He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 16 Are you also a mist-like organism?

Bonnie looked somewhat dazed.

Not only are there two naval captains, the CP department, but even a powerful Observation Haki user has come to join the fun... Is this still the South China Sea, a hotbed of evil?

Is this a new world? (Confirmed face)

"Don't just stand there, the coastline ahead is blocked. We'll board the ship from the other side." Kuroro turned and retreated in the opposite direction.

Bonnie glanced at Kuroro again, snapping out of her daze, and led the fishermen to follow behind him.

"Shh—shh—"

Their footsteps scraped through the vegetation in the bushes, quickly alerting the searching navy.

Smoker's ears twitched slightly in the distance, and his sharp gaze swept over like that of a hawk.

"They're there!"

A navy officer, who was looking around with binoculars in hand, turned his gaze over and shouted:

"Reporting, sir! It's the Bonney Pirates! They're all here, plus an unknown figure dressed in black!"

"Target correct, found them!"

Swoosh—swoosh—

Smoker and Tina vanished from their spot in an instant, while Tashigi, carrying the famous sword, followed behind them with great difficulty. The other marines also raised their weapons and aimed them in this direction.

"Fire!"

Snapped--

Bang—

Bullets flew everywhere, and artillery fire exploded at their feet.

"They've spotted us!" Bonnie shouted amidst the gunfire.

"What should we do?"

"It's alright~ They're already here," Kuroro said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a ferocious savage charged out from behind the group, whipping up a gust of wind, and grinning maliciously as he rushed towards Smoker.

"I'll take over the leadership!"

Not far down the hillside, a figure with short, blond hair who didn't look like a good guy charged down the slope, equally determined, swinging his fists and spinning them around his arms as he went.

"Damn it, don't steal my thunder!"

The visitors were Uvogin and Finks.

Meanwhile, the rest of the brigade, led by Pakunotan, arrived from the direction of the town, while Nobunaga and Feitan went to stop the pursuing navy.

Paknotan and the others then joined Kuroro.

Seeing this, Kuroro spoke up:

"Did you get the item?"

With a smile, Paknottan took a solid gold compass from the blouse of his suit jacket.

"Of course!"

"They sell them at the trading place in town. We replaced the real ones with fake ones made by Kubi and stole them."

Kuroro took the pure gold pointer, examined it in his hand, and his eyes lit up slightly:

"Yes, I trust you to handle things."

With this compass, they wouldn't get lost on the high seas... at least they could distinguish east from west.

It's time to move on.

Let's keep going.

The others followed behind Kuroro.

Bonnie, who witnessed the entire scene, wore a strange expression.

What's going on with this group?

Are we just going to abandon those four comrades who were covering our retreat?

She began to doubt whether joining them was the right choice.

"Are you just going to give up on them like this?"

"Of course not."

"We've reached the shore." Kuroro stopped.

Bonnie looked toward the shore, her eyes gradually breaking down.

Damn it! She shouldn't have trusted strangers so easily; she's just making a mistake because she's not well-educated!

"Where's the boat?"

The coastline was empty; there were no ships in sight.

"How can we travel without a boat!" Bonnie said through gritted teeth.

"There are boats!"

Kuroro raised his arm, and a white tablecloth appeared out of thin air in his hand. He then tossed it high into the air.

Immediately following Bonnie's shocked expression,

Where there had been nothing under the tablecloth before... appeared a colossal creature unlike anything seen before.

The colossal object was over 300 meters tall and its length was so great that it seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.

Staring at this enormous creature, Bonnie's jaw dropped to the ground in shock, her mouth agape.

"What is this thing?!"

"Boat."

"What kind of ship is this huge?!"

"This is clearly a floating city on the sea!!" Bonnie exclaimed with an exaggerated expression.

The Black Whale, a giant cruise ship capable of accommodating 200,000 people, is 2500 meters long and 365 meters high. It is no exaggeration to call it a floating city.

"Now you believe me, let's get on the ship."

The docking platform at the bow was slowly lowered, and everyone boarded the Black Whale in a very orderly manner.

Bonney, looking somewhat dazed, followed Kuroro onto the ship.

Did they escape while being pursued by the navy?

They even have a drop board to catch them when they escape; this is clearly a luxury cruise vacation!

Upon reaching the deck, Kuroro and the others looked towards Uvogin and his allies, who were still engaged in battle.

As such a massive sea fortress, the Black Whale naturally possesses weapons capable of shooting down naval warships, but Kuroro has no intention of doing so.

Now is not the time to go to war with the navy; they have not yet accumulated enough strength.

Once we've gathered enough information, that's enough.

...........

The naval grunts were quickly dealt with by Nobunaga and Feitan.

Uvogin and Phinks, on the other hand, were locked in a fierce battle.

Uvogin's face was contorted with bulging veins, and he gritted his teeth, revealing his displeasure.

"Damn it! Always trying to pull these little tricks!"

From the start of the fight until now, he hasn't been able to touch his opponent even once.

The opponent was able to turn his entire body into white smoke, causing his several punches to miss their mark.

This type of enemy is the most difficult for Uvogin to deal with; he has never encountered one on the island in the middle of the lake.

How can you crush something with your fists if it has no physical form?

"Damn it, you're also a member of the mist-like organism Aegis? No wonder you're one of the five great calamities of the Dark Continent! You're really troublesome!"

Smoker tilted his head, looking puzzled.

"What are you talking about?"

He gazed at the enormous creature that had appeared out of nowhere in the distance, a look of certainty on his face.

"So you really are the group of monsters captured by the World Government. Tell me, which country are you from? Hand over the technology of the giant ship!"

"Which country? We are residents of Meteor City. As for this ship... it's something we seized from the Kakin Empire."

"Kakin... the Empire! I'll remember that name."

Smoker's pupils contracted slightly, revealing an unprecedentedly solemn expression.

The Warring States Marshal's guess was indeed correct; the country that could build such a giant ship possessed unfathomable technological strength.

The impact of a suddenly emerging empire with an ambiguous stance on the current situation is difficult to predict.

If Kuroro had overheard their conversation, he would probably have covered his face in embarrassment.

Ah Jin, are you exchanging information across servers again?

"How many people are in the Kakin Empire?" Smoker asked tentatively.

"Who knows, maybe close to a million people~"

Smoker was shocked.

"This isn't important. Are you going to fight or not?" Uvogin impatiently picked at his ear.

Of course we should fight!

We must obtain intelligence about this empire, at all costs.

Their priority is far greater than that of the Bonney Pirates!

"shave!"

Snapped--

A high-speed sonic boom was generated in the air, and Smoker's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

His entire body transformed into a wisp of smoke, and his ten-handed iron rod, with seastone embedded in its tip, was raised high and struck Uvogin like lightning!

!!!

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