"We're going in too!"
Seeing Ye Chen locked in a fierce fight with Blackbeard, Lucci could wait no longer. Before the words had left his mouth, he had leaped into the air.
In an instant, Lucci reached Doc Q's ship. Startled, Doc Q yanked the scythe from his back and shouted to those around him, "Get ready to fight!"
Everyone aboard Doc Q's ship went on high alert. The deck erupted in chaos as dozens of crew members drew their weapons and watched Lucci warily.
Hit let out a strange cry. Relying on his Macaque Fruit powers, he leaped up first and swung the Overlord Whip hard at Lucci.
Hit was agile and swift as the wind. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Lucci. Lucci's face remained impassive. He had never feared Blackbeard, one of the Four Emperors, let alone a subordinate of Doc Q.
Doc Q served Blackbeard, and Hit served Doc Q. Compared with Lucci, Hit was nowhere near his level.
It was like the Whitebeard Pirates: the ordinary crew members had been in a different league from the captains at Whitebeard's side.
Lucci clenched his fist and slipped aside, letting the Overlord Whip crash past him. Then he stepped in and drove a fist into Hit.
Hit cried out and flew toward the sea like a kite with its string cut. Just before he hit the water, he gritted his teeth and steadied himself.
But Lucci was faster. He flashed after Hit like lightning and kicked him hard in the shoulder.
Splash!
The kick landed squarely, sending Hit straight into the sea. As a Devil Fruit user, he was helpless in the water. He immediately began thrashing. "Help! Glug... Help!"
Furious, Doc Q slashed at Lucci from a distance. A razor-sharp