Alone and Infinite

The group smiled and crouched low, preparing to break through the encirclement, though they were somewhat disappointed that they hadn't been able to explore the island.

But they were pirates after all, and this life of being constantly surrounded and pursued was a constant throughout their journey.

Just then, the navy, which was arranged in a ring around the perimeter, suddenly made a move.

The navy soldiers who had been pointing their guns at them seemed to be separated by an invisible blade. The two rows of navy soldiers in the middle cleanly and neatly lowered their guns and turned to face each other.

The sound of the guns striking each other was so precise that it produced a loud 'click'.

A figure also wearing a navy coat slowly walked out from the abruptly split passageway.

Every marine who passed by stood tall and saluted straight.

Li Xia walked to the front and glanced at all the Straw Hat crew members.

He was silently calculating in his mind.

Straw Hat Luffy - Bounty 1 Million Berries

Pirate Hunter Zoro - Bounty 6000 million Berries

Nico Robin - Bounty 7900 million Berries

That adds up to 2.39 contribution points!

Suddenly in a better mood, Li Xia smiled at the Straw Hat crew:

"Defeat me and you can leave! One-on-one or all of you, it's up to you."

"What a joke!" Nami clenched her fists and took a step back.

"Luffy, Zoro, Sanji! I'm leaving it to you!"

Li Xia's figure suddenly appeared in the Straw Hat crew. The group looked at 'Li Xia' who was still standing in the same place, and then looked at the person in front of them. They almost popped their eyes out.

Before they could even make a move, Li Xia had already grabbed Usopp and Chopper, the weakest fighters, with one hand and flung them backward.

The left foot hooked onto Robin, whose hands were folded and who was about to use her Devil Fruit ability. The sea stone specially inlaid on the shoe made Robin's body suddenly go limp.

With that one kick, she felt her body lift into the air, and then a not-so-heavy kick sent her flying far away, landing right in front of Black Charcoal.

"Click"

Black Charcoal swiftly shackled her with sea stone shackles.

"Usopp! Chopper! Robin!"

The remaining three possessed extremely high combat skills; even though Li Xia moved very quickly, they still reacted immediately.

"This opponent is no pushover!"

As Sanji spoke, he rushed toward Nami, trying to protect her.

It seems there's only one path left.

Siege!

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Chapter 350 Crush!

"hateful!"

Zoro shoved the knife into his mouth and bit down hard, lowering his body:

"Three-Sword Style—"

A longsword floated out lightly, landing precisely at the moment Zoro was about to charge.

Zoro's gaze sharpened, but he had no choice but to halt his charge, parrying the longsword with his twin swords.

"Rubber machine gun!"

Luffy had already noticed that Zoro's attack rhythm had been disrupted, so he decisively rushed forward to try and pull Zoro away from the predicament of being suppressed.

Oh? Is this Luffy's battle intelligence, or rather, his battle instinct?

In an instant, countless fists seemed to appear before Li Xia's eyes, raining down on him like a storm.

But in Li Xia's eyes, these fists seemed to transform into lines of varying lengths.

His lower body remained mostly still, while his upper body swayed like a willow in the wind, allowing Luffy's fists to graze past him.

The force of the punches only ruffled his hair.

Li Xia's development path dictates that he can unleash overwhelming critical strikes when facing opponents stronger than himself, while maintaining absolute dominance when facing enemies weaker in terms of raw strength.

"How is this possible?"

Nami's eyes widened in horror; it was the first time she had ever seen her companions so powerless in the face of an enemy.

Not only him, but even Sanji sensed something was wrong. He gritted his teeth and whispered quickly:

"Nami, run! This enemy is bigger than we imagined! Hurry! Don't hesitate!"

After saying that, he turned around without hesitation and rushed into the battle.

Faced with the three men's attack, Li Xia finally took a step forward.

Seeing Li Xia's actions, the three of them were overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief.

The way he stood motionless, effortlessly parrying all attacks, was truly terrifying, like a heavy, oppressive cloud that made it hard to breathe.

As long as there's movement, that's good. As long as there's movement, it means—

"Oh!"

A faint, ethereal white flame suddenly exploded on his body, and Li Xia's eyes instantly shone with an astonishing brightness.

Using one leg as a pivot, he exaggeratedly twisted his body, and Sanji, who had just raised his leg to attack, felt as if his bent leg had hit a steel pillar.

Immediately following, a tremendous force struck, and under Li Xia's whip kick, Sanji couldn't even maintain his balance and was sent flying like a soccer ball.

