One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

Nami, who was in the distance, saw the open portal and her eyes lit up. She reached out and directed the children, big and small, to look at the portal.

"Mabi, you've come at just the right time."

"Children, hurry inside! It leads directly to our ship, and we will definitely take you home."

"Really? Big sister, will you really rescue us and send us back to our hometown?" a little girl asked timidly, her head bowed.

"How could a beautiful young girl like me lie to you?" Nami blinked one eye and said mischievously with a smile.

Nami's beautiful face, adorned with a mischievous smile, was extremely endearing. The children gradually broke into excited smiles, and together they held hands, carrying the giant infant still in swaddling clothes, and ran towards the opened portal.

"The prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie." Maggie's light, airy voice drifted over from Nami's side.

"Are you asking for it, Maggie?!"

Upon hearing Mabi's teasing, Nami instantly stopped her playful smile, her face turning furious. She wrapped her elbow around Mabi's neck, leaped up, and pulled Mabi's body down to the floor.

Rear-naked choke and throw!

Bang!

"Waaah!"

The powerful gravitational force caused Nami's legs to slam heavily to the ground with a cry of pain, but her upper body remained unharmed because Maggie's body arched backward, supported by Maggie's neck.

"Alright, stop fooling around, we need to get down to business." Mabi didn't move her feet, her body, which had been bent backward, sprang up again like a spring, grabbed Nami by the back of her collar and tossed her to Mia like a chrysanthemum cat to catch.

He turned to Chopper and Angelia, who were preparing for battle, and gave them instructions:

"Chopper, Angelia, you two go back and take care of these kids. Anything that can alter genes and cause the body to swell is probably not safe and harmless; it has extremely strong side effects."

“Yes, leave it to me and Brother Qiao. If we can detect the drugs in their bodies, we will definitely cure them,” Angelia said confidently in a light voice.

"Iron Cloud Barrier!"

Jack stood upright in human form, and a white cloud was born in his hand, rapidly extending to both sides, its edges firmly wedged against it to form a new wall to block the cannonballs flying from behind.

"Have you managed to stop them for now? Let's all go back. Zoro, let's leave them a way out and make the locals pay some interest for trying to capture us." Maggie replied to Zoro as she saw Jack unleash a large cloud to block the passage.

“Yes, this is a confined space, so the clouds evaporate much more slowly. With the iron cloud’s hardness, it should be able to hold them off for ten or twenty minutes without any problem,” Jack replied, transforming back into a foot-long white cat. The smile on his lips couldn’t hide his smug expression.

"The local masters? The monster you mentioned that wanted to capture us? No wonder you were ambushed on the shore and then chased and attacked by those monsters when you reached the center of the lake." Zoro drew his long sword and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

“I feel the same way. Anyone who enters this place will be attacked. I was also dismembered and my remaining limbs were thrown into the wild.” The head next to him echoed in agreement.

"Whoosh! These kids also said they didn't originally live here; they were tricked into coming here under some pretext! No wonder they wanted us to rescue them; they were also test subjects." Luffy suddenly realized.

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Everyone broke out in a cold sweat!

How long is your reaction time? It's only now that you've realized this!

Chapter 247 Live broadcast begins!

"Dance in the Sky!"

"A Thousand Troubles Phoenix!"

With Mapi and Zoro's furious shouts, the swinging of their longswords caused a violent distortion in the surrounding space.

The weapons imbued with their respective auras fused together in that instant, and colorless blades of energy erupted within the small room accompanied by a clear phoenix cry. Under Zoro's command, a phoenix-shaped storm filled with colorless blades soared into the sky, instantly tearing open a giant skylight, several meters in diameter, through the sturdy roof of the building, allowing the cold air from outside to pour in wildly through the giant skylight as if finding an outlet.

Click! Click!

The extremely damaged building emitted a series of crisp sounds, and cracks appeared from the opening, spreading wildly in all directions. The murals with children's characteristics also fell off like quicksand.

"Zoro, let's retreat!"

With her Observation Haki, Mabi clearly sensed cracks appearing on the buildings in her mind. The blade storm had destroyed the load-bearing points of this area, and the remaining buildings, without support, were beginning to break due to the shockwave. If they didn't leave soon, they would be buried alive.

"Rubber rope!"

Luffy, who had already run into the portal, stretched out his arms and pulled back forcefully around Maple and Zoro's waists as Maple roared.

"Hey, hey, hey! Luffy, what are you doing?!" Luffy and Zoro, who were surrounded by arms, immediately recalled their terrifying experience and shouted at Luffy behind them.

"Haha! I'll help you get back!" Luffy said with a big smile, completely oblivious to how frightening his actions were to others.

A figure flashed by, and Little Green quickly blocked the spatial passage again.

At the same time, Maggie and Zoro, whose arms were bound and pulled back, crashed into the unsuspecting Luffy as Luffy's body contracted. The force of their impact made it difficult for Luffy to stand up, and the three of them rolled into a giant bowling ball and rushed towards their companion who had not gone far.

"You three bastards, stay away!"

The crowd in the distance roared in terror as they stared at the enormous ball of flesh.

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"Whoosh whoo ...

"Monet, help me connect to the various agencies! Smiley's original body is dead, but I still have some of the gel-like poison gas from its body. As long as I have a part of its original body and some special feed, I can recreate that poison gas. The only difference is that it's an inanimate object and won't be as obedient as a pet."

But that's enough!

At this point, Caesar's eyes blazed with fury as he stared at the Straw Hat crew who had stormed into the biscuit room.

