I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

All that is known is that Onigumo can control six swords with his hair, plus two swords in his hands, making a total of eight swords—the Eight Swords Style, which is also the origin of the "spider" in his name "Onigumo".

Bai Yun had already sensed Onigumo's hidden killing move with his Observation Haki. Even without Observation Haki, knowing his ability would have allowed him to take precautions in advance.

Bai Yun immediately released the flintlock pistol, retreated to dodge the six stabs from the Ghost Spider, and then with a wave of his hand, the flintlock pistol that had fallen on the six stabs returned to his hand.

After taking back the gun, Bai Yun didn't waste any words and fired at the Ghost Spider.

The Oni Spider disdains the bullet attack and uses its hair to control six swords, preparing to cleave the bullets in two.

Who knew that the blade would explode the moment it struck the bullet, and Onigumo was engulfed in the flames of the explosion.

"What! Vice Admiral Onigumo!!"

The adjutant and soldiers exclaimed in astonishment.

Bai Yun knew that a few explosive fruit bullets wouldn't be enough to deal with the Ghost Spider, so he gripped the flintlock pistol in reverse, grabbed the barrel, and used the butt as a weapon to slash at the Ghost Spider.

"A hegemonic nation!"

Chapter 518 So what?

"Hegemony!!"

The unexpected explosive bullets were Bai Yun's tried-and-true sixth attack method. However, the explosive power was nothing to those with medium to high combat strength. Even those with low combat strength could withstand a wave of them.

Therefore, after the bullet exploded, Bai Yun immediately attacked with the butt of his gun and received a Ba Guo.

How is a flintlock musket used?

Beckman: Yes, that's how flintlock guns are used.

.........

"Eight Swords Style: Spider Bite!"

From the thick smoke, Onigumo's eight swords emerged. The top four slashed downwards in unison, while the bottom four slashed upwards. The blades were positioned in the opposite direction of the slash, so the attack's point was the tip of the sword, like a spider opening its fangs to bite down.

Onigumo is planning to attack instead of defending. If Bai Yun continues to attack, he will only be stabbed by the tip of his own eight swords. If Bai Yun stops, then he won't need to defend.

However, Bai Yun's actions were once again unexpected. Bai Yun released the flintlock pistol from his hand again, and with a forceful flick, the flintlock pistol spun and flew towards the abdomen of the Oni Spider. The position where Bai Yun stopped was exactly in front of the limit range of the tip of the Oni Spider's Eight Blades.

"What!"

The flintlock pistol spun and struck the Oni Spider's abdomen, causing him to stumble back several steps.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly outrageous attack; it is indeed the flintlock fighting technique taught by Beckman. Beckman dropped the flintlock because he was 100% confident he could get it back; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to use it.

As for Bai Yun, he burst forward with explosive force, caught the flintlock pistol that was about to fall, and then approached Ghost Spider, smashing it with the butt of the pistol as well.

Having been hit once, Onigumo no longer underestimated Bai Yun. He slashed down with his twin swords to block the gun butt, but unexpectedly, Bai Yun once again dropped the flintlock pistol, touched Onigumo's shoulder, and then immediately passed through Onigumo, abandoning the gun altogether.

Ghost Spider couldn't understand Bai Yun's actions, but after Bai Yun released the flintlock pistol, he immediately smashed it down and then stomped on it. He originally wanted to crush the barrel directly, but he didn't.

Onigumo pretended he had no intention of crushing it, kicked the gun forward, and turned to look at Bai Yun, who was unarmed.

But Bai Yun remained completely calm, even sporting a smile.

As mentioned earlier, if Beckman's flintlock pistol fell from his hand, he was 100% confident he could retrieve it.

As for Bai Yun, he wasn't just 100% confident, he was absolutely certain he could get it back.

He simply raised his hand, and the bright silver flintlock pistol lying on the deck behind the Ghost Spider transformed into a white light and flew back to Bai Yun's wrist, turning back into a bracelet.

Onigumo frowned. What kind of weapon was this? A technological artifact?

Even as a vice admiral, he had never seen such technological items in the navy.

"Not bad. I'll go ask other lieutenant generals for advice. Lieutenant General Onigumo."

Without saying a word, Bai Yun took a step and flew into the air to the warship of Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan next door.

Onigumo remained silent, the six swords on his back retracted, and the two swords in his hands were sheathed.

Being unable to leave the warship is one thing.

When it comes to battles on the warships of other vice admirals, they look down on the vice admirals above them.

