One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 314 Come over here!
The report in the document is very detailed.

After the first patrol team also lost contact, the garrison made contact with Fishman Island, and the Dragon Palace Kingdom responded quickly.

There were no records of the Fallen Caravans or Patrols entering their territory.

Upon hearing this, Neptune mobilized the Kingdom's army to search the area, but they found no trace of it around Fishman Island.

In other words.

Both the missing caravans and the patrol teams of the stationed troops disappeared on the route from Dressrosa to Fishman Island before the coating was put into the sea.

There are only a few islands in between.

The scope suddenly narrowed significantly.

"The patrol team is well-managed, but lacks high-level combat personnel to support them, which is why we requested that officers at the level of a combat corps captain be sent to help with the search."

"A very reasonable suggestion."

Xia Nuo closed the file, tossed it back, and looked up, saying:
"However, it's not safe to just send a squad leader level officer. Let's go straight for the top officer and send him over to take a look."

"Hey, who should we send?"

Angewomon tilted her head and asked curiously.

“That Jack guy, he’s been following me around handling government affairs lately, hasn’t he been complaining that he’s bored out of his mind?”

Xia Nuo said calmly, "Perfect, let him go out for a while, stretch his muscles, and tell Jack not to be too polite. I want to see what kind of blind pirate dares to lay a hand on my Fallen Ones."

He trusted Jack to get things done.

You can tell from the way Jack dealt with the new Fishman Pirates last year on Fishman Island.

Jack is rough around the edges but meticulous at heart. However, he tends to act rashly when faced with a formidable foe in battle, though he is usually capable of handling things on his own.

"Yes, Master!"

Upon receiving the order, Angewomon immediately took her leave, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot into the sky and disappeared into the distance.

Meanwhile, after watching Angewomon disappear into the clouds, Xia Nuo refocused his attention on his cultivation.

He loosened his joints slightly, then raised his arms and assumed the starting stance for the Whirlwind Iron Chopping Fist.

Although I have been practicing for more than 20 hours straight.

But with his physique, he didn't feel tired at all at this level.

At this rate...

Even faster than planned! In a week at most, he will be able to master the Whirlwind Iron Cleaver Fist!
…………

Two days later.

Near the entrance to the new world, in a sea area shrouded in thick fog.

"We still haven't broken through? This damn fog just won't stop!"

Jack paced back and forth at the bow of the ship, his face full of irritation and impatience.

He arrived yesterday morning and accompanied the garrison's fleet on a continuous investigation for a day and a night.

Up until last night, everything was going smoothly and progressing in an orderly manner. But after dawn, once we entered this thick fog, things started to go wrong.

The record pointer spun erratically, and the Den Den Mushi signal became unstable, making it impossible to communicate with the outside world.

The fleet has been wandering in the fog for several hours, and now, let alone finding an exit, they can't even determine their own location.

What are you doing!

This was the first time he had led an army on a long journey alone. Before coming, he didn't even think it would be difficult. He had confidently made a promise in front of everyone!

Don't let yourself get trapped and lose contact; you'll need rescue from another cadre sent by Boss Xia Nuo...

Then Jack, the dignified Lord with a bounty of 1.42 billion Berries, would be utterly humiliated!

"Something is very wrong, sir."

The fleet's navigator then approached, sweating profusely, and reported:

“I have over twenty years of sailing experience, but even in the New World, I’ve never encountered such a vast fog… It’s unbelievable! I’ve never heard of this kind of thing in this area before. It’s almost as bad as the fog over the Devil’s Triangle!”

"Hmm? You mean, under normal circumstances, even in the New World, it's impossible for a fog of this scale to suddenly appear?"

Jack paused, frowned, and turned around.

"Theoretically speaking, yes..."

"Forget about theories, just answer whether it's true or not!"

"Yes Yes……"

"That was someone's doing!"

Jack had been waiting for this sentence, and he made a decisive conclusion, his expression suddenly turning ferocious. "A Devil Fruit user... No matter how I think about it, there's only one possibility. I should have realized it sooner!"

Eh?
The navigator and those around him were stunned. Wasn't this a bit too arbitrary...?

"Order! All ships to anchor in place!"

Jack roughly ripped off his coat, two puffs of hot white breath coming out of his nostrils. "Let me teach this pretentious bastard a lesson!"

The voice just fell.

He leaped over the railing.

Swish!
To everyone's astonishment, Jack used Moonwalk to soar hundreds of meters into the air. After looking around, he let out a roar and sped off in a certain direction through the thick fog.

