Long Ring Long Land

As soon as Moonlight appeared, Drake immediately went on guard, as if facing a great enemy. Judging from the information he had gathered, this person was a great pirate with a bounty of 200 million Berries. His bounty was even higher than his captain's, the Straw Hat boy Luffy. He was the support of half the Straw Hat crew.

Jonathan's pupils shrank, but he was calmer than Drake.

"I want to take this gold," Moonlight said with a faint smile, ignoring them and pointing to the gold behind the screen. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"You..." Hearing this, Drake was furious and was about to speak, but Jonathan suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him and smiled. "Of course not. After all, it is your property."

"Good," hearing that, Moonlight nodded. He took down the screen, packed all the gold, and then walked away under the gaze of Jonathan and Drake.

"Lord Commander," Drake said, seeing Moonlight leave. "He is a pirate. How can you let him leave?" Jonathan sighed with relief, as if he had been afraid of something, and his expression became more solemn. At this moment, Drake shouted angrily and was about to pursue him.

"Commander Drake," Jonathan said lightly, not stopping him, but picking up a telescope and looking at the sea from the window. "You'd better not chase. Are you sure you can stay awake in front of that man?"

"What?" hearing this, Drake stopped immediately. He remembered the latest information he had collected about Moonlight. He had defeated the Navy alone in Loguetown. In the East China Sea, he had defeated the Admiral of the East China Sea. In Alabasta, Captain Smoker and Hina had joined forces and had been defeated again. This was just his record against the Navy. Among the pirates, Arlong, Baroque Works, and the Warlord Crocodile... these powerful men were no match for him. This man had never failed. As Jonathan had said, in front of such a man, he was a joke.

"But... how can we let him leave like this?" Drake gritted his teeth, his face unwilling.

"Who said we should let him leave?" Hearing this, Jonathan suddenly smiled confidently and looked at the sea outside the window.

"Lord Commander, you..." hearing this, Drake was stunned and looked at Jonathan with disbelief. He couldn't believe it. In his eyes, the commander who could only fish and play chess... what else could he do?

"Commander," Jonathan said, not explaining, but giving an order. "Go and order everyone to evacuate. Do not stop the Straw Hat crew. Let them go."

"This..." Drake hesitated. What a ridiculous command. But seeing the confidence on Jonathan's face, he held back what he was about to say. He vaguely saw again that the commander who had once commanded with such skill and pointed out the direction of the country had returned.

"Luffy, Zoro, Nami, everyone!" At this time, in the dock, the Merry had been repaired, and everyone gathered on the ship. After a hard search, everyone had finally reunited. Upon seeing this, Moonlight said hello from afar.

"Moonlight!"

"That's our gold!"

"Moonlight, did you get our gold back?" Seeing Moonlight, everyone was overjoyed and waved again and again. With his sharp eyes, Usopp saw the gold behind Moonlight at a glance and couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's right," Moonlight nodded. Then, before Nami could jump over, he quickly put down the gold. Nami rushed fiercely at the gold, and she didn't let it go.

"Okay, next, let's rush out in one go," Luffy cheered, and everyone drove the Merry towards the fortress. During this period of time, everyone in the fortress had something to gain. Robin had even gotten a map of the fortress. Nami was responsible for observing the ocean currents, and Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, and Moonlight were responsible for protecting the Merry. Because their situation at the moment was still not good.

Usopp took the helm, and the group drove out of the dock and headed for the exit of the fortress. The journey went very smoothly, even too smoothly. They didn't encounter any Marines, as if the Navy had given up.

"Strange, why can't I see a single Marine?" Chopper was the first to express his strangeness.

Usopp, triumphantly, immediately shouted, "They must have heard the name of me, Usopp, and were too scared to come out."

Hearing this, Zoro curled his lips. "If anyone's name is too scary to come out, it should be Moonlight."

Sanji nodded in agreement.

"It's possible," Robin analyzed. "After all, Moonlight is a great pirate with a bounty of 200 million. But the owner of this fortress is Commander Jonathan. This man has always been known for his resourcefulness and ingenuity. His friend is the admiral Akainu. It is impossible for him to give up because of fear."

"That's true," hearing this, Moonlight nodded. "If that scheming commander is abandoning the naval pursuit and choosing to do so, knowing that the fortress gate can't stop us, then his only chance is to do something in this sea." What a commander. He didn't believe he would give up like this. Since the Navy had been given up and the fortress could not stop them, the only way was to make a fuss about the current. But who could control the sea?

"No, I see," at this time, Nami, who had been observing the ocean current, suddenly reacted and shouted in a panic. "Usopp, turn around quickly! Everyone, we've been fooled!"

"What?"

"Nami?"

"Alright," seeing this, everyone was startled at first, but they didn't understand why Nami had suddenly panicked. But as the only navigator on the ship, everyone was unambiguous about her. Suddenly, the Merry turned around and was about to return to the dock. However, it was too late. The ocean current was suddenly retreating toward the outside of the fortress. Although everyone tried their best, they were sailing against the current. How fast could they go? In less than a quarter of an hour, all the currents were emptied, and the Merry was abruptly stranded in the center of the fortress. How could a ship without a current move?

