I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

Ana wasn't surprised. Her expression slowly turned tense as she went out to greet them. Two young swordsmen dressed in white stood outside the door, sizing her up. One of them held up a stack of wanted posters, the top one featuring Roger's big, mustache-covered face.

Have you seen them?

Ana seemed to subconsciously hide the star coins deeper into her sleeve, shaking her head and saying, "No, I've never seen them before. What are you two doing here..."

"What are you hiding?!" The tiny movement did not escape the swordsman's sharp eyes. He stepped forward and grabbed her arm, easily finding the star coin in Ana's flustered sleeve.

Then four eyes locked onto her.

"This place... looks like a clinic?"

Ana had no way to argue, so she chose to remain silent. Suddenly, she looked out of the courtyard and showed a surprised expression.

"Hmm?" The two swordsmen turned around.

A black blade has already slashed towards us!

Two loud explosions rang out, and the two swordsmen were sent flying backward, bleeding profusely. Roger, who had rushed back, said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Dr. Ana, I've dragged you down again."

"No, it was me, it was because I didn't even hide the star coins properly..." Ana frowned and said, "Why...why did you come back again?"

Roger pressed down on his straw hat: "We can only leave with peace of mind after we've made sure you haven't been dragged into this mess. Sorry, now you have to come with us on our escape, Dr. Ana."

"Excuse me!" He stepped forward, carried Ana on his back, and continued to flee in the direction he had come from.

Even though he's on the run, he still has the mind to care about a female doctor he just met?

Don't you know that these few minutes of delay might cause you to miss your best chance to escape and kill more of your companions? Let them catch me, in case I can hold out a little longer and buy you a lot of time. How naive!

Ana lay calmly on Roger's back, her previous emotional turmoil instantly subsiding, her expression turning indifferent. She did not struggle or resist, her memory returning to a long time ago, as if someone had carried her like this, running and fleeing frantically.

'Just as stupid,' she thought to herself.

Sure enough, just as Roger carried her to catch up with his slowed-down companions, dozens more swordsmen sped in from the distant sky.

The leader had gray hair, wore a black and white sword outfit, and stood tall with an imposing presence.

"Captain! That bastard's here!"

In the distance, a sword beam seemed to tear through the sky, chasing after Roger and the others. In perfect unison, the fishman Sambelle spontaneously transferred the healer Ana onto himself, while Roger drew his sword and turned around!

boom--

The slash imbued with Conqueror's Haki clashed with the solid sword light, a gust of wind swept out in all directions, and when the sword light shattered with a crack, Roger staggered back a few steps, only to be supported by Jabba and the others, and together they faced the swordsmen.

"Wow, this guy's really strong." Roger gripped the hilt of his sword. "Sambel! I'm counting on you for Rayleigh and Dr. Ana. Go to the agreed-upon place!"

……

Meanwhile, in the starry sky, Figo, who had been flying at top speed for several days, looked at a planet a few inches smaller than Qinghai in the distance and, referring to the prison records, said, "Hmm, this is it."

The planet's protective membrane emitted an unusually sharp silver light, but it did not hinder visitors, and Figo successfully entered it.

Through the thin mist and clouds, Figo looked down at the earth and could see towering mountains rising abruptly from the ground, the most imposing of which pierced through the clouds, reaching tens of thousands of meters in height. He didn't see the ocean, but there were plenty of streams and lakes.

Based on the information he had previously obtained, Figo made some guesses about the name of the planet.

"The holy land of swordsmanship, Sword Star?"

His body plummeted downwards.

……

"Damn it, First Mate..."

The fishman Sambell had more than a dozen knife wounds on his body. He was breathing heavily and his consciousness was becoming somewhat blurred. He gritted his teeth and stared at the two swordsmen who were approaching.

Roger's rearguard action was not efficient, and he was intercepted while transferring the wounded. He had already put the medic Ana down to escape, while Rayleigh was attacked, collided with, and thrown far away, further aggravating his injuries.

Roger was in even bigger trouble. He didn't expect to get any reinforcements. He wiped his hands on the blood on his body, ready to fight desperately, when suddenly the fish's eyes widened.

With two muffled thuds, the two swordsmen who had easily inflicted serious injuries on him were knocked to the ground without any resistance and fell unconscious without uttering a sound.

"You... Dr. Ana?!"

"Although it was a bit foolish and ruined my plan to deliberately approach and treat you who were wanted and captured by them, I don't dislike it." The healer Ana stood calmly beside the two fallen swordsmen and looked at Sambel.

"You...who exactly are you?"

“Nobody,” Ana said.

"Once forgotten, all is gone."

She gently waved her arm, and Sambell's eyes widened, causing her to tilt her head back and fall over.

……

"So it really is Jian Fanxing?"

Figo landed in a small town and, observing the white-clad swordsmen walking through the streets and alleys, confirmed his suspicions.

According to the intelligence we have obtained, Jianfanxing is a planet inhabited primarily by humans, where almost every household practices swordsmanship. It is known as the holy land of swordsmanship in the Eastern Universe Sea and a paradise for swordsmen!

"No wonder Roger came here."

Figo touched the sword at his waist, looked at the white-clad swordsmen, and recalled his past dreams.

