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A powerful energy exploded within, bursting forth to every part of the body, wrapping each cell in warmth. Under the impact of this immense energy, a sensation of pain spread throughout.
"It hurts, it's hot, but it feels great."
Xiaqiu trotted across the Ice Surface, running towards the distance with six legs moving in a peculiar rhythm, head held high and tail swaying.
"What’s wrong with the captain?"
Christmas stood on the ship, watching Xiaqiu, who seemed a bit delirious.
"Looks like she’s having fun," Nico Robin remarked from the edge of the ship, a light smile on her face as she observed Xiaqiu in the distance.
Seeing their captain in such a state after surviving a fierce battle brought a sense of relief to everyone.
After the fight and dealing with Jack's subordinates, the Sea Vessel began to move forward.
Ace needed to provide power; the area frozen was quite extensive, reaching depths of about twenty meters.
Fortunately, he no longer needed to break the ice. With the captain's help, they managed to get the Sea Vessel ashore. Using four engines to blast flames, they propelled the Sea Vessel across the Ice Surface.
The frozen section extended about two kilometers in this direction, and that was just part of the Ice Surface stretching out ahead.
Considering another direction, the area covered by ice was even larger.
In terms of ability development, Aokiji's strength was overwhelmingly powerful.
The Sea Vessel glided over the Ice Surface and entered the ocean, sailing off into the distance.
Upon reaching Deserted Island, several Baroque Works agents awaited them. Among them were those with abilities, but they seemed somewhat inadequate against the ferocious beasts on the island.
However, they had only been gone for a short time, and those ferocious beasts had long regarded the Coast as a forbidden area.
"Let's rest here and recover," Xiaqiu said loudly.
They brought along four or five doctors, as well as ample supplies of medicine. The Sea Vessel even had an operating room, sufficient for their needs.
"And what about you?"
Nico Robin walked over to Xiaqiu, looking at the deep wounds on his head that exposed bone. "Your injuries seem quite serious too."
"Don't worry about me."
Xiaqiu extended his Tentacles and lightly tapped Nico Robin's body. "I can heal myself; this injury is nothing. But you, I hope your back injury isn't too serious."
"I'm fine."
Nico Robin smiled. "Compared to their injuries, mine is much lighter."
Many were injured; Luo nearly lost his life with dozens of wounds all over his body, affecting his internal organs.
Cecilia fainted from the pain, while Elken suffered injuries from two battles that tore his wounds open again.
Haku was knocked out cold, with countless broken bones.
The injuries of these four were quite severe, but in this world, they could recover significantly in just a few hours.
Xiaqiu went into the sea to eat; the calories helped heal the wounds. When he climbed back onto the shore, he heard a commotion.
"I can't allow this."
"Ace's voice caught Xiaqiu's attention.
'Why?'
Luffy replied, 'We can fight Kaido with you.'
'Kaido is one of the Four Emperors.'
Ace said, 'He has many strong subordinates. This battle is not something you can participate in. Think about it; just now, facing one of Kaido's subordinates, you almost failed.'
Luffy and Zoro had each held off two opponents for Heckler, and the two were locked in a fierce battle. In the end, they were only able to defeat them with help from others.
The two they fought against were named Cyprus Head and Jin Lami.
They were important subordinates of Jack.
At Luffy and Zoro's current level, dealing with those two was still beyond their capabilities.
'It's fine; we'll take on the risk ourselves,' Luffy said cheerfully, undeterred.
'I suggest you don't do anything reckless,' Sabo added. 'You still can't use Haki, and your strength in the New World is quite lacking. It will be very difficult to deal with them.'
Ace continued, 'You can join us in Baroque Works. After we defeat Kaido, we will take over his territory. At that time, you can stay here, and I will teach you how to use Haki.'
'If that's the case...'"
Luffy furrowed his brow. With others protecting them, they had lost their freedom.
"Luffy, they are not wrong," Zoro spoke up. "Our strength is indeed lacking. Right now, we are simply not qualified in the New World."
"We made it through to Sabaody Archipelago, only to be turned into toys once we arrived in the New World," Marcel added. "Two years have been wasted, so if we don't improve, it will be hard for us to establish ourselves here."
"Alright, I've made my decision." Luffy raised his fist and pressed it against his palm. "Then let's stay here for now. Once we've improved and are capable of dealing with others, we can start our adventures."
In this world, Luffy had experienced very few wars and had never gone through the Marineford War; he had not felt his own powerlessness.
He hadn’t thought much about strength before, but being turned into toys for two years had filled them with despair.
That sense of helplessness was something Luffy never wanted to experience again.
He needed to take responsibility not just for himself but for his crew as well.
Luffy chose to stay, while Ace looked at Xiaqiu and asked, "President, I made a decision without consulting you. Is it alright if we take them in?"
"I can agree to that," Xiaqiu nodded and then said, "But they must stay here for two years, and besides training, they will also need to participate in our battles."
"That's not a problem."
Zoro stood up and said, "We also need to fight to hone ourselves."
"Alright then."
Xiaqiu replied, "But for now, we can't focus on you. We'll deal with Kaido first."
"Thank you."
Luffy stood up and slightly bowed to Xiaqiu, saying, "You saved us from Doflamingo and are willing to take me in. Thank you."
He naturally understood the efforts Xiaqiu had made, and his heart was filled with gratitude towards him.
Moreover, his two brothers—one was Xiaqiu's subordinate and the other his partner—he couldn't afford to be careless.
"No need to thank me."
Xiaqiu shook his head at Luffy's words. You weren't this weak originally; your current state is a result of my involvement, so this can be seen as compensation.
Xiaqiu looked at Luffy and asked, "Luffy, are you the user of the Rubber Devil Fruit?"
"That's right. I’m a rubber man who ate the Rubber Fruit," Luffy replied with a smile.
"In that case," Xiaqiu said while looking at him, "it's very important to utilize the properties of rubber. Why don't you try inflating yourself? Pump air into your blood vessels to raise your blood pressure, increase your strength and speed. Inflate your bones to make certain parts of your body gigantic."
At this moment, Luffy hadn't gone through the Judgment Island battle, so he hadn't developed such techniques based on shaving yet.
"Inflate myself?"
Luffy's eyes lit up at the words. "That's a great idea! I want to give it a try."
"As for the others, we'll deal with them after we defeat Kaido. Right now, I can't focus on you all."
The Beast Pirates were the most important target ahead.
Not only did the Beast Pirates have Kaido, but they also had the other two top Officers from the Disasters, along with his powerful subordinates and the generals of Wano Country.
If he could swallow them all up, he would truly be able to fight alone.
Xiaqiu looked forward to this.
However, he did not notice that high above in the sky, a massive Azure Hawk was soaring, watching below before quietly departing.
(End of Chapter)
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