Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Almost simultaneously, the four of them effortlessly escaped Smoker's prized "white cage" and landed steadily on the ground.

Smoker's expression became more serious than ever before.

As an elite member of the unit, he knew exactly what this meant.

The fact that these four people were able to break free from his smoke indicates that their strength had reached an unbelievable level.

"The East Sea... has actually produced such a monster."

Smoker gripped the 10 Hands tightly, his vigilance rising to its highest level.

Although the main forces have escaped their predicament, the "vulnerable groups" in the rear are still suffering greatly.

"Cough cough... Help..." Usopp rolled his eyes.

"Ah! Help me!" Nami was still struggling desperately, but the smoke was getting tighter and tighter.

Seeing Ronan and the others standing there as if nothing had happened, Nami panicked and cried out in a tearful voice:

"Ronan!! Stop showing off! Come help me get this disgusting thing out of here!!"

Ronan turned around and looked at Nami, who was hanging in mid-air by the smoke and looked rather disheveled.

He didn't act immediately, but slowly slung the ebony stick over his shoulder, a familiar, extremely "gentlemanly" smile on his face.

"I can save you."

Ronan, with a straight face, solemnly held up one finger:

"However... it requires one million Berries!"

"Not only have I paid back the money I owed you, but now you owe me money. Isn't that fair?"

"..."

The entire room fell silent for a second.

Even Smoker on the other side was stunned for a moment, clearly having never seen such a move before.

The next second, Nami's face flushed red, and her expression of fear vanished instantly, replaced by an even more terrifying rage.

Her mouth transformed into sharp fangs, an aura that only erupted in fury.

"Damn Ronan!!!"

Nami's roar drowned out the thunder:

"Is this the time to talk about this?!"

"cut!"

Ronan shrugged, and although he joked, his hands moved quickly.

"Whoosh!"

He casually picked up a pebble from the ground, a faint trace of Armament Haki clinging to his fingertip, and flicked it.

"Whoosh—smack!"

The pebbles shot out like bullets, hitting precisely at the base of the smoke that clung to Nami.

The overwhelming power instantly shattered the elemental structure, and Nami screamed as she fell from mid-air.

Sanji reacted quickly, sliding to his knees and catching Nami.

"Miss Nami! Are you alright? That damned Ronan dared to blackmail you! I'm going to kick him to death right now!"

Ronan: "..."

Luffy adjusted his straw hat and stood at the very front, facing Smoker and hundreds of marines, rain streaming down his face.

"Ronan, Zoro, Sanji, you take Nami and Usopp and go first."

Luffy clenched his fist, and a faint black aura of Haki appeared on his knuckles:

"That guy in the smoke... I'll take him down!"

......

Central Square in Rogge Town.

The rain poured down, and thick curtains of rain hung between heaven and earth.

The cold rain washed over the stone slabs of the square, gathering into a muddy stream.

Hundreds of fully armed naval soldiers surged in from all directions like an iron torrent, forming an impenetrable wall.

The shouts of battle, the sound of footsteps, and the thunder mingled together, creating a deafening roar.

"Wow, there are quite a lot."

Ronan wiped the rain off his face, looking at the growing number of navy personnel around him. The ebony staff in his hand drew a black arc in the rain, leaving a trail of water droplets.

"This might be a bit troublesome... Luffy needs time, let's deal with all these soldiers blocking the way first."

"Just what I wanted!" Zoro bit down on Wado Ichimonji again.

"Don't let these guys spoil the captain's fun." Sanji kicked his rain-soaked leather shoes.

"superior!"

The three of them sprang up simultaneously, like tigers descending a mountain, and instantly charged into the navy's formation!

"Whoosh—Bang!!"

Ronan took the lead, his three-meter-long ebony staff transforming into a black dragon.

Although it wasn't a long iron spear, its heavy, weighty feel made it even easier for him to wield.

Ronan did not use any deadly moves against these ordinary soldiers who were dutifully performing their duties.

"Xingyi - Parting the Clouds to Reveal the Sun!"

The ebony stick swept out with a powerful gust of wind.

This strike did not use a "bursting force" to shatter the internal organs, but rather a gentle yet irresistible "pushing force" and "deflecting force".

When the baton touched the soldier's body, it was like toppling dominoes.

A powerful yet gentle force blew them away in droves, sending them crashing into the puddles in the distance. Though they were in so much pain they couldn't get up, they were not killed.

"Ah! My leg!"

"This force... is simply unstoppable!"

The naval soldiers were horrified to discover that their proud formation was as fragile as paper in front of this dark-haired man.

Wherever Ronan went, it was like a tiger descending from the mountain into a flock of sheep; no one could withstand a single blow from him.

"After all, they're not evil pirates, there's no need to kill them."

Ronan's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he acted with great restraint.

On the other side, Zoro and Sanji also implemented this concept.

Although Zoro's three swords gleamed with a cold light, he always used the back of the blades.

"Bang bang bang!"

With a crisp metallic clang, soldiers who tried to rush forward were struck in the back of the neck or abdomen by the back of the blade, their eyes rolling back as they collapsed unconscious to the ground.

Sanji even put his hands in his pockets and weaved through the crowd using only his legs.

Although his kicking skills were fierce, each kick avoided vital points, precisely striking joints or muscle nodes to instantly incapacitate the enemy.

"Damn it! These pirates... are they really that strong?"

Just a few minutes later, half of the originally dense naval encirclement had fallen!

The rainwater was filled with groaning soldiers, while the three figures, like demons, remained standing.

......

On the other side of the battlefield, the atmosphere was completely different.

Smoker watched his men fall one by one, his face so dark it was almost dripping with gloom.

But he had no time to pay attention to that, because the boy in the straw hat in front of him made him feel inexplicably irritated.

"You ignorant brat!"

Smoker roared, and his lower body instantly transformed into a plume of white smoke, propelling him gliding at high speed through the air.

"White Gale—!!"

Smoker's fists transformed into giant smoky fists, like two launched missiles, whistling through the air, and simultaneously blasted towards Luffy from both sides!

In his opinion, no matter how strong Luffy is, he can only flee in a sorry state when faced with the intangible, multi-angled attacks of Logia-type Devil Fruits.

However, Luffy simply stood still, without even moving a step.

He closed his eyes slightly, listening to the sound of raindrops falling.

In the perception of Observation Haki, Smoker's seemingly elusive trail of smoke was as clear as a searchlight in the dark.