I collect everything in the One Piece world.

Alarm bells rang in his mind, and at the same time, he activated the "Shave" technique, preparing to rush into the smoke to give chase.

But at that moment

"Boom!"

Two more dull thuds followed, as if something had crashed through the wall!

Immediately following was the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, and then the sound of running footsteps receding into the distance, accompanied by Franky's arrogant laughter: "Super, run away!! Iceberg! Hold on tight!!"

"Oh no! They're trying to escape!" Kaku shouted sharply.

Lu Qi's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water. He suddenly raised his foot, and a powerful gust of wind flew out, dispersing the thick smoke in front of him.

A large hole had been smashed through the thick wall of the warehouse facing the street, and broken bricks and wood chips were scattered all over the ground.

The iceberg tied to the chair and Franky, who had just been in front of them, had vanished without a trace, leaving only the broken chains scattered forlornly on the ground.

Inside the warehouse, everything was in a mess. Lucci stood there, staring at the hole in the wall, his eyes deep and terrifying. His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked. Hadley, the pigeon on his shoulder, stopped preening its feathers and tilted its head to look at the hole.

A long period of infiltration, the imminent credit, and the Pluto blueprints that may have already turned to ashes...

All of this has become unpredictable and uncertain due to the recent changes, and may even lead to failure.

A chilling killing intent emanated from Lucci.

"Chase." Without any further words, his figure vanished instantly through the hole in the wall, like a ghost.

Kaku and Bruno exchanged a glance and followed without hesitation, the three of them speeding after Franky and Iceberg in the direction they had fled!

In the dimly lit alleyways of the backstreet, Franky was carrying the entire iceberg on his shoulder with his relatively "smaller" arms, running as fast as he could.

His modified legs unleashed astonishing power, each push causing the stone slabs beneath his feet to crack slightly, producing a dull thud.

However, he was already injured, had just broken free of his chains, and was now carrying someone, so his breathing became unusually heavy as he ran, sounding like a bellows.

Iceberg was dizzy from the jolting, but he was more worried about Franky's condition and the relentless pursuit of the enemy.

He struggled to lift his head, looking at Franky's profile covered in sweat and blood, and a wave of guilt washed over him: "Franky... put me down!"

"You can't escape with me! Go on your own! Don't worry about me! I'm the one who dragged you into this..."

"Shut up! You idiot iceberg!" Franky roared without turning his head, his voice broken and intermittent from his panting as he ran, yet unusually firm.

"I've never forgotten what happened back then! This time, I'm not running away again, no matter what! We'll die together, or we'll live together!"

"A true man never abandons his comrades!!"

Frankie's words stunned Iceberg. Then, the usually calm and composed mayor's eyes welled up with tears. He stopped talking and just gripped Frankie's shoulders tightly.

Franky fell silent, gritting his teeth, and relying on his familiarity with the backstreets of Water Seven, skillfully maneuvered through the complex alleyways, trying to shake off his pursuers.

He deliberately chose narrow and winding routes to create trouble for the pursuers, but the difference in strength could not be made up for simply by being familiar with the terrain.

All three members of CP9 are masters of physical combat and the "Six Powers," possessing speed, stamina, and tracking abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

Despite Franky's best efforts, the distance between them continued to close little by little, with the chilling killing intent clinging to his back like a leech.

Finally, after a desperate escape, Franky burst out of the densely packed houses in the backstreets, and suddenly the view opened up before them; they had arrived at the familiar abandoned shipyard.

Franky abruptly stopped, carefully placing the iceberg on a pile of relatively soft old sails. He then stood in front of the iceberg, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath; he had reached his limit.

Almost at the same time he stopped, three figures appeared silently from three directions like ghosts, completely surrounding him and the iceberg.

Lucci walked straight ahead, Kaku blocked the path to the waterway on the left, and Bruno silently appeared in the shadow of a pile of abandoned masts on the right. The three of them blocked all of Franky's possible escape routes.

Lucci looked at Franky, who was exhausted but still standing in front of the iceberg, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.

He spoke slowly, his voice echoing in the empty, abandoned shipyard: "Where else can you run to, Carterflam?"

He took two steps forward, his gaze sweeping over Frankie and then over the pale-faced Iceberg behind him.

"Whether the Hades blueprints are real or fake, whether they should be burned or preserved, is no longer important." Lucci's voice sounded calm, but it concealed extreme anger.

"You two, Tom's disciples, were the last people to know about the design blueprints for the ancient weapon Hades. This identity alone is enough to condemn you to eternal damnation."

"Hand over the blueprints, and you might still be able to get a single cell on the sixth floor of Impel Down."

"If you don't hand it over... then you'll all be buried with this city, which may be hiding the blueprints, for this secret."

Lucci's plan was very clear. Since the blueprints might really have been burned by that madman Frankie, capturing Tom's two disciples would be a great achievement as well. In any case, these two people must not be let go!

As for Nico Robin, there shouldn't be any problems with Gabra handling it... Hopefully, that arrogant guy won't cause any trouble.

Hearing Lucci's cold words and feeling the almost tangible killing intent and threat, Franky breathed heavily but showed no fear.

