Chapter 666: Captive! (2 in 1)
Fishman Island is in chaos, which is a good opportunity for the Straw Hat Pirates to escape.
But Luffy is also a person who likes to be lively. Looking at the current appearance of Fishman Street, Luffy actually wants to follow Sabo to take a look and see what happened on Fishman Island.
But reason eventually suppressed his curiosity.
He was not the only one on the boat at this time, and he was responsible for the safety of his companions.
If they rashly get involved, they might miss this window of opportunity. When Fishman Island returns to stability, it will not be easy for these pirates to leave Fishman Island again.
Although Luffy is full of confidence in his own strength, he is not afraid at all even when facing the pursuit of the new navy.
But Luffy also knew very well that if they met the new navy led by Jinbe in the sea, they would definitely not be able to escape safely.
When the crew heard Luffy say to set sail, they returned to their posts after a brief moment of surprise.
Those who are collecting anchors are collecting anchors, and those who are transporting fuel are transporting fuel.
The Sunny is a ship that almost embodies the most advanced shipbuilding technology of the Seven Water City. Franky is Tom's true disciple. Except for the technology related to Pluto, they have taught this disciple everything else.
Therefore, this ship is not the most popular sailing ship on this sea. Even in a land like the Fishman Forest, they have a way to get the ship back into the sea.
The preparations before sailing were very quick. With a violent sound of pumping air, a layer of transparent bubbles quickly wrapped around the hull of the Sunny.
Under the effect of the foam, the Sunny slowly floated up from the ground, and after being several meters above the ground, it slowly floated towards the sky.
The Straw Hat Pirates were not the only ones who sensed the opportunity. In the aquatic grass forest of the Fishman Forest, the pirates who also realized that the opportunity to leave had come were also preparing to flee.
One pirate ship after another floated up from the woods and drifted towards the open sea.
"Franky, use the wind cannon, let's get out of here as fast as we can!"
Luffy also noticed the other pirate ships around him. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Luffy thought about speeding up and leaving to pass by the other pirates.
They didn't know what had happened on Fishman Island, nor did they know how many troops the New Navy would deploy in the face of such chaos. They also didn't know whether there were still New Navy troops in the open sea monitoring the entire Fishman Island and guarding against pirates escaping from the island.
For safety's sake, Luffy thought it would be better to hurry up.
It is beneficial to separate from the escaping "main force". Even if the new navy intends to take action against the pirates, they will consider capturing as many pirates as possible.
With this mentality, if Luffy and his crew were to travel alone on a pirate ship, perhaps they would encounter slightly less resistance.
The new navy should put more effort into the large forces behind them.
Although Luffy is young and unwilling to think most of the time, he is, after all, a person who has received formal education from the Navy Headquarters, and some of the Navy's action logic has been more or less engraved in his behavior.
Under the influence of the Marine Headquarters' words and deeds, Luffy's actions finally became more methodical.
"it is good!"
"Hold on tight, I'm ready to start!"
Franky didn't hesitate at all when he heard Luffy's order. Although he didn't understand why Luffy made such a decision, Franky had no intention of asking more questions. Although Luffy sometimes behaved a little nonsensically, the crew had absolute trust in him.
"boom!!!"
A few seconds later, the Sunny's wind cannon was fired, and the ship accelerated suddenly. In just a blink of an eye, it had surpassed all other pirate ships in the same group and shot directly into the sky.
The distance between the Sunny and other pirate ships instantly opened up by a thousand meters, making it the first pirate ship to enter the ocean.
However, Luffy's caution did not work.
The New Navy, which he was on guard against, had no time to care about these pirates. Because of the appearance of the World Government, the New Navy was so busy at the moment that it had no time to take care of anything else.
Before Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Zephyr arrived, Jinbei was actually unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the people from the World Government.
He had a clear understanding of his own strength, and knew that he would have no way of stopping the admirals and the Five Elders when he was seriously injured.
However, the World Government's massacre of the New Marines' families eventually angered all the New Marines. Even an admiral like Jinbe, who was both powerful and prestigious, was unable to contain the anger of his subordinates.
Many subordinates ignored the order and rushed back to Fishman Island to fight with the people from the World Government.
