One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"We'll talk about it later!" Mabi said slowly, looking at the giant cylindrical building in front of her. Since it was an ancient device that could function and had a different kind of ability than the small altar, there was no reason to let it go and just pack it up and take it away.

"That's no problem. I'd like to ask where your owner is? Devices like yours should have someone controlling them, right? I wonder where he is!"

"Master? How do you know! Who are you?!" Upon hearing Mabi's question, the previously lazy demeanor immediately became wary.

"Headache! It's happening again!" Sensing the other party's wariness, Mabi rubbed her head. Why was everyone so hostile and treating her like an enemy? After thinking for a moment, she looked up and explained.

"I am merely someone who inherited a portion of your relics during my adventures, and only then did I learn that these facilities, by chance, gave birth to some life forms unaware of the past disasters. Moreover, I possess a member of my people from the past, and if you wish, I can arrange for the two of you to meet."

"Ruins! Could it be that they, like me, are all alone in one place? There are even people from the same era as the master? How did he return and live for so long?" Upon hearing Mabi's account, the other party began to believe Mabi's explanation and slowly lowered his guard, speaking softly.

“Yes! I…” Before Maby could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Neilco, who had run out after hearing this information.

"Can you tell me what happened?! Why did our country just perish without leaving any trace?! Only some ruins are scattered in remote places! And where did they go, you said?!" A barrage of questions burst forth from Neilco's mouth in his soul form as he launched into a tirade.

"Calm down! Calm down!" Mabi used the power of the Salt Fish Fruit to forcefully press down on the surging, wave-like spirit of Neilco, preventing him from moving.

"I'm sorry, Mabi! I got too excited! Knowing about the fall of the Empire is the greatest meaning of my existence." Nielco, who had been held down by Mabi and unable to move, finally calmed down and apologized to Mabi.

"It's alright! There's still plenty of time; you can ask questions at your leisure." Sensing that the soul in his hand had stopped moving around, he slowly released his palm to allow the two of them to talk.

"What on earth is going on?!" Warren stared blankly at the soul creature floating in Maby's hand, suddenly realizing that this world was different from what he had imagined.

“The same aura as the master! It seems you are indeed a member of the master’s clan! I don’t know much about the master’s disappearance. I only know that when they left, they took all the equipment I produced to participate in a disaster. They told me they would come back soon to take me away from here and let me live on the earth instead of living in this dark underground. But all these years have passed and I have not waited for them to return. It seems that, as you said, they all died in that disaster!” After answering Nielko’s question, the lazy voice became desolate and fell silent.

“Mabby, take him away. Otherwise, he’ll have to live alone here for endless years.” Seeing Neilco floating in the air, who had never received an answer from her, looking at the huge building, she felt a pang of pity. As someone who had also been lonely for countless years before recovering with the help of Little Altar and being able to appear in this world, she understood the dark and hopeless times best.

“No problem, although it’s not important, we should still ask for his opinion!” Maggie nodded in agreement, it was easier to let him choose to leave than to forcibly abduct him.

"If you can take me away, then so be it. Just let me out to have a look around whenever you have time. Even without your arrival, I was planning to nurture that piece of wood so that it and my pet could take me away and back to the surface." Mabi and the other person didn't hide their conversation, and he naturally overheard it.

"Haha! That's no problem! There's another one of your kind there, also a giant building, and your pet is playing with it." Mabi laughed, extending her palm to the control panel to try and collect it. As long as it's a single entity, it's fine; connecting to the earth, however, will require more effort.

"Boom! Boom!" As Mabi collected the giant building in front of her, it suddenly disappeared. The stone slabs under her feet began to tremble, and cracks appeared under her feet, spreading outwards. The outermost edge began to collapse downwards.

Upon observing the new structure inside the arm guard, Maby's expression changed drastically. From what she had observed before, it was just a structure with a diameter of 100 meters and a height of 30 to 40 meters. However, after retrieving it, Maby clearly felt that its cylinder was completely built on a hemispherical base that was hundreds of meters wide. Now that it was being retrieved, it meant that the hollow ground below could not support the original weight at all. The cracks that appeared in the ground were the best proof of this.

"Warren, let's go! This place is about to collapse!"

"Alright! Brothers, retreat!" They were the first to charge forward, following Mabi.

At Warren's command, a woman wielding a long knife suddenly stumbled into the air and screamed.

"Captain! Help me!"

"Damn it! You guys go first, I'll handle this!" Warren yelled as he saw his crew members fall and ran back.

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm! I'm here to save her!" Mabi, who had also sensed it, struck his body with her palm to stop his movement. She quickly stepped on the air and her body disappeared, reappearing next to the woman. She reached out and grabbed the woman's slender waist, stepping on the air again and running towards the passage.

"Thank you, brother!" The woman, who had been safely placed by Mabi, bowed and expressed her gratitude.

"Hurry up and leave! This place is about to collapse!" Mabi smiled slightly and slowed down, stopping at the very back.

"Ugh!" Seeing Mabi's smile, the other person's face turned red instantly, and they covered their face and ran forward.

