Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 190 The Straw Hat Crew Under Siege

A vast expanse of land covered in ice.

The Buggy Pirates, covered in dust and dirt, crawled out of the ruins.

Chief of Staff Cabaji exclaimed in delight, "Captain Bucky, we're really lucky! Only Leakey died and was resurrected after spending 200 reward points; the rest of us survived."

"Thanks to you for saving everyone, Leakey!"

Mochi looked at the giant lion that had just been resurrected with a face full of emotion.

Through continuous strengthening, the lion Liki grew to be as tall as a two-story building, with flames burning on its mane.

A very imposing flaming lion.

boom.

Leakey looked at everyone with a mournful expression, then plopped down down, taking Bucky and everyone else with him.

Save everyone?

Is this what I, the Lion, want to do? Yet you all hide behind me, making me suffer everything.

The scene was chaotic at the time.

The members of Buggy's crew used each other as shields. Leigh also tried to use his vice-captain Mochi as a shield, but his size was too large, and he ultimately became the target of everyone's attacks.

Although you won't die inside the Trial Tower, the pain is incredibly realistic; even the strongest lion would be afraid of pain.

Do these humans have any conscience at all?

"You bastard Leigh, daring to attack Lord Bucky, believe me or not, once we get to Mary Geoise, you'll be eating green peppers every day!"

Pakistani felt as if his internal organs were being squeezed out, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.

"It's a red nose..."

A surprised voice suddenly rang out.

The Straw Hat Pirates' ship gradually approached from a distance, hunting down the spirits along the way. Luffy, the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates, fixed his gaze on Buggy.

"Don't call me Red Nose, I am the great Saint Bucky!"

Bucky got up.

Upon hearing the nickname "Red Nose," Red Nose became so angry that it tilted to one side, and he retorted angrily.

"So it was the straw hat rubber man. How dare he disrespect the captain! What a fool who should be locked up in jail."

"Execute him!"

"Bold straw hat!"

Fang Yi sensed the encounter between Straw Hat and Bucky, and couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing their voices.

have to say,

You can't find two kinds of people on a ship. After acquiring the Celestial Dragon bloodline, Buggy showed no hesitation whatsoever, seamlessly transitioning into his new identity. His arrogant demeanor almost rivaled that of a real Celestial Dragon.

Even these crew members transformed themselves into crew members of the world's nobles with remarkable ease, without the slightest sense of incongruity.

"Get out of my way, or I'll chop you up!"

Zoro spoke succinctly, raising his tightly gripped twin swords and glaring menacingly at the swaggering Buggy.

The ruthless rebellion of the nobles and the Revolutionary Army against the World Government caused the Celestial Dragons' prestige to decline rapidly.

However, with the powerful secret intelligence agency CP and the threat of the Navy, they are unwilling to directly clash with the Celestial Dragons and prefer to avoid conflict whenever possible.

It is indeed quite rare for an entire crew of villains to be like the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Is that so? Just you lot?"

Buggy laughed arrogantly, pulled out a high-end weapon he had previously purchased, and said, "This world's noble, super Celestial Dragon, can take care of you all with one hand."

"Watch out, Bucky's gun is a level 15 purple weapon!"

Nami's mouth opened slightly, her gaze greedily fixed on the long-barreled rifle that shimmered with a faint blue halo.

"A purple weapon?"

Zoro frowned and unconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword even tighter.

Even the Oathblade, the Great Grade Sword [Wado Ichimonji], which can cut through iron like mud, is only a level 10 blue weapon.

Game merchants are extremely rigorous in their evaluation of equipment; the difference in grade and level is enough to create a significant gap between players.

"I said, you straw hat idiot!"

Bucky's eyes darted around like wheels as he chuckled, "How about we team up?"

"I have the advantage of my status; I can cross the naval blockade without fighting. How about we team up to get the first kill on the source of the contamination, and I'll share the reward with you?"

Although the navy provides him with protection, it will never help him hunt soul hunters.

Having already tasted the sweetness of victory, Buggy naturally wouldn't give up the lord hunt. However, lacking sufficient strength himself, he could only set his sights on these scattered pirates.

The Straw Hat Pirates are considered one of the more powerful pirate forces among these pirate groups.

"don't want."

Luffy picked his nose.

There's no reason; I just simply don't like taking risks with strangers.

"Then die, you damn straw hat!"

Dagger-shaped bullets shot out from the dark gun barrel, freezing the area they hit and quickly encasing a large area in ice.

boom.

Luffy reached out and took off his straw hat, slamming it heavily onto the frozen ground.

The fist energy surged into the earth through the straw hat, spreading out a circular domain of [Giant Soldier Power].