"It's low tide," at this time, everyone suddenly realized. The current of the Navarone Fortress had a characteristic: it would ebb at four or five o'clock in the morning every day, and at that time, there would not be a drop of water in the entire fortress. So none of the Navy's ships were launched. It turned out that they had calculated everything a long time ago. Luffy and the others didn't understand the characteristics of the sea in this area. Coupled with the darkness, even though Nami was proficient in navigation, she could not judge the ebb tide in limited vision. The Merry was stranded in the center of the fortress, unable to move. In this position, everyone had become a target. Once the Navy set fire, it would definitely die. And all of this was Jonathan's calculation. Step by step, he had calculated them and led them into the desperate situation of stranding.

At the same time, the darkness dissipated, and the sun jumped out of the horizon, golden light overflowing with light. It was daybreak.

"Checkmate," at this time, a door was opened in the center of the fortress, and Jonathan walked out with all the Navy. In the base, countless cannons locked onto the Merry, and even many heavy weapons were pushed out. It was not difficult to imagine how many weapons there were in a fortress base. Now they couldn't escape with their wings.

"Damn it, he got us," Nami couldn't help but hate. Although it was because of the darkness and her unfamiliarity with the ocean currents, for her, a perfect sailor, to have made such a misjudgment... everyone was stranded and had fallen into desperation. This was a shame.

"This is also nothing, Miss Nami," Sanji quickly stepped forward to comfort her. "No matter how powerful you are, it is impossible to see the ebb tide under such conditions."

"A siege? Exactly. I can try my swordsmanship, whether I have improved again," Zoro went out with all three swords and was ready to attack.

Usopp's face was pale, but at this time, he was rare and not cowardly. He opened his slingshot and was ready to shoot at any time, but he sighed as he looked at the Merry at his feet. "Sorry, Merry. You were just repaired, and you are going to be damaged again."

Robin did not speak, unfolding her abilities, ready to attack. Chopper also turned rigidly, ready to fight. Luffy was gearing up, his fighting spirit boiling.

Moonlight's eyes flashed, looking at Jonathan, the head of the Navy. "It seems you still don't give up."

Upon hearing this, Jonathan smiled confidently. "Of course I will not give up. But in the face of the current situation, a man like you is helpless."

"The Straw Hats," Drake roared, releasing the final announcement. "Now give you a chance to surrender immediately. Otherwise, let's go to pieces with your boat."

"Surrender. What a good life," Jonathan said lightly. The Straw Hat group was like a turtle in a jar, and there could be no chance. He was the general this time, and the Straw Hat group was driven to a dead end. All the Marines were fully prepared and would take action at any time. Countless guns were aimed at the Merry, locked, and as long as the Straw Hats refused, they would kill without mercy. Although the Navy was benevolent, it was never merciless in killing pirates.

"Nothing?"

"A dead end?"

"Surrender? Impossible!"

"Fight!" the Straw Hat group, with firm eyes, sneered. How could a pirate surrender? Right now, they would head to head.

Suddenly, Moonlight swept away everyone and came to the bow of the ship, a blue light flashing in his eyes. "Conqueror's Haki." Suddenly, a blue, suffocating air, centered on the Merry, spread to all directions.

Puff... Puff...

Where the evil spirit enveloped, all the Marines fell to the ground one after another, or fainted, or unconscious, or lost consciousness. It was Drake, all kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely, as if they had encountered something terrifying. Except for Jonathan, all the Marines had lost their combat effectiveness at this moment.

"It's actually Conqueror's Haki... the Straw Hat group..." Jonathan was also on his knees, panting violently. Although he could barely maintain consciousness, he was already at the end of his battle. But what was even more shocking to him was that among the Straw Hats, there was actually a domineering presence. This was the chosen one. No wonder he didn't care about such a desperate situation; he did have this strength.

"In the face of absolute power, all conspiracies and tricks are useless," the moonlight said faintly, the Pheasant Sword in his hand pointed to the fortress exit. "Commander, do you mean I should open the fortress gate with my sword myself, or you open it yourself and let us leave?"

"Indeed," Jonathan gasped and murmured. "In front of a man like you, all tricks are useless. I will open the door." After weighing it repeatedly, he compromised. After all, he was afraid that the fortress would cause more damage. The man in front of him was no longer something he could deal with. It wasn't that he wasn't good, but that the other party was too scary. Right now, he personally went to open the gate of the fortress, and the sea water suddenly rushed in.

"Great! Saved!"

"Go!" upon seeing this, Luffy and the others all smiled and drove off the Merry quickly.

