Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Seagulls soar across the azure sea.

It symbolizes the good weather today.

A strange ship is crossing the doldrums at an unimaginable speed.

If it were seen by others, it would be considered a miracle.

Because for eight hundred years, no one in this world has ever been known to have mastered the technology to cross the Calm Belt.

"Hiss, we've encountered a sea king. Luckily, our ship is small."

Quinn stared in shock as the windless belt departed, while Caesar Cullen trembled beside him.

"You bastard! I almost thought we were going to die just now! Why did you attack a sea king?!"

"Cesare Cullán shouted loudly!"

The two were moving very fast and could theoretically reach the North Sea by midnight, but on the way, Quinn saw a young sea king that was still asleep.

Quinn wanted to test his research, so he stopped the ship and approached the young Sea Kings. He didn't find anything wrong, but just as Quinn was about to make his move, a head more than a hundred meters tall emerged from the sea and stared intently at Quinn and Caesar Clown.

If Caesar Cullen hadn't held onto the cabin so tightly, Quinn and Caesar Cullen would have perished in the Calm Belt last night.

"Damn it, the boss already said that speaking out of turn would easily attract the attention of large sea monsters. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

"Caesar Couran said with a face full of indignation."

In his mind, he was a great scientist whose life was far more valuable than that of ordinary people.

Within the MADS organization, only Judge and Queen could rival him, and Caesar Clown was confident that he would surpass them sooner or later.

"Alright, I didn't expect that either."

"Once we catch the test subject, I'll share half of mine with you."

After calming down, Quinn said with a nonchalant expression.

"Okay, you'll remember that."

Caesar Cullen was still a child at heart; upon hearing that his experiment could increase [something], he forgave Quinn.

Quinn seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes fixed on the distant island, without saying much.

Blue—Blue...

A Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) sounded, reminding Raleigh, who had just finished breakfast, that something had happened.

"Moshi moshi, I'm Christine Raleigh."

From the other end of the Den Den Mushi came a voice gritting its teeth, roaring angrily:

"Admiral, those despicable fellows have reappeared. There are only two children left, but their weapons are very strange, and they're Devil Fruit users. We can't defeat them!"

Hearing the continuous gunshots coming from the Den Den Mushi, Raleigh instantly became fully alert.

Without a second thought, he used his legs to propel himself into the air like a rocket.

At this time, the side of Chanialar Island facing the doldrums was already ablaze with fire.

The naval soldiers on shore were all wounded, and a large number of them had already fallen down. Whoosh, the navy is too weak.

Caesar Cullang released his gas recklessly, and under his power, no one dared to breathe heavily.

Quinn, meanwhile, calmly carried the experimental subjects onto the ship.

"Hang in there a little longer, Caesar. Two more trips and we'll have enough test subjects."

Quinn frantically moved the test subjects while giving instructions to Caesar.

Caesar, who was unleashing his power, said with a displeased expression:

"Mind your own business. No one can resist my abilities. You'd better hurry up and move; the sooner we get back, the sooner we might be able to break through our research."

A naval soldier with an injured arm, his mouth and nose tightly covered with a wet cloth, was staring intently at Caesar.

He was plotting how to deal with Caesar.

When they came into contact with Caesar just now, because Caesar was still a child, they overlooked his danger, which caused many people to inhale excessive amounts of gas and fall into a coma.

Some naval soldiers who noticed Caesar's unusual condition originally intended to capture him, but Caesar detonated the gas next to him when the crowd approached in a dense crowd. This is why so many naval soldiers were injured.

A troublesome Logia-type Devil Fruit user means that there's not much that the naval soldiers across the four seas can actually do.

Only officers of colonel rank or higher have a chance of defeating Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

Fox Andy was certainly not a colonel-level officer, nor did he possess that kind of strength, but his keen intuition told him that Caesar did not have much combat experience.

There must be something that can be used inside.

