One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Garin Seiichi beckoned, and the extremely tall Mafi Palace stepped forward.

"Take five Divine Servant Blades and ten Servant Blade candidates to check them out. Report any abnormalities immediately."

The Maffei Palace also looked grave. Even though they considered themselves the most powerful group in the world, they were unsure of themselves because the situation was out of control.

She quickly assembled a small squad and rushed towards the direction from which the sounds of battle were coming. Before she had run far from the dock, Maffei Palace leaped high into the air, seemingly dodging some kind of attack.

The Divine Blades behind him didn't react as quickly. They continued to rush forward a few steps before being cleanly severed in two at the waist. Their legs were still running forward, but their upper bodies suddenly lurched forward and crashed to the ground.

Without needing any instructions from Garin Saint, Shamrock brandished his sword and rushed towards the scene of the incident.

Although several Divine Blades were cut in half, their lives were not in danger, since they had signed a shallow sea contract with Im, and such injuries would heal quickly.

But the ten candidates for the Divine Blade were not so lucky. The moment their upper and lower bodies separated, blood, along with their internal organs, splattered all over the ground, and screams of agony filled the air.

Even though they were all outstanding individuals selected from the nobles of the member states of various world governments, and some were even Celestial Dragons who grew up in Mary Geoise.

But they had never truly experienced such excruciating pain; they were always the ones cutting others, and no one had ever hurt a single finger of theirs.

Shamlock didn't even glance at these useless people. They couldn't dodge the sneak attack, and when they were injured, they could only cry out in pain. It was no pity if these trash died.

As the Mafi Palace descended from mid-air, a barrage of sword energy rained down upon it, as if it were striking a stationary target.

Mafi Palace desperately stomped on the air, trying to use Moonwalk to dodge the attacks, but due to her large size, she simply couldn't avoid them all.

Fortunately, Shamlock provided timely support. While still halfway there, he swung his longsword, and countless sword energies collided with the attacking sword energy in mid-air, exploding into chaotic blades of energy that shattered in all directions.

Maffei Palace quickly retreated to Shamrock's side, his eyes fixed on the figure blocking the dock exit.

He was a roguish-looking young man with a small mustache, holding a large katana longer than himself, already drawn, and looking this way with a mocking smile.

Trafalgar Law!

Shamrock instantly recognized the man in front of him as one of the wealthiest members of the Raibu family besides Robert, the renowned Surgeon of Death who was famous throughout the sea!

Luo straightened his back and, for the first time seriously, called out his full name:

"It's Trafalgar D. Waterloo!"

"I am also a member of the D clan. I never dared to reveal this secret name before. Looking back now, it's really shameful and cowardly."

With Luo Yi's appearance, how could Garin and the others not know that Fishman Island was a conspiracy planned by the Raibu clan? They stopped mentioning splitting up their forces and simply charged forward.

Luo remained fearless, as if the three Five Elders and all the members of the Knights of God were nothing more than clay chickens and earthenware dogs.

A portal slowly opened behind him, and Ace led a dozen or so former Whitebeard Pirates division commanders out in single file: "Trying to outnumber us? Sorry, we look like we outnumber you!"

Vauci's lips twitched: "Robert didn't come? The few of you aren't enough to handle this."

The portal slowly closed, then opened a new one from the other side, from which Sabo of the Revolutionary Army emerged, carrying a strangely shaped heart.

"The Commander-in-Chief has gone with the commanders of the various armies to fulfill our agreement. I am here on behalf of the Revolutionary Army to participate in this hunt. This is a gift that the Commander-in-Chief asked me to bring."

Others may not know what this heart is, but the Five Elders and the Knights of God on the other side know it all too well!

Each of them possesses one of these golden, constantly beating hearts! This is the heart of a certain Im contractor!

Pittor Saint's body instantly grew larger, manifesting the true form of a giant sand worm in its beast form: "You're courting death!"

Sabo tossed the heart toward Ace, and as if by telepathy, Ace channeled his Conqueror's Haki into his fist, punching the heart right through it!

With a shout, Vauchiri Saint manifested his boar form and charged madly towards the opposing camp.

