Luffy's group had also gathered on the Thousand Sunny and headed towards the crater.
Sanji emerged from the cabin, carrying a tray with a delicious drink he had carefully prepared.
Then, twisting its body, it ran towards Nami and Robin, shouting:
"Miss Nami, Miss Robin! Come and try my new concoction!"
"I want one too, Sanji!"
"I'll have one too!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone walked towards Sanji.
"I'll Curly Brows and have a drink too!"
Zoro, who was leaning against the cabin not far away, also spoke up calmly.
"You damn Moss Head! If you want a drink, at least be polite, or I won't even give it to the dogs!" Sanji immediately roared at Zoro.
Upon hearing this, Zoro immediately looked constipated, but didn't say anything.
He needs this Curly Brows's help now, so he'll be polite to him for the time being!
After handing the drink to Zoro, Sanji put the tray aside, took a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it.
"Phew~"
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke, a look of enjoyment on his face. He then turned to Zoro and asked:
Was the person who brought you back to this side of the ship yesterday your friend?
"Huh? No!" Zoro replied after taking a sip of his drink.
"That guy's got something wrong with him! He challenged me to a fight for no reason!" Zoro pointed to his head.
"Isn't that perfect? Two people with screws on their heads have gotten together!"
" Sex Fiend Kappa, I think you really deserve to be killed today! You're asking for death, aren't you?" Zoro downed his drink in one gulp and immediately drew his sword from his waist.
I've finished my drink, why should I give this kappa any face?
"Come on, you think you can get away with this!"
Sanji also raised his foot, and flames covered it.
"Boom!"
Just then, a commotion came from ahead, and the ship began to rock violently.
"What... what happened?"
Usopp grabbed the railing and shouted.
Nami instantly ran to the side of the ship, looked down, and her eyes revealed a hint of horror.
The tide's flow... has changed!
At the same time, an excited voice came from the host's platform.
"Oh my god! Something terrible has happened!"
A huge whirlpool appeared in the center of the circular pit, engulfing all the surrounding ships.
Because the Thousand Sunny was still some distance from the crater, it wasn't pulled into the whirlpool, but it was being drawn in at an extremely fast speed.
"Hey! Luffy, think of something quick, or we'll be swept away!" Nami shouted at Luffy.
However, Nami's response was:
"Hehehe! This is so much fun! Charge! Thousand Sunny!" Luffy shouted excitedly.
Nami slapped her forehead in exasperation; she must have been out of her mind to actually rely on Luffy.
It's so much better when Xia Chen is around!
There's nothing to be afraid of, because Xia Chen has your back!
"Don't panic, everyone! Carefully recall the previous clues about the hidden treasure!" The voice came from the stage again.
"Our answer lies buried in the deepest darkness!"
"Given the current situation, could it be that..."
Before he could finish speaking, the surging current suddenly calmed down, but this calm lasted for less than a second.
"Boom!"
The next second, a huge ocean current shot into the sky, creating an incredibly spectacular scene.
"This is... Knock Up Stream?"
Looking at this familiar scene, Robin murmured.
"It's definitely the Knock Up Stream, but Knock Up Stream's much smaller than the one we encountered near Jaya Island!" Nami remarked after observing it for a moment.
When the Knock Up Stream reaches its highest point, it suddenly bursts open, sending a large number of bubbles falling downwards.
"Oh ho!"
Seeing this breathtaking scene, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes in amazement.
Suddenly, people saw a dark shadow flash by in the middle of the Knock Up Stream, and at that moment the host's excited voice rang out.
"What... what is that??"
"Is it an island? Is it an island?"
"A giant bubble big enough to hold the entire island!"
"There's no mistake, Roger's hidden treasure is right there!"
"Everyone! Let's hurry towards the treasure location!!"
At this moment, in the sea some distance from Delta Island, countless warships are slowly sailing.
On one of the largest warships, two figures stood on the deck, quietly gazing at the towering ocean currents in the distance.
One of them turned to the person next to him and asked, "Mr. Yixiao, do you think Fleet Admiral Sengoku is out of his mind? You could have done this by yourself! Why did you have to drag me along?"
"Besides, I only came here after I was explicitly told that the Straw Hat Pirates weren't here before the incident. Now they're telling me the Straw Hat Pirates are here again. Don't you think that's a bit odd?"
Kizaru muttered to himself, speechless.
If he hadn't already come all this way and it wasn't inconvenient to go back without doing anything, he definitely would have just packed up and left without a word.
Moreover, he believed he understood Xia Chen's personality to some extent, and that Xia Chen wouldn't usually attack them unless they provoked him.
Even if their navy captures all the pirates on the island, it will be the same, except of course, his crewmates will not be included!
Furthermore, this operation is indeed quite important for their navy, whose prestige has declined significantly in the past six months.
Therefore, they urgently need to take a major action to maintain their navy's deterrent effect against pirates worldwide.
And this Pirate Expo is a great opportunity!
Countless pirates have gathered here. If we capture them all, it will definitely serve as a great deterrent to other pirates around the world.
Impel Down is practically empty right now!
In addition, they learned that a dangerous individual from the sixth underground level was likely also on the island, and he was one of their main targets.
On the other side, Fujitora smiled slightly after hearing Kizaru's complaint, and said with a faint smile:
"Perhaps Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt that I alone could not complete this mission well, which is why he asked you to come with me!"
Upon hearing this, Kizaru curled his lip in disdain and said:
"We'd better pray that Xia Chen doesn't cause us any trouble this time, otherwise no one can complete this mission!"
Upon hearing this, Fujitora remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "Mr. Borsalino, is Xia Chen the Sovereign... really that powerful?"
"Isn't that obvious? If he didn't have the ability, would I be spoiling him like this?"
"Is Fleet Admiral Sengoku really that cowardly? He assigns me all sorts of missions, but he never comes out himself?" Kizaru replied irritably.
(⊙o⊙)...
For a moment, Fujitora was speechless, and it took him a long time to finally manage to utter a sentence.
"Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for the Fleet Admiral to leave the Marine Headquarters?"