As the commander-in-chief, Jinbe could not sit idly by and watch his subordinates being killed in a trap set by the World Government.
Helplessly, he could only lead the remaining new navy back to Fishman Island.
Jinbei's joining also brought some changes to this war. The originally one-sided massacre was successfully stabilized after Jinbei joined.
However, when Admiral Magellan, Galin Sheng and other Celestial Dragons walked out of Ryugu Castle and joined the battlefield, the balance of victory in this war completely tipped towards the World Government.
The war between the New Navy and the World Government did not last long and was over in just half a day.
The guards of Ryugu Castle appeared on the streets and tried hard to maintain law and order on the island. Although the light emitted by the Yang Tree gradually faded, Fishman Island also fell into darkness.
But for most of the people on Fishman Island, this night will be a sleepless night.
The coup d'état on Fishman Island had a very wide impact, and the people of Fishman Island had no idea where this island would end up after this shocking change.
The originally peaceful life was broken, and the future was full of unknowns.
"Mrs. Shirley, what will become of Fishman Island?"
"What should we do?"
In a coral house in Mermaid Bay, a group of mermaids from the Mermaid Cafe gathered together.
Because of the Straw Hat Pirates, the Mermaid Cafe was completely destroyed and is now being rebuilt. During the day, there was another riot on Fishman Island, which made the mermaids, whose homes had already been destroyed, even more worried.
In order to seek comfort, the mermaids found Xia Li, a famous fortune teller on the island.
The mermaids wanted to get guidance from this prophet to calm their uneasy hearts.
There were more than a dozen mermen gathered in the room, and they all looked at Xia Li, who was sitting at the table with a serious face.
On the table in front of Xia Li, there was a transparent crystal ball.
In the eyes of others, this crystal ball was ordinary and there was nothing unusual about it. However, in Xia Li's eyes, pictures of the future were flashing on the surface of the crystal ball.
Predict future
This is Xia Li's innate ability. Since this ability awakened at the age of 4, her predictions have never been wrong.
Flashing on the crystal ball were pictures of Fishman Island.
But no matter how the picture flashed, all that could be seen with the naked eye was a sea of fire and ruins all over the ground.
Fishman Island was destroyed.
A few minutes later, the image on the crystal ball disappeared, and Xia Li walked out of the "prophecy" state with sweat all over her forehead and a look of fear on her face, which also made the mermaids beside her nervous.
"What happened? Sister Xia Li?"
"What should we do next? What will happen to Fishman Island next?"
The mermaids asked one after another, their voices full of hope and concern.
"Fishman Island was destroyed"
"There are fires everywhere, and damaged houses everywhere" "Fishman Island is finished!!!"
At this time, Charlie had not yet recovered from the shock of seeing the prophecy. She answered the mermaids' questions almost subconsciously without any concealment.
"!!!"
"what?!"
Upon hearing the prophecy of the destruction of Fishman Island, the room was suddenly filled with screams of surprise and panic.
Dragon Palace, dungeon.
"Click——"
In the meantime, Jinbei, who was wrapped in bandages all over his body, finally regained consciousness. He moved his body subconsciously, and the chains that bound him collided with each other, making a series of noises.
He failed
"Where am I?!"
Jinbei opened his eyes and saw darkness. He looked around and realized that he was in a cell. He looked down at the huge chains that bound him and a bitter smile appeared on his face:
"Didn't you kill me?"
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The last memory left in Jinbei's mind was the scene of him charging towards Magellan, Galen and others in order to rescue his companions.
In front of the Navy Admirals and the Five Elder Stars, Jinbei was ultimately unable to contend with the other side and was defeated. In his heart, he had actually prepared himself to die, but he did not expect that the other side did not kill him. Instead, they captured him and locked him up in this prison.
The walls of the prison were covered with moss, a type of moss found only in the deep sea. Jinbei realized that he should still be on Fishman Island and had not been taken away.
"Ta-ta."
Perhaps someone heard Jinbei waking up. Not long after Jinbei woke up, footsteps were heard on the corridor in front of the prison gate.
Not long after, Magellan appeared in front of the prison gate and looked at Jinbei:
"Are you awake? Jinbei!"
