One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Damn it! I can't fail here! Jack, shrink! Gum-Gum Extendable Cannon! Gum-Gum Rampage!" In the struggle, Luffy's arms and legs quickly stretched out, opened wide, and then suddenly contracted. With his body twisting, countless fist and foot shadows flew out, forming a huge thorny flesh ball tens of meters in diameter.

"That bastard!" Smoker desperately pulled back his ethereal body. Countless vortexes formed inside the fleshy ball, enough to cause the air to explode, and the body molecules contained in the air would cause damage to the air without his control.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!" Jack, who had also shrunk and was not far from Luffy, took the opportunity to break free of control and escape quickly.

"You white cat, stop right there!" Tashigi shouted, raising her sword.

"Hey, Navy lady! Your opponent is me!" Mia stepped forward with her sword, blocking her way to prevent her from giving chase.

"Princess Mia! Please move aside! They are evil pirates, and we will not allow them to escape!" she shouted as she saw the girl blocking her way.

"Really? They are my companions." Mia tossed her golden hair and laughed, completely unmoved, as she raised her arm and thrust her longsword straight forward.

"Damn it! Princess Mia, are you really going to help them out?" He pushed aside the sword tip in front of him and glared at the smiling girl, shouting angrily.

"Feel free to help!"

"Ding!"

They launched another attack.

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"Roar! Brother Usopp, leave these Marines to me!" Jack transformed into human form and punched each other. He was furious because he had been restrained and powerless since the beginning, and he wanted to vent his anger.

"Okay! Be careful, I'm going to help Luffy." Usopp knew that close combat wasn't his forte, so he retreated and kept his distance to fight better.

"Haha! Where did this white cat come from! Take this!" The opposing navy laughed as they saw the changed enemy, but they didn't hesitate to slash down with their weapons.

"Roar! Cloudburst Fist!" Jack's thick, fleshy palm instantly formed a white cloud as he retaliated. He hadn't forgotten the teachings of the teachers he'd only known for a few days. To save time, he had been learning fighting techniques from them day and night, just so he wouldn't fall behind his companions.

The longsword exploded upon contact with the cloud, engulfing a nearby area. The hind legs bent, gathering strength, and the sword leaped out, its claws extending to strike the opponent's weapon.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" A metallic sound rang out.

"What! I can't get there!" Surrounded by white mist, the group could only stare at the vast expanse of white around them while the screams of their companions echoed around them, their weapons swinging wildly in vain.

"Oh!"

"Who the hell fired that shot! There are friendly people all around!" someone shouted angrily upon hearing the gunshot.

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"Damn it, this is making us kill each other!" Hearing someone shout this, they already understood why the other party was doing this.

"what!"

Jack punched one of them, then stopped and pondered, "So there's another way to do this. I just wanted you to lose your sight so we could fight." He then turned and looked for another target.

But by this time, people had realized that they should no longer wield weapons and fire indiscriminately, and instead seek out their companions to regroup.

Punches! Kicks! Tail whips! The three who had come together were sent flying after only seeing the flying images.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three targets hit three people in the crowd, causing chaos, and continued to reap the next unfortunate victim.

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"Hey! Hey! Hey! Don't chase me! I don't know how to fight!" George was running down the road in the distance, holding a stick. A bolt of lightning shot out from the tip of the stick and struck the pursuing navy man.

"You call this not knowing how to fight! You've confused so many of our companions!" the pursuer yelled angrily while dodging the incoming lightning.

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"Damn it! Smoke Man! Gum Gum! Rocket Air Cannon!" Luffy, who had regained his mobility, looked at Smoker in the distance and swung his hands forward with his palms outstretched.

"Ten Hands!" Having already experienced this, Smoker used the Ten Hands to intercept. After not seeing him for a while, his skills had become more and more refined. He was no longer the reckless kid whose palms could now carry air explosions that could damage his elemental body.

"Ten Hands! Impact!" He swung his arm, striking Luffy's fist as it stretched out again.

"Rubber! Shotgun!" The arm swung, the fist rotated to avoid the sharp point, then turned and swung to strike the opponent's face.

