After receiving Luffy's instructions, Vivi and Karu immediately took action and left.
Just as Luffy and the others were also about to leave, Rayleigh suddenly thought of something and said to Shakky,
"Oh, right! Shakky! Do you still have that thing?"
Shakky smiled at his words.
Although Rayleigh didn't specify, she understood and nodded, saying,
"Yes, I do!"
With that, she took out a Vivre Card from a drawer under the counter and handed it to Rayleigh.
Rayleigh held the Vivre Card and said,
"Do you know what this is?"
"It's called a Vivre Card!"
"A Vivre Card can show its owner's life force and also has the ability to indicate direction."
As he spoke, Rayleigh spread his palm.
Everyone saw the Vivre Card moving little by little towards his own direction.
Seeing this, Nami suddenly thought of something and said to Luffy,
"Luffy! This thing… I remember you have one too, right!"
Sanji added,
"I remember too! Ace gave it to Luffy back then, right!"
Luffy also recalled it now and nodded.
Then he took off his Straw Hat and pulled out Ace's Vivre Card from inside.
After Luffy received Ace's Vivre Card, Uta had sewn it into his Straw Hat.
However, looking at Ace's Vivre Card in his hand, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat couldn't help but frown.
Now, that Vivre Card was only a small corner left, and compared to Rayleigh's complete Vivre Card, the difference was particularly obvious.
This strange sight immediately made the Straw Hat all confused.
"What's going on?"
"I remember it should have been quite large when Ace gave it to Luffy!"
Rayleigh also frowned as he looked at the Vivre Card and said,
"I just said that a Vivre Card represents its owner's life force."
"That means Ace's life force is very weak right now."
Upon hearing this, the Straw Hat all tensed up, with worry in their eyes.
Rayleigh quickly added,
"But you don't need to worry."
"As long as you can rescue Ace and let him recover, this Vivre Card will also automatically restore itself."
With that, Rayleigh handed his Vivre Card to Luffy and said,
"You keep my Vivre Card!"
"After you rescue Ace, you can easily return here and find your ship!"
Luffy accepted the Vivre Card and thanked Rayleigh.
"Thank you, senior!"
24 After that, Rayleigh bid them farewell and went to find their ship with the coating tools.
As for Luffy and the others, because they had to wait for Vivi and Karu to return, they stayed temporarily for a while.
...
At the same moment!
Somewhere in the Lawless Zone.
Kid and his crew were fighting a group of Marine.
Since the Celestial Dragons incident, the Marine stationed on this island had begun to mobilize, searching for and capturing pirates in the vicinity.
Just as they easily dealt with these Marine and were about to continue on their way,
A yellow laser suddenly shot over, narrowly missing Kid's face and causing a violent explosion behind him.
Such a sudden event immediately made everyone in their group look serious.
"Over there!"
Someone found the attacker and exclaimed, pointing in a certain direction.
The others looked over and their pupils immediately constricted, their faces filled with horror.
"That guy is…"
Kid also frowned at this moment, his expression grave, with shock in his eyes, staring intently at the figure, and said in a deep voice,
"What's going on?"
"Why would a Shichibukai be here?"
In front of them, the Shichibukai "Kuma" stood silently, staring intently at them.
Not far from Kid and his crew, Law and his group were also there.
They had also encountered a group of Marine.
During the battle, the loud explosion just now immediately attracted their attention.
Someone glanced over there and immediately exclaimed,
"Captain, look quickly!"
Law looked over there and first saw Kid's figure.
"It's Eustass and…"
Mid-sentence, his pupils suddenly constricted, and he exclaimed,
"Isn't that…"
Soon, Law voiced the same question as Kid.
"Why is a Shichibukai here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a laser shooting towards him.
...
At this moment, the situation was similar for the other supernova.
Capone Bege was surrounded by a group of Marine, Urouge encountered a Pacifista, and Drake was nearby, also in battle.
As for Hawkins, he was sitting somewhere, performing a divination.
And Apoo was hiding on a rooftop in the shadows, secretly observing everything happening below.
Although they had no immediate plans to escape the island because they wanted to witness the battle between an Admiral and the Straw Hat,
There were many other less famous pirates on this island besides them.
These pirates were already struggling to face so many Marine round up.
So they had no leisure to care about other matters, and they all fled towards the port, wanting to leave the island by ship.
