One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"Shut up!!! Demonic Wind Kick - Beef Burst!!!"

This technique, developed by Sanji by combining his bloodline-modified "exoskeleton," "strength," and "speed" with his own Armament Haki, makes his body stronger and able to withstand higher temperatures, allowing him to unleash kicks with even greater heat and power than the Diable Jambe. When using Diable Jambe, intense heat is generated around his calves, accompanied by even hotter blue flames.

"Head meat! Shoulder meat! Shoulder meat! Rib meat! Rib meat! Belly meat! Tail meat! Thigh meat! Calf meat!!!"

Unfortunately, he missed with his kick.

"Come on, you almost kicked me!"

Taunting Laman.

Just as Sanji was angrily rolling up his sleeves, preparing to fight Sarutobi for three hundred rounds, a powerful drumbeat, or perhaps... a heartbeat, came from deep within Dieterre Island.

dong dong~

dong dong~

dong dong~

The drumbeats grew louder and clearer, penetrating the earth and the air, reaching the eardrums of everyone.

"What is this sound?"

"Is Straw Hat Luffy still alive?"

Jinbe, Zoro, and Sanji were overjoyed. They knew Luffy wouldn't fall so easily!

"Boom~"

With a thunderous roar, Luffy, his neck and limbs wrapped in "steam ribbons," burst out of the rift, laughing heartily while rubbing his forehead: "Hahahaha! This is so funny! Uncle Karl, you're amazing!"

"Holy Light Arbiter" Karl stroked his chin, wondering if this was the legendary "sit-up".

However, Karl didn't expect to defeat Luffy with just one fatal attack; that was unrealistic. Luffy in his Nika form was indeed as fierce as a war god.

"Uncle Karl, let's continue this duel! It's so interesting, I'm definitely going to enjoy this battle to the fullest!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy spread out his hands and lifted them upwards. The ground around him was lifted up like clay, forming a rather abstract slingshot base. Luffy used his hands as rubber bands, gripped the two support points on both sides, and kept backing away.

"Rubber-white rocket!!! BIU!!!"

Seeing Luffy charging towards him, Karl raised his raven and unleashed several massive flying slashes in Luffy's direction.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

"Useless, useless, useless!" Luffy yelled, deflecting Karl's flying slash while shouting, "Gum-Gum Lion Bazooka!!!"

He drew his fists in, gathering strength, and then launched them out!

Just as the attack was about to hit Karl, Karl suddenly turned into particles of light and disappeared from the spot, reappearing next to Luffy. He then slashed at Luffy with the raven wrapped in golden lightning!

呲~

"Ouch!! That hurts!"

Luffy clutched his back and fell to the ground, blood gushing out. The cut was deep enough to see the bone, and Luffy rolled around on the ground in pain.

But not long after, Luffy stood up as if nothing had happened, and upon closer inspection, his wounds had almost healed. This left Karl speechless.

abuse!

"Such a fast blade, but I'm sure I'll hit you. You can't escape!"

"Rubber Hydra!!!"

咻咻 咻 ~

A barrage of punches rained down on Karl, forcing him to revert to his "intangible" state to avoid being hit by Luffy's fists.

As Karl blurred, he continued to get closer and closer to Luffy.

"I refuse to believe I can't hit you!!! Ora Ora Ora!!!"

Luffy's punches became even more ferocious, almost reducing Karl's afterimage to dust.

Chapter 368 Sit-ups

bang~

Feeling the feedback from his fist, Luffy's face lit up with joy. He hit it? But upon closer inspection, his face immediately fell. How did a steak suddenly appear here?

But the next second, Luffy's hair stood on end, and he instinctively turned his head away. The next second, the blade wrapped in golden lightning pierced the air in front of him.

Luffy quickly retreated, creating distance between himself and Karl behind him, and exaggeratedly pressed his bulging heart back in: "You scared me to death, Uncle Karl, the mimicry baby is hot!"

Carl curled his lip. An instinctive reaction? Pshaw!

"Pfft~" Luffy flapped his arms and roared, "Gum-Gum Elephant Gun Barrage!"

Judging from Luffy's current state, everything just now was just a warm-up. This is destined to be a protracted battle, and whoever can hold out until the end will win!

Karl was also on high alert. Since he had the advantage in speed and ability, he was determined to maintain it until the very end. He refused to believe that Luffy could stand up again and again!

In the sky, the members of the defeated group were all dejected, feeling that they were too weak and could not help at all, and they were all reflecting on their own actions.

"Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, and Jinbe are still fighting bloody battles against the Marines, while we can only sit here and wait. How lame!" Franky slammed his fist on the floor in frustration.

He figured he'd be the first one caught, since he'd wanted to make a good impression. But he forgot all his equipment was on the Thousand Sunny. He didn't even last 10 minutes before being captured by a female navy officer wielding a long sword.