"Yes, ma'am!" Monet replied gently, manipulating the giant Den Den Mushi to connect all the signal points and project them onto the huge screen in the entire research room.

Seeing various familiar figures appear on the screen, Caesar suppressed his anger and, with a gentle smile on his face, explained his purpose to the client on the video phone caller ID mushi:

"To my fellow 'intermediaries' in the illegal world, I'm very sorry to bother you at this time."

I need to inform you all of this urgently because of an urgent experiment, but you should all be grateful to be able to witness this grand occasion.

The gas I'm about to demonstrate is an improved version of what I created four years ago, a masterpiece that surpasses those self-proclaimed righteous works that they can never achieve.

Now, some uninvited guests have just barged onto the island. They are the mad pirates, the 'Straw Hat Pirates,' who became famous throughout the world two years ago. We'll use them to test our new product.

This product will revolutionize and dominate the history of warfare, with a wide range of applications. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us to discuss cooperation.

After saying this, Caesar, with a sinister smile on his face, pointed the Den Den Mushi at one of the screens and filmed the Straw Hat crew. A circular portal was appearing on the screen.

He picked up a Den Den Mushi and began issuing commands.

"Everyone, open all passages."

"Yes, Master!" The pirate, who had been brainwashed, shouted excitedly from the Den Den Mushi.

"Whoosh! Detonate the toxic gel on the feed. Get out of here on your flying dragons as soon as possible."

"Yes, Master!"

"Whoosh! Look, everyone, what follows is the greatest invention of this century, which will surely rewrite the world."

The Straw Hat Pirates, prepare to face judgment in the New World!

After letting the owner behind the Den Den Mushi see the Straw Hat crew, Caesar let out a carefree laugh and pulled the Den Den Mushi further away so he could see all the screens, with various people busy on them.

"What are they doing? When did a door appear in the biscuit room?" Monet, who had been observing the Straw Hat crew, reminded them as they disappeared one by one into the portal.

"What? A door?" Caesar, who was making a fuss, turned his head and looked, only to find that there was only a green figure on the monitor waving a weapon in the sky, and everyone else had disappeared.

"mix···"

Before he could even erupt in fury, the entire research institute was suddenly bombarded like a cannonball. The violent shaking and deafening noise instantly reverberated throughout the institute. In that instant, all the equipment and instruments collided and overturned, as if the apocalypse was destroying everything.

Meanwhile, observers watching the live stream via video den Den Mushi also stopped what they were doing and stared with great interest at the source of the tremor.

After all, the legendary figures who emerged from Vegapunk's team are so talented that no one would consider them mediocre. Anyone who dares to surpass the team's creations will not give up trying to understand them.

The minor tremor would not affect them in the slightest.

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"Hey, Brother Luo! Sister Maureen, you're here too, perfect timing to come along."

After escaping Luffy's clutches, Maggie quickly headed to the main entrance of the research institute with Green, since traveling in a straight line is the fastest route in the alternate dimension.

“Mabi! It’s you guys. That vice admiral mentioned you earlier, and we thought he was joking. We didn’t expect you to actually be here.” Maureen greeted Mabi with a smile upon seeing her.

"Ford's big brother, the Straw Hat crew's salty vice-captain!" Law nodded in greeting.

"Come on, we're busy over there and we need the two of you." Mabi stepped out of the portal and dragged the two of them inside.

Then, seeing Smoker slumped on the ground and Tashigi standing guard to the side, he casually tossed her a note.

"Tashigi, I don't have time to talk to you right now. If you have something urgent, call the number above, for Zoro's sake."

"Get lost! Who's that bastard's lover?!" Tashigi, who was on guard, suddenly roared and tried to cut the note in front of her with her sword, but seeing Smoker's situation and the scene of their previous encounter, she changed her blade slash to a horizontal hook in front of her.

"Mabi, where did you find this Devil Fruit? It actually managed to create a hole in this space that almost trapped us to death. I went through a lot of trouble to find Law to protect us in the future." Maureen asked grandly, looking at the familiar projection in front of her.

Luo's lips twitched. He had never understood why Maureen had approached him before. Now, seeing that this unique alternate dimension had been transformed, he realized that it was because of this that he had to agree to the other party's conditions two years ago.

“The Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit! It allows me to open doors anywhere, even in other dimensions,” Maggie replied, casually beckoning Little Green and the other two to stand on his back as he carried them forward.

Looking at the projections appearing around her, Maureen was filled with emotion. If it weren't for the Straw Hat crew, she would have died along with her companions two years ago.

"Luo!" Maureen gazed lovingly at her lover.

"We can ask the Straw Hat crew for help with Doflamingo's matter."

Looking at the woman he had been with for two years, Luo opened his mouth as if to argue, but in the end, his face turned cold and he said firmly, "This is my own business."

“You’re not alone, and I know you’re thinking of leaving your companions. But it’s not a matter of you being alone now. I’ve already told my crew to stay away from the Kingdom of Dressrosa. They can bring the ship back with just one phone call,” Maureen replied, her hand resting on his shoulder, her body straight as she faced Maby.

"Mabi, where is Luffy? I need to talk to him about something."

“It’s just ahead,” Maby replied, thinking it best not to get involved in their marital affairs.

(Could someone please point out the flaws in the previous post? It lost eight favorites, making my already meager collection even poorer! I would be extremely grateful for any feedback!)

Chapter 248 Pirate Alliance

Da da da!

The little green vines swayed crisply as they stopped in front of everyone.

"Terraman! And that big sister who turns into water!" Luffy was excited when he saw the familiar figure. He jumped onto the vines and stretched out his arms to hug her.