Dozens of pirates were lying on the ground in a mess. The somewhat powerful pirate captain struggled to raise his head, ignoring the double-barreled shotgun on his head, and asked angrily: "Why are you attacking us? We have nothing." Do!"
"Isn't it normal for pirates to fight each other?" Eric said amusedly: "But they did attack the wrong target. It is another group of people who are malicious to us."
Eric raised his chin and pointed to the other side: "Ajin, get rid of everyone in that building."
The pirates who were ambushing in the house, waiting for an opportunity to attack, were suddenly startled. Ah Jin crossed his legs and swung rapidly, like a cheetah breaking into the house.
The screams of men, the screams of broken bones, the roar of broken wood, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground were all intertwined into the background music of a fierce battle.
The gradually collapsing house becomes the picture, and the background music becomes an exciting theme song.
All around, pirates hiding in the darkness were trembling, afraid that they would become the next target.
Yoshino closed her eyes in fear, while Kuina explained the evil deeds of pirates in the past and present next to her.
"It's really boring." Esdeath sheathed her sword, and the sharp heel dug into the muscles of the surviving pirate: "How long does it take for the recording pointer to record?"
The pain entered the cerebral cortex along his spine, and the muscles on his face kept twitching. At the moment when he was facing death, the pirate put down the hatred in his heart, lowered his head and stuttered back: "It will take two days."
"Hmph." Seeing that the pirate at his feet was so understanding, Esdeath lifted his feet and moved away.
"Then, I need to give you more advice in the past two days, fellow pirates~"
After saying hello, Eric led the members to the most complete looking luxurious house in the center of the town for a "staycation".
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In the dark room, there was only a wisp of white smoke from the cigar, slowly floating upwards. The paper with the intelligence written on it was flipped through on the finger wearing a gemstone ring. The gold hook on the left hand was enough to scare the enemy.
Suddenly, his fingers paused, and the clicking sound of flipping through the pages stopped. What he saw in front of him were photos of a group of people, and his target, a woman, was among the group of people.
"Nico Robin, an archaeologist who can interpret historical texts, is indeed hiding in the Dawn Pirates."
A long transverse scar stretched across the man's face - it was none other than Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai!
Crocodile narrowed his eyes slightly.
Thick fingers tapped on the table, making a slightly rhythmic "dong-dong" sound.
The reason why he chose to stay in Alabasta was to find the ancient weapon "Pluto" in Alabasta. To this end, he spent a lot of effort to set up a Baroque studio and recruited many people with abilities to work for him. He hid behind the scenes and played the role of "Hero of the country", preparing for him to steal the country.
The members of his Baroque Studio are all over the surrounding islands, and many of them are stationed on the seven starting islands of the Grand Route to collect information about pirates heading to the Grand Route.
It happened that the billionaires who resided in the town of Devore took photos of the Dawn Pirates and sent them back to Baroque Studio, where Blefinger Pola reported them to Crocodile.
Even if he gets the historical text, what's the use if he can't understand it? Therefore, talents who can interpret historical texts have become the targets of competition among the four emperors and even other great pirates.
And Robin is an important key that can open the door to the treasure house in front of you.
Unlike other pirates, Crocodile had fought against Whitebeard. He knew how powerful the pirate known as the Emperor of the Sea was, and he himself was even more discouraged. He pinned his hope on ancient weapons for hegemony. "Hades".
"Damn it!" Crocodile hammered the solid wood desk into pieces.
The prompt sound of the phone bug in "Bulu Bulu" penetrated the dull space. Crocodile picked up the phone: "What's the matter?"
"There is another group of pirates making trouble in the port."
"I know." Crocodile buttoned up the microphone. The drama of playing the role of "national hero" has not ended yet, and he will continue to play the role.
Walking out of the room without any regrets, the thick wooden double-door door sealed the darkness in the room and the broken wood on the ground, isolating it from the outside world.
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"How terrible~" Porusalino's tone of voice was teasing the bottom line of Sakaski's patience: "Half of the pirates in Devore were wiped out, how many pirates died in their hands? ?”
"The Dawn Pirates are simply more dedicated than some naval branches." Kuzan lowered his head, his face full of sleepiness. He wanted to promote reforms in the navy headquarters, but the internal resistance was so strong that he was unable to do anything.
