Then, gritting his teeth, he said:
"You outsiders, what do you know? This kind of war should not have happened in the first place."
"No matter how many casualties there are in the end, it's the people of Alabasta who suffer."
"And the real masterminds behind the scenes won't suffer any losses. They might even profit from it. Shouldn't such a war be stopped as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Luffy bit his lip and said angrily:
"But that's just your wishful thinking. It's impossible to do that!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Vivi punched Luffy in the face.
However, Luffy wasn't weak either, and immediately punched Vivi, sending her flying.
Seeing this, the Straw Hat crew were all shocked.
Sanji's cigarette fell to the ground, and he angrily pointed at Luffy, saying:
"Hey, Luffy, how can you hit Vivi? You're so rude!"
Nami was also very angry.
"Luffy, you've gone too far. Apologize to Vivi right now!"
Hearing this, Luffy snorted.
"No!"
As soon as she said this, Vivi stood up, pinned Luffy to the ground, and kept punching him in the face.
"Then tell me, if we don't do this, how can we save Alabasta!"
"I don't want anyone to die. What's wrong with that? Tell me!"
Hearing this, Luffy grabbed Vivi's arm and flipped her over.
Panting heavily, he roared angrily:
"You always want to sacrifice yourself to save everyone's lives!"
"But what about us? You wanted to leave us out of it from the beginning."
"But aren't we partners? If you want to gamble, gamble with our lives too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Straw Hat crew all widened their eyes, looking at Luffy in shock, then revealing excited smiles.
Zoro, who was sleeping, stood up.
His right hand was already on the hilt of his sword, ready to follow Luffy into battle at any time.
Sanji lit a cigarette, took a puff, and a look of excitement appeared in his eyes.
Nami, holding the Climate Baton, and Usopp, holding the Origin Pistol, looked directly at Luffy.
Seeing this, Raynor smiled slightly. This kind of captain is really inspiring.
Seeing this scene, Vivi's tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Soon, the group re-planned their strategy, abandoning their plan to directly chase the rebels, and instead decided to head straight for the Alabasta Royal Palace.
They would settle things with Crocodile face-to-face.
With the plan settled, everyone began their training.
They prepared to face Crocodile.
Raynor, at this time, was also leaning on the railing, resting and enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way.
However, at this moment, a familiar figure came into view.
A shirtless young man was running at top speed, dodging the pursuit of the Marines behind him.
"Stop, Fire Fist Ace! You have nowhere to run!"
Hearing this, Ace braked suddenly, quickly turned his left hand into an element, and blasted it at the group of Marine soldiers behind him.
Although he didn't use lethal force, the scorching flames forced the Marine soldiers to retreat.
However, at this moment, a cloud of smoke descended from the sky, quickly enveloping Ace's flames.
But the smoke was ultimately not as strong as the flames.
Soon, the flames broke through the restraints of the smoke, soaring into the sky and then pressing down.
Smoker's entire body was torn apart, but luckily, he had the Smoke-Smoke Fruit and quickly recovered.
Fire Fist Ace landed and pulled down the brim of his hat, saying:
"Hey, Smoker, isn't the Marine not allowed to start a war with the Four Emperors' crews on their own? Aren't you afraid of starting a war?"
Hearing this, Smoker took a puff of his cigar and said:
"A war is not something that small fry like me can start."
"I'm a Marine, and my job is to catch pirates. If I don't even dare to catch small-time crooks like you, then what's the point of the Marine existing!"
Hearing this, a flame appeared on Ace's hand, and he flung it forward.
He directly cut Smoker in half, and Smoker quickly recovered by using his element power.
Then, the stick in his hand thrust towards Ace.
However, at that moment, Ace's body of flames rapidly burst into the sky.
Seeing this, all the Marines immediately fired into the sky, but at that moment, Ace's flames formed ripples in the sky.
Then, countless flames attacked downward.
All the Marines scattered and ran for their lives.
Seeing this, Smoker used smoke to extinguish the flames on the Marines.
Then, he looked unkindly at Ace, who had already escaped.
Smoker sighed. As expected of the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division.
His strength is truly remarkable.
Ace, who had escaped, laughed loudly. Along the way, he stole a few buns and stuffed them into his mouth, causing a series of scoldings.
Ace shook off the Marines and stopped, looking around.
At that moment, Ace spotted Raynor leaning on the railing, staring at him.
Instantly, it was as if a string had been plucked, and he pointed in Raynor's direction and shouted:
"Hey, you kid, stop right there! Don't run! You haven't had a showdown with me yet!"
As he spoke, Ace quickly turned into an element, soaring into the sky and heading towards the Merry Go.
A flame burst out from his right hand, attacking downward.
"Fire Pillar!"
A huge fire quickly attacked towards the Merry Go.
Seeing this scene, the Straw Hat crew hadn't reacted yet, and looked up in horror at the sky.
They were all stunned. If this attack landed, the Merry Go would definitely be sunk.
Luffy covered his head in horror and said:
"What is that? Is it a new type of cannonball?!"
Hearing this, Sanji slapped Luffy on the head.
"Please, there's no such thing as a cannonball like that. Stop talking and get ready to protect!"
As soon as he said this, Zoro placed his hand on the Wado Ichimonji.
And Luffy puffed up his body into a ball, and Sanji raised his right leg.
Seeing this, Raynor frowned. Even if the three of them worked together, they couldn't stop this attack.
Thinking of this, Raynor used Sky Walk and went straight into the sky.
Armament Haki quickly appeared, and the Haki bar on his head began to shorten.
Then, he punched Ace, who had turned into an element.
However, Ace was prepared. Although his Observation Haki hadn't fully developed, he could still predict a little bit.
Then, he dodged the attack by turning into an element.
The next second, Ace's flame attacked the Merry Go.
Seeing this, Raynor frowned.
Then, he said silently in his heart:
"System, extract the Rabbit Talisman!"
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