Xia Qiu spotted Moo Moo, who was stealthily swimming towards the island.
It seemed that after nine months, he had found this place, attempting to return to the Arlong Pirates' side.
Nine months had passed since Xia Qiu last fought him, and he had grown from thirty-two meters to thirty-five meters, closing the size gap.
Furthermore, he had devoured one of the executives and five Fish-Men, and even grown tentacles.
He was now stronger than before.
Even before devouring Kuroobi, he already possessed the strength to defeat an executive.
Now that Xia Qiu had devoured Kuroobi, his strength was far superior to Moo Moo's.
Therefore, this time, he wouldn't have to fight him so arduously.
He was determined to kill him this time.
Xia Qiu slowly approached Moo Moo.
Two thousand meters, one thousand meters, five hundred meters.
Upon reaching five hundred meters, Moo Moo suddenly stopped, paused for a moment, and then swam towards Xia Qiu.
He found me?
Xia Qiu remembered that the first time he met Moo Moo, Moo Moo had detected him in advance and locked onto his position.
This detection range was about five hundred meters.
Xia Qiu's sonar could detect creatures over twenty meters long from as far as three thousand meters away.
Good, since he didn't run.
Xia Qiu swam towards Moo Moo, and Moo Moo also swam towards him. They grew closer and closer, and both saw each other.
"Hmm?"
Moo Moo saw Xia Qiu and slightly shook his head, finding him somewhat familiar.
But the next moment, Moo Moo's eyes widened, his expression filled with rage, and he waved his left pectoral fin.
On his left pectoral fin, four spines remained, with only three left; one was missing.
Xia Qiu had bitten it off.
Thinking of that scene, Moo Moo became incredibly angry.
"You still remember me?"
Seeing Moo Moo's reaction, Xia Qiu was a little curious.
"Kill him."
Without a word, Moo Moo charged directly at Xia Qiu.
Xia Qiu, however, swam to the side, facing Moo Moo sideways.
Trying to run?
Seeing Xia Qiu's move, Moo Moo pursued him rapidly, coming up alongside Xia Qiu, opening his massive mouth, and lunging to bite him.
Moo Moo's lost teeth had already regrown, and they were incredibly sharp.
But just as he was about to bite Xia Qiu, Xia Qiu's tail whipped out.
Bang.
Moo Moo's head was struck and sent flying to the side.
Xia Qiu turned his body, intending to bite Moo Moo, but suddenly discovered that Moo Moo's body was tilting in the direction his head had been struck.
Boom.
Moo Moo plunged downwards, his body slowly sinking, falling towards the seabed.
What's going on?
Xia Qiu couldn't understand why Moo Moo had fallen so suddenly.
Did I knock him unconscious?
If he struck the upper jaw bone with enough force, it could indeed make the opponent lose consciousness.
After devouring Kuroobi, his body had become even stronger, and his strength had increased significantly; he could shatter a giant boulder with a single strike.
Knocking him unconscious wouldn't be difficult.
Xia Qiu looked down, opening his nictitating membranes, and stared at the falling figure below.
The enemy he once struggled to defeat had been defeated so easily.
Xia Qiu shook his head and intended to go down to kill him.
He had once tried to prey on Xia Qiu, and Xia Qiu had fought with all his might just to survive. Now that he encountered him again, how could he let him go?
Xia Qiu closed his nictitating membranes, turned his body, and prepared to pursue him.
But just then, Moo Moo, who had been continuously falling, suddenly flipped over, lowered his upper body, twisted his torso, and with a flick of his tail fin and a push of his massive pectoral fins, he shot off into the distance.
"You're awake?"
"You woke up this quickly?"
"No."
His movements from waking to escaping were too fast and smooth, without a hint of hesitation.
If he had been knocked unconscious, the process of waking up couldn't have been this rapid.
Was he faking being unconscious?
He faked being unconscious to get away from me, and then escaped when I let my guard down.
So clever.
Xia Qiu was so infuriated by being tricked this way that he gritted his teeth and accelerated, chasing after him.
Xia Qiu's speed wasn't much faster than Moo Moo's.
Plus, Moo Moo had fallen two to three hundred meters and then suddenly surged forward, putting some distance between them.
Xia Qiu chased from behind, and after a long pursuit, he only managed to close the gap by a little over a hundred meters.
"Where is that going?"
Xia Qiu realized that Moo Moo was heading in the direction of Cocos Village.
If he continued to chase, he would only catch up when they were near the island.
If two behemoths were to fight there, the commotion would be immense.
He would call for help from the Arlong Pirates. Even though I'm much stronger than him and could kill him without a scratch, it would still take some time.
By then, if Arlong and the other Fish-Men discovered me, I would be as good as dead.
As long as you stay with Arlong, I will eventually kill you.
Xia Qiu slowly stopped, watching Moo Moo swim further and further away in the distance. He turned around and swam back in the direction he came from.
...
"You're not chasing anymore?"
After swimming for a while, Moo Moo noticed that the terrifying black fish wasn't pursuing him anymore, and he let out a sigh of relief.
That was terrifying.
His strength was too great; his tail had hurt me badly.
Thank goodness he stopped chasing.
Moo Moo relaxed and continued swimming into the distance.
But at this moment, he spotted a small boat on the water, heading towards the island.
"A boat?"
Moo Moo's eyes lit up. He could attack them and eat the people on board.
Moo Moo thought this as he slowly surfaced, looking at the figures on the boat and baring his monstrous jaws.
...
"Finally, we're back."
On the small boat, Hachi sighed as he looked at the island in the distance.
Beside him, Nami sat in the cabin, opening her cloth bag and counting the money inside.
Five Hundred Thousand Belly.
This amount of income was more than what his family earned.
If they had had this much money back then, Aunt Bellemere wouldn't have been killed.
But it wasn't enough.
If she earned Five Hundred Thousand Belly in a month at sea, plus the Two Hundred Thousand Belly Arlong promised each month, she would still need over ten years to save up One Hundred Million Belly.
Moreover, she couldn't go out to sea every month.
So next time, she absolutely had to steal more money.
Nami thought this, but at that moment, with a boom, a massive figure burst out of the water. The waves made the small boat tremble violently.
"What?"
Nami stumbled to the side and looked into the distance, where a giant Sea Beast had appeared before them.
This Sea Beast had two horns on its head, a huge nose with a nose ring, and most importantly, its left cheek was swollen.
"A Sea Beast? This is bad."
Nami's heart pounded with nervousness, but after appearing, the Sea Beast didn't attack. Instead, tears welled up in its eyes.
"Moo Moo?"
Hachi stood at the bow of the boat. Seeing the creature, he shouted, "Where have you been all this time?"
But the next moment, Moo Moo burst into tears, huge droplets overflowing from its eyes and splashing down.
"What happened?"
Hachi looked at Moo Moo, not understanding why it was crying, as if it had been greatly wronged.
But it was okay, he could just make some food to comfort it later.
Besides, now that Moo Moo was back, if that Sea Fish dared to come here again, Moo Moo could take care of it.
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