"We see our ship, Captain!"
Among the fleeing pirates, someone looked at a ship docked on the shore and shouted in surprise.
The pirate's Captain also immediately beamed with joy and shouted loudly,
"Charge, brothers!"
"Once we're on the ship, we can shake off these Marine pursuing us!"
His response was a large cheer of excitement.
"Oh!"
However, just then, a loud bang suddenly echoed.
These people watched as their pirate ship instantly turned to ash.
Their fantasy of escaping by ship also vanished at this moment.
Such a scene immediately caused these pirates to cry out in disbelief.
"How... how could this be?"
"What happened?"
"Who did it?"
As most people were wondering and lamenting, someone in the crowd suddenly shrieked in extreme terror.
"Hey! Quick... look over there!"
At these words, everyone immediately looked in the direction he pointed.
With just one glance, their pupils constricted sharply, and their faces filled with horror.
As if extremely frightened, they suddenly stopped, standing frozen in place, even forgetting the Marines chasing them from behind.
Some even suddenly collapsed to the ground, losing all their strength.
Ahead of them, three warships were sailing from the sea.
And at the very front of each warship, a man stood.
One was dressed in red, with his arms crossed, and a serious, cold expression.
One was dressed in blue, with his hands in his pockets, and a lazy expression.
And another was dressed in yellow, with a lewd expression, speaking into a den den mushi on his wrist.
Seeing these three, all the pirates trembled in fear, unable to speak a complete sentence.
"Wh-wh-why would..."
"Three... three Admirals?!"
"Run... run!"
Even the words to run were not spoken smoothly.
But at this moment, no one cared about that anymore.
All the pirates, like madmen, returned the way they had just escaped, rushing head-on towards the Marines who were pursuing them.
...
At the entrance of Shakky's bar, the Straw Hat waited quietly.
After only a minute or two, they saw Vivi return with Karu.
"Luffy, look at this!"
As soon as she landed, Vivi took out a newspaper and handed it to Luffy.
They had found it on the way.
Seeing the news reported on it, Luffy and the Straw Hat's eyes clearly flickered.
"Only one week left?!"
Luffy muttered.
At this moment, someone suddenly asked, "In one week, where are we going? This island must be searching for us everywhere now!"
Luffy was a bit lost at this moment.
It was unfamiliar territory, and with Marines searching everywhere, it was indeed inconvenient.
But they could no longer stay in this bar, otherwise, it would cause trouble for Shakky and them.
So, Luffy said, "Let's go to the island first and see the situation!"
"Anyway, with Karu, we won't be in danger."
Afterward, Luffy and his crew bid farewell to Shakky and Hatchan, planning to first check the current situation of the island and gather information.
...
At the same time!
In a town in an unlawful area, Hawkins was still sitting there, performing his divination.
Just then, a large group of panicked pirates suddenly rushed out from the direction of the port.
Their faces were filled with terror, as if they had seen ghosts, frantically fleeing in all directions, constantly shouting in alarm.
"Run!"
"We're doomed!"
"Why is this happening?"
Listening to these shouts, Hawkins couldn't help but feel puzzled.
He temporarily stopped his divination and looked up.
He saw Marines, armed and running in pursuit, behind the fleeing pirates.
This scene immediately puzzled Hawkins and his crew.
Even Apoo, hiding on the rooftop, was very confused.
A few small Marines shouldn't scare these pirates to such an extent!
Just as they were thinking this, everyone's pupils suddenly constricted.
The next second, their hearts felt as if they had been electrocuted, and their bodies suddenly froze in place.
Hawkins, Apoo, including all their subordinates, widened their eyes, filled with endless shock and disbelief.
They saw three men appearing unhurriedly in their field of vision behind the chasing Marines.
"Wh-what's going on?"
"No... it can't be?!"
Everyone's faces were filled with disbelief, expressing deep shock and fear at seeing these three men simultaneously here.
"Hey, hey! Sentomaru?! Can you hear me?"
Kizaru was still talking into the den den mushi on his arm, but the other party was slow to respond.
"How strange!"
"Why is there no sound?"
Kizaru muttered in confusion.
Suddenly noticing Hawkins sitting nearby, he asked, "Oh! Excuse me!"
"May I ask, I'm looking for a man named Sentomaru, he's my subordinate..."
As Kizaru spoke, Hawkins was already beyond shocked, sitting there like a puppet, unmoving.
