Pirate: I am a logistics person, what the hell is the emperor

Chapter 429 Straw Hat Crew vs. Red-Haired Crew

call out!call out!
The moment they reappeared, the two were already standing in front of each other.

Stupid!
A flash of light accompanied the drawing of a blade, and the red-haired man drew his sword and slashed diagonally upwards, revealing the sharp edge of the cold blade!
Luffy raised his right leg high, and dark Haki quickly wrapped around his calf. His eyes narrowed, and he swiftly slashed down at the incoming sword!

Keng! !

The collision unleashed black lightning, and a violent circular shockwave rippled outwards. The blade hummed and clicked, locking limbo with Luffy.

"Your mastery of domineering aura is quite good."

Red-haired chuckled deeply, and with a flick of his wrist, his power and domineering aura surged once more, flowing into Griffin!

Luffy's eyes narrowed, and using his foot blade as leverage, he quickly flipped backward and jumped. The next moment...

Stupid!
The crimson crescent slash narrowly missed his body, flying into the sky and severing the spire of a corner of the castle in two. The spire slid down the slanted cut.

Luffy hugged his knees, tumbled several times, and landed on the ground. Just as he stood firmly, a crimson shadow approached him swiftly with a ghostly trajectory.

"What's going on! I can't see anything at all?!"

Luffy frowned, startled. A strong warning in his mind brought out a long-lost sense of biological crisis, and he immediately stomped on the ground and leaped high into the air.

The so-called inability to see refers not to the inability to see with the naked eye, but to the failure of Observation Haki, making it impossible to see Shanks' future.

Sure enough, the moment Lu Fei leaped up, a sharp gust of wind swept across the ground, leaving several knife marks on the stone slab.

Then, a figure with red hair appeared, his black cloak billowing in the wind. He looked up, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"The reaction is quick, but it's hard to dodge in the air."

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
A flash of cold light! The red-haired man swung his sword rapidly, unleashing a barrage of flying slashes that resembled a torrent of red scythes pouring into the sky!

Faced with this overwhelming and powerful slash, Luffy opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and bit his thumb to forcefully blow air into his body.

With nowhere to take cover, dodging is obviously not an option; the only thing to do is to disperse them as much as possible.

Fourth Gear! Snake Man Form!

Luffy's imposing body and limbs inflated and expanded, further enhancing the rubber's tension, and he swung his arms behind him.

"Rubber Rubber - Crow Swarm Cannon!!"

boom! boom! boom!
Powerful and rapid fists rained down like a storm, crashing into the dense barrage of slashes and causing explosions in mid-air!

Luffy glared and threw a powerful punch, his arms creating afterimages, but some slashes still missed, leaving bloody marks on his tough skin.

The burning pain gradually spread throughout his body. Luffy gritted his teeth, knowing that if this continued, he would eventually be suppressed.

Just as he was thinking of a strategy and preparing to find an opportunity to return to the ground, the slashing attack from below came to an abrupt halt.

Luffy's eyes widened in surprise as a streak of crimson light pierced through the raging storm of fists and arrived in front of him in an instant!
With her red hair and cold, piercing eyes, she held a Griffin sword and looked down at Luffy. Her Haki transformed into dark red lightning that coiled around the blade, and she slashed down with lightning speed!
Faced with this sudden attack, Luffy had no time to retaliate and could only hurriedly raise his arms together in front of him to block.

Keng! !

Sparks flew as the blade, its wrists covered in an aura of dominance, provided defense comparable to copper skin and iron bones. Yet, the blade still managed to cut through the flesh, drawing out a few drops of blood from the cuts.

Luffy looked surprised and somewhat incredulous.

Shanks turned around and delivered a powerful spinning kick to Luffy's abdomen, sending him flying through the air and plummeting straight down like a meteor.

boom! !

The ground trembled, billowing thick smoke, and Luffy slammed his back into the ground, lying sprawled in the crater.

Before he could get up, Shanks had already swooped down from the air, dragging his long sword.

"What's going on, Luffy? This isn't enough to take the last piece of the Road Poneglyph from me. You'll need to use something much stronger."

"The final road sign history text? Is that so? I see."

Luffy smirked, then leaped up with a somersault, nimbly flipping backward several times. Upon landing, he channeled the air within his body into his arms, causing his fists to swell even larger and clench tightly.

"Rubber Rubber King Cobra!!"

Luffy roared and, anticipating Shanks' landing spot, unleashed a powerful blast!

call out--

The swiftly flying fist tore through the air, like a venomous snake baring its fangs, poised to deliver a fatal blow to its prey.

