Camie was successfully rescued by Rayleigh, and everyone ran toward the exit.
As Tashigi prepared to flee with them, she looked at Kalifa in confusion. "Kalifa, aren't you running? It's dangerous for us to stay here, and we still don't know exactly when Luo Chen will arrive."
"No rush. Luo Chen gave me a mission—no, it should be a mission for both of us." Kalifa smiled mysteriously, then continued, "We're going to kidnap the Celestial Dragons."
"What? Kidnap the Celestial Dragons?" Tashigi had never expected Luo Chen to give such a crazy order.
One could imagine that if they really did it, Marine Headquarters would definitely send Admirals to hunt them down without rest.
Even the World Government might mobilize as well.
Just striking a Celestial Dragon was enough to make Marine Headquarters dispatch an Admiral to suppress them.
Let alone kidnapping Celestial Dragons!
Kalifa smiled. "Tashigi, don't you think it would be exciting to go all out with Captain Luo Chen?"
Tashigi felt her entire head buzzing!
Kalifa stopped wasting words and immediately dragged Tashigi into action.
Just then, quite a few Marine soldiers rushed in through the back door to rescue the Celestial Dragons.
However, most of the Marine soldiers had been blocked at the main entrance by the three captains—Luffy, Kidd, and Law.
Therefore, the Marine soldiers at the back door were not particularly strong.
The Marine soldiers were no match for Kalifa, who knew the Six Powers, or Tashigi, who wielded swordsmanship.
Meanwhile, at the entrance, Luffy, Kidd, and Law were teasing one another about how strange their Devil Fruit abilities were.
Aboard a flying ship, Luo Chen stood at the bow with his hands in his pockets and said calmly, "I only took a nap, and Kalifa and Tashigi already caused this much trouble with the Straw Hat Pirates?"
"Didn't they know Straw Hat Luffy was a walking problem? Forget it, Kalifa and Tashigi probably didn't know either."
"Still, three Celestial Dragons? That's quite a haul." Luo Chen's lips curled into a cold smile at the end.
If the Celestial Dragons were put to good use, he might be able to squeeze a great deal of resources out of the World Government.
A Marine commodore said in terror, "Damn it, why are those three Pirates so strong? Why haven't the Admirals arrived yet? We're about to collapse!"
Watching his Marine subordinates get slaughtered by Straw Hat Luffy, Kidd, and Law as easily as chopping vegetables, the Marine commodore's face was full of terror.
All he could do now was hope the Admirals arrived quickly. Then they might be able to turn this unfavorable situation around.
Luffy shouted, "Leave these Marines to me! You two, quit getting in my way!"
"Damn it, that's what I should be saying!" Kidd roared directly at Straw Hat Luffy.
Holding a Marine soldier's head in his hand, Trafalgar Law said, "Your Devil Fruit abilities are way too flashy. Mine's much more straightforward."
"Your Devil Fruit ability is the flashy one!" Straw Hat Luffy and Kidd shot back at the same time.
Suddenly, among everyone present, Rayleigh looked up at the sky and said in confusion, "Isn't that Golden Lion's ability?"
As the ship descended lower and lower, everyone present soon noticed the flying vessel in the air.
Staring at the person aboard the approaching ship, Kidd said in surprise, "That guy is... Luo Chen?"
"It's him. Like us, he's a Pirate with a bounty exceeding one hundred million Beli," Trafalgar Law replied.
Sanji puffed on his cigarette and said, "So that guy is the captain of the two lovely ladies, Kalifa and Tashigi? I'm so jealous!"
"Idiot, what are you jealous of?" Nami asked, giving Sanji a very dangerous look.
That look instantly scared Sanji silent. If Nami got angry, it would be terrifying.
Usopp stared in shock. "So scary. Why does that guy's Devil Fruit ability remind me of that blond old man?"
"Now that you mention it, yeah," Franky replied.
Luffy kept his eyes on Luo Chen, as though he sensed something. "That guy... he's strong."
Zoro did not look at Luo Chen himself. Instead, he kept staring at the two swords at Luo Chen's waist. "Those two swords belong to Golden Lion."
As soon as Zoro said that, the Straw Hat Pirates finally turned their attention to Luo Chen's weapons. It really was true!
Rayleigh maintained his smile from beginning to end. "Looks like he's Golden Lion's successor. Still, it's unexpected that that guy would look for a successor."
"Rayleigh, is Golden Lion one of the three great Pirates from back then?" Hatchan asked uncertainly.
Rayleigh did not deny it and nodded in reply.
Hatchan sucked in a cold breath.
The Marine commodore tightened his grip on his gun and said worriedly, "Damn it, another Supernova."
"Listen up! Aim at that ship in the sky and shoot him down!"
"Yes!" the Marine soldiers answered in unison.
They all aimed their guns at the flying ship under Luo Chen's control.
With his hands in his pockets, Luo Chen calmly looked down at the thousand-plus Marine soldiers below. "With this much trash around, it's time to clear the field."
The moment Luo Chen's words fell—
An invisible wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted instantly.
Like a violent gale, it swept across the Marines below.
Immediately afterward, large swathes of Marine soldiers rolled their eyes, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed unconscious.
Even the Marine commodore dropped to the ground in pain, bracing himself with both hands.
Straw Hat Luffy said in shock, "Is that the same move that uncle used just now?"
"Conqueror's Haki... damn that guy." Kidd immediately became wary. Anyone capable of using that move would be a powerful rival.
Trafalgar Law was equally unsettled. "It seems the one hundred million Beli bounty the Marines placed on Captain Luo Chen seriously underestimated him."