Chapter 653 Sit-ups, the 5th gear of liberation! (2 in 1)

Luffy had already consumed a huge amount of physical energy and domineering in the battle with the Seraph. When he was suddenly attacked by Jinbe, he naturally had no way to react and dodge in the first time.

As Luffy was knocked to the ground by Jinbei's water-hitting attack, the fish-man navy soldiers not far away also looked excited, and looked sideways in the direction of the water-hitting attack, and saw Jinbei in a hurry.

Today, Jinbei is wearing the general uniform of the new navy, and the aura he exudes is extremely powerful, even stronger than that of Seraph.

Luffy sat up with difficulty and looked in the direction of the attack. Seeing Jinbe's aggressive look, Luffy's face also showed a solemn look.

This time, it seems like there's no escape.
This thought only flashed through Luffy's mind, and as he stood up, the idea disappeared.

Luffy is an optimistic person and will never fall into despair until the very last moment.

Now that his movements have not been blocked, he naturally feels that he still has a chance to escape.

And for Luffy, his biggest concern is actually his companions who are traveling with him. Buying time for his companions to escape is what Luffy wants to do most now.

Seeing that Sanji, Nami and the others had already disappeared, Luffy smiled with relief.

Jinbei couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he saw Luffy's smile. He didn't expect that this enemy could still laugh in such a situation.

As Jinbei's eyes scanned the entire room, the expression on his face became even more serious.

The current condition of the Seraphim that was sent out is unclear. Although he can still sense the breath of Seraphim with his observation Haki, the other party's condition is a bit strange. Jinbei does not have a deep understanding of Seraphim, and does not know what kind of condition Seraphim is in.

The Shark Star Tribe that arrived at the battlefield early has suffered casualties. Jinbei is a shark-man with a sense of smell a hundred times more sensitive than that of ordinary humans. Although the air is filled with a strong fishy smell, Jinbei can also smell a strong smell of blood among the seafood.

He also noticed some charred corpses not far from the battlefield. Those were the fish-man navy who were killed by the rebounding bullets and then caught in the attack of the Seraph.

Even Jinbei, who had seen many storms, became irritated when he noticed the death of his subordinates.

"Damn pirates."

Jinbe's tone was full of disgust towards the pirate group. Having guarded Fishman Island for many years, he had too many contacts with pirates. And it was precisely because of this many contacts that his resentment towards the pirate group deepened.

The labels of cruelty and bloodthirstiness have long been attached to the heads of pirates and cannot be removed at all.

At least in all his years of military career, Jinbei has never seen a so-called "kind pirate".

Perhaps there really are such so-called "kind pirates" among the hundreds of millions of pirates around the world, but at least, Jinbe has never seen one in his career.

Moreover, Jinbe now doesn't care at all whether there are still kind people among the pirate group. His duty is to defeat all pirates who try to cross Fish-man Island and not allow any pirate to settle on Fish-man Island.

"Gurgling gurgling——"

As Jinbei took up his stance, the water vapor in the air quickly condensed into a ball of water droplets in his hands. This strange scene made Luffy open his eyes wide.

"A devil fruit user who can manipulate water?"

This was the first time Luffy had seen someone with abilities like Jinbe's, and he subconsciously thought that the other party was also a devil fruit user.

Before he could think about it, Jinbei waved his hand at him, and the water bullet in his palm shot rapidly towards Luffy.

Luffy clearly observed the enemy's attack route and was about to dodge sideways, but suddenly he felt a strong sense of weakness in his body. This feeling of weakness made Luffy's steps unsteady, and he stumbled and missed the best opportunity to escape.

Just as the water bullet was about to hit Luffy's shoulder, a black shadow fell from the sky and landed directly in front of Luffy.

Sanji, who was supposed to escort Nami, Vivi and others away, came back at this moment. He returned to the battlefield using the Moon Step and blocked Luffy directly. He kicked away the incoming water bullets and helped Luffy resolve the crisis.

"Sanji? Why are you back!?"

When Luffy saw Sanji appear, he was both surprised and a little complaining. The enemy was very powerful and he didn't want his companions to fall into such danger.

"Don't worry, Nami and the others have already run far away, and Franky and Usopp will protect them well."

