Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

While Crocodile was presiding over the "banquet" hidden deep inside and the audience on the podium was excitedly watching the fighting on the screen, what were our protagonists doing?

The answer is of course - make new friends!

"Luffy-senpai, Byakuya-senpai, and all the seniors from the Straw Hat Pirates, hello!!!"

A little boy with some blood on his face was looking at Luffy and others in front of him and greeting them excitedly.

"My name is Lucas, and I'm the deputy leader of the Nirvana Adventure Group. However, I'm the strongest person on the ship. I'm glad to meet you all!!!"

The boy's face was full of smiles and he looked very satisfied, just like a child trying to show off to his parents.

This sudden situation left the Straw Hat Pirates a little confused.

After the host announced the start of the snatch battle, the Straw Hat Pirates did encounter some temptations from some teams.

But before they could get close to the Straw Hat Pirates, they were stopped by a group of people.

It is one of the seed teams, the Nirvana Adventure Group, known as the absolute king.

In fact, compared to the history of pirates, the adventure group has only been around for a few months, so many pirates look down on those guys working under Starfire.

They are so free, they can do whatever they want.

The adventure group is no match for them at all, most of them are made up of young people who have never experienced a bloody battlefield.

But after the two sides fought, these pirates from the New World were completely confused.

Why do I feel like these guys are more brutal than them!!!

The brutality here does not mean that their methods are vicious, but that they fight with a completely desperate attitude.

And no matter whether they were men or women, old or young, they all looked fearless.

Even if they were stabbed, they would just laugh and continue attacking as if they had lost their sense of pain.

No, it’s not that they have lost their sense of pain, but this kind of pain is nothing in their eyes.

It was as if they had endured suffering a hundred times more painful than what they were experiencing now.

"Are you really human?"

Looking at the woman in front of him whose tendons had been cut but who was still grinning and stabbing him with a dagger, the pirate who considered himself a murderer became a little scared.

Why is it happening like that!

"Aren't you afraid of death?!"

This pirate believed that he had killed many people and witnessed many scenes.

He had seen people begging for mercy and suffering from incontinence, and he had also seen people cursing themselves to a bad death with resentful eyes.

But he had never seen what he saw before him. He was clearly stronger, and he was the one who injured her.

But why?

He felt that if he continued to fight, he would be the one to die.

"Human? Afraid of death? Hehehe..."

The woman grinned and tilted her head to look at the pirate in front of her: "Let me tell you a secret..."

As soon as she finished her words, the woman suddenly grabbed the pirate's neck, with the cold dagger pressed against his neck.

A faint voice sounded: "We are the ones who crawled back from hell, hehe..."

The pirate couldn't make any sound because his throat had been slit by the woman.

On another battlefield, the leader of the pirate team swung his sword like a madman, muttering:

"Mad man! No, you are just a mad dog! You..."

Before he could finish his words, a dark shadow rushed into his arms and threw him to the ground.

Looking closely, the black shadow was indeed a dog.

Or in other words, a Devil Fruit user who can transform into a beast form.

The dog was not very big and seemed to have transformed from a child.

He had a body covered in black hair, but it wasn't thick, and his limbs and torso were covered in shocking scars.

There were scars from whipping, marks from fire, cuts, and even some places where a piece of flesh was missing.

It is precisely these scars that make this underage dog look so ferocious.

The wild dog stepped on the pirate boss' chest, and the hot air from its mouth sprayed on his face.

"You're right, I'm a mad dog."

The dog spoke human language, and it turned out to be the voice of a little boy:

"But I only go crazy in front of people like you."

After saying that, the dog opened its mouth and bit off the pirate boss' throat.

Blood spurted out from between his teeth, it was extremely bloody.

“Run…Run!!!”

Less than three minutes into the battle, as the pirate boss was brutally killed, the remaining pirates were completely frightened and fled in an instant.

"Ouch!!!"

Seeing the enemy running away, the wild dog standing on the pirate boss's body also let out a wolf-like howl.

Then he was patted on the head by a big hand.

"Stop yelling Lucas."

The one who spoke was the captain of the Nirvana Adventure Group: "Haven't you been talking about meeting your benefactor?"

The puppy, who had a look of grievance on his face, came to his senses instantly after hearing these words.

His body also returned to human form, turning into a cute little boy. He took the clothes handed to him by the captain and put them on quickly, then was the first to rush towards the Straw Hat Pirates.

This is how the self-introduction scene at the beginning came about.

Except for the little boy, everyone in the Nirvana Pirates was in a similar state as him, looking at the Straw Hat Pirates in front of them with great excitement.

The woman whose tendons were cut was now acting like a little girl, looking delicately at Chopper who was checking her injuries. There was no trace of her previous evil and charming look.

Although the Nirvana Pirates' attitude towards the Straw Hat Pirates is quite friendly, it can even be said that they are respectful.

But having also witnessed how these guys had fought before, it was hard for him to let his guard down for a moment.

Usopp hid behind Zoro and asked tremblingly:

"Wait...wait a minute, you guys..."

But before he could finish, a voice suddenly came from not far away on the other side.

"You guys, stay away from the seniors of the Straw Hat Pirates?!!!"

【Impact the barrier!!!】

The owner of this voice was naturally the belated Barto Club.

They are different from everyone else, and their only goal in participating in the snatch battle is to escort the Straw Hat Pirates to victory.

So I came straight here after the game started, but because the journey was a bit far and someone blocked me along the way, I was a little late.

When he saw a group of people covered in blood confronting the Straw Hat Pirates, the fan leader Barto naturally went berserk.

The fruit ability is activated instantly.

"Hey, wait a moment."

Although Nami still didn't understand the situation, he knew that the other party was not an enemy, so he wanted to speak out to stop him.

But before she could finish, a dark shadow jumped out from in front of her.

Yes, it's jumping.

Lucas transformed into a beast again in the air, swung his claws and hit Barto's impact barrier.

The next second, Barto was knocked back several steps by this claw. You can imagine how powerful the opponent is.

"You guy..." Barto also got angry at this time.