Chapter 155: The World Boils

【Armor-Piercing Bullet】.

Dagger-shaped bullets were loaded one by one into the flintlock.

Buggy gripped the gun with trembling hands, aimed, and fired at a pirate ship that had already crossed the danger zone.

With shooting kinetic energy far exceeding the limits of a flintlock, the dagger bullets pierced directly through the pirate ship's hull, and several bullets caused the pirate ship to take on water.

"Bastards, don't even think about catching Lord Buggy!"

Buggy screamed frantically, though in reality, his legs had already gone weak from fear, he was holding back tears, and his red nose felt sore.

【Ice Bullet】.

He jumped violently into the high air, his figure suspended in mid-air; borrowing the recoil from the shot, he looked as if he were hanging in the sky.

The ice daggers poured out, exploding immediately upon hitting their targets.

Frost and cold air overflowed.

Countless pirates were frozen into ice blocks, and large sections of the pirate ship were also encased in ice.

"What a strange ability. Isn't Buggy a user of the Fenwuliefu fruit? How can he still fire strange bullets? Is this the ability of the Contract Fruit?"

Behind the Image Den Den Mushi,

watching his former friend trapped in a desperate situation, Red Hair's expression remained normal, his focus still on Buggy's special ability.

Back then, they were both apprentice crew members of the Roger Pirates, eating, sleeping, and fighting together, sharing a fairly decent friendship.

It was just unclear why, after he had clearly jumped into the sea to save the other party once, he ended up being hated by him instead. Could it be that his posture was wrong when he saved him?

"Captain, Buggy is your friend, right? Aren't you worried about him?"

"It's fine. Buggy is a man who sailed with Captain Roger alongside me; it's impossible for him to be defeated by these mere pirates!"

Red Hair laughed heartily.

He didn't believe these small-fry in the East Blue could deal with Buggy, just like how he was able to endure the humiliation when provoked by mountain bandits back in Windmill Village.

As expected of his good friend, his mentality had also become steady over these years.

"However, for the Game Merchant to dare to openly provoke a World Noble, what exactly is he trying to do?"

Red Hair was very curious, especially about those Contract Fruits, a specialty of the East Blue, which could grant ordinary people special abilities.

"Hahahaha, the Captain is tempted again!"

"Acting all coy is unseemly. Since when did our Red Hair Pirates have a female captain?"

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Listening to the teasing of his crew, Red Hair laughed out loud, drew the long sword 【Griffin】 at his waist, and fiercely unleashed a Jiangji.

The anchor rooted in the seabed was flicked up with just the right amount of force, no longer binding the pirate ship.

"It's not satisfying enough through the Image Den Den Mushi. Follow me back to the East Blue; let's see this game event covering the entire East Blue in person!"

"Oh!"

The Four Emperors who had always dominated the New World, the Red Hair Pirates, suddenly set sail, charging toward the weakest sea that had become the focus of the world.

In the East Blue Trial Tower area,

Fang Yi refused the request of the pirate Buggy, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Sorry, Mr. Buggy, the Game Merchant does not participate in the battles of players. I cannot help you."

"This is all your fault!"

Buggy landed on the deck, drenched in sweat, panting heavily.

After becoming a player,

the four-dimensional attributes would be unlocked, and the corresponding Health and Energy Value would appear. In the Pirate World, Energy Value is linked to the spirit attribute.

Having not even awakened Observation Haki, his Energy Value was very low.

After a barrage of 【Armor-Piercing Bullets】 and 【Ice Bullets】, although he had effectively blocked the pirate ships that were gradually closing in, his Energy Value had already bottomed out.

With ordinary dagger throws, don't even think about stopping the crowd who were like wolves wanting to cut off Buggy's head for the bounty.

Boom.

After the last Buggy Bomb exploded, the pirates and Nobles also saw the predicament of the Buggy Pirates and gathered around again one after another.

"The pirate Buggy's bounty is mine!"