At the same time, he drew his crescent scythe with both hands and kept slashing at the fog along the way, shouting something like, "Found you! Get out here!"

The crew members looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Uh... Lord Jack, have you found the source of the strangeness?"

"No way..." another person muttered, "You see, after he rushed over there, he immediately changed direction and continued running and slashing..."

"Isn't that just blind luck?"

Another crew member was both amused and exasperated. "Whether it's Moonwalk or just constantly slashing like this, it must be exhausting."

"This is probably just Lord Jack's style of doing things..."

A group of people stood bewildered in the wind, watching helplessly as Jack flew from one end to the other, hacking his way from southeast to northwest.

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye. An ordinary person would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago, but Jack seemed to be getting more and more energetic as he hacked away, as if he had inexhaustible stamina...

"what!"

Just as everyone was speechless, a shrill scream from a woman suddenly came from the distant fog!
The next instant!
The thick fog around us suddenly dissipated, and our vision became incredibly clear.

A figure dressed in a white uniform and wearing a strange mask fell from the sky and crashed onto a huge reef. Jack's scythe slashed open a hideous wound in his chest, and blood gushed out.

"This outfit? CP-0? So you guys were behind this all along!"

Jack grinned maliciously as he swooped down from the sky, stomping heavily on the CP0 agent's back.

"Finally, you didn't have time to dodge, and I, the great one, saw through your true form! Your ability to manipulate fog isn't all that great, is it? Hey, tell me, are you a Paramecia type or a Logia type?"

The CP-0 agent naturally couldn't respond and struggled desperately to resist, and the two quickly became embroiled in a chaotic battle.

He actually managed to run into a dead mouse!
On the distant deck, everyone stared in astonishment.

Meanwhile, some people noticed that dozens of ships suddenly appeared in the sea area that was originally shrouded in thick fog.

Not only the departed, but also many other miscellaneous ships.

They had clearly gotten trapped in this eerie fog while passing through the area, wandering around like headless flies.

Strange……

The person in charge of this fleet was a middle-aged cadre with a full beard from the stationed corps. He was rubbing his chin, looking puzzled.

Judging from this, it doesn't seem to be specifically targeting them, but rather an indiscriminate blockade of this area of ​​water to prevent any ships from venturing deeper into the waters.

"Naval chart!"

The bearded middle-aged cadre replied decisively, "Yes, sir!"

Immediately someone brought over a nautical chart and spread it out on the table.

This is the latest revised version just released internally by the Fallen Ones. It provides an extremely detailed map of the seas near the Fallen Ones' territories, with exceptional accuracy and quality, far surpassing any sea chart available on the market.

In just a few days, it became an instant hit among the four major factions of the Fallen Warriors, earning an excellent reputation.

It is said that the map's creator was Nami, Lord Shano's younger sister, which surprised many people and made them look at the somewhat willful and capricious young lady in a new light.

Everyone originally thought that the young lady's greatest skill was stealing things whenever she felt like it.

I never imagined someone possessed such an amazing skill...

The middle-aged cadre with a thick beard stared at the nautical chart, measuring and gesturing with his fingers for a while, then suddenly slammed his hand heavily on a certain spot:

"This is it! Judging from the shape of the area shrouded in thick fog and the routes of the missing ships in this area, there is only one possibility! These CP agents are conducting an indiscriminate clearing and blockade, intercepting all ships that may have passed by this island in the past few days!"

Blocking and intercepting?

The others immediately turned their attention to that direction.

The location the other party photographed was one of the three islands that one must pass through after entering the new world.

Thor Island!
…………

Half an hour later.

The dozens of stranded ships have figured out the situation, and the captains of each ship are instructing their crews to adjust their course and prepare to continue their respective journeys.

but.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to come over and thank everyone.

"We really owe a huge debt to the members of the Fallen Ones this time!"

An elderly captain with graying hair stood at the bow, removed his hat, bowed deeply to Jack's flagship, and said with a wry smile:
"If it weren't for your help, we old bones would probably be stuck in this godforsaken place until we run out of ammunition and food."

"If it's only delayed by less than two days, my goods should be able to be delivered on time, albeit barely."

Another captain remarked, "Thanks to Lord Jack for passing by and helping us. Speaking of which, as one of the five highest-ranking officers of the Fallen Ones, I have long admired him. But I only realized today how young Lord Jack is. He is truly a young man of great talent!"

