If Oda intends for any reader to take this Raid seriously, he's doing a terrible job of it. theres not a single ounce of tension. If he thinks he can just do a tone switch by off paneling then he will surely fail. Not a single moment of this raid has been serious or had any tension of clear stakes.
Oda is writing himself into a corner with all these gag moments. It's like gags have become a crutch at this point.