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

"Report: Straw Hat Luffy has been found inside the first pillar."

Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Onigumo couldn't help but feel surprised, "He's still alive."

"Order the entire ship to deploy around the Bridge of Hesitation."

"Yes!!"

The soldier saluted to indicate he understood, and then went to relay the order to the communications officer.

Back on the bridge, Usopp, after hearing Franky's words, couldn't help but wonder, "That kid... he's not dead, is he...?"

"Are you an idiot?!"

Zoro and Forest Mask Hakuun said in unison.

Usopp was startled, only to see Forest Mask turn his head and say with a smile.

"Never think like that, ever, remember that? Usopp...'s friend, Sniper King."

For some reason, Usopp felt that although it was a smile, it felt very stern.

“I…I understand.”

"Bang!! Bang!!!"

Suddenly, artillery fire erupted, and everyone on the bridge felt a jolt beneath their feet as the bridge deck in front of them was blown apart.

The navy's loudspeaker then began to broadcast.

"The first pillar has been separated."

"The first pillar contains CP9's Rob Lucci and Straw Hat Luffy!!!"

"Wow!! A warship is coming this way!!"

Timney shouted from the escort ship, "The Buster Call warships are much bigger than the escort ships. There are seven warships surrounding us, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression."

"All warships have been deployed around the Bridge of Hesitation."

"Ten pirates, including pirate hunter Zoro and Nico Robin, have been confirmed to be on the bridge and on the escort ship!!"

"They must be the main pirate crew that defeated CP9 on Enies Lobby!!"

Hearing this broadcast, everyone tensed up again. Zoro gripped his sword hilt, "They're here to steal Robin again."

Sanji pinched the cigarette.

Usopp picked up his bow.

Franky spread his arms.

Forest Mask Bai Yun looked at the warships surrounding them and exclaimed, "There are so many people."

Nami, on the ship, took out her Clima-Tact and said, "We won't let them succeed."

Robin, who had been trembling at the sight of the Buster Call, was now standing firmly with her companions by her side, her fear gone. She stood with her arms crossed and raised.

As the smoke from the blown-up bridge dissipated, Forest Mask Bai Yun shouted, gesturing for everyone to look in that direction.

"Look over there, everyone!"

Over there, because the connecting bridge surface was blown up, a large hole appeared in the wall of the first pillar, through which Luffy and Lucci could be seen.

Upon seeing this, Usopp immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Luffy!! We're here!!"

Hearing the sound, Luffy turned around and saw everyone on the bridge.

Franky and Sanji shouted along.

"Don't worry about us, everyone is safely on board."

"Sister Robin has been rescued too!"

Forest Mask Bai Yun adds a sentence.

"You're the only one missing!!"

Then everyone shouted in unison, "Defeat him!! Let's all break out of here alive!!"

As the voices reached his ears, Luffy didn't reply, but simply smiled in response, and that was enough.

Zoro: "Now it's our turn..."

"How long can it last?"

"Frankie asked."

Forest Mask Bai Yun glanced at his true form, who was shuttling between seven warships and fighting against Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan, and replied confidently.

"Keep going until Luffy defeats that cat."

Sanji stomped his foot.

That would be best.

........

Shifting their gaze away from Luffy, the Navy was already standing at the edges of the warships on both sides of the Bridge of Hesitation, waiting for them to arrive.

"Those below the rank of major are not required to participate in combat."

"Dispatch a 200-strong elite force composed of colonels and lieutenant colonels!"

"A swift and decisive victory!!"

Hearing the Navy's broadcast, Usopp thought he had misheard.

"Wha...what?"

"Naval Headquarters Captain?! The same rank as that chain-smoking Smoker, and so many of them all at once?!"

Zoro, however, remained optimistic, saying, "This shows the Navy is afraid of us..."

"Grandma, this is so scary!!"

Timmy is still a child, no matter what.

Even the well-informed Granny Kokoro fell silent in the face of such a situation and such a spectacle.

To make matters worse, Usopp discovered...

"Where did Sanji go?! Wasn't he just here?!"