"Brooke has also woken up. He didn't suffer any serious injuries from that attack. He will be able to recover if he takes more calcium."

"Now."

"As long as the two of us go and join them, we can evacuate here safely!"

Sanji knew very well what Luffy was worried about, and just a few simple words made Luffy feel relieved.

After hearing that Nami and the others had escaped far away and Brook had woken up, Luffy's originally tense face relaxed.

"Brooke is okay?! That's really great."

Before, Brook was hit by Seraph's laser, and Luffy thought that Brook's old bones would fall apart, but he didn't expect that Brook could still survive such a horrible attack. This also greatly inspired Luffy.

"Is that Vice Admiral Fishman of the New Navy?"

"Luffy, you leave first. This time, I will cover you."

Sanji stood in front of Luffy and glanced at Jinbei not far away. His eyes also noticed the dazzling golden general's shoulder tassel on Jinbei's shoulder.

Realizing that the other party was an admiral of the New Navy, Sanji did not show any fear. Instead, he was confident that he would cover Luffy's retreat.

Does Sanji really think that he can defeat the fish-man admiral?

Not really
Vice Admiral Jinbe of Fishman Island was famous even in the first half of the Grand Line.

Every pirate who wants to go to the New World will carefully study the garrison of Fishman Island before entering Fishman Island, and study what methods their predecessors used to successfully cross Fishman Island.

But the more I study these pirates, the more frightened I become.

However, survey data from various aspects show that the number of pirate groups that have been discovered by Fish-man in the deep sea and have been able to successfully pass through Fish-man Island is zero so far.

Only a small number of pirates who sneak onto Fishman Island through some means and leave quietly have a chance to escape the pursuit of the new navy.

Of all the pirates who did something on Fishman Island and were targeted by the new navy, only a few were able to escape successfully.

Today's Straw Hat Pirates are one of the pirate groups targeted by the new navy.

He killed Jinbei's subordinates, destroyed the precious Seraph, and now even threatened to escape in front of Jinbei. Facing such a pirate, Jinbei will never let him go no matter what!

"call out--"

Jinbei had no intention of wasting time talking to Luffy and Sanji. He bent his knees, kicked the ground hard, and then rushed directly towards Luffy and Sanji.

Fishman Karate·Dotang Sowa Zhengquan!

Jinbei's attacks are wide-ranging and his attack routes are actually very predictable. He relies on absolute speed and strength, as well as excellent attack timing and angles.

Therefore, enemies fighting against Jinbe often have the illusion that "the enemy is not like this", but in actual battles, there are very few people who can defeat Katsuhira.

Win with the right tactics, not the unnatural ones. This is Jinbei's fighting style.

Jinbe's attack came quickly. Luffy, who had recovered his strength, left the place first after reminding Sanji. Although Sanji's reaction was a little slow, he also quickly turned sideways and chose to dodge in a different direction from Luffy.

The next moment after the two left their original place, Jinbei's figure appeared where they were originally and punched the ground.

The terrifying force directly created a deep pit on the ground, and sea water quickly seeped out through the cracks.

This battlefield is too close to the bay. As the battle destroyed the area, some areas on the battlefield became muddy because of the sea water.

Jinbe's attack failed, but his expression did not change at all, as if he had already expected that the opponent would be able to dodge his attack.

As Jinbei's right foot gently touched the ground, a splash of water splashed out directly from the cracks in the ground.

Jinbei grabbed the air with both hands, and the splashing water was actually caught directly in his hands. What was strange was that more and more sea water gathered in Shengping's hands, forming a water whip in a very short time.

Then, under the astonished gazes of Luffy and Sanji, Jinbei swung his hands violently, and the water whip swept towards them.

"???"

"!!!"

When Luffy saw that Jinbei could actually manipulate the sea water in this way, he felt like his world was about to collapse. He had a preconceived notion that the other party was a person with special abilities, and as a person with special abilities, it was impossible for him to use his abilities to have any impact on the sea water.

Jinbe's current abilities naturally far exceeded Luffy's expectations.

It was the first time that Sanji faced a fish-man navy of Jinbe's level. Unlike Luffy's preconceived notions, he was just surprised by the opponent's methods.

