Facing an Enemy Two-to-One? Arrogant!

After Abel left, Xia Luo had no more reservations. He could not take the treasure and Beli aboard with him anyway, so he simply destroyed it all. Neither the World Government nor Golden Lion would get anything!

Roar!

A soaring dragon's roar rang across the battlefield as Xia Luo transformed into his Azure Dragon Form and directly destroyed the transport ship beneath him.

Finch fell into the sea, swept up by enormous waves, his face filled with terror.

Damn pirate! You faithless bastard!

Watching Xia Luo's retreating figure, Finch cursed furiously.

"Heh heh, you should be thanking me. If the ship did not sink, how would you explain things to the higher-ups in the government after you returned?"

Xia Luo's voice suddenly rang out, startling Finch. He immediately shut his mouth and did not dare say another word, only nodding frantically.

Finch had to admit that Xia Luo made sense. Only if the ship sank could there be no evidence left behind. If all the treasure on the ship remained while only the Devil Fruit disappeared, anyone could see that something was wrong.

Elsewhere, Xia Luo ended his Lightning Speech transmission and stopped paying attention to Finch.

At the same time, the Lightning Shadow Clone that had been "sent flying" finally returned to the battlefield.

"Hahaha—so this is all the Navy's strongest rookie amounts to!"

The Azure Dragon circled continuously through the sky, its laughter echoing across the battlefield.

The Navy's morale visibly plummeted, especially among the young Marines who regarded Xia Luo as their idol.

"Hmph! Sinful Child, you are celebrating too soon. The warm-up has only just ended!"

"Now, let me show you my true strength!"

Raigo!

The Lightning Shadow Clone poured out all its strength, resonating with the thunderclouds overhead.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

The thunderclouds that shrouded