Chapter 292

In an instant, his eyes turned red.

To this day, Straw Hat Luffy often recalls the despair he felt on the Skypiea.

This bastard Lin Yu not only stole Nami and Robin, but also took Vivi and Machino, and finally even stole the Mermaid!

Now that he sees Lin Yu's figure, Straw Hat Luffy's anger instantly reaches its peak.

"The Godslayer Lin Yu?"

Crocodile, smoking a cigar, frowned slightly as Lin Yu appeared.

He still remembered clearly the bounty of 1.5 billion Berries placed on Lin Yu for killing a Celestial Dragon.

If this man stands in the way, what follows will be troublesome.

Not to mention the two others beside him.

"Smoker of the Big Mom Pirates and Runt of the Beasts Pirates, why are you here?"

While Crocodile fixed his gaze on Lin Yu, Jinbe paid far greater attention to Smoker and Runt beside Lin Yu.

Smoker's General Star rank was such that even the Seven Warlords had little chance of defeating her.

Runt's strength, though inferior to General Star, could still hold off one of them.

With Magellan chasing from behind, this was truly a dire situation.

Moreover, Jinbe simply could not fathom why Smoker of the Big Mom Pirates would be allied with Runt of the Beasts Pirates.

And seeing Smoker and Runt standing one step behind Lin Yu, Jinbe knew they recognized this Godslayer Lin Yu as their leader.

To subdue General Star Smoker and Runt, infamous for her violent temper in the Named New World—this man Lin Yu is no ordinary figure!

"Hehe!"

"He's quite a handsome boy."

King Iva had no knowledge of Lin Yu's deeds; he merely thought he looked extremely handsome.

On the other side.

Lin Yu, seeing Crocodile beside Luffy, couldn't help but grin.

With Crocodile present, the blame for secretly releasing the Impel Down prisoners and causing Heavy Casualties among the guards would be permanently pinned on Straw Hat Luffy.

Thus, Nami, Vivi, and the others would surely give up on Straw Hat Luffy completely.

Inside the Door-Door Fruit's alternate space.

When they saw Straw Hat Luffy appear, Nami, Vivi, Machino, and the others were all startled.

But when they saw the gang of pirates following Luffy, their faces turned pale instantly.

"Were those vicious prisoners really released by Luffy...?"

Machino covered her face with both hands, tears gushing out instantly.

"Crocodile..."

Seeing Crocodile beside Luffy, Vivi collapsed to the ground, utterly broken.

Crocodile's Baroque Works once incited chaos in her homeland, Alabasta—using Devil Fruit powers to destroy cities and causing tens of thousands of Alabastans to die.

He even once tried to kill her and her father.

And just one or two months later, Luffy freed him from prison and became his partner.

A sense of betrayal slowly rose within Vivi.

"Luffy..."

Seeing the gang of prisoner pirates and Crocodile beside Luffy, Nami's tears burst forth.

Recalling the prison guards and wardens brutally murdered by the prisoners Luffy had released.

Recalling the Cocoyasi Village once ruled by the fishman Arlong.

The thought that Luffy had become the very thing she hated most made her heart feel like it was being cut apart.

At this moment, she had truly given up on Luffy.

Seeing the three women's shattered expressions, Luo Bin, who had expected this, sighed softly and said nothing.

Luo Bin said nothing, but Lei Jiu, Lin Yu's perfect helpmate, would not miss this perfect chance to strike at their hearts.

She pointed at the transgender pirates beside Luffy and said:

"These are all pirates with bounties over fifty million Berries—each one, if freed, would bring terror to any region."

"Arlong, who once ruled Nami and Nokkō's villages, doesn't even deserve to carry their shoes."

"With such a group released, how many families will be destroyed, how many wives separated from husbands, children from parents—I need not elaborate."

"As for a pirate of Crocodile's caliber, the damage he can cause—I'm sure Vivi understands better than anyone."

Hearing Jiu's statement, Nami, Vivi, Machino, and the others collapsed further.

The real world.

Straw Hat Luffy crouched low, instantly activated Gear Second, and roared at Lin Yu in fury:

"Bastard, give back Nami, Vivi, Robin to me!"

Though Luffy saw no Nami, Luo Bin, or the others beside Lin Yu, he knew that if he defeated this man, he could reclaim them all!

Yet, Hawkins the Straw Man beside Luffy gripped his arm and said gravely:

"Magellan is coming."

"According to my recent divination, if you stay here any longer, you'll never see Ace again."

"Our best choice now is to escape in this direction—this route offers the highest chance of success."

As he spoke, Hawkins pointed to the right side of the exit.

Since he had never seen Lin Yu before, Hawkins did not know this man was the Wuhaishang Society's chairman who had once driven him to the brink.

Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords, also spoke up:

"Brother Luffy, I don't know how strong he is, but those two beside him are no easy foes—if they join forces with Magellan to attack us from front and back, we'll all be finished here."

"We still need to rescue Ace; we can't act on impulse."

If it were only Lin Yu, it would be manageable.

But adding Admiral Smoker and the Six Supernumeraries' Runti, that would be extremely troublesome.

Hearing Sanji's words, the King of the Amazon Lily, Ivankov, nodded in agreement:

"Straw Hat Boy, your most important task right now is to rescue your brother Ace; you can't afford to linger here too long."

Because Luffy was the son of Dragon, the King of the Amazon Lily naturally assumed Ace was also Dragon's son.

Therefore, in his view, the most urgent task was to head to Marineford to rescue Ace.

Hearing Sanji and the others, Straw Hat Luffy hesitated inside.

If he missed this chance now, he wouldn't know when he'd get another opportunity to find Lin Yu and reclaim Nami and Luo Bin.

On one side were Nami, Luo Bin, Vivi, and Machino; on the other, his own brother Ace—this tore at Straw Hat Luffy's heart, and he began to waver.