"Haha! What kind of move is that? It's just like the Navy's Moonwalk!" Captain Warren, who was also at the back, laughed and asked when he saw his companion return.

"The principle is the same: the force of a quick step compresses the air, causing an explosion and generating a reaction force to move through the air."

"So that's how it is! It's pretty simple! I'll give it a try too!" As a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million based on his physical strength, he was no ordinary person. He understood after just a little reminder.

"Moonwalk!" He lifted his foot and stomped on the air, a crisp, loud sound emanating from beneath his feet. His body suddenly rose and moved into the sky!

"Bang!" Before he could even feel happy, his head collided with the tunnel ceiling, producing the sound of flesh hitting rock!

"It's too small here, let's go outside for the experiment!" Seeing the shattered and splattered stones, Mabi felt a pang of pain for him!

"Haha! Men! Looks like we're in luck; someone's already snatched it up!" A boastful voice rang out from afar!

"Haha! Hand over the treasure! We'll let you through! Otherwise, you'll all be sleeping here! Wahahaha!" The people guarding the square stood at the tunnel entrance, laughing and threatening as they saw the people rushing towards them.

"Hmm?" Maby and Warren exchanged a glance, and with the help of the surrounding fluorescent light, they could both see the killing intent in each other's eyes!

"Brutal charge!"

"Treading through the air! Severing through the air!" They transformed into two humanoid killing machines and charged towards the surrounding crowd.

Chapter 129 Another Mechanical Gundam

"Ah! Let me go! I'll make way for you!" Seeing limbs flying everywhere and blood splattering in the air, someone cried out in fear and begged for mercy.

"Get lost!" Without letting him go, he slashed him away with a single blow.

"You two bastards!!"

"Sever the Void! Horizontal Slash!" He turned his waist and swung his sword, sweeping away everything in front of him. The colorless blade of energy cut everything in half, and nothing could stop it anymore.

"Madmen! Madmen, run!" The ongoing battle finally made some people scared. This was a one-sided massacre. If they didn't leave, they would be killed by these two madmen sooner or later.

"Go! Go!" As soon as one person left, the crowd still in the square scattered like a burst dam, rushing frantically toward the tunnel entrance they had come from.

"I'll stop them to prevent them from cutting the ropes!" Seeing the group of humanoid figures disappear, Mabi shouted, stomping heavily on the hard stone slab. Her body vanished and reappeared in front of them, quickly kicking the leading bodies back so they could lie at the back.

"Stop right there!" Mabi blocked their escape route and roared fiercely at the group of pirates who were still running forward. Behind him were several rope ladders for people to climb.

"Ah! The devil!" Hearing Mabi's roar, someone finally noticed that the evil devil who was still fighting had appeared in front of them at some point. They panicked and roared, and their bodies involuntarily retreated. Before they could retreat many steps, they heard a series of dull collision sounds.

"Get out of my way!"

Behind them, Warren was seen forcibly opening a path with a Seastone shield, cursing and swearing, while his crew followed closely behind, walking through the opened passage.

"Haha! Brother Mabi, you're so thoughtful! If those bastards had really attacked us, we would have had a hard time getting out of here!" Warren laughed heartily, slapping Mabi on the shoulder as he pushed through the crowd, before shouting to his companions.

"All of you, get up there. I'll beat up whoever walks the slowest."

"Haha! Captain, you'd better take care of yourself! Don't let them deal with you." A crew member joked.

"You talk too much!" He raised his foot to kick, but the other person nimbly dodged it and used it to climb up the rope ladder.

"Warren, you go up too. I'll keep watch here," Maggie said, seeing that all the enemy crew had gone up and using the surrounding fluorescent vines to keep an eye on the fierce-looking pirates holding knives and guns in the distance.

"Watch out!" Without delay, he shouted a warning and started climbing the rope ladder. He knew that this cliff was no challenge for Mabi, who could use Moonwalk, and the rope ladder might even be a burden. So, he unceremoniously took the last ladder.

"W-What are you doing!" The pirates, who were on guard, panicked and shouted when they saw Mabi's movement, and their bodies moved backward frantically.

"I didn't do anything! I just wanted you guys to take a nap!" Mabi grinned wickedly, revealing two rows of big white teeth! Her body vanished instantly and reappeared in front of one of the pirates.

"Salted Fish Thrust!"

"Time to go!" Seeing the limp pirate Mabi's slightly bent legs snap straight like springs, his body flew into the sky like a cannonball!

"Everyone, I'm off!" Not long after, Mabi, who was running on the protruding rocks, saw the group still climbing and laughed!

"Mabi! Help us clean up the square! I don't want to get shelled as soon as I go up there."

“No problem! I’ll take care of them even without you telling me!” Mabi replied from a distance, standing on the rocky tip. Now that she had them, she wouldn’t be polite to them!

"Click-clack!" Just as Mabi appeared at the cave entrance, a series of mechanical sounds rang out, and countless guns and cannons of all sizes were pointed at the newly appeared figure! A tall figure stepped out from the crowd with a dull thud!

