【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"Huh? Has our deal been exposed?!" Caesar instantly worried about his safety. He was a criminal now, and if Law just left him here, he would definitely be arrested by the Navy. "Law! You can't just leave me on this island! Quickly change the location of the transaction."

Law didn't say anything. The arrival of the Navy was within his expectations, or rather, it was part of his plan. He didn't go to Smoker specifically to catch up.

"You seem pretty smug," Robin said with a smile, noticing Law's change in expression, as if he had been used.

“You’re mistaken,” Law retorted casually. At this point, his plan was already more than half successful. He ignored Caesar’s protests about continuing the transaction here, turned to the other two Straw Hat crew members who had come with him, and said calmly.

"There are 15 minutes left. I need you two to provide me with sniping and intelligence support! We don't know who is lurking here yet. If there is any situation in the forest, please contact me immediately."

“Yes, I understand…” Robin replied with a smile. In any case, Travis was an ally recognized by their captain, and their target was indeed one of the Four Emperors, so the plan would continue.

"The Navy showing up here is completely unexpected!" Usopp wailed.

Since his attempts to dissuade him were completely ineffective, Usopp had no choice but to follow Robin into the vast forest with trepidation, cautiously observing his surroundings, fearing a sudden attack by some monster.

Usopp carefully climbed over the huge tree roots, and seeing Robin walking very fast ahead, he called out in a panic but in a low voice, "Robin, don't walk so fast, wait for me!"

Robin stopped and listened carefully to the sounds coming from ahead.

Usopp looked around nervously, not expecting Robin to stop suddenly. He bumped into her back and cried out in alarm, "Don't stop suddenly, Robin!"

"Who is it!? Is it the Straw Hat crew!?"

Robin immediately stopped Usopp from making a sound, and the two hid behind a huge vine, secretly observing the situation ahead. It was a small Marine squad that seemed to have encountered something.

"No way! My name is Leo!"

"Who are you? Show yourself!"

"It's the Navy! Who are they talking to?" Usopp whispered, looking at the panicked group of Navy soldiers.

“They seem to know we’re on the island,” Robin said.

Usopp stared in shock at the things that were rapidly disappearing from the Marines' bodies. He hadn't even seen a shadow of them, yet within seconds, not only their weapons but even their clothes had vanished. "What happened?"

"It's too fast, I can't see it clearly..." Robin was also a little shocked, but after the Marines fled in panic, she saw a small shadow. She quickly activated her Devil Fruit ability, and countless white arms suddenly grew from the grass where the Marines had just been standing, constantly grabbing at the grass. "Got it!"

"What is it?"

"It looks like... a dwarf race." Robin replied in shock after seeing what she had grabbed. She had only read about dwarfs in books and never imagined they actually existed. "Just now, you were the one who gave all the Marines' clothes..."

"I'm doomed! She saw what I looked like!"

"Hey, Robin, you just mentioned dwarfs..."

"Anesthesia flower!"

……

The shore where the Sunny docked

"Whoa! Qi, what are you trying to do?!" Brooke suddenly screamed in terror, covering her face. "Even if you lost the game, you don't have to kill Bone!"

"Shut up." Qi's lips twitched, and he frowned as he looked at the few small vines he had cut off. "And I haven't lost yet."

"What's this?" Chopper also noticed the vines that had fallen onto the deck.

"They suddenly grew out of the area next to Brooke," Qi explained, frowning. Then he looked around and noticed that many dandelions had somehow appeared on the deck. "Why are there so many dandelions?"

"what!!"

"Nami!?" The four immediately stood up and turned to look in the direction of the voice. They saw that Nami was entangled by plants that had grown out of nowhere. Qi immediately rushed over and used his dagger to pull Nami out of the strange plants.

"What is this thing?" Nami asked in a panic. She didn't know what had happened, but the grass under the sunchair had suddenly grown wildly and surrounded her.

"Ho ho ho, there's a weirdo flying in the sky with a flower on his head?" Brook looked towards Dressrosa, where a man with a flower on his head was flying towards them. "He looks like he's flying towards us!"

"It's not just a possibility, it's definitely coming for us." Qi frowned as he scrutinized the newcomer. The man was tall and imposing, and most striking was the giant yellow flower atop his back. It was slowly flying towards them from the air. Judging from the man's aura, he was no ordinary person. Qi could feel his sweeping gaze, as if he were scrutinizing each and every one of them.

They're up to no good, but their position is extremely unfavorable. They absolutely cannot fight on the Sunny. They need to find a way to lure them to the island to fight. Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Qi instantly concealed his aura, compressing his presence to a minimum. The overflowing domineering aura receded like the tide, disappearing into layers of silence.

"Did you hear something on our ship too...?" Chopper looked back at the cabin with concern.

"A stowaway has boarded the ship." Qi glanced at the strange woman who came out of the boys' dormitory; she must have just boarded during the chaos.

"Honestly, really, people without an artistic sense are just so annoying."

"Who are you?" Nami stared in shock at the brightly colored old woman, then, noticing the chaotic colors of the boys' dormitory, angrily shouted, "What did you do to our ship?!"

"Shut up, you old bastard!"

"Who are you calling the Little Mermaid?!"

"Nobody said that!" Brook and Chopper retorted in unison to the strange old woman, temporarily putting aside their tension about the unknown enemy rushing towards them.

Do you know who this person is?

"This gentleman is Lord Jorah of the Don Quixote family."

"Don Quixote?" Brooke covered his face in horror.

Qi's attention remained focused on the man flying towards them, noticing that the flower behind him disappeared after he landed. This man was also an ability user, and his ability might be related to plants.

“He was wearing a navy coat,” Nami whispered, her voice tense.

Upon hearing Nami's words, Lucci carefully observed the face, then subtly moved aside, blocking Nami and the others. He now knew exactly who the newcomer was. Lucci had previously learned about the two newly appointed Marine Admirals, and the one standing before them was one of them.

"Who is he?" Brooke noticed Qi's cautious movements. This person was clearly not someone they could easily deal with, so he straightened his body—no, his bones.