Transmigrating into One Piece: The Peerless King

"Colonel...no...please...!"

The naval soldier felt the ever-approaching and increasingly intense pressure from Colonel Monca, and in a moment of fear, he hurriedly begged for mercy from Colonel Monca.

"Heh... You couldn't even protect my statue properly, which means you have no respect for me at all. Anyone who doesn't respect me is a naval traitor..."

Colonel Monca's tone was unusually cold, accompanied by a chilling, sinister laugh.

"don't want……"

"All traitors must die."

"die!"

Before the naval soldier could finish speaking, he was chopped to the ground by Colonel Morgan's axe with a look of terror on his face, and closed his eyes unwillingly.

"Humph!"

"I want to see who has the audacity to destroy my stone statue."

"go!"

Colonel Monca was now truly enraged. With a cold snort, he led the remaining naval guards in a grand procession toward the base's execution ground.

……

The execution ground at the naval base was already bustling with activity, and the central platform was surrounded by countless sailors.

Zhao Hai managed to squeeze through the ranks of the naval soldiers to get a clear look at the specific situation on the execution platform.

Zoro, wielding three treasured swords without fear; a young boy with a runny nose and a face full of worry; and...

And then there's Luffy, the Straw Hat, with a furious expression, grabbing Helmeppo and giving him a good beating, completely ignoring the mountain of Marines around him.

"That'll teach you a lesson for breaking your promise!"

"bump!"

"what……"

"Serves you right for toying with Zoro!"

"bump!"

"what……"

"You dared to bully my friend!"

"..."

Luffy relentlessly punched Helmeppo, whose screams echoed throughout the entire Navy execution ground.

Chapter Eleven Rubber Fruit

"Damn it, that looks fucking painful!"

Looking at Bellemere's face covered in bruises and swelling, his hair disheveled, and his body covered in blood, Zhao Hai could feel a slight pain spreading across his face even from a distance.

"what……"

"Xiao Hai, hurry... come save me!"

Helmeppo was knocked to the ground by Luffy's punch, but just as Luffy was lifting him up again, he inadvertently caught sight of Zhao Hai among the Marines and instantly exclaimed with delight.

Helmeppo looked around at the surrounding Marines. Although they seemed to be there because of him as a hostage, he knew in his heart that they were more intimidated by the reputation of the pirate hunter Zoro.

Looking around at the navy personnel, who were all standing at a distance with their guns raised, not daring to make any rash moves, Bellemere was actually terrified.

However, when he caught sight of Zhao Hai among the naval forces—his incredibly "loyal" follower—he realized something else entirely.

The glimmer of hope that had been fading in Bellemere's heart instantly reignited like wildfire, and he couldn't wait to shout at the group of naval soldiers where Zhao Hai was.

Xiao Hai will definitely make a move!

He would never abandon me!

He will definitely help me escape the clutches of this straw-hatted boy!

At this moment, Bellemeremon stared intently at Zhao Hai, a naval sailor.

Upon hearing Helmeppo's shout, Luffy hesitated for a moment before stopping his raised fist and looking in the direction of Zhao Hai, following Helmeppo's gaze.

Even the surrounding sailors seemed to have rehearsed countless times, each taking a step back in perfect unison.

Zhao Hai was left alone on a large open space outside the execution ground, standing there helplessly.

What made Zhao Hai even more furious was that the group of naval officers were all looking at him with anticipation and expectation, completely ignoring his extremely awkward situation.

It seems everyone's still saying things like, "Go for it!", "We're here to support you!", "Don't let Prince Bellemere down!"...

At this moment, Zhao Hai had a strange expression on his face that looked even more uncomfortable than if he had eaten "shit".

That's not right!

This wasn't part of my plan!

Should I go?

I'm just a bystander.

Besides, with my limited abilities, what am I supposed to do?

And what's with Luffy, who's wearing a straw hat, looking so expectant?

Has he not beaten up Bellumeber enough and now wants to beat me up too?

……

Zhao Hai felt a strange atmosphere as everyone around him stared at him. He wanted to shout, but no sound came out.

And so, the entire training ground fell into an unusual silence, and something called "awkwardness" continued to spread throughout Zhao Hai's mind.

……

"Humph!"

"What are you all doing here for me?"

"Go ahead and shoot me! Don't worry about my good-for-nothing son!"

Just as Zhao Hai was considering whether to reveal to Luffy and his crew that he was actually on their side in this dangerous situation with so many marines around, a roar like that of a raging lion suddenly rang out.

"Thank goodness Colonel Monca arrived just in time! He's a savior!"

Seeing the burly figure that followed the sound, Zhao Hai finally recovered from the embarrassment and patted his wildly beating chest.

"Colonel Montez!"

"But... but Prince Bellemere is still in the hands of those people."

In the navy, a lieutenant colonel stepped forward, saluted Colonel Monca, and then asked somewhat hesitantly.

"Didn't you hear what I said?"

Colonel Monca stared at the lieutenant colonel in the navy, his tone somber and cold.

"Yes Yes……"

The naval lieutenant commander immediately accepted the order and then loudly commanded the surrounding sailors, "All personnel, prepare to fire!"

"Splash... splash..."

At a command, countless gun barrels were pointed at Luffy and Zoro.

of course!

This also includes Colonel Monca's own son, Bellumeber.

"Dad...no...ah!"

When Bellemere was terrified to see Colonel Monca ordering the shooting despite the life or death of his own son, he shouted loudly.

Bellumeber was surprised to find that his father, Colonel Monca, was completely unmoved.

He then pinned his hopes on Zhao Hai, his incredibly "loyal" follower, and shouted at Zhao Hai, "Xiao Hai, quickly tell my dad to tell his men to put down their guns!"

"shot!"

Seeing that everything was ready, the naval lieutenant commander coldly and loudly gave the order.

"Da...da...da..."

"Da da... da..."

The moment the words were spoken, countless bullets were fired and sped toward the location of Straw Hat Luffy and his crew.

"what……"

Bellemere screamed in fear as he saw the bullet hurtling towards him.

"Luffy, Zoro, you'd better get out of the way!"

Koby, who was some distance away from Luffy and Zoro, saw that Zoro and Luffy did not dodge at all in this dangerous situation, and shouted anxiously.

"Haha...ha...it's okay."

Seeing Coby's anxious expression, Luffy playfully stuck out his tongue and laughed.

"eraser!"

"balloon……"

Seeing the incoming bullets, Luffy shouted, and instantly his entire body began to expand rapidly, growing larger and larger until it quickly blocked out everyone behind him.

"It...it got bigger..."

From a distance, Coby stared wide-eyed at the enormous, swollen Luffy.

"What kind of monster are you?"

Even Zoro, the pirate hunter standing nearby, was taken aback by this strange scene.

"Chirp chirp... Chirp chirp..."

Countless bullets struck Luffy's swollen body, and under the impact of the bullets' immense force, Luffy's entire body was stretched into countless long strips, just like a hedgehog with thorns all over its back.

"A monster..."