After Uta left, a group of people who had been sent flying like bowling pins were now slowly and laboriously getting up from the ground.
That's right!
These people were the tenacious Franky Family and the Three Foremen.
Because they were farther away, the impact they received was slightly smaller.
In addition, the moment they saw a figure flying towards them.
Also because of the distance, they had a little reaction time.
They immediately all hid behind the large-bodied Monstrous Strength Trio.
In the end, only the Monstrous Strength Trio sustained the most damage.
Currently, all three men had broken arms and legs, looking very miserable.
"No... I didn't expect that Songstress to be so strong even without singing!"
"She's not just strong! She's ridiculously strong! We didn't even see her figure before we ended up like this."
"Damn it! Which bastard just now said she was a minor character? Said she definitely had no combat power besides singing?"
"..."
Silence!
After a brief silence, someone spoke again.
"Alright! Let's go support the others! The flaws of the remaining three are very obvious."
"For example, that woman with the strange weapon, it seems she has to spit out many bubbles from the weapon little by little before she can attack. With so many enemies here, they definitely won't give her that much time."
"That makes sense! She must be busy dodging enemy pursuit and unable to release bubbles, probably in a complete mess!"
"Very well! Then let's go support her!"
"What about the Monstrous Strength Trio? They are severely injured now."
Someone suddenly reminded them.
Everyone looked and saw that some of the three could barely walk, and some couldn't lift their arms.
In short, it was one word: miserable!
After a glance at the few men, Zambai, the second-in-command of the Franky Family, quickly made a decision.
"Kiwi, Mozu! You two help them with their injuries."
"The rest of us will go support the Straw Hat."
"We are here to save our boss; we must do our part!"
Hearing Zambai's words, everyone's fighting spirit was rekindled, and they shouted in unison.
"Oh!"
After leaving two people behind, they quickly searched for Nami's figure.
Soon, a shout came from the crowd.
"I see her! She's over there!"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw Nami constantly fleeing in all directions.
Meanwhile, the surrounding enemies were gathering more and more, and her situation looked very dangerous.
"Oh no! She's attracted too many enemies; it looks like at least 500 people!"
"Why does that woman specifically flee towards places with people! If this continues, the enemies chasing her will only increase."
"She must be scared and fleeing wildly because so many people are chasing her! Let's go support her quickly!"
"Alright! For our boss! Charge!"
Shouts rang out.
The Franky Family and the Three Foremen launched another support effort.
Over at Nami's side.
Her figure moved nimbly through the alleys, constantly attracting more and more enemies around her.
Meanwhile, the guards who had been trying to catch her were all gnashing their teeth in anger.
"Damn it! This woman is too agile!"
"It's like she knows where we'll try to corner her; she always manages to escape our encirclement."
"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it feels like even shooting won't hit this woman."
"Hey! Woman! Stop running! Hurry up and stop so we can catch you!"
"Stop!"
Hearing the angry shouts behind her, Nami suddenly stopped and turned to look at them.
This scene instantly stunned them.
"She really stopped!"
"Why did she stop? Is it a trap?"
"No way! This woman attacks by releasing bubbles with her weapon, and there are no bubbles above our heads now! She's done for."
"Hey! Woman! If you don't want to die, raise your hands and surrender!"
A guard shouted, raising his gun.
Nami immediately raised her hands and said,
"I surrender!"
Seeing this, all the guards couldn't help but smile proudly.
But at that moment, they saw Nami suddenly curve the corner of her mouth upwards, stick out her tongue, and give a playful smile, saying,
"Blech! Just kidding!"
Immediately, everyone was so angry that they gnashed their teeth, preparing to attack Nami.
And then, Nami suddenly said something inexplicable.
"With so many people gathered, the scene should be quite spectacular!"
Hearing Nami's inexplicable words, everyone was stunned.
However, in the next second, everyone's pupils suddenly constricted, their expressions filled with shock and fear.
They saw Nami's five fingers suddenly turn into white lightning.
Before they could react,
"Discharge: 50 Million Volts!"
Nami said with a smile.
Then five currents, like winding thin snakes, crackled and surged towards the large group of over 500 people.
Crackling!
Crackling!
With a series of crackling sounds, one person after another was infected, like a plague, and the more than 500 people gathered together were all struck by lightning in an instant.
