Even though Jinx Meow had easily dealt with a large group of attackers at the start, plenty of people unafraid of death still attacked Xie Wen and his companions, one wave after another...
"Meowhahaha! Art is an explosion, meow!"
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Klee Meow scattered her homemade Boom-Boom Bombs, easily taking care of the second wave of attackers.
"Aww... why did they go down so fast? Klee hasn't had enough fun yet, meow..."
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The Little Plushie had only thrown one round of bombs. Looking at the attackers strewn across the ground, she pouted in displeasure.
"That's enough. Keep bombing it and you'll kill that mangrove."
Xie Wen rubbed her little head in exasperation, then glanced back at mangrove No. 26 a short distance behind them, still shaken.
Under Klee Meow's bombardment, a large chunk of its exposed roots had been blasted away, and the roots beneath them were covered in scorch marks and fractures. Had that last attack come a little earlier, the mangrove probably would have been done for.
Whether the Sabaody Archipelago's slave traders were too accustomed to acting lawlessly, or the pirates who made it here all had a fair amount of "ambition," a third group soon ambushed Xie Wen and his companions despite their having already dealt with two waves.
The only difference was that they had switched from a frontal assault to a sneak attack...
"Ugh... what's that smell, meow? It smells like spoiled seafood, meow!"
Sanji Meow, whose sense of smell was the keenest, covered his nose and spoke in a muffled voice.
Immediately afterward, Ai Haibara Meow, who was sitting on Xie Wen's shoulder, covered her own nose and called out a warning. "Careful, everyone! That's the smell of an anesthetic. Put on the gas masks I gave you, meow!"
After warning them, Ai