Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

As time went by, the pirate ship got closer and closer to Li Mingyuan's ship.

Li Mingyuan and the others also realized that the other side must have discovered their ship and was approaching them.

By this point, even without activating his Sharingan, Li Mingyuan could clearly see the overall shape of the pirate ship. Karina, who was holding a telescope, was even more astonished and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"The pirate ship is approaching us; they've spotted us!"

Karina said in a panic.

Even Nami, who has dealt with pirates for many years, looked somewhat serious upon seeing this scene.

"no way!"

Nami gritted her teeth.

She first quickly pulled out a combination stick from the backpack at her waist, and then rushed into the cabin without stopping.

There were only three people on Li Mingyuan's ship. Even if they exchanged fire, they would not have any advantage. With insufficient manpower, their firepower would definitely be suppressed. However, even so, at least when the two sides actually engaged in battle, she would still be able to provide one cannon to retaliate.

We must not give up this advantage easily!

As for Li Mingyuan...

He didn't react much at the moment, but his expression was much colder than usual.

He stood at the bow of the ship, watching the pirate ship approach.

The sonic cannon in the movie is more terrifying in long-range combat than in close combat. It can create a huge shockwave across an astonishing distance at sea, instantly blasting ordinary ships into pieces on the seabed.

Li Mingyuan was already prepared to meet the attack. If the other side really was the pirates from the movie, he would face them head-on at the bow of the ship and use Kamui to wipe out all the impact when the sonic cannons came at him.

If he didn't want the ship to sink and everyone to die, this was his only option.

Even the right eye Kamui won't work; it has to be the left eye Kamui, which consumes a lot of energy at a long distance, so that the entire ship can be saved precisely at the moment the shockwave arrives, while simultaneously retaliating against the opponent.

"Can you discern the depth of those eyes?"

Li Mingyuan stood at the bow of the ship, his back to Karina, his eyes now transformed into scarlet Sharingan with three tomoe.

The sea breeze caressed his face, causing his clothes to flutter in the wind.

At this moment, seeing Li Mingyuan's serious and prepared demeanor, Karina couldn't help but swallow. The tense atmosphere permeated the deck, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.

Soon, through Karina's binoculars, she could clearly see the pirates running around on the deck of the pirate ship.

Suddenly, Li Mingyuan frowned.

"wrong!"

Li Mingyuan's eyes widened instantly. "That pirate flag is—"

Li Mingyuan's gaze as he stared at the pirate ship suddenly changed.

Just then, the pirate ship that was heading his way suddenly unfurled its mainsail. Compared to the pirate flag fluttering at the very top of the mast, the skull pattern, which was clearer and more eye-catching, caught Li Mingyuan's eye.

The base is a spade, with a crossbones skull and glasses on top. One side of the skull is smiling, the other is frowning, and the hairstyle is flame-shaped.

There's absolutely no mistake!

"This is the Spade Pirates' flag, the pirate flag they used before Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates!"

The next second, a streak of fire flashed across the sky, falling towards his ship like a shooting star.

Upon seeing this, Li Mingyuan paused.

Ultimately, they did not choose to stop the other party.

At Karina's shout, the flames successfully landed on the edge of his boat, exploding into a large shower of sparks.

"Oh? You're the captain of this ship? You don't seem quite like the legendary fish-men."

In the dissipating flames, a smiling young man could be seen squatting on the ship's railing, saying, "But if you're not a pirate crew, I'm afraid my arrival has been somewhat of a disturbance."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Portgas D. Ace. Please take care of me."

The young man adjusted his hat, lowered his head, and greeted Karina and Li Mingyuan.

Until then.

Li Mingyuan, who was standing at the bow of the ship, put away his Sharingan and slowly turned around to look at the young man's face not far away.

His expression was somewhat complicated.

At the same time, they were about ten days' voyage away from where Li Mingyuan was located.

Golden Island, the legendary final resting place of the great pirate Unan.

"Hahaha! Yes, just keep moving!!"

A man clad in golden armor, with a burly appearance like a lion, roared with laughter as he faced the crowd, "Once you find the treasure, I will set you free. I will keep my promise!"

Previously, the movie version's BOSS, Edrag, whom Li Mingyuan had been longing for, has now arrived on the island ahead of Li Mingyuan and the others!

And it's not just their cast in the theatrical version.

Besides Edrag himself, the hired Indian-dressed swordsman Golas, and a bunch of henchmen, there were three other people who had also joined Edrag's pirate crew on the island at this moment.

"So that's how it is. This is the Golden Island you've been talking about? It doesn't look particularly special."

The man with short green hair, who was leading the trio, looked around and raised an eyebrow, replying, "But you're wrong about one thing. When did we need to help you find treasure?"

"My promise was only that I wouldn't leave while you were searching for the treasure. If you want to break the agreement, I don't care. It'll just mean we can continue the fighting from last time here."

The man grinned, exuding an extremely dangerous aura, and placed his hand on the sword at his waist. "Want to try and see who will actually be standing in the end?"

With a clang.

With a crisp clang of the blade, the green-haired man had already slightly drawn his sword.

Seeing this, the burly man who looked like a lion narrowed his eyes, and the swordsman dressed in Native American clothing beside him immediately drew his sword. Both of them were wary of each other's every move.

However, unlike the tense atmosphere among the pirate crew, at the same moment, the two other men behind the green-haired man, who were covered in wounds, couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw the other man blocking their way.

"Why go to such lengths for us? We're the ones who caused this trouble, yet you're the one standing up for us!"

"Brother Zoro!"

"No matter what others say, from today onwards you are our second eldest brother!!"

Joseph and Johnny shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, Zoro in the front row stumbled and almost couldn't help but sheath his sword.

