Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ivan's killing speed was extremely fast. If not for the time wasted on judging good and evil, he could have completely eliminated all the corrupt officials and gangsters within ten minutes.
However, Ivan remained true to his principles. He would not do things he was unwilling to do just to gain Approval Rating, nor would he slaughter indiscriminately for the sake of efficiency, even if it meant sparing the innocent.
Fifteen minutes later, Ivan had eliminated most of the corrupt officials in Water 7. Now, he appeared in the mayor's office and met Iceberg—Franky's senior brother!
Ivan pushed open the door to the mayor's office and entered a rather plain room.
Iceberg was sitting behind his desk, looking anxious. Upon seeing Ivan, instead of being afraid, he quickly walked up to him and warned:
"Tanuki, your actions are too conspicuous. You're bound to attract the attention of the Marines. I've received word that Admiral Kizaru is in the nearby waters. You need to leave quickly, or you won't be able to escape once Kizaru arrives!"
While killing the other corrupt officials earlier, Ivan had not collected any evidence of corruption against Iceberg.
On the contrary, this mayor was one of the rare good people in the world of pirates.
Ivan had come to find Iceberg not to kill him, but to obtain a list of corrupt officials from him.
With such a list, his efficiency in eliminating them would increase dramatically!
"Mayor Iceberg, please don't worry. I'm confident I can escape from Kizaru. For now, please give me a list of the corrupt officials in Water 7. That would be the greatest help to me."
"But…" Iceberg wanted to advise further, but after noticing the determined gaze behind the tanuki mask, he sighed and handed over the list he had prepared long ago. "This is a list of corrupt individuals I've gathered over the years. It should help you."
Ivan took the list and skimmed through it briefly. Even in those few glances, he saw numerous crimes that crossed moral boundaries.
Among the officials Iceberg had investigated, some had collaborated with the Donquixote Family to traffic people—selling children to perverted nobles, men as high-quality labor slaves, and beautiful women to the Celestial Dragons or auctioning them off at major auction houses.
What infuriated Ivan even more was that some officials had cooperated with gangs and pirates, who were essentially their privately raised enforcers.
They privately issued usurious loans, then used gangs and thugs to destroy businesses invested in by merchants, driving them to bankruptcy and ruining their families.
Afterward, entire families, unable to repay the loans, were reduced to slavery, while the money lent out returned in full to the officials' hands.
In even more tragic cases, entire families were slaughtered by pirates, not even given the chance to become slaves.
Ivan's fingers tightened around the list, crumpling it with numerous creases. He vowed, "Mayor Iceberg, rest assured, none of these people will escape!"
At that moment, the windows and doors were shattered simultaneously as several figures burst into the mayor's office.
The leader was a tall man dressed in a shipwright's uniform, his demeanor icy and dismissive of everything around him.
"Tanuki, you may not get the chance," he said, staring intently at Ivan, his entire body brimming with eagerness. As the most talented genius in the Cipher Pol in a century, he was impatient to defeat a strong opponent and prove himself.
"Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, why are you here?" Iceberg suddenly stood up, looking at Lucci and the others in disbelief. "How did you end up here?"
Lucci gently stroked the feathers of Hattori on his shoulder, using ventriloquism to say, "Shut up, Iceberg. Now that we've encountered Tanuki, there's no need for us to hide any longer.
I am CP9 agent Rob Lucci. You are now under arrest for suspected collusion with pirates and the illegal possession of the Pluton Blueprints!"
Iceberg's pupils contracted sharply, and his entire body tensed involuntarily.
Damn it, Lucci and the others are actually CP9. Are they here for the Pluton Blueprints?
However, Iceberg quickly relaxed, as he didn't have the Pluton Blueprints anyway.
Thus, he wasn't particularly worried about his own safety. Instead, he looked at Ivan with concern.
Compared to him, righteous individuals like those from Shadow Garden were clearly far more important!
Noticing Iceberg's worry, Ivan reassured him, "Don't worry, it's fine."
Seeing that Tanuki remained calm even now, Rob Lucci sneered coldly:
"Arrogant! Do you really think that by luckily killing one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you've become a true powerhouse? Today, I'll show you what terrifying strength a real powerhouse possesses!"
The pigeon Hattori on his shoulder nodded: "Coo coo coo!"
Lucci's words finally caught Ivan's attention. He shook his head and said, "Sorry, old Lu, but I'm not in the mood to waste time with you today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lucci and the other two felt their vision blur. Ivan's figure had somehow appeared right in front of them.
Ivan casually kicked out three times, each strike landing on one of them.
Faced with such a swift attack, they only had time to instinctively cross their arms in defense before being struck by Ivan's kicks!
Including Lucci, an unstoppable, immense force instantly shattered the bones in their arms and sent them flying backward.
All three spat out large mouthfuls of blood, their upper bodies tilting back as they crashed through the wall behind them and were flung outside.
Faced with this kick, the other two lost consciousness, their eyes rolling back, clearly unable to fight back. Only Rob Lucci managed to stand up, staring intently at the Tanuki in the mayor's office.
This guy was stronger than he had imagined, but he wasn't unbeatable!
He had long mastered the Six Styles to perfection, allowing him to fully control his body and even use techniques like Life Return!
Without hesitation, Lucci activated Life Return. Consuming the stored heat in his body, his broken bones quickly reconnected, and he soon returned to peak condition.
Shave!
Lucci vanished from his spot in an instant, fast as lightning, reappearing right in front of Ivan.
He raised his right leg, bringing it down like a blade aimed at Ivan's head.
"Shave Blade!"
Ivan easily twisted his body, sidestepping the attack. The force that failed to hit Ivan struck the building behind him.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the five-story city hall building was split cleanly in half, sending debris flying in all directions.
Iceberg, who was in the mayor's office, was caught in the crossfire. If Ivan hadn't rescued him in time, he would likely have lost his life.
After placing Iceberg in a safe location and letting him leave, Ivan confronted Rob Lucci again, pointing at the two other CP9 agents behind him. "Aren't you going to save your teammates?"
Lucci showed no concern for his severely injured teammates, his expression icy cold.
"Trying to distract me with them? Not a bad idea, but you probably don't know—Cipher Pol agents are nothing more than tools. Now that they're broken, trash doesn't deserve to live in this world!"
"Oh, a cold-hearted perspective. Perhaps you'll regret those words in the future."
"Only fools regret. Die, Tanuki! Finger Gun: Speckle!"