"Holy crap! A Gundam! And it's even being controlled by someone!" Mabi stared wide-eyed at the robot in front of her, which was five or six meters tall and two stories high. Although she had seen many such robots before, they were all unyielding programmed robots that could only be stopped by dismantling them into pieces. Even now, they had only restored the operation of the electromagnetic cannon, and it would take who knows how long it would take to get them moving. But this one was extraordinary and could be easily controlled by someone, so it was definitely worth studying!

"Haha! Kid, hand over what you found down there! I'll let you go for Franky's sake!" The front compartment suddenly opened, and the 1.2-meter-tall gang leader, puffing smoke rings, looked down at Mabi and laughed loudly. In his eyes, Mabi was now nothing but a small fry, and he could kill her at will with this armor!

"Haha! Haha! So that's how it is! But if I hand it over, will you let me go?" Mabi laughed heartily, completely ignoring the guns and cannons aimed at her around her!

"Kid! You have no right to negotiate!" The other party roared upon hearing Mabi's arrogant laughter.

Without giving the other party a chance to refute, he simply looked up and shouted to those still living there!

"Frankie!"

"Powerful Right Hand!" Upon hearing Mabi's call, Franky dropped his guitar, leaped up, and extended his right fist. At the metal joint, cola gas erupted, and his steel fist swept directly across the crowd surrounding Mabi!

"Shockwave!" The blade reversed, unleashing a powerful shockwave that swept across the distance, carrying immense pressure as it slammed into the wall of people not far away! The entire scene instantly vanished, with countless figures plummeting into the distance!

"Damn it!" Cassie, who was only 1.2 meters tall, cursed as soon as he saw Maby's actions. He pulled a lever next to him to close the hatch, and at the same time, a stiff, mechanical voice came from inside the cabin.

"My master! Please give your orders!"

"Eliminate that kid with the red scabbard!" Hearing the familiar voice, Cassie felt much more at ease. This machine's combat power could directly establish his position as the leader of Saint Poplar. To this day, no one has been able to defeat it. Using it to deal with this unknown kid would be a waste of its talent! This was something he had prepared for Warren, the Mad Shield, who had a bounty of 200 million Berries!

"Yes, my master!" A cold, mechanical voice rang out, and the crimson mechanical eye fixed on Mabi's direction, suddenly emitting an even stronger light!

"Intruder detected! Retrieve command zero and initiate! Eliminate the intruder!"

"Hey! Hey! What intruder! I am your master, you are not allowed to tamper with me!" Upon hearing a string of incomprehensible words, Cassie, who was in the cockpit, immediately flew into a rage and began to pull the overdrive lever!

"Command invalid! Command invalid! Prioritize eliminating intruders!" A cold, mechanical voice rang out, and two cone-shaped mechanical arms extended from the shoulders, their surfaces crackling with blue and white lightning!

"Sever the Void!" Mabi, who was sweeping across the area, saw the robot's actions and immediately swung her sword in a sweeping motion! She absolutely couldn't let it make a sound in this confined space, as it would directly cause the collapse of the soil and rock structure above!

"Ding!" The colorless energy blade arrived in an instant, appearing on the mechanical support on the opponent's shoulder and exploding instantly to destroy it!

"Instantaneous Void! Void Slash!" His body vanished instantly, reappearing behind the robot, and his long sword slashed down to destroy the robot's outer shell!

"Sizzle!" Sparks flew everywhere. The mechanical shell did not cut through it in one stroke as Mabi had imagined. It only left a groove several inches deep. It did not even penetrate. For this five or six-meter-tall body, it was not even a tickle!

"It's really tough! It can't be the original equipment!" Mabi complained as she looked at the tiny hole. She had already communicated with Neilco and the new construction elf. The robot in front of her was one of the ones he had produced, but for some reason it hadn't been taken away and had been obtained by someone else.

"Since it's so hard, then! Salted Fish Cuts Through the Sky!" Seeing the mechanical Gundam preparing to turn around, he directly summoned Nielco's spatial power, attaching it to the blade, raised his arm high, and swung the sword down!

Chapter 130 Aquaman! Apis!

"How is this possible!"

The people in the chaos were stunned to see their leader's iron humanoid armor being slashed open. They were completely oblivious to Franky's sweeping iron fist and were sent flying.

"This armor can withstand the heavy blows of countless cannons! And now it's been cut in two!"

"Boss! Boss!"

"You bastard, let go of the boss!" The man who had regained his senses immediately raised his long cannon and threatened.

"Get out of my way!" Mabi stood on the mechanical Gundam that had been cut in half, pulled Cassis out of the cockpit, drew her sword, placed it against his neck, and threatened the crowd around them.

"Damn it! Kid, if you dare kill me, you'll never leave this underground city alive." Feeling the cold blade against his neck, the other man remained defiant and threatened.

"Heh! Is that so?" Mabi chuckled and with a slight effort, she slashed her long knife across the other's neck, the crimson blood flowing down, giving off an aura of utterly emotionless evil.