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He took a deep breath and launched an even fiercer attack. For a moment, fists and kicks clashed and swirled, dazzling the eye. Although Tom tried his best to defend, age was catching up with him, and he hadn't experienced such intense combat in a long time. Gradually, Tom began to struggle and started to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Just then, Iceberg rushed over upon hearing the news. When he saw his old man being attacked, he was frantic with worry and immediately tried to rush forward to rescue Tom. But just as he was about to reach the battlefield, a young man wearing a baseball cap and wielding a long sword suddenly blocked his way.

"Who are you people? Why did you attack my teacher for no reason!" Iceberg glared angrily at the boy and shouted.

"Hehe, you can't go over until our leader gives the order." The boy in the baseball cap chuckled and said with a slight upturn of his lips.

"Damn it!" Upon seeing this, Iceberg felt a surge of anger. He glared at the boy in the baseball cap, shouted, and then lunged at him without hesitation.

Just then, Spandam suddenly spoke coldly: "Kaku, bring this man to me."

"Yes, sir." Kaku responded quickly upon hearing the order. Then, sword in hand, he appeared before Iceberg like a ghost, easily blocking Iceberg's aggressive attack. Without giving Iceberg any chance to catch his breath, Kaku immediately launched a fierce counterattack.

Although Iceberg possessed considerable strength, he was still inferior to Kaku. Furthermore, he had no suitable weapon at hand, so within a few moves, he was already covered in wounds and injuries from Kaku's attacks.

Seeing this scene, Tom, who was originally engaged in a fierce battle with Lucci, became extremely anxious. He was already slightly weaker than Lucci, and now, distracted by his concern for Iceberg's safety, he found it increasingly difficult to withstand Lucci's relentless attacks, and could only retreat continuously to evade them.

However, this fierce battle did not last long. As the iceberg finally collapsed, this thrilling fight came to an end.

Upon seeing Iceberg fall, Tom took a heavy punch from Lucci, then broke away from the fight and rushed to Iceberg's side, using his own body to firmly protect the injured Iceberg behind him.

"Heh heh, old man, now you can hand over that thing, or the guy behind you will be dead," Spandam said with a confident smile.

But to his surprise, Tom insisted, "I'll say it again, I don't know what I'm saying."

This enraged Spandam, who immediately ordered Lucci and Kaku to kill Iceberg.

Just then, Lin Yi and Dota suddenly appeared in front of Tom. Lin Yi smiled at Tom and said, "I can't let you kill my shipbuilder."

Upon seeing Lin Yi and Dotai suddenly appear, Spandam was initially startled, then roared in fury, "Kill them!"

Without hesitation, Lucci and Kaku immediately attacked Lin Yi and Dota respectively.

Before they could even reach the two men, they saw a blur before their eyes, and then almost simultaneously felt a sharp pain in their abdomens. They were then sent flying like cannonballs, smashing a pile of scrap metal in the distance.

Upon seeing this, Spandam's pupils shrank, and he looked as if he had seen a ghost. He never expected that his two strongest subordinates would be so easily defeated by a murloc.

Suddenly he remembered something and exclaimed, "Venerable Kong, Lin Yi?"

"Oh ho, you still recognize me, not bad," Lin Yi teased.

"No...no way, how can you be so strong?" Spandam said in a panic.

"Haha, isn't it common knowledge that we're very strong?" Lin Yi said with an expression that said, "You're making a fuss over nothing."

What he didn't know was that Spandam truly had no idea how strong Lin Yi and his group were. He was originally a commander in CP5, and had been on a secret mission for some time before recently taking over CP9. During the handover, the former CP9 commander, who was also his father, hadn't told him about Lin Yi and his group, since that was a scandalous affair of the Celestial Dragons. Therefore, Spandam had a severe lack of intelligence about Lin Yi and his companions.

In his mind, the Celestial Dragons were invincible, so how could Lin Yi be a match for them? That's why he dared to boast that he would capture Lin Yi and his group.