"Rubber, rubber...dive and swing!"

Luffy's figure moved like a ghost, flashing around and appearing next to Buggy in the blink of an eye.

"Rubber Rubber... Tiger Creek and Holy Fist Combo!"

Like a tiger, he pounced on Bucky, unleashing brilliant bursts of energy with each punch, the air crackling with a sharp whistling sound.

Bang bang bang.

The Claymore mine exploded, billowing black smoke.

This was a push-button explosive device that Buggy had set up long ago, but it only caused minor damage to Luffy, the Blue Fist Saint, who was agile.

"Niche!"

The first mate brandished his animal whip, striking the fiery lion's rump.

The fiery lion, tall enough to be two stories high, swelled several meters in size, its fiery mane bursting into flames, and lunged at Luffy.

"Ah...it's so hot!"

Luffy swooped down and swung behind Buggy, lifting the dazed Buggy with both arms and using them as a shield to block the Flame Lion.

"Awoo!"

Flames burned Bucky's red nose, making him wince in pain.

Looking up, I saw a fleeting glint of exhilaration in Leakey's eyes.

Bucky shrieked, "Damn Leakey, you could have stopped in time! So, you were getting revenge on me?"

He was greeted by the fiery lion's rather human-like feigned death expression.

It's as if it's saying, "I'm a lion, how could I possibly have the emotions of you despicable humans?"

"Luffy, tie him up."

Nami smiled sinisterly and, after approaching Buggy, activated her already quite proficient life skills.

[Your attempt to steal from the player failed...]

[Your attempt to steal from the player failed...]

"..."

Bucky's hair stood on end, and he cried out, "Devil woman, what do you want to do?"

“Eh…”

After several failed attempts, Nami looked at Buggy with some confusion. Buggy was really lucky; his theft technique kept failing to activate.

Persistence pays off; he activated the Stealing Technique several more times until his energy was almost depleted.

You have successfully used the Steal spell on the player and obtained [Holy Martial Illusion Gauntlets]*1

"Luffy, here you go!"

Nami opened her equipment inventory and found a level 10 green gauntlet, which she casually traded to Luffy, who was suited to it.

"Stop! Those are my equipment!"

Bucky struggled.

The primary attribute of a munitions expert is spirit, which can enhance the power of the munitions they produce, while their strength and physique are slightly weaker.

Luffy, on the other hand, uses a barbarian fighting style with the same strength and physique as Garp.

This meant that Buggy was completely unable to break free from Luffy's control.

"Captain Bucky!"

Buggy's crew wanted to come to his rescue, but Zoro, whose ghostly figures floated behind him, blocked their way.

You have successfully used the Steal skill on the player and obtained [Demon Slayer Blade]*1

"Zoro, this is yours..."

A katana with purple tassels was tossed to Zoro by Nami, who instructed him, "Two thousand reward points, don't forget to give them to me!"

"knew!"

Zoro took the Demon Blade and examined its dark purple blade. A faint layer of yin energy emerged, making the entire blade feel unusually cold to the touch.

A knife that's perfect for Devil May Cry.

I never knew Red Nose had so many good things about it.

"That's my knife, give it back!"

Bucky was so angry that tears streamed down his face; these were all the spoils he had obtained from hunting demons.

The Stealing skill only works on equipment that is not soul-bound.

These dropped items were intended to be exchanged for money, so there was no need to go through the trouble of soul binding them. As a result, they were targeted by Nami.

"Robbing a Celestial Dragon? You audacious fools..."

A group of people slowly approached.

The leader was a man with a strangely colored nose and a large, elephant-like sword strapped to his back.

"I am Spandam, the commander of CP9, under the World Government!"

The man introduced himself arrogantly, then said, "By order of the Five Elders, I've arrested the heinous Straw Hat crew and am taking them to Enies Lobby for trial!"

"The weapon on your back looks strange, is it an elephant?"

"That's right, it's a weapon made by eating the Elephant-Elephant Fruit, which allows one to transform into an elephant..."

Owl, a tall, spherical CP9 intelligence member, began to talk to Luffy.

Luffy's eyes sparkled with admiration as he exclaimed, "Amazing!"

"Owl, do you also want to be judged by the World Government?"

Spandam felt humiliated by the owl and threatened him in great displeasure.

"sorry."

The owl reached out and pulled the zipper off its beak, then clasped its hands together in a gesture of apology.

Lucci, wearing a black top hat, frowned slightly.

If it weren't for the World Government's orders, they would never have obeyed Spandam's commands. Even so, they still looked down on this guy from the bottom of their hearts.

hum.

