One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

The white smoke emitted by Smoker seemed to become the perfect accelerant at that moment.

The white smoke was instantly ignited by the high temperature, bursting out with orange-red flames from within, and in the blink of an eye, the entire block was shrouded in a raging sea of ​​fire and thick smoke!

The flames spread wildly along the trail of smoke, engulfing streets, walls, and abandoned warehouses...

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"Hey? What's going on over there!?"

"Fire!? That looks like... towards the abandoned warehouse."

"Fire? Are you kidding me? Your house would create a mushroom cloud if it caught fire!?"

"That was clearly an artillery attack!"

In an instant, the entire town of Rogge took notice of the commotion.

The towering flames and black smoke became the most conspicuous landmarks.

I'm so incredibly angry!!!

On the outskirts of the neighborhood, Zoro and Tashigi fled side by side in the direction away from the fire.

Although they don't swear, their innermost thoughts at that moment were even more unpleasant than actual swearing.

Why make such a big commotion without telling him? Are you trying to burn him alive too, V!?

As Zoro fled, he looked back, watching the raging flames and shockwaves about to engulf them, the scorching heat already licking their backs.

Zoro gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" Tashigi exclaimed in surprise, because she saw Zoro suddenly turn to her with incredible speed.

However, Zoro snapped, "Shut up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly activated the [Silent Step], which had been enhanced by V's guidance and the assistance of his cybernetic body. His leg muscles and cybernetic body worked together to unleash astonishing power!

The speed reached an astonishing level in an instant, leaving only a faint afterimage and a cloud of dust on the ground.

He practically carried the still-shocking Tashigi, transforming into a blurry green shadow, and darted out like an arrow released from a bow.

In just a few leaps, they were far from the danger zone, leaving the fiery hell that devoured the city behind them in the distance.

Chapter 45 Fleet Encirclement and Suppression (Please continue reading)

"What happened!?"

Sanji, who was buying food, heard the commotion outside and went out of the store.

What came into view was thick smoke that had spread to most of the town of Rogge.

"Something's up?"

With a thought, he instantly sent the message to the "Loving Straw Hat Crew" in his brain:

[The Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls: Miss Nami, are you alright!?]

[The Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls: Something seems to have happened in Loguetown! Your most loyal knight is coming to protect you!]

Less than two seconds after Sanji sent his message, a new message appeared in the group chat.

[Come on, come on! I'm fine. The explosion area is far away from here.]

[Come on, come on! I'm fine. The explosion area is far from here. But I remember that direction was somewhere near V and Zoro, right?]

Captain Usopp: Oh no! Could it be the Navy attacking?!

Captain Usopp: I told you we should keep a low profile. Luffy is now the pirate with the highest bounty in the East Blue!

[I'm the captain: What does this have to do with me!]

[Green Light: Stop arguing, all of you!]

[Green Light: It's V. He's fighting the Navy here.]

Just then, another message flashed by:

[Dream Transformation Master: Everyone, assemble at the port in half an hour.]

[Dream Modifier: I've received breaking news that the Navy has dispatched a fleet to encircle and annihilate us!]

【What!?】

At this moment, the Straw Hat crew members, no matter where they were in Loguetown, were all stunned.

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A charred wasteland reduced to ruins.

V spoke Smoker's voice into a tattered Den Den Mushi:

"Please rest assured, Lieutenant General, the mission will be accomplished!"

The Den Den Mushi slowly opened its eyes, a serious expression characteristic of high-ranking naval officers appearing on its face, even the downward curve of its lips was exactly the same as that of the vice admiral it had never met.

"Ah."

Even though it was just a simulated expression by the communicator bug, it exuded an undeniable majesty.

"Smoker, it was definitely the right decision to station you in the East China Sea."

The Den Den Mushi's voice came through the static, carrying a rare hint of approval:

"You are much more composed than before."

V maintained Smoker's usual silence and did not respond.

Only the blue light flickering in his eyes revealed his turbulent inner world.

After a brief silence, the Den Den Mushi spoke again, its tone suddenly turning cold:

"Remember, report to me immediately once the Straw Hat crew leaves the waters off Loguetown!"

"It must be done before they enter the Grand Line—"

The Den Den Mushi's face appeared particularly sinister in the firelight.

"Completely annihilate them."

"Yes!" V replied earnestly, then immediately hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"The Navy is sending a fleet to encircle and annihilate the Straw Hat Pirates!?"

"why?"

V frowned as he looked at Smoker's charred body on the ground.

He wasn't worried about the navy's strength.

According to the intelligence he obtained from the Den Den Mushi, the only one capable member of this encirclement fleet was the Vice Admiral Sterles, who had just spoken with V.

The others are just East China Sea Navy units filling in the numbers.

This number of troops might cause them a little trouble, but it's not a big problem.

What truly puzzled V was...

Why would the Navy take them so seriously when their actions were not significantly different from those in the original story?

They even specially dispatched a vice admiral from the Navy Headquarters to participate in the encirclement and suppression?

You should know...

Veteran Vice Admirals like Staleys possess strength comparable to pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions.

There's no way the Marine Headquarters would send him to the East Blue to deal with a rookie pirate crew.

"Are my butterfly wings fluttering a little too big?"

V sighed helplessly.

If possible, he would certainly hope that the world would proceed exactly as he remembered, without the slightest deviation.

"Forget it. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Let's regroup first."

V muttered to himself, looking up at the distant sky.

He first bent down and brought Smoker, who was being scorched by the flames, into the control room.

The power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit is a double-edged sword.

Although it possesses substantial physical properties after being elementalized, making its elemental attacks more impactful, it can even create area suppression by utilizing the density and flow of smoke.

On the other hand, it is precisely this physical characteristic that makes smoke a flammable medium that can be interfered with by energy.

Under V's targeted attacks, smoke not only fails to resist high temperatures and explosions, but also intensifies combustion and amplifies damage—just like smoke being ignited by artillery fire in battle, instantly transforming from cover into scorching flames.

This is the real reason why Smoker lost in this battle.

Simply put...

Arrogant nature type!

Smoker put away his V-Move and quickly returned to the knife shop where he and Smoker had met before.

Without alerting anyone, V activated Sinwidman to accelerate his own time and slipped into the inner room of the knife shop.

As the shop owner's family heirloom, the Swift Blade Snow Walker was placed on the altar in his bedroom.

V initiated a petty theft and acquired a fine, sharp knife.

After leaving the boss with 500 million Berries, he activated Sinwistan again and left the shop.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to take the Sandai Kitetsu from the junk bucket.

Thus, the entire trip to Rogge Town came to a successful conclusion.

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After half an hour.