Bang, bang, bang!
Explosions sounded one after another.
Large swathes of water were blasted away.
A warship weaved rapidly across the sea.
Three pirate ships were in hot pursuit behind.
"Rear Admiral Hina, it has been confirmed that the three pirates pursuing us are all individuals with bounties over 100 million. The leader is Wolf Iron, with a bounty of 180 million Beli. He has killed at least three Navy officers!"
A vice-admiral reported the situation with a look of urgency.
"The other two are the Flame Demon, known as Silver Axe, with a bounty of 150 million, and the former North Blue Fish-Man Blood Shark, with a bounty of 120 million!"
"Given this pursuit, it's only a matter of time before they intercept us."
As these words fell, a sense of inexplicable oppression filled the vast deck.
Standing at the bow, Tina, clad in a Navy justice robe, had a grim expression.
This time, she had received an urgent distress signal from a nearby area.
This led her to deviate from her course to provide support.
She never expected that the moment she entered this sea, she would be targeted by three pirates.
This made Tina suspect that the situation was not as simple as it appeared.
"Rear Admiral Hina, there's another unknown pirate ship ahead, directly in our path."
"If they are allied, we might not even have a chance to escape."
A desperate cry came from the lookout tower, instantly tightening everyone's nerves.
"Damn it! If they want to hunt us down to the last man, don't blame me for dragging them down with me!"
Tina's face darkened, and she crushed the cigar in her hand.
She quickly looked up ahead, and her expression froze in the next moment.
"A single-masted sailboat?"
Looking at this somewhat shabby small boat, and the extremely simple blood-red flag fluttering above it, it was not just Tina who found it hard to accept; the other Navy soldiers felt the same.
In their eyes, the weather in the New World was unpredictable and extremely dangerous.
To successfully navigate this sea and survive, one would need at least a two-masted pirate ship with special reinforcement.
Otherwise, a large wave or a strong gust of wind would be enough to instantly wreck the ship and kill everyone on board.
The single-masted pirate ship blocking their path in front of them, not having fallen apart yet, was a miracle in itself.
"Beautiful lady, there's no point in you wasting your efforts trying to escape. Where can you go on this vast ocean?" A voice laced with playful laughter suddenly rang out.
Tina hastily looked up at the sky. The first thing that caught her eye was a figure diving down.
The speed was astonishing, and the large sword in his hand, resembling the teeth of a shark's scythe, appeared before Tina without any fancy moves, slashing directly downwards.
The sudden attack made Tina's expression change.
Without time to think, she hastily activated her Devil Fruit ability to its limit.
Her slender hands instantly turned dark, transforming into iron barriers, intertwined in front of her.
"Iron Shield!"
Bang!
A dull collision sound echoed on the deck.
The impact, not yielding in the slightest, sent a clear cracking sound through the deck beneath Tina's feet.
At the same time, she was forced back seven or eight steps before she could barely stop herself, leaning heavily against the ship's railing.
Immediately after, two other dark figures landed beside Iron, revealing playful smiles.
"Flame Demon, Blood Shark, are you planning to provoke a major war between us and the Navy?" a vice-admiral couldn't help but exclaim urgently.
Watching the three pirate ships quickly surround them, using iron chains to forcibly board, they knew escape was hopeless.
The only thing they could do was to hope that the prestige of the Marine Headquarters would scare these people away.
"Haha, Navy? This is the New World!" A burly shark-man, over three meters tall, laughed mockingly.
"In the New World, your Navy's reputation isn't of much use."
"Moreover, did I forget to tell you? We are about to become members of a future Seven Warlord family. Once that happens, no matter how many people we've killed, how many crimes we've committed, or how many young Navy girls we've... well, it will all be erased like chalk marks."
"By then, who will remember to avenge you brats who are stepping into the New World for the first time?"
As these words fell, the surrounding pirates burst into unrestrained laughter.
Under the dark mass of figures, there were at least four to five hundred people.
This was seven or eight times the number of Navy soldiers.
Adding the three captains with bounties over 100 million, this trip was indeed perilous.
"Damn Seven Warlords again!" Tina clenched her slender fist, a trace of hatred flashing across her resolute, pretty face.
Regarding the existence of the Seven Warlords system, most Navy soldiers harbored respect.
However, more harbored resentment.
Especially in the eyes of Navy officers, which pirate becoming a Seven Warlord wasn't stained with blood?
If not for the fear of the Seven Warlords' terrifying strength, and the Seven Warlords system established by the World Government, hardly any Navy officer would be willing to cooperate with pirates.
However, facing these three pirates who claimed to be future members of the Seven Warlord family, Tina's expression darkened.
For a moment, she couldn't think of anyone who could achieve this position.
When she left, she had heard that the World Government was considering the proud sin, Escanor, as a new Seven Warlord.
However, due to his destruction of Impel Down and his rampage in Mary Geoise, these two incidents were too significant.
This led to the matter ultimately being dropped.
Tina thought this matter would end there.
However, she never expected someone to emerge so quickly, claiming to be a future member of the Seven Warlord family.
"Haha, beautiful lady, are you feeling despair? Why not surrender obediently and let the three of us have our fun? Perhaps we'll spare your life." Iron laughed ferociously.
However, before they could attack again, a dilapidated small single-masted sailboat sailed past their three pirate ships.
Looking at this dilapidated boat approaching brazenly, the originally grim atmosphere was instantly broken.
The three pirate captains, led by Iron, had their faces darken, and they roared angrily.
"Who are you? How dare you interfere with the affairs of our three great pirate crews! If you don't give us a satisfactory answer, you can only blame yourselves for being unlucky."
"Unlucky?"
Kouzuki Hiyori, standing at the bow, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but flicker.
Looking at Iron, who was speaking, a trace of pity appeared on his face.
If these guys knew who the owner of this broken boat was, they probably wouldn't know what expression to make.
Who was truly unlucky was another matter entirely.
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