"No matter how many pirates are killed, they are still pirates!" Sakaski glanced at Kuzan displeasedly. He was dissatisfied with Kuzan's decision to let go of the Dawn Pirates a few months ago.
This time, Marshal Sengoku summoned three naval admirals to discuss how to deal with the Dawn Pirates.
"Based on the actions of the Dawn Pirates, it seems that they will follow the seventh route to the Chambord Islands." Sengoku said in a deep voice: "What is your battle plan?"
Kizaru lowered his head and stared at the nails on his fingertips. It seemed that there was a masterpiece carved on them, and it seemed that the nails were too long and needed to be cut.
Qingzhi scratched his forehead, his blindfold seemed to be a little tight, and he yawned loudly to show that he was sleepy.
"In order to implement the justice of the Navy, these evil pirates must be punished on the spot!" Only Akainu suddenly stood up, his high-spirited fighting spirit condensed into flames, and the atmosphere on the scene was rising rapidly.
The temperature is really rising. When Akainu gets emotional, part of his body will turn into lava involuntarily. Lava is dripping down, and the high-end sofa instantly bursts into flames.
"... Put away your abilities first." Warring States pressed his temples, which had a headache. Will the World Government reimburse him for office supplies?
Qingzhi's heart moved. His daughter was now on Eric's ship. He couldn't let Sakaski... Forget it, with their current strength, Sakaski didn't know who would fight against them. who.
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Big Mom, whose intelligence network is known as the best in the industry, naturally learned the news that Eric had once again entered the Grand Line.
"Thunder Boy!" Big Mom's roar echoed above the cake castle: "What's the point of killing those trash?! Come to the new world!"
"Mom." Katakuri advised calmly from the side: "Don't be too angry."
"Your three younger brothers died in their hands!" Big Mom put her huge head close to her: "Katakuri, aren't you angry!?"
"I want to kill Chitong with my own hands and avenge them." Katakuri replied without arrogance or humiliation.
"Very good!" The hard armrest under his hand was crushed to pieces by Big Mom.
'I'm afraid the real reason for your anger is that the newspaper reported that you and Kui Long were tied. 'Katakuri has long been fed up with Big Mom's dictatorial rule and her tyrannical character who doesn't take her own children seriously.
The weather outside changed according to BigMom's mood, with torrential rain and thunder and lightning.
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After the magnetic force of the recording pointer was full, Eric left the almost deserted town. The Dawn Pirates wiped out all the evil-doing pirates, leaving only a few teams called pirate groups, which were actually adventure groups.
Under the baptism of war and blood, seeing ordinary people who could only live in hiding in the mountains and forests because of pirates, Yoshino gradually understood that there are many bad people in this world, and in order to protect the good people, they can only be wiped out. .
Fortunately, the elder brother is very friendly to ordinary people, Yoshino sighed.
"What are you afraid of?" Her good friend Yoshina opened her mouth: "Are you afraid of Eric-kun?"
"No, it's not." Yoshino shook his head: "It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
Inside the house, Yoshino's two personalities were talking to each other.
"Don't worry, Yoshina will always be with you." The doll raised its arm and stroked its fluffy hair: "Besides, Eric-kun killed all bad pirates."
"Thank you, Yoshino." Yoshino hugged the doll tightly, her pretty face pressed against the doll.
"Be good~"
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On the way to the second island, the Dauntless suddenly bumped without warning, and the sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Here it comes again..." Eric put down his hand and flashed to the deck, looking at the suddenly rough sea and the thick dark clouds that were drifting quickly in the distance.
This kind of weather change with almost no warning is a common occurrence on the Grand Line, and every encounter is a challenge to the ship and crew.
Fortunately, the hull is made of steel, which is much stronger than a wooden sailboat. Eric looked back at the wheelhouse, where there was the perfect helmsman Artoria.
Facing the waves raised by the strong wind, the Dauntless plunged into the storm.
The black clouds cracked with thunder, and the rolling sea surface underwent new changes. Currents rose from the sea surface and rushed towards the dark clouds in the sky.
"Is this a dragon sucking water?"
