Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Meanwhile, on Luffy's side...

Trapped in the cage, Luffy and his crew thought they were doomed after Mr. 3 threw away the key.

But Usopp's words rekindled everyone's hope.

After Sanji taught Mr. 3 a lesson, Mr. 3, covered in bumps, used his ability to create a key and released Luffy and the others.

"Weiwei, there's no time, let's go!" Nami grabbed Weiwei and prepared to rush out.

"No... Nami, there are still a lot of banana crocodiles over there!" She shook her head slightly and said.

"Any more? Come out now!" Luffy and Zoro shouted at the banana crocodile's lair.

All around them were the corpses of banana crocodiles.

Looking at the banana crocodile corpses scattered all over the ground, Weiwei felt a pang of heartache... Was she the only one being chased by the banana crocodiles?

"Alright, Vivi... it's not that you're weak, it's that those guys are too abnormal!" Usopp comforted her, somewhat speechless.

There was nothing he could do; he was used to this kind of thing.

But just as they were about to leave, a sudden explosion occurred, and the entire glass wall around them shattered, causing lake water to rush in instantly.

"Cough cough cough... Why did you save me... Roronoa Zoro!" Zoro asked, puzzled, after throwing Smoker ashore.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't want to save you either, but it was the captain's order. But it's okay if you don't thank me. That guy just did it on a whim, so don't mind!" Zoro blocked Smoker's jitte and said softly.

"So, you have no objection if I'm here on official business, right?" Smoker said softly.

"See... I told you, why did the Navy rescue you!" Sanji said unhappily from the side.

"Oh? Old Smoker, do you want to fight?" Luffy asked, assuming a fighting stance.

Smoker was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Fine, you can go! I'll let you go this time, but this is the last time! If we meet again... Straw Hat Boy... that will be your death day!"

"Hehehe... I don't dislike you at all!" Luffy replied with a smile.

"Get out of here!" Smoker shouted at Luffy, waving his ten hands.

Just after Luffy and his crew escaped, Smoker headed towards the direction where Ace and Aokiji were fighting.

"Weiwei, what do we do now?" Sanji asked Weiwei on the way.

"I must leave the city to stop the rebels! We absolutely cannot let them fight the royal army!" Weiwei said firmly.

“But by now, those high-ranking Baroque agents should have already sealed off the gates of Albana!” Nami said, frowning.

"Quack quack..." Just then, Karu arrived with the Super Fast Legion, and Nami, quick-witted as ever, exclaimed, "I have an idea!"

“First, we’ll all cover ourselves with cloaks and exit through the five gates of Albana to lure away the Baroque Works’ senior agents. Then, Vivi will be the last to leave, exiting directly through the south gate, to stop the rebels before they attack!” Nami said directly.

"No, I'm going to find Crocodile! I'm going to kill him!" Luffy shook his head and said stubbornly.

"Luffy, don't be reckless! The situation with the rebels is more urgent right now!" Nami said, frowning. "If we lose even one person, they'll quickly figure out our plan!"

Her original idea was to have Sanji impersonate Vivi, since none of the high-ranking agents knew of Sanji's existence.

However, if Luffy doesn't participate either, it's like one person is missing, and the other side can easily guess that Vivi isn't among them.

“But Crocodile is indeed a very troublesome case. He’s probably gone to find Vivi’s father right now, right? If we don’t stop him, I’m afraid Vivi’s father will be in danger!” Sanji said, exhaling a puff of smoke.

Weiwei was also in a difficult situation. Her father was in danger, and she was naturally anxious. However, compared to the king, who was protected by Jaka, Bel, and the royal army, the situation of the rebels was obviously more urgent.

"How about we let it pretend to be one?" Chopper, who had been silent until now, pointed to a camel not far away and said.

"Huh~ It's... Eyelash?" Everyone looked in the direction Chopper pointed and sure enough, they saw a familiar figure, which was the camel Eyelash that they had saved in the desert.

So, through Chopper's persuasion, Camel Eyelashes agreed to their request.

After that, they split into two groups: Luffy went to the palace to find Crocodile and rescue the king, while the others helped Vivi leave the city to stop the rebel army.