After observing for a long time, Andy discovered that Caesar's physical strength did not seem to be very good.

Even the elemental ability to dodge naval musket bullets isn't used often, and judging from his expression, he might only be able to hold out for one more time. Everyone watched as Quinn finished moving the last person, and Caesar confidently withdrew his gas. Then, Fox and Andy burst out of their bunker.

"You despicable pirates, you can't escape. Lord Raleigh will definitely arrest you all."

He shouted as he raised his weapon and aimed it at Caesar.

"What a boring trick! How can a naval soldier like you waste my time? Do you know how precious my time is?"

Caesar didn't want to pay him any attention. He had already collected all the experimental subjects and just wanted to get back to the research island in the Calm Belt as quickly as possible to conduct his research.

Caesar released the gas without reservation, intending to detonate the air and blow the place up.

"Now."

Fox and Andy, who hadn't made a move until now, suddenly raised their long guns and pulled the trigger after seeing Caesar's action.

However, the gun was not pointed at Caesar, but at the hard stone slab beneath Caesar's feet.

"Hahaha, what an impulsive idiot! I, the great one, couldn't even hit him right here."

The bullet flew through the air at high speed, grazing the stone slab beneath Caesar's feet with perfect accuracy.

A few insignificant sparks flew from the stone slab, kicking up the gas-filled air. Suddenly, a red line flashed by.

Caesar's previously arrogant laughter suddenly turned into a deathly pale and dazed expression.

"Damn it—bastard."

Boom! ! !

A tremendous sound suddenly erupted from where Caesar was standing.

A beam of white light emanated from here, followed by a large amount of air being compressed and spreading outwards.

Fox and Andy were thrown off balance by the gust of air, and they lay flat on the ground to withstand the powerful shockwave.

A huge mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and the explosion could be felt throughout the entire island.

"It's there, I need to hurry."

A figure draped in a naval justice cloak swiftly treads through the air, heading towards the location of the mushroom cloud.

After the shockwave subsided, Fox Andy, who had been dressed neatly, had his clothes torn into shreds by the shockwave.

cough cough

Fox Andy, sensing that the shockwave had passed, raised his head and looked at the place where a huge crater had been blasted out.

"Is it over?"

Fox and Andy didn't see Caesar Cullen or Quinn; all they could see was a huge crater.

"Aaaaaaah!!! I almost died at your hands!"

An extremely angry voice came from the smoke.

As the smoke gradually dissipated, the figures inside slowly came into view.

The hazmat suit that was originally very clean was now shredded, leaving only his undergarments.

Her fair face was now as if she had crawled out of hell, with streaks of blood running down her cheeks.

His left hand was badly injured in the explosion, leaving only his right hand which he could barely move. Without bothering to bandage his wounds, Caesar leaped over to Fox Andy and stomped on him on the ground.

"Die, Navy!"

Fox Andy, naturally unwilling to die here, swiftly drew his short military knife from his waist with his right hand. Before he could even get up, he gripped the knife in his other hand and stabbed Caesar Cullen in the abdomen.

A sensation of passing through the air extinguished the light in Fox and Andy's eyes. He hadn't expected that Caesar Cullen, who had suffered such damage, would still have the strength to maintain his elemental form.

Caesar Cullen's foot ruthlessly kicked Fox Andy in the head, stomping Fox Andy into the mud.

Caesar Couran suddenly exerted his strength and roared wildly;

"Whoosh! Looks like you're going to die here, Marines. But you were all supposed to die here anyway. Nobody's better at killing than me."

"Looks like your damn superior can't save you, but he can at least collect your corpse."

A flash of madness and hatred crossed Kesculan's eyes. Since joining MADS, he had been doing very well, except for his disagreements with Vegapunk.

He was the youngest genius in the organization, and everyone believed he would be someone who could influence the world. Even Quinn and Judge sometimes gave way to him.

Unexpectedly, he was seriously injured by a mere navy officer!

