Chapter 650: Seraph Enters! (2 in 1)

Cavendish, who was knocked flying by Luffy's punch, fell towards the bay. Seeing this, Shark Star and other marines in the pavilion also changed their expressions suddenly.

The major admiral of the new navy was actually knocked flying by a single punch from the opponent. The strength of the Straw Hat Pirates was much stronger than they had imagined. The opponent's current bounty could not reflect their strength at all.

Judging from Shark Star's experience in fighting so many pirates, there is no problem for Straw Hat Luffy from the Straw Hat Pirates to have a bounty of over 100 million.

The major generals of the new navy are no random people, and their strength is far beyond the reach of the headquarters of the navy of Marinford. In the countless battles of the new navy in the past few years, the major generals of the new navy were able to lead a team alone to search and hunt down pirates with a bounty of less than 500 million in the New World.

Cavendish is one of the best in the sequence of major generals. In his past battle records, he even fought head-on with a super pirate with a bounty of 7 million without being at a disadvantage. He also safely evacuated his crew from the Pirate Island and provided valuable intelligence for the headquarters' general offensive.

I thought Cavendish could easily get rid of the Straw Hat Pirates, a group of unknown pirates.

But now it seems that there are some problems in the base's assessment of the opponent's combat capability.

Sha Xin couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he could meet a major general like Cavendish who was on vacation during this operation. Otherwise, if his group was fighting with the enemy, there might have been casualties by now.

However, Shark Star did not retreat because of the strength of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Cavendish was knocked away, which made the Shark Star navy have no more worries.

“Fire!”

Shark Star gave the order decisively, leaving no room for tact to the enemy or himself, and he looked murderous as soon as he opened his mouth.

As the eldest prince of Ryugu Castle on Fishman Island, Shark Star has seen too many vicious pirates on the island over the years.

Cruelty and cunning are all the impressions Shark Star has of the group of pirates.

He knew very well that he could not be merciful when facing a group of pirates. If he gave them any chance, he might face counterattack.

It is precisely because of these past combat experiences that Shark Star has developed his current decisive and murderous character.

“Knock knock knock—”

The new navy who came with Shark Star also opened fire decisively after hearing the order. The muzzles of the new weapons spit out tongues of fire one after another. The dense gunshots filled the entire coast. The terrifying firing rate made Luffy in the crowd change his face, and his figure flashed and stood in front of all the crew members.

"Rubber balloon!!"

Luffy's body expanded rapidly, like a blown-up balloon, instantly covering the entire pavilion and protecting all the crew members behind him.

The bullets hit Luffy's body, pulling at his rubber-like body. The bullets failed to penetrate Luffy's skin, and after the rubber was stretched to its limit, all the bullets began to lose speed.

"Give it back to you!!"

As Luffy roared, all the bullets that had hit his body bounced back with a force even greater than that of a gun.

As bullets flew around, dozens of fishermen and sailors were hit and fell in a pool of blood.

Even the team leader Shark Star quickly waved the trident in his hand and blocked several bullets shot at his body and face.

"how so?!"

The New Navy obviously lacked information about Luffy. They didn't know at first that Luffy was a devil fruit user, and that his devil fruit ability could rebound bullets fired from guns.

The firearms that had just been equipped to the Murloc Navy had now become weapons that plundered their lives.

The strong smell of blood rushed into Shark Star's nostrils, and all he saw were injured and dead companions. In Shark Star's view, this attack made him deeply realize the brutality and terror of pirates.

"What?!!"

Countless fish-man navy soldiers were shot and killed. This bloody and horrifying scene was exposed to the sight of all the Straw Hat Pirates as Luffy's body slowly returned to its original appearance.

Even Luffy, the instigator of this, looked confused that something like this could happen.

He just habitually used his ability to help his companions block attacks from the enemy, but deep in Luffy's heart, he actually didn't want to hurt these strange fish-man navy.

Although he calls himself a pirate, the Straw Hat Pirates have never done anything truly evil.