"Cough cough." From the pile of discarded parts, a half-beast leopard-man emerged, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. As for Kaku, he hadn't yet eaten the Giraffe Fruit, so he was immediately knocked unconscious.

“You’re strong enough to warrant my full strength.” Lucci’s eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Dota.

However, Dota didn't seem to care much about Lucci. He casually waved his hand and said, "You're no match for me. You should practice more."

Dota's nonchalant attitude immediately enraged Lucci, who roared, "You bastard, how dare you look down on me!"

As he spoke, he rushed toward Dotai with an uncanny gait, occasionally making sudden advances.

"Wow, you even know the Six Styles of the Navy," Dotay exclaimed in surprise.

Lucci didn't answer him, but focused on charging towards Dota.

Just as Lucci used the Navy Six-Style Shave again, Dota made a move, also using the Navy Six-Style Shave.

Just as Lucci reappeared, a large, sinister hand suddenly grabbed his ankle. Lucci was terrified and tried to resist, but the owner of the hand did not give him a chance.

The sounds of flesh colliding with the floor rang out.

Lu Qi lost consciousness shortly afterward.

Dotai curled his lip, grabbed Lu Qi, who had already reverted to human form, and walked towards Lin Yi.

"Haha, well done, Dota," Lin Yi praised, another Devil Fruit in hand.

"Damn it." Spandam's face turned ugly, and then panic began to rise in his heart. His strongest subordinate had been easily taken down by the other party, so what awaited him?

So he suppressed his thoughts, forced a smile, and said, "Mr. Lin Yi, I think there's been some misunderstanding between us. How about I treat you to dinner another day as an apology?"

"Hehe, let's just consider it a misunderstanding. But you're not qualified to treat me to dinner. Do you have a golden Den Den Mushi on you? Take it out and I'll forgive you," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"You... how did you know?" Spandam said in shock. There shouldn't be many people besides himself who knew that he had a Golden Den Den Mushi.

"Just take it when I tell you to, stop talking nonsense." Dota slapped Spandam across the face and said in an unfriendly tone.

"You..." Spandam was furious after being slapped. He had never been hit like this before, except by Celestial Dragons. It was an utter disgrace.

His men, seeing their commander humiliated, were about to attack, but suddenly a powerful pressure rendered them immobile.

"What do you mean 'you'? Hurry up and show it. You're so clueless, how the hell did you become the boss of these people?" Dota slapped Spandam again, saying with great dissatisfaction.

Spandam, having been slapped again by Dotai, became obedient. He endured the humiliation and pulled a golden Den Den Mushi from his pocket. Before he could say anything, a large hand reached out.

"Bring it to you."

"you..."

"You son of a bitch, if you keep talking, I'll beat you up." Dota raised his hand to hit him again, scaring Spandam into backing away.

Lin Yi took the golden Den Den Mushi from Dota, glanced at it a few times, and then put it into his storage space. It was better to keep this thing away, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble.

"Captain, should we kill them?" Dota asked, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Spandam and his men.

Lin Yi thought for a moment. These guys didn't seem to be of much use, and killing them wouldn't make a difference. However, he still needed to see if there were any non-evil people among them. So he activated his Judgment Eye, scanning Spandam and his men.

But upon closer inspection, Lin Yi found himself in a difficult situation. As expected, almost all the CP9 members were red-named, with the exception of Kaku and Kalifa. However, few of the soldiers who had come with them were red-named. Lin Yi guessed that they had been temporarily conscripted by Spandam.

Lin Yi ordered Dotai to kill all the red-named players and release the rest, leaving only Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and Spandam.

Watching the naval soldiers hurriedly leave, Lin Yi sighed slightly. "I'm still too kind."

His gaze then fell on Spandam, who was looking relieved to have escaped unscathed. Lin Yi certainly wasn't going to let the guy go; he wanted to hand him over to Robin, after all, Spandam was Robin's enemy.

(Thanks to Shang Yixin for the 6 update reminder tokens, the boss is very generous. Thank you to Trolac for the bubble tea, I didn't see it before, thank you for your support. Also, thank you to all the brothers who support me with their love, thank you all.)