"Luffy... I'm counting on you!" Before leaving, he said to Luffy with a slightly solemn expression.

"Don't worry, I will definitely beat Crocodile far, far away!" Luffy said earnestly.

Just as Luffy and Aokiji were heading towards the palace, Ace and the Blackbeard Pirates were also moving out of the city, followed by the Navy's White Hunter, Smoker.

Garp had already arrived at the place where Ace and Aokiji had fought.

"Huh? Why is nobody here? Go ask someone what's going on," Garp said to his subordinates after looking around the place where Ace and Aokiji had fought.

A short while later, a naval officer arrived with a naval soldier.

"Lieutenant General Garp!" the soldier immediately saluted and greeted him.

"What's the situation now? Where's Aokiji? Where's Portgas D. Ace?" Garp asked with a slightly serious expression.

He thought Ace had been defeated by Aokiji, so he was a little unhappy.

"Reporting to Vice Admiral Garp, Lord Aokiji fought Portgas D. Ace here earlier, and then a group of pirates arrived. Portgas D. Ace and the pirates headed out of the city, and Colonel Smoker followed them! As for Admiral Aokiji, he received news that Nico Robin had appeared at the palace, so he rushed there. He heard that the Straw Hat crew was also at the palace with the princess of this country!"

The soldier briefly reported the general situation to Garp.

"What? Nico Robin... is here too? This is getting more and more troublesome!" Garp was stunned. He immediately realized what Aokiji's purpose was in going to the palace, and he also knew why Aokiji, who was on vacation, would appear here. It must be because of Nico Robin.

“Bocato, you must have seen it just now! It seems a battle is about to break out in this city. You take the soldiers to help the civilians, and I’ll go to the palace!” Garp made his decision after a moment’s thought.

It's not that Luffy is more important to him than Ace, but rather that he believes Ace is stronger and that he can protect himself against Smoker.

However, for Luffy, who is still a novice, he might easily be killed by Aokiji, and he also needs to talk to Aokiji again about Nico Robin.

"Yes, sir!" After bowing, Pocato immediately led the surrounding naval soldiers to rescue the civilians, while Garp headed towards the royal palace.

On the other hand, after successfully sending Vivi out of the city using a plan, the Straw Hat crew officially clashed with the senior agents of Baroque Works.

As for Luffy, who was heading towards the royal palace, he was stopped by the royal army guarding the palace. Admiral Aokiji, who was also heading this way, had the same experience.

The two of them made the same decision at the same time: to break through with force!

"Gum-Gum... Rocket Launcher!" Luffy stretched out his arm and flew into the palace, while Aokiji transformed into his elemental form, passing through all the guards and appearing inside the palace.

Whether it was fate or coincidence, Luffy landed right next to Aokiji.

"Straw Hat Boy... Monkey D. Luffy?" Aokiji looked at Luffy descending from the sky and said in surprise.

"Huh? Who are you? How do you know me? Are you also one of those bastards from Baroque Works? And who are you, Mr.?" Luffy asked warily.

“Baroque Works? No, no, no… I’m looking for their vice president, Nico Robin! Do you know where she is?” Aokiji shook his head and said.

"I don't know, because I'm also looking for their president, Crocodile!" Luffy turned his head and replied.

"Oh my, what a coincidence! I know your grandfather!" Aokiji said lazily.

"Grandpa?" Luffy was startled and quickly looked around. After not seeing Garp, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me to death! I thought the old man was coming!"

"The intruders are here! Go and report to Lord Jaka! Two intruders have been discovered!" Just as Aokiji was saying something, a squad of Alabasta Kingdom soldiers spotted them and shouted loudly.

"Oops~~ I've been spotted, weird old man, I'm off!" Luffy waved to Aokiji as he ran away, saying this as he ran.

"Hehehe... What an interesting fellow..." Aokiji smiled slightly, then transformed back into his elemental form and disappeared from the spot.

Chapter 294 Karu

Just as Luffy was running amok in the palace, the rebel army outside the city finally spotted Albana not far away.