The dragon inside the egg merely swung its claw lazily, causing Sanji, who was flying at high speed, to immediately slow down. He was then swarmed by the prepared marines, who bound his feet with heavy seastone chains.

Although Sanji is not a Devil Fruit user, Seastone is extremely sturdy, making it an excellent shackle even for someone without a Devil Fruit ability.

That wasn't all. Suddenly, the Murakumo Sword exploded into countless sword lights in front of Zoro, then merged back together into one sword.

But this sword strike was one that Zoro could not stop; time seemed to slow down countless times at that moment.

He watched as the sword casually slapped against his own blade, causing the originally powerful blade to strangely deviate from its original trajectory.

A strange force even came through, making my hands numb and almost unable to hold the knife.

He watched as the sword easily broke through the obstruction of his three knives, growing larger and larger in front of him until it filled his entire field of vision.

Just like when he fought against Hawkeye, the 'world's greatest swordsman,' the opponent only used a small knife about the length of a thumb.

But he himself could not defend against or resist such a small knife.

Exactly the same. Exactly the same!

Zoro stared blankly at the longsword that was resting between his eyebrows.

"you lose!"

Li Xia grabbed Luffy's neck with his other hand, and the light of true qi on his arm fluctuated constantly. Luffy felt as if his body had returned to the time before he ate the Devil Fruit. The real feeling of suffocation and burning pain made him struggle to escape.

"Ouch!"

"coming!"

The dragon egg floated over from behind, and the little dragon hiding inside swung its claws again, causing seawater to surge in from all directions, condensing into a giant water sphere that trapped Luffy inside.

With only his head exposed to breathe, the force of the seawater immediately rendered Luffy powerless, and even the color of his body seemed to fade considerably.

"Danglang"

Zoro took the longsword out of his mouth, placed it on the ground, and then untied his headscarf.

His eyes were as calm as a lake. He stood up straight and opened his arms.

He said seriously, "I lost! I lost again! This life is yours!"

Li Xia sheathed his longsword with a backhand motion and shook his head: "I have no interest in your life."

Killing Zoro now is pointless; he's too insignificant now. Bard wasn't strong back then, but when was that?

Smaug's attack on Laketown was the peak of his destiny, a moment when he should have fulfilled his fate.

That's how the Treasure Chest of Destiny came about.

As for Zoro? He can only be described as a swordsman with great potential. Right now, the fate that's entangled with him might be even worse than Sanji's.

Zoro was startled, but gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't take my life, don't expect me to surrender. I will never surrender!"

Li Xia didn't speak, but simply pointed to the other Straw Hat crew members who had already been arrested.

Seeing that all the other crew members had been brought under control, Zoro closed his eyes, his body trembling violently. This swordsman, who valued his promise more than his own life, also placed the friendship between his comrades first.

"I"

Li Xia had already bypassed him and went straight to Nami.

"Don't come any closer!"

Nami looked at him in horror, wanting to fight but not knowing what to do.

He was then hoisted onto Li Xia's shoulder and tossed to Robin's side.

It felt like I had accomplished something very small:

"Lock them all up! Except for Major Black Cat, no one else is allowed to approach or speak to them!"

Having witnessed a spectacular show (Li Xia's one-sided crushing victory), the marines' morale and respect for their superiors had reached their peak.

Upon hearing the command, he immediately stood up straight and shouted:

"Yes, sir!"

As the Marines and the Straw Hat Pirates gradually disappeared into the streets, Li Xia and Aowu Kuroko exchanged a glance and suddenly smiled in unison.

Hehe, now it's time to rack up points!

On the large ship bound for Jaya Island, Sabo, holding a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), asked with a bewildered expression:

"Xia, what do you mean?"

The Commander-in-Chief's son is a pirate; you should arrest them all.

It has now been loaded onto a naval ship bound for Enies Lobby.

So you want me to hijack the ship?

And...the Commander-in-Chief came along too?!

"Correct!"

Li Xia nodded affirmatively. If he didn't hijack the ship, how could he continue to capture the Straw Hat crew and rack up points next time?

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Chapter 351 Six Techniques Acquired!

"Yes, hijack the ship!"

Li Xia's affirmative answer plunged Sabo on the other side into deep confusion once again.

After a long while, Sabo asked in confusion:

"Then why did you arrest them, and how did you know he was the Commander-in-Chief's son?"

The dragon's past is shrouded in mystery; his fellow revolutionaries know nothing about his family or his past life.

Only Ivankov, the transvestite king, guessed from some of his actions that the dragon was born in the East Sea.

Li Xia:

"What is the name of the Commander-in-Chief?"