Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

Ah Long Paradise.

Since Arlong occupied this island and began his brutal rule, countless years have passed without anyone not affiliated with the Arlong Pirates coming here. Pure human inhabitants have been completely driven out of this fish-man paradise.

However, today, after an unknown period of time, this land has finally welcomed human "visitors" once again.

Li Mingyuan and Karina stood in front of the gate of Alon Amusement Park.

At this distance, they could not only faintly hear the sounds from inside, but also see the fish-men's figures clearly.

There's no turning back.

Karina stared at the gates of the Alon Paradise before her, knowing that once she stepped inside, there would be only two possible outcomes.

Either Li Mingyuan defeats those fishmen and successfully takes the highest bounty in the East China Sea, or Li Mingyuan is defeated by the fishman A Long and is also torn to pieces.

Life and death hung in the balance at the very last step she took.

How could anyone not be nervous?

But then, Karina turned her gaze back to Li Mingyuan, who was looking at her.

The man just now said he would protect himself.

Logically speaking, he was nothing more than a thief to Li Mingyuan. Even if she promised a ransom of 20 million Berries, it was just empty talk. In reality, Li Mingyuan didn't know if she could actually come up with the money. If they were really in danger, she might abandon him and run away on her own at any time.

Karina clearly knew all this.

But I don't know why.

After Li Mingyuan said these words to her, she felt a little more at ease.

Perhaps it's because the man in front of her doesn't seem like the type to lie?

"Then, let's go in."

Li Mingyuan gave Karina one last reminder.

Unlike the extremely nervous Karina, the seasoned Li Mingyuan remained calm. He then shifted his attention away from Karina and focused intently on the Alon Amusement Park before him.

He pushed the door open.

The garden, which had been partially hidden just moments before, was now fully revealed.

The entire Alon Amusement Park is enclosed by tall, jagged walls, and the main building in this environment is a magnificent and exaggerated main hall that contrasts sharply with the simplicity of the surrounding villages.

Li Mingyuan could clearly see that at this moment, all sorts of fish-men were drinking and making merry in the Alon Paradise. Apart from the port connecting to the sea, the Alon Paradise was filled with leisure tables and chairs and umbrellas, piled with all kinds of sumptuous food, just like a celebration banquet.

This is only the scene outside the building. Inside the Alon Paradise building, fishmen are constantly going in and out on the first floor. Obviously, Alon, whose voice can only be heard but not seen, should also be inside.

Just as Li Mingyuan was looking around.

Upon hearing the door open, the merfolk closest to the door instinctively turned to look in his direction.

When they saw that instead of the fishmen who had gone out, two humans they had never seen before had returned, the fishmen looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling a little strange.

"Hey! What are you humans doing here? It's not time to resupply yet."

A fishman with an unfriendly expression walked to the door and said to Li Mingyuan and Karina, "Who let you in? Get out of here right now! Do you want to die?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan acted as if he hadn't heard it and continued to observe the terrain and environment as if no one else was there.

Karina instinctively flinched, staring at the fishman with a stiff expression.

"Um, hello everyone?"

Karina chuckled awkwardly.

"Stop talking nonsense! I'll say it one last time, right now—"

The merman shouted angrily, before he could finish speaking.

Li Mingyuan had already turned his head to look in the direction of the fishmen without anyone noticing.

"It's so noisy."

He said calmly.

At that moment, the fishman's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the small human in front of him. The man seemed to have performed magic, reaching out his hand without him even noticing, but the man's hand was now gripping his neck.

Before he could even realize what was happening, he felt a tremendous force coming from his throat.

Click!

After a loud bang.

The fishman's neck was thus broken.

Li Mingyuan casually tossed the fishman's corpse to the ground. Facing the incredulous gazes of the nearby fishmen, he acted as if he had done something insignificant and took another step forward into Alon Paradise.

In the world of One Piece, even fish-men share many physical similarities with humans. Apart from special fish-men like octopuses, most fish-men will die if their necks are snapped, their hearts will stop beating, and they will not be revived.

Dealing with these guys is no different from dealing with the fishmen on the cargo ship.

"When did this weakest and safest sea, the East China Sea, become the domain of the fish-men?"

"And who gave you permission to create your own paradise in this human world?"

Looking at the luxurious main building not far away, and then at the dazzling array of lavish banquets before him, Li Mingyuan asked, "The surrounding villages are living in dire straits. Just recently, your leader ordered a group of fishmen to sink a cargo ship, but you not only turned a blind eye to it, but also celebrated here."

"What a pathetic bunch of creatures."

He shook his head slightly.

Li Mingyuan raised his head slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, his expression sharp.

"Today, I'll let you experience a little bit of the suffering of the island's inhabitants."

He refined the chakra within his body and, without any hesitation, immediately entered a battle stance.

next second.

boom!!

The enormous explosion reverberated throughout Alon Amusement Park.

The powerful impact was like a cannonball hitting the main building. In an instant, the fishmen who were eating, drinking and having fun inside the building stopped in shock.

"What happened?"

Deep within the smoke-filled shadows of the first floor, a somber voice rang out.

"Um, it seems like something's happened outside."

One of the fishmen coughed a few times, then peered out of the main building, somewhat uncertainly asking, "Brother A-Long, should I go out and take a look?"

"Then you should go... no, wait."

"I'll do it myself."

Just as the voice was about to send the merman to the outside world, for some reason, it suddenly changed its mind. A tall figure stood up from his seat amidst the smoke and dust.

The shadow gradually emerged from the darkness.

As the sunlight streamed in from outside, his figure gradually came into view.

He was dressed in shorts and a shirt that looked like he was on a casual vacation. He had the sun symbol representing the "Sun Pirates" tattooed on his left chest and the symbol representing the "Arlong Pirates" tattooed on his left forearm. He had a long, sharp, serrated nose and an expression that was extremely gloomy and fierce.