They were so enraged that they never imagined that with their own strength so complete, the enemy would still dare to attack them without any explanation!

Garin Seiya gritted his teeth, drew his sword sharply, and swung it horizontally towards the opposing camp.

The portal behind Sabo closed just then, and another new portal blocked the path of the flying slash.

A long, black blade emerged from it, and with a gentle flick, it shattered the slash and block.

Several underage figures filed out of the portal, led by a stern-looking young man who resembled the Shichibukai Hawkeye Mihawk.

"Seraph! That damned Vegapunk!"

The Five Elders were even more furious. These forces should have belonged to the World Government, but now they were brazenly standing against them!

A sharp scream came from afar, startling the Five Elders. They stopped their attack and exchanged uncertain glances.

They were both familiar with and unfamiliar with this sound. Familiar because they had heard it frequently for hundreds of years, but unfamiliar because, in the nearly thousand years that had passed, this sound had only uttered its cry of pain a handful of times!

"This is... Lord Im!"

Ace laughed heartily and ignited the heart in his hand with flames: "Yes, it's your Lord Im."

"Didn't you just ask why Robert wasn't here?"

"He's over there serving your Lord Im!"

Chapter 66 Having more hands is never a bad thing

Im and Robert had only fought for two or three rounds, and neither of them had used their Devil Fruit abilities yet; they were still cautiously testing each other.

Robert was being cautious because Im's abilities were too mysterious. Before he traveled through time, countless One Piece fans were trying to guess Im's trump card, but no one had ever guessed it correctly.

Im, that old bastard, is hiding his true nature. He can even hide his gender. If Luffy hadn't punched Bang Bang twice in Elbaf, making Im so restless that he had to go there himself, there would be so many online novelists writing things like "Reborn in the One Piece World, I Seduce Im's Little Sister".

Robert had no intention of defeating Im head-on with his own strength. His plan was to withstand the pressure and have his large support group, which he had built up over two years, eliminate those who had signed demonic contracts with Im one by one.

Although we don't know exactly what amazing skills Im possesses, one thing is certain: the death of a contractor will definitely cause immeasurable damage to Im!

So, while we don't know how to defeat Imroba, we do know that as long as we eliminate all of his contractors, the chances of defeating Imroba will be maximized!

Two of the Five Elders are now dead, which is why Robert dares to confront Im.

Based on Robert's years of experience watching anime, he feels that he doesn't even need to kill all of Im's contractors. He just needs to take out all the Five Elders and wipe out half of the Knights of God, and Im should be within his kill range.

The reason why Im didn't launch a full-scale attack right away wasn't because of the severe damage his soul had suffered.

In fact, it is precisely because Im is currently seriously injured and facing a lack of negative emotions that he should act quickly, suppress his injuries for the time being, solve Robert's immediate problem, and then slowly recover.

But like Robert, he only used a little bit of his domineering aura, observing his opponent's moves little by little.

It wasn't that Im was calm; it was just that Robert's previous image as a charlatan had been too successful. In Im's position, he really couldn't have guessed that there were such dirty things as time travelers in this world who could learn so many of his secrets through off-site information.

All he knew was that Robert, a nobody who had only made a name for himself two years ago, had become one of the Four Emperors simply because the Navy had framed him as a pirate and he knew all the secrets he was entitled to.

The CP department conducted a detailed investigation into Robert's claim of being a descendant of Ohara in their database, and the final conclusion was that he was simply lying and trying to embellish his image.

However, as many of his statements came true, including some things that even the World Government was unaware of, CP0 agents dug up his information again and reclassified the Ohara survivors label as questionable.

Although today was the first time Im had officially met Robert, he had possessed his contractor twice before in the Kingdom of Corgia and with Egherd, so this wasn't the first time he had fought Robert.

In their previous two encounters, Robert's lightning had clearly suppressed his demonic power, and this suppression was increasing over time. Im was terrified that today, in his weakest state, he would be taken down by Robert's lightning in one fell swoop!

So the current situation is that Im plans to stabilize Robert first, accumulate some power, and then unleash his ultimate move to catch Robert off guard and kill him.

