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Chapter 288 After all, it's better to put the vegetables in the basket!

The original Vander Decken IX would send at most a few love letters to the Dragon Palace Kingdom every week.

But when he received no response, he escalated his tactics, switching from letters to parcels, and eventually even resorting to threatening marriage proposals.

His behavior terrified Shirahoshi.

When White Star's father, Neptune, learned of these scandalous events, he was furious and immediately ordered the three Neptune brothers to lead an army to hunt down Vander Decken IX.

However, this guy is also the kind of person who won't give up until he gets what he wants.

Even though he is wanted by the Ryugu Kingdom, he still attacks Shirahoshi's Hard Shell Tower with weapons every day.

Recently, he has been plotting with Hody Jones of the New Fishman Pirates to join forces to destroy Neptune's regime.

However, the first thing Mo Fei did after arriving and unexpectedly subduing Hody Jones was to have the New Fishman Pirates take action and wipe out the Flying Pirates, which this sleazy guy hadn't washed his hands in who knows how long.

Having witnessed the effects of the Life and Death Talisman, the members of the new Fishman Pirates have lost all will to resist until they find a solution to the problem with the talisman.

Mo Fei also made it very clear that those who are obedient and efficient will be richly rewarded, while those who cannot even handle the smallest matters will be chopped up and fed to the fish.

Could it be that the scene of sitting on a small stool, waiting for the fishman cadre to itch to death from the affliction of the Life and Death Talisman, is still deeply etched in their minds?

Therefore, their operation today must succeed; failure is not an option!

As Hody Jones kicked open the door to the room where Vander Decken IX was hiding, an axe flew out of the window and headed straight for the royal palace.

When King Vanderdeken IX was startled by the sound of the door being broken down, he jumped up, thinking it was the kingdom's pursuit team, and drew several short swords, ready to fight. He then discovered that the intruders were actually a group of new merfolk who had been discussing cooperation with him just a few days earlier.

"Hody Jones, what the hell do you mean by this? Do you want to start a war with the Flying Pirates?"

He saw Vander Decken IX, who was not far away, carrying a long spear and axe on his back and holding a short sword, and was angrily rebuking him.

Having endured immense frustration these past few days, Hody Jones could no longer contain his murderous intent and launched the "Striking Water" attack, directly targeting Vander Decken IX.

Seeing countless tiny water droplets flying towards him like bullets, Vander Decken IX no longer cared about the reason why Hody Jones had turned against him.

As he swiftly wielded his short sword, several small axes were quickly taken from his waist and tossed into the air.

After his water-striking technique failed, Hody Jones, seeing that it had no effect, directly attacked Vander Decken IX with a trident and a group of his officers.

However, as a Devil Fruit user, Vander Decken IX, though weak, was not entirely without a fighting chance.

Hody Jones had clearly dodged the several axes that he had previously tossed high into the air.

Then, it suddenly turned in mid-air and once again flew towards Hody Jones's back.

"Be careful, old man!"

Amidst the anxious warnings from the fish-man officers, Hody Jones, who had not anticipated this move, tried his best to dodge after hearing the warning, but his back was still slashed open with several deep wounds by the sharp axe.

The burning pain from the wound immediately drove Hody Jones into a state of rage with bloodshot eyes.

In such a cramped room, Vander Decken IX faced the New Fishman Pirates alone, and managed to injure Hody Jones with his Target-Target Fruit ability.

But after he had thrown away all his weapons, he was completely out of options and was quickly defeated by the enraged Hody Jones, who pinned him to the ground and beat him mercilessly. ...

After enjoying the fishman pool massage party, Mo Fei's already good mood became even more pleasant after receiving Hody Jones's mission completion report over the Den Den Mushi.

"Van Auker, come with me for a bit later!"

After arriving at the rest area that Neptune had meticulously arranged for the Nightmare Pirates.

Mo Fei went directly to the room where his subordinates were staying and summoned Van Augur, the former sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates, who was known as 'Sound Overlord'.

This subordinate, who wears a strange hat, an eyepatch over his right eye, has a long, thin face, always wears a black cloak, and never leaves his side with a long spear, is a formidable figure in the show who can silently hit a seabird several kilometers away with a single shot.

Van Augur was a devout believer who once had extraordinary loyalty to Blackbeard and the other members of his pirate crew.

However, after Mo Fei easily killed Blackbeard and successfully took over the remaining crew members of the Blackbeard Pirates, the kid not only did not resist Mo Fei, but instead chose to surrender immediately.

When Mo Fei asked him why he didn't choose revenge, he calmly replied:

“My loyalty, Van Auker, is reserved for the truly strong. Those weaklings who can be easily killed are not worthy of my loyalty.”

After hearing Van Oka's explanation, Mo Fei was momentarily speechless, unable to find any rebuttal.

He could only silently admonish himself that he must maintain absolute power over his subordinates in the long term, otherwise their loyalty would be as unreliable as a scumbag's vow.

……

When Mo Fei and Van Augur quietly arrived at the place they had agreed upon with Hody Jones, they realized just how severely Fishman Island had been infiltrated by the New Fishman Pirates.

The meeting place of Hody Jones and his group was surprisingly less than a kilometer away from the Dragon Palace.

No wonder these guys were able to easily divert water and flood the palace.

Surprisingly, the guide that Hody Jones arranged for Mo Fei and his companion was someone Mo Fei vaguely remembered.

It is the masked fishman in the show who has the ability to become invisible but is extremely competitive.

"What's your name? Did you also eat a Devil Fruit?"

Upon hearing Mo Fei's question, the invisible fishman Zeo trembled.

The man in front of him was a legendary figure who had easily subdued his boss, Hody Jones.

Rumor has it that this lord also possesses the terrifying ability to peel away Devil Fruits. If he becomes interested in my fruit, wouldn't I be...!

"My lord, my Devil Fruit ability is terrible. It can only change the color of my body to achieve temporary invisibility. I'm sure it won't catch your eye."

Mo Fei looked at the trembling fishman Zeo with great interest.

After a moment's thought, he still thoughtfully inserted several custom-made life-and-death talismans into the latter's terrified and dejected eyes.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, it's better to keep the vegetables in the basket!"

(End of this chapter)