The weather combination of storm and tornado did not make Artoria panic.
Chiron narrowed his eyes and saw the latest route with his clairvoyance: "Artoria, can you pass through the two waterspouts ahead?"
"No problem." There was no trace of panic in Artoria's voice. The steering wheel in her hand turned rapidly. Under her control, the Dauntless moved forward as fast as her arm directed it.
"Yes, follow this current and sail out of the vortex from the two o'clock direction!" The ocean current brought up by the tornado, under Artoria's clever control, became the boost of the Dauntless, coupled with the thrust of the propeller, it was easy Go through two waterspouts.
However, the harsh weather was not over yet, and dozens of waterspouts gradually rose from the sea ahead.
"It's so annoying-" Esdeath came to the cab with an unhappy expression: "Do you need me to use my ability to freeze the weather?"
"It will hail, right?" Chiron stopped her from making the weather worse: "We have a first-class helmsman, don't worry, it will clear up after a sleep."
"This turbulent state is not like a posture where you can sleep."
"Sail in from the seven o'clock direction, turn the rudder to the left, and exit from the eleven o'clock direction!" Chiron gave instructions again.
The steel battleship passed by one after another. Recently, standing on the starboard side, one could even reach out and touch the waterspout.
Under the command of Chiron and the control of Arturia, the Dauntless passed through dozens of waterspouts, sailed out of the storm, and arrived at the calm and sunny sea.
"Huh..." Bolqi wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
"Every time you encounter extreme weather, you break into cold sweats. Are you almost used to it?"
"So I don't want to go to sea at all!" Perona complained: "If I had money, I would go to a dark environment to build a castle that only belongs to me!"
Suddenly, the sky became dark again.
"What? Are you coming again?!" Perona was surprised
"boom--!"
Along with a large number of scattered wood fragments, a huge object fell into the sea, causing a huge splash.
Everyone took a closer look: "Is this... a pirate ship?"
The damaged pirate ship was broken into several pieces and floated on the sea. Artoria drove the Dauntless and slowly approached it.
Kulikai was the only one looking up at the sky, silent, not knowing what he was thinking about. He forgot to smoke the cigarette between his fingers, and the white smoke silently told that his life was burning.
"I'll go in and take a look." After Eric said that, he jumped over.
Yoshino followed Eric and whispered, "Be careful."
"It's okay." Eric turned back and smiled: "There are no living things inside. Do you want to go up with me and have a look?"
"C-is it okay?" Yoshino asked carefully, "Don't you think I'm causing trouble?"
"How could it be?" Eric stretched out his hand.
"That's great~" The doll in Yoshino's hand also advised: "You can go up and play adventure games."
"Let's forget about adventure games." Chiron chuckled: "That pirate ship is quite old, and the wood is a bit rotten. You have to be careful when stepping on it."
"Oh, Chiron-sensei is still awesome." The doll turned to Yoshino and said, "You have to hold Eric-kun's hand tightly."
"Okay, okay!" Yoshino's little hand held Eric tightly.
[Yoshino's favorability is slightly increased, but the bond level remains unchanged]
"Squeak~"
Several people stepped on the old deck, and the wooden boards made an overwhelming sound.
"Click" Chiron gently broke a piece of rotten wood, and the wood turned into powder in his broad palm.
Chiron said: "This ship has a history of at least more than a hundred years. uu read a book"
"Wow!" Yoshina's high-pitched voice echoed in the dark and humid space: "Maybe there will be ghosts here..."
Yoshino immediately covered the doll's big mouth.
Eric stared at the few skeletons in the corner and said: "There are no ghosts, but there are a few skeletons..."
"Ah—!" Yoshino closed her eyes in fear.
"It's okay, it's okay." Eric held Yoshino in his arms and turned her eyes inwards to block her sight.
[Yoshino's favorability has increased, the bond level has increased from 2 to 3, and 2 bond points have been gained. 】
'What an unexpected surprise...'
Artoria suddenly said: "We have to move quickly, this ship is sinking."
A few people briefly rummaged through the items in the cabin and found a logbook and several boxes of goods, which they brought back to the ship. However, the pirate ship from a hundred years ago sank slowly in front of everyone's eyes.
