one more request!"

As if recalling something, the Empress spoke cautiously.

"Is it for me to help your two younger sisters?"

Wu An shrugged, utterly unconcerned.

Being familiar with the plot, he naturally knew that although the Empress was proud and willful, she cared deeply about those close to her!

The slave brand on her back had been removed!

But her two younger sisters still had theirs!

"Yes, they offended you earlier..."

"I hope you won't hold it against them, Doctor Wu An!"

The Empress glared at the two sisters behind her.

"No problem!"

Wu An waved a hand.

To him, this was merely a trivial matter!

"Thank you, Doctor Wu An!"

The Empress was overjoyed. She then looked at Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia.

"Aren't you going to thank Doctor Wu An?"

The two sisters exchanged a glance, then bowed slightly. "Thank you, Doctor Wu An!"

"Alright, everyone. Doctor Wu An and I still have matters to discuss!"

"You may all leave!"

The Empress looked back outside the palace and spoke loudly.

After saying that, she led Wu An back into the palace.

Very soon,

An hour later!

Using the same method as before, Wu An removed the slave brands from Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia!

Afterward, the three Empress sisters were all overjoyed!

However, Wu An could vaguely sense that the Empress's expression was conflicted!

She seemed troubled by something!

"Empress, is something wrong?"

Wu An asked directly.

By now, he and the Empress were fairly familiar with each other!

Moreover, having traveled here from the Urban World, he held no particular reverence for the Empress, so his tone was calm.

"It's like this!"

"The World Government has sent me an invitation!"

"They want me to join the Shichibukai!"

"I'm hesitating over whether I should agree to it!"

The Empress spoke slowly.

Hm?

Join the Shichibukai?

Wu An froze.

Could the current timeline be before the Empress became one of the Shichibukai?

No wonder...

The current Empress appeared less mature than in the anime, with a little more youthful cuteness!

So that was it!

Wu An suddenly understood.

"Doctor Wu An, what do you think? Should I agree to them?" The Empress looked at Wu An expectantly!

Ever since meeting Wu An, everything he had done had exceeded her expectations!

Therefore, the Empress hoped Wu An could give her some advice!

"Of course you should join!"

Wu An pondered for a moment before speaking.

"However, you cannot join so easily!"

Wu An added.

Huh?!

The Empress was dumbfounded!

Join?

But not join too easily?

So was he telling her to join or not?

The Empress blinked her large eyes, her face full of confusion!

"What I mean is, before joining, you need to establish your authority and display your strength!"

"Only then will others take you seriously!"

Wu An smiled calmly.

Ultimately, the One Piece world was a world where the strong preyed on the weak!

If you were powerful, you could rule over one region!

If you were weak, you could only be enslaved and bullied!

After all, even among the Shichibukai, there was a hierarchy!

The Empress was a woman, and was inherently at a disadvantage!

If she did not establish her authority, she would certainly be underestimated and targeted!

"I understand!"

The Empress seemed to understand, though not entirely.

However!

At that moment!

A tremendous horn blared!

"This is?!"

The Empress's expression changed!

Immediately afterward, someone rushed in frantically!

"Empress, there's a Navy warship!"

"A Navy warship is approaching!"

A Navy warship?

The World Government?

Wu An narrowed his eyes!

"I know why they have come!"

"They should be representing the World Government, asking me for an answer!"

The Empress said.

"Empress, your chance to establish your authority has arrived!"

Wu An said with a smile.

"You mean, kill everyone on that warship?"

The Empress paused, her face filled with killing intent!

"Killing them all would not be establishing your authority!"

"It would be making enemies!"

Wu An shook his head.

"Kill the soldiers, but leave their leader alive. Let him return and report back!"

Wu An spoke indifferently.

Soon, the group arrived at the dock!

They saw a massive warship anchored not far away!

More than a hundred Navy soldiers stood on the warship!

At their head stood a tall man!

"Empress, I am a Navy vice admiral. On behalf of the World Government, I formally invite you to join the Shichibukai!"

The leading man on the warship shouted loudly!

"Surround them!"

The Empress gave the order!

At once, a large number of fully armed Kuja Pirates rushed forward!

"You?!"

The leading Navy vice admiral's expression changed drastically!

He had never expected the Empress to disregard the World Government so completely!

"Empress, I'm joining the battle too!"

Wu An suddenly spoke!

An incomparably surging fighting spirit rose from his body!

The system's side mission was to drive back the World Government's soldiers!

Although relying entirely on the Empress would still drive them back!

But in Wu An's view, the rewards would surely be meager that way!

After all, Wu An would not have contributed much!

And the mission rewards were determined by Wu An's level of participation!

Therefore, for generous rewards, Wu An had to personally join the fight!

"Doctor Wu An... you truly don't need to do this!"

Emotion appeared on the Empress's face!

She thought Wu An was risking his life against the Navy for her sake!

But before she could finish speaking,

Wu An leaped into the air and had already charged onto the warship!

"Kill him!"

"Everyone, get him!"

Very quickly, a large number of Navy soldiers surrounded Wu An!

With Wu An's current physical condition, he was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person!

Facing the combined assault of so many Navy soldiers, he would certainly be overwhelmed!

Not to mention that a Navy vice admiral was watching him like a tiger from the side!

One had to know that every Navy vice admiral possessed terrifying strength!

They could easily kill a Sea King!

However, Wu An remained calm!

"Qi-State Origin-Flow!!"

At once, silvery-white flames ignited across Wu An's body!

In Wu An's eyes, everyone's movements slowed by a beat!

With the boost of Qi-State Origin-Flow, Wu An could send several Marines flying with a casual strike!

But before long, even more Marines surrounded him!

Gradually, even Wu An began to feel the pressure!

Because,

There were simply too many of them!

He couldn't kill them all!

"What a pity, my Qi-State Origin-Flow is only at the beginner level!"

"If I had the intermediate or advanced level, this shipful of Marines probably wouldn't even be enough for me to kill!"

Wu An longed for it in his heart!