The powerful electric shock continued, scorching their bodies and making their hair explode.
From the outside, it seemed as if bones were intermittently visible, a truly spectacular and tragic sight.
Watching this scene, Nami couldn't help but sigh.
"This fruit is truly too abnormal!"
"But I like it, hehe!"
With a smirk, Nami followed the others, continuing forward.
Meanwhile, near the group of people Nami had electrocuted,
The Franky Family and the Three Foremen were all scorched black, their hair exploded, and occasional sizzling currents still emanated from their bodies, causing them to twitch intermittently.
"Damn it! Why was there a puddle of water here?"
"Luckily, this puddle only flowed over when we were halfway through being electrocuted; if it had flowed over at the beginning, we would have been taken out like those guys."
"Look! That puddle of water seems to be the giant's tears!"
Someone shouted, looking in a certain direction.
The others followed his gaze.
They saw Kashi, who had been defeated by Chopper earlier, now lying in a pile of building ruins, sobbing loudly.
His tears flowed down both sides, along the wall, and happened to flow to their feet, spreading to the electrocuted guards.
Kashi himself, being inside the building, was unharmed because the electricity was blocked by the ground and walls.
"Is that giant a child? Why is he crying after being defeated?"
"Who knows?"
"Never mind him, let's go support the others! That woman just now was too strong; she can even discharge electricity from her body."
"She's like a monster; she just casually released such powerful currents!"
"What kind of people are the Straw Hat, anyway?"
"Speaking of which, we haven't successfully supported anyone yet, and we haven't even taken out a single enemy. Do we really still need to go support them?"
"Of course! We must do our part to save our boss! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?"
"That's right! Let's go then! Continue supporting!"
"Who are we supporting next?"
Someone asked.
Just then.
Boom!
A loud bang came from ahead.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
They saw a huge black iron ball shatter a house.
The iron ball was currently being pulled back slowly by a chain.
Following the chain, they saw a strong man with his face covered and the words "Guilty" carved on his arm.
And there were more than a dozen such strong men.
They were currently aiming at Nojiko from several directions.
"Who are those guys? How can they swing such heavy iron balls?"
"I don't know! But they look strong! They destroyed a house in an instant!"
"That woman is in danger; we need to hurry and support her!"
"I remember that woman attacks with plants, and her plants can only be effective if they are set up in advance. In a situation like this, she won't have time to set them up."
"It's decided; we'll go support her this time!"
After a passionate discussion, these people once again rushed towards Nojiko's direction.
Just after this group left, Luffy suddenly appeared nearby and came to the crying Kashi.
"Waaah..."
"Fifty years have passed, and we've fallen here; we are the shame of Elbaf!"
"Waaah..."
Listening to Kashi's cries, Luffy spoke.
"Are you warriors from Elbaf?"
Kashi looked up at the sound, and when he saw that it was Luffy speaking, he immediately turned his head back.
"Who are you?"
"It's useless to tell you!"
"Waaah..."
Luffy said,
"I know two friends from Elbaf; they are Dorry and Brogy!"
"I think you might know them too!"
Hearing these two names, Kashi immediately stopped crying and looked at Luffy in shock, asking,
"Who are you? Why do you know the two leaders?"
Luffy knew that these two were originally Dorry and Brogy's subordinates.
Fifty years ago, they went to search for the two leaders.
But halfway through, they were captured by the World Government.
The Government also deceived them, saying that Dorry and Brogy were currently imprisoned and that if they guarded Enies Lobby for the Government for 100 years, the two leaders would be released.
And Kashi was crying now because they had only guarded for 50 years before being breached.
This meant that the two leaders would definitely not be released from prison.
Knowing that this was a World Government deception, Luffy told Kashi the truth.
After hearing Luffy's words, Kashi exclaimed in surprise,
"What you're saying is true? The two leaders are really still dueling on that small island?"
Luffy nodded.
Immediately, Kashi cried out again with a "Waaah."
"Waaah... It's so good that the two leaders weren't captured!"
"I almost thought I'd never see them again."
After crying, only anger remained in Kashi's eyes.
"Damn World Government, to deceive us like that."
"Straw Hat! We'll help you take them out."
Luffy, however, shook his head and said,
"Just leave them to us."
"But I have another favor I need you to help with!"
