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

Chapter 94 Who's Next?

Under the cover of night, a man and three women were walking briskly.

Martin carried Joel on his back, with Robin and Tashigi by his side.

After a nap, Joel's condition was still poor, but much better than before. He could withstand a short journey and was now fully conscious.

Before leaving, Martin took a close look at the wound on Joel's shoulder and found that it was healing at an astonishing rate.

This is mainly because Joel's physical condition is quite special. For an ordinary person, such a serious injury would cause the wound to tear and bleed profusely if they moved even slightly.

Martin felt incredibly relaxed after receiving the blessing of his wife's attributes, especially his physique and perception, which had noticeably improved significantly.

This is the benefit of establishing a relationship.

It seems that his physical strength has improved in more ways than just physical enhancement, otherwise his body wouldn't be so exaggerated.

It's not just in terms of strength perception; it feels like even the ability to withstand blows has skyrocketed.

So what is the function of that Bloodline Factor Vajra again?

Martin glanced at the words "Bloodline Factor Vajra" in the red book. Now, having received the blessing, a line of small golden text appeared after he looked at the Bloodline Factor Vajra again:

Bloodline Factor Vajra - Basic [Bone Density +100%, Muscle Density +100%, Self-Healing Ability +100%, Physical Resistance +100%]

Good heavens, four 100%!!!

Martin was taken aback.

Damn, that bloodline factor is definitely high-tech.

Did I marry a high-tech superwoman?

In particular, the bone and muscle density have a double effect on physical attributes, with the most obvious improvement in strength and physical defense, plus 100% physical resistance.

I feel like I'm a mobile tank.

"Honey, I feel like you've gotten a lot taller and stronger, like you've gone through a second growth spurt."

Robin looked at Martin and noticed the change in her husband.

Her husband had indeed grown much taller and more imposing, now easily surpassing her in height.

Secondary development?

What an apt adjective! It made this grown man blush.

"Honey, don't you want to ask me anything?"

Robin suddenly asked.

"Huh? What are you asking? Are you asking if your name is Nico Robin?"

Martin declared righteously, "Wife, no matter what your name is, who you are, or what you've done, you are my wife, now and forever. That won't change because of your name."

Robin felt a surge of warmth in his heart, his face flushed, and then he jumped forward, hugged Martin, and kissed him.

This made Tashigi blush, and Joel on her back stuck out his tongue.

Hehehe...

When the three arrived at the town square, a strange laugh rang out, and a grotesque figure leaped from the shadows, landing in the square like a giant weight.

"Senior Princess Thorns, we meet again. This time, I won't let you escape again..."

As I landed, the obese man, who looked like a rubber ball, came close.

"Hama!"

Upon seeing this, Joel's expression immediately darkened.

"Not only Hama, but several of us came. Your performance just now was really unexpected, hehehe."

Three more people appeared around them. The leader had a fair complexion, bulging eyes, and a red tongue hanging out, waving constantly, with saliva dripping from it. It was Ah Hu who had just escaped.

The other two were Hei Ji and a tall, thin man.

"Ah Tiger! Black Princess! Senju..."

Joel's face was extremely grim.

Tashigi was so nervous that she was sweating profusely, gripping the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it at any moment.

As Vice Admiral Garp once said, the stronger the enemy's combat power, the stronger the aura they exude. The pressure from these people in front of her was so great that she could hardly breathe, and at this moment, she showed a look of despair, which made her heart sink to the bottom.

Robin was also deathly pale.

The two Devil Fruit users who just escaped have returned, and they've brought two more with them.

When she used her Flower Flower Fruit ability, the joint lock was ineffective against one of them, but she forcibly broke the joint lock by transforming into a Devil Fruit user for the other.

This is mainly because the Devil Fruit users have such high physical abilities that I am not strong enough to deal with them. Now that there are four people blocking my way, the consequences are predictable.

In any case, they're in big trouble.

"Everyone be careful, they are all demon ability users."

Joel warned, "Each of them attacks with poison; we mustn't get hurt by them, or we'll be poisoned..."

She tensed up and exchanged a glance with Robin beside her.