Instead, he grinned, revealing a carefree smile, and turned to look at the iceberg behind him:

"Hey, you idiot iceberg, aren't you afraid of dying?"

Chapter 143, Morsen's Intervention; VS. Lucci, Kaku

Iceberg leaned back on the old sail, looking at Franky's broad but scarred back, and then at the three top CP9 fighters eyeing him menacingly. The shrewdness and composure that belonged to the mayor gradually faded from his face, replaced by a calmness that seemed to have seen through life and death, and a smile with a hint of relief.

He coughed twice, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled, "Death? Ha... I was practically given a second chance at life after what happened back then."

"It would be nice if we could go downstairs together to see Master Tom sooner."

"Hahaha! Well said! This is the awareness of a super man!!!" Franky laughed heartily, his laughter echoing through the empty shipyard.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno, Franky suddenly slapped his chest.

"Crack!"

With a soft click, a metal plate on his chest popped open, revealing a conspicuous red button. Next to the button, the word "BOOM" was written in crude handwriting!

"Damn idiot!" Lucci's face instantly darkened, and veins throbbed on his forehead.

He was truly fed up with this madman who didn't play by the rules!

First they burned the blueprints, and now they're going to self-destruct?!

What's going on in this guy's head?! Is it cola?!

We absolutely cannot let him press the button! Whether it's a real self-destruction or a fake one, we cannot take the risk! We must subdue him immediately!

Thinking of this, Lucci also gave Bruno, who was relatively close to Franky and possessed the "Door-Door Fruit" ability, a sharp look.

Take him under control! Immediately!

Bruno immediately understood, and subtly took a few steps back to avoid Franky's gaze.

At the same time, his tall figure crouched slightly, and he made a sweeping motion in the air in front of him with his hands, and an "air door" quickly took shape in front of him.

Once this "air door" opens, he can instantly appear next to Franky and subdue him before he can press the button.

However, just as Bruno was fully focused and about to activate his ability, an instinctive sense of crisis suddenly arose.

Suddenly, without warning, several faint lights flashed across the ground beneath Bruno's feet.

"Oh no! A trap!!" Lucci's senses were very sharp; he detected the danger almost the instant the light appeared.

Bruno's expression changed drastically, and he tried to dodge, but it was too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted from beneath Bruno's feet, and blazing flames instantly engulfed his figure.

A violent shockwave, mixed with scorching air currents, swept outwards.

The entire abandoned shipyard shook violently in the sudden explosion.

"Bruno!!"

Lucci kicked away a flying piece of metal, while Kaku used his "iron block" to withstand the shockwave. The two steadied themselves and looked at the center of the explosion with a mixture of shock and anger.

Thick smoke billowed and flames roared; where Bruno had stood was now just a charred crater.

Bruno himself was charred black, maintaining the "iron block" posture, slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, and then suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"This...this is?!" Franky and Iceberg were also stunned; they had not expected such a turn of events.

Before Lucci and Kaku could recover from the shock of Bruno being blown up, even more ferocious attacks followed!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Several dark shells, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, whistled down from the dilapidated roof of the abandoned shipyard, heading towards the location of Lucci and Kaku.

The number of shells was large, and their trajectories were tricky, effectively blocking most of their escape routes!

"Rainy feet in disarray!"

"Iron blocks and steel!"

Caught off guard, Lucci and Kaku could only react hastily.

Lucci's legs blurred into afterimages as he unleashed several sharp vacuum slashes in an instant, meeting the incoming cannonballs head-on and attempting to detonate or cleave them in mid-air.

Kaku let out a low growl, his muscles swelled and hardened, and his skin gleamed with a metallic sheen, preparing to withstand any possible shrapnel from the explosion.

Boom boom boom!!!

The shells were either detonated prematurely by the storm foot or crashed to the ground, bursting into violent explosions and flashes of light.

Although the two were highly skilled and reacted quickly enough to avoid being directly hit by the shells, the sudden and intense bombardment still left them flustered and covered in dust.

"Who?!" Lucci swept away the dust in front of him, his eyes blazing with killing intent. He suddenly looked up in the direction from which the shells had come.

Then, he saw it.

On the dilapidated roof of the abandoned shipyard, several figures had appeared and were looking down at the people below.

The leader was Mo Sen, his black hair fluttering slightly in the wind, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Looking at the ashen-faced Lucci and Kaku, Mosen said to Bakala beside him in a relaxed tone, "As expected, it was you. Instead of searching blindly, we should have waited for them to come to us. They really did come to us on their own."

Bakara proudly raised her chin upon hearing this: "Of course, I had a feeling they would definitely come here."

Beside her, Robin looked down at Lucci with eyes full of disgust and coldness. Damn CP lackeys, she almost fell for their trick.

On the other side, Nami also quietly tightened her grip on the revolver in her hand. This was the weapon she had been adapting to recently, as she did have some talent in marksmanship.

Chopper also transformed into his human-beast form, nervously protecting Nami while looking worriedly at Franky and Iceberg below, as the two seemed to be seriously injured.

Mosen's gaze remained fixed on Rob Lucci, whose face was grim.

Under the watchful eyes of Lucci and Kaku, Mosen seemed to remember something, casually grabbed something from the side, and tossed it in front of Lucci.