Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Those fishmen did indeed seem to be in much better physical condition than the marines they had just dealt with; they even had the strength to pry open the stone doors on their bodies and stand up.

These are fishmen.

On a sunshade deck chair not far away, the person simply opened their eyes arrogantly in the face of the commotion.

This fish-man has a long, sharp, serrated nose and a mouthful of sharp teeth.

"Which village's bastards are here looking for death again?" Arlong stared intently at Luffy as he spoke.

"You humans really never learn your lesson."

"Are you Arlong?" Luffy suddenly asked.

"Where did you come from, you greenhorn? Boss Ah Long doesn't have time to play with you."

The fishman next to him started to mock him, and Alon turned his gaze toward the gate, where he saw a familiar orange-haired figure.

"Hahaha, so it was Nami who brought them. Your taste is terrible..."

Snapped.

Before he could finish speaking, the fishman who had spoken just now flew past Arlong's body and crashed into the wall behind him.

One punch, and he was dead!

Chapter 23 Luffy, the Predator

Arlong Park fell into an eerie silence, except for the steam emanating from Luffy's body.

"This is a rare sight indeed. Is he a Devil Fruit user?"

Arlong suddenly spoke up, and to be honest, Luffy startled him. As a pirate who had been on the Grand Line, his knowledge was far beyond that of ordinary pirates.

How rare are Devil Fruit users?

Anyway, this was the first time he had ever seen the East China Sea in all his decades of life.

"I've changed my mind. Let's have you join us."

Arlong stood up, as if making a serious invitation, and laughed heartily with his arms outstretched, "Just like Nami, become one of us!"

"Nami is my navigator."

Luffy retorted seriously, "It has been like this ever since I joined the crew, and it will always be like this."

"Heh, hahaha..."

Ah Long burst into laughter, as did the other cadres beside him.

"Did you see that tattoo on her arm? She's been one of Ah Long's gang for ten years now. Look, that's her identifier!"

The girl next to her showed off the tattoo on her arm.

"What if only Nami has this kind of thing?"

Luffy aimed his hand at Chu's arm, his tone calm.

"Just like now."

It was accompanied by a loud bang.

It let out a heart-wrenching scream, and its tattooed arm snapped off in the blink of an eye.

Nami covered her mouth, unable to make a sound, as if something was filling her heart.

"What did you do to my partner?!"

Arlong roared, a radical racist who considered fish-men superior to all others and humans as a lowly and inferior race.

"This is just the beginning."

Luffy didn't rush to make a move, his cold gaze fixed on Arlong.

"Hehehe, humans, such inferior creatures, are as troublesome as ants if they don't learn a lesson."

Arlong pointed at Nami, "You want to rescue that woman? Indeed, you've also noticed her incredibly enviable seafaring talent, haven't you?"

Nami's talent is unparalleled! It's a pity I only realized this after I killed her Marine mother; otherwise, I would have had even more ways to coerce her.

However, as long as the village is under my control, it will never escape my control!

"Hehehehe, Nami's always wanted to save up 100 million to buy the village from me, hasn't she? Too bad, if you had come a little later, her 100 million would still be mine. First give hope, then inflict despair!"

Luffy looked up, and steam burst from his body in an instant, his blood circulating faster.

In fact, even someone as carefree as him could sense that Nami was preoccupied, which should have made him aware of the burdens she carried in her heart.

"Let me let you experience it too."

Luffy spoke up: "What is despair?"

"Mere humans!"

"Don't be so arrogant!"

The fishmen's faces showed anger; since they arrived in the East China Sea, no one had dared to give them a hard time.

I've never seen such an arrogant person!

Arlong decided to go himself. He could tell that Luffy was quite strong; otherwise, Luffy's arm wouldn't have been broken off so easily, and his subordinates would have wasted their lives if they had tried.

"Go and bring Nami to me. I'll take care of this nobody."

Arlong grinned and looked at Luffy, "I'll show you the strength of a great pirate with a bounty of 20 million Berries!"

Luffy started moving.

His target wasn't Arlong, but the fishmen around him.

Use the way of the person to treat the person's body.

This is a lesson Luffy learned after reading a lot of books these past two days. When he's not reading, his mind is empty; but once he fills it with knowledge, it's like opening the door to a new world.

Simply put, they will think things through more carefully, unlike their previous naivety.

Are fish-men's arm strength ten times that of normal humans?

Unfortunately, they were not facing normal humans.

Luffy's speed is outrageous.

Rubber Jet Pistol

Rubber Jet Rocket Launcher

Rubber Jet Whip

......

The upgraded move is so powerful that it can knock out someone using iron blocks with a single strike, let alone these fishmen who are like grunts.

Fishmen are known as beings more ferocious than wild beasts, yet they still feel fear when facing superior predators.

Luffy is now the dominant predator.

They clearly had a chance to take down Arlong first, but a shrill scream rang out beside him. Those fishmen with tattoos on their arms were alright, they were just missing an arm. But the executive named Croobi had his chest pierced through.

Ah Long is going crazy.

"If you're so capable, why don't you fight me head-on!"

The once bustling and joyful Alon Amusement Park is now eerily silent.

Why would such a formidable opponent emerge in the East China Sea?

Shouldn't pirates who have developed their Devil Fruit abilities to this extent have already headed to the New World?!

"What's the rush?" Luffy suddenly grinned. "You're the last one."

Luffy experienced for the first time what the beauty of numbers truly meant.

A few days ago, defeating Kro would not have been nearly as easy as it is now.

If Luffy maintains the same mindset he had when he first set sail, he thinks the battle with Arlong will likely continue for some time.

"That kind of training must have some benefits."

Luffy gradually accepted this training, which was even more grueling than his grandfather's.

Sleep for an hour, eat for a minute.

Despite having a single-processor brain, it was crammed with all sorts of miscellaneous knowledge to support the continuous development of Devil Fruit abilities.

This is the reward!

"it's your turn."

The only remaining movement on the field was Ah Long in front, frantically slashing with a serrated knife.

"Rubber Jet... machine gun!"

Ah Long's enormous body was slammed into the wall of a huge building.

"Die!" A crimson glint flashed in Luffy's eyes as the symbol of Arlong's crew, tattooed on his chest, was pierced through.

Why would such a thing happen?!

Ah Long's eyes widened in disbelief.

The merfolk are clearly the noblest race.

[Gain bonus time.]

[Armament Haki proficiency gain will be significantly increased over the next three minutes.]

"Haki proficiency improved?" Luffy had a slight distinction between improving his proficiency in Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

In short, it's like physical training and sparring with Zoro, and from time to time, he gains proficiency in Armament Haki.

He learned navigation from Nami, and Usopp taught him some basic shooting theory. After his mental strength was damaged, his Observation Haki was also improved.

We don't yet know what kind of power "霸气" (domineering aura) is.