"Smoke Transformation!" Sensing that the air blast hadn't actually formed above, he used his face to create a void and dodge the incoming fist.

I see! This technique can only be used directly; once it changes direction, it loses its additional offensive effects.

"Wow! I missed! No wonder Mabe only told me to use the pistol in close combat and not to attack!" Luffy shouted as he pulled his arm back.

"Rubber rubber! Pistol!"

"White Snake!" A white snake of smoke emerged from the arm, dodging the rapidly approaching fist, wrapping around the arm, grabbing it tightly, and quickly retreating backward, pulling the enemy behind her straight in front of her as she swung her ten hands out.

"Rubber! Pistol! Explode!" The left arm retracted, the body moved forward quickly, and the right arm leaned back to gather strength and suddenly slapped the incoming weapon.

A loud explosion was heard, and the two separated and retreated.

"Sniper! Ocean Star!"

"Get out of the way!" With a flick of his wrist, the bullets that had been fired were deflected.

"Hey! Hey! I can't beat Luffy." Usopp immediately backed down when he saw his bullets being easily deflected; this was not something he could get involved in.

"Haha! I'll take care of Usopp, that smoke guy." Luffy laughed, stretching his arms, then turned to Smoker and shouted.

"Hey! Smoke Man! I'm getting serious now."

"Rubber Pistol! Explode!" Without extending the rubber again, he pounced forward and struck with his palm. Only in this way could he temporarily attack the opponent's body. Ordinary extendable fists were useless and could not accumulate power to attack.

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"Hurry! Hurry! If we finish this quickly, we can deal with Logia-type Devil Fruit users." Usopp hid behind a ruined wall and pulled out a row of tools from his arm, laying them out to file, grind, knock, drill, and use various other techniques.

The clanging and banging sounds were completely inconspicuous in this small battlefield where attacks were happening everywhere.

"This is!" Sanji and Zoro, who had rushed over, kicked away a group of Marines behind George, but couldn't bring themselves to intervene in the scene. Jack's white mist range was still there, with various screams echoing, but there seemed to be no danger. Luffy was engaged in a fierce battle with the Marine captain, which was a captain's fight, so they couldn't interfere either. As for the swordsman duel between Mia and Tashigi, they all ignored it as if they hadn't seen it.

"What's Usopp doing!" Usopp shouted, seeing the busy activity behind the wall.

"Ah! Zoro, you guys are here. Help me keep the Marines from bothering me." Looking up at his companions, he didn't stop what he was doing and continued to hammer away at the fist-sized piece of metal in front of him.

"White Serpent Coil! Whip!" The situation between Luffy and the Smoke Man changed again. The Smoke Man retreated far enough to solidify his arms, making them strong enough to withstand the explosive force of Luffy's palm strike. Behind him, white mist swirled around various surrounding objects, suspending them in the air while simultaneously impacting Luffy, who was still fighting.

"Oh no! First kick!"

"Upon reaching the top, slay!"

"Ready! Sniper! Trapping rounds!"

Chapter 59 The Wounded Smoker

"Clang!" The crisp sound of metal hitting the ground startled everyone who was standing there.

"Cough cough!" Smoker collapsed to the ground, spitting out blood. The obvious bloodstains on his body clearly indicated that he was seriously injured.

"Colonel Smoker!" Tashigi sprinted over, brushing aside Mia's cold blade.

"What is this thing! A scientific device?" Sanji picked up the metal sphere from the ground. It was now riddled with holes and completely useless. The fact that the collapse it caused just now, which resulted in the Marine in front of him solidifying and getting injured, was enough to demonstrate its special purpose.

"This! This! This is so powerful!" Usopp exclaimed, looking at the metal ball he had thrown.

"Usopp!" The group that had stopped fighting all looked over at the same time.

Seeing the group of people looking over, Usopp's boastful spirit was rekindled. He stepped out with his right foot and smugly pointed his nose at the sky.

"Haha! Mere Logia-type! As long as it's a weapon like mine that can instantly absorb the surrounding air and cause space to collapse, it will be defeated by me sooner or later! I am the great and genius Usopp, the brave inventor."

