Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The attack from behind by the Straw Hat crew immediately disrupted the formation of the warships. Shanks seized the opportunity and launched his own attack, but it was blocked by the CP0's powerful members.

Furthermore, because their pirate ship's power system malfunctioned, their speed became extremely slow, making it impossible for them to exploit this slight opening to escape the Navy's encirclement.

This is why the Navy chased them into the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.

Shanks has always represented the Red-Haired Pirates, but now most of his core members are not here, so this is a good opportunity to eliminate him.

"Sir, it's the Straw Hat Pirates!" Immediately after the Navy fleet was attacked, a soldier came to report that the attacking ship was the Straw Hat Pirates.

"It's that guy... He's really asking for trouble when there's a path to heaven!" Lucci said with a sneer as he looked at the Caomao group, which had split into three groups and were rapidly approaching the fleet.

"Should we retaliate?" Kaku was extremely dissatisfied with his two defeats at Zoro's hands, and this was a perfect opportunity to eliminate the swordsman.

“This isn’t a place where we can make decisions. Just report it to the higher-ups! Just follow orders!” However, Lucci did not give the order to retaliate. Instead, he said to Kaku beside him.

Upon hearing this, Kaku nodded and walked toward Jegarcia Satan Saint, one of the Five Elders on the deck.

"Is it the Straw Hats? Looks like the heavens are on our side!" Jegarcia Satan Saint chuckled after hearing Kaku's report. "Continue to surround Shanks' pirate ship. As for the Straw Hat crew... take them out first when they get close!"

His goal was clear: Uta and Straw Hat. As for Shanks, who was currently surrounded, he was just an unexpected bonus. Now that the main target had arrived, the priority was naturally to kill Straw Hat. The Devil Fruit that they all feared had now awakened, which proved that Straw Hat had gained Nika's approval and would definitely become a major threat in the future.

So when the Straw Hat crew got close, they discovered that the Navy had turned their guns around and turned their fire directly on them.

"Looks like they think Uta is still with us!" Sanji said with a light laugh, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Zoro didn't care who the enemy's target was. Instead, after spotting CP0 members in the crowd, he cautiously said to Luffy, "Luffy, don't be careless. Our opponents aren't just the Marines! There are those guys too!"

Following Zoro's finger, Luffy and the others also saw the powerful members of CP0.

"It seems that this time it's not the Navy that's in charge, but the World Government!" Sanji exhaled a smoke ring and said softly, "The North Blue Navy was led by former Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Kizaru's appearance proves that they are not on the same side as the North Blue Navy, so they must not be bound by any alliance!"

"No matter what, this battle is unavoidable! Just like Jinbe said, let's deal with the Navy and the World Government after we rescue Shanks!" Zoro drew his weapon and prepared for battle as he watched the approaching enemy.

Meanwhile, beneath the surface of the sea, Jinbe was rapidly passing through the Navy's warships, approaching Shanks' pirate ship.

"Splash!"

After getting close to the Red-Haired Pirates' ship, Jinbe leaped out of the sea and landed on Shanks's ship.

Jinbe's appearance startled Shanks and the others, but upon seeing that it was Jinbe, Shanks immediately said, "Why are you here? Didn't you tell Luffy to take Uta away first?"

"Don't worry, we've already sent Uta back to the base!" After Jinbe explained, Shanks also learned about Luffy's situation.

However, the opponent they are facing this time is no ordinary person.

"What? The Five Elders?" Jinbe was shocked when Shanks told him that the Five Elders were here.

Having spent so many years at sea, he had never seen or even heard of the Five Elders personally going out to capture anyone, let alone seen or heard of it.

"So I feel that this matter is not simple. It's just a Devil Fruit, it shouldn't be enough to make the Five Elders get involved! Even with the Gum-Gum Fruit and the Op-Op Fruit back then, the World Government only sent CP0 to deal with them!" Shanks nodded and said.

“I understand, but now is not the time to think about these things. In any case, we need to help you get out of here as soon as possible!” Jinbe said in a deep voice.

Chapter 1100 Fierce Battle

After a brief exchange, Jinbe and Shanks finalized their retreat plan. Jinbe then left to inform Luffy's side and coordinate with Shanks' actions.

However, his appearance had already been noticed by the Navy, so they naturally wouldn't let him come and go so freely. Therefore, before he could reunite with Luffy, the CP0's strongmen went directly to Jinbe.

Although Jinbe had a great advantage in the sea, it blocked his route to reunite with Luffy.

He originally wanted to dive into the sea and reunite with Luffy, but there were also Fish-Men in the Navy, and he didn't want to fight his own people, so he had to surface and face attacks from the Navy and the World Government again.