Robert, on the other hand, planned to keep Im calm for now, let his teammates take out his men, and then unleash his ultimate move when Im's injuries became more severe, catching Im off guard and taking him down.

Despite their completely different stances, vastly different social statuses, and even a thousand-year age difference, the two surprisingly chose to drag things out and play a long game when scheming against their opponent!

But the unexpected always comes quickly. Im had just deflected Gungnir's heavy slash and was about to retaliate with a staff-blade strike from Robert.

Suddenly, the familiar soul-tearing sensation struck, causing him to lose his grip on his weapon and it flew out of his hand.

Robert heard Im's scream and then saw the cane-knife in his hand flying towards his face like a javelin. He instinctively dodged and thought that Im was using the shout to increase the force of the throw.

Robert only realized that this wasn't Im's throwing skill until the staff-knife flew hundreds of meters away and then fell to the ground due to exhaustion of kinetic energy. He was in real pain and hadn't been able to hold the weapon properly!

Robert flashed to the spot where the cane and sword had fallen, waved his hand and manipulated the strangely shaped weapon into his hand, then activated his item space to store it.

Robert was completely relieved only after he stored the weapon in his spatial storage.

As one roams the world of One Piece, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Haki, and combat techniques are all secondary skills.

My core competitiveness lies entirely in that attribute panel, along with the skill points and storage space it provides!

No matter what the origin of Im's weapon is, or how deep the bond is between Im and it, once it enters his item space, then sorry, Im, you've donated it!

Im covered his head and knelt on the ground, panting heavily. Even if Robert was cautious, he knew that he couldn't let this opportunity slip by.

His body began to transform into elements, entering the combat rhythm he was most familiar with.

The lightning continued to pound on Im's body, and his already miserable cries were amplified by this attack.

Im's worst fears have come true: Robert's lightning has become even stronger!

This increase in strength does not refer to the voltage he can output becoming greater, or the current he can output within the same time period. Rather, it means that the current's ability to restrain Im's demonic power and the damage it inflicts directly on his soul have become stronger!

Given Im's physical strength, the damage that lightning can cause in terms of physical laws is completely insignificant. However, the damage that lightning inflicts on the mental level is doubled when it hits him!

Im was already nearly fainting from the pain of his contractor being killed, and now Robert was chasing him and electrocuting him. He knew that if he kept his strength hidden, he would never have the chance to unleash it.

His demonic aura suddenly exploded, like a smoke bomb being released on the spot, instantly engulfing the huge square completely.

Robert's vision went black instantly, and with his slow reaction time, he didn't realize he had been hit until he was swallowed by darkness.

He immediately unleashed lightning with all his might in an attempt to illuminate the darkness, but the black demonic energy was strange; the blinding lightning could only illuminate the area at the apex of its trajectory, and the light could not spread any further outward.

Robert's prized combination of Observation Haki and electromagnetic induction was rendered completely ineffective in this demonic aura, as if all means of observation were blocked by it.

Robert, who had the upper hand, wouldn't choose to gamble with Im at this moment, so he immediately leaped up and teleported directly upwards.

He didn't believe that Im's smoke screen could cover the entire Fishman Island in an instant. As long as he escaped the area shrouded in demonic energy, he would find a way to force him out. At worst, he could join the attack on Im's contractors!

But soon Robert was startled, because at his speed, he should have touched the bubble shield of Fishman Island in less than a second, but now he had moved upwards for more than ten seconds and had not encountered any obstacles!

Several dark tentacles emerged from the black mist and plunged deep into Robert's body.

Having lost his weapon, Im could only use his arm as a weapon to strike Robert hard!

Robert took these heavy blows without uttering a sound of pain, and even grabbed Im's fist that was hitting him!

Im felt his right fist being gripped tightly, and instinctively pulled back with all his might, but soon another hand grabbed his right arm.

Robert used both hands, but Im still managed to slowly pull his hands away, clearly showing a significant difference in strength between them!

Im felt two more hands grab his arms and snorted, "Two hands aren't strong enough, do you think four hands can stop me?"

But then he realized: Wait, where did you get four hands from?!

Chapter 67 Flowing water does not compete for the lead

Im instinctively looked down and the first thing he saw was Robert's face, which was contorted with pain.