One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"I'll kill you first!" Hancock, who had concealed her imposing figure, glared at him coldly.

Maby: "..."

Chapter 182 The Great Battle Is About to Begin!

“Because the Navy will inspect the handcuffs before the execution, I can’t replace the seastone handcuffs with steel ones. I can only replace them with the handcuffs I’ve chosen. I’ve already copied the keys. You can give them to Luffy in the plaza.” Maggie stepped forward, lifted Salome’s skull, put a bag of keys inside, and replied. Hancock, dressed in a cheongsam, didn’t even have a pocket to put her things in.

Hancock stood with her arms on her hips, her brows furrowed, and her eyes dark as she silently watched Mabe's actions. After he finished, she straightened her domineering body and stared down at this despicable man!

"Why should I help a stinky man like you? Only Luffy can give me orders."

"Arrogant!" Mabi shook her head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He laughed, “I should have stopped you when you didn’t want to open Salome’s skull.”

"If he doesn't want to marry Luffy, I'll tie him up for you, how about that!"

Maggie silently mourned Luffy, "Just let me sell myself this once! After all, it's for Ace!"

"Marriage! Marrying Luffy! Is this true?" Maggie's words made Hancock tremble all over. She covered her lips with her hand, looking incredulous. She staggered backward, and Salome quickly swam over and curled up for her to lean on.

"Oh! Ah!..." Slowly, a series of moans escaped her lips, instantly filling the entire execution chamber. They clearly reached Mabi's ears, striking her eardrums like a drumbeat and igniting the heat within her.

Ugh! This fairy! Maggie realized she might have done something terrible! It seems her emotions become extremely unstable whenever Luffy and Hancock are involved, and she's probably imagining some erotic scenarios right now!

"There are thirty identical keys in the package for Luffy to give to the people around him. When I kick Ace out, I will be attacked by everyone and probably won't have time to open the key for him. I can only let someone else open it."

"Okay! Okay! But don't forget what you promised me!" Hancock, regaining a bit of her senses, said weakly, clutching the blanket around her.

“No problem! And while you’re at it, help rescue those marines. Being petrified for too long will cause you trouble.” Maggie nodded in agreement as she watched Hancock stride away.

"Don't forget!" Two heads, one big and one small, quietly popped out from the door frame again, staring wide-eyed at Mabi, as if to say, "If you disagree, I'll kill you."

"sure!"

"Sweet and refreshing!"

With a clear shout, the steaming sound, like that of a bull in heat, once again reached our ears.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! In the blink of an eye, Lady Hancock has become even more beautiful!"

"Lady Hancock looks so beautiful with her blushing face!"

"I feel a bit stuffy, could you please make way for me?"

"No problem, Lady Hancock!"

The noisy sounds gradually faded away as Hancock left, leaving only Mabi's solitary presence in the silent execution chamber.

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next day!

"Attention!" Mabi roared, standing at the very front of the port. The executioners, standing in neat rows behind Mabi, awaited the handover. Around them, rows of naval soldiers and ten vice admirals stood guard on the side of the port. The crescent-shaped plaza was dotted with naval forces, preparing for the battle that was about to take place.

In the distance, ten warships were neatly arranged in a diamond formation and were speeding toward the naval headquarters. The two warships in front, near the port, turned their rudders to the sides, revealing the only warship in the center of the fleet.

Rumble! Rumble!

The snow-white waves, carrying immense force as the ship's keel pounded against the harbor buildings, created a deafening roar. Countless splashes of water, exuding a chilling aura, slapped against the naval uniforms along the shore, yet this did not dampen the fighting spirit of the sailors.

Glug glug! Glug glug!

A heavy oak staircase was pushed out by the navy and perfectly aligned with the ship's side. Rows of soldiers followed closely behind, forming a white human wall, their white cloaks rustling in the sea breeze.

An orange sun rose in the distance, and several figures stepped out from the deck, their long shadows reflected on everyone. All eyes in the port turned to the barefoot man with handcuffs on his back on the ship's side, with thick iron chains held by four men on either side.

The eyes hidden beneath the round hat saw Esmeby, covered in blood scabs, ignoring him. Now was not the time to meet!

He stepped heavily onto the oak steps and walked toward the five lieutenant generals of the Buster Call level, with the executioner following closely behind.

