Hearing Zoro agree to join, Luffy's lips also curved slightly.
As expected, as long as he displayed great strength and sufficient sincerity in front of Zoro, he would gain his admiration and goodwill.
But for now...
Luffy turned around, facing all the Marines.
First, he had to deal with these small fry.
"Hey! Who are you? Did you cause that commotion just now?"
"Quickly, raise your hands and surrender!"
A Marine shouted, his voice clearly trembling slightly.
That huge commotion just now was like an earthquake.
If it was really caused by this guy in front of them, could they really win?
As soon as the Marine finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Looking through the shadow in front of him, he saw that on his original shadow, a tall figure had clearly appeared, holding a huge axe in his hand.
Seeing this shadow, the Marine's heart instantly jolted, trembling uncontrollably as if he had been electrocuted.
Then, he heard a deep, angry voice from behind him.
"Why are you feeling scared when you're telling the enemy to surrender?"
"Are you insulting my reputation as 'Axe-Hand' Morka?"
"I don't need cowardly and weak soldiers like you under my command!"
As he finished speaking, the Marine saw the shadow in front of him raise the giant axe in its hand, making a chopping motion.
Immediately, the Marine was so scared that he closed his eyes.
Long-term oppression had made them completely forget how to resist.
In this situation, they simply waited for death to arrive.
All the surrounding Marines couldn't bear to watch this scene, their hearts filled with sorrow and indignation, yet they did nothing.
Navy Captain Morka was too strong!
Whoever dared to provoke him would only face death.
This was the sentiment of all the Marines.
So, faced with such a situation, they could only pretend not to see it.
"What is that Navy Captain going to do?"
"Isn't that their comrade?"
"What exactly is wrong with this Marine unit?"
The three people on the wall were also confused and puzzled by this scene.
"What a rigid army!"
Zoro couldn't help but exclaim.
Just then, Luffy suddenly swung his right hand.
His arm, stretching like rubber, instantly reached Morka's eyes.
Before he could react, Luffy grabbed him by the neck and flung him over.
This sudden turn of events completely stunned everyone present.
Zoro's mouth gaped open in shock once again, exclaiming in astonishment,
"Are… are you the legendary Son of the Devil?"
He had only heard of a fruit in the great ocean that could turn people into Sons of the Devil if eaten, but this was his first time seeing it.
On the Marine's side.
"What… what's wrong with that guy?"
"Why did his arm become so long?"
"Such astonishing strength and speed, he grabbed Navy Captain Morka in an instant."
"What are you fools doing? That guy took my father, quickly shoot and save my father!"
While the Marines were shocked by the ability Luffy displayed, Helmeppo was the first to react and try to save Morka.
Immediately, all the Marines stopped their discussions.
But to Helmeppo's surprise, these Marines were slow to act.
Instead, they looked at each other, their eyes filled with hesitation and anticipation.
In the hearts of these Marines, they sincerely hoped for Morka's rule to end.
That's why they were hesitating now, wanting Luffy to end Morka's reign.
As for Morka, after being captured by Luffy, he still acted stubbornly, roaring,
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"Do you think you can defeat me just by grabbing me?"
"Don't underestimate me, I am 'Axe-Hand'…"
Bang!
As Morka was speaking, his head was suddenly pressed into the dirt, the steel guard on his mouth instantly shattered, creating a deep pit of more than ten centimeters in the ground.
His entire face was disfigured, and he instantly lost consciousness.
Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded once again.
Among the trio on the wall, Nami and Koby's eyes nearly popped out, their mouths so wide they could swallow three pigs in one gulp.
"Mr. Luffy is so strong!"
"That guy… he's ridiculously strong, isn't he?! That's a Navy Captain!"
As the two exclaimed, they both had their own calculations in mind.
Koby was inspired by Luffy, thinking that he must become an Admiral.
Nami, on the other hand, couldn't help but wonder if Luffy could defeat Arlong and save Cocoyasi Village.
Zoro was also deeply shaken by Luffy's strength.
At least he himself could never defeat Morka so easily.
As for the Marines.
After a moment of shock and daze.
Suddenly...
"Great!"
"We're free!"
"No longer have to be ordered around by Morka!"
"Long live the Marine!"
The Marines threw away their guns and swords, cheering and celebrating this moment of liberation.
This scene left the trio on the wall bewildered and confused again; they simply couldn't understand what was going on with the Marines here.
"It's not over yet!"
At this moment, Luffy suddenly sneered and swung his arm again.
The next second, a guy with a chin shaped like a butt was grabbed by him.
It was Morka's son, Helmeppo.
"Zoro, wasn't it this guy who tied you here and said he was going to execute you?"
Zoro looked up at Helmeppo.
This guy was already scared stiff, snot and tears streaming down his face, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"It was him, alright! But forget it, I'm not interested in bullying guys with no fighting spirit."
Luffy smiled at his words.
Indeed, it was as he thought.
Zoro wouldn't bother with such a good-for-nothing.
But the reason he knew and still did this was because…
"Your comprehension is heaven-defying. Through personal observation and guided enlightenment, your guide's spirit has improved."
"Your guide's spirit has improved, and the awakening of Conqueror's Haki has accelerated!"
This was a new skill Monkey D. Luffy had accidentally awakened a year ago: Comprehension Guidance.
"Comprehension Guidance: Can bestow anything used for personal enlightenment upon a guide."
In simple terms, as long as Monkey D. Luffy activated this ability on someone, they could temporarily possess Monkey D. Luffy's comprehension ability, and he could even directly transmit his understanding of certain things to the other party.
At that time, after Monkey D. Luffy's Haoshoku Haki was strengthened once more, it seemed to have broken through some kind of limit, and he subsequently awakened this ability.
Using his understanding from playing games in his previous life, it meant that after his ability, which he had comprehended due to his heaven-defying comprehension, improved to a certain extent, he unlocked a new skill.
And now, after he used this ability on Zoro, it allowed him to gain an improvement at this moment of manifesting spirit.
This accelerated the awakening of Conqueror's Haki.
In other words, the more Zoro's spirit improves, the more likely it is that he will awaken Conqueror's Haki in the future, even without facing a desperate situation.