The battle between the two sides went straight into a fierce confrontation without any probing. Jinbe finally managed to break free from the obstruction and relayed the news that the Five Elders were also there to Luffy. However, before he could tell Luffy about Shanks's plan, Lucci led his men to attack.

"Damn it, why would someone of the Five Elders' level be here?" Sanji immediately felt troubled.

It's not that the Five Elders are particularly strong, but rather that they are powerful. Since they have appeared, their security is certainly not an issue, so the enemy they are facing must be much stronger.

However, Luffy didn't care. No matter who the enemy was, in his opinion, as long as he knocked them all away, he could easily achieve his goal.

However, the number of enemies was somewhat beyond Luffy's expectations, and their strength was also formidable; they were not ordinary naval grunts.

After the Straw Hat crew clashed with the forces of the Navy and the World Government, Kizaru was also ordered to do everything in his power to block the Straw Hat crew and try to hold Shanks back so that he could not escape.

As long as Shanks hasn't left, the Straw Hat crew, who came as reinforcements, will certainly not run away; otherwise, there would be no point in them coming.

"Oh my gosh~ There really are samurai from Wano Country here! I heard before that the Straw Hat crew had conquered Wano Country, but I thought it was just a rumor. I didn't expect it to be true. Those stubborn guys actually chose to submit?" Seeing that there were quite a few Wano Country samurai in the Straw Hat crew's camp surprised Kizaru.

“Sir, should we warn some people from Wano Country? They haven’t joined the World Government yet!” The adjutant beside him immediately spoke up upon hearing this.

"Heh heh heh... Warning? What kind of warning are you using? They're in the North Blue right now, doing their part for the world, resisting invading extraterrestrials!" Kizaru said, scoffing.

He didn't want to take action in the North Blue in the first place, as it wouldn't be a good idea for their navy. Sakazuki also disagreed, but the World Government issued the order directly, and even the Five Elders were mobilized, leaving them no room to refuse.

In fact, Kizaru never understood why the Five Elders had mobilized this time. If it was to deal with Vegapunk, he could understand it to some extent, but it seemed completely unnecessary just for a Devil Fruit.

If it weren't for the Seraph's command, Vegapunk wouldn't have needed the Five Elders to come.

However, Kizaru naturally wouldn't ask such a question; all he had to do now was follow orders.

With the Straw Hat crew's intervention, the pressure on Shanks' side was greatly reduced. However, due to the limitations of their pirate ship's power, they were unable to disengage quickly and had no choice but to use manual rowing in an attempt to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.

Moreover, the bigger the commotion here, the better for them, because this is already Whitebeard Pirates territory. As long as they attract the attention of Whitebeard Pirates, with their strength, even the Five Elders would have to think twice. Especially now that Whitebeard Pirates have mastered teleportation technology, they can quickly reach any battlefield with a teleporter.

"Boom boom boom..."

"What a troublesome guy!" Luffy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Lucci and Kaku, who had already used their awakened skills, and said.

At this point, Luffy had already activated Gear Second, but on this battlefield, Gear Second was not enough to allow him to run rampant.

"Luffy, leave these two to us!" Sanji and Zoro appeared and headed straight for Lucci and Kaku, telling Luffy to continue.

Luffy's target is not Shanks' side, but the largest World Government warship in the Navy. After receiving Jinbe's notification, they guessed that the Five Elders should be there, so Luffy plans to go straight for them.

Currently, they have no information about the Five Elders, only that they are the highest authority of the World Government. Therefore, Luffy guesses that they may not be very powerful, but just have power, just like ordinary Celestial Dragons.

Once the other party is captured, the crisis will naturally be resolved.

Unfortunately, even without Lucci and Kaku's obstruction, Luffy's path forward was not smooth. The Marine commanders and World Government's powerful figures were not to be trifled with, and even Luffy in Gear Second couldn't gain any advantage.

"Gear Fourth: Balloon Man!" Upon seeing Kizaru come to stop him, Luffy decisively activated Gear Fourth mode.

"Heh... Interesting. Let me see how much you've improved!" Kizaru transformed into a beam of light and charged directly towards Luffy.

"boom!"

Luffy narrowly avoided Kizaru's attack and immediately retaliated.

"Oh!"

"Whoosh~~ Boom!"

Kizaru seemed to have not expected Luffy's counterattack to come so quickly. While blocking, he was also blasted away by Luffy's punch, which directly punched a large hole through a Navy warship.

"Luffy, watch out!" Just as Luffy was about to continue forward, Jinbe, who had come to his aid, suddenly shouted loudly.

Without turning around, Luffy should have sensed an extremely fast light and shadow approaching him, but before he could dodge, Kizaru's attack arrived.

"Boom!" Luffy was hit directly in mid-air and fell to the ground, even his Gear Fourth mode was forcibly deactivated.

