【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 345 3nd gear!

As the Gate of Justice was completely opened, ten warships slowly sailed into Enies Judicial Island.

"Issue the Demon Slayer Order! Target Straw Hat Luffy and his crew, about 60 people!"

"Also, according to the agreement with Admiral Aokiji, Nico Robin is not included in the target!"

"No need for further confirmation! Destroy the entire Enies Judicial Island! All ships, position!"

As the order was confirmed, the ten warships quickly dispersed and surrounded the entire Enies Judicial Island, ready to carry out all-round bombing at any time.

“The bombardment is about to begin!!

"Run away!!"

The sailors on the island rushed towards the sea train at the main gate in panic.

Due to the launch of the Demon Slaying Order, the navy on Judicial Island was in chaos. No one tried to stop them at this time. Led by the giant, Franky's family and Carrera ran towards the main gate unhindered.

"The bombardment is coming!!"

"You must escape!"

"Got it!!" Cassie and I were also carrying two Blues. Listening to the urging of Franky's family on their shoulders, they became a little anxious and quickened their pace. The navy's artillery shells were exploding behind them.

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Inside the Bridge of Hesitation pillar

"Puff..." Rob Lucci covered his abdomen and spat out a mouthful of blood. He stood up and grinned at the exhausted Luffy. Straw Hat Luffy using Gear Second was indeed more difficult to deal with, but he now knew Straw Hat Luffy's weakness. "Turn your feet into pumps to speed up blood flow... If it were an ordinary person's body, the heart would not be able to withstand such a high blood pressure and would rupture!"

"It wouldn't matter if your internal organs and blood vessels were made of rubber. This is a move only a rubber man can use. It can indeed greatly enhance your abilities, but your body can hardly withstand such great pressure... How foolish! You don't even care about your life!"

"It's better than watching our friends disappear!" Luffy said without hesitation in response to Rob Lucci's words about disregarding his life, his voice extremely firm, "As long as I can do it, I will do it!"

"You have too high expectations of yourself!" Rob looked at Luffy with a gloomy expression. He didn't like Luffy's expression as if he could do anything. He preferred the expression of helplessness and pain on such people's faces.

"Did you hear the explosion just now? It was a naval ship conducting a test firing. In a few minutes, they will begin a concentrated artillery attack. All your friends in the Judicial Tower will die there!"

"Even if they're lucky enough to find the underground passage leading to here..." Rob Lucci said as he slashed at the wall behind him. Instantly, seawater rushed out from the gap. "The seawater will rush into the passage violently and drown everyone inside!"

"Asshole!!" Luffy glared at Rob Lucci angrily and yelled, "What do you want to do, asshole!!"

"You are so foolish as to want everyone to escape safely. Let me see how your naive idea can be realized!" Looking at the angry expression on the Straw Hat Boy's face, Rob Lucci smiled with satisfaction and used the Moon Step to fly to the upper level.

Luffy immediately stretched out his arms to catch up. There was also a wide space above. Luffy frowned and looked at Rob Lucci. Rob Lucci kept provoking him with the safety of his companions. Luffy directly interrupted Rob Lucci's provocation, turned his head and looked at him with a firm look in his eyes, "I'm going to kill you first!"

"No matter what kind of difficulties they are facing now, they will find a way to survive! But if I let you escape, you will kill them, so I will kill you here!!"

"Haha... you really have the demeanor of a great general..." Rob Lucci still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were gloomy. "I really want that idiot commander to listen to it too, but it depends on whether you have the ability to do it..."

"Even if you die, the result will be the same!!" Rob Lucci immediately attacked, using his razor to quickly close in. "Finger Gun!!"

Luffy immediately ducked to avoid it, but when he felt another attack coming, he flipped over and leaped behind Rob Lucci. He stretched out his legs and quickly wrapped them around Rob Lucci's beastly claws, blocking his attack while twisting and spinning his right hand. "If I don't defeat you, I can't protect them!! Rubber rubber... Spinning bullet!!"

"Iron!!"

"boom!!"

Rob Lucci took a few steps back, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. "Your move is indeed powerful, but my iron block's counterattack will shatter the bones of an ordinary person!"

"But I'm a rubber man! Rubber, rubber... Siege Cannon!!"

"boom!!"

"Iron!" Rob couldn't help but step back, counterattacked the punch, and with a flick of his finger, the air bullet instantly penetrated Luffy's right shoulder. "Slash the air, point the air gun!!"

His hands retracted instantly, Luffy covered his right shoulder in pain, his body a little unstable, feeling Rob Lucci's foot slashing, Luffy immediately stabilized his body and turned around to kick back, the impact force generated by the collision of the two feet made the two of them retreat instantly, feeling the pain in his arms and feet, Luffy gritted his teeth.

"Since you want a head-on fight, let me show you... my other move, Gear Third!!" Luffy opened his mouth, bit his thumb, and blew hard into it. His fist instantly grew bigger. "Bone Balloon!"

"Bone?" Rob Lucci looked at Luffy's blowing operation in confusion. Even when he saw that his left hand had become abnormally huge, he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't think that his strength would increase if his fist became bigger. "I advise you not to bluff... Iron Block!"

"Rubber rubber... Giant gun!!"

"boom!!"

The pillars of the Bridge of Hesitation collapsed instantly. Rob Lucci, who had completely endured the blow, had his eyes rolled back and was thrown into the sea by the huge fist, carrying the shattered wall.

After throwing a punch, the air in his left hand returned to his chest uncontrollably. Luffy stumbled to steady his balloon-like body. Noticing that Rob Lucci's breath had not disappeared, Luffy immediately stretched out his hand and flew towards the warship where Rob Lucci had fallen, "Rubber-Rubber Rocket!!"

Luffy stared intently at Rob Lucci standing on the warship, ignoring the surrounding navy's bombardment. He quickly moved the air in his chest to his left leg and smashed it towards Rob Lucci's position. "Rubber Rubber Giant Axe!!" The moment he smashed it down, he knew he had missed. Damn it! Gear 3 was too slow.

Feeling the slash from Rob Lucci's kick from the mast, Luffy immediately bent down to avoid it, but then a huge cheetah rushed towards him from the railing, and his shoulder was instantly bitten, feeling the intense pain from his shoulder.

Luffy gritted his teeth and quickly transferred the air from his feet back to his chest. His body instantly grew stronger, instantly sending Rob Lucci, who was biting him, flying. Without hesitation, Luffy immediately transferred the air from his chest to his right leg. He swung his huge right leg towards Rob Lucci, who was squatting on the mast, but this blow only broke three masts on the warship. "Damn it!!"

"Finger gun!" Rob jumped up, dodged Luffy's attack, and fired an air bullet at his shoulder again. Using the Moon Step, he instantly came behind Luffy and kicked his body to the deck. "Storm Kick!!"

"Kaido!!" A huge slash was instantly swung out from the tip of Rob Lucci's toes, and the iron plate covering the outer layer of the warship was instantly cut open. Looking at Straw Hat Luffy who dodged in embarrassment, Rob showed a satisfied smile on his face. "Your strength has increased, but your speed has decreased!"