"What dangers could we encounter here that could result in five casualties? Let's go find Roger and the others first. The planet is too vast, and the pointing arrows are hard to discern. It seems there's a slight deviation in our landing location."

Chapter 148 Demon Hunter

"hiss……"

With a groan of pain, Sambel awoke from his unconsciousness, jolted to his feet, and, regaining his composure, saw two swordsmen lying on the ground not far away. A look of confusion flashed in his fish-like eyes.

'I remember… I was badly wounded by them, and then I prepared to fight them with my blood… and I succeeded?'

Why can't I remember it very well?

A joyful voice came from the side: "You're awake!"

“Uh, Dr. Ana?” Sambell glanced at the girl, then noticed Rayleigh lying beside him, his expression turning anxious: “The first mate…”

"You're alright for now. I've given your wounds a quick treatment." Ana's sleeves had been torn off, revealing her two fair arms.

Sambell noticed this and struggled to his feet, saying, "Thank you so much, Dr. Ana. Let's hurry and get out of here to the meeting place we agreed to meet the captain and the others."

Ana nodded in agreement.

The five-meter-tall fish-man carried Rayleigh and Ana on his back without any difficulty. Not daring to fly and expose himself, he quickly moved into the deep mountains, then turned around and headed towards an airport in the northwest.

After hiding and waiting for a long time near the entrance of a small town not far from the port, Roger and his companions, who had suffered new injuries, finally arrived to reunite with him.

"Thank goodness you're alright!" Both sides breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing each other.

Roger noticed Sambell's injury and Ana's sleeve, nodded gratefully, and quickly said, "Let's move southwest!"

"Uh, Captain, aren't we going to port?"

“It’s no use. They’ve definitely already set up defenses and blocked off the area, waiting for us to be caught,” Jaba said.

Roger nodded and said, "Let's go!"

So they fled again. This kind of life had been going on for almost half a month. They soon found an abandoned house in a remote town and hid there, concealing their presence.

"This can't go on."

With their safety temporarily assured, the Roger Pirates whispered among themselves, "We must find a way to seize an airship and get out of here!"

"The grudge against Cherolin and the others..."

"We'll report back once we've rested, we won't forget!" someone said through gritted teeth.

"Now that Dr. Ana has been dragged into this, we need to get out of here first."

"But the problem is..."

Ana interjected, "Were those people who captured you... swordsmen from Sword God Mountain?"

“Ah,” Roger replied heavily.

In this sacred land of swordsmanship, the sword is revered, and the world is controlled not by government armies, but by individual sword dojos.

The most crucial of these is Sword God Mountain.

There are three sword saints in Sword God Mountain who light lamps with their swordsmanship. The leader of them is known as the "Number One Sword Saint of the Eastern Universe Sea" and is a powerful figure who is famous throughout the entire explored universe.

Being hunted by Sword God Mountain is equivalent to being wanted by the entire world, and it's the kind of relentless, all-out pursuit that will leave them no way out. So the Roger Pirates were in a situation where they had nowhere to turn. Roger, who had already ignited the flame with his physical strength, could fight more and more fiercely, while the other members gradually couldn't withstand the fatigue and injuries.

Just as they were pondering a solution, a soft sound suddenly came from the courtyard outside.

They found it again so quickly?!

Everyone held their breath instantly. Roger's hand lightly rested on the hilt of his sword, while a barely perceptible look of surprise flashed in Ana's eyes.

"It's me, don't draw your sword."

A voice that was both familiar and unfamiliar came from outside. It had been so long since he had heard it that it took Roger several seconds to react before his eyes widened in surprise.

"Figo, old man?!"

"No way?!" Jaba exclaimed, and the other Qinghai members were also dumbfounded.

Who else could it be but Figo who pushed open the door?

He glanced at the Roger Pirates, lingering briefly on Ana, and said, "How pathetic. How did you guys mess with Sword God Mountain?"

"Really...really...really...it really is Grandpa Figo?!" Roger exclaimed incredulously. "What's the Fishman King's name?!"

They even exchanged a secret code.

“My name is Fitz.” Figo flicked the chain hanging from his wrist. “What, isn’t this enough to prove my identity?”

Seastone is considered a form of hard currency in the cosmos. Figo, who hadn't worn it in a long time, was now wearing it again. Even if he didn't need it, he could sell it for some star coins. And how could he not need it?

He stepped forward and fastened the chain to Roger's wrist, updating the file information.

Wow, UR2! Not bad.

Roger, of course, believed him without a doubt. Overwhelmed with excitement and longing, he hugged Figo and laughed heartily, "What brings you here?"

Other members who came from Qinghai also showed relaxed smiles for the first time in a long time, explaining Figo's identity to the new members who were not from Qinghai, saying that Figo was the strongest in Qinghai. What made them happier than meeting an old friend in a foreign land was meeting a strong ally in a foreign land!

This reinforcement is no ordinary reinforcement.

Even though so many years have passed, the Rocks Pirates have entered the Central Universe, and they have traveled most of the Eastern Universe, while there has been no news of Figo, they are still certain that Figo is still the strongest in the Blue Sea!

"Senior Figo, how did you find us?" Jabba asked, voicing everyone's question.