"Hey," Jonathan watched them leave like a plague god. Although the loss this time was a terrible defeat, he was a little relieved to see the performance of his men this time. The Navarone Fortress was called "impenetrable," and many people encouraged it to be demolished. Therefore, the Navy in the entire fortress was very lazy and even gave up on themselves. This time against the Straw Hats, capturing them was the second priority; the most important was training. Because from the beginning, he understood that it was very difficult to deal with the Straw Hats, especially after a man like Moonlight had appeared.

WHOOSH!

At this time, the Merry was washed away with the current and soon left the fortress. Everyone cheered. They had always been chased by the Navy before, but this time, they had swayed out of a naval fortress. Then everyone cheered for a while and checked, and Nami looked at the direction of the Log Pose, and the group set off for the next stop.

"By the way, Luffy, where's that octopus brother?" At this moment, Usopp was sorting out the dials he had obtained from the island. Suddenly he remembered the octopus brother who had brought them down. After falling down with them, Luffy should be responsible. Hearing that, other people also looked over. Now that the dust had settled, everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, and it was time for Big Brother Octopus to return to the sea.

"It's here," seeing Luffy grabbed the octopus from his crotch, he laughed. That was indeed the octopus brother who hadn't been seen for a while. It's just... that place...

Everyone's expressions immediately became weird. Nami went straight away, a violent chestnut flew up, and Luffy immediately hugged her head, vowing that she would never put anything in that position again. Finally, everyone bid farewell to Big Octopus, and Big Octopus returned to the sea. Seeing this, everyone was relieved.

However, it didn't take long, it seems that because of Big Brother Octopus, suddenly three huge monkeys, ten meters high, emerged from the sea. The sea rolled, forming a wall of water, scouring down towards the Merry. The Merry shook suddenly, seeming to be overturned by the waves.

"That's... a sea monkey!"

"Run!" this sudden change suddenly shocked everyone, and Usopp screamed directly. The group of people immediately moved forward quickly, and the Merry was as fast as an arrow, and soon out of sight of the monkey. Suddenly, everyone sighed. Finally out of danger.

"The sea is terrible," Usopp couldn't help sighing. They had just escaped danger from the naval fortress, and they did not expect to be in danger again. This sea was aspirational and sighed. Hearing that, several others agreed. Even Moonlight nodded.

"Is that a boat?" However, at this moment, Nami, who had been observing the current and direction of the sea, suddenly pointed to the front and shouted. Everyone was surprised and looked over. However, they were surprised to find that this ship was indeed a pirate ship, but there was no pirate flag, and the people on the ship were all listless, as if they had lost their souls.

"What happened?"

"Strange, where is their pirate flag?"

"Eccentric." Upon seeing this, Luffy and the others were surprised. After that, everyone approached and asked to be clear. However, at this time, the sea monkey appeared again, setting off a monstrous wave and roaring the sea. The Merry was washed down again.

"No, it's the sea monkey again!"

"Everyone, hurry up, otherwise the Merry will be destroyed if this continues." At this time, everyone had no time to ask what had happened, driving the Merry and fleeing frantically. On the ship of the other party, the listless people were shocked and fled frantically. In this way, they were chased by sea monkeys again. Moreover, the sea monkey seemed to be eyeing Luffy and the others, and the group of people rushed back and forth, but they were persevering, meaning they would never give up until they reached their goal. Especially they were very fast in the sea, and they quickly caught up with everyone. The Merry was about to be overturned now.

"Get lost," at this moment, Moonlight stood on the boat, his pupils shrank sharply, and said softly. The sea monkey immediately screamed as if it had hit a fixation method, and was still in place, motionless, with terrible sweat on its forehead. Seeing Moonlight's eyes, he immediately screamed and flew away.

"So close," seeing this, everyone was relieved.

"Look, what is that?" at this moment, Luffy pointed to the island that had appeared in front of him at an unknown time and cried out.

"It's an island," everyone quickly looked over and couldn't help being overjoyed. From the Sky Island, they had been hunted down, or fleeing, and now they could finally relax on the island and could supply them. At the moment, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper went to the island first. Suddenly Usopp touched the grass under his feet and cheered, "This grass is really soft!"

Upon seeing this, Luffy and Chopper also touched, and couldn't help but overjoy. "It's really soft!" Afterwards, the three of them rolled around on the grass and had a great time.

"An island? I'll stay and watch the boat. If you want to go, then go," upon seeing this, Moonlight smiled softly and decided to stay and watch the boat.

"Moonlight's watching the boat? That's hard work for you," hearing this, Luffy smiled, and then took Usopp, and Chopper ran towards the island. However, just after running a few steps, he suddenly saw a long, very long rabbit walking leisurely in front of them.

"What..."

"So long..."

"Is this a rabbit?" the excited three people immediately opened their mouths, their faces shocked.

"This... what's going on?"

"Is this a creature on this island?" Nami and the others, who had just landed, couldn't help being shocked. With Moonlight watching the ship, they were very relieved, so they all got off, but they saw such a surprise. Not only that, a dog with a body five meters long walked from one side leisurely.