"Hey! Is that a Marine Admiral? Are we sure we're still going in?"
Apoo instinctively backed away a few steps, fear making his whole body uncomfortable.
Yet behind him, the crews of the three captains were approaching fearlessly.
They were so young that they feared nothing.
But Apoo was different. He was arrogant, but he also knew when to tuck his tail between his legs. The memory of Kizaru defeating him in an instant at Reverse Mountain had yet to fade. How could he possibly dare to attack again so soon?
"It's that monkey guy!"
Luffy spotted Kizaru, and his eyes lit up with a gleam.
"It would've been incredibly dangerous if we'd met a month ago. Good thing we're meeting now."
Luo's Calm-Calm Fruit actually had another use, one that was enough to let him handle even more terrifying attacks.
"A Logia? Who isn't?"
Brilliant lightning erupted all over Kid's body. He was in his superelectromagnetic form now!
The three captains' strength did indeed rank among the best of the Supernovas.
Other figures had already appeared behind the trees.
Zoro, Hawkins, Killer, and Drake approached side by side.
All of them held weapons, with traces of dirt on their bodies, looking as though they had just fought a hard battle.
"What a monster of a Pirate Hunter. Never thought there'd still be someone in this era stubborn enough to refuse a Devil Fruit."
Killer glanced at Zoro out of the corner of his eye. He had eaten the Sickle Weasel Fruit a week ago, becoming a Devil Fruit User.
His strength had soared since then, too. He couldn't understand why Zoro still insisted on not eating a Devil Fruit, yet remained stronger than him!
It was terrifying!
Hawkins had also made a move earlier, and his bizarre Devil Fruit