Raynor didn't say a word, he just picked up Nico Robin.
But in Raynor's arms, Nico Robin struggled desperately.
"I don't need you to save me, I'm ready to die."
Hearing this, Raynor, without a word, prepared to take Robin and leave.
But after a few steps, Raynor stopped and looked back at the unconscious Crocodile.
Even though Crocodile was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he was unconscious right now and couldn't turn into smoke.
If he got hit by the falling rocks, he could still die.
Crocodile was also an important figure for the future, so it was best to save him too.
Even though the mission for this negotiation had failed.
But this proved that Crocodile was a true man.
With that thought, Raynor walked straight to Crocodile's side.
He lifted Crocodile up, and then ran towards the stairs.
Rocks were constantly collapsing all around.
If Raynor hadn't been fast enough.
The entrance would probably have been sealed off.
Raynor emerged and immediately threw Crocodile down, then prepared to take Nico Robin away.
However, at this moment, Crocodile seemed to regain a sliver of consciousness and grabbed the hem of Raynor's clothes.
He said weakly:
"Why? Why did you save me? Are you pitying me, a failure?!"
Hearing this, Raynor turned his head, pushed down the brim of his hat with his left hand, and said:
"You didn't lose, and you're not a failure. Let's call this a draw. If we meet again next time, I won't be taking on such a boring mission."
As he spoke, Raynor hugged Nico Robin with both hands and turned to leave.
Crocodile finally lost his last bit of strength and completely fainted.
Raynor carried Nico Robin and ran forward. Nico Robin, due to severe blood loss, had fallen asleep in Raynor's arms.
Raynor planned to find a place to tend to Nico Robin's injuries first.
But just then, a group of Marines suddenly blocked their path.
Raynor's brow furrowed as he looked at the familiar figure before him.
It was the Marine base Captain, Smoker.
Smoker took a deep puff from the two cigars he held between his fingers, a serious look in his eyes.
"Damn it, it's you again. Can we settle our score from last time?"
After speaking, Smoker looked directly at the unconscious Nico Robin in Raynor's arms, a look of seriousness in his eyes.
Even the Marines behind Smoker recognized Nico Robin.
She was the "Devil Child of Ohara" with a bounty of seventy-nine million Berry on the wanted poster.
A look of shock appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Is that really Nico Robin? A key suspect wanted by the World Government for twenty years!"
"To have a bounty of seventy-nine million Berry at eight years old, what a terrifying person she must be."
"No matter what, if we capture Nico Robin, we'll make a name for ourselves."
With that, the Marines cheered excitedly.
Seeing this, Smoker's eyes showed a serious expression, and he turned back and scolded them:
"What are you all so happy about? Our main objective today is to capture this guy, understood?"
From the beginning, Smoker didn't believe that an eight-year-old child could have committed any major crimes.
And to have a bounty of seventy-nine million Berry.
Under these circumstances, how desperate must an eight-year-old child be to have survived for twenty years?
Thinking about this, Smoker felt a sense of resentment towards the five old men in charge.
He didn't intend to arrest Nico Robin today. Because she was under the attention of the Five Elders, once Nico Robin was captured,
It was obvious what a tragic fate awaited her.
Raynor also saw that Smoker's focus was not on Nico Robin.
His impression of Smoker improved once again.
Raynor then found a flat spot and set Nico Robin down. He pushed down his hat brim and said with a smile:
"Not bad, Smoke-puffer. You have a broad perspective. However, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. Catching me won't be that easy."
Upon hearing this, Smoker immediately turned into smoke and lunged towards Raynor.
Smoker knew that Raynor possessed Armament Haki, so even if he enveloped him in smoke, he wouldn't be able to harm him one bit.
Therefore, Smoker's elemental transformation was just to speed him up.
After circling around Raynor, he swiftly struck towards Raynor's neck with his cane.
However, with Raynor's Observation Haki evasion,
Smoker's attack missed. The next second, Raynor had already appeared above Smoker.
He then used Armament Haki to grab Smoker's smoke.
And prepared to launch an assault on Smoker.
But at that moment, Smoker suddenly executed a sudden counterattack from behind.
Raynor couldn't dodge in time and had his throat grabbed.
Then, Smoker's cane jabbed towards his chest.
Raynor immediately felt a sense of powerlessness and began to fall.
Seeing this, Smoker's eyes showed a look of pleasant surprise.
"So you're a Devil Fruit user too! Then it seems your Armament Haki won't matter anymore."
As he spoke, Smoker lunged towards Raynor.
He just needed to hit Raynor one more time with his Seastone cane, and he would absolutely prevent Raynor from fighting back.
Raynor's brow furrowed. As expected, eating a Devil Fruit had its drawbacks.
Seastone had a natural ability to suppress Devil Fruit users.
As long as the Seastone hit him, his Haki would also be rendered ineffective.
It seemed he had to end this quickly.
With that thought, Raynor retreated. His Haki usage time was now only two minutes.
He had to finish the battle within the last two minutes.
With that in mind, Raynor unleashed Conqueror's Haki.
Waves of Conqueror's Haki, like lightning, rapidly spread outwards.
The Marines weren't able to react and fainted, rolling their eyes.
Smoker tried to resist, but under the infiltration of these small arcs of Conqueror's Haki,
His body reached its limit, and he collapsed to his knees.
At this moment, Smoker used his Seastone cane to prop himself up, gasping for breath.
"What is this? Conqueror's Haki? How is it possible? You've awakened Conqueror's Haki!"
Although Conqueror's Haki wasn't rare in the New World, it was definitely a top-tier existence, one in ten thousand in the world.
In the New World, anyone who awakened Conqueror's Haki was at least thirty years old or older.
But looking at Raynor's age, he was at most seventeen or eighteen.
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