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“Brother Ruth, that’s about it. I’ll leave this to my compatriots.”

As for you, come with me to the Tower of Justice to save people.

"I'll handle the CP9 agents the World Government mentioned, Brother Wood. Your job is to find Tom and rescue him as quickly as possible."

Since Tiger has said so, what can Ruth do?

If he insisted on staying to help deal with the "French Dogs" and the "guilty jury," Ruth was even worried that he and the others would be killed by these merfolk warriors.

At this moment, Russ felt that these fishmen were seriously ill... cough cough, the fishmen warriors were indeed as fond of fighting as rumored.

Instead of fighting weaker opponents, they insist on courting death by taking on those troublesome enemies.

Since they could relax a bit, Rus and the others naturally wouldn't refuse. So soon, Aaron and the other merman warriors were left at the Inquisition, while Rus and Franky followed Tiger to the final Tower of Justice.

Due to the overwhelming strength of the Sun Pirates and their unexpected attack, Enies Lobby quickly fell while Gion and Garp were held back by Wood.

Only an hour has passed since Wood and Tiger landed on the island, and the entire Enies Lobby has already been breached.

During this hour, Spandam's psychological state underwent a rich and varied process.

When Spandam first heard the news that Wood and his men had walked right into his trap, he was undoubtedly happy and excited.

Spandam was filled with worry when he learned that in addition to Wood's pirate crew and a few remnants of Tom's Works, the Sun Pirates were also among those who attacked Enies Lobby.

However, he quickly suppressed his worries, because there were two top-tier powerhouses on Enies Lobby: Marine Hero Garp and Rear Admiral Momousagi.

Although the other party is Fisher Tiger, who caused a great disturbance in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, no matter what, he can't be compared with the Pirate King Roger and the Golden Lion, right?

Upon realizing this, Spandam instantly felt that the problem was still within a controllable range, and even put down the Den Den Mushi he had picked up.

Who is Fisher Tiger? To the Fish-Men, he might be an undisputed hero, but to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, he is a real heavyweight criminal.

After the incident at Mary Geoise, the World Government also ordered the Marine Headquarters to hunt down these vicious fish-men throughout the seas.

Unfortunately, the sea is like home to the fish-men, and Tiger and his crew are incredibly strong, which caused the Navy to suffer repeated setbacks and ultimately give up.

But now that these fishmen have arrived on land, and Enies Lobby now has powerful henchmen like Vice Admiral Garp and Major Admiral Momousagi, isn't this a perfect windfall?

Imagine if you not only got your hands on the blueprints for "Pluto" this time, but also delivered Fisher Tiger to the Celestial Dragons.

Without much thought, given the Celestial Dragons' hatred for Fisher Tiger and his group, with two major achievements in a row, he might even surpass his father and become a high-ranking official in the World Government.

The Sun Pirates and Tiger are wanted criminals by the World Government. If I inform the World Government about this, they will definitely send strong reinforcements.

But once the World Government sends people over, needless to say, a lot of their credit will be taken away, and their original merit of capturing the criminals will even be transformed into the so-called provision of intelligence.

Spandam is greedy; he wants to take all the credit for himself, and the forces on Enies Lobby are definitely capable of doing so.

Unfortunately, being stationed at the rear, he was clearly severely hampered by a lack of information. While he was still planning for Admiral Momousagi to stop Wood and Vice Admiral Garp to capture Tiger and other Fish-Man criminals, he was unaware that the Sun Pirates had already reached the main island of Enies Lobby.

When the messenger rushed in to report, Tiger and Franky were already engaged in battle with the three chief judges of the court and were about to march on their side.

"Where's Vice Admiral Garp? Where's Rear Admiral Momousagi? What are they doing?! Are they just going to let these pirates and fishmen run rampant on Enies Lobby?"

When Spandam heard that Tiger had already reached the foot of the Tower of Justice, he was terrified and angrily questioned the messenger, asking what Garp and his main force were doing.

Chapter 176 Momousagi: Protecting Enies Lobby is not our mission

"No, Vice Admiral Garp and Rear Admiral Momousagi went to the main gate to provide support almost immediately, but they were stopped by the naval traitor Wood."

The Marines on Enies Lobby had witnessed the commotion caused by Wood's battle with Garp.

A naval officer who has been guarding Enies Lobby for so long said that he had never seen a battle of that level before.

Enies Lobby is located in the first half of the Grand Line. The overall quality of the naval soldiers stationed there is actually similar to that of the branch, or perhaps even worse.

After all, the branch's navy occasionally goes out to sea to chase pirates, but the navy stationed on Enies Lobby is more like a security guard.

They weren't on missions to hunt down pirates; their daily routine consisted of clocking in and patrolling. And Enies Lobby, a place like that, hadn't been attacked in hundreds of years.

Unlike the Marine Headquarters, who are used to grand scenes, it's perfectly normal for them to be shocked by clashes of domineering power or high-level battles between swordsmen.

"A mere former naval lieutenant commander, a traitor, has managed to drag down two top-tier combatants from headquarters?"

Spandam wasn't smart, but he wasn't stupid either.

Momousagi is one thing, but Garp is a tough guy who chased after the Pirate King Roger and beat him up. Now he's being held back by a mere Navy traitor. Isn't that a joke?

Even if Momousagi isn't a match for the Navy traitor Wood, leaving Garp to deal with him would be more than enough, so why is Momousagi being dragged along?

"As the supreme commander, I order Vice Admiral Garp and Rear Admiral Gion to temporarily set aside the pursuit of the naval traitor Wood and first capture Fisher Tiger, a major criminal of the World Government."