Redhead's eyes were fixed on the attack. As soon as he landed, he twisted his foot and jumped to the side to dodge the attack. He then quickly stomped the ground repeatedly, his ghostly figure rapidly closing in.

However, Luffy instead curled his lips into a smug look, and his punch, which had missed its target, turned 180 degrees in an incongruous trajectory, and in the blink of an eye, his speed increased dramatically as he chased after Shanks from behind!

Seemingly oblivious to the attack from behind, Shanks continued charging forward, dragging his long sword, until he was close enough to get to Luffy before stomping to the side.

"Eh!!"

Under Luffy's horrified gaze, that fist, accelerated to its maximum speed, slammed straight towards him!

boom! !

The immense force from the acceleration sent Luffy flying, tumbling across the ground a dozen times before crashing heavily against the corner of the castle wall.

The already dilapidated ruins collapsed under the heavy blow, and boulders rolled down, burying Luffy.

"Aren't you going to get serious, Luffy? Look at that form in the newspaper."

The wind from the blade whipped through the smoke, and Shanks, wielding his longsword, slowly stepped forward.

"If I don't go all out now, I won't have another chance. I'm really serious."

boom!
Countless rubble erupted from the ruins, and Luffy leaped out, staring at Shanks, who was radiating fierce sword energy. A smile, however, graced Luffy's face.

"I know without you saying it, after all, Shanks is really strong. Now I'll show you my strongest power!"

Luffy straddled his legs and squatted down, straightening his arms and punching the ground. A white tinge gradually stained the hem of his clothes and the ends of his hair, and flames and snow-white clouds wrapped around his shoulders like ribbons.

"Gear 5 - Nikka Mode!!"

"Watch out, Shanks, I'm coming!"

Luffy had a grin on his face, but his eyes were incredibly serious. His feet left afterimages as he spun rapidly upwards like a whirlwind.

"Don't be so arrogant, Luffy. You're too young to be spouting such big talk to me."

Upon seeing Luffy's appearance, Shanks' lips curled up slightly, and he bent his legs and stomped the ground, instantly launching himself forward while dragging Griffin along!
The two clashed again, while at the same time, the other members of the Straw Hat crew also went to confront their opponents.

Several pirates formed a circle around the target in the middle, their faces showing disbelief.

"Hey, this guy is better than I thought."

"This looks like the Straw Hat crew's ship's doctor."

"Huh? Isn't this a pet? Their ship's doctor is a talking raccoon dog?"

"It's not a raccoon dog, it's a reindeer! A reindeer! You bastard!"

Chopper roared and transformed into his towering human form, sending a pirate flying with an elbow strike.

"Such immense power! And what form is this?!"

"Watch out! He's Tony Tony Chopper, with a bounty of 3 million Berries. Don't be fooled by his cute appearance!" A man with light blond hair combed back and a short tail tied at the back jumped out, wielding a long stick.

Upon seeing the newcomers, the pirates were overjoyed.

"Mr. Hongo!"

"Great, the cadres have arrived!"

"Leave this guy to me."

A smile played on Hongo's handsome face as he gazed at Chopper before him, his long staff twirling at his side.
"I happen to be a doctor too, so let's have a friendly competition."

"doctor.?"

Chopper looked at the man in front of him and murmured something.

This was the first time he had fought against another doctor since setting sail. The Red-Haired Pirates' ship's doctor, and also a member of the crew, must be incredibly skilled in medicine.

As Chopper thought this, he inexplicably felt a little embarrassed and excited.

the other side.

boom! ! boom! !
Two violent explosions rang out simultaneously in an open area within the ruins, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Franky rolled out of the thick smoke, crouched on the ground, covered his face with his hands, and stared intently at a burly man with long, unruly brown hair like a lion.

"What's going on? A laser beam? Or something like that? Is this guy a cyborg?"

Franky's gaze became intrigued as he recalled the energy shockwave the other party had just released from their mouth.

"No wonder they've been targeting me. Interesting. Let's see whose modification is better!"

"Weapon left hand!"

Click-click-click!

Franky raised his left arm, bent his fingers and pointed them forward, the caps on his fingers flipped out to reveal the black muzzle of a gun, and his whole hand began to rotate!
"Franky Gatling Gun!!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta! !
Using the advanced weapon blueprints obtained from Vegapunk's laboratory, Franky began upgrading himself. Although the time was short and he hadn't had time for a full overhaul, he still managed to improve the firepower of the weapons he carried.

