Bang bang bang——
A barrage of gunfire suddenly erupted.
The whistling bullets instantly rained down upon Red Rabbit.
Faced with the sudden attack, Red Rabbit neither dodged nor evaded. He simply used his body to catch all the whistling bullets.
In an instant, his body was covered with dense bullet holes.
However, these bullets didn't penetrate his body; they all "embedded" themselves in him.
Then, his massive body shuddered, and the bullets embedded in him instantly shot out, knocking down all the naval soldiers who hadn't had time to fire a second round.
Before the other naval soldiers could react, Red Rabbit's figure flashed as he shot towards the back mountain.
At the same time.
Inside the tavern.
The gunshots that suddenly rang out across the night sky quieted the lively tavern hall.
“Not good, not good!”
“There’s a fight going on at the docks!”
“It seems to be Captain Garp!”
Hearing the villagers outside the tavern, the villagers inside the tavern were immediately thrown into an uproar!
“Could it be that pirates invaded the village and were encountered by Captain Garp?!”
“Quick, let’s all go out and take a look!”
With a daring villager getting up and running towards the door, the other villagers followed suit.
In a short time, only Xia Yu and Makino remained in the tavern.
Xia Yu glanced out the window and saw a warship docked at the dock. An unexpected look flashed in his eyes.
The villagers of Fusha Village would never mistake Garp’s warship, which meant Garp had used a day to travel from Loguetown to Fusha Village. That’s about ten hours.
This also meant that the distance between Fusha Village and Loguetown wasn’t actually very far if one didn’t encounter any delays along the way.
None of that mattered now.
What mattered was the battle on the docks, which was most likely between Garp and Red Rabbit.
It couldn’t be Baitou and Green Rabbit because if Baitou had participated in the battle, he wouldn’t have made such a big commotion. As for Green Rabbit, it was even more impossible. Green Rabbit wasn’t good at fighting; he excelled in post-war reconstruction, or he would provide Red Rabbit with assistance when he encountered problems.
Thinking about this, Xia Yu no longer remained silent. He lifted his gaze slightly, looking at Makino, who was standing at the bar. “Makino, let’s go out and take a look. Maybe there’s a misunderstanding about the battle outside?”
When Xia Yu and Makino arrived at the docks, the villagers had already gathered by the shore. Some looked at Xia Yu's ship, while others looked at the warship's deck.
On the warship’s deck, the naval soldiers were in disarray. Some were rescuing injured comrades, while others were aiming their guns at Xia Yu's ship, where Baitou and Green Rabbit were leisurely drinking wine and eating steak.
“Mr. Xia Yu, what… what’s going on?!”
As soon as Xia Yu arrived at the docks, a middle-aged man immediately ran over, anxiously saying, “There’s a conflict with the navy, and it seems to be your pet! The naval soldiers said that one of your red rabbit pets chased Captain Garp to the back mountain!”
“Boom boom boom——”
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a series of shocking collision sounds came from the back mountain. Then, a red and a white figure burst out of the dense forest, fighting their way towards one of the mountaintops.
The sudden collision sounds instantly drew the attention of the naval soldiers on the docks and warship.
However, because they were far apart, they could only see two blurry figures, sometimes charging towards each other at an astonishing speed and other times disappearing completely!
“Mr. Xia Yu, you must stop them!”
“Yes, Mr. Xia Yu, there must be a misunderstanding. Can you get your pet to come back first?”
More and more villagers approached Xia Yu, urging him to stop the battle.
“Everyone, that red rabbit is not my pet!”
Xia Yu looked around at everyone, then said, “His name is Big Red, and he’s an important companion to me. For many years, I’ve been traveling outside. If he hadn’t protected me, I might have been killed by pirates long ago! Even the navy has mistakenly arrested us several times, thinking we’re pirates!”
“Before I arrived in Fusha Village, Captain Garp attacked us without warning!”
“Now that Captain Garp is in Fusha Village, my companion, Big Red, should be talking to him. But don’t worry, everyone. My companion is just a rabbit. Even though he has a bit of a temper, he shouldn’t be able to hurt Captain Garp!”
Boom!
As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, another explosion came from the back mountain.
Then, a figure fell straight towards Fusha Village.
Before anyone present could react, the figure slammed into a sandy beach on the shore like a cannonball. The terrifying impact directly created a large crater in the sand.
“Cough cough——”
Under the dumbfounded gaze of the villagers and naval soldiers, Garp crawled out of the crater, coughing out two mouthfuls of blood.
“Mr. Xia Yu, is this what you call not being able to hurt Captain Garp?”
“Captain Garp was even knocked back!”
“What’s the deal with that rabbit? It’s so strong, dude!”
“Mr. Xia Yu, quickly get your companion, Big Red, to stop. If this continues, Captain Garp will…”
“Don’t worry, everyone!” Xia Yu spoke again, confidently saying, “Captain Garp should be having a friendly sparring match with my companion, Big Red. You’re villagers of Fusha Village. You should know more about Captain Garp than I do. He’s the famous naval hero! We have to believe in him!”
“He was beaten so badly he’s spitting blood, and you call that a friendly sparring match?”
“Ahhhhh, Captain Garp was beaten by a rabbit, and he’s spitting blood!”
Just as the villagers were in disarray, Garp’s voice came from the sand.
“Rabbit, enough!” Garp, who had crawled out of the crater, suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Red Rabbit, who was charging towards him at an astonishing speed, and said angrily, “You only stepped on my canvas shoes once. Can you stop going this hard? I’ll just buy you a new pair of canvas shoes!”
Garp’s mental state was a bit broken!
He never imagined that he would be subjected to such a frenzied counterattack for just stepping on his canvas shoes!
It wasn’t just the counterattack. The key was that Red Rabbit’s strength made him even more alarmed with each passing fight.
Since becoming a naval soldier, he had never encountered a terrifying being who could suppress him purely with strength!
With his decades of combat experience, he could be certain that this red rabbit’s combat strength was at least on par with an admiral!
He didn’t want to offend such a terrifyingly strong being.
After all, he hadn’t heard anything about any criminal records regarding this red rabbit or the mysterious youth on the ship!
As a naval vice admiral, he had to consider the future of the navy. If he could bring such a powerful and clean-cut being into the navy headquarters, it would be a huge asset to the navy!
Red Rabbit, who was charging straight towards him, didn’t pay any attention. He charged to Garp’s side at an astonishing speed, and a sandbag-sized fist slammed down.
“Damn it!”
Faced with the relentless pursuit of Red Rabbit, Garp couldn’t help but curse. He no longer concealed his strength and instantly armed his entire body. His pitch-black fist rose high!
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