【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 335 Seizing the Key

"You actually use such a shameless method to delay time... You want to take Qi to the Gate of Justice during this time!" Sanji gritted his teeth as he looked at the owl. What a bastard.

"Luffy, catch him!" Robin whispered beside him.

Luffy looked at the owl that was holding the key to threaten them, his eyes fixed, and he immediately stretched out his arms to wrap around the owl's arms on both sides, and then before the owl could react, he instantly rushed over "Rubber rubber... Rocket!!"

"Chirp, chirp, let me go!" The owl, who was slowly ascending into the air using the Moon Step, had no idea that the Straw Hat Kid would pounce on him without making a sound. He was caught off guard by his rubber body. "It's no use catching me. Rob and the others have already gone to the secret passage... Chirp, chirp, we're exposed! Even so, I won't tell you how to get to the secret passage!"

"Hold him down, Luffy!" Nami reached out and snatched the key from Owl's hand. She tried it on Robin first, but it didn't open. "Not this one!"

"Of course the handcuffs are numbered... Chirp!" Owl said angrily. "I won't say anything more!"

Nami looked at the owl that unconsciously revealed a lot of information, and a malicious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She tempted, "Why didn't you tell us? Actually, it's because you don't know the secret passage leading to the Gate of Justice. After all, you are just a small agent! I'm afraid you don't even know where to get to the secret passage!"

"Chacha, I'm CP9, how could I not know that the underwater secret passage leading to the Gate of Justice is right under the Tower of Justice, or I can go directly down the stairs in the commander's bedroom... Chacha! You are a witch!!" The owl reacted instantly, yelled angrily, and struggled continuously.

Franky couldn't stand it anymore and punched the owl. "We've captured you now. Tell us where the others are!"

"Chirp! I won't tell you!!" the owl turned around and shouted angrily.

"Luffy, knock him out!" Nami said directly. This guy is useless. There is no more information to be extracted from him. "Let's hurry to the Gate of Justice to rescue Qi."

Luffy immediately punched the owl in the head, this time using his full strength, he was in no mood to fight them right now "I'm going after Chi now!"

"Wait, let's confirm the division of labor first!" Zoro pulled Luffy's collar to stop him. "We can't just look for it blindly. It will only waste time."

"That's right, listen to Zoro, Luffy!" Usopp then hugged Luffy's waist to prevent him from acting alone.

"Rob Lucci is the one who raises pigeons, right?" Sanji asked.

"That's right!" Franky nodded.

"Since he's with Qi, let Luffy go find them first." Sanji took the cigarette out of his mouth. "We'll look for the key here, and then go find Luffy after we find the key."

"Pay attention to the secret passage, Luffy!" Nami instructed.

Luffy rushed out without waiting for Nami to finish her words, and ran up the stairs, looking for the room he had just entered.

"Wait, Luffy, I'm going with you!" Robin shouted hurriedly as Luffy rushed up the stairs. "I know where Spandam's room is!"

"I understand!" Luffy put his arm around Robin's waist and took her away.

"Except for Luffy and Robin, there are six of us here. We have to snatch the remaining keys from the four CP9s. Two of them belong to Robin and Odd. We don't know the code for Odd's handcuffs yet, so we have to snatch them all!!" Sanji said seriously, "After we grab the keys to open Robin and Odd, we will go find Luffy!"

"Robin's key is number 5!" Nami added immediately. She had seen the code when she had just tested it on Robin. "Whoever gets key number 5 should immediately go find Luffy and Robin and remove Robin's seastone handcuffs!"

"Failure is absolutely not allowed!" Zoro said seriously.

"We must win even if we die!" everyone shouted firmly, and then dispersed in all directions to look for the enemy.

"We have to find the kitchen quickly before the battle begins! One gust of wind uses up a bottle and a half of Coke! We've already used up more than two bottles today!" Franky kept scanning the signs for the rooms on both sides as he ran, and finally saw a room that looked like a kitchen. "That looks like the kitchen over there!"

"Great, there's a giant refrigerator!!" Franky exclaimed in surprise. Once his fuel was refilled, he would be the super-powerful Franky today!

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"no one!"

"no one!"

"no one!"

Usopp carefully pushed open the doors of the corridors on both sides, praying in his heart that there was no one there.

"What's going on? Why is there no one around?" Usopp pushed open another empty room and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he pushed open the next door with a smug look on his face. "Hahaha, they must be afraid of me, so they're all hiding!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone appeared in the room. Usopp immediately fell silent and swallowed nervously. Looking at CP9 sleeping on the ground, Usopp kept encouraging himself in his heart. The guy carelessly put the key on the ground. He just had to steal the key before he woke up. Usopp was glad in his heart, because this way he wouldn't have to fight!

But the decoration of this room is too much... Usopp looked at the various green plants and garden decorations in the room and complained in his heart.

But now is not the time to study these things. Usopp stared at the key in front of the man. That key was most likely the key to the handcuffs on Qi or Robin. He had to get it.

Usopp approached the sleeping man cautiously. When he was about to get it, a rooster suddenly appeared from the side. Usopp broke out in a cold sweat. While he was still struggling to figure out what to do, the rooster suddenly made a chirping sound. He was so scared that he instantly lost his balance and fell face down on the ground. Usopp didn't dare to look up at all. After a long time without any movement, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that CP9 was not awake. When he was about to wake up, CP9 suddenly spoke.

"Oh... Pirate, you're here!"

"Failed...damn chicken!" Usopp buried his face in the ground and whispered angrily.

"Then let's have some fun!"

Before Usopp could react, he was suddenly kicked away. Usopp looked at the man who stood up in shock. Did this guy have such a powerful attack just after waking up?!

"Sorry! I just hit you casually... It must hurt... But don't be nervous... I may look a little fierce, but I'm actually very kind and don't like to torture people..."

Usopp watched in horror as the man slowly transformed into a tall half-beast werewolf while speaking, his body trembling uncontrollably "Devil Fruit!?"

"The Dog-Dog Fruit, its prototype is a wolf!"

"Waaaaaah! Damn it..." Usopp stepped back in fear, but soon regained his composure. Thinking of his goal, he gritted his teeth and stood up. Although his body was shaking with fear, Usopp still firmly raised the huge slingshot in his hand and aimed at the giant wolf, "No matter what you are... I must get that key!"

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"Damn it, no one!"

Sanji took a puff of his cigarette and looked at the row of rooms with some annoyance. He had looked for several rooms but there was no one there. He couldn't keep looking like this as it would only delay time. Sanji took a deep breath, closed his eyes and began to concentrate.

After the last battle with Mr. 2, he became more and more proficient in the use of Observation Haki. Although the range he could perceive was not large, he would intentionally use it in subsequent battles and training. After Lucci's training, he could clearly feel that his body had become more proficient in the use of Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

Not only is it easier to use, it also lasts a little longer than before. Although he is still not as good as Luffy and Qi, he can be sure that he is definitely better than the green algae-head. Sanji closed his eyes, completely opened his senses, and sensed the breath in the nearby room.