After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

Martin hung up on the Den Den Mushi immediately.

There's no way around it, it's just too damn cheesy.

Once men establish a friendship, it can be even more mushy than a wife's.

Martin put away his phone and walked in one direction. When he landed, he noticed that there seemed to be some man-made structures in that direction, and he hoped to find a way out there.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Martin started running with heavy steps, his speed increasing as he ran, until he was just a blur in the end.

"Drip drip!"

"Illegal intruders detected! Intruders detected! Eliminate them! Eliminate them!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Martin, who was running, suddenly heard a series of noises coming from all directions through the trees.

Martin stopped and looked around, wondering what was surrounding him.

Martin wasn't worried about this situation; instead, he felt inexplicably excited. It was good to be surrounded by something, as it meant there were living beings or humans active there.

After waiting for a long time, Martin didn't see anything come out. Could he have misheard? Thinking this, Martin started running forward again.

Martin hadn't run far when he noticed a dark figure lunging at him. He stopped and raised his hand to block.

"Oh!"

After a loud crash, Martin was shoved away by a tremendous force and slammed hard into the trunk of a giant tree.

Martin opened his eyes and looked down at the tree. One after another, huge wolf-like creatures appeared under the tree, their blood-red eyes gleaming coldly.

"Why are there so many wolves here?!"

Although he didn't know what these creatures were called, Martin still habitually referred to them as wolves, but these creatures were much larger than wolves, each one as big as a cow.

As Martin observed the wolves, their bloodshot eyes also fixed on him, and then one by one they leaped up and pounced on him.

What's even more terrifying is that Martin discovered these wolves and couldn't sense them with his Observation Haki; he could only watch their movements and then dodge them.

Conqueror's Haki!

A golden aura of dominance flashed in Martin's eyes, an invisible force spreading out from him.

He wanted to use his domineering aura to take down the wolf pack directly.

As a result, the wolf pack did not fall down after the release of Conqueror's Haki.

It seems that it was not affected by the domineering aura.

"Damn it! These wolves are definitely strange!"

Martin coated his right fist with Armament Haki and threw a punch to meet the attack head-on.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Martin's battle with the wolf pack intensified, causing damage to the surrounding giant trees. These wolves were not only pack animals but also incredibly strong; ordinary trees would break when struck by their claws.

"Oh!"

Martin punched away a wolf that was about to pounce. The wolf was sent flying and rolled on the ground a few times before getting up unharmed, shaking its head, and then lunging at Martin again.

"Is this never going to end?"

After a fierce battle, Martin was also angered and subconsciously activated his Armament Haki.

Martin didn't want to use Armament Haki, fearing that if he exerted his strength, he would die like last time. However, without that strength, he really couldn't deal with this pack of wolves.

Martin was startled when he first exerted his strength; instead of the previous effect, his strength became faster and more agile.

Moreover, after channeling his strength, it felt as if there was an endless supply of energy outside. The fatigue from fighting the wolf pack vanished instantly, and his body became more agile, and his strength increased as well.

"go to hell!"

Seeing the wolf pack rushing towards him again, Martin, imbued with Armament Haki, punched a wolf directly on the head. The wolf was sent flying, crashing into a tree before falling to the ground motionless.

"You're dead! You're dead now!"

Seeing that his Armament Haki was working, Martin shouted happily. He was really annoyed by these beasts.

Martin was very happy, but the wolves didn't keep him happy for long; one after another, they pounced on him.

Dodging, punching, dodging, punching, jumping, kicking, jumping, kicking—Martin fought his way through the wolf pack.

After a battle, Martin discovered that the wolves' weakness was their heads. If he hit them hard enough, they would be paralyzed for a long time, which was completely different from the legend of them having copper heads, iron brains, and tofu waists.

"Oh!"

Martin punched the wolf in the head again, but instead of the wolf flying away as he had imagined, the wolf's head exploded this time.

"Crackling and popping!"

It exploded, but instead of the usual scene of blood splattering and brains flying everywhere, sparks flew from the exploded wolf brain, and a bunch of parts flew out of it.

Martin was dumbfounded and somewhat at a loss as to what was going on.

"Oh!"

Martin, who was in a daze, was once again swatted away by the wolves and crashed heavily into the woods.