Chapter 62 Recruiting Lucci and His Men

After dealing with Spandam and his gang, Lin Yi turned to Iceberg and his companion, asking with concern, "Are you alright? Do you need me to call a doctor?"

Although Tom ultimately suffered a powerful punch from Lucci, thanks to his innate fishman's strong physique, he quickly recovered.

However, Iceberg wasn't so lucky compared to Tom. Kaku's longsword had left horrifying wounds on Iceberg's body, leaving him covered in blood.

Due to significant blood loss, Iceberg's once rosy face gradually turned ashen, but his unwavering will allowed him to endure the excruciating pain and express his sincere gratitude to Lin Yi and Duotai: "It's just a little blood loss, nothing serious. If it weren't for your two righteous assistance, the consequences would have been unimaginable. In the future, if there's anything I can do to help, just ask, and I will do my utmost!"

Despite the iceberg's words of gratitude, Lin Yi did not seem to care much.

At this moment, his greater concern was whether the severely injured Iceberg was still capable of continuing to work. After thinking for a while, Lin Yi took out a healing pill from his system space. Of course, it wasn't one of those top-grade pills worth a thousand prosperity points; after all, using such a treasure on Iceberg would be far too extravagant, a complete waste. So, he simply took out an ordinary healing pill that only cost ten prosperity points.

Lin Yi handed the healing medicine to Bing Shan and explained, "This is my unique, specially made healing medicine. It can stop the bleeding from your wound very quickly and help you recover as soon as possible."

Iceberg took the healing medicine, thanked Lin Yi again, and swallowed it. Immediately, Iceberg felt a gentle energy flow to the wounds on his body.

Before long, the wound stopped bleeding, and a rosy glow returned to the iceberg's face. Even if it was only worth ten prosperity points, it was still the best healer.

Seeing that he was alright, Lin Yi decided not to stay any longer. He still needed to deal with Spandam and his men, so he said to Tom and Iceberg, "You should recover from your injuries first. You also need to hurry up and build my ship for me. I'll bring you the equipment tomorrow. I have other things to do now."

“No problem. The ship’s construction will have to wait for the branches of the Tree of Adam to arrive. However, I will arrange for some people to do the preliminary work first, because your requirements are quite high and it will probably take quite a while,” Iceberg nodded and said.

"Time is not a problem, as long as the quality is guaranteed." After saying that, Lin Yi produced a storage ring in his hand and threw it to Iceberg, saying, "This is a storage ring. You can use it by dripping your blood. There are 1 billion Berries in it, consider it a deposit. If you need more later, come to me for more."

Iceberg took the storage ring with a look of novelty. Just as he was about to ask something, Lin Yi and Duotai had already disappeared before his eyes with the four prisoners.

"Holy crap, where did they go?" Iceberg exclaimed in horror.

"I'm leaving," Tom said calmly.

"Gone? How did they leave?" Iceberg asked, bewildered.

"How did you become mayor? Haven't you heard of the great name of Venerable Lin Yi?" Tom was now starting to doubt his disciple's abilities; how could he know so little?

"Is he famous?" Iceberg asked, even more confused. He had only recently taken office as mayor and had been busy with the Water City project for the past two years, so he hadn't paid much attention to outside information.

"Go back and investigate yourself. Since you're all better now, you can go back. I have a lot to do." Tom didn't offer any answers to Iceberg, and even told his seriously injured disciple to leave on his own.

Iceberg stared at his old man in disbelief. "Is this something a human being could do? At least have someone give me a ride! You've lost all love after you've finished your apprenticeship, haven't you?"

In the end, Iceberg had an employee from Tom's Studio take him to the hospital. Although the wounds had stopped bleeding, they had not yet healed, and some of the deeper ones still needed two stitches.

While at the hospital, Iceberg had someone bring him information about Lin Yi. When he saw that Lin Yi had killed a Celestial Dragon in public, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. In his mind, Celestial Dragons were sacred and inviolable. Even offending a Celestial Dragon would be a disaster. Lin Yi not only killed one, but even survived from the hands of the World Government. Just how terrifying must his strength be?

