One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK1!

Chapter 55 - Attacking Marine Base 16 Part 2.

[Chapter Size: 2758 Words.]
Third Person POV
Somewhere at sea, East Blue.

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Marine Headquarters, 16, East Blue.
*BANG!*
*BANG!*
*BOOM!*
*BOOM!*
"AHHH! They're hitting us even from this distance!" A marine shouted, his voice filled with fear, as the outer courtyard of the base was pounded by cannon projectiles fired from a pirate ship located more than 1 kilometer away. The impact was terrifying, as the base's weapons had an effective range of only 800 meters, leaving them at a considerable disadvantage.

"Man the warships! We need to confront them at sea!" The order was quickly given, and the marines acted promptly, launching warships to face the audacious pirate ship that lay beyond their effective reach.

"Command! Command, are you there?" A marine ran to the communication tower seeking assistance. Without Captain Nezumo present, direct communication with high command was impossible. The number for direct contact with the base admiral was restricted information, reserved only for the highest echelons of the base hierarchy. Instead, they opted to call a base located in Loguetown, where they could establish contact through the Den Den Mushi.

"*KATCH* Captain Smoker here, what can I do for Base 16?" A rough voice was heard from the other side of the Den Den Mushi.

"Captain Smoker, this is the lieutenant from Base 16, we are under attack while Captain Nezumi is away! The pirates have a ship that can reach a distance our cannons cannot, and they are bombarding our entire base!" The lieutenant cried.

"Who is attacking you?" Smoker had a serious tone at this moment, recognizing the gravity of the situation.

"They are the Straw Hat pirates... *CRACK!!* AHHHHHH!!" Before the man could finish, the communication tower received a cannonball, causing it to explode its walls and collapse in large part, falling on top of the man.

Meanwhile, on the head of Ifrit.

*Whistle*
"Nice shot, Usopp..." Luffy said to himself, observing the destruction caused by his ship's weapons.

"Captain, these weapons are quite dangerous; even the marines are in despair..." Reiju commented while smoking and observing the destruction at the naval base.

"Let's advance; shooting at the marines from this distance is boring... And they seem to want to greet us while pulling those 3 ships out of the harbor!" Luffy spoke, and the ship gained speed again, shifting from negative speed to 30 times faster.

"The warships are getting closer, Luffy..." Kuina warned, with three warships approaching theirs, in fact, it was more them approaching the enemy ships than the other way around.

"Zoro, Reiju, Yamato, and Nami, protect the ship so it won't be hit by the shots." Luffy gave the orders, and they quickly assumed their positions. When within range of the marines, they finally had a moment of realization, and many cannonballs were fired at that moment, both from the base and the warships. Dozens of bullets were heading directly for the ship.

As the bullets approached them, Zoro began cutting them while jumping in the air, Reiju effortlessly kicked away any attacks, Yamato countered with her weapon, sending the bullets back to their original owners, causing explosions among the enemies. Still, the most surprising was Nami, creating green claws in the air that stopped the incoming bullets by just lifting her hands from the deck. She also raised whirlwinds in front of the ship, taking on the primary role of protecting it.

"You're getting really good at this, Nami!" Luffy praised her sincerely. Nami had shown a lot of talent with her Devil Fruit powers since yesterday under Luffy's guidance.