"Whoosh!"

Before the wolves could pounce, Martin charged out of the woods.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Martin's blows were ruthless and precise; the wolves that charged at him were either knocked away or blown to pieces, and the wolf hunt ended just like that.

After defeating all the wolf-like creatures, or rather, creatures that couldn't be called creatures, Martin crouched down and began to examine them.

These wolves are actually a combination of mechanical and biological components. Most of them have been replaced by metal, with only a small portion still consisting of the original biological limbs. Surprisingly, these limbs are still alive.

These modified wolves look so much like Tom's apprentice, Franky, who transformed himself into a cyborg, but these wolves seem to have more advanced technology.

"Wait, what is this?!"

Martin suddenly noticed a plaque with detailed information about the modified wolf.

Model: GZL011!

Production date: Year 601 of the Ocean Calendar!

"What? It's actually the 601st year of the Sea Calendar? That means these modified wolves are over a thousand years old. It's amazing that they haven't broken down after all this time and still have the energy to attack others."

Martin stood up, looked at the modified wolves scattered all over the ground, and ran back in the direction he had just identified. Getting out of there was the most important thing now; the modified wolves could be studied later.

Martin rushed out of the woods and came into view a strange cluster of buildings. The other places were full of trees and flowers, but nothing grew in this place.

Martin curiously went inside, pushing open door after door to look around, but the entire complex was completely deserted.

Suddenly, in a large hall, Martin saw an oval-shaped object that was emitting a faint light and was exquisitely crafted.

Martin couldn't resist going up to it and touching it; it felt very soft.

Martin took a closer look and saw that it appeared to be a peculiar metal tombstone with the words "Tomb of Monkey D. Luffy" written on it.

"What? Luffy's grave?"

"He's not dead yet, and this strange building is quite old."

Upon closer inspection, he discovered a line of text written beneath the tombstone: "Beware of Im of the Void Throne, for she is immortal!"

Martin gasped.

No one expected that this tombstone would mention Im!

Indeed, there is only one Im of the Empty Throne, and that is the legendary leader of the Celestial Dragons.

Unexpectedly, this Im is immortal.

So the question is, who is this Monkey D. Luffy buried here?

Chapter 206 The Older Woman's Blockade

Martin leaped onto the top of the mountain in no time, stepping on the air and trees. He looked around and quickly found the Little Harem, then hurriedly flew towards it.

"Boom boom boom!"

Martin knocked on the door of the Little Harem.

"Captain, you're back!"

A group of sailors shouted happily when they saw Martin standing at the door.

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all gathered here!"

Martin asked as he saw the sailors gathering around.

"Captain, let's stick together next time. We were so worried about you. The Den Den Mushi just stopped working." someone said.

"The Den Den Mushi is out of order! Why haven't I received a call after all this time? Oh, it's because the Den Den Mushi is out of order."

Martin chuckled and said, "I've found a way out of here. We can leave now."

"Really, Captain! That's wonderful! I thought we were going to be stuck here forever!" the sailors exclaimed.

Under the sailors' control, the propeller of the Little Harem began to turn slowly, and after a sway, the Little Harem slowly took off.

Martin looked out the window with concern. He noticed that the huge curtain where the sea met the horizon had disappeared. The curtain that had blocked them from leaving the island was gone, which made him even more certain that they could leave the island now.

It seemed that he had triggered some kind of mechanism, activating a special system across the entire island.

Anyway, we're finally out of trouble this time.

But who exactly is this Monkey D. Luffy?

Why does he happen to share the same name as Luffy?

……

On the high seas of the New World, a somewhat dilapidated pirate ship was sailing aimlessly, seemingly in danger of being destroyed and its crew perishing at any moment.

"Captain Mas, our ship is about to collapse. When we broke out of the encirclement, the hull was hit hard, and now the ship can't hold on any longer. Captain, you have to think of a solution quickly. I don't want to die as soon as we reach the New World. If I had known this would happen, I would have joined the Big Mom Pirates."

"Understood. Tell the brothers to keep their eyes peeled and keep an eye on the sea to see if they can find land or other ships," Mas said helplessly, looking at the pirate flag on the flagpole. He was also a pirate with ideals and didn't want to live under someone else's roof.