Bellamy felt an unprecedented rage and was about to leap up to attack Rosen.
A giant red arm pinned Bellamy down.
The immense strength made it impossible for Bellamy to get up.
Bellamy struggled to turn his head and saw the Straw Hat following behind Rosen.
Robin stood at the entrance, a chill in her eyes: "Were you trying to attack my Grandpa just now?"
Bellamy felt his body about to be crushed, and facing such power, he couldn't even lift his head.
"You… you misunderstood… I didn't… I didn't."
"Then were you going to attack the Captain of our Straw Hat Crew?" Robin asked again.
"No… no… I came to make friends."
"Haha… so you came to make friends, Robin, let him go." Luffy loved making friends.
Of course, everyone except Luffy could tell that Bellamy was looking for trouble, but he accidentally kicked a steel plate.
Robin retracted her Susanoo arm, and Bellamy stood up, panting: "I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving now."
"Let's drink together next time." Luffy genuinely invited Bellamy.
But to Bellamy, it sounded like mockery.
Yet Bellamy didn't even have the courage to retaliate.
If one crew member was already so strong, then what about their Captain's strength?
At least the 30 million Berries bounty was definitely genuine.
They would stay here for four days, as Mokum Town's magnetic force wasn't strong, so it would take four days for the Log Pose to record the magnetic field.
So, everyone was free to do as they pleased.
Luffy ran to the other side of Mokum Town's island.
There, he met Mont Blanc Cricket, a descendant of Noland, the great liar from four hundred years ago.
And from him, he learned about Sky Island.
Luffy then decided that his next destination would be Sky Island.
He didn't care if the legend of Sky Island was real; he had already made his decision.
Cricket actively helped Luffy prepare for the journey to Sky Island.
First, the Going Merry needed modifications.
Cricket's dream was to clear his ancestor Noland's name and prove that the City of Gold truly existed.
However, in Rosen's view, while Noland wasn't a liar, he was definitely not a kind and benevolent person.
The Shandia warrior Calgara and the entire Shandia tribe were wholeheartedly good to Noland.
Then Noland turned around and sold the secret of the Shandia's vast gold reserves to his own country.
If not for the Knock Up Stream that sent Jaya Island to Sky Island, the Shandia might have faced annihilation.
This storyline actually alludes to the story of Native Americans and Europeans.
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Inside Bellamy's base.
Bellamy investigated the Straw Hat Crew's intelligence, and the news he received greatly surprised him.
Because the Straw Hat Crew had just left the Alabasta Kingdom two months ago, and at the same time, Baroque Works was destroyed in Alabasta two months ago, and Crocodile was defeated.
And it was the Straw Hat Crew who defeated Crocodile.
However, the Marine did not increase the Straw Hat Crew's bounty because the Shichibukai were established by the World Government to balance the Four Emperors.
If a loser appeared among the Shichibukai, it would be a huge blow to the entire Shichibukai.
So the Marine concealed the truth and did not announce it.
Bellamy was able to investigate this because he had access to Doflamingo's intelligence network.
When he received this news, Bellamy was startled.
Defeated a Shichibukai!
This achievement was already sensational enough.
No wonder even just a woman under the Straw Hat Crew could suppress him.
Cold sweat trickled down Bellamy's back.
Just then, outside Bellamy's base, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach strode in.
"Hey, this isn't a place you can come." Bellamy's subordinate blocked Blackbeard's path.
"Zehahahahaha…" Blackbeard's arm suddenly glowed black, and he grabbed Bellamy's subordinate by the neck: "Tell Bellamy for me, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach is here for him."
Crack—
Blackbeard's hand tightened slightly, and Bellamy's subordinate's neck snapped.
"Zehahahahaha… Sorry, I used a little too much force." Blackbeard dropped the corpse and strode into Bellamy's Pirate Crew's base: "Bellamy, come out!!"
Bellamy and his subordinates heard the sound and immediately came out in a line, Bellamy crashing through a window and landing in front of Blackbeard.
"Who are you?"
"Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, I need you as my stepping stone."
Currently, Blackbeard was always looking for pirates with a certain reputation and bounty to defeat them and use them as a foundation for his own fame.
In his plan, he would obtain the title of Shichibukai through this method, and then instigate a war between the Marine and Whitebeard.
"Idiot, do you know that Bellamy, who stands before you, is a great pirate with a 55 million Berries bounty?" Bellamy's subordinate was arrogant and confident.
Blackbeard looked at the bounty in his hand: "Very good, when I got news of you, you were still a 40 million Berries bounty, I didn't expect your bounty to increase again, bringing me closer to my plan."
"Arrogant fellow!" Bellamy's legs turned into springs; he was a Spring Man, possessing ten or even dozens of times the jumping power and speed of an ordinary person.
Bellamy confidently threw a punch.
Then Blackbeard simply raised his palm and easily caught Bellamy's fist.