If you're going to engage in deception, you must be fearless, unwavering, and unscrupulous! Perfectly embody the role you're playing and present it to the public in a grand setting!

"Lieutenant General Mole! Sergeant Black, the executioner, has come to hand over the prisoner 'Portcus D. Ace'!"

"Handover!"

Standing at the forefront, Vice Admiral Mole stared at Mabe, who was hiding behind a round hat and wielding a sharp blade, and said in a deep voice. The clanking of chains came from behind him. The handcuffs and chains that had been binding Ace were replaced in the presence of the executioner, fifteen vice admirals, and tens of thousands of soldiers. The chain was then carried into the ship's cabin by the navy.

"Portgas D. Ace! Follow me!" Seeing that the handcuffs and chains were all back in the executioner's hands, Maby turned around and faced the lieutenant general behind her, coldly saying.

Thump! Thump! The heavy impact of his footsteps on the thick oak steps drew tens of thousands of eyes from across the plaza to the man who was stirring up the world and influencing its future. A cacophony of voices rose and murmured among the crowd.

Crack! Splash!

With a series of metallic pulley sounds, several doors opened simultaneously, and Maggie pulled the silent Ace into the deepest stone chamber in the Marine Headquarters.

Outside the iron gate, several vice admirals stood watching Ace arrive at the stone chamber and then turn to leave. Above the stone chamber was the Marine Headquarters command room, where dozens of vice admirals and three of the Headquarters' most powerful admirals were stationed, making anyone hesitate to enter. The thick stone walls were also enough to intercept any external attacks!

"Go in! Sit down!" Mabi gave Ace a cold command. The silent stone chamber was now quiet except for the soft footsteps and the crisp clanging of chains as he was re-tied to the stone tablet behind him.

"Stay here alone! Head to the execution platform in three hours!"

After the iron gate closed, Mabi looked at Ace, who was bowing his head in silence as if resigned to his fate. His usual cheerful smile was gone, replaced by a cold silence. She turned to the executioner standing behind the iron gate and shouted orders.

"Everyone, prepare for a high alert! This is the last six hours until the execution! There can be absolutely no mistakes!"

"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison!

"Sergeant Black! Marshal Sengoku has ordered us to be on standby for the execution of Portgas D. Ace!" A soldier carrying documents hurried over and gave the order, looking at Mabi's half-face hidden under her round cap.

"Yes! I will obey orders!" Maggie nodded.

Chapter 183 Impel's Escape Operation!

Meanwhile! Impel Down! Level 6! Infinite Hell!

"Ace! Ace, where are you?!"

"Straw Hat Boy! Over here! Come over here!" A man with a blue, frizzy spiky head shouted, holding a girl in his hand, to remind the chaotic crowd that they had no direction.

"Thank you! Little Ivan! Ace, I'm here to save you!" Luffy shouted his thanks as he ran, stepping on the wall as he made a sharp turn and moved forward.

"Ah! Where's Ace! Where's Ace!" After running through the cage and finding only one person left, Luffy panicked when he couldn't find anyone.

Unable to find her, the crowd glared angrily at the girl who was slumped on the ground. The powerful and intense pressure made her tremble and move backward, but the hairy thigh behind her felt like a sharp blade stabbing at her!

Why is nobody here?

"Are you looking for Ace? He's been taken away by the Navy!" A deep voice rang out, resolving the disaster she was about to face.

"Taken away by the Navy? Escorted to Navy Headquarters? It must be, it must be!" She nodded repeatedly as if she had grasped a lifeline.

"Little Ivan! Let's hurry up the stairs! We have to make it to save Ace! Uncle, I don't know who you are, but thank you anyway." Luffy thanked him and turned to run!

Crash! Bang! Bang! A series of metallic clanging sounds rose and fell, as iron chains and ropes cascaded down the giant steel staircase, instantly freezing the entire staircase and preventing anyone from advancing an inch. Several buckets emitting purple smoke tumbled down from above.

"Damn it! The stairwell is blocked off and filled with poison gas bombs!"

"Ah! Ah! Ah! It's poison gas! You brats, don't drag us into this mess!"

"They're trying to poison us!"

"Melli! Disinfect!"

