Chapter 389: Be Careful

"Li An, be careful!" Guo Yao shouted loudly when she saw a pirate charging at Li An with a knife. Li An turned back with a smile, signaling her not to worry.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." As Li An spoke, he easily dodged the pirate's attack by exploiting the weakness the system had analyzed. His body moved flexibly through the crowd of pirates like an agile leopard. A hint of cunning shone in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he were plotting something.

In the fierce battle, Li An discovered contradictions within the Haizeilian Alliance. It turned out that this pirate alliance was temporarily formed by several different pirate crews, and there was no real trust or unity among them. The leaders of each pirate crew had their own little agendas, all wanting to gain the greatest benefit from this battle. 597

Li An's heart stirred; he felt this was an opportunity he could exploit. While dodging enemy attacks, he quietly approached the core area of the Haizeilian Alliance. Wisdom sparkled in his eyes, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

"Hey, look over there!" Li An suddenly pointed in a direction and shouted loudly. Several pirate crew leaders instinctively turned their heads, and at that moment, Li An took the chance to create some small misunderstandings among them.

"Why are you holding back? Do you want to swallow the treasure alone?" Li An deliberately provoked them. His voice was not loud, but just enough for the several leaders to hear.

"Nonsense! How could we hold back!" one leader angrily refuted.

"Hmph, I think you are just cowards!" another leader responded, not willing to show weakness.

Just like that, the leaders of the several pirate crews began to accuse each other, and the argument grew increasingly fierce. Their subordinates were also affected; the originally neat attack formation became chaotic.

"Now is the time!" Seeing the moment was ripe, Li An immediately shouted loudly. "Straw Hat Pirates, attack with full force!"

Upon hearing Li An's shout, Luffy and the others instantly perked up. Seizing the opportunity of the internal chaos within the Haizeilian Alliance, they launched a fierce attack. Zoro's blade became even more sharp, Luffy's attacks even more frantic, and Nami's weather attacks even more deadly.

Under their combined assault, the Haizeilian Alliance gradually could not hold on and began to retreat step by step. The pirates jumped back onto their ships one by one, fleeing in a wretched manner.

"Haha, we won!" Luffy jumped up excitedly, cheering loudly. The others also showed smiles of victory, proud of their triumph.

"Well done, Li An." Zoro walked over to Li An's side. Although there was still no expression on his face, a hint of approval shone in his eyes.

"Yes, if not for Li An, we would have been in trouble this time." Nami also walked over, smiling. Her face still bore the exhaustion of battle, but it could not hide the joy in her eyes.

Li An smiled slightly and said modestly, "This is everyone's shared merit; I only did what I should have done."

Guo Yao threw herself into Li An's arms, hugging him tightly, with tears glistening in her eyes. "It's great, as long as you're safe," she said, choking up.

Li An gently patted Guo Yao's back and comforted her, "I'm fine, don't worry." His eyes were filled with tenderness and love, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.