Sanji had never seen an enemy who could manipulate sea water to attack.

"Luffy!"

As the attack approached, Sanji shouted "OK" to Luffy with some concern, then bent backwards and narrowly avoided Jinbe's attack. Luffy also recovered some of his strength at this moment, and urgently entered the second gear, stepping on the moon to avoid Jinbe's attack.

Without waiting for the two to catch their breath, Jinbei suddenly stomped his feet on the ground. Under the tremendous force, more sea water splashed out from the cracks. Jinbei clenched his fists and punched the splashing sea water repeatedly. Water bullets flew towards Luffy and Sanji like rain.

Fishman Karate: Group Rain!
"balloon!"

Faced with such an attack, Luffy almost subconsciously used the balloon to block it, trying to use the elasticity of rubber to protect Sanji from the opponent's attack.

But this time Luffy seemed to be overconfident in his devil fruit abilities.

Jinbei's attacks are not the same as the attacks launched by the guns in the hands of ordinary navy officers.

"puff--"

When the first water bullet hit Luffy's abdomen, his inflated body began to leak air. The huge force combined with the weakening effect of seawater on Devil Fruit users made it impossible for Luffy to hold his breath, and there was no way to make the best use of the elasticity of rubber.

"Dong dong dong dong——"

The incoming water bombs hit Luffy's body one after another. In just a breath of time, Luffy's body had suffered hundreds of hits.

"Luffy!!!"

Under Sanji's worried eyes, Luffy, having lost all his strength, fell directly towards the land.

This time, it was Sanji who was successfully protected by Luffy.

Sanji let out a low cry, and then quickly rushed towards the falling Luffy using the Moon Steps. Just as he was about to hold Luffy in his arms, he suddenly felt a strong breath appearing behind him.

He looked back repeatedly, only to find that Jinbei, who was supposed to be dozens of meters away, had caught up with him at some point.

The huge fist was also reflected in Sanji's pupils.

Sanji, who was worried about Luffy's safety, found a fatal gap at this moment. A battle-hardened man like Jinbe naturally could not miss such an opportunity and punched Sanji hard in the face.

Fishman Karate: Samewa Straight Fist!
Jinbe's attack is powerful and terrifying.

Sanji and Luffy turned into a stream of light and smashed heavily on the ground, creating a cloud of smoke.

The fishman navy members who were watching the battle from the outside cheered when they saw Jinbe's attack was successful.

Jinbei, who fell back to the ground, waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him, and then slowly walked towards Sanji and Luffy on the ground. As he walked, he reached behind his waist, apparently touching the handcuffs used to capture pirates.

"It's over. Stop struggling in vain."

Sanji, who was hit hard, wanted to get up, but under such a strong blow, his brain temporarily lost control of his body and he couldn't stand up smoothly.

As for Luffy, he seemed to have lost consciousness under the attack of Qun Yu. He was motionless for the moment, and there was no sound except for the faint sound of breathing.

"hateful."

Seeing Jinbei taking out handcuffs and approaching him and Luffy, Sanji's face was full of unwillingness.

Prison?!
Sanji spent his childhood in prison. How could he bear to go back to prison?

With this belief, Sanji kept struggling, as if trying to regain control of his body in this way.

Jinbei's original intention was to handcuff Luffy first, but Sanji struggled so hard that he changed his mind and turned to walk towards Sanji.

When Jinbei walked in front of Luffy, something strange suddenly happened on Luffy's body not far away.

"Dong dong dong dong——"

A faint white smoke overflowed from Luffy's body, and a strange domineering aura appeared in Jinbei's perception. At the same time, a heartbeat like a drum was also transmitted to Jinbei's eardrum.

"Um?!"

Jinbei, who noticed something strange, quickly turned his head to look in the direction of Luffy, only to find that Luffy, who had fallen into a coma, suddenly opened his eyes, and his body slowly stood up under the overflowing white smoke.

"what!"

"Hahahahaha!!!"

Suddenly, Luffy, who had just stood up, burst into laughter for no apparent reason.

That laughter made Jinbei feel a little creepy.

"what happened."

(End of this chapter)