"If that old man Tom really gets rescued, your Marine Headquarters must take full responsibility!"

Enraged, Spandam dialed the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) that was supposed to be connected to Garp, and directly invoked the World Government's name, attempting to threaten Garp and Momousagi into obeying his orders.

Even a fool like Spandam wouldn't believe that a naval hero and a star rear admiral would be stopped by a mere naval traitor; it's blatantly an act against him.

Since Garp and Wood were still locked in fierce combat, Garp immediately tossed the Den Den Mushi to Gion, who was watching from the sidelines.

When the Den Den Mushi is answered, its expression perfectly mimics Spandam's angry face, and it roars directly at Gion.

Gion, however, was unmoved by Spandam's threats and chose to ignore his so-called "orders."

They are Navy personnel from Marine Headquarters, not from Enies Lobby. Although they all work for the World Government, they are not part of the same organization.

Spandam, the highest-ranking commander on Enies Lobby, couldn't command the admirals of their naval headquarters; in fact, in terms of rank, they were only roughly equal to him.

Of course, Gion is not Garp. If it were the latter, Garp might not even bother with a clown like Spandam, but Gion is different.

Having been adept at handling such matters, she replied to Spandam in a businesslike tone: "Commander Spandam, what you're saying is a bit puzzling."

Have you forgotten? What was the main purpose of our Navy Headquarters' visit to Enies Lobby this time?

Isn't it because you reported to the World Government that there was a traitor in our navy, which seriously hindered your mission, that you sent us to hunt down the navy traitor Wood?

"So Vice Admiral Garp and I have never gone against our original intentions, and we are currently doing our best to capture the naval traitors who are hindering your mission."

Gion's seemingly bewildered expression uttered those words, instantly freezing Spandam's pent-up anger, leaving him with nowhere to vent it.

That's right. Because he didn't want the "Pluto" thing to be exposed, and he didn't want the credit to be shared by the Navy Headquarters, Spandam's reason for asking for help was that the Navy traitor Wood was hindering his mission.

"But now things have changed, and the World Government's most wanted criminals are about to storm the Tower of Justice."

And we also need to rescue Tom, the fishman, a key figure in this classified mission. Are you, the Navy Headquarters, just going to stand idly by?!

The expression on Gion's Den Den Mushi at this moment was that of Spandam, barely containing his anger and gritting his teeth.

Before confronting Gion and the others, he had already reported the situation here to the World Government.

Even if the World Government's powerful allies were to reach Enies Lobby through the Gate of Justice behind them, it would be too late.

Now Spandam has no choice but to beg Gion and the others for help first, and then settle accounts with those two bastards, Garp and Gion, after things are over and he gets promoted.

Unfortunately, Spandam never expected that Wood was one of their own from the Navy Headquarters, and that Pluton and his crew also wanted to get their hands on him, so naturally they couldn't choose to help Spandam at that moment.

"I'm sorry, Commander Spandam, our orders are to capture the naval traitor Wood; this is our top priority."

As for the "classified mission" you mentioned, unfortunately we know nothing about it.

Even if you complain to the World Government later, we will still be in the right, since we did what they told us to do.

After saying that, Gion hung up the Den Den Mushi without giving Spandam a chance to continue speaking.

Meanwhile, Spandam went completely hysterical upon seeing the Den Den Mushi, which had fallen asleep and was now silent.

He had only been parachuted into Enies Lobby for a short time, and now the entire island had been breached. There was no doubt that he would be the one to take the blame. Spandam looked utterly desperate at the thought.

However, Spandam soon realized that Tom was still in his hands, and that Tom knew the whereabouts of the Hades blueprints.

Although not directly handing over the design blueprints to the World Government would greatly diminish the merit, handing over the only person in the know should be enough to make amends.

"You, go immediately to the warship that's preparing to leave, and then you protect me as we take that old man Tom to the Bridge of Hesitation. We'll leave through the Gate of Justice."

The World Government's support will also come via this route; we might even encounter them halfway there.

Although Spandam is young now, his cowardly and fearful nature remains unchanged, both now and more than a decade from now.

Since Enies Lobby is almost completely overrun, there's no point in him staying; he'd just be waiting to die. Running away is the best option.

He only has one life. Although he has lost his merit, as long as Tom is in his hands, he can make amends. The World Government should give him another chance.

Chapter 177 Tiger: I didn't expect Wood's crew to be so incompetent.

Spandam was still thinking of using Tom to make a comeback, but he didn't expect that Franky and his men had already rescued Tom first.

Tiger was more than capable of dealing with the three chief judges of the court, while Franky and Ruth searched the entire Tower of Justice and rescued Tom before Spandam could reach him.

However, just as they were about to leave, they happened to run into Spandam and two CP9 members who were about to leave with their men.

Seeing that even the last chance to redeem himself was about to be lost, Spandam naturally ordered the two CP9 members beside him to snatch Tom back.

Franky and Iceberg, being quite young, are actually of average combat strength.

Iceberg is weak from start to finish, while Franky is just as weak because he hasn't become a cyborg yet.

Although Tom was a shipwright, he was quite a fighter due to his immense strength. However, after being tortured for several days and having gone on a hunger strike, he was now almost powerless to fight.

Of everyone present, the only ones capable of stopping two CP9 members are Ruth and her group.

However, as one of the World Government's most elite intelligence agencies, CP9, which possesses all six types of power, has an overall combat strength comparable to that of a colonel in the Marine Headquarters.

Although Ruth and his group had the advantage in numbers, after a few rounds, almost everyone present except Ruth, who was still able to stand, had lost their will to fight.