The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Lucci glanced indifferently at Luffy, who had barged in, with his emotionless eyes.

"I thought it would be the [prop maker]."

He put down his wine glass and slowly stood up from the sofa.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a pirate so audacious as to be courting death."

Hadley, the pigeon he had raised from a chick, fluttered over and landed on his shoulder.

“Choosing to attack Enies Lobby is truly a first in eight hundred years; you have made history.”

"I don't care about history at all!!"

Luffy's eyes also turned serious, and he clenched his fists and assumed a fighting stance.

"All I know is that I have a reason why I absolutely had to come here!!"

"Do we really have to come here? The Gate of Justice is right behind this Tower of Justice, which would save us the trouble of escorting them!" Lucci tugged at his collar slightly, and his aura gradually intensified.

"Let's take you all down here, and send you all over at once!!"

His eyes gradually turned dangerous and bloodthirsty.

"I don't want to!"

Luffy said solemnly, "Also, those shipwrights asked me to pass on a message to you."

"You're all fired!!"

"Expulsion..."

Even Lucci's eyes, which had changed somewhat, showed a rare slight movement.

It must be said that the four years he spent as a shipwright in the Seven Water Capitals were indeed the most comfortable and peaceful time he had ever had.

In fact, if he hadn't been adopted by the World Government at a young age, becoming an excellent shipwright wouldn't have been impossible.

only--

The thought briefly crossed his mind before he immediately dismissed it.

Now he is merely a champion of justice wandering in the darkness.

The only reason they tolerated that idiotic superior was because he could get them jobs and withstand the pressure, allowing them to legally kill with impunity!

The belief that weakness is a sin and the glorification of necessary evil is the guiding principle of Lucci.

"That kind of thing is fine no matter what."

Lucci took off his cumbersome cloak and threw it into the vast battle arena beside him.

Despite the intricate complexities within the Tower of Justice, Lucci, as the strongest member of CP9 in eight hundred years, naturally enjoys the privileges afforded to the powerful.

His room had an extremely spacious interior.

Or rather, he simply converted the entire floor into his office!

This is much larger than Commander Spandam's office, and also much more suitable for combat.

Well, the reason for this modification is, of course, Spandam's intention to make it easier and more convenient for Lucci to fight.

He may be useless, but he's not stupid.

Knowing that Lucci was his greatest guarantee, he was very generous to Lucci.

He was so accommodating that he could almost always get what he wanted, which is why the office was decorated like this for him.

"However, your voyage ends here!!"

His eyes suddenly revealed a beastly aggression and killing intent.

0. Requesting flowers........

"I'll take you out first, then I'll go and capture the [Props Master], and wipe your whole group out right here!! Swoosh!"

A light dust rose from the spot, and his body vanished instantly.

"Rubber, rubber..."

Luffy remained completely calm, immediately spreading his legs and assuming a horse stance.

"Machine gun!!"

His two fists also flew out rapidly towards the side of his body at close range in an instant.

Moreover, while he was rapidly and wildly striking, both of his fists were enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki!

Bang bang bang! !

As soon as Lucci's figure was revealed, he was met with a barrage of machine gun fire.

It was as if they had calculated exactly where he would appear; the timing, precision, and location of the attack were all perfectly timed!

This caused Lucci to immediately abandon his original offensive plan and immediately assume a defensive stance.

Immediately, he crossed his arms and clenched his fists to block in front of him:

"Iron block? Empty wood!!"

This is a special extension of the "Iron Body" technique. By changing the density of the muscles, the "Iron Body" can be used to deflect the opponent's attack back.

The stronger the opponent's strike, the stronger the counterattack; an ordinary person's fist can be destroyed in an instant.

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This is indeed a very strong counterattack. It has to be said that Lucci has mastered all six powers, truly deserving of the title of the strongest CP9 member in eight hundred years.

Unfortunately, he encountered an unreasonable protagonist with cheat codes.

boom!boom!boom! !

Luffy's machine gun fists landed solidly on his arms and the lower part of his body.

"It didn't bounce back?!"

Feeling the intense pain in his body, Lucci's eyes widened slightly.

"This is no ordinary punch!!"

With his keen observation skills, he naturally noticed the jet-black sheen on Luffy's fist.

It was this jet-black luster that gave Luffy power and destructive force far exceeding that of ordinary attacks.

