The Tentacle Duo's Operation

The Water 7, a corner of the city.

In the shadows obscured by the building, a black octopus slowly emerged from the darkness.

"According to the information provided by Ain, Tom handed the blueprints to one of his disciples. Isn't that person the mayor here now? Why don't we just infiltrate the mayor's residence and interrogate him?"

Crimson blood seeped from the cracks in the stone slabs on the ground, and the blood coagulated into a tiny slime.

Two tentacles extended from Hongjue's body, pointing helplessly:

"Did you even listen to what Senior Ain said? You idiot! That mayor has already handed the blueprints over to another disciple, a man named Franky. He's the one we're looking for!"

"Huh? Is that so?"

N'Zoth's tentacle scratched its head. "So, you just went to see Franky?"

"Of course, I'm a reliable senior like Hongjue. Newcomer, don't think you can put on airs in front of me just because you have the title 'Left Hand of God.' You should respect me."

Hongjue stood smugly with his hands on his hips, even though he didn't actually have a waist.

N'Zoth stared at Hongjue with his nine eyes, and after a long while, he finally managed to utter a sentence:

"Senior Hongjue, we think our group has a great vibe, how about we call ourselves the 'Tentacle Duo'?"

Hongjue glanced at the black octopus, then at his own two tentacles, jumped up, and slapped N'Zoth.

"Idiot, don't change the subject! I've found Franky's location. He's set up an organization called 'Franky Family,' specializing in ship dismantling, bounty hunting, and the like, right outside the North Blue."

N'Zoth sighed. Ordinary Zoan have no rights. Everyone in the organization is superior to him. He is clearly the "Left Hand of God"!

"Then what are we waiting for, Senior Hongjue? Let's go and capture them right away!"

"Okay, come with me."

The two men moved furtively; one blended into the shadows of darkness, while the other slipped into a crack in the stone slab and vanished in the blink of an eye.

At the same time.

North Blue, suburbs, the "Dismantled House" Franky Family.

Franky sent his underlings out to gather information, leaving Franky alone in the house, sitting on the sofa looking at the price list in his hand.

"That's too expensive! Huh? A single tree branch costs 100 million Beli? That's not even enough for the keel of a ship!"

Franky was furious.

The price of a branch of the Treasure Tree Adam on the black market is absolutely astronomical. Keep in mind that a Devil Fruit only sells for around 100 million, which is about the same as the price of a branch.

He had only been running the Franky Family for a year, and all the money he had earned in that year wouldn't be enough to buy a single bark.

"Damn heartless businessman!"

Franky tossed the price list aside, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, leaned back on the sofa, and looked up at the ceiling.

Are there any quick ways to make money?

Shall we rob a bank?

The World Government does indeed have a legitimate bank in Water 7, specifically for dealing with shipbuilding companies and handling their accounting issues.

But once they rob the World Government's bank, they won't be able to stay in Water 7.

Franky let out a long "ah" sound.

Suddenly, his expression froze, and he blinked in disbelief.

It seems like there's water seeping from the ceiling...

Just as he was wondering why it hadn't rained in the past two days, Franky's expression suddenly changed.

That wasn't rainwater, it was blood!

Tick-tock, tick-tock...

Crimson blood dripped from the ceiling, splashing onto his face.

Franky reached out and touched it, confirming that it was indeed blood, but it didn't smell like blood.

As he stared in astonishment, the dripping blood increased, turning into a torrential downpour within seconds.

What's going on?

Franky was startled and sat up from the sofa; blood had stained his secondhand sofa red.

The next second, the blood on the sofa seemed to come alive.

Countless streams of blood rushed toward him, instantly engulfing him.

Franky was trapped in a giant blood bubble, struggling frantically, but to no avail.

Immediately afterwards, a shadow slipped in through the crack in the door and quickly approached Franky's back.

"Don't kill him, Senior Hongjue Deity."

"!?"

Franky's pupils contracted sharply, and he turned around abruptly. Through the blood bubbles, he saw a horrifying scene.

A shadowy figure stood upright, transforming into the shape of an octopus.

The octopus had nine eyes on its head, emitting an eerie red glow, staring intently at me.

"Ability user...! Who are you!?"

Franky opened his mouth and screamed, and blood immediately rushed into his mouth.

Another voice rang out, as if it were right next to his ear.

"I didn't kill him, I just temporarily trapped him. Franky, tell me, where are the blueprints for Pluton?"

Chapter 246 The Tentacle Duo's Operation

Pluton Blueprints!?

Franky's face turned extremely ugly.

The fact that they could send out two ability users at once, and that they knew about the Pluton Blueprints, makes their identities obvious.

"You're agents of the World Government!?"

With a roar, Franky, ignoring the mouthful of choking blood, threw a punch at the octopus shadow with his right hand.

"Strong Right!"