Lucci's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already next to Luffy, kicking him away with a powerful kick.

They rescued Buggy and captured Nami at the same time.

"Orange Devil, bounty 80 million Berries, go to Enies Lobby and repent for your crimes!"

Spandam glared maliciously at Nami, who was being thrown at him by Lucci.

Lift your foot, and it's about to slam down hard.

stab.

A small, silvery-white snake with two horns on its head emerged, its body crackling with electric arcs.

Nami's lips curled up, showing no sign of panic after being captured.

After drinking a bottle of energy-restoring potion, the body's energy fluctuated violently.

The electric eel suddenly began to elongate, transforming into a spiral-shaped electric tower resembling a magnetic coil, enveloping all the intelligence members within an energy array filled with lightning energy.

"not good!"

Lu Qi sensed something was wrong and quickly dodged away.

But the remaining intelligence agents weren't so lucky.

Streams of electricity shot out from the head of the electric eel at the top of the power tower, paralyzing everyone and causing their health to plummet.

"I forgot to tell you, Nami-san is the strongest among us!"

Sanji's eyes nearly turned into pink hearts as he watched Nami unleash her incredible power, and he jumped up excitedly.

In just a few seconds.

The intelligence members' health points dropped by nearly half, and by the time the power tower ran out of energy, Nami had already returned to the Straw Hat Pirates' camp.

Bruno, covered in electric shock burns, whispered, "Boss, the Straw Hat crew is tough to deal with."

Lucci said expressionlessly, "The Orange Demons won't be able to use that strange move many times. They're no match for us."

With the financial resources of the World Government, they were at full strength as soon as they landed on Death Island.

Although the Straw Hat crew's strength has undergone a dramatic change due to the Rinne Game,

However, CP9 is no pushover either, and with the Buggy Pirates assisting them, capturing the Straw Hat Pirates won't take too much effort.

"Don't worry, I will help you!"

Suddenly, a stream of golden sand drifted over and quickly condensed into Crocodile's form.

"Shichibukai?"

The other CP9 members were somewhat alarmed, but Lucci remained expressionless and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Crocodile laughed unrestrainedly and said, "I just wanted to help the World Government, is that wrong? I'm one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, recognized by the World Government!"

However, their gaze did not fall on Bucky.

Instead, he looked directly at Luffy, whose expression was somewhat solemn.

"As payment, Straw Hat Luffy's head is mine!"

"impossible!"

The owl instinctively retorted.

Protecting the stranded Celestial Dragon Buggy was just a side mission; their real objective in landing on Death Island was to take away Straw Hat Luffy, who possesses the Gum-Gum Fruit.

"Owl, you idiot."

Wearing glasses and with a refined appearance, Kalifa raised her long, black-stockinged leg and kicked the round owl.

The other party was clearly bluffing them.

Crocodile laughed even louder and said, "As expected, the Five Elders' target is Straw Hat Luffy. Can you tell me why?"

Kalifa frowned and retorted, "You actually dared to plant a spy in the World Government?"

Crocodile said without any hesitation, "They were your spies planted among me, but I turned them against me."

It's impossible to hide the fact that I took Nico Robin in from the World Government.

The other side will naturally plant spies around them, but they will be exposed quickly and become double agents to steal intelligence from the world government.

He came to the East China Sea not only to test the waters of game merchants, but also...

Or perhaps it was because the World Government suddenly placed the highest priority of the East Blue mission on the newly debuted Straw Hat crew, or more precisely, on the Gum-Gum Fruit.

Even his search for Hades didn't attract the attention of the Five Elders.

They even dispatched CP9, who were stationed in Water Seven and also searching for Pluto, just for this Gum-Gum Fruit...

Could the Gum-Gum Fruit be related to Hades?

"Let's run..."

Luffy subtly gave him a wink.

The fledgling Straw Hat crew understood immediately and pounced on Luffy from behind.

"Rubber, rubber... The Great Escape!"

Luffy suddenly stretched out his arms and grabbed the street walls on both sides that were slowly and automatically repairing themselves.

Like a rubber slingshot, the Straw Hat crew was launched away at an extremely fast speed.

"Quick, after them!"

Spandam let out a pig-like scream.

The orders of the Five Elders are supreme; the enemy must not be allowed to escape.

"Hmph, it's all in vain."

A gentle breeze stirred, and Crocodile's body dissipated, turning into a stream of sand that drifted in the direction the Straw Hat had fled.

The Buggy Pirates exchanged glances, their eyes finally settling on their captain. "Captain Buggy," they asked, "what about us?"

"Damn it, chase after them and get my equipment back!"

Bucky's face flushed with anger, and he chose to give chase without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)