"Shut up! Who wants to be your eldest brother! By the way, what exactly is the second eldest brother?"

Zoro whirled around, his eyes wide, and snapped, "Let's make this clear beforehand: I'm only helping you until this matter is over. I'm just repaying a favor from last time at sea. Once this is over, it doesn't matter where you die!"

After saying that, Zoro raised his eyes again and looked at the treasure-hunting pirate crew in front of him.

"In short, that's the situation. What's your choice?"

"Whether you live or die may depend on your single thought."

"Zoro said in a deep voice."

Seeing Zoro's posture, the golden lion-headed Edrag and Golas exchanged a glance, their eyes conveying a cryptic message.

This period did not last long.

A short while later, Edrag made his decision.

"Hahaha! Don't be so tense, Pirate Hunter!"

Edrag laughed loudly, "I just thought you guys had nothing better to do on the island, so I wanted to ask you for a favor."

"If you're unwilling, then forget it. No matter the outcome, you'll be allowed to leave once this matter is over."

"That would be best."

Zoro sheathed his sword again and sneered, "On this vast ocean, those who can't tell their own worth will only die sooner."

"I hope that your current mindset can hold onto until the very end."

Immediately afterwards, Zoro stopped confronting the pirate crew in front of him and directly called out to Joseph and Johnny behind him.

"What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

Zoro frowned and said, "Didn't we say we could do whatever we wanted before leaving the island? In that case, let's just find a place to rest for a while."

"Yes, yes!!"

Joseph and Johnny, in their excitement, didn't care about the pirate crew's reaction.

Following Zoro's lead, the two left the coastline together.

Only the pirate crew that remained in the same spot were left.

Edrag watched the three figures leave with a mixture of anger and uncertainty. Joseph and Johnny, who should have been prisoners, also left, showing that they didn't take him seriously at all.

If this pirate hunter, renowned in the East Blue, weren't truly skilled, he would have already unleashed a sonic cannon right then and there.

"captain……"

"Hmph, I know, ignore them."

Edrag snorted coldly, his voice gloomy, "Anyway, without our help, they can't leave this island. This is not the time to settle accounts with them. Right now, the top priority is to find the gold buried on this island."

"As long as we have the treasure map, we'll find it sooner or later."

As Edrag spoke, he pulled out an extremely worn-out blueprint from his pocket, a smug look on his face.

When it comes to his passion for gold, he is confident that he is second to none.

Before the gold is found, he can tolerate even the offenses against the pirate hunters for a while.

"Gold, lovely gold."

"Where exactly is it?"

Edrag turned to look at the vast forest on the golden island, his face filled with rapture.

They moved further and further away from the coast until they could no longer see the other group of people at all.

Zoro, who had been with Joseph and Johnny, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"At this distance, it should be fine."

He thought to himself.

Zoro stopped and turned back to look at the two people in front of him.

Recalling how he came to this island, even he, a veteran of countless battles, couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He was originally staying with Joseph and Johnny temporarily, planning to save up some money before setting off again. However, one day without any warning, the pirates suddenly came knocking on Joseph and Johnny's door.

Faced with this situation, he did not hesitate to draw his knife and try to help Joseph and Johnny out of trouble.

However, to his surprise...

This group of pirates was no ordinary bunch from the East Blue; they were exceptionally powerful. Even he was struggling against the combined attacks of the sonic lion and the swordsman.

The key point is that the sonic man's attack range is extremely terrifying, and Zoro really has no confidence that he can protect Joseph and Johnny under the onslaught of these people.

After finally creating an opening in the man in the golden armor, both sides decided to temporarily cease hostilities and reached a mutual agreement.

"By now, it's about time you told me the whole story."

Zoro sighed, "How did you get involved with this group of pirates? Didn't you say you were going to retire? Or is this group of pirates actually your reason for retiring?"

"Well……"

Joseph and Johnny looked at each other, both of them feeling ashamed.

"To be honest with you, Zoro, we also had our eyes on the great pirate Unan on this Golden Island before, hoping to get some bounty or something. However, before we could make a move, that subordinate was captured by another powerful pirate crew, so we had to temporarily avoid the fray."

"For some reason, the news seems to have spread, and it looks like this guy is targeting us because of it. But to be honest, no pirate has ever come looking for us specifically for something like this before. This is the first time we've encountered a situation like this, and our reason for wanting to retire has absolutely nothing to do with this."

After some hesitation, the two of them each told Zoro their thoughts.

Upon hearing Joseph and Johnny's words, Zoro recalled the scene that had occurred on the ship earlier.

"I see, so that's the one."

Zoro couldn't help but rub his forehead and said, "No wonder that lion-headed guy asked you to lead the way to a group of pirates on the way, and it seems he even took something from those pirates."

"Looking at it now, that should be the treasure map for this island."

If you calculate it that way, isn't it a completely unwarranted disaster that they ended up on this island?

If he hadn't had some strength, made an agreement with the other party to intimidate each other, and even gone through the trouble of following the ship all the way to this point, perhaps when Joseph and Johnny finished leading the way, it would have been their death day.

Moreover, if that's really the case, honestly, no matter how you look at it, Zoro can't find any reason why the other side would let him and his crew go after finding the treasure. They don't seem like pirates with something wrong with their heads.

"Really, disasters really do come one after another."

Finally, Zoro shook his head and let out a long breath.

"Since this is the reality, then there is no other choice."

"Although it's a bit risky, if you two want to survive, you'll have to be prepared for a fight to the death. Rather than waiting for the other to make a move, I prefer to strike first."

Zoro smirked and said, "How about it? Are you ready to fight to the death?"