His fist was separated from his wrist, and the back of his fist was connected to his arm by an iron chain.

The anticipated scene of the fist piercing through the blood bubble and hitting the octopus shadow did not occur. The separated fist was tightly entangled by the blood bubble and could not break free.

Hongjue immediately reinforced the blood bubble's strength, lifting Franky off the ground to prevent him from making any underhanded moves.

"You don't need to know who we are. Just hand over the blueprints for Pluton, and at least your life will be spared..."

Before Hongjue could finish speaking, Franky had already made a second attempt.

He wasn't the kind of man who would obediently accept his fate. No matter which faction these two ability users came from, he would never hand over the blueprints.

"Keep dreaming, I'm super angry today!"

As he spoke, his buttocks began to swell, growing several times their original size in the blink of an eye.

"Self-exposure?"

N'Zoth was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to admire this human for being a tough guy, Franky's buttocks released a high-speed, high-pressure jet of gas.

"Coup de Vent!"

With a whoosh, accompanied by a strange-smelling gas, Franky shot out of the blood bubble like a cannonball, crashed through the ceiling, and escaped from the Franky Family.

"Cough cough cough..."

The blood bubbles burst, and he returned to his original Hongjue state. He was like a deflated balloon, lying on the ground vomiting incessantly.

"Hey, Senior Hongjue, that kid got away." N'Zoth chuckled to himself.

What are you laughing at?!

Hongjue was furious. "I'm going to kill that bastard! This guy actually hid poison gas on his person!"

"I think that's just a fart..." N'Zoth muttered to himself, then thought, "Can a fart really have that much power?"

"What are you all standing there for? Chase after them!" Hongjue said irritably.

N'Zoth struggled to suppress his laughter and nodded solemnly:

"Don't worry, Senior Hongjue, he definitely can't escape. When it comes to speed, I'm the fastest in the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Shadow Octopus swiftly entered its light form.

With a flash of light, the person vanished from the spot.

At the same time.

The North Blue is completely barren, devoid of any green vegetation.

Franky was wearing only shorts and a floral shirt, running barefoot on the ground.

"No, no, something's not right!"

"I almost died five years ago. After that, I managed to undergo a complete mechanization of my body, changed my name, and returned to Water 7. How did the government's agents find me?"

There's no reason for them to come knocking on our door!

Franky was completely baffled.

Five years ago, his mentor Tom was sentenced to death. World Government agents took him to Enies Lobby Tom Sea Train to be executed.

Franky chose to stand alone and block the Sea Train with his own body, but he was hit and nearly lost his life.

Fortune smiled upon him; after he fell into the sea, he was swept by the waves to an island.

Despite his severe injuries, Franky found a laboratory on the island. With the help of the laboratory's equipment, he underwent human modification and became a cyborg.

Not only is his appearance completely different from before, but his name has also been changed to Franky.

It wasn't until four years later, last year, that Franky dared to return to Water 7.

During this time, he lived in anonymity, avoiding any connection to his past, so there was no reason for the World Government to know of his existence...

"No, after I returned to Water 7, I only revealed my identity to one person."

Franky suddenly remembered something that happened a year ago.

At that time, he had just returned to Water 7 and immediately went to find Tom's other disciple, his senior brother, who is now the mayor of Water 7, Mr. Mountain!

"That bastard Iceburg betrayed me!?"

Franky was initially angry, but then calmed down. "No, no, if Iceburg really betrayed us, there's no reason for him to give me the blueprints."

During their meeting a year ago, Iceburg explicitly told him that he was being watched by the World Government and entrusted him with the blueprints for Pluton.

If Iceburg betrayed them, there's no need for this unnecessary trouble; wouldn't it be simpler to just give the blueprints to the World Government?

"So, what exactly happened? Where did I give myself away!?"

Franky for a while, but still couldn't figure out where he had given himself away.

But there's no time to think about that now. Since things have come to this, he must first find a way to get the blueprints to a safe place.

Where is it safe?

As this thought popped into my mind, a sudden burst of bright light flashed ahead.

Franky abruptly stopped in his tracks, even briefly suspecting it was the rumored Devil Fruit User, Admiral Kizaru.

"Too slow, humans."

N'Zoth swiftly switched to Shadow Form, and taking advantage of Franky's momentary dazzle, a tentacle shot out, wrapped around Franky's neck, and levitated him into the air.

It was that octopus... Franky gripped the tentacles, desperately trying to get some breathing space.

He didn't understand. What the hell was this Zoan - Mythical Zoan? And it could even turn into light?!

"I have no idea what you're talking about, what blueprints you're referring to, I've never even heard of them!"

Once again caught in his opponent's clutches, Franky stalled for time while praying someone would pass by.

At this moment, blood seeped from the ground, Hongjue emerged from the ground, glaring angrily at the bastard.