Hearing Luffy say this, Kashi immediately spoke.
"Just say it; you are the leaders' friend. Oimo and I will do our best to help."
Seeing Kashi agree so readily, Luffy said,
"You've been here for so many years; you must know where the ships are here!"
"Go find a ship for us, then sail it far away from this island."
"Then, when I contact you, you can sail back to pick us up!"
After Luffy finished speaking, he gave Kashi a den den mushi.
Kashi took the den den mushi and said firmly,
"Don't worry, we'll definitely handle this small matter for you!"
"Then I'll leave it to you!"
Luffy thanked him and left.
And Kashi also went to find Oimo, preparing to act.
...
Over at the Franky Family.
When they arrived near Nojiko,
Before they could even get close to support, they were incredibly shocked to see.
Nojiko held a black vine, like an iron whip, crackling and dancing in the air, and in a blink of an eye, she shattered all those dozens of giant iron balls.
This scene left the Franky Family and the Three Foremen dumbfounded, their mouths agape.
"No... no way?! Such huge iron balls were actually... shattered?!"
"How did she do it?! She made the iron balls explode from the inside like bombs!"
"Unbelievable! Those were giant iron balls that could destroy a house in one go! Her destructive power is too astonishing!"
"If she can shatter even such huge iron balls, how strong is this woman?!"
"I thought she was just a minor character, but I didn't expect even she was a main combatant!"
"What kind of pirate crew is the Straw Hat anyway? Why are they all so unbelievably strong?!"
Just as everyone was exclaiming, they suddenly saw something astonishing.
After Nojiko shattered the iron blocks, the whip in her hand continued to dance.
Like a swimming dragon, she struck the shattered iron blocks in all directions.
And those iron ball fragments, upon being struck, instantly seemed to turn into cannonballs, blasting open huge pits in various parts of the surrounding ground.
Countless guards and members of the Guilty Jury were either sent flying by the powerful impact or struck and knocked down by the exploding rocks.
The Franky Family and the Three Foremen were also not spared.
An iron ball fragment came their way.
Boom!
A roar exploded in front of them.
Immediately, rocks flew into the sky and scattered in all directions.
They desperately defended and resisted, but ultimately, they were hit by several falling rocks.
They suffered no small amount of injuries.
Watching Nojiko put away her long whip and stride away.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Th-that's great! Luckily that woman left! If she had fired another shot, we would have been wiped out!"
"This woman's strength is truly terrifying, we need to stay away from her."
"That's right! The Straw Hat's strength is all too terrifying! We all need to hide far away."
"Definitely don't get close to the Straw Hat!"
"..."
The crowd fell into a brief silence.
Suddenly, someone spoke up.
"By the way, weren't we here to support them?"
"..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became incredibly awkward.
No one spoke for a long time.
At this moment, someone quietly suggested.
"How about we just hide far away and shoot or use cannons! Let's not get close to them!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the rest of them suddenly seemed to have an epiphany and praised in unison.
"Good idea!"
Soon, these people rallied again.
One by one, they picked up guns and cannons from around them.
Searching for targets they could attack.
Since the Straw Hat's people were on the ground battlefield, they shifted their attention to the rooftops.
When they saw the guards on the rooftops, also holding guns and cannons, these people immediately became excited.
"They're the ones! Let's rush over and take them down!"
"Alright! Charge!"
Everyone shouted, carrying guns and cannons, running towards the people on the rooftops, wanting to get within firing range.
However, just as they finally rushed into firing range, they saw a fleeting shadow flash across the sky.
Then, one by one, they looked as if they had seen a ghost, their jaws dropped to the ground, staring incredulously at the scene before them.
As far as their eyes could see.
On the rooftops on both sides.
All places where guards were present were burning with blue flames.
And the guards enveloped in blue flames were screaming miserably, struggling in pain, their bodies flailing wildly.
This scene made all of them tremble with fear.
Bang!
Bang!
Boom!
Boom!
Gunshots and cannon fire rang out from within the flames.
As those people burned and struggled, some undoubtedly pressed the weapon triggers.
Bullets and cannonballs flew wildly everywhere.
However, what made the Franky Family and the Three Foremen's pupils constrict in fear was a cannonball flying straight towards them.
Boom!
A roar.
Dozens of figures flew into the sky.
....