One Piece: The Emperor-Level Item Master Shocks the World

As he spoke, Ace stepped forward, extended a hand, and wanted to shake hands with Lei Luo.

Seeing this, Lei Luo felt somewhat embarrassed.

However, after thinking about it, he still reached out a hand and shook hands with Ace's. Immediately, Lei Luo felt a series of pressures coming from his palm.

I never expected Ace to resort to underhanded tactics.

Then Lei Luo's lips curled up slightly. This guy still wants to compete with him even now?

No, it's more like a test than a contest.

Let's test his true core strength.

Thinking of this, Lei Luo showed no weakness and immediately covered his hand with Armament Haki.

A sharp pain shot through Ace's arm, forcing him to release his grip.

Seeing this, Luffy, who was standing to the side, showed a disdainful expression.

"Hey, you two are really childish. If you're men, you should fight fair and square."

Upon hearing this, Nami immediately struck Luffy on the head with a palm strike.

"Please, you have no right to judge others!"

After defeating Luffy, Nami turned to Ace and said:

"Excuse me, Luffy's brother, why have you come to Alabasta? Is there something you need?"

The title of Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates is well-deserved.

There must be a reason why such an important person came to Alabasta. He had to find out the reason so as to remove any unnecessary obstacles.

If Ace's mission affects their progress, then he will have to come up with a strategy to deal with it.

If there are no negative consequences, perhaps we can even bring Ace along to save Alabasta.

With such a powerful addition to the team, defeating Crocodile will be much easier.

Hearing Nami's question, Ace rubbed his chin with his index finger and said:

"Oh, I'm here to hunt down Blackbeard, who defected from the Whitebeard Pirates."

Upon hearing this, Sanji's expression turned serious, and he looked up at Ace, saying:

"Blackbeard, the one we ran into before, right? That guy's pretty strong,"

"I heard he killed his own companion and then escaped, right?"

"Given Whitebeard's influence and character, if he wanted to defect, he could have simply run away."

"Even someone as magnanimous as Whitebeard wouldn't necessarily hold a grudge against him. What could have driven him to kill his own comrade?"

Upon hearing this, Ace's expression turned serious as he looked at Sanji.

"Who knows? But in the Whitebeard Pirates, killing one's comrades is absolutely forbidden."

“As my subordinate, Blackbeard committed such a heinous crime. It is my responsibility to capture him and deal with him according to the rules of the Whitebeard Pirates.”

Seeing that Ace didn't want to tell the real reason, Sanji didn't press him for an answer.

At this moment, a look of excitement appeared in Luffy's eyes. He then clenched his fists and said:

"We've just settled the battle plan. After we finish fighting Crocodile, we're going to go and knock that guy out of the way."

Ace laughed out loud upon hearing this.

"Then you don't need to trouble yourselves. I'll handle that guy myself."

As soon as Ace finished speaking, Lei Luo slowly walked behind him and looked up at Ace.

"You can't even beat me, are you sure you can defeat Blackbeard?"

Upon hearing this, Ace's eyes showed a hint of doubt, and he turned around to ask:

"Hey, what the hell are you talking about? Explain yourself clearly!"

As he spoke, Ace's hand began to elementalize, and the surrounding temperature instantly rose.

At this moment, Lei Luo's body was completely covered by Armament Haki.

"What I mean is, if you can't beat Blackbeard, don't go and die."

Upon hearing this, Ace could no longer contain himself, and the flames on his hands rapidly spread outwards.

Instantly, a flaming whip shot towards Lei Luo's direction.

However, this elemental fire whip was caught in Lei Luo's hand.

"That guy isn't as weak as you think."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Luo pulled Ace over with force, and at that moment, two fiery red flames instantly appeared on Ace's hand.

However, before it could even reach Lei Luo, it was affected by Lei Luo's Armament Haki and immediately dissipated.

Knowing that elementalization was useless, Ace went straight for Raylo with his bare hands.

Using his Observation Haki, Lei Luo constantly dodged Ace's attacks, then activated his Byakugan.

They directly pressed the pressure points on Ace's abdomen, causing Ace to be in so much pain that he couldn't stand up and lay on the deck, panting heavily.

Seeing this, Luffy's expression turned somewhat grim. He wanted to go up and help Ace, but Ace refused.

"Don't come any closer, I'm fine!"

Ace struggled to lift his eyes and look at Lei Luo.

At this moment, Lei Luo stopped rolling his eyes and spoke directly:

"Your skill level is not enough. That guy is much stronger than you. Don't be fooled by his honest appearance."

Upon hearing this, Ace's eyes showed a solemn expression, as if Whitebeard had also advised him with similar words before he set off.

But he couldn't care less about that anymore.

Blackbeard must pay the price for his actions.

Seeing the determined look in Ace's eyes, Lei Luo sighed and then fell silent.

He had already done everything he could, and if Ace didn't listen to his advice, there was nothing more he could say.

Raylo turned his head away, and at that moment, Chopper, carrying a medical kit, tiptoed to Ace's side.

But he was so frightened by Ace's fierce face that he backed away.

He asked tremblingly:

"Um, may I put some medicine on you? You seem to be injured."

Upon hearing this, Ace's expression returned to normal, and he then looked at the little guy in front of him.

He then gave a polite smile.

"Oh, thank you so much, doctor."

Upon hearing this, Chopper seemed to experience a spiritual uplift, and then said hesitantly:

"What kind of doctor? Just an ordinary doctor. Even if you say that, I won't be happy, you idiot!"

Upon seeing this, Ace broke out in a cold sweat.

Why are all the crew members Luffy chooses such eccentric characters?

Chopper quickly applied the medicine to Ace and then bandaged him up.

He then instructed:

"You can't do strenuous exercise during this time, otherwise you might break your ribs."

Chapter 128 Persuasion

Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes widened.

"Is it really that serious?!"

As he spoke, Luffy angrily turned to look at Lei Luo.

"Hey, Lei Luo, you went too far."

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo picked at his ear, revealing a helpless expression.

I don't know who hit the hardest just now.

After saying that, Luffy turned around and looked at Ace again.

"Hey, Ace, why don't you stay here for a few days? You can go after that guy with the beard after you've recovered from your injuries."

Upon hearing this, Ace picked up the hat that had fallen to the ground and put it on.

"Judging from your route, your destination should be the Kingdom of Alabasta, right? If that's the case, we can barely manage to make it a couple of days' journey."

Upon hearing this, Luffy burst out laughing excitedly.

"Ace, come with me to fight Crocodile. Then we can go with you to find Blackbeard. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

Upon hearing this, Ace's expression darkened, and he sighed, saying:

"I'm afraid that won't work. Blackbeard's purpose in leaving this time is somewhat strange. I must catch up with him as soon as possible and not let it develop too quickly, otherwise, it will definitely become a big problem in the future."

Blackbeard's ability to immediately assemble such a powerful pirate crew after defecting from the Whitebeard Pirates must have been premeditated.

Although we don't know the final goal, it will definitely be detrimental to the Whitebeard Pirates.

He absolutely cannot let this happen.

With that thought in mind, Ace stood up and walked over to Lei Luo.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke:

"Is that guy really that strong?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo immediately pressed down the brim of his hat.

"At least for now, I have no chance of beating him. His physical skills are unparalleled. Most importantly, the Devil Fruit he ate is your natural enemy."

Upon hearing this, Ace's face darkened completely. He had already heard from Whitebeard that the fruit Teach had snatched was the Dark-Dark Fruit, which could devour everything.