Even if Luffy encounters real pirates at sea, he will not take the opponent's life while fighting with him.

It was not the first time that Luffy used "balloons" to block bullets. He did not expect that something like this would happen. The previous few times did not cause such terrible damage because the force of the bullet rebounding was not very strong. Even if it hit the opponent, it would at most leave a bruise on the opponent's body.

This is actually directly related to the power of firearms. The bullets fired from ordinary firearms are not as powerful as those from the new navy's new firearms.

The degree of pulling on the rubber body is far less than that of the bullets of the Fishman Navy, and the power and damage caused after rebounding are naturally incomparable.

Although Luffy didn't want to hurt these fish-man navy in his heart, since things had already happened, Luffy could only accept it.

Luffy, who witnessed the death of a large number of new navy officers, was no longer in a good mood for eating. His face, which was originally full of smiles, became extremely solemn at this moment.

Luffy pressed down the straw hat on his head, gently shielded his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"I'm sorry. I didn't expect this to happen."

Luffy said sorry, but there was no guilt on his face.

He is an open-minded person. Since he has created such a situation, there is no point in saying anything else.

And
He is a pirate himself, and he is acting out of his own will to protect his companions. No matter what the consequences may be, Luffy will not regret it.

He couldn't just sit there and watch his companions being shot by the enemy just because he didn't want to hurt these fish-man navy.

"Feel sorry??"

"What a joke!!!"

The death of his companions also made Shark Star's eyes turn red, and Luffy's apology sounded full of irony in his ears.

He is clearly just a pirate, yet he dares to be so arrogant and frivolous, and even uses such words to insult his companions who are fighting hard. This is something Shark Star absolutely cannot accept.

Shark Star's hateful roar made Nami, Vivi and others tremble. Sanji, who was falling back from mid-air, glanced sideways at the scene behind him, smoked silently, and fell silent.

Faced with the powerful pirates, Shark Star had no intention of retreating, and rushed directly towards Luffy with the halberd in his hand. Facing the fierce attack, Luffy just raised his head slightly, then raised it high above his head and "chopped" it down directly.

Luffy has already mastered his rubber-like ability.

"boom!!!"

After a loud bang, the Shark Star that was rushing towards Luffy was stopped abruptly, and the head of the halberd was stepped on by Luffy on the ground in front of him and could not move forward an inch.

The gap in strength between Shark Star and Luffy was too great to be made up by anger. The huge force caused Shark Star's knuckles to break, and blood flowed down the halberd. No matter how hard Shark Star tried to pull out the halberd, Luffy's feet were firmly on the halberd, making Shark Star's efforts a joke.

“Stop it!”

"You are no match for me. I don't want to continue attacking you."

Luffy raised his head slightly and looked at the tall Shark Star, and spoke quite seriously.

He just wanted to go to the island to appreciate the customs of Fishman Island. Such an incident itself made Luffy's good mood disappear without a trace. Moreover, looking at Shark Star's face full of anger and hatred, Luffy felt a sense of pity and sadness in his heart for some reason.

This enemy, now wrapped in emotions, even moved Luffy.

"Pirate! What's with your condescending attitude?"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded from behind Luffy.

Cavendish, who had been knocked away before, flew out of the sea and attacked Luffy with the Moon Step. The scene happening on the shore was clearly perceived by Cavendish's Observation Haki. When dealing with this big pirate, Cavendish also burst out with all his strength.

His figure was like a ghost, and his speed was very fast. Sanji wanted to help Luffy resist the enemy, but his speed could not catch up with the opponent. Cavendish successfully broke through behind Luffy and swung his sword towards Luffy's vest.

"Luffy!!!"

The Straw Hat Pirates who noticed the enemy's attack spoke out to warn them.

Luffy also noticed the attack from behind, and he twisted his body strangely to avoid Cavendish's attack. Then he stretched out his arms, and with the help of the force of his body's rotation, he punched Cavendish directly in the face.