"Tch!" Seeing his smug attitude, she immediately lost interest and stopped looking at him.

"Huh! What happened to Smoker?" Maggie and the others who rushed over asked in surprise. Luffy in his current state couldn't have beaten him up like this, but the fact that he was lying on the ground clearly indicated that he was seriously injured and unable to get up.

"Colonel Smoker! Colonel Smoker, how are you?!" Tashigi desperately turned Smoker over so that his face was facing upwards.

"Cough! Cough!" Accompanied by violent coughing, several blood clots spurted from the corner of his mouth and fell to the ground.

"Someone help us! Save us!" Smoker cried out for help as she saw the pain around her, but because of the battle, all the residents and tourists in the area had already scattered, and the marines who had followed her had all fallen and were in critical condition and could not come to help. Only the Straw Hat Pirates were left standing around.

"Me! Me!" Faced with the evil pirate crew and the heavily injured Smoker, she was caught in a dilemma.

"Luffy!" Maggie, seeing the changing expressions and tears streaming down her face, immediately realized that the current situation was clashing with the beliefs instilled in her since childhood, leaving her in a state of confusion. The fact that a righteous Marine had to ask an evil pirate for help was enough to cause the collapse of her life philosophy.

"Luffy!"

"I understand! Angelia! Heal him."

"Okay, Luffy-nii!"

"What are you going to do?!" Tashigi asked in a panic, her voice trembling as she looked at the girl approaching and saw Shigure pointing at Angelia. She tightly hugged Smoker to protect him from harm.

"Zoro, keep an eye on your little lover!" Maggie shouted at Zoro beside her, knowing that she was still on guard and wouldn't let Angelia receive treatment in peace.

"You pervert! Who's your lover? Explain yourself!" Zoro jumped over like a cat whose tail had been stepped on and yelled at Mabi.

"Isn't that right? I met her when I bought the Onikiri for you, and she couldn't forget you back then," Maggie laughed.

"You bastard! I'll kill you, you pervert!"

Enraged, Zoro drew his sword.

"You go over there." Mabi bent down, placed her hand on Zoro's waist, and carried him away.

"You perverted bastard!" Zoro shouted at Mabi as he was pushed away.

"Roronoa Zoro, what are you doing!" Tashigi's alert voice stopped Zoro, who was about to run over again.

"Ha!" Zoro's lips twitched. His sword, which he had just drawn and was about to strike Maple, was now being directed at Tashigi after the interference. Unsuspecting bystanders could easily start speculating.

"You bastard! You green-haired moss head, how dare you lay a hand on a beautiful Marine girl! I will never forgive you!" Seeing the beautiful woman being humiliated, Sanji's mind went blank and his eyes suddenly blazed with fury.

"You pervert! I'll kill you!" Zoro cursed, raising his hand to chop at the stinky foot that was flying towards him, realizing his reputation had been damaged.

At this moment, Angelia also took the opportunity to step forward and activate a white healing aura to surround Smoker and treat him.

"Don't touch Colonel Smoker!" Tashigi, her tension at its peak, swung her sword.

"Stop messing around! Didn't you notice we're treating him?" Mabi, who had appeared nearby at some point, reached out and grabbed the blade of the other person's knife, shouting. He had been brainwashed too much by that theory of justice and would need some time to change.

How is Angelia?

"The internal organs are severely damaged! Treatment will take some time."

It seems Usopp's research has succeeded. Logia-type bodies can become intangible, turning into particles that hide in the air and can be transformed and attacked under their own control. The weapon he created absorbs everything nearby in an instant, compressing and condensing it. However, air is a very easily compressible substance, which causes the body's organs in that area to be forcibly squeezed together by external force, resulting in severe injuries.

"Let go! Let go!" Even though she already understood the situation, Tashigi kept pulling at Shigure in her hand to cover up her misunderstanding.

Just then, Mabi suddenly felt a chill in the sky, as if something was watching her. She loosened her grip, causing the other person to cry out in pain.