"Hurry and chase! The pirate Buggy's stamina is exhausted, and those terrifying ice bullets are all used up. Don't be afraid!"

The pirates and Nobles shouted frantically, surrounding Buggy.

Grappling hooks and hemp ropes had already landed on the railings of the Big Top, pulling the hull tightly, giving the Buggy Pirates no chance to escape.

Greedy-faced Noble guards and pirates rushed over along the ropes one by one.

Buggy looked up to the sky and roared, unwillingly saying, "Bastard, am I, the great Lord Buggy, actually going to die here today?"

Just at this moment,

light purple smoke swirled, smashing onto the deck of the Big Top like a cannonball, blocking the long sword that was about to strike Buggy.

Smoker frowned deeply, still holding the Den Den Mushi he hadn't had time to tuck into his bosom.

In his eyes were shock and confusion, contemplation and astonishment; all sorts of complex emotions were intertwined.

Even he couldn't figure out the situation before him.

He raised his head, staring with a complex gaze at the mysterious man who had been standing on top of the Qiqiang Jita, stirring up this chaos.

Finally, he spoke slowly, repeating the order from the Marine Headquarters in the Den Den Mushi: "All East Blue Branches, do your utmost to protect the World Noble, Lord Buggy Saint. Eliminate all enemies who dare to strike at Lord Buggy Saint, and successfully escort the World Noble to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to meet with the world leaders, the Five Elders!"

As the words fell,

all the Marines in Loguetown knelt on one knee, expressing the goodwill and respect from the Navy toward the World Noble Buggy Saint.

Shocking!

On the noisy and clamorous sea, all the Nobles and pirates seemed stunned, quietly watching this scene.

Only the sound of the sea breeze blowing across the surface remained.

Is the Navy joking?

The Pirate Buggy, a pirate whose bounty has been issued by the Navy for many years, a ten-million-level pirate small fry who has operated in the East Blue waters for years, a pirate lackey who doesn't even have the courage or guts to enter the Grand Line.

Has he actually transformed into a high and mighty World Noble?

"Is this a trick by the Navy?"

The Nobles of the World Government member nations, upon hearing the Navy's words, swept their wary gazes over the Pirate Buggy.

They belong to the lawful faction, with islands and nations as their backing, which also serves as a constraint; even if the Navy were lying, they could not directly expose it.

But the pirates had no such scruples; they still glared at Smoker and said, "If the Pirate Buggy were a Celestial Dragon, would you Navy dare to issue a bounty for him?"

Hypocritical Navy.

They claim to maintain the peace of the Si Hai, but in reality, they are just a dog of the World Government; if a World Noble sneezes, the Navy has to search the whole world for the cause. If Buggy were truly a Celestial Dragon, even the Fleet Admiral would have to receive him with extreme caution, right?

How do you explain the bounty?

Smoker could not be bothered to explain; even his own mind was in a mess right now.

He picked up the megaphone, held high the special Navy flag in his hand, and said expressionlessly, "This is an order from Marine Headquarters. For all East Blue Branch Navy, if Buggy Saint suffers even the slightest injury, you will all be dishonorably discharged, and you must escort Lord Buggy Saint back to the Holy Land with the etiquette befitting a Celestial Dragon!"

Upon seeing the flag, the East Blue Branch Navy soldiers who were still hesitating and wavering immediately tightened their expressions.

Within the Navy, there are various styles of flags to distinguish orders issued by Navy personnel of different ranks; they must never be used casually without authorization, and violators will face severe military punishment.

The flag Smoker held came from the highest order of Marine Headquarters.

Fleet Admiral, Sengoku!

In other words, is this absurdly ridiculous order real?

After the Pirate Buggy obtained the game reward 【Celestial Dragon Bloodline】, did he really become a Celestial Dragon whose identity is acknowledged even by the Five Elders!?

At this moment,

The world was in an uproar!

(End of this chapter)