Nami glanced at Chopper, who was crying, Robin, who was silent, and Brook, who was sighing... She forced a smile and comforted him, "Don't worry, we must believe in Luffy, he will definitely... win."

As she finished speaking, Nami's voice grew softer and softer; in her heart, she didn't believe Luffy could win at all.

Although the Navy doesn't have the same intimidating and oppressive power as Big Mom or Kaido, its strength is undeniable, especially under Karl.

Over the years, his prowess has become deeply ingrained in people's minds. He has been involved in every major naval operation, and the navy has never failed in any operation in which he participated.

It can be said that since Karl rose to fame, the Navy has hardly suffered any defeats. In the Sabaody Archipelago incident, the Marineford War, the Whole Cake Island incident, the Wano Country incident, the Cross Guild incident, and the concert incident, the Navy has been the biggest winner.

This series of actions dealt a fatal blow to the pirate forces that roamed the seas, relegating them to the bottom of the food chain.

Now it was their turn, and they realized that the navy's power was no exaggeration.

Whether it was Dressrosa or Zou, Whole Cake Island or Wano Country, although their strength was not as great as Doflamingo, Big Mom, or Kaido, they were at least capable of fighting. They wouldn't have been defeated so thoroughly as they are now. In less than half an hour, these non-main combat personnel were wiped out by the Navy.

The ones who can truly keep fighting are Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and yes, Jinbe, but they can't help at all.

After Nami finished speaking, the atmosphere immediately turned cold, dropping to freezing point, and everyone lowered their heads in silence.

"What if Luffy and his crew lose? What will happen to us?"

This question strikes at the heart of the matter, yet no one answers it...

Dieterre Island.

After a fierce exchange, Jinbe fell to the ground. Akainu snorted and ordered his men to tie Jinbe up. Then, he looked at Sanji and Zoro, who were still fighting. After a moment's thought, Akainu prepared to join the battle between Sanji and Kizaru.

It's not because Sanji is easier to deal with, but because Kizaru seems unreliable. After fighting for so long, he's still playing a game of running and chasing, with Kizaru unable to escape.

"Borsalino, I'll deal with him. You go help Fujitora!"

Yuanzi scratched his head: "Alright~ then this guy is yours. Be careful! This guy is really strong!"

"You don't need to remind me!"

Sanji, panting heavily, looked at the indifferent Akainu and thought to himself, Jinbe has fallen... Now only he, Zoro, and Luffy are left.

Feeling his strength rapidly depleting, Sanji gritted his teeth: "No, I absolutely cannot fall before the moss-head!"

Bang!

Luffy plummeted to the ground like a meteor, sinking into the earth, but only a dozen seconds later, he stood up again, twisted his neck, and shook his arms, looking completely unharmed.

“Come again!!!”

Luffy yelled and charged at Karl again. Luffy firmly believed that as long as he could seize just one opportunity, he would definitely be able to defeat Karl. With the effect of the Liberation Drum, he would have many more chances to try and fail. But in his opinion, if Karl made a mistake even once, he would win.

If Karl knew that Luffy was thinking this way, all Karl could say was, "Isn't this just a coincidence?"

Years ago, when Karl wasn't this strong, he used to treat others the same way. But after his physique and Haki level improved, he hasn't encountered an opponent who could make him do that for a long time.

"Three times already, fine, I'll see how many more times you can get up." Karl muttered under his breath before continuing to face Luffy's attacks.

The legendary sit-up lived up to its reputation, but Karl's assessment was... not as good as Kin'emon.

The Thousand Sunny.

Peng En tossed the wounded and unconscious Kin'emon onto the deck, then flew aside and calmly watched the pirates, preventing them from making any trouble.

"Jinbe! Jinbe, are you alright? Say something! Chopper, Chopper! Jinbe is injured, come and take a look!"

Upon hearing that someone was injured, Chopper immediately changed his dejected mood and ran to Jinbe's side, taking out medical equipment to examine him.

"Phew~ Thankfully, Jinbe isn't in immediate danger. He just fainted from exhaustion, but we need to treat his arm injury as soon as possible, otherwise it might worsen..."

"Chopper, stop being so mysterious, hurry up and save Jinbe!"

"Uh-huh, quickly carry Jinbe to the infirmary, I need to perform surgery on him!"

“No need, you must be under my sight. As for these injuries…” Peng En, who had suddenly landed on the deck, reached into his pocket and took out a small Healing Shell engraved with a seagull symbol.

“Use this! It’s a portable military-grade St. Juvederm. It’s not as effective as the kind that sells for 1000 million Berries outside, but it’s enough to get him out of danger.”

Chopper was taken aback, then nodded, took the Holy Healing Shell from Peng's hand, and used it to treat Jinbe's arm. Before long, Jinbe's severely burned right arm, which even smelled of meat, gradually recovered completely.

"Now that the person has been rescued, you should behave yourselves and stop making futile struggles."