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Arlong and the others, along with Nami and the rest, were all stunned.
Natsuya had actually crossed the barrage of bullets again and again, kidnapping the leading Colonel Mouse right before the eyes of over a hundred Marines!
What kind of ability was that!?
A smile curled at the corner of Natsuya's mouth.
Without a doubt, what he had used just now was the Door-Door Fruit's power.
Along with Paper Art.
However, Paper Art ultimately had its flaws. It could not completely evade bullets once they reached a certain density, so he activated the Door-Door Fruit's power and used the Different Dimension to block them.
Speaking of which.
Simply opening a Door of Different Dimension was Natsuya's strongest defensive move.
The Different Dimension possessed the property of accommodating all things, which was practically the same as being able to devour everything!
Of course, Rashomon was not useless either.
There was a saying: you could never have too many skills.
With several more defensive techniques, Natsuya naturally became more flexible and versatile in defending himself.
Simply put, he used whatever defensive move suited the situation.
For example, using Rashomon at this time would have been overkill. It also would not have helped Natsuya cross the hail of bullets and capture Colonel Mouse.
So this time, Natsuya had not used Rashomon. He had directly opened the Different Dimension.
While the Different Dimension devoured every bullet, he also captured Colonel Mouse alive.
At that moment, as Natsuya looked at Colonel Mouse before him, the smile on his face gradually turned cold.
"Heh, who gave you the courage to provoke me?"
As his words fell, Natsuya tightened his grip.
Colonel Mouse's eyes widened at once, and his rat-like face began turning red and purple.
His body was lifted into the air. His legs kicked wildly as he struggled desperately, but it was utterly useless.
Nami and the others' expressions changed again at the sight.
Arlong and the others lurking nearby darkened their faces.
"Arlong, what do we do!?"
"Boss Arlong, should we make a move!?"
Kuroobi and the others all asked Arlong.
They all understood why Arlong had joined forces with Colonel Mouse.
He merely wanted the other side to act as the vanguard and test Natsuya's strength first.
But now, it could be called a success, or it could be called a failure.
The success was that Colonel Mouse and his men had indeed forced Natsuya to reveal an incredible power!
That power should have been the Door-Door Fruit ability mentioned on the bounty poster, right!?
But the failure was that Natsuya's ability had only revealed the tip of the iceberg. It was not enough to tell them anything!
So, should they make a move or not?
Arlong frowned.
Logically speaking, now was a good time for them to act.
Over a hundred Marines were definitely no small force.
But if they waited until Natsuya killed Colonel Mouse, then with no leader, it was hard to say how much fighting strength those Marines could still display.
However, since they had not completely tested Natsuya's abilities, Arlong did not dare act rashly.
Do not forget, this was a village. Land was everywhere around them.
Fighting here would not cripple their combat power, but against Natsuya, a Devil Fruit user, they clearly did not hold much of an advantage either!
"We're withdrawing!"
With that thought, Arlong immediately gave the order in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Kuroobi and the others had no objections and immediately withdrew from the scene.
On the other side.
Despair gradually appeared in Colonel Mouse's eyes.
After he was captured by Natsuya, it was normal enough that those Marines did not dare make a move.
But why had Arlong and the others, who were lurking in the shadows, not come to save him!?
At the same time, Natsuya shook his head as well.
In fact, he had also been waiting for Arlong and the others to make a move.
When he and Nami had first arrived at Cocoyasi Village, he had not noticed Kuroobi and the others.
But over the following days, a sneaky Fish-Man would appear in Cocoyasi Village from time to time. How could he possibly have failed to notice!?
Thus, Natsuya understood that Arlong definitely knew he had arrived.
So when Colonel Mouse had mobilized all his forces and led the Marines here to attack, it was highly likely that Arlong had instigated it!
With that, it was naturally not difficult for Natsuya to guess that Arlong and the others were lying in wait nearby.
But since Arlong and the others had not made a move now, they had probably left, right?
Thinking that, Natsuya did not hesitate any longer and suddenly exerted force with his hand.
Crack!
Colonel Mouse died!
The Marines' expressions changed drastically.
"Colonel Mouse!!"
"Fire!"
The Marines cried out in alarm. Then, someone shouted, and a great number of muzzle flashes erupted again.
Bang bang bang!!!!
A barrage of bullets formed once more and swept toward Natsuya!
Nami and the others' expressions shifted slightly again at the sight.
Yet Natsuya remained calm.
This time, he did not defend himself again. Instead, he used another method.
"Spinning Door!"
Natsuya stretched out his right hand, then spun around on the spot!
Under the Door-Door Fruit's power, one Air Door after another appeared around him.
Without a doubt, this was another new move.
A new support-type move.
The principle behind it was likely to use the Different Dimension to redirect the enemy's attacks, then reflect them all back.
Just like at this moment.
After those bullets entered the Air Doors, they quickly flew out from other Air Doors!
Splat splat splat!!!
Then came a series of bullets piercing flesh.
Every bullet fired by the Marines was reflected back and struck them!
"Aaaah!!!"
"What's going on!?"
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the hundred-plus Marines had been killed or wounded.
The remaining Marines froze at that bizarre sight.
Their gazes toward Natsuya were filled with fear, and they no longer dared fire.
The situation was simply too strange!
Under their combined assault, their opponent had somehow remained completely unharmed.
And what about them?
Not only had their commander, Colonel Mouse, died, but more than half of the Marines had been killed or wounded as well!
Faced with this situation, the Marines completely lost their will to fight. Some even dropped the guns in their hands.
Natsuya laughed in disbelief.
The combat strength and discipline of these branch Marines truly left much to be desired.
Of course, with his abilities, even if the elites of Marine Headquarters were here now, they probably would not amount to much.
Shaking his head, Natsuya ignored the Marines and turned toward Nami some distance away.
"Hey, Nami, do you know where the Arlong Empire is?"
Nami was stunned when she heard that.
In her eyes, the young man was walking toward her step by step, like a beam of light appearing in a pitch-black world.
Still shaken by what had happened, Genzo, Nojiko, and the others instinctively stepped back as Natsuya approached.
Just like that, Natsuya arrived before Nami with a smile on his face.
At that moment, looking at the smile on the young man's face, Nami nodded as if possessed. "I know."
Natsuya immediately chuckled.
"Come on. I'll take you to destroy it."
As his words fell, Natsuya grabbed Nami's little hand and took a step forward, mysteriously vanishing from before everyone's eyes!
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