Blame it on your own presence here, Navy!

After saying that, he was about to stomp on Fox Andy's head and smash it.

A look of rapture appeared on his face. Click!

A powerful aura rose from behind Caesar, causing him to stop moving as he was about to exert force downwards.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The tall figure blocked the sunlight from behind, completely enveloping Caesar in shadow.

What are your feet trying to do?!

His voice was filled with suppressed anger, like the low growl of a bloodthirsty lion.

It was a declaration of its power, and a warning to its prey not to offer unnecessary resistance. "Gas-less World!"

Caesar Cullen's figure suddenly lunged forward, releasing Fox Andy beneath his feet.

As he charged forward, he clenched his fists and opened his arms as if to embrace something.

Before Raleigh could move, he could feel the oxygen in the surrounding air rushing towards Caesar's body, as if the surrounding environment had become anaerobic.

"Oh, it's Caesar Courland."

Raleigh didn't recognize the child in front of him until he used the Gas-Gas Fruit's power.

After realizing who his opponent was, Raleigh reached out and scooped Fox and Andy up from the ground.

Although he was not afraid of Caesar's Void World, the seriously injured Fox Andy was still very afraid of this move. Sending him to a safe place would allow Raleigh to act more freely.

"Hey, get up here, Caesar! The naval commander is coming!"

Quinn, who had already boarded the ship, suddenly noticed Raleigh's cloak and sash and shouted.

He recognized it; it was a cloak that only admirals in the navy could wear.

With their current fighting strength, it would be like an egg hitting its right head if they were to fight a general.

"I don't need you to remind me."

He had run in the opposite direction of the ship to avoid Raleigh's attack.

Caesar's face turned green.

He is now getting further and further away from the ship.

After settling Fox and Andy, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Raleigh's eyes.

To do something like this on his own turf is a blatant slap in the face.

A gentle breeze suddenly appeared on Caesar's escape route.

Raleigh's tall figure materialized instantly.

At this time, after the system enhanced his strength, Raleigh's height increased again, reaching 2.6 meters.

The man standing in front of him, Caesar Couran, was taller than his peers, but only about 1.7 meters tall.

"Shi Pu Bu".

Raleigh's fist transformed into the forelimbs of a lion pouncing on its prey, the power of the Hurricane Fruit encircling his arm.

To prevent Caesar from escaping naturally, he was still covered with a layer of Armament Haki.

"Die!"

A powerful gust of air suddenly whipped Caesar's hair. "Damn it, how could I possibly die in a place like this!"

Having reached a dead end, Caesar went completely mad, frantically transforming his body into a highly concentrated form of earthenware gas.

At the same time, he took out two matches, lit them, and set his fists ablaze.

Combustion system "Miokvas"

Caesar has lost his mind; now, no matter what he becomes, he is determined to have a final showdown with Raleigh.

Of course, the ending will not be as Caesar imagined.

"It's just a death throes."

Luo Lie's fist struck Caesar's chest without any resistance.

"puff."

Caesar's elemental transformation had no effect; the fist, covered in Armament Haki, still left Caesar severely injured and on the verge of death.

Caesar's body flew out like a cannonball and landed on the floor.

"Caesar!"

Quinn saw Caesar, who had been knocked down with a single blow, on the ship, and his expression became conflicted.

"Caesar, I'm going back to get reinforcements."

Quinn didn't hesitate for long. He knew his own strength; there was no way he could rescue Caesar from Raleigh, whose power was like that of a demon god.

He said he had no obligation to save Caesar.

The two people were simply colleagues working in the same organization.

He doesn't need to save Caesar, nor does he need Caesar to save him.

Both sides initially used their relationship, but now that Caesar is in trouble, Quinn can only try his best to protect himself.

"As for whether he really meant to go back and get reinforcements, only Quinn knows."

Quinn has now started the ship's propulsion system, preparing to escape.