53: Chapter 53 Straw Hat Crew vs. Arlong Pirates (Part 2)Inside Arlong Park, Luffy released Agumon to fight alongside Coby.After doing this, Luffy headed towards Arlong.A group of henchmen, seeing Luffy approaching, disregarded their own inferiority and charged at him with weapons raised.Coby's hands transformed into blades, charging straight at the enemy, while Agumon unleashed small flames to attack the henchmen.The two, like wolves among sheep, rampaged through the henchmen, quickly decimating them.Luffy continued towards Arlong.At this moment, a burly fishman blocked Luffy's path."Let me, a 40th-dan Fishman Karate master—Kroobi—take you on!" Koroobi assumed a fighting stance and threw a punch at Luffy, but it was blocked by a kick.Sanji casually said, "I told you, don't block my way." Koroobi chuckled with interest, "Interesting.A mere human can actually block my attack."
Luffy bypassed them and continued towards Arlong.Arlong, furious at the state of his Arlong Paradise, straightened his nose and charged at Luffy.Zoro, who was fighting Hachi, was already impatient.The octopus in front of him had really bad swordsmanship, and many of its moves were quite annoying.So Zoro decided not to waste any more time."Dual Sword Style: Rhinoceros Return!" Zoro attacked instantly, and Hachi couldn't dodge in time and was hit directly.Zoro sheathed his sword with a cool flourish and said, "Wait until you." "Come challenge me again when you can use a sword!" Meanwhile, Usopp, on the other side of the battlefield, unleashed a powerful Flaming Chain attack, trapping the unsuspecting Chu.The Flaming Chain not only caused burns but also exploded while trapping Chu, leaving her severely injured and collapsing to the ground, roaring in despair, "How is this possible?How could the great fish-man be defeated by you humans?" With that, Chu fainted.Usopp, seeing Chu unconscious, felt a huge weight lifted from his shoulders and slumped to the ground.Meanwhile, Coby's battle was much easier, after all.Helping the henchmen was quick and easy, but Sanji's fight was much tougher because his opponent was a 40th-dan Fish-Man Karate master.Sanji was caught off guard and knocked away by Croobi, who taunted, "A mere human trying to beat a Fish-Man?" Sanji, lying on the ground, calmly smoked, listening to Croobi boast about his 40th-dan Fish-Man Karate.Sanji got up and returned to the battlefield, saying, "If that stinky fish's karate is 40th-dan, then that old geezer." "That kick alone is four hundred strikes!" Meanwhile, Croobi turned and yelled at Zoro, "You bastard, you actually hurt Hachi!" He then raised his fist and charged at Zoro.Sanji, seeing this, rushed over and forced Croobi back with a kick.Croobi coldly said, "I'll show you." Sanji, impatient, charged forward and continued attacking Croobi.Seeing the situation was turning against him, Croobi seized a moment when Sanji was distracted, intending to drag him into the water and kill him from the advantage.
Seeing this, Sanji recalled Luffy's earlier words: "If the fishmen can't beat us on land, they'll definitely try to drag us into the water, because it's very advantageous for them." Thinking this, Sanji quickly braced himself with his hands and spun rapidly."What!" Croobi was stunned.In that moment of hesitation, "Banquet Table.Kick Set Meal!" Sanji's legs, like the chosen table, relentlessly attacked Croobi's abdomen.Croobi collapsed to his knees in agony.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sanji leaped high, delivering a powerful kick to Croobi's neck.Croobi, struck hard, rolled his eyes and fainted.Zoro, who had been about to help, put down his sword, arrogantly turned away, and continued watching Luffy's battle.Sanji, annoyed, scoffed and sat down, waiting for Luffy to finish off Arlong.