The gun muzzle exploded with flames, and the terrifying rate of fire of eighty rounds per second caused bullets to rain down in a frenzy, denser than a rainstorm. The power was even more exaggerated, shattering even stone bricks more than a meter thick.

The wall behind him was riddled with holes from the hail of bullets. Roar Gabu crossed his arms to block his head, maintaining his full-body Armament Haki coverage at the cost of enormous energy expenditure.

Sparks flew up from all over his body, accompanied by a series of crisp "ding-ding-ding" sounds.

Despite his best efforts to block, Gabu was still propelled backward by the powerful inertia of the bullet, his feet leaving charred marks on the ground, until his back slammed against the wall with a "bang".

Click—click—click
The barrage of bullets came to an abrupt halt, and the spinning hand slowly came to a stop.
"Forehead?"

Franky hesitated for a second, then tried pulling the trigger again.

Click-click!

The wind blew by, but everything remained still.

"We're out of bullets!!"

Franky screamed, his face turning pale with shock, before he realized that the thousands of bullets stored in his body had been emptied in just a dozen seconds!

This is outrageous!
At this speed, tens of thousands of bullets wouldn't be enough!
Frankie was furious.

The time was far too short; the entire stay in Egherd was less than three days, and the newly loaded weapons hadn't even had a chance to be tested.

Putting aside the bullet issue, my left hand seems to be overheating, so the shells can't be used for the time being. Although the rate of fire and power are truly exaggerated, this new weapon called "Vulcan Gatling" obviously still has flaws.

But even more important than these are the things that matter.

This guy's defense is ridiculously high!

Franky looked at the burly man opposite him, whose body was emitting white smoke and whose dark, domineering aura was gradually fading, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of fear.

Rumors have it that Shanks' crew is the "Iron Wall Pirates" with the most evenly distributed bounties among its members, and that all of its core members have mastered powerful Armament Haki and Observation Haki. Now it seems that these rumors are absolutely true.

"That hurts so much, you bastard! Now it's my turn!"

Gabu's eyes flashed with rage. He stomped his right foot heavily on the ground, bent his knee slightly, and with a powerful push, his burly figure charged forward fiercely.

"The male ghost is strong and powerful!!"

Gabu roared and arched his arm, unleashing a fierce strike with his domineering, jet-black elbow!
"Powerful right hand!"

Franky gritted his teeth and clenched his right fist. The cola energy was compressed and transported to the thick mechanical arm, steam erupted from the back of the arm, and the iron fist slammed out!
"Smash the Bunt!!"

boom! !

The hard iron fist and the penetrating elbow strike collided violently, and a circular shockwave erupted from the two of them.

Click——click——

This guy... actually...
Under Franky's incredulous gaze, tiny cracks appeared on the surface of Iron Fist. Although they were very small, his fist was not made of scrap metal.

The two remained locked in a stalemate, and Gabu opened his mouth wide, as energy began to gather.

"Oh no! Franky's Destruction Cannon!!"

To force the opponent back, Franky opened the cover on his shoulder and extended two heavy cannons, which he then fired directly at Gabu!
boom! ! boom! !
Flames and smoke billowed up, and two figures flew out from them, each flying backward.

At that distance, Franky was also affected by the explosion, rolling twice on the ground before stopping, his body charred black all over.

"Wow, you're really strong. I'd love to know where you rank on the ship."

Franky raised the corners of his mouth and asked, thinking of his companions, who probably wouldn't have an easier time than him.

Gabu stared at Franky, lost in thought. After a couple of seconds of silence, he whispered:
"No officer on the ship is weaker than me."

"Huh? Is that being modest? You're already pretty strong, okay?"

Franky's facial expression didn't change much, but his heart couldn't help but grow heavy.

If what this guy says is true, then the others are probably in danger.

In fact, Gabu's words were completely true.

Inside the main hall of the castle ruins.

"Too slow, too slow! What's going on, Usopp? This kind of weak attack is only good for clearing out small fry."

Yasopp squatted on the huge chandelier frame on the ceiling, looking down with a mocking expression. He stretched out his domineering black hand, grabbed the green leaf shuriken that flew up, and crushed it.

"As a sniper, there is no point in attacking if it cannot pose a threat to the enemy."

As he spoke, Yasopp lowered the gun that had been resting on his shoulder and slowly aimed it at Usopp below.
"This is how a gun should be used."

(End of this chapter)