"Kousha! What do we do now? Launch an attack directly? Or wait for the branches in various places to arrive before launching an attack?" Staff Officer Eric asked Kousha, who was at the front.

"No need to wait, launch the attack now!" Kosa said without turning his head.

Meanwhile, Princess Vivi was already waiting for the rebel army at the south gate of Albana. She believed that if she had some time to meet with Koza, she could persuade him, since it was all just Crocodile's conspiracy and not real.

"Karu, you need to leave quickly!" Vivi said to Karu beside her.

"Gah...Gah!!" Karu didn't leave, but stood firmly beside Princess Vivi.

"If you don't leave, you might get trampled!" Vivi said with a smile.

Seeing Karu's expression of complete indifference, Princess Vivi smiled and did not continue to persuade him.

"Everyone... don't scatter! First, break through the south gate, then open all the other gates from the inside to pave the way for the rest of the rebel branches that are coming to support us! Be prepared to sacrifice yourselves!" Kou Sha drew his weapon and shouted.

"Whoa whoa whoa~~~~" The rebel army was in high spirits, following behind Kosa, and charged toward the south gate of Albana.

"Stop...the rebels..." Vivi saw the rebels in the distance and shouted at the top of her lungs, "This war is a conspiracy, everyone stop!"

King Cobra, who was bound there, saw Vivi standing in front of the rebel army and closed his eyes in anguish.

"Hahahaha... What a brave princess! But... it's all too late, this war is bound to begin!" Crocodile and Robin stood beside Cobra, chuckling as they said, "So now... have you decided to tell me what I want to know?"

Cobra, with his eyes closed, ignored Crocodile.

"boom!"

"Hmm?" Kosa, who was running, seemed to hear something. Just as he was about to confirm, a shell suddenly exploded between Princess Vivi and the rebel army. Although no one was injured, the dust raised had already obscured Princess Vivi's figure.

"Damn it, who fired the cannon?" Gakka, the commander at the front, roared angrily upon seeing this.

"Sorry, my hand slipped, I was a little nervous!" a Royal Army soldier with the Baroque Works logo tattooed on his arm said apologetically.

Upon hearing this, Jaka didn't know what to say. It was understandable that he was a little nervous in the face of such a large number of rebels. However, the figure that had appeared at the south gate and stood in front of the rebels caught his attention, because it seemed to be a familiar figure to him.

Shaking his head to clear away the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Jaka began to focus on the battle that was about to begin.

"Just now... wasn't there someone standing in front?" Kosha asked Eric beside him with some doubt.

"Humans? Don't talk nonsense, the other side has already started fighting! Kosa, pull yourself together!" Eric shouted loudly to Kosa.

"Cough cough cough... Oh no, I can't see! My vision is blocked by sand! Why would the King's army... do something so stupid?" Vivi fanned away the sand in front of her and said in disbelief.

"Don't be afraid, it's just some sand and dust, let's go!" Just then, Weiwei suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Leader...no...everyone stop...leader...cough cough cough..." The dust kicked up by the cannons, combined with the dust kicked up by the arrival of the rebel army and the horses' hooves, made it impossible for Vivi to speak. Even if she did speak, her voice was drowned out by the sound of the horses galloping.

Kou Sha and Vivi brushed past each other. Although he seemed to sense something, the battle was about to begin, and he couldn't allow himself to be distracted.

"Gah..." Facing the surging rebel army, Karu immediately shielded Princess Vivi with his body, protecting her with his own.

"Karu...you protected me?" When Princess Vivi emerged from beneath Karu, Karu was covered in wounds.

"I'm sorry, even so, the rebellion still happened, but... I will definitely stop it, no matter how many times I fail!" Princess Vivi said firmly, "Because on that ship, I learned to never give up!"

Princess Vivi was also covered in wounds at this time, but looking at the rebel army and the royal army fighting, Vivi seemed to feel no pain.

Just then, Usopp suddenly rode up on a horse and called out to Vivi, "Vivi, come on up!"

"Usopp? What are you doing here?" Princess Vivi asked, surprised and delighted.