The End
"Captain Hody!" Several officers exclaimed with delight.
Hody Jones pulled out a few pills and tossed one to each of the officers, saying, "Take this!"
The cadres glanced at the pills in their hands, chose to obey Hody Jones's orders, and quickly swallowed them. Instantly, their pupils contracted as they felt a tremendous power slowly digesting and spreading throughout their bodies!
"This pill... it's absolutely deadly!" the cadres shouted with ecstatic joy. "With this, they will no longer be a match for us!"
"I've regained my strength! What a wonderful feeling!" The heavily injured Daruma straightened his back, seemingly fully recovered, stood up from the ground, and cackled maliciously.
No sooner had he finished speaking than countless black particles, like bullets, enveloped most of his field of vision and suddenly shot out.
The Fish-Man cadres were still immersed in the thrill of gaining power when a swarm of black particles, like a rain of locusts, flew towards them, wave after wave, layer after layer, constantly striking their bodies. Instantly, an indescribable pain invaded their minds.
Bang bang bang--
Dust billowed up across the field, and after a full thirty seconds of intense shooting, the last burst of black particles was finally fired, and Tink slowly lowered his arm.
The dust gradually dispersed to both sides of the battlefield, revealing the officers who had taken the Energy Steroids, their bodies covered in wounds, kneeling on the ground with their eyes almost white, weakly muttering "bastards." Only Hody Jones was panting, looking at Tink with a gloomy expression.
"The credit has all been stolen now," Louis Carl said casually, stroking the end of his slightly upturned mustache.
"Oh... I thought they were going to attack me. Their control over the Devil Fruit's power is not bad!" Moses August, who was less than five meters away from the Fish-Man executives but was not injured, was quite surprised.
Having just obtained the power of the Energy Steroids, Hody Jones's forces were almost completely wiped out the next moment. His eyes were fixed on the three captains of the Buggy Pirates, with the rage of Sea Kings. The thought of killing all the human pirates in front of him suddenly surged in his mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
Although he had begun to test the effects of the Energy Steroids, he still didn't understand what other consequences the drug in the Tamatebako might have besides providing power. Moreover, the enemy outnumbered him greatly; even the ordinary pirates were all elite fighters. To win would definitely come at a terrible price... No, it wasn't time to fight to the death yet!!
Faced with the choice between advancing and retreating, Hody Jones no longer hesitated to choose the latter, deciding to preserve his strength and make a comeback another day.
He quickly administered two more pills of the Energy Steroids to each of the Fish-Man officers. Once they regained their composure, he ordered in a somber voice, "We're withdrawing from Fish-Man Street!!"
Louis Carl scoffed. "Don't let them get away! Capture them all!!"
Instantly, smoke filled the air, and the scene became chaotic once again.
South side of Fish-Man Street.
Separated from Hody Jones, Vander Decken IX was alone, frantically avoiding any battles he could. In such an unstable environment, revenge was out of the question; he just wanted to escape Fish-Man Island as quickly as possible and return to the Flying Pirates. Nowhere felt safer than his Flying Dutchman. As for the bald sea monster, he could figure out how to rescue him later; right now, survival was the priority!
At that moment, a human who was not particularly tall, and even somewhat short, appeared before him. At first glance, the newcomer had a pair of pointed ears, just like the ears of the legendary elves. But upon closer inspection, his face, which did not give off a good impression, would immediately make him forget his first impression... No elf's face was like the surface of the moon, full of craters!
Jody Lane faced Vander Decken IX, "Anyone can run away, but you can't, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the Fish-Man King."
"You bastard..."
Vander Decken IX recognized the person in front of him as one of the senior members of the pirate crew in the Ryugu Palace. He was a little flustered, but when he saw that the other party was not accompanied by any subordinates, he felt much more at ease. If there was only one enemy, he could definitely handle it.
"You think you can handle it if it's just me alone, right?"
Jody Lane seemed to have seen through Vander Decken IX's thoughts. Her body began to swell, her skin gradually turning blackish-yellow. Her arms and legs were covered with sharp spikes, like conical spears, and two pairs of crystal-clear thin wings grew from her back, making her look somewhat eerie.
"Devil Fruit User...!" Vander Decken IX was somewhat surprised, his expression very serious.
As soon as he finished speaking, his pupils contracted, and he immediately jumped back.
Boom!!
Jody Lane's right hand, transformed into a cone-shaped spear, slammed into the ground, creating a terrifying crack about one meter wide that stretched irregularly outwards for tens of meters!
Being chosen by Buggy as the captain of his ship, his strength is naturally among the best of all pirates, and his destructive power is also rare. If he hadn't been imprisoned in Impel Down, his bounty would probably be much higher than it is now.
Vander Decken IX stared at the carnage on the ground, and the thought of what would have happened if he hadn't dodged in time sent cold sweat dripping down his forehead. His Mark-Mark Fruit ability required physical contact to activate, but this pirate wouldn't give him that chance. With that thought, he turned and fled without any further intention to fight.
Standing calmly atop the tower, Buggy gazed at the war-torn Fish-Man Street stretching to the horizon. He heard a report from the Report Tower of the Ryugu Palace, addressed to the entire Fish-Man Island: Hody Jones had colluded with the criminal Vander Decken IX to create chaos on the Fish-Man Island. The Neptune Army had now obtained conclusive evidence, officially designating him as a villain and issuing an arrest warrant. Buggy the Star Clown Shichibukai, was tasked with his capture. The public was urged not to get involved and to await further news.
Upon hearing the news, the Fish-Man on the island discussed it amongst themselves, each expressing their opinions. Some were delighted, saying that Fish-Man Street scoundrels like Hody Jones, who only knew how to solve problems with violence, were only meant to be avoided. Now that such villains had colluded with Vander Decken IX, they should be locked up in jail so that the entire Fish-Man Island could become more harmonious.
Some remained silent. Hody Jones, from Fish-Man Street, was indeed a heinous villain, but didn't that represent a wait-and-see attitude among the Fish-Man Race? Or perhaps Hody Jones's very existence embodied their darker view of humanity? Besides, wasn't Fisher Tiger also from Fish-Man Street? If he were captured, would it signify a compromise from the royal family...?
Amidst the expectations of some and the disappointment of others, the battle in Fish-Man Street finally drew to a close.