Without hesitation, he immediately retreated to avoid Luffy's attack range.

Get out of the way before you suffer serious injury.

"It seems I really underestimated you..."

A hint of seriousness flickered in Lucci's cold eyes.

"Since that's the case, then I won't hide it anymore!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his body trembled.

In an instant, it transformed into a massive, upright leopard!

"The Cat-Cat Fruit..."

From that sharp, fanged mouth came a low, menacing voice: "Leopard Form!!"

This is what he looks like when he activates his Devil Fruit power and transforms into a human-beast form!

Lucci can transform into a leopard-man, possessing both the agility of a feline and the fighting instincts of a carnivore.

In hand-to-hand combat, it can unleash its strongest power.

Furthermore, after transforming, Lucci's power and killing intent increased exponentially, and his strength skyrocketed!

Luffy could also clearly feel the intense killing intent and increased strength emanating from Lucci.

but?

This isn't even Lucci's strongest form yet!

"Life returned..."

With a low shout, Lucci's body slowly shrank, "Paper Drawing Martial Body!!"

His body remained in the form of a leopard-man, and soon shrank to a size similar to that of a human.

This is one of Lucci's battle forms when he is in his human-beast form, and it is also one of his signature moves!

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224 Another user of the "rubber" ability?! Why doesn't this guy learn his lesson?

After infusing consciousness, it can shrink the physical body even more tightly, making the whole body look like a human.

By compressing the body's strength, one can increase speed, greatly enhance the effect of paper drawing, and avoid many attacks by relying on the instincts of various parts of the body.

It can be said that while maintaining the physical capabilities of an animal, its speed, agility, and dodging ability are maximized!

Having already realized that Luffy's abilities were not simple, the parts of his body that were struck by those jet-black fists still ached faintly even in his leopard-man form.

Lucci then realized that Luffy might not be weaker than him in terms of strength.

Even though he used his Zoan-type humanoid form to amplify his power, it's hard to say that Luffy might have other ways to increase his power.

He still vividly remembered the miserable sight of Bruno being easily knocked to the ground by Luffy with two punches.

Therefore, based on his rich experience accumulated over many years of battles, as well as his intuition, Lucci knew that a head-on clash with Luffy was not a wise choice!

"We need to figure out what exactly that jet-black, glossy fist is..."

Lucci's animal instincts told him that the most dangerous thing about Luffy was that jet-black sheen, which posed a huge threat to him.

Ironically, even the strongest member of CP9 didn't receive the right to train in Haki in time.

As "720" should know, in the original Punk Hazard, the soldiers led by Fujitora were all capable of being entangled with Armament Haki.

Lucci, a top agent who was highly regarded and whose name was known even to a vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters, failed to learn Haki.

It has to be said that Spandam was a pretty incompetent officer.

Even if Lucci had mastered the most basic Armament Haki, he would have ended the fight with Luffy much earlier.

The reason why Luffy was able to fight Lucci for so long in the original version was largely due to his rubber body, which was immune to damage.

Once this characteristic disappears, the outcome between the two will have already been decided.

Now, with Luffy having mastered Armament Haki earlier and awakened a sliver of the power of the Nika Fruit...?

Furthermore, Luffy has already developed methods to significantly increase his strength, such as Gear Second.

Strictly speaking, there wasn't much suspense left in his fight with Lucci.

"Storm Kick? Kaito!!"

He swung his leopard leg fiercely at Luffy.

In an instant, a blue bird-shaped slash wave shot out from his leg!

This move possesses the immense power to easily slice through iron plates over a hundred meters wide and tens of meters thick covering a naval warship! "Rubber, rubber..."

Luffy, not to be outdone, stretched his arms as far as he could behind him.

"Rocket launcher!!"

Whoosh! !

With the help of its powerful stretching elasticity, Luffy's palms also carried great destructive force as they met Lucci's Gatling Bird!

boom! !

The fierce battle between the two sides officially began at this moment!

Lucci's leopard form ability and Luffy's current rubber ability are engaged in a fierce battle.

Interestingly, Luffy isn't the only one in this Tower of Justice who can use the "rubber" ability.

boom! !

In the hallway outside the room, a figure was awkwardly embedded in the wall.

"Yo...yo-yi, cough cough! cough cough!"

As he struggled to climb out of the wall, he uttered his signature strange accent.