Bellamy immediately felt that he couldn't use his Devil Fruit ability.
This was Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit ability, which could nullify all Devil Fruit abilities.
Blackbeard punched Bellamy in the abdomen.
Bellamy felt his abdomen churning, the cramping pain almost making him faint.
With just one punch, Bellamy had already lost his fighting capability.
"Is this a great pirate with a 55 million Berries bounty? He's really too weak." Blackbeard was a little disappointed.
Bellamy lay on the ground, gritting his teeth, trying to get up, but the intense pain almost made him lose control of his body.
"Bounty doesn't represent strength. On this island, there's someone even stronger than me. If you have the guts, go challenge him." Bellamy said through gritted teeth.
Blackbeard looked down at Bellamy: "Oh? There's someone stronger than you on this island? And you, of all people, can admit that someone else is stronger than you?"
"Straw Hat Pirates, Captain Monkey D. Luffy, a 30 million Berries bounty, but he's the one who defeated Sand Crocodile Crocodile."
"Straw Hat Luffy!?" Blackbeard's eyes lit up: "Defeated Sand Crocodile? Zehahaha… Good, good, truly an excellent stepping stone."
Blackbeard no longer bothered with Bellamy on the ground and strode away.
To Blackbeard, Bellamy was just a small fry.
If he defeated the Straw Hat, then it would be equivalent to defeating Crocodile, which in turn meant he defeated a Shichibukai.
Blackbeard immediately sent someone to find Luffy.
Blackbeard now had his ship doctor Poison Q, helmsman Burgess, sniper Van Auger, and navigator Laffitte.
However, Laffitte was currently on an external mission, so Blackbeard only had Poison Q, Burgess, and Van Auger with him.
"According to the information I gathered today, they should have gone to the other side of the island, to the home of the dreamer Mont Blanc Cricket," Van Auger said.
"What's the deal with that Mont Blanc Cricket?"
"He's said to be a descendant of Noland from four hundred years ago. For years, he's been trying to prove that the City of Gold truly exists, and he also claims that the current City of Gold is above Sky Island, having been blown into the Cumuloregalis by a Knock Up Stream four hundred years ago. The Straw Hat Crew has been going back and forth to Mokum Town these past few days, buying some ship materials. They're likely planning to use a flawed Knock Up Stream to go to Sky Island."
Van Auger paused, then added: "They've been on the island for three days. Tomorrow, their Log Pose will point to the next island, so they must set sail tomorrow."
"Zehahahahaha… Then tomorrow, we'll eliminate them at sea." Blackbeard chuckled strangely: "They will eventually become the foundation for me to ascend to the throne."
The next day, Blackbeard took his crew aboard his pirate ship, a small sampan.
Burgess rowed hard, and soon they saw the Going Merry on the sea ahead.
At this moment, two large ships were accompanying the Going Merry on both sides; they were the ships of the Shoujou Pirate Crew and the Masira Pirate Crew, and also Cricket's companions. They were currently searching for the Cumuloregalis for the Straw Hat Crew.
"Zehahahahaha… Finally found them!"
At the same time, a large shadow appeared directly ahead.
Everyone on the Going Merry was very excited.
Even Rosen was looking forward to reaching Sky Island.
"Someone is following us from behind." Usopp was the first to spot the small sampan trailing them.
"Keep going, don't worry about what's behind us." Nami ordered.
During this voyage, she, the navigator, was the supreme Commander.
Even Luffy couldn't disobey her orders at this time.
The Knock Up Stream appeared five times a month, and each time it only lasted for one minute, so they simply had no time to fight other pirate crews.
Van Auger took out his gun and aimed it at the Going Merry, several kilometers away.
Biu—
Rosen stood at the ship's rail, watched the incoming bullet, and caught it with his hand.
Van Auger's expression couldn't help but change.
The bullet he fired was actually caught by someone.
The others didn't have Van Auger's eyesight, so they couldn't see what was happening.
But as a sniper, Van Auger's vision far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Even from thousands of meters away, he could clearly see the other person's face.
Rosen rubbed the bullet in his hand, then aimed it at Blackbeard's group, and the bullet was flicked back.
Van Auger's face changed drastically. The bullet reached their ship with a loud bang, and Blackbeard's ship exploded instantly.
"There's something wrong with the current ahead! That's the Knock Up Stream!"
The sea surface ahead swelled, as if something was pushing it from below.
"Hoist the sails! Full speed ahead." Nami ordered again.
Although Nami strongly opposed such suicidal behavior, when Luffy made a decision, she still fulfilled her duty.
The next moment, a towering column of water erupted from beneath the sea surface, instantly piercing through the heavens and earth.
The sight was truly magnificent, a water column thousands of meters in diameter connecting the sky and the sea.
At the same time, the towering water column also stirred up strong currents, continuously pushing the Going Merry upwards.
"Hahaha… We're flying… We're flying…"
"Ahhh… I'm going to die…"
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