216 Chapter 216

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"There… I think someone is stuck inside the building…" one of the marines said. "I heard a call when I was passing…"

"I will check," Usopp said. Unlike other members of the crew, he wasn't fighting the pirates. They were already reduced to a small number mainly after Sabo went invisible and started going through them like a storm, so he opted to save the people in need. Mainly those that were stuck inside fallen buildings and couldn't get out, he shrank down to an ant-like size and jumped through the cracks of the building. Easily going through them.

Good thing about his fruit was that, in all sizes, he retained relative strength. But if he went too small, like his ant size, then his strength was reduced by half. It was a good thing that his strength was at a good enough level anyway due to all the training.

For a while, nothing happened. The G-3 base, or Nanimonai Island, was now full of damaged buildings and cracked streets filled with corpses and blood. It was a war zone and looked like one too.

The port part of the island was cleared out of pirates, and the Straw Hats and Marines worked together to stretch it towards the center, clearing out any areas of pirates.

Now that the pirates weren't a problem, the Marines could focus on rescuing those that were unfortunately left out, saving any lives that were harmed due to the sudden battle. Many people were stuck inside buildings, some tried to hide in there while others were too late to get out. The battle in the plaza was creating devastating earthquakes that took down many of the half-destroyed buildings, so a rescue team was needed. Luckily, Usopp and Coby were there to help with that.

But the problem was that the Marines' efforts were stretched thin. With so many of them going away when the three evacuation ships left, it left a vacuum in the workforce. Only the most honest Marines that valued their morals more than their lives stayed and now, seeing the Straw Hat Pirates working with them, made them realize that the Newspapers weren't lying.

Later the words of the honest marines would spread around, the fame of the Straw Hats would increase.

The ground beneath shook and suddenly something the size of an ant came out from the cracks, and it started to expand. It was Usopp, who was carrying two bodies, an elderly woman and a little boy, both of them bleeding and unconscious.

"They are breathing!" Usopp said, panting, "They need medical attention! Call in the doctors!"

The Marines hurriedly took the bodies towards the doctor, before Usopp moved on to other buildings doing the same. Not all buildings had people inside of them, so many times Usopp had to return empty-handed.

Just when Usopp came out from another building, he saw Coby carrying three injured people on his back, running towards the doctor.

Behind him a female marine was following him, also having two people on her back. Hibari might be her name, Usopp didn't clearly remember.

"Coby, Oi, Coby! I need your help." Usopp said as Coby put down the people near the medical staff.

"Huh, what is it, Usopp?"

"You have enhanced senses right?"

Coby nodded.

"Then can you use your enhanced hearing to hear my heartbeat?"

Coby frowned in confusion but nodded.

"Think you can do the same for other people even in all this mess?"

"Huh, why?"

"Just do it."

Coby nodded as he closed his eyes and concentrated, it was hard focusing on only people's heartbeat. But after some time he was able to separate that from the other noises. "I think I can do it."

Usopp flashed a smile, "Then use that to locate people underneath the buildings. Place your head on the ground or something… you can do that right?"

Coby was wide-eyed.

"I think I can."

"Good! Do that. Then I can just get in there with my…" Usopp glanced at the Marines nearby, remembering back to Luffy's words. "Shrink Shrink fruit powers and get them."

"Yeah… Why didn't I think of that before?" He mumbled, that would have helped him as well. Even without Usopp's power, "Let's do it!"

"Umm… can I help, pirate-sans?" The female Marine known as Hibari said.

Usopp looked at her and then at Coby, he suspected something was going on between the two. But Coby seemed clueless, so the sniper didn't pay that much into mind. "Sure. We need all the people we can get." He said. "You are from this base, yes?"

"Yeah, I know all the layouts of the big buildings… I can help you guys get there."

"Good girl!" Coby said, "Come on, we have no time to waste, then."

"Y-yes!"

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Sinbad kneed Jack right in the face, the Beast pirate's head caved in. A blow coated with Armament was enough to break Jack's nose. The giant pirate tried grabbing onto Sinbad, but he used Geppo to get out of the way.

But while doing so he delivered a fast kick, "Tempest Kick!" creating a wind blade enhanced by his powers over ice towards the pirate. Even though Sinbad couldn't fully go into one of his armors he could still use the elements from them to a certain extent.

Jack tanked that by crossing his arms and coating it in Armament Haki. But it had other effects, freezing both of his arms in ice.

Now that Jack couldn't use his devil fruit ability, the passive durability from the Ancient Zoan was no more. Meaning he couldn't just eat up all the attacks he did before.

Sinbad didn't stand still, and moved. "Soru!"

He appeared right next to Jack's side, the ice on his hands slowed him down. Giving the marine the chance to kick his feet off the ground as the fish-man lost balance, Sinbad took it as a chance to jump up and grab Jack by the hair, "Let go of my hair!"

But Sinbad didn't listen, "Soru!" This time, with Soru, he used all of his strength to pull on Jack by the hair, using his hair as a rope lifted Jack off the ground and smashed him through a few buildings.

"Gaa! I will kill you!" Jack came out from the rubbles charging at Sinbad. He lost quite the bit of his hair due to Sinbad.

"Not the first time I have heard that."