Next, some of them may die, but that's better than being wiped out. If it's someone who dies, Joel hopes it's himself.

As qualified assassins, they naturally knew just how powerful their former colleagues were.

They were heinous, ruthless, and every one of them was stained with endless blood.

Two was enough to give them a headache, but now four have come all at once. This is like a trap for her!

"Are they all Devil Fruit users?" Martin's face was equally gloomy.

These four guys in front of me are no good; they all exude the aura of powerful individuals and possess extraordinary strength.

Joel's face turned pale, and he said to Martin with a bitter smile, "Martin... I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."

Martin glanced coldly at the two men who had just entered his house and ambushed him, his eyes filled with amusement and icy coldness: "It doesn't matter, the fish have taken the bait, I'll kill them all."

He silently put Joel down and entrusted him to Robin's care.

I guessed right. Those Devil Fruit users will definitely attack me again, thinking they can wipe me out.

Then let's capture them all in one fell swoop, just as planned.

"Kill us..."

Upon hearing someone utter such arrogant words, Thousand Hands Hama and the others finally turned to Martin.

"Martin the knifemaker...you've really surprised me."

Hei Ji's eyes changed, her beautiful expression turning playful before she sneered, "You seem to be more powerful than I thought. I could be easily suppressed by you without even realizing it, tsk tsk tsk..."

She then said, "You're a retired Navy warrant officer, so you must have heard of CP, the secret intelligence agency under Enies Lobby, which is directly under the World Government. We come from one of them called CP9."

She paused, carefully observing Martin's expression, and said, "To put it bluntly, in terms of naval ranks, our ranks are at least at the commodore level, which means we are definitely your superiors."

"You're just a lowly warrant officer, while we're brigadier generals. Do you understand the difference in strength between us?"

"I think you should just kill yourself."

After he finished speaking, the others also showed a mocking expression.

Hei Ji's words were a psychological tactic.

She and Ah Hu failed to subdue the man and even got beaten up.

This made her somewhat wary of this man.

"CP9? I thought Lucci and his crew were the first generation. I didn't expect you scum to be the first generation."

Martin laughed: "Based on the timeline, you might actually exist, but unfortunately this generation of CP9 will soon disappear. Starting tonight, you will be erased from history by me."

Hama's lips curled into a fierce expression: "Erase? Where did you get the nerve to talk to me like that... Just wait and see how I kill you."

"Oh? Kill me? Then come and kill me! Stop fucking bastarding."

Martin's face and skin suddenly emitted a golden glow, his muscles swelled up instantly, bursting through the clothes he had just changed into, and his body continued to grow taller, turning him into a small giant over two meters tall in the blink of an eye.

An overwhelming surge of scorching heat emanated from the other party, making the air dry and scalding. Accompanied by an unbelievable and terrifying pressure, even Joel found it difficult to breathe and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Tashigi and Robin also took several steps back, feeling the indescribable pressure emanating from Martin.

boom!!!

A deep crater appeared in the ground beneath Martin's feet, and a violent shockwave suddenly erupted around him.

He slammed into Hama, who looked like an iron tower, like a cannonball being fired.

Hama was caught off guard and instinctively swung his fist, adopting a punching stance.

dead!

He roared, unleashing the power of his Devil Fruit. His arms suddenly swelled up like tree trunks, covered in pustules, and his body swelled to an inhuman size. He then swung his fists forward.

Bah!

The two men clashed their fists, and a powerful shockwave suddenly erupted.

Immediately afterwards, a cracking sound was heard, and Hama's thick, black arms turned into a pile of mangled flesh, with blood and flesh splattering out.

Before he could even scream, he saw a fist the size of a bowl come flying at him.

"Do not……"

Hama had just uttered a single word.

Bang!

His toad-sized head was smashed into a broken watermelon by a punch.

Iron Fist, Monument-Smashing Hand.

The powerful force blasted out, instantly causing the headless corpse to explode and bleed.

thump!

Hamana's towering body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This ferocious attack was too much for even a Devil Fruit user to withstand, resulting in an instant head explosion and death.