66: Chapter 66 Disrupting the Naval BaseAfter cleaning up all the gold in the ruins, the Straw Hat crew was about to leave Skypiea.On the eve of their departure, Sanji reluctantly grabbed Conis's hand, insisting on taking her with him.Conis didn't know what to say to refuse, and could only awkwardly laugh, "You perverted kappa with round eyebrows, you might as well stay here and become their son-in-law." Zoro scoffed, and Sanji, annoyed, retorted, "What did you say, you green-haired, directionally challenged swordsman?Do you believe I'll kick you to death?"
This sentence successfully ignited Zoro's anger, and he immediately drew his weapon, ready to fight Sanji to the death.Watching the two bickering, Conis didn't know how to mediate until Nami used her signature Armament Haki to end the farce.Seeing the two strongest fighters, second only to himself, knocked down by Nami with a single punch, Luffy, who had just returned, secretly vowed never to anger Nami again."Luffy, where did you go so mysteriously?You didn't let us follow you, weren't you afraid of getting lost?" Uta asked curiously.Luffy smiled mysteriously and whispered a few words in Uta's ear.Uta's eyes lit up, and he patted Luffy lightly, indicating that he had done a good job.Although the old woman who tipped him off hadn't caused him much trouble, he had said before that he wouldn't let that old woman get away with it.So this time, Luffy specially exchanged a packet of super itchy powder from the system shop (it would cause an intense itch all over the body immediately after being sprinkled on, lasting for one hour, and would be ineffective when wet).He secretly sprinkled it all over Old Deng while he was sleeping.The super itchy powder took effect immediately upon contact with the body, and Old Deng, who was sleeping soundly, jumped up from his cloud bed and frantically ran around.The system-generated, top-quality super-itch powder was effective for scratching her body, but the more she scratched, the itchier she became.She had initially intended to rush out of the house for help, but the intense itching made her unable to resist scratching again.Because of this, she lost her balance and plunged into the sea of clouds.This conveniently rendered the super-itch powder ineffective.However, the old man seemed unable to swim, and after thrashing around for a while, he barely managed to grab onto the rope on the shore to avoid sinking.During their farewell, Conis gave Luffy a balloon octopus, saying it would be useful when leaving Skypiea.A slight unease lingered in everyone's hearts.A good feeling, and the Going Merry slowly departed, seen off by the crew of Skypiea.Upon reaching the Skypiea gate, everyone was bewildered to see Old Deng lying on the ground, covered in blood and looking utterly wretched.What enemy had Old Deng encountered?He was in such a terrible state.But no one paid any attention to Old Deng.From McKinley, they learned that it was Old Deng who had tipped them off, causing the trouble.The Going Merry quickly passed through the gate and reached the edge of Skypiea.Everyone seemed to understand how the balloon octopus had worked.Before Luffy could even pull it out, he felt a sudden weightlessness, and the Going Merry plummeted straight down."Aaaaaaaah!"
Not to mention everyone else, the two eyes on the Going Merry's ram head flew off!Luckily, Luffy intervened in time, bringing the weightless crew back onto the Going Merry.He casually pulled out the Balloon Octopus, which expanded in the wind, instantly enveloping the Going Merry and slowly descending with everyone.Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.During the descent, since they had nothing else to do, Sanji simply took out a bunch of Sky Fish from his storage ring and started cooking, preparing a victory feast for everyone.Usopp took out various shellfish he had purchased from Skypiea and started fiddling with them.At this moment, for some reason, Luffy suddenly felt like deflating a shellfish.Taking advantage of Usopp's inattention, he secretly took another shellfish, deflated it, and then put it back.Seeing that Usopp hadn't noticed, Luffy chuckled and quickly forgot about the incident, turning around to go flirt with the three girls late at night.After enjoying their feast, the crew of the Going Merry stood on the deck admiring the beautiful starry sky.As they got closer and closer to the sea, the Balloon Octopus.The fish suddenly shrank for some unknown reason, and the Going Merry, now without its balloon octopus, plummeted rapidly.Luffy suddenly remembered that, if he remembered correctly, the Going Merry would crash into a sea surrounded by a Marine base at this time.But that wasn't the main point.The Going Merry's keel must have been severely impacted at this moment.Although he maintained it regularly, the Going Merry was still an old ship, and it certainly couldn't withstand such a strong impact.Thinking of this, Luffy didn't dare to linger.He immediately flew directly below the Going Merry, using his wind power to create a powerful airflow that lifted the Going Merry slowly towards the sea.Only when it was almost there did Luffy dare to let go and return to the ship.Everyone's hearts finally relaxed.Luckily, Luffy reacted in time; if the Going Merry had just been thrown into the sea, it would have definitely fallen apart."But where is this?Why are there high walls all around?Wait, this is.no way, are we that lucky?We've landed in a Marine base?"
Usopp, having recovered, looked around and spotted a familiar seagull symbol on a high wall.The group realized their location, but remained calm, figuring they wouldn't be discovered in the dead of night.However, the next second, several searchlights shone, instantly exposing them."Alert!Alert!A pirate ship has suddenly appeared at our base!Everyone prepare for battle!Everyone prepare for battle!"
In an instant, alarms blared throughout the entire naval base, and the almost darkened base was suddenly ablaze with lights.The crew of the Going Merry exchanged speechless glances; their luck was truly unbelievable.Luffy quickly recalled the Going Merry into his system space and led the crew straight into the naval base to find an exit.After defeating a group of soldiers, Luffy realized he was separated from his crew.With no other option, Luffy could only run around aimlessly like a headless fly.Wherever he went, soldiers slept like babies.He also packed up all the food from the naval base and took it with him.Luffy, while gnawing on a large bone, searched for his crew."Hmm, why are so many people gathered down there?Never mind, let's go down and see.Blazing Inferno!"
The raging flames blasted through the floor, and Luffy rushed down the floor through the hole.However, as soon as Luffy broke through the floor, a pungent stench hit him.Luffy instantly sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.The gases in the air combined with the flames, creating a chemical reaction that caused an explosion.Before anyone could react, they were all caught in the blast."Who the hell farted in my stinky shell?"
Usopp struggled to pry himself off the wall.He had just told Sanji to stop, preparing to use the Impact Cylinder to deal with the enemies in front of them.However, in the dim light, Usopp had mistakenly picked up the wrong one—the one filled with a wonderful gas.As soon as Usopp pressed the button on the gas cylinder, a burst of wonderful gas hit him like a ton of bricks.Before he could figure out what was happening, Luffy, the Fire Man, descended from the sky and detonated the gas.Just as Usopp and Sanji were cleaning themselves off, they saw a guilty-looking Luffy trying to sneak away.No need to search anymore; the culprit was right there.The two kindly surrounded Luffy, saying "gently," "Luffy, you're the one who farted in the gas cylinder, aren't you?"
"No, no, no, how could it be me?I'm so well-behaved," Luffy pouted, glancing around guiltily.This only made the two more certain that it was Luffy who had done this!