Arlong the fishman has appeared.

Ah Long scanned the outside world, but could see nothing but a dusty, smoke-filled area that looked as if it had been bombarded by artillery.

Amidst his shock and uncertainty, he suddenly remembered something, his gaze sharpening as he looked in the direction of the explosion, the same spot where the building had shaken.

He suddenly swung his fist, sweeping away all the nearby stones and rubble.

"What!?"

When Ah Long saw what was causing the tremor, his expression immediately changed, becoming utterly terrified.

It's a fish-man.

Right in front of him, a blood-soaked merman lay lifeless in the dust, his chest pierced through. The earlier tremor was probably caused by the merman being smashed into the building.

Ah Long simply couldn't imagine what anyone had done to turn things into this state.

However, in the face of today's reality, frankly, none of these things matter anymore.

"How could this happen, my compatriots!"

"Who, who on earth, turned you into this—"

With trembling hands, Ah Long lifted the fishman's corpse, his eyes bloodshot, and roared angrily to the sky.

"Unforgivable! I will tear the murderer to pieces!!"

Ah Long howled in grief and anger, his cries echoing above Ah Long Paradise.

Upon hearing their leader's voice, the fishmen still inside the main building immediately realized that something was really wrong. They all stood up from their seats, abandoned their playful mood, and with serious expressions, quickly ran outside.

Before long, the other fishmen also came to Arlong's side and saw what was happening.

Their expressions turned utterly shocked.

Incredible.

This is the Arlong Pirates' base, their stronghold!

Such a thing would not be surprising anywhere else, but they never dreamed that it would happen here, on a land they had ruled for so many years, a land that was practically their paradise.

"So, who did this? Was it the nearby residents coming to retaliate? Or did humans call in the navy again, with warships outside aiming their cannons at this place?"

One of the murlocs frowned, his expression turning cold, and said, "They actually dared to attack murlocs; they're a bunch of fools who don't know what's good for them."

Ah Long did not respond to the questions asked by the person next to him.

He simply placed the fishman's corpse on the ground, stood up again, and glanced sideways at the distance.

His vision was obscured by the smoke and dust, and the fact that he had been killed by the fishman had momentarily distracted him, so he didn't notice that in addition to the mess that had been left at Alon Paradise, there was also a strong smell of blood in the air.

There was more than one victim, the fishman.

There are definitely many more compatriots buried under these stones and rubble outside.

And the guy who attacked his compatriots, if nothing unexpected happens, is probably...

Is that you?

"Did you cause the deaths of your compatriots?"

Alon suddenly looked in one direction and roared angrily, "Answer me! Human!!"

Yes.

In the seemingly plowed-out Alon Amusement Park, at this very moment, a person stands beside the Tonghai Estuary. As the smoke and dust dissipate, his figure emerges from the scene.

It was Li Mingyuan himself.

He looked at the fish-men in front of him, and at the leader of the Arlong Pirates, the fish-man Arlong.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Who else could it be but me?"

Li Mingyuan spoke first.

All the fishmen, including Aaron, completely ignored Karina, who was sitting on the ground next to him with a blank expression.

The powerful presence of the man in front of them almost completely obscured everything around them, making it impossible for them to see anyone other than Li Mingyuan.

All the merfolk present were immediately convinced that this man was the one who did it, and only someone like him would be qualified to commit such a tragedy in Arlong Paradise today.

Thick bloodstains had almost turned Li Mingyuan's white shirt black.

On the other side, Karina, ignored by everyone else, was still staring blankly at Li Mingyuan's back.

The scenes she had just witnessed kept replaying in her mind. It was a battlefield even more terrifying than the one on the cargo ship, a battle that resembled that of monsters. Li Mingyuan moved through the fish-men at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, each strike aimed at vital points. One strike would either kill or injure them. Moreover, Li Mingyuan was tearing apart the fish-men's flesh with his bare hands, making the visual impact even more astonishing. Limbs flew everywhere, spraying crimson blood.

Just recalling it sends chills down my spine.

"They really show no mercy to the enemy. I'm still alive... I'm so lucky..."

Karina secretly rejoiced.

After successfully luring the fishmen out of the main building, Li Mingyuan continued to scan the fishmen that came out of the main building.

If he remembered correctly, although Arlong said he wanted to build some kind of fishman empire, in reality his pirate crew should have no more than thirty fishmen in the East Blue. Judging from both the anime and the manga, the number was not large, and the number of fishmen with names and surnames was even more limited.

He just cleaned up a large number of them, and considering that there were two officers and several fishmen on the cargo ship, it's highly unlikely that Arlong's crew has any more fishmen. There are only about ten fishmen coming out of the building now.

Putting aside the possibility that a few fish-men might be wandering around the island, these are probably the only remaining fighting force of the Arlong Pirates.

However, to Li Mingyuan's surprise...

The figures emerging from the building include not only the fishmen but also another person.

He was dressed neatly and smartly, with his signature orange hair.

When Li Mingyuan saw the other person, he frowned. He never expected to see the other person here at this time.

The other party was also surprised to see Li Mingyuan and his group.

That's right, the one who came out with the Arlong Pirates' fishmen was Nami.

She was even more immature than in the early days of the comics, and her eyebrows still showed signs of a young girl with a touch of childishness.

"What... what's going on?"

After Nami walked out of the main building, she looked at the mess around her and her expression was equally gloomy.

Her expression became even more shocked when she looked up slightly and saw Karina behind the man not far away.

Clearly, they hadn't expected Karina to be here.

Although Karina was still dressed as a disheveled sailor, and even though Li Mingyuan couldn't match her to the beautiful woman in the movie, she still recognized her at a glance.