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Chapter 158 Smoker: I'll empty the Navy's budget!

"Captain Arlong!"

Croobby, a soft-boned fishman, jumped into the water after seeing Boss Arlong defeated.

His signature move is the Thousand-Tile Punch, which can break a thousand tiles in water. An ordinary person would surely die if they fought him in the water.

Following the ocean current, he wanted to unleash his ultimate move.

However, he felt powerless in his body, lacking the fish-man abilities that allowed him to move freely in the water, and was as weak as a human who couldn't swim.

"What happened?"

Korobi frantically climbed onto the boat, looking at his hands. He was still a fish-man, but had even his swimming advantage been taken away?

"Fool, you have no idea how mysterious and powerful the game merchants are!"

Nami coldly watched the panicked fishmen, and fired two improved star bullets in succession. The electric snakes linked them together like lightning chains, turning them all into white light.

This approach won't kill them at all.

Nami was well aware that doing this was just to recoup some interest.

The suffering of the villagers of Cocoyasia, the death of Bellemere—all of this will be settled outside the game.

"We are united fishmen, and we can never be defeated!"

"Boss A-Long, you'll soon gain powerful abilities within the Trial Tower. Just you wait!"

The Kissing Fishman and the Salt-grilled Fishman glared at Nami, but dared not make a move to retaliate.

They were afraid of being killed by Nami again, which would mean that the cost of resurrecting Beli would be another huge expense.

Luffy asked curiously, "Nami, do you have a grudge against them?"

"The village where I lived was enslaved by them. They killed my mother and imprisoned me to draw nautical charts for them."

When Nami said those words, her gaze was unusually calm.

Perhaps it was the confidence that came from already being able to defeat the evil dragon.

She could have avoided answering or lied to Luffy, but somehow she told the truth.

"I no longer need to arm myself with lies."

The electric snake flew back and coiled around Nami's arm, rubbing against her affectionately.

Demonic Alchemy.

As long as I continue to level up and become stronger, no one in the One Piece world will be able to bully me, and then I can pursue my dreams without any worries.

"Oh, I see. Then I'll knock them away!"

Luffy, unusually serious, looked at Nami with a promise in his eyes.

Nami was taken aback.

She had sought the navy's help countless times, but upon hearing the name of the evil dragon, they were either terrified or mocked and pitied her.

But the straw hat idiot in front of her didn't; she genuinely considered herself a companion.

Just like when he was fulfilling a contract with Zoro, the look in his eyes was as if helping his comrade with trouble was a matter of course.

This feeling of trust and dependence made her feel very comfortable.

"Idiot, didn't you see I've already defeated them myself? If you really want me to be your navigator, then take the reward for the first level!"

Nami laughed, took two quick steps, and considerately helped Luffy remove his straw hat, then punched him.

"Really?"

Ignoring the bump on his head, Luffy excitedly declared, "I'm taking the Trial Tower's reward!"

After they left,

The fishmen looked at each other in bewilderment, waiting for the fishman dragon to be resurrected.

The dragon's face was terribly gloomy. After looking around, he found that Nami had already left, and he was unable to vent his anger.

"If it were my original body, that level of ability wouldn't be able to harm me at all!"

"That's right, Boss Dragon!"

The fishmen complimented him.

The dragon's eyes flashed with a cold light; he heard Nami's curses clearly as she lay dying.

Since arriving in the East Sea, this was the first time he had suffered such a great humiliation. Although he said those things, he coveted the abilities granted by the Samsara Game.

"With our Arlong Pirates working together, we're absolutely confident we can snatch the rewards from the first floor!"

"Boss Ah Long, we fully support you!"

These fish-men were among those who, after the Sun Pirates of the Grand Line disbanded, resolutely chose to follow Arlong.

They are staunch supporters of the evil dragon.

"Very good, we've accumulated some wealth over the years; the resurrection costs can be covered!"

"Brothers, defeat these lowly humans! We fish-men are the strongest race in this world!"

"oh!"

"Colonel Smoker, shall we go in too?"

Tashigi's face didn't look good.

Originally, the plan was to protect Buggy and leave, abandoning the investigation into the East Blue Trial Tower and its activities.

But to everyone's surprise, Bucky Saint secretly slipped away and led his crew into the first level of the Trial Tower.

If any problems arise, the navy in Loguetown will be severely punished.

"Go inside. Protecting the world's nobles is our navy's duty."

Smoker took a puff of his cigar, exhaling a purplish smoke, his eyes showing a hint of excitement.

He glanced at Tashigi's famous sword without leaving a trace.

The feeling of increasing strength is so satisfying, and the Trial Tower is practically a holy land where you can practice against countless vicious pirates.

The warship quickly broke through the ocean currents and rushed towards the first floor of the trial tower.

"Is the Devil Fruit power restricted?"

The smoke emanating from Smoker's body suddenly disappeared.

Those smoke clouds were deliberately released by him, a means of reacting to attacks at any time, which had become almost instinctive.

"Is it because my strength is too weak, or is there another reason, Seastone?"

Smoker frowned.

If it were the former, it would be fine, but if it were a method like Seastone, even the three admirals of the Marines with Logia-type abilities would have their strength greatly reduced.

A suggestion popped into my head.

[Reward points can be used to exchange for real-world abilities to assist in hunting activities within the Trial Tower]

"Tashigi?"

"Yes, Colonel Smoker, I also heard a notification in my head."

A light screen panel appeared in Tashigi's vision, containing her sealed abilities. She said, "After training, her physique is stronger than that of an ordinary person, and it has been transformed into four-dimensional attributes."

"Swordsmanship and naval physical skills also require corresponding reward points to obtain."

[One Piece World Swordsmanship Lv.4], [Naval Physical Skills Lv.3], 40 points of free attributes.

This is her sealed power.

If all of them are uncovered, her normal combat power will be restored.

She asked with some curiosity, "Colonel Smoker, what abilities were sealed away from you?"

Smoker glanced at his sealed abilities and said, "Use the funds in the Navy's treasury to unlock my sealed abilities."

[Naval Physical Skills Lv.4], [Smoke-Smoke Fruit Lv.6], 50 points of free attributes.

Tashigi panicked and quickly said, "Captain Smoker, wasting Loguetown's naval funds like this will likely lead to repercussions from Marine Headquarters!"

"Yeah?"

Smoker glanced at the massive island on the first level, where he could vaguely see the pirate Buggy already ashore, and said, "We are all here to protect the World Nobles. If we don't have the ability to release our powers, and this results in the Celestial Dragons being injured, it will have a much greater impact on the Navy."

A moment later,

The power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit has reappeared.

Smoker, his body shrouded in pale purple poisonous smoke, launched a smoke bomb and landed on the edge of the island.

(End of this chapter)