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"Mr. 5?! Miss Valentine?! Why are you here?!"
Under the moonlight that exuded a dangerous aura, Vivi helped Igaram, who had been hit head-on by the Nose Fancy Cannon, her face filled with horror.
Tap! A black shoe suddenly appeared, stepping onto the dusty ground.
They saw a man with dreadlocks and an afro, wearing sunglasses yet still looking sinister and arrogant, slowly walking toward them.
Next to him was an elegant woman wearing a yellow dress and holding a lemon-patterned parasol.
"Why are we here?"
Mr. 5 calmly dug his pinky finger into his nose, and after twisting it a few times, pulled out a small booger and said coldly:
"Under the boss's orders, I came to eliminate the traitors in our organization! Princess Vivi of the Alabasta Kingdom!"
"Go to hell! Nose Fancy Cannon!!!"
Whoosh! The cold-hearted Mr. 5 flicked his fingers, sending the booger flying toward Vivi and Igaram at incredible speed.
"It's over! Traitors!" he said with a cold expression.
But at that moment...
"Special Attack: Shuriken Interceptor!"
Swoosh! A series of piercing sounds came unexpectedly from a distant rooftop.
The next second, a rotating shuriken suddenly cut through the air in an unusual trajectory, colliding with the Nose Fancy Cannon mid-flight!
BOOM!!!
The small booger exploded with terrifying power, raising a blazing fire in the dim night.
"Hmm!?"
Mr. 5 was slightly startled and looked in the direction of the sound.
Immediately, he saw a figure riding on what looked like lightning, flying toward their location from the sky!
"Who is that?!" Miss Valentine, who had eaten the Kilo-Kilo Fruit and specialized in aerial combat, exclaimed in confusion.
But at that moment, the figure slowly descended and landed in front of them.
"Red-san!"
Seeing the figure that suddenly appeared, Vivi cried out in surprise.
"Haha." After landing, Red didn't say anything at first. He simply reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bottle of medicine, then tossed it to Vivi.
"Give him this. It's a special medicine that can heal injuries."
"Okay!" Vivi didn't hesitate and quickly poured the medicine onto Igaram's wounds.
The next moment, something miraculous happened!
Igaram's back, which had been bloody and mangled from Mr. 5's explosion, began healing rapidly! In just a few seconds, Igaram stood up straight from Vivi's arms.
"This... what is this?!"
Instantly, everyone looked at Red with astonished eyes.
With just a flick of his wrist, he produced this miraculous healing medicine. Who was this young man standing before them? Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine's eyes immediately gleamed with greed.
If they could get the formula for this medicine, they could make a fortune!
"A medical specialist? Interesting!" Mr. 5 suddenly grinned, revealing a menacing smile.
Combined with his punk attire, he had quite the intimidating presence.
Of course, that depended on who you compared him with!
"You intend to interfere with Baroque Works' operations?!" he questioned Red arrogantly.
Even though he had no intention of letting Red escape, Mr. 5's pride compelled him to taunt his opponents before attacking.
Miss Valentine beside him suddenly burst into her distinctive laugh: "Kyahahaha~"
"I don't know who you are, but you dare to obstruct Baroque Works..."
"Pretty boy, this time, you've hit a wall!"
As she spoke, Miss Valentine activated her Devil Fruit power, reducing her weight to the absolute minimum.
A breeze blew by, instantly lifting her into the air.
"Kyahahaha! Pretty boy, you're not the only one who can fly!"
Despite her delicate, beautiful face, Miss Valentine's taunting words carried a strangely unsettling tone.
However, as Red watched Miss Valentine floating in the sky, the corner of his mouth curled into a smirk.
"Don't you know you should never mention flying in front of a ground-type fighter!?"
"Eat my Precipice Blades!!!" Red suddenly thrust out his hands.
In an instant, a strong breath of earth surged up in his body.
Of course, the Precipice Blades and all that were just a joke on his part.
After all, that is the exclusive move of the mythical beast that cannot fly, and Red has not yet obtained the copyright certification of the mythical beast.
And what he released was naturally his brother move of the ground system - Ancient Power!
"What?!"
Seeing this, Miss Valentine was shocked.
Her Devil Fruit ability only allowed her to change her own weight, not fly freely like some other powers!
In that moment, she became a helpless target in the air.
Before she could increase her weight to drop out of the way, the rock barrage had already struck her body.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Red, showing no mercy, unleashed the full power of his attack on Miss Valentine's slender form.
He sent her crashing directly into a distant building, instantly rendering her unconscious and unable to fight.
"One down," Red smiled slightly, then turned calmly to face Mr. 5.
"Damn it! Who the hell are you?!"
Seeing his partner so easily defeated, Mr. 5 instantly realized that the young man before him was no ordinary opponent.
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't give Red a chance to answer. He suddenly charged forward and aimed a punch directly at Red's face.
At the same time, he channeled his Bomu Bomu no Mi power into his fist.
"Breeze Breath Bomb!!!"
KABOOM!!!
Mr. 5's punch connected, causing a violent explosion that completely engulfed Red, his figure disappearing within the blast.
Looking at the thick black smoke before him, Mr. 5 displayed a cold smile, feeling exhilarated at the success of his surprise attack.
"Hmph! Kid, that was for your arrogance!"
Mr. 5 straightened himself and resumed his cold demeanor.
However, at that moment, a casual voice emerged from within the smoke.
"That's quite a powerful Devil Fruit ability!"
A breeze blew by, dispersing the explosion's smoke to reveal Red standing completely unharmed.
The next second, his face showed a hint of disappointment, expressing dissatisfaction with Mr. 5's attack.
"It's a shame the user is so weak!"
"With your explosive power, you couldn't even take down Usopp!"
"You bastard!"
Mr. 5, who had initially been shocked by Red's defensive capabilities, suddenly became enraged at these words.
But the next second, his eyes widened with fear! He saw Red extending his arm again.
But this time, what appeared around Red's body was no longer the earthen energy from before.
Instead, it was a magnificent blue energy!
In an instant, turbulent power erupted from Red's body, forming a massive wave tens of meters high, surging toward Mr. 5!
After mastering multiple combat techniques, the energy in Red's body had naturally become more abundant.
Therefore, the power of his attacks was several times stronger than before! All the buildings in the path of the huge wave were demolished.
"This... how is this possible?!"
At this moment, not only Mr. 5, who was about to be swallowed by the enormous wave, but even Vivi and Igaram standing behind Red looked on in utter disbelief.
They focused their gazes on Red's body, countless questions racing through their minds:
"Why... why isn't this man on any Marine wanted poster?!"
"Are all the Marines blind?!"
(T/N: You thought something else right??)