"Heh… hahaha…"
Hody Jones let out a soft chuckle at first, then burst into loud laughter.
"Destroy Fish-Man District? Just those idiots who bowed their heads to humans?"
"Jinbe was supposed to be on our side! That traitor betrayed Brother Tiger!"
Everyone in Fish-Man District claimed to be inheritors of Fisher Tiger's will.
But in reality, not a single one of them possessed Tiger's vision.
Whether it was Arlong or Hody Jones, they were nothing more than people borrowing Tiger's name to decorate themselves.
"Let's go!"
Hody Jones stood up.
"Let's see where Jinbe gets the nerve to say he's going to destroy Fish-Man District!"
He ordered Dosun to bring the Energy Steroids along as well.
This was his trump card.
If Jinbe truly dared to disregard old ties and make a move, Hody would make him pay a heavy price with these drugs.
...
At the entrance of Fish-Man District, Jinbe stood at the front, with an entire unit of the elite Neptune Army behind him.
Under normal circumstances, these soldiers stayed by King Neptune's side.
This time, to show how seriously he regarded Oguro, Neptune had deliberately dispatched this elite force.
"Jinbe! I heard you're planning to destroy Fish-Man District?"
"This is Brother Tiger's home. Who gave you the guts?"
Hody Jones strode out arrogantly.
Neither Jinbe nor the several thousand Neptune Army soldiers were worth anything in his eyes.
"Hody Jones!"
Jinbe shouted sternly.
"Surrender! Fish-Man District should never have existed in the first place!"
"If Brother Tiger were still alive, he would definitely agree with me!"
On the way here, Jinbe had already steeled himself.
Now, facing Hody Jones' questioning, he didn't waver at all and even attempted to persuade him to surrender.
"Hahaha!"
"Jinbe, after all these years, you finally bent the knee to humans and decided to raise your hand against your own kind!"
"A human lapdog like you will never earn the recognition of all fish-men!"
As Hody Jones roared, many fish-men emerged from within Fish-Man District, glaring at Jinbe and the Neptune Army with hostility.
To be honest, Hody Jones wasn't stupid.
With a few words, he successfully ignited hatred and rage among the district's residents.
If Jinbe attacked now, the price would be several times higher.
"That bastard!"
Jinbe saw straight through Hody's malicious intent, anger surging in his chest.
If this dragged on, Fish-Man District would be drenched in blood.
"Jinbe."
At that moment, a calm voice came from within the Neptune Army.
"That's exactly why Fish-Man District needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."
"Leave it for a few more years, and you won't even have the ability to handle it."
Oguro stepped forward, his body encased in a bubble.
Fish-Man District lay entirely underwater, so bubbles were necessary.
"Human!"
Hody Jones looked as if a switch had been flipped. His face instantly twisted with ferocity.
"You actually brought a human here?! Jinbe, you traitors really have become human dogs!"
In an instant, the gazes of everyone in Fish-Man District toward Jinbe and the Neptune Army turned icy cold.
"Heh."
Oguro let out a mocking laugh, looking at Hody Jones with undisguised disdain.
"Fish-Man Island wants to coexist peacefully with humans, and we're more than happy with that."
"Only someone like you, who's afraid of humans deep down, would keep barking about 'lapdogs' every chance you get."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Hody Jones roared as if his sore spot had been stepped on.
"We fish-men are the noble race chosen by heaven! How could we fear lowly humans like you?!"
Oguro shook his head with a smile.
Say a lie often enough, and even you start believing it.
He spoke slowly.
"If you really believe you're superior, why was your first reaction to think Jinbe became a human's dog…"
"…instead of thinking that humans were following his orders?"
One sentence pierced straight through Hody Jones' disguise.
Oguro sneered.
"Your first reaction never lies."
"Every single one of you still believes, deep down, that humans are stronger. Isn't that right?"
With the fig leaf torn off in a bloody fashion, Hody Jones instantly flew into a rage.
"You damned human!"
"All you do is spew nonsense!"
"Once I seize Fish-Man Island from Neptune, I'll lead my people to strike back at the surface!"
"Humans exist only to be slaves to fish-men!"
Jinbe and the Neptune Army widened their eyes in shock.
Hody Jones… was actually planning a rebellion!
Jinbe had still carried a trace of guilt toward Fish-Man District before, but that guilt vanished completely.
If they were plotting rebellion, then Fish-Man District absolutely could not be allowed to remain.
No one could change that.
"I, Jinbe, said it!"
"Neptune Army!"
"Arrest all these traitors who dare plot rebellion!"
With Jinbe's command, the Neptune Army charged straight toward Hody Jones and his followers.
Hody Jones cursed inwardly for letting it slip.
They hadn't finished preparing for rebellion yet.
"Damn it!"
"Since we've been exposed, we'll just start early!"
A vicious glint flashed in Hody Jones' eyes as he stared straight at Jinbe.
As long as he took Jinbe down, the Neptune Army would be nothing more than a pile of trash.
"Jinbe, let me show you the power of the secret treasure first!"
A crazed smile spread across Hody Jones' face as he grabbed several Energy Steroids and swallowed them in one gulp.
"What was that?"
Jinbe had never seen Energy Steroids before, but an ominous feeling immediately rose in his heart.
The moment the drugs took effect, Hody Jones' body swelled noticeably, his entire presence transforming as if reborn.
"Jinbe!"
"Aren't you called the strongest man on Fish-Man Island?"
"Let me see what you're really worth!"
Boom!
Hody Jones kicked off the ground, launching himself forward like a cannonball and stirring up violent currents in the water.
"So fast!"
Jinbe was shocked.
That level of power already rivaled pirates with bounties over 100 million.
Hody Jones had some strength, but he should never have been this strong.
"Those drugs…?"
Jinbe immediately realized the truth.
"Hody Jones! Where did you get those drugs?!"
Hody Jones laughed triumphantly.
"Thanks to our great King Neptune!"
"He locked this secret treasure away in the vault, wasting it!"
"But I'll use it to bring fish-men back to the top of the world!"
"Jinbe, watch carefully!"
"This is the true power of fish-men!"
"Fish-Man Karate: Ocean Drum!"
Hody Jones swung his fist violently. The seawater compressed instantly, unleashing a terrifying shockwave toward Jinbe.
Sensing the horrifying disturbance in the water, Jinbe's expression tightened as he countered at once.
"Fish-Man Karate: Shark Brick Fist!"
Gathering all his strength, Jinbe threw a powerful straight punch into the onrushing wave.
Boom!
The surging water exploded outward with terrifying force, and even the ground began to tremble.