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However, Hancock just waved her hand casually, as if she didn't take Luffy's gratitude to heart.

Then, she frowned slightly and said solemnly, "This time the Navy has summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea to fight against the Whitebeard Pirates. I think the Whitebeard Pirates will not be able to escape their doom this time! After all, they are facing the extremely powerful Navy Headquarters."

As she said this, Hancock's gaze slowly shifted to Xia Qi.

At this time, Xia Qi also nodded slightly to show her agreement: "That's true. With the current strength of the Whitebeard Pirates, it is not easy to shake the indestructible Navy Headquarters!"

As she said this, she couldn't help but turn her gaze to Luffy again.

She felt helpless about Luffy's almost stubborn persistence and determination.

The graceful and charming Queen Boa Hancock said, "I will go make some preparations and leave immediately. That annoying guy outside is waiting for me eagerly!"

The abominable fellow she was talking about was none other than Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, who had come to deliver the call for the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After saying that, Hancock stood up gracefully, and her beautiful eyes, which revealed a hint of indifference, slowly looked at Luffy beside her.

Then, she said to him in an unquestionable tone: "Boy, try to shrink your body to the smallest size. I will use my power to turn you into stone. After we enter the Impel Down City, I will remove your petrification. As for what to do next, it is entirely up to you to decide!"

After she finished speaking, Hancock stood there quietly, waiting for Luffy to take corresponding actions according to what she said.

Luffy heard this and did not dare to be negligent. He immediately bowed and thanked Hancock, "Thank you for your help, Empress!"

After expressing his thanks, he took a deep breath, and suddenly all of a sudden, as if all the strength in his body was drained away, he let out a long breath of cold air.

At the same time, his rubber body, which was originally full of elasticity and strength, quickly became soft at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As time went by, this change became more and more obvious. Luffy's body seemed to have lost its support and was constantly shrinking and squeezing inward.

In the blink of an eye, his originally tall and strong body began to fold in half like a thin piece of paper.

Luffy gritted his teeth and used all his strength to desperately control the contraction and twisting of his muscles, just to fold his rubber body as much as possible.

After arduous efforts, Luffy finally succeeded in shrinking his huge body into an object the size of a bracelet.

At this moment, he seemed to have reached his limit and could no longer be compressed even a little bit.

However, even so, Luffy did not give up and still tightly maintained this tiny form, waiting for Hancock's next move.

When Hancock saw the scene in front of her, a hint of determination flashed in her beautiful eyes. Without hesitation, she instantly activated her powerful devil fruit ability - the Sweet-Sweet Fruit.

I saw a dazzling wave of love light shooting out like lightning and accurately hitting Luffy not far away.

Luffy, who was hit by the love light wave, began to undergo amazing changes in his body, which was originally the size of a bracelet, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His skin gradually became as hard as stone, as if it had lost its vitality, and in the blink of an eye it was completely petrified.

In the end, Luffy turned into an exquisite petrified bracelet and lay quietly on the ground.

Hancock walked forward lightly, bent down gracefully, and carefully picked up the petrified bracelet.

Then, she gently put the bracelet on her snow-white wrist and cleverly covered it with her wide sleeves to prevent others from easily discovering this secret.

After doing all this, Hancock turned around abruptly and shouted to the members of the Nine Snakes Pirates behind her: "Sisters, come with me to meet those damned navy!"

Following her order, many female pirates responded in unison, followed Hancock, and walked out of the mysterious and beautiful Nine Snake Island in a menacing manner.

Before long, they arrived outside Nine Snake Island.

Standing on the beach and looking around, you can see five huge naval warships docked on the sea ahead. These warships are lying there like steel behemoths, looking majestic and invincible.

Each warship was equipped with a number of pitch-black cannons, with the muzzles pointed grimly towards the direction of Nine Snake Island, bringing an invisible sense of oppression and fear to people.

However, faced with such a scene, Hancock's focus was not on these superficial military deterrents.

What really worries her is that today's naval warships are able to ignore the extremely harsh natural environment of the doldrums and navigate freely.

You know, the reason why Nine Snake Island has been able to hide in the doldrums and be isolated from the world is largely due to the extremely dangerous environment here.

This unique geographical advantage makes the Nine Snakes Island a paradise that is almost invulnerable to the outside world. It is also because of this that the Nine Snakes Pirates have been able to survive the vicissitudes of time and be passed down from generation to generation to this day.

If they were to encounter a fierce attack from the navy, they would be able to retreat calmly and quickly into the mysterious and dangerous doldrums.

The navy that was coming in full force could only watch helplessly at the calm belt, unable to do anything.

However, times have changed. With the rapid development of science and technology, shipbuilding technology has made great breakthroughs.

Today's ships have long since gotten rid of their reliance on traditional sail power, and are also capable of withstanding attacks from powerful sea kings.

As a result, the calm belt, which once served as a natural barrier, has lost its former indestructible protective function for Nine Snake Island.

This means that Nine Snakes Island will no longer be able to rest easy as before, and it will be directly exposed to direct threats from the navy and other hostile forces.

Thinking of this, Hancock deeply felt that decisive measures must be taken to strengthen the defense of Nine Snake Island.

He decided to go to the Rockefeller Kingdom to purchase a large number of advanced weapons and equipment after dealing with the current situation, and take this opportunity to meet with Esdeath.

Whenever Hancock thought of the name Esdeath, her legs would go slightly weak, as if all the strength in her body had been drained away.

At this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded: "Boa Hancock!"

It turned out to be Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel who was standing in front of her with a serious face.

Hancock curled his lips in disdain and said unhappily, "Humph, what a nasty fellow! Stop talking nonsense and get going!"