"Luffy!" Jinbe rushed forward and caught Luffy, preventing him from falling into the sea. "Are you alright, Luffy?"

"Cough cough... As expected of a Marine Admiral, but I won't give up so easily!" Luffy, caught by Jinbe, coughed a few times, looked at Kizaru in the air, and said.

"Fishman Karate - Over-the-Shoulder Sea Current Throw!" After sending Luffy onto the nearby warship, Jinbe launched an attack directly at Kizaru.

"Oh my gosh~~ How terrifying!" Kizaru said casually as he dodged Jinbe's attacks.

"No, the enemy's numbers and strength are too great. If this continues, not only will Shanks and the others be unable to leave, but we might also be stuck here!" Sanji thought to himself as he kicked Lucci.

Chapter 1101 Target: The Straw Hat Crew

While the Navy and the World Government were focusing most of their attention on the Straw Hat crew, Shanks was leading his subordinates in a planned evacuation.

But before they could leave the battlefield, a laser beam shot directly at their pirate ship. Fortunately, Shanks was alert and neutralized the laser with a slash, otherwise the entire pirate ship would have been destroyed.

Shanks looked up and saw a boy who looked just like Hawkeye Mihawk when he was a child, floating silently in the air with black wings on his back, holding a longsword just like Hawkeye Mihawk's.

"Seraph Hawkeye? You're no match for me now!" Shanks chuckled, not taking his opponent seriously.

If it were the real Hawkeye Mihawk, he would need to be very cautious, but if it were just an android, it wouldn't be a match for him.

However, just as Shanks was about to make his move, Seraph Hawkeye suddenly changed direction and headed towards the World Government warship.

"What's going on?" Shanks frowned. Seraphim are androids. Once a controller issues an order, they will not leave until the order is completed, unless another controller issues a new order, and this controller must have higher authority than the previous controller.

But now their enemy is the Five Elders. Logically speaking, no one should have authority over the Five Elders. So the Seraphim's retreat must be an order from the Five Elders.

Although Shanks didn't know what was going on, he had a bad feeling.

"Boss, it seems the enemy has focused their main force on the Straw Hat crew!" The pirate captain put down his binoculars and said anxiously.

Shanks finally realized that perhaps the World Government's target wasn't just Uta, but also Luffy!

After understanding the situation, Shanks took a deep breath and ordered his subordinates to leave immediately. He then quickly headed towards the battlefield again. The previous plan could no longer be executed, and if they continued to delay, Luffy might be in danger.

Only he knew that the Five Elders were not only the highest-ranking officials in the World Government, but also powerful figures.

Just as Shanks returned, Kizaru unleashed his immense power, single-handedly holding off Sai and the Straw Hat crew, preventing them from advancing an inch.

Although Luffy wanted to go to the rescue, many powerful members of CP0 took Kizaru's place and tied Luffy up, preventing him from leaving.

On the other side, Sanji and Zoro had a slight advantage, but their opponents were not so easy to defeat, especially Lucci. Even though Sanji was wearing his combat suit, the two were still evenly matched.

If Sanji didn't have an exoskeleton, he probably wouldn't have been able to suppress his opponent at this point.

"Luffy, let's finish this quickly, we can't delay any longer!" Jinbe shouted at Luffy.

He had discovered that the Navy and the World Government's forces had begun to turn their guns around and surround them. This was a scenario that he and Shanks had anticipated would only occur after the Red-Haired Pirates had retreated. However, the Navy and the World Government had now abandoned the Red-Haired Pirates and were now surrounding them.

This gave Jinbe a bad feeling, which is why he reminded Luffy.

Luffy, in his Balloon Man mode, completely overwhelmed his enemies, but this state also consumed a great deal of energy, second only to his Nika mode.

Luffy, who kept bouncing in the air to maintain his flight, quickly realized the current situation. So he immediately rushed towards Lao Cai. If he couldn't get Lao Cai and the others released, they would definitely be entangled by the Navy when they retreated.

However, when he saw Luffy rushing towards him, Kizaru smiled slightly. He was confident that while keeping Luffy occupied, he could still maintain firepower suppression on the Straw Hat crew. When the enemy couldn't find a breakthrough, as long as the main force surrounded them, the Straw Hat crew would have no way to escape.

But just as Kizaru and Luffy were exchanging blows, Old Sai suddenly retreated, much to Kizaru's surprise. These pirates really had no sense of honor, actually abandoning their captain and running away.

Jinbe had come earlier to tell Sai the battle plan: if the Navy and the World Government attacked them, they should retreat immediately.

He thought the Red-Haired Pirates had already successfully retreated, which was why the Navy attacked them. He was still thinking about how quickly the Red-Haired Pirates moved, little did he know that the Navy's target was actually them.