When Iceberg saw that Lin Yi had even killed a naval admiral, he was speechless with shock. All he could say was, "Damn, that's awesome!"

After sensing the location of Felina and the other two, Lin Yi used his spatial abilities to bring Dotai and the four prisoners to the library where they were.

When he arrived, the scene before him surprised him slightly. He hadn't expected that Felina and her group would also be attacked by CP9. Fortunately, Felina and her group were quite strong, and these CP9 members were no match for them. When Lin Yi arrived, most of them had already been knocked to the ground by Felina and her group, leaving only two people struggling to hold on.

"Huh!" At this moment, the person fighting with Felina caught Lin Yi's attention. This person was actually a user of the Door-Door Fruit.

"Aaaaah, you minotaur, if you're so tough, don't hide in that door!" Filina shouted angrily. This guy was too despicable. Seeing that he couldn't beat her, he kept using his Devil Fruit ability to dodge her attacks. He was so hateful.

Meanwhile, Bruno, hiding inside the door, was extremely anxious. Although he had used the Door-Door Fruit's power to dodge most of Felina's attacks, he was no match for her and was constantly being beaten so badly that he dared not show his face. All of his subordinates had been dealt with by these three, and even his companion, Weiqu, had been defeated. If Galab also lost, then he would have no choice but to use the Door-Door Fruit to escape.

Filina, who was sulking, saw Lin Yi and Dotai arrive and her eyes lit up. She shouted at Lin Yi, "Brother Lin Yi, you've come at the right time! Quickly find that guy. His ability is similar to yours. He can open doors out of thin air and hide inside. He's making it so hard for me to fight him."

"Haha, Felina, that's the power of the Door-Door Fruit. It's not surprising that you couldn't hit him, since it's a kind of spatial ability." Lin Yi chuckled. The Door-Door Fruit is a small branch of spatial fruits; it's somewhat useful, but not much.

At this moment, Lin Yi sensed Bruno's location. However, to Lin Yi's surprise, Bruno did not hide behind Felina to launch a sneak attack as he had expected! On the contrary, Bruno maintained a considerable distance from Felina.

However, when Lin Yi's gaze fell on Bruno's horribly disfigured face, charred black by electric current, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Clearly, this guy must have tried to launch a sneak attack on Felina. However, what's unexpected is that the seemingly young Felina actually possesses the powerful ability of dual-color Haki.

Just as Lin Yi had guessed, Bruno initially used the Door-Door Fruit's ability to freely traverse space to stealthily approach Felina from behind, intending to deliver a fatal blow when she was off guard. However, he never expected that this seemingly frail girl possessed such astonishing strength and talent. The moment Bruno excitedly pushed open the "door" leading to his target and took a step, Felina, with her exceptional Observation Haki, swiftly detected his presence and movements. Without hesitation, Felina unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning, striking the unsuspecting Bruno. In an instant, dazzling lightning flashed across the sky, accompanied by crackling sounds. Bruno trembled violently from the shock, his charred face a horrifying sight.

Lin Yi chuckled. The Door-Door Fruit ability might be troublesome for others, but for Lin Yi, it was nothing.

With a thought, the space where Bruno was hiding shattered, and a charred man fell from the shattered space, looking completely bewildered.

"Haha, let's see how you hide from these." When Felina saw this despicable guy appear, she waved her hands excitedly, and suddenly a large amount of black clouds appeared above Bruno's head.

The violent lightning power within the dark clouds caused Bruno's expression to change drastically. He hurriedly tried to use his Devil Fruit ability to open a door in front of him in order to avoid Felina's terrifying attack.

But to his horror, he discovered that his Door-Door Fruit seemed to be unusable. Before he could even figure out why, lightning struck from above.

"Aaaaaah!" Bruno let out a shrill scream and collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth. His body was charred black, and he lay motionless on the ground.

Lin Yi walked over, his brows furrowed, and said, "Philina, you didn't kill him, did you?"