Zoro turned his head and, sure enough, Sanji was nowhere to be seen.

"What the hell?! Where have you been at this crucial moment?!"

"That idiot chef!!"

"Well, even so, Zoro, you should know that Sanji is not the type to run away in the face of battle. Perhaps he has some brilliant plan."

Just now, Bai Yun took the opportunity to switch places with the Forest Mask clone, and came to the bridge to join Zoro and the others. The clone then dealt with Vice Admiral Fire Mountain. The clone was naturally no match for the vice admiral, but it could hold him off for a while.

As for Fire Mountain, although the Vice Admiral's strength is not weak, he is still one and a half levels below the Four Emperors.

A general is half a class below a king, a lieutenant general is one class below a general, and a lieutenant general is one and a half classes below a king.

He was also injured in a fight against Bai Yun, who had mastered 60% of Beckman's flintlock technique.

(Regarding the gap between the Admirals and the Four Emperors, I think a half-rank difference is reasonable. If the Admirals are on the same level as the Four Emperors, then there are Marshals, Commanders-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and so on above the Admirals. I'm just saying all this because it's my opinion. If you disagree, that's your opinion.)

Chapter 528 Be careful!

Warships surrounded the escort ship, and a force of 200 elite soldiers launched an attack.

Luffy's crewmates buff.

This is truly the final moment!

........

Bai Yun and the Forest Mask clone switched places, with Bai Yun himself coming to the ship to help everyone resist the elite force composed of a naval captain and a lieutenant colonel.

The clone then went to stop Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan, who was extremely persistent in pursuing him.

With Bai Yun using 6% of the replicated Beckman flintlock technique.

Even Vice Admiral Hiyoriyama, a naval commander, was wounded. A scar on his waist that looked like a knife cut was actually caused by a bullet.

The cloak of justice he was wearing was riddled with bullet holes.

This is also why Huoshaoshan is so obsessed with Baiyun. He has such strength and such terrifying abilities in such a short time since he set sail. He must be a Yonko-level figure when he grows up.

This solidified his resolve to capture Bai Yun, this menace, right now. However, as the fight continued, despite his best efforts, he found himself unable to defeat Bai Yun. Instead, he was injured and allowed Bai Yun to escape, replacing him with the masked man before him.

"You're also a member of the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"I have many identities. One is the Forest Mask, another is the Wishing Fairy, and the third is... guess."

Forest Mask White Returns.

To those in Huoshaoshan, it sounded like a deliberate attempt to create mystery.

"One-Sword Style: Flame Flash!!"

The fire mountain approached rapidly, and the blade slashed down, leaving a fan-shaped trail of flames on its back.

The flames were incredibly bright in the eyes of Forest Mask Bai Yun; only a fool would try to withstand them, not to mention that the Dark-Dark Fruit's fifteen-minute effect still had a few minutes left.

Twice the pain, that's not pleasant.

The Dark-Dark Fruit's double pain is explained in detail as follows: the Dark-Dark Fruit user's physical body cannot be transformed into an element to evade attacks, resulting in double the pain. Note that it is "pain," not "damage." It is not damage; rather, the double pain is the absorption of physical attacks, thus converting physical damage into mental anguish.

Simply put, this pain is mental anguish. Once the pain is over, even the physical wounds will disappear completely. This is the "absorption" ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit: absorbing damage and transforming pain.

Of course, for example, if Bai Yun cuts off Blackbeard's entire arm, Blackbeard can absorb the damage to heal his severed arm, but he cannot regenerate the severed limb.

Since Blackbeard can absorb damage, does that mean he "won't" take damage in battle? Is he invincible? No, no, no, there's a way to die called, dying from excruciating pain!

Getting back to the main point, Forest Mask Bai Yun unleashed his power and retreated, narrowly dodging Lieutenant General Fire Mountain's slash.

Fire Mountain was taken aback again. So now even a novice pirate can dodge my attacks, huh!

"One-Sword Style: Flame Tail!"

Huoshaoshan attacked again, this time with his hand behind him, the knife behind him, the blade pointing downwards, dragging the knife as he came.