Battle Begins

At the same time, he felt an urgent need to grow stronger.

He had told Old Man everything about his current strength without holding anything back because his strength would soon rise dramatically once again.

But now, it seemed the situation was becoming somewhat uncontrollable.

Then he had to seize the opportunity.

At that moment, Nami pressed on, "Then if I report Captain Nezire of Marine 16th Branch for colluding with the Arlong Pirates, brutally ruling the entire Conomi Islands, committing every kind of evil... and causing countless deaths..."

Ener asked, "Do you have evidence?"

Nami said, "Marine 16th Branch is responsible for maintaining order in the Conomi Islands. Isn't it their duty to protect the Conomi Islands from pirate attacks?

"And now, the Arlong Pirates are openly stationed on the island where Cocoyasi Village is located. Isn't that the best evidence?"

Hearing that, Ener looked at Nami. "You're very smart, but this is only your speculation, not concrete evidence..."

At Ener's words, Nami bit her lip lightly.

Tears welled in her eyes. Thinking of all the harm and humiliation she had suffered over the years, she could no longer hold herself together. "Please, save Cocoyasi Village! Save the entire Conomi Islands!"

Ener's eyes flickered. "You are an intelligence agent of Inspector Headquarters. Welcome back to Inspector Headquarters. I will truthfully report the merits you have earned."

"Huh?"

Nami stood there in a daze, tears still swirling in her eyes.

Seeing Nami like this, Lina understood that Nami must have suffered tremendous injustice and could not help feeling sympathy for her.

She then stepped forward and reminded her, "Without solid evidence, at most we can deal with the Arlong Pirates for you. But if you are an intelligence agent of Inspector Headquarters, then even without concrete evidence, we have the authority to investigate Captain Nezire at the 16th Branch.

"And if Captain Nezire truly is in cahoots with the Arlong Pirates as you say, then the 16th Branch must be hiding plenty of wealth. If Captain Nezire cannot explain where it came from, the lightest punishment would be dismissal from the Marines and a military tribunal."

Nami was already very clever and understood immediately.

Only by dealing with Captain Nezire as well could the matter here truly be resolved, allowing her hometown to return to its former peaceful and tranquil days.

Thinking of this, she immediately stepped forward a few paces. "This subordinate greets the Chief Inspector."

Ener nodded in satisfaction. "Call me Major from now on. This title of Chief Inspector means nothing outside the East Blue. It would only invite ridicule..."

"Outside the East Blue?"

Nami keenly caught the crucial point.

Ener nodded. "I have important business. I need to make a trip to the Grand Line, so we need to settle matters here as quickly as possible!"

Gin said, "I'll steer the ship. You point the way. We'll head straight for Arlong's Arlong Domain!"

"Yes!"

Nami was incomparably excited. She believed Major Ener would definitely be able to deal with the Arlong Pirates. After all, he was the powerful fighter who had taken down Evil Thorn Black Island.

What was one Arlong worth?

Under Nami's guidance, Ener and the others charged directly into the harbor of Arlong Domain.

"Marines?"

Arlong, Hachi, Kuroobi, and Chew all turned to look when they saw the Marine flag flying from the ship that had forcibly barged in.

They immediately realized the identities of the intruders.

Arlong frowned and muttered, "Looks like I was careless. From now on, I need to arrange for someone to monitor the surrounding waters from beneath the sea."

After all, he had run rampant here for so many years.

It had given him a mindset of supreme dominance. In the East Blue, as long as that guy from Loguetown did not come, he was truly invincible.

And whenever that guy left Loguetown, Arlong did not even need to worry, because someone would notify him immediately.

But he had never expected there to be Marines in the East Blue who were not afraid of death.

"Eh..."

Arlong quickly noticed that this group of Marines had pitifully few people. There were only four or five of them, and most importantly, one of them was Nami.

The other Fish-men had clearly noticed as well.

Chew stepped forward, his voice carrying both mockery and contempt. "So it's Nami from our pirate crew! Don't tell me you think bringing a bunch of trash with you is enough to defeat us?"

Ener merely glanced at Chew, then turned to Gin. "That trash with a bounty of only 5.5 million is yours."

Shave!

Gin said nothing. He vanished from the deck in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already standing before Chew!

"Not good!"

Chew's expression changed drastically. Still, he was an officer of the Arlong Pirates, so he had some strength.

After reacting, he immediately spat out a mouthful of water, shooting it toward Gin.

Gin's strength had originally ranked among the top three pirates in the East Blue. Now that his power had rapidly improved, even if he was not a match for Arlong, the number one pirate of the East Blue—

He was still far beyond what someone like Chew could compare to.

With a single dodge, he easily avoided Chew's attack. Then he swung his tonfa hammer and smashed it fiercely into Chew's abdomen.

Under that powerful force, Chew was blasted away.

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood sprayed from Chew's mouth, turning into a cloud of crimson mist.

The Fish-man Pirates all froze, including Arlong.

"You're courting death..."

Arlong was enraged. His previously indifferent expression vanished as he pushed off with both legs, shooting forward like a cannonball.

In the blink of an eye, he had rushed to within less than ten meters of Gin.

Gin's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Arlong's explosive speed had clearly shocked him greatly. If Gin had not mastered Shave, he probably would not have been able to keep up with such speed at all.

Fortunately, he had seen the world now, and he was someone who did not fear the strong. He gripped the tonfa hammer in his hand tightly and prepared to counterattack.

"Your opponent is me..."

But at that moment, Ener appeared between the two of them.

He then threw a punch directly at Arlong's face.

Arlong answered with a punch of his own. Their fists collided violently, and the tremendous force sent both of them staggering back three or four meters before they stabilized themselves.

Arlong's pupils trembled. Only now did he truly take this group of Marines seriously.

Whether it was Gin, who had defeated Chew in one strike, or Ener, who had exchanged a punch with him without losing ground, both shocked him greatly.

Ener swept his gaze over Arlong, Hachi, Kuroobi, and the group of Fish-men before saying coldly, "They all carry blood debts. Don't hold back. Kill them all."

"Yes..."

Gin immediately turned and charged toward Kuroobi. Zoro leaped down from the ship and rushed at the remaining Fish-men...

"Ahhh..."

Kuroobi had a bounty of 9 million Berries and knew Fish-man Karate. He was clearly still no match for Gin, but he could at least withstand a few moves.

But the others were no more than ants before Zoro. They could not even take a single strike.

One Fish-man after another fell beneath his blades. Wherever he passed, someone fell, and blood quickly dyed the ground red.