The Navy ships were hidden near the island and only arrived here after receiving a report from Koala’s fellow townspeople.
Mandfeish swam too fast and didn’t notice those Navy ships, or else he would not have wasted words with Ah Long.
Jack and his crew were a step slower, and just happened to see the encircling Navy ships.
The gunfire on the island explained everything; Mandfeish imdiately rushed towards the direction from which the gunshots were coming, while Ah Long could only see the shadow of his figure.
"Big Brother Jack."
In a world where strength reigns supre, one doesn’t need to be older to be called Big Brother; being strong is enough. These underlings following Mandfeish were no match for Jack.
"Stay here and be careful."
Then he charged in that direction using brute force, unlike Mandfeish, who utilized the ability to fly. Jack relied purely on brute strength, leaving two huge holes on the deck.
"That guy... is really here to rescue Big Brother..."
The surrounding Navy ships had already approached, and Mandfeish’s true intent needed no questioning. Tiger held a high place in Ah Long’s heart, causing a slight wavering in his previously defiant attitude towards Mandfeish.
"Humans are not all the sa."
This statent had a certain impact on him at this mont, but now was not the ti to ponder this issue, as the Navy’s cannonballs were already incoming.
"Ah Long! You go handle those Navy ships; I’ll lead the others to rescue Brother Tai!"
Jinbe, along with his people, also charged towards Fuerxhe Island; they couldn’t stand idly by given what had happened, while Ah Long led his n to counter the Navy’s assault.
Their boat was rapidly destroyed under the Navy’s bombardnt, but being Fishn, they didn’t rely on vessels. Wielding his sawtooth blade, Ah Long intended to seize a Navy ship.
...
Not long ago, inside Fuerxhe Island, a group of the Navy had already surrounded Tiger.
"Navy... why are you here?"
"We have our own thods, and your whereabouts were never a secret. Moreover, the people on this island have already betrayed your location. It’s a deal, trading your life for the freedom of the Heavenly Celestial Dragon’s possession.
Fisher Tiger, Captain of the Sun Pirates, you are charged with two cris: assault and escape. In the na of Navy Headquarters’ Junior Admiral Strawberry, I hereby sentence you to death."
Tiger’s eyes changed; the ntion of escape by Strawberry pricked his heart, a secret known only to him, a slave life he was unwilling to recount to others.
"Fire."
But Tiger’s gaze held no significance for Strawberry. In his eyes, Tiger was rely a criminal, and he directly issued the order to attack.
On land, the Fishn’s strength couldn’t match that in the sea. The dense barrage left him with no room to dodge, many bullets piercing his body. Yet, these bullets couldn’t kill him, and he soon launched his counterattack.
Under the Navy’s siege, Tiger had sustained nurous wounds. When Mandfeish appeared, Tiger’s body was already covered in injuries.
"A wanted criminal with a bounty of 230 million Belly... doesn’t even know Haki?"
In terms of bounties, Tiger’s bounty was largely inflated due to his status as an escaped slave and as the main culprit in the Mary Geoise raid, earning him a bounty far exceeding his actual strength.
Although they had sailed the sea for three years, they hadn’t entered the New World. The Fishn’s combat style mainly relied on underwater surprise attacks, with few opportunities for frontal battles. Lacking a suitable ntor, Tiger never grasped the essence of Haki.
Otherwise, these bullets wouldn’t have been a threat. Though his strong muscles trapped the bullets within his body, preventing them from hurting vital points, they still inflicted real damage.
"Get out of my way! Water Heart Scatter Shot!"
A mass of water appeared in Mandfeish’s hand, which then transford into lethal shrapnel, directly knocking down several Navy personnel near Tiger.
Possessing Pokemon Abilities, he could convert stamina into water, allowing him to perform all Fishman Karate skills even in a waterless environnt.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"You’re... Mandfeish?"
Tiger was not soone who didn’t read the newspaper, especially with vivid mories of Mandfeish, who once took the bla for him. Moreover, Mandfeish had a significant reputation on Fishman Island, being a human who openly married a rmaid, sothing unprecedented.
To Tiger and Otohi, Mandfeish’s existence symbolized progress in relations between the two races.
"It’s , glad you’re okay."
Tasks, performance, reputation, bonuses, retirent — a stream of words flashed through Mandfeish’s mind, aning there were no issues now that Tiger was alive.
"Kaidou II...."
Seeing Mandfeish suddenly appear here, Strawberry’s expression finally changed. The Navy had initially sent only him, a Junior Admiral, to blockade Tiger on land, believing his strength enough for the task.
The true leader of this mission was still idling aboard a nearby Navy ship. He didn’t speak up imdiately but pressed the button on the Radio Snail he carried.
As a High-Level Official of the Hundred Beasts Pirates, he was also a key focus for the Navy. As a Headquarters Junior Admiral, there was no reason he wouldn’t recognize the opponent.
His 200 million Belly bounty was genuine, earned from his own exploits. Such an enemy, coupled with a still combative Tiger, was beyond his capabilities to handle.
Moreover, Mandfeish wasn’t alone; there were other Sun Pirates among them.
Mandfeish had no desire for prolonged battle; rescuing the person was already accomplishing their goal.
"Leave! Return to the sea! Get your leader, Tiger, out of here! He needs treatnt!"
He wasn’t sure if he could control these Fishn, so he used Tiger’s safety to remind them, but wanting to leave didn’t an the Navy would simply allow it.
"Hold them off! Vice Admiral Borsalino’s support is arriving soon!"
The number of reinforcents didn’t matter; as long as Borsalino arrived, it would be enough. Ever since joining the Navy Training Camp, he earned the title of monster, and his arrival alone would suffice.
This sentence also bolstered the courage of the surrounding Navy, who mingled with the other Fishn of the Sun Pirates. At that mont, Mandfeish even saw the distant shimring lights, indicating the opponent’s fast approach.
"Borsalino...."
After a brief hesitation, Mandfeish’s form began to expand, muscles growing more muscular, a larger pair of fins extending behind him, and the crown-shaped object on his head turning black and elongating, forming a single horn.
Gyarados in ga Form, in this state, his strength will surpass forr limits, allowing him to exert combat power at the Disaster Level, against the famous monster Vice Admiral in the Navy. He wasn’t sure if he could be the opponent.
Due to excessive carelessness depleting his stamina, even entering the ga State might not ensure victory. Rather than that, it seed more effective to unleash full power, taking no more than 20 minutes to reach the beach. As long as they successfully returned to the sea, the mission would be complete.
"Jack, don’t get bogged down, make haste returning to the sea. I’ll handle that troubleso guy; it’s all up to you here now."
Saying that, powerful jets of water erupted from the seams between Mandfeish’s scales, propelling him into the air at speeds far beyond before.
At the sa ti, Jack also entered his transformation state; with an expanded physique, a towering ten-ter Copperajah erged before Strawberry...
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