If Bai Yun were a Yonko-level or Shichibukai-level figure, the five of them would have surrounded him long ago.

However, Bai Yun is currently just a relatively unknown rookie pirate in a rookie pirate crew with a bounty of 8000 million.

If word got out that five lieutenant generals had rounded up such a person, they would lose all face.

In this respect, they are not as good as Akainu. If Akainu were to encounter one, he would kill him regardless of whether he was a newbie or not. Even if the newspapers reported that an admiral was chasing a newbie pirate, he would not care.

........

The Buster Call has been activated.

A battle is taking place on the Bridge of Hesitation.

Meanwhile, everyone on the main island was also busy.

Go down into the underwater passage leading to the Gate of Justice.

Forest Mask Hakuyun, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp also entered and began their journey towards the Bridge of Hesitation.

Meanwhile, Grandma Kokoro and her family had already run to near the end of the road.

But at that moment, seawater rushed into the passage. Grandma Kokoro smelled the seawater and turned to run away, ignoring her granddaughter Timmy and the cat rabbit Quinpe.

"Grandma! What's wrong?!"

Timney asked, puzzled.

Grandma Kokoro replied as she ran.

"Seawater is flooding in!! Run back!!"

Then Timmy heard the sound of waves crashing behind him, turned around, and could already see the sea.

"what!!!"

"Run! Kumbh!!"

"Meow meow meow!!"

As for why seawater suddenly flooded into the passage, that depends on Lucci and Luffy fighting inside the exit pillar.

.........

Inside the pillar, in the room where Lucci and Luffy fight.

"razor!"

Lucci uses a fusion technique of Moonwalk and Shave, with the same speed as Shave, but with enhanced agility, creating a sharp, knife-like trajectory in mid-air as he approaches Luffy to attack.

However, Luffy in Gear Second was faster, dodging Lucci's attack and arriving behind him. He then delivered a backward punch to Lucci's abdomen, causing Lucci to cough up blood and fly out to lie down.

Luffy himself was so tired that he fell to the ground backwards.

Luffy immediately stood up, but the steam disappeared as well, which meant that Gear Second was dispelled.

Lucci also stood up, clutching his stomach.

Moreover, through the few blows Luffy dealt to him, Lucci also learned the principle behind Luffy's Gear Second.

"So it's... something like a stimulant."

"Turning your feet into pumps to accelerate blood circulation would cause your heart to rupture if it were in a normal person's body, as the heart couldn't withstand such high blood pressure."

"If the internal organs and blood vessels were made of rubber, then it wouldn't matter."

"While your abilities have indeed improved significantly, your physical stamina is insufficient to withstand such immense pressure."

"This is not a smart move; it will cost you your life!"

"This is an ability that only rubber people can use. Did you come up with it yourself? If someone else told you, they probably wish you dead!"

"Shut up!!"

Lucci slandered White Fortune, and Luffy couldn't help but speak up.

When Bai Yun explained the principles and methods of activating Gear Second to Luffy, he also told Luffy that with Luffy's current strength and physique, activating Gear Second would indeed deplete his stamina. Excessive stamina depletion would affect the length of his life. Even if he trained his physique to the point where he could support Gear Second, the depletion would still be irreparable.

Luffy knew this, and Bai Yun also told him to avoid using it if possible, but...

"The one who told me about Gear Second was Bai Yun. He wants to save Robin just like me!! And he definitely doesn't want me to die!!"

Even if it shortens one's lifespan.

"But what does it matter for our comrades?"

"It's better than just watching your comrades get taken away!!"

Chapter 519 truly displays the demeanor of a great general!

As time went on, the Enies Lobby dungeon reached its final breakthrough mission.

Except for Lucci, all members of CP9 have been defeated.

As for Lucci, the final boss, it all depends on Luffy.

It's a battle of kings!

........

When Lucci said that Gear Second would affect his lifespan, Luffy's response was...

"So what?!"

"It's better than watching your comrades disappear!!"

"I'll do anything I can!!"

"You have too high expectations of yourself!!"

Lucci countered that he didn't like Luffy's attitude of thinking he could do anything.

"Did you hear the explosion just now? It was a Navy Headquarters warship test-firing."

"In just a few minutes, the concentrated bombardment will begin... all your comrades in the Tower of Justice will die there!"

Even if they were lucky enough to find... the underground passage leading here...

"Storm Kick!!"

As he spoke, Lucci kicked the wall, cracking it open and letting seawater rush in.