"Yes, yes!"

"I heard the culprit was a World Government agent, but he was no match for the adults, hahaha!"

"That's for sure! Forget about special agents, even if you sent a vice admiral, not many of them would survive Lord Jack's clutches!"

These captains didn't really know whether the CP-0 agent or the vice admiral was more powerful, but they were just supporting characters anyway, so they just had to praise Jack to the skies.

"Alright, alright, that's enough, let's get going."

Jack waved his hand impatiently.

To be honest, he was quite pleased with what he heard. Although it was done unintentionally, it was still a way to help others and made him a little happy.

But when he turned around and saw the corpse of the CP-0 agent on the ground, he couldn't help but frown again.

Ugh……

Should I blame myself for being too ruthless, or was the woman just too fragile?

He deliberately avoided using the sickle, but after a few punches, he still couldn't hold on.

Jack crouched down, clinging to the last shred of hope, and carefully poked the female CP0's corpse with his finger.

There was still no movement.

It's definitely dead.

He scratched his head in frustration. He was supposed to interrogate her to get the reason why she wanted to blockade this sea area.

Now look what's happened, the person just died.

Although the mission was completed, I was still very unwilling to go back in such a confused state.

Fortunately, at this moment, the middle-aged cadre with a thick beard noticed this scene. After hesitating for a moment, he strode over and whispered his guess in his ear.

"Thor Island?"

Jack turned his head suspiciously. "Are you sure it's this island? That godforsaken place, I went there with the boss before. It's thundering all day long, and there's not even a single person living there."

"It's very strange."

The middle-aged cadre nodded in confirmation, "But this is the only correct answer, so please trust my expertise in this area."

Jack stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"grown ups……"

The middle-aged cadre was about to add a few more words when he saw Jack stand up, put his arm around his shoulder, grin, and reveal his gleaming white teeth:
"No need to say anything more! Since you've gone this far, I'll believe you! What else is there to say? What are we waiting for? Let's go straight to Thunder Island!"

He kicked CP-0's corpse into the sea, then turned and roared at the fleet:

"All units, listen up! Head to Raijin Island! I want to see what these World Government lackeys are up to in secret!"

……

A few hours later.

The outline of Thor's Island finally became faintly visible in the distance.

As they drew closer, the thunderclouds in the sky grew denser, and lightning flashed like silver snakes through the clouds, casting a suffocating and terrifying atmosphere over the entire sea area.

This can be considered a return to familiar territory.

Jack clicked his tongue. The last time he came to this island, he was just a newbie entering a new world.

"Sir! Something unusual has been detected ahead!"

A sailor on the lookout tower poked his head out and shouted, "There's a small boat at nine o'clock, heading alone towards Thor's Island!"

"Ok?"

Jack immediately climbed to the bow of the ship, grabbed a monocular telescope, and looked inside.

Through the rain, he could vaguely see a simple little boat, with a figure rowing alone, approaching the shore of Thor's Isle.

The distance was too great to see the details clearly; all I could vaguely make out was that the guy had red hair.

Red.

Add to that his height, his aura, and the fact that the World Government has secretly blockaded the seas…

"Red-haired Shanks!"

Jack's expression changed, and he blurted out instinctively!

It could only be that guy!

Thoughts raced through my mind.

Considering this guy's true identity as a Celestial Dragon, his father's recent transformation into one of the Five Elders, and his repeated attempts to stop them... this guy must have colluded with the World Government!
That's why they're secretly negotiating here, plotting to join forces against the Fallen Ones!
You can’t go wrong!
"You can't possibly succeed!"

*Snap!* Jack grinned maliciously as he crushed the binoculars in his hand. "Since I've run into you, I'm going to stop you no matter what! Speed ​​up and get the ship closer!"

Perfect timing! That CP agent just now didn't give Jack any real satisfaction!
This redhead must be an opponent ten thousand times better and ten thousand times stronger!

"Yes, my lord!"

Just as the helmsman was about to accelerate, Jack hesitated and raised his hand to stop him again.

"Wait a minute!"

"Huh?" The helmsman turned his head and looked at Jack with a puzzled expression.

"After all, they are the Four Emperors. It would be too risky to send you along. You might even lose your lives."

Recalling some of Xia Nuo's previous teachings, Jack grumbled:

"Alright, that's enough. You came out for a rescue, your mission is complete. Retreat the same way you came and go straight back to headquarters to report! Just leave me a small speedboat, I'll go check it out myself!"

(End of this chapter)