Four days later, Luo Chen ended his seclusion.
[Host: Luo Chen]
[Taijutsu: Lv9 (First-Mate Level ≈ Pirate with a 1.2 billion Berry bounty)]
[Skills: Swordsmanship (Haki-Infused), Observation Haki (Top-Tier), Armament Haki (Top-Tier), Six Powers - Shave, Six Powers - Moonwalk]
[Ninjutsu: Kamui, Shinra Tensei, Tengai Shinsei, Susanoo, Sage Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Wood Style Ninja Technique Collection]
[Cultivation Point Balance: 1,631,300]
[Next Cumulative Deposit Reward Tier: Fifty Billion Berries]
These days, Luo Chen had studied swordsmanship, successively learning Flying Slash and Steel-Cutting, reaching the Haki-Infused level.
As the name implied, he could skillfully combine Armament Haki with his swordsmanship.
In terms of swordsmanship understanding alone, he should now be about on par with Zoro from two years later.
The next stage was Black Blade swordsmanship.
Hawkeye's black blade "Yoru" and Ryuma's black blade "Shusui" were symbols of this level.
The so-called black blade was created by using Armament Haki to temper a sword through countless battles, permanently turning it black.
Two years later, Zoro had not yet reached this level; his battle tempering was not yet sufficient.
If Luo Chen wanted to achieve a black blade, he first had to get a good sword for long-term use.
In addition, he would need to spend a long time polishing and tempering it in the [Skill Training Space].
He couldn't do that for now.
Both his Observation and Armament Haki had been raised to the top tier.
The precision and range of his Observation Haki had been greatly enhanced.
After reaching top-tier Observation Haki, Luo Chen had gained the ability to see into the future, like Katakuri.
"The training of my two types of Haki will come to an end for now. Next, I'll focus on taijutsu, Conqueror's Haki, and swordsmanship."
Luo Chen got off the bed and moved his body.
The gold from the sky island had been continuously sold over these past few days, and his cultivation points now amounted to over one million six hundred thousand.
He could raise his taijutsu by another level, but he didn't have the time to train.
The Wood Clone in Water 7 had discovered this morning that the surveillance force around Luffy's group had clearly increased. The Going Merry at the port was also under heavy guard.
All signs indicated that the World Government and the Marines were about to make their move.
"I should go see Nami. She was worried last time. If I get captured by the Marines in front of her again, she'll probably go crazy."
Luo Chen decided to enter Water 7 with his main body.
The remaining cultivation points could be used in Impel Down.
Luo Chen walked out slowly and knocked on the door of the next room.
Robin opened the door. Having been cooped up in her room for many days, her skin had become much fairer, adding to her beauty.
Seeing her somewhat puzzled look, Luo Chen smiled and created a Wood Clone in front of her.
He wasn't planning on hiding his Wood Clone ability anymore.
With Kamui, it didn't matter if it was exposed.
Robin looked at the two lifelike Luo Chens in front of her, her eyes filled with astonishment. Then, as if she had figured something out, she said, "Last time, you used this method to escape from Aokiji?"
"Yes," Luo Chen nodded with a smile. "Next, I'm preparing to be voluntarily captured by the Marines. I'll have my clone take you, Nami, and the others away."
Robin was taken aback again. "Voluntarily be captured by the Marines?"
Luo Chen patiently explained his plan. He needed Robin and the Wood Clone to put Nami at ease.
After listening, Robin looked at him quietly. "Since you've already decided, you must have considered all sorts of accidents. Be very careful."
She knew Luo Chen wasn't stupid. Since he had made the risky decision to enter Impel Down, he must have a way to get out.
"Don't worry. My main body will enter Water 7 later and have Nami, Luffy, and the others sail here."
"You and the clone will go to meet them, and then you can leave."
"As long as the clone is not dispelled, I won't be in any danger," Luo Chen smiled.
Robin nodded lightly and showed a smile. "Return safely."