Magellan greeted him in a deep voice, and after taking a quick look at Jinpei's condition, he felt a little heavy-hearted.
Jinbei had several fatal wounds, but fortunately, he survived and did not die.
A living Jinbei would be a huge nuisance to their Marine Headquarters.
"Why didn't you kill me?"
There was an openly hostile relationship between the New Navy and the Naval Headquarters, and Jinbe had already made plans to die the moment of defeat.
But the other party did spare his life, which puzzled Jinbei.
"I wanted to kill you, but I let you live"
"It's an order from the Five Elders. Your life is valuable to them."
"On the one hand, they want to extract intelligence about the new navy from you. On the other hand, they also hope to use public execution to intimidate the new navy."
"Jinbei, do you think that if the Wan Guo side learned that you were captured, would they be able to send strong men to rescue you?"
Magellan didn't know what his purpose was, and he didn't hide anything when facing Jinbei's questioning.
Upon hearing Magellan's words, Jinbei's expression changed involuntarily. His face, which had already turned aqua blue due to his weakness, turned pale at this moment.
“You want to.”
Jinbei already had some guess in his mind and was greatly shocked.
"Just as you thought, you have become the bait of the Celestial Dragons."
"If the New Navy doesn't save you, they will lose the dignity of their 'imperial' power; if they choose to save you, they will have to face me and the Five Elders."
"This is the World Government's plan to weaken your new navy."
"I don't know whether it's lucky or unfortunate that you can survive after suffering such a serious injury."
Magellan's tone was full of emotion, and after he finished speaking, he turned aside and planned to leave. It seemed that he came here just to confirm whether Jinbei was still alive and to say such a thing to Jinbei.
At this time, Jinbei was also anxious because he heard such shocking news, and was trying hard to think about how to get out of his current predicament.
Magellan noticed that Jinbei looked a little dazed, and after walking a few steps he couldn't help but stop: "If I were you, I wouldn't choose to continue living, Jinbei."
After saying that, Magellan's figure disappeared in front of the door, and the sound of his footsteps became farther and farther away until it disappeared completely.
And the words that Magellan said before he left were also deeply engraved in Jinbei's heart.
He didn't know what Magellan's purpose was, but after carefully analyzing the current dilemma, Jinbei suddenly realized that the "method" given by Magellan was most beneficial to the new navy.
As long as he died, the new navy would have no reason to send troops to rescue him.
Because of his death, the conflict between the Navy and the World Government might be brought back to the surface, but if they engage in a head-on battle, the New Navy may not necessarily suffer a loss.
What Jinbei fears is that in order to rescue him, the strong men of the New Navy will fall into the trap of the World Government.
"Is death my best choice right now?"
Such a thought flashed through Jinbei's mind, but the next moment his brain became clear.
"No I won't die!"
"I'm afraid the World Government never thought that the World Government would make a move before they planned to use me to set a trap."
"If it's him, the so-called trap is not valid at all!"
His brain regained clarity and a look of hope appeared in Jinpei's eyes.
Who would want to die if they could live?
Jinbei knew that he still had a chance of survival.
Even if he dies, he must die under the perception of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. Only in this way can the new navy be completely prevented from falling into the trap of the World Government.
Otherwise, even if only a corpse was left of him, the other party might pretend to be alive and lure other strong men of the New Navy to come.
Magellan left the dungeon and when he walked to the door, he ran into Galen who was about to check on Jinbe's condition.
The two people passed each other and simply said hello, and then there was no further communication.
It was not until Magellan left that Galinsheng turned around with some suspicion and looked at Magellan's back.
"What is this guy doing here?!"
Magellan left the dungeon and walked on the trail of Ryugu Castle with a heavy look on his face. Because of Jinbe's capture, their Navy Headquarters was in huge trouble.
He wanted to avoid fighting with the New Navy, but he didn't know whether Jinbei was willing to sacrifice himself for the overall situation.
After thinking for a long time, Magellan finally sighed and forced himself to stop thinking about these things.
It has already happened. I am afraid there will be another fierce battle between their Navy Headquarters and the New Navy.
(End of this chapter)
