One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 177 Confronting Sengoku! Kizaru Attacks!

Chapter 177: Confronting Sengoku! Kizaru Attacks!

Kouchi was unaware of what was happening in the meeting room. After Sengoku finished speaking, Kouchi's calm voice came through the Den Den Mushi again.

"The World Government's orders? Hahahaha! Does the Fleet Admiral of the Navy lack the ability to distinguish right from wrong? You just blindly obey whatever the World Government says?"

Mu Chong's every word could change the atmosphere in the meeting room. Before Zhan Guo could answer, Mu Chong's voice rang out again.

"I don't believe that with your intelligence, Sengoku, you can't guess the true intentions of those five old guys, especially since you have a chief of staff by your side! What? You think you can easily manipulate me? So you turn a blind eye and use such despicable means to force me to show myself?"

"Surrender? Make me serve the World Government? Or label me a pirate and make it impossible for me to move an inch on this high seas? Do you think that only pirates can sail the seas?"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! This phone call today is all I wanted to tell you! I, the chivalrous Mu Chong, am not a pirate! Don't try to use your pirate tactics on me, or you can try and see if I have the strength to make you, the Fleet Admiral, regret it!"

boom!

The moment Mu Chong finished speaking, the Den Den Mushi on the conference table emitted a muffled explosion, then fell silent.

Sengoku, seated at the head of the table, grew increasingly grim, a terrifying rage burning within him.

boom!

"Men, immediately notify Admiral Kizaru! Proceed to the waters off Iron Island at full speed! Order: Capture the chivalrous Mu Chong alive! Kill the rest without mercy!"

Zhan Guo slammed his fist on the table in anger, his roar echoing throughout the conference room. The imposing aura emanating from him intimidated all the generals present.

"The chivalrous Mu Chong? What kind of man are you really?"

Only the strategist Tsuru, sitting next to Sengoku, remained expressionless, head bowed in thought, muttering to himself.

……

The waters around Steel Island fell eerily quiet the moment Kouchi popped the Den Den Mushi under the cover of night.

Mu Chong sat casually on the edge of the warship, his head bowed, his eyes filled with intense killing intent. This terrifying aura made the three sailors in front of him break out in a cold sweat.

"Hey! You three, bring out all the meat on your ship. If you don't satisfy me within five minutes, you're dead!"

After a long while, Mu Chong slowly raised his head, the killing intent in his eyes had disappeared, and he spoke calmly.

"Huh? Okay! Okay!"

The three men were taken aback at first, then immediately ran to the warship's galley and frantically carried all the meat in the galley onto the deck. In no time, a huge pile of meat was stacked on the deck.

call!call!call!

"Alright! Get out of here! Get out of this area and you better never let me see you again!"

Mu Chong raised his hand and activated his Devil Fruit power, sending all the carnivorous creatures flying into the air. He then glanced at the three panting Marines, left with a single sentence, and walked away without looking back.

With Mu Chong's departure, the three warships quickly sailed away from the area amidst a commotion.

Meanwhile, on the deck of the Freedom, Slad and his two companions looked on in surprise as they saw the returning wooden shovel and a large pile of meat.

"Captain! You've been gone for so long, and all you've brought back is this pile of meat? Did you go rob someone?!"

Slad circled the pile of meat, his face full of helplessness, and couldn't help but speak.

"Hahahaha! Enough nonsense! Hurry up and move all this meat to the kitchen, or we'll have to eat all vegetarian food for dinner tonight!"

Mu Chong ignored Slad's complaints, waved him off to get to work, and then sat down on the bench under the mast.

Slad shook his head, but still started moving things, and Baku helped him.

"captain?"

Enel, noticing something was wrong with Mu Chong, slowly walked to the bench and whispered something.

"Hmm? Hehehe! It's alright! Enel! I just gave those idiots a good scolding, and I feel much better now!"

Mu Chong gently shook his head, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and looked up at the starry sky.

