After Xia Qiu made up his mind, he began to tame Moo Moo.
He didn't attack Moo Moo, but slowly descended in front of it, remaining motionless.
"Huh?"
Seeing Xia Qiu move to the side and not attack, Moo Moo straightened up, watched for a while, and slowly swam away.
But the next moment, Xia Qiu turned into a massive black shadow, lunging at it and sending it flying.
Moo Moo lay on the ground crying again, while Xia Qiu ignored it and rested nearby.
This time, Moo Moo stayed put for a long time, but after half an hour, it got up again, glanced at Xia Qiu, and prepared to leave.
Xia Qiu rushed up and beat it up again. Moo Moo finally understood that it wasn't allowed to leave.
What exactly did it want?
It didn't eat me, nor did it beat me, so what was it trying to do?
Maybe it wasn't hungry now, but would eat me when it got hungry later?
Moo Moo shivered in fear but didn't dare to escape.
After a while, Xia Qiu slowly got up and swam away into the distance, disappearing from view.
It left?
Moo Moo sensed that the other party had left its vibration detection range and quietly slipped away.
But it hadn't gone far before Xia Qiu returned.
Seeing Xia Qiu, Moo Moo immediately and obediently returned to its original spot and waited.
Then Xia Qiu left again.
Three minutes, five minutes.
Xia Qiu didn't come back. Moo Moo hesitated, wanting to escape but afraid Xia Qiu would leave.
But after seven minutes, it straightened up again and tried to escape.
The result was simple: Xia Qiu rushed over again, taught it a lesson, and then left again.
Moo Moo lay on the ground, waiting slowly. Ten minutes, fifteen minutes passed, and Xia Qiu's figure still hadn't appeared.
I'm not running away.
Moo Moo sneered inwardly. You think I don't know you're waiting for me outside? I'm not running this time, so you won't have a reason to hit me.
Time ticked by. When Xia Qiu had been gone for twenty minutes, he returned.
He had a giant whale shark dangling from his mouth, about ten meters long and weighing over six tons.
It went hunting?
Moo Moo was stunned, its expression becoming extremely regretful. I should have run when it went hunting. But, I'm so hungry.
Moo Moo looked at the whale shark, its mouth watering.
But Xia Qiu ignored it, walked over, and began to devour the whale shark.
"Ah, I'm so hungry, I really want to eat," Moo Moo watched Xia Qiu eat, smelling the surrounding scent of blood. Its stomach rumbled with hunger.
But due to Xia Qiu's threat, Moo Moo didn't dare to move.
After Xia Qiu finished eating, he glanced at Moo Moo and slowly backed away.
It's not eating anymore?
Seeing this, Moo Moo looked at the remaining whale shark and really wanted to go eat it.
But it didn't dare, fearing another beating.
Moo Moo lay there, watching, extremely hungry but not daring to step out of line.
At this moment, some small fish swam over and began to nibble at the whale shark's carcass.
No reaction.
Seeing that Xia Qiu had no reaction, Moo Moo's eyes lit up. It slowly swam over, scared the small fish away, and then began to eat the whale shark.
Moo Moo ate with gusto, devouring it from all sides until nothing was left, even chewing and swallowing the head.
After finishing, it looked up and immediately saw Xia Qiu appear before it.
Moo Moo shivered in fear, looking at the other party with trepidation. But Xia Qiu ignored it, took a step back, and continued to rest.
Seeing that Xia Qiu didn't hit it, Moo Moo breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that it wasn't as violent as it had thought.
But it also knew that Xia Qiu didn't see it as food.
Then why wouldn't it let it leave?
Moo Moo didn't know, but it didn't do anything to provoke Xia Qiu, waiting quietly there.
After that, the two of them lived there. Xia Qiu occasionally went out hunting, and when he returned, Moo Moo would eat the leftovers.
Following him actually means I get food.
Moo Moo ate the food Xia Qiu brought back, then retreated a distance and lay down, saying, "As long as it doesn't hit me."
But at this moment, a huge vibration suddenly came from the sea.
...
"What is that?"
On the fifth floor above the Arlong Park tower, Nami saw the Marine warships in the distance, her eyebrows raised.
The Marines had sent people, and it was three warships.
Nami picked up her telescope and looked into the distance. The ship's hull bore several numbers: "77, 19, 16."
It seemed like the last one that came was from Branch 16.
With three branch bases, there would be at least three Captains, around two hundred sailors, plus cannons. Perhaps they could fight Arlong's Crew.
"But Arlong and the others aren't here."
Nami frowned and said, "However, with Moo Moo here, it'll be hard for them to get close. Let's leave here first to avoid getting caught in the crossfire, and then we'll see what happens."
As Nami thought this, she trotted down the tower and headed for the back door.
...
"Marine warships? And three of them."
On the beach, a villager from Cocos Village saw the three warships approaching in the distance, his face filled with ecstatic joy.
"Everyone, the Marines are here to save us."
He ran quickly towards Cocos Village, his expression excited.
"What did you say? The Marines are here?"
The surrounding villagers heard his words and surged towards him, surrounding him.
"Yes, I saw Marine warships at sea," the villager shouted excitedly.
Genzo frowned and said, "Marine warships? One came two years ago, but Arlong's Crew drove them back. The Marines might not be able to save us."
"It's not just one."
The villager shook his head and held up three fingers. "Three."
Genzo said, "Three? Maybe they can save us."
"But Arlong left this morning."
A voice rang out from beside them. It was a young girl with short blue hair, about fifteen years old.
"That's right, Arlong's Crew left the island this morning."
Genzo rubbed his chin and said, "If the Marines destroy Arlong Park and then leave, and Arlong returns, he might take his anger out on us. So, we need to make them stay."
"And there's Nami. I don't know if she's here. What if the Marines find her?" Nojiko said from the side.
"Yes, and Nami. We absolutely cannot let her get hurt."
Genzo nodded and said, "I'll go near Arlong Park. When the Marines arrive, I'll go and contact them."
As Genzo spoke, he headed towards Arlong Park.
"I'll go too."
Nojiko followed closely, and the other villagers exchanged glances and followed Genzo.
...
"Are those Marine warships?"
The four Fish-Man soldiers left to guard Arlong Park were the last to spot the warships. Seeing the warships in the distance, they were greatly alarmed.
"There are three of them. Boss Arlong isn't here, we're no match for them. What should we do?" one Fish-Man soldier asked his companion.
"Three warships, we're no match for them. Let's just leave. I doubt Boss Arlong would blame us," another Fish-Man soldier said. "If we stay on land, we'll be searched, and we might not last until Boss Arlong returns. Let's go into the sea, and when Boss Arlong arrives, we'll come back up."
"Moo Moo is also in the sea. Let's go find it. Maybe we can sink the Marine warships and then attack when the opportunity arises."
The Fish-Man soldiers reached a decision, immediately went to the edge of the pool, jumped into the water, switched to breathing with their gills, and went to find Moo Moo.
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