Kneeling in Perfect Formation, the Last Hope

"You finally came. I was getting tired of waiting."

Luo Wen leaned back in his chair and yawned, clearly not taking Miss Monday and the others seriously.

Tashigi had only drunk two beers. The buzz had hit her quickly, but it had faded just as fast.

She was now completely sober, standing beside Luo Wen with the famed blade Shigure in hand, warily watching the hundred-plus enemies.

Nami was sober as well. She had a natural talent for drinking; even after drinking fourteen people under the table, she recovered quickly.

Vivi gave her former colleagues an awkward smile, but she still stood at Luo Wen's side.

Seeing that Luo Wen and the others had been prepared all along, Miss Monday and her subordinates were utterly bewildered.

"You drank so much alcohol and ate so much food just now. How are you fine already?"

Miss Monday looked at Luo Wen and Nami, who seemed perfectly normal, unable to suppress her doubts.

"That little bit has already been digested."

Luo Wen said it without changing expression.

He had the Heroic Spirit Heracles template. Anything he consumed would be converted into Magic Power, used to activate Noble Phantasms and inherent skills.

The food and alcohol had turned into Magic Power the moment they entered his stomach. He had only been tasting them.

If necessary, Luo Wen could easily handle a hundred times more.

"That little alcohol was nothing." After resting briefly, Nami had dispelled the last trace of intoxication.

Seeing that none of them had been affected in the slightest, Miss Monday hardened her heart and decided to go all out.

"There's no other way. It's come to this—get them!"

"There are over a hundred of us, and only three of them. One hundred against three—the advantage is ours!!"

Miss Monday stirred up her subordinates' emotions and charged forward first.

Damn it, the advantage is ours!

Two fists can't beat four hands, let alone over a hundred of us!

The hundred-plus Bounty Hunters charged at Luo Wen as if pumped full of adrenaline.

A group of desperadoes really did build up an imposing momentum when they charged.

Igaram shielded Vivi behind him. He could not let the princess come to harm.

Tashigi and Nami rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight alongside Luo Wen.

"What a bunch of ignorant fools. Do you think a swarm of ants can bring down an elephant?"

Luo Wen rose to his feet and looked pityingly at the charging enemies.

These people had never seen a true powerhouse. They did not know that before a truly powerful person, numbers were meaningless.

"Kneel, vermin!"

His voice boomed like thunder, leaving the charging Bounty Hunters dizzy.

Luo Wen raised his right foot and stomped on the banquet hall floor.

Overwhelming force surged from Luo Wen's right foot into the ground, and the entire mountain began to shake.

A thin crack appeared beneath Luo Wen's foot and extended beyond the banquet hall.

In an instant, the hundred-plus charging Bounty Hunters lost their balance and crashed to the ground in a tangled heap.

In the blink of an eye, aside from the somewhat stronger Miss Monday, every charging Bounty Hunter lay sprawled across the floor.

Miss Monday barely managed to keep her balance, but she wished she had fallen just then.

As the first to charge, she had already reached Luo Wen. Her raised fist was only two meters away from him.

Yet she did not have the courage to throw that punch.

Miss Monday looked at Luo Wen before her, the powerful man who had shaken a mountain.

Without the slightest hesitation, Miss Monday followed her heart's choice and slid to her knees before Luo Wen.

The other Bounty Hunters recovered as well. They did not keep charging; what had just happened was beyond their understanding.

Following Miss Monday's example with remarkable coordination, they knelt in neat rows throughout the banquet hall.

As they knelt on the ground, boundless fear arose in their hearts.

One stomp had made even the mountain tremble. How were they supposed to fight a monster like that?!

Like ants facing an elephant, they could only feel that Luo Wen's strength was boundless, with no end in sight.

They could not understand how such a powerhouse had appeared at the starting point of the Grand Line.

"No matter how many times I see it, it's still incredible!"

Nami praised Luo Wen's strength.

She had seen Luo Wen fight many times and thought she already understood his power well enough.

But Luo Wen always overturned her expectations, bringing new shock every time.

"Luo Wen, you're so strong!"

Tashigi hugged Luo Wen's left arm and shook it excitedly.

Having seen the East Blue Governor personally try to recruit Luo Wen, Tashigi knew he was strong. But she had never imagined he could be this strong.

When she had studied at headquarters, her vice admiral instructor had once demonstrated his strength by punching a huge crater into the ground. She had been utterly awestruck then.

But compared to Luo Wen's casual stomp, her vice admiral instructor's strength seemed like child's play.

She felt that she had chosen the right person to follow. By following Luo Wen, she would surely obtain many famed blades.

"That's wonderful! Alabasta has hope!"

Vivi was overjoyed, excitement flushing her cheeks.

The power Luo Wen displayed had surpassed her imagination, reaching an entirely different dimension.

This great force that could shake nature itself let her see hope of defeating Crocodile.

"He resolved over a hundred enemies in an instant!"

"Princess Vivi is unbelievably lucky to be able to hire such a powerful man!"

Igaram's mouth hung open in shock as he marveled at Vivi's good fortune.

He had thought Luo Wen would at least need several rounds of fierce combat to deal with more than a hundred people.

Yet with just one stomp from Luo Wen, the hundred-plus men had been frightened into kneeling on the ground.

This unexpected strength allowed Igaram to see the light of victory.

Alabasta was saved!

Seeing everyone's shock, Luo Wen did not feel particularly proud.

He stretched lazily. Dealing with these people did not even count as a warm-up.

"Thank you for the banquet. I enjoyed it."

"I'll put your bounties to good use too. I'll trade every last Beli for food and waste nothing."

Luo Wen could not help smiling, his mood exceptionally pleasant.

Although these guys were pitifully weak, they had put on a perfect show.

It would be great if everyone he met on the road in the future was like this—lavishly entertaining him, then offering up their own bounties. How thoughtful.

Seeing Luo Wen so happy, Miss Monday and the hundred Bounty Hunters felt utterly miserable.

He had eaten more than half their food stores and was even going to claim their bounties. That was not just killing them—it was rubbing salt in the wound!

Still, they could only blame themselves for not recognizing a true threat and kicking an iron plate.

They regretted it desperately now. If they had let Luo Wen and the others leave, they would only have lost some food supplies.

But now, in a moment of stupidity, they had dragged themselves into it.

However, Miss Monday still had one last hope.

Miss Wednesday and Mr. 8 were no longer worth counting on. Though she did not know the exact reason, they were obviously traitors.

Her hope lay with Miss Valentine and Mr. 5, two senior Baroque Works officers.

Seeking credit, she had notified the two officers the moment the Windrider arrived.

She had originally intended for the two officers to take the Windrider back, but they had now become her lifeline.

Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon.

Miss Monday lowered her head and revealed a gloomy smile.

Compared to the ordinary employees of Whiskey Peak, those two officers were overwhelmingly stronger.

They were also Devil Fruit users. No matter how strong Luo Wen was, he could not be their match.

Remembering Luo Wen's stomp that had shaken the earth, Miss Monday became uncertain again.

They should be able to defeat Luo Wen, right?