"Little Merry, you can't unleash lightning! Straw Hat Luffy, lightning will only make the poison gas spread faster. You almost died from inhaling too much poison gas in your giant form before. You'll die if you inhale more poison gas!" Blue-haired Eva shouted, intercepting a metal figure next to her.

"Lightning! Seal off the poison gas!"

"No problem!" With a wave of his scissors, the stone floor instantly became as soft as cloth, and with the force of his strength, it was directly embedded and pressed against the stairwell, tightly sealing the purple mist within.

"Haha! Haha! Now that's good! Cut the ground into strips of cloth and stick them tightly together, they won't be able to get in!" The prisoners in the surrounding cages laughed heartily at the sight, finally saving their lives.

Seeing that the elevators and stairwells were damaged and the entire sixth floor was now a trapped place, the angry crowd suddenly calmed down, and cold sweat broke out as they thought about the disaster they were about to face.

"The passage is blocked, so we can't go up now and they'll trap us here! Magellan will arrive soon after he discovers the situation, and then none of us will be able to leave."

"Ace must have already been transported to Marine Headquarters! That's a place we can't do anything about!"

"Then I'm going to go save Ace! I'll regret it for the rest of my life if I don't save him!" Seeing the somber atmosphere around him, Luffy, his blood boiling with excitement, roared loudly, his voice echoing through the silent space.

Ivan, who was standing to the side, grabbed Luffy's shoulder and shook him back and forth, yelling loudly at Luffy, who was like a doll in his hands.

"Don't talk nonsense! That's a world-class war that's about to break out at Marine Headquarters. It's not something we can get involved in; if we get involved, we'll all die!"

"Even if it means death, I will go!"

Merry stepped forward and placed his metal mechanical hand on Luffy's shoulder, looking confidently at the steel railings around him.

"Luffy, leave it to me! Franky gave me those mechanical structures, and there's enough metal here to make a set of machinery. Let me break through the outer walls and use the submarine to escape through the sea!"

Luffy looked up at the Vivre Card in his hand, which was still burning at the corner, and said, "Merry, I'm leaving it to you! We need to hurry! The Vivre Card is pointing diagonally upwards."

The blue-skinned man in the cage looked at Luffy's boast with shining eyes and spoke up.

"Are you the younger brother that Ace and his brother mentioned? If you want to escape from the ocean, I can probably help you. Ever since we met on Whitebeard Island, I've heard about his brother. I was arrested and imprisoned for opposing his execution, so let me out and let me die a worthy death!"

Ivan turned to look at the person locked in the cage, and comparing him with the information in his memory, he immediately knew the identity of the person in front of him.

"Oh! It's Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! He's quite a big shot! I wonder what kind of person he is? Should we really let him go?"

"It's okay! I can tell he's a good person!" Luffy said nonchalantly, hands on his hips.

"Lightning Metallurgy!" Merry raised his hand, and a ball of blue-white lightning flashed, melting the steel railing and forming a mechanical part. The person holding the key went in and unlocked the handcuffs.

Jinbe's departure immediately caused an uproar throughout the prison, with everyone begging Luffy to take them away.

"Let us out too! We can help as well."

"Shut up, all of you! Alluring Eye Impact!" Rows of invisible waves formed from his eyelids, carrying powerful shockwaves that exploded like cannonballs into the noisy crowd, silencing the entire world.

Before long, a shuttle-shaped machine several meters high and tens of meters long appeared before everyone's eyes. At the very front, there were round metal lumps embedded in the head, and four round blades were installed on it below, which allowed it to move on land and sea.

"Hahaha! Great! Little Ivan! Little Crab! Uncle Blue, let's go!" Upon seeing the giant metal submarine in front of him, Luffy burst into laughter and jumped in first!

"Ah! I feel so weak! What's going on here at Merry?" Luffy, who was reaching for the entrance, suddenly felt weak all over and slumped against the metal wall like a noodle.

"Ah! I forgot! These metals are all mixed with sea stone powder. Even I can't move around freely inside them; I can only stay inside the pure metal shell and control them with lightning." Merry's voice rang in everyone's minds.

"I'm not a Devil Fruit user, so let me carry Straw Hat Luffy!" Jinbe grabbed Luffy's foot and jumped in.