Two days later~
In the desert Yuba and Rain Dinners routes, Luffy through the desert with great difficulty.
"I'm so... so thirsty!"
Luffy said, his tongue lolling out.
Yesterday, after traveling such a long and arduous journey to Yuba, they learned that the Rebel Army were no longer there, but had moved to a city called Katorea.
Everyone was stunned. They weren't here anymore? What had they been doing these past two days? Playing around?
After discussing it for a while, the group decided to go to Crocodile's headquarters and directly cause trouble for Crocodile!
Once Crocodile is dealt with, everything will fall into place.
That's why they've now embarked on their journey to the Rainbase again.
Under the scorching sun, Usopp couldn't help but complain, "It's such a hassle without Xia Chen! No food, no water, and not even clouds! These past two days have been exhausting, hungry, and thirsty!"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.
They really weren't used to it for a while without Xia Chen.
"By the way, what do you guys say about Xia Chen?" Vivi suddenly asked.
In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene became heavy, and no one spoke.
After a while, Luffy spoke first, "Everything will be fine. You all know how strong Xia Chen is. He's so powerful, he'll definitely be alright!"
"But according to what you said, that Marine Admiral is also very strong, and it would be troublesome for Xia Chen to deal with him. Maybe Xia Chen is resting somewhere right now after defeating him with Ace!"
After Luffy finished speaking, no one answered him; everyone remained silent.
After a long pause Nami smiled and said, " Luffy is right, Xia Chen is so strong, he'll definitely be fine!"
"Our top priority right now is to stop Crocodile's plot. Xia Chen will come back to us once he's recovered."
"Yeah, trust our first mate, that guy's ridiculously strong!" Zoro said casually.
"Yes! That's right, we trust Xia Chen!" Everyone nodded in unison.
"Let's go! Let's defeat Crocodile!" Luffy shouted. Everyone else echoed his cry.
"Defeat Crocodile!"
Half a day later, Luffy and his crew finally arrived at Crocodile's stronghold— Rainbase!
Upon entering the Rainbase, the group did not immediately go to Crocodile, but instead went to a tavern first.
Luffy picked up a bucket of water and drank it down. He was really dying of thirst!
The others were in the same situation, all of them guzzling water as if they were trying to make up for all the water they had missed in the past few days.
Ah~
After finishing his water, Luffy let out a satisfied sigh. It was the first time he had ever felt that ordinary boiled water could taste so good!
"Alright, let's go defeat Crocodile!" Luffy shouted as he stood up after having his fill of water.
In an instant, everyone in the tavern turned to look at him, staring at him with hostility.
After a long pause, a man stood up and slowly walked towards Luffy, saying as he went, "Who are you? What do you want with the hero of our kingdom?"
"The kingdom's hero? Isn't he a big bad guy?" Luffy asked doubtfully.
However, his words ignited the anger of everyone present, who stood up and roared, " Crocodile is a hero of our kingdom, saving us from pirates countless times!"
You... are unforgivable!
Instantly, all the people rushed towards Luffy, looking like they wanted to devour him alive.
Seeing this, Usopp and the others next to him immediately and cleverly moved within five meters of Luffy, their faces showing expressions that said, "We don't know him."
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"No... it's you!"
Luffy's eyes widened as he watched the crowd around him vanish in an instant, but before he could even utter a word of condemnation, someone appeared in front of him and delivered a heavy blow to his face.
Luffy dodged the attacks by instantly ducking, but looking at the huge crowd around him, he decided it was best to run!
As he ran to the door, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Zoro and the others standing there, seemingly unconcerned.
Instantly, he felt resentful! And so...
" Zoro, what are you guys still standing here for? Let's run!" Luffy said cheerfully before quickly running outside.
However, Zoro and the others' expressions changed instantly upon hearing Luffy's words, as if they had just eaten something strange. They then stiffly turned their heads and, sure enough, saw the crowd staring angrily at them.
With Luffy away, the firepower naturally falls to his "comrades"!
"Run... run!" Usopp shouted, then was the first to dash out.
Then everyone ran out together, with a group of people chasing closely behind them. At that moment, they had only one thought in their minds.
"That Luffy, we have to kill him!"
"Phew~"
"Phew~"
In a dark corner of the town, the group was panting heavily.
"These guys can run pretty fast!" Nami said, panting, her hands on her knees.
"Indeed, even someone as fast as me is finding it hard to keep up!" Usopp said in agreement.
"It's all Luffy's fault, that idiot! Vivi already said that Crocodile is now seen as a hero by the people, and he still said something like that in public! What's worse, he dragged us into it!"
Sanji, also panting, spoke, but his tone carried anger towards Luffy.
"Everyone! You're all here!" At that moment, a voice came from afar, drawing everyone's attention.
When everyone saw who it was, a "sunny" smile appeared on their faces.
Yes, we're here!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The sound of objects being struck repeatedly was accompanied by someone's screams, which gradually subsided after a minute.
I'm so sorry!
Luffy, sporting a head at least three times larger than normal, bowed and apologized to everyone.
This time, Luffy really angered everyone. Five people and a reindeer attacked him relentlessly, using both hands and feet, until they were all exhausted.
After resting for a few minutes, Nami stood up and said, "Let's go to Rain Dinners and find Crocodile!"
But then she seemed to suddenly remember something, turned to Luffy and said, " Luffy, if you keep yelling in the street, I think you know what the consequences will be, right?"
Seeing Nami's gloomy expression, Luffy's body trembled instantly, and he hurriedly replied, "I... I understand!"