Cavendish's speed is indeed very fast, but not so fast that Luffy can't react.

During the time at the Marine Headquarters, the two brothers Ace and Sabo were the ones who had been sparring with Luffy.

One of them is the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the other is the user of the Thunderbolt Fruit. Both of them have terrifying speed when fighting.

After years of training with such people, Luffy's reflexes are naturally far superior to those of ordinary people. And in the battles with them, Luffy also learned how to deal with enemies who are faster than himself.

It doesn't mean that if your movement speed is slower than the enemy's, you have no way to resist the enemy's attack. As long as you find a way, the moment the enemy's attack misses is also the best time for you to counterattack the enemy.

"Bang!!!!"

Luffy's fist hit Cavendish's handsome face hard. The terrifying force directly knocked Cavendish into the ground, leaving a human-shaped deep pit.

"呲呲-"

After delivering this punch, Luffy's body also underwent obvious changes. His originally topaz-like skin turned crimson, and a light steam was released from Luffy's pores.

One of the ways Luffy uses the devil fruit is to improve his body's functions by accelerating blood circulation.

Second gear——

Luffy in his normal state naturally has no way to avoid Cavendish's attack, even with the power of the devil fruit. But if he enters the second gear state, it will be different.
"Major General?!"

When Shark Star saw Cavendish being knocked into the ground by Luffy's punch, he growled in worry and increased the force of drawing his halberd.

However, the blood flowing from the tiger's mouth made the halberd handle very slippery, and it slipped out of his hand when he exerted force. Shark Star staggered backwards and fell to the ground in a mess.

"Master Shark Star!"

The surviving fish-man sailors cried out in worry when they saw Shark Star's miserable appearance.

Looking at the calm and composed Luffy and others from afar, these navy men also revealed a bit of despair on their faces.

Even the Major General and Lord Shark Star who came to help were unable to deal with those pirates, so it would be even more impossible for them to do anything to them.

Moreover, they have witnessed the brutality of the Straw Hat Pirates with their own eyes, and naturally feel that their lives are coming to an end at this moment.

"Let's go back."

However, Luffy is obviously not the cruel pirate in the minds of these fisherman navy.

Seeing that the enemy had lost the will to fight, Luffy didn't want to stay in this bloody place any longer, so he called his companions behind him and wanted to leave.

Shark Star, who had just fallen to the ground, suddenly jumped up, took out a pistol from his arms, and shot at Luffy wildly.

Shark Star actually knows very well in his heart that against a person with special abilities like Luffy, the weapons in his hands are completely useless.

However, the surging hatred in his heart made Shark Star make such efforts, as if only by trying his best could he be worthy of those comrades who died in battle.

Facing the incoming bullets, Luffy simply turned his head to dodge them all.

Ignoring Sharkstar, Luffy took a step forward and wanted to leave with his crew.

But at this moment, a violent sonic boom suddenly sounded in the sky.

The next moment, a black shadow flew across the sky and fell towards the Straw Hat Pirates.

The first to be hit was Luffy. As soon as Luffy raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from, the black shadow appeared in front of him. The next moment, a huge force came directly from the top of Luffy's head and smashed Luffy's body into the ground.

"boom!!!!"

A loud explosion sounded in the pavilion, and thick smoke and dust instantly covered everyone's vision.

A faint golden light shone from the smoke and dust. This sudden change made everyone stunned.

After a while, the smoke and dust dissipated, and a white-haired boy with black wings and golden flames on his back appeared in everyone's sight.

At the boy's feet, Luffy, who had been attacked, was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. It seemed that he had been knocked unconscious and was unable to recover for a while.

"Straw Hat Pirates, Captain Luffy, arrest!"

The white-haired boy slowly opened his mouth and uttered these words somewhat awkwardly.

Shark Star heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the young man suddenly appear on the battlefield, looking relieved:

"Finally here. Seraph!"

(End of this chapter)