Luo Chen agreed. His main body leaped from the back of the Wood Dragon and, using Moonwalk, strode toward Water 7.
Robin looked at the Wood Clone, a little surprised, but she quickly accepted it. After all, if her Flower-Flower Fruit were developed to a deep enough level in the future, she should also be able to create clones.
...
Above Water 7, Luo Chen took a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, put them on, and chose an empty alley to land in.
He sensed Nami's location with his Flying Thunder God mark and walked off into the distance.
'Which Marines are here, I wonder?'
'Below the level of an Admiral or Emperor, I should be invincible now.'
'I can even clash with a Marine Admiral head-on.'
'I hope there's an Admiral here, to test my current strength.'
Luo Chen muttered to himself.
After arriving at a road next to the main waterway, he found that the people in every household seemed to be moving.
The door of a house was open, and a middle-aged man urged, "Hurry up and pack! Just take the valuables! The Aqua Laguna is coming!"
"Everyone, hurry up! The Aqua Laguna is coming tonight! Get to high ground for shelter!"
On the street, someone was banging a gong and shouting, as if afraid someone wouldn't hear.
Luo Chen frowned. The Aqua Laguna... wasn't that the massive tsunami that happened in Water 7? It was happening tonight?
He looked up at the sky. The sun was about to set. It was already dusk.
"I wonder where Nami and the others are," Luo Chen continued to walk forward.
The Aqua Laguna posed no threat to him.
'I'll just keep looking for Nami.'
As he walked along the waterway, he also ran into residents who reminded him to run quickly.
Luo Chen smiled and agreed.
Before long, he arrived outside an open-air dock.
The dock's gate was wide open, and many giant ships under construction could be seen inside.
Shipwrights were piling up sand and stones near the dock, presumably preparing to resist the tsunami.
Luo Chen walked straight in. The busy shipwrights had no time to bother with him.
After walking around behind a giant ship, Luo Chen saw the Straw Hat crew gathered together.
The Going Merry was placed on an open space. There were two figures in shipwright uniforms on the deck, hammering away.
Luo Chen took a closer look.
Of the two shipwrights, one had a white pigeon on his shoulder, and the other had a very long nose.
They were clearly the CP9 agents, Rob Lucci and Kaku.
His gaze swept again, and he saw a golden-haired woman standing by a window in a distant office building, looking in their direction.
'Kalifa, I guess.'
Luo Chen determined her identity and walked toward Luffy and the others on his own.
What he had to do was let Nami, Luffy, and the others leave Water 7 safely.
If the enemy was too strong, he could only suck everyone into the Kamui dimension and then escape.
But in that case, his Kamui dimension would be exposed.
'It's best not to expose the Kamui dimension if I don't have to. It's a lifesaver in a crisis.'
Once an ability was exposed, there was no guarantee that the enemy wouldn't find a way to counter it.
Luo Chen estimated that his last encounter with Aokiji had already exposed some of the secrets of his Flying Thunder God.
A Marine Admiral was no fool.
On a bench not far away, Nami was resting her chin on her hands, staring blankly at the Going Merry.
Carina and Vivi were sitting beside her, looking around boredly.
Carina suddenly let out a cry of surprise, her eyes meeting Luo Chen's.
She quickly patted Nami on the shoulder and whispered something in her ear.
The next moment, Nami whipped her head around to look.
Seeing that she had spotted him, Luo Chen waved.
At the same time, Kaku and Rob Lucci, who were repairing the Going Merry, instantly stood up straight, their gazes shooting over.
By the office building window, Kalifa quickly ran away, her figure disappearing.
...
Inside the cafe, the Den Den Mushi in front of Aokiji rang.
"Luo Chen has possibly appeared, at Dock One of the Galley-La Company!" Kalifa's voice came through.
Aokiji shot to his feet.
Kizaru, who had been dozing on a lounge chair, also opened his eyes and sat up straight. "Finally, some action."
Aokiji quickly said into the Den Den Mushi, "Don't startle him. Wait for me and Kizaru to get there."
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