And just as he heard half of Kizaru's words, another ruthless voice suddenly rang out.
"This guy seems to be a supernova, right?!"
"Since he's a pirate, then die here!"
As this voice fell, Hawkins saw a red figure suddenly charge towards him.
By the time he reacted, he only saw a lava-like fist appear before his eyes.
Boom!
A roar.
Hawkins' head was instantly smashed.
The surrounding subordinates of Hawkins were stunned in place, frightened into speechlessness.
This scene was fully observed by Apoo, who was hiding on the rooftop.
The moment he saw Hawkins' head being smashed, he didn't hesitate at all, and without a word, he took off running.
Seeing his inquiry target "instantly killed" by Akainu, Kizaru immediately complained, "Hey! Hey! Sakazuki!"
"I was still asking him questions!"
"If we can't find Sentomaru, it'll be too slow for us to find the Straw Hat ourselves!"
"We can't be away from Marineford for too long."
At this moment, Aokiji suddenly spoke, "You picked up the wrong den den mushi!"
"The black den den mushi on your wrist is for eavesdropping."
Upon hearing Aokiji's reminder, Kizaru suddenly realized, "Oh! No wonder I couldn't reach Sentomaru!"
"So I picked up the wrong den den mushi!"
Kizaru said, then began to search his body for the den den mushi that could contact Sentomaru.
Meanwhile, Aokiji's gaze suddenly sharpened, looking at the figure rapidly running across the rooftop, muttering, "supernova [Sea Roar] Scratchmen Apoo!"
After recognizing the person, he suddenly raised his arm, and an ice cone shot towards that direction.
Bang!
A shattering sound.
The house beneath Apoo's feet suddenly shattered and was covered with a layer of ice.
Apoo barely managed to dodge that attack.
Although he wasn't fully hit, his left foot was slightly affected, frozen with a thin layer of frost.
Because of this, he lost his footing and plunged from the rooftop, falling down.
At the same time, Urouge was also sent flying by a Pacifista.
The two happened to fall in the same area.
The moment he saw Apoo, Urouge was stunned.
"You also encountered a strong enemy?"
Saying that, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with fighting intent and excitement, looking at the Pacifista in front of him, he sighed, "As expected of a Shichibukai, this guy is ridiculously strong!"
Bege, who was nearby, was also puzzled to see Apoo knocked to the ground by someone; the strongest enemy here currently was this Shichibukai.
Urouge was fighting the Shichibukai, so how could Apoo be knocked down?
"Who knocked you down?"
Bege asked in confusion.
And on the other side, Drake, seeing the frost on one of Apoo's feet, suddenly thought of something and asked in surprise,
"Is Aokiji the one who came?!"
Upon hearing Drake's words, the other supernovas' pupils constricted.
Has an Admiral appeared?!
Just as Bege, Urouge, and Drake were shocked that an Admiral was nearby, Apoo had already climbed to his feet.
He first used his sound wave ability to shatter the thin layer of ice on his feet, then immediately prepared to bolt.
Before he ran, he glanced at the other three supernovas and left them with a single sentence.
"The one who came is…"
"The Three Admirals!!!"
With that, he disregarded everyone else, used every ounce of his strength, and ran at the fastest speed he had ever run in his life.
Watching Apoo instantly run a hundred meters away, the other three supernovas were momentarily stunned.
The next second, cold sweat simultaneously drenched their entire bodies.
Their eyes instantly revealed boundless shock and terror.
Then…
Just like Apoo, they ran for their lives, disregarding everything else.
Their subordinates also followed them like madmen, joining the fleeing ranks.
…
On Luffy's side, they were aimlessly walking along a secluded path.
Suddenly, they heard an explosion not far to their front right, sounding as if someone was fighting.
Curious, they all looked over in the direction of the sound.
They saw a group of people engaged in an intense battle in an area to their front right, connected to another GR.
And from among them, they saw several familiar figures.
Law, Kid, and the "Kuma" that surprised both Bonney and the Straw Hat crew!
However, Luffy immediately recognized that it wasn't the real Kuma, but a Pacifista, a human weapon created by Vegapunk.
The moment she saw the Pacifista, Bonney's eyes widened suddenly, and she cried out excitedly.
"Dad?!"
But then, she couldn't help but mumble in confusion.
"Why… are there two?"