Enel raised an eyebrow. Seeing that Mu Chong didn't speak, he sat down beside him and looked up at the starry sky in the same posture as Mu Chong.

"Hey! Enel! Your opponent is coming soon!"

Suddenly, Mu Chong, gazing at the starry sky, said something that Enel didn't understand, and the latter looked at Mu Chong with a puzzled expression.

"Hahahaha! Sengoku must have been furious just now. He won't hold back his anger, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain his prestige as the Fleet Admiral! Therefore, Sengoku will definitely issue the order to encircle and annihilate us!"

At this point, Mu Chong slowly sat up straight, glanced at Slad and Baku who had finished, and then continued...

"However, this place is far from the Navy Headquarters, and it would be too late to send troops here from headquarters! The soldiers at the surrounding bases are not very reliable, so he will send the fastest person in the Navy to provide support!"

"Huh? The fastest person in the Navy? Captain! Isn't that Admiral Kizaru?"

Slad, who was holding a drink, stopped drinking when he heard Mu Chong's words and asked...

"Yes! That's him!"

"Admiral Kizaru? The fastest?"

Enel seemed somewhat confused by the conversation between Mu Chong and Slade, and looked at Slade with a puzzled expression.

"Come here! Enel! Let me give you a crash course on the three admirals of the Marine Headquarters!"

Slade plopped down next to Enel and downed his drink in one gulp.

"The three admirals of the Navy, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru! They are the three mountains of the Navy Headquarters' highest combat power! With them guarding Marineford, ordinary pirates don't dare to set foot in the waters around the Navy Headquarters!"

"Akainu, a Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit user! He's incredibly strong and can control magma in battle! He's extremely ruthless when dealing with pirates! Aokiji, a Logia-type Ice-Ice Fruit user! He can control ice in battle. He's a rather gentle person. I met him when I was in Marineford, and his personality is alright!"

At this point, Slad smiled faintly, clearly indicating he had some impressive experience.

"Ahem! The next one, just as the captain said, is the fastest man in the Navy, Admiral Kizaru, a Logia-type Pika Pika no Mi (Glint-Glint Fruit) user! He almost has the speed of light! He's on par with your Rumble!"

Slade turned to look at Enel, hoping to see fear on his face, but Enel's face showed only excitement.

"Tch! What a battle maniac! You look like you can't wait any longer?"

"Captain! How strong is Admiral Kizaru?"

Enel ignored Slad's teasing and looked directly at Mu Chong with excited eyes, asking...

"Strong! As one of the three admirals of the Navy, Kizaru not only possesses extremely fast speed, but also extremely strong physical skills. He is proficient in Observation Haki and Armament Haki, and is also skilled in the Six Powers of the Navy! His strength! Strong!"

When Enel asked him questions, Mu Chong didn't hide anything and readily told him what he knew about Kizaru, but his expression remained calm.

Stab it!

"Really? A user of the Glint-Glint Fruit? The speed of light? Hahahaha! I can't wait!"

At that moment, Enel's body crackled with lightning, illuminating the entire overtime work area.

"Hey! Enel! I'll give you a chance to fight Kizaru one-on-one! But that guy is one of the three admirals after all, and his strength shouldn't be underestimated! After you've had your fun, I'll join the battle!"

Looking at the excited Enel, Mu Chong's calm voice slowly rang out.

"Hmm? Okay! I understand, Captain!"

Seeing Mu Chong's serious expression, Enel consciously abandoned his contemptuous thoughts and nodded heavily.

"Captain! What do you mean?"

Slad, however, sensed something unusual in Mu Chong's words and asked in confusion.

"Hahahaha! True freedom must be built upon sufficient strength. I want the Navy and the World Government to understand one thing: the Freedom ship has the power to sail freely!"

"As for Kizaru, since he dared to come, let's have a four-on-one battle. I won't let him go back unscathed!"