"Boss, that little brat is really strong."
A tall man with bandages wrapped around his body and holding a meteor hammer spoke to the man walking in front, with flattery and a little bit of resentment in his eyes.
He could not forget the scene two months ago when he was severely injured by Terry, even though Terry was also injured by his meteor hammer.
The man walking in front had a dirty green turban on his head and laughed nonchalantly. "Who do you think I am? I am the sharp-edged punk with a bounty of 21 million Berries."
At this point, Punk turned around and said, "Since you have joined my pirate group, I will let you take revenge with your own hands."
The man with bandages on his body suddenly had a glimmer of joy in his eyes, and quickly offered his loyalty. "Thank you, Captain. I will definitely not let you down."
Punk nodded in satisfaction.
This time when he came to Water 7, in addition to repairing the ship, he also wanted to recruit some crew members.
With the accident of Admiral Zephyr, there are many more pirate groups in the first half of the Grand Line, and now it is getting more and more complicated.
The Sword Pirates sailed here and experienced several battles, suffering heavy casualties among their crew. If they don't recruit new crew members as soon as possible, they may not be able to reach the Sabaody Archipelago.
At this moment, a tall dark shadow walked out from the corner of the sewer ahead.
Punk raised his hand to stop the others and stopped.
"What kind of monster is this!"
When Punk saw the shadow clearly, he took a deep breath.
This monster has a crocodile head, but its lower body looks like a human, with only a piece of rag wrapped around its waist to cover its obscene parts.
"An Animal-type Devil Fruit user... No."
Punk's face changed slightly, but when he saw that the monster had a pair of tiger claws, he denied this guess.
The user of the Animal-type Devil Fruit ability has a human-beast form.
The monster before him did not match his impression of an Animal-type Devil Fruit user.
The genetic war beast came running towards them from slow to fast strides.
Punk drew his saber, his heart beating fast, not from fear, but excitement.
This monster is valuable.
Whether to tame it or take it to the Sabaody Archipelago for auction, both are good options.
"Capture it alive!"
Punk shouted and slashed at the genetic war beast with his sword.
Clang!
The genetic war beast blocked the attack with the back of its hand.
The rugged keratinized scales on the back of the hand are quite hard.
The next moment, the genetic war beast opened its mouth and bit Punk fiercely.
"Die, monster!"
The man with bandages on his body was eager to show his strength in front of the new boss, so he swung the meteor hammer at the genetic war beast.
The genetic war beast was knocked away.
Its genetic potential reached level 11, but Reddy didn't want to waste energy and didn't strengthen it, so its initial combat power was probably around level 8.
"Well done!"
What Punk was most satisfied with was that he had recruited a very powerful subordinate in Water 7, so he fought at his full strength.
If you don't show your strength, who will be the captain then?
Punk's bounty has reached 21 million Berries. He is quite powerful and his strikes are faster than the last. In the blink of an eye, he has left wounds on the surface of the genetic war beast.
The wound was not deep, but it was enough to make the genetic war beast bleed.
For a moment, the genetic war beast was at a disadvantage and was beaten back by Punk and the man with bandages on his body.
However, over time, Punk became a bit scared.
The strength of the genetic war beast is actually gradually increasing, and it can already withstand the siege of two people.
Crack.
The genetic war beast took Punk's sword attack and opened its mouth to bite the chain of the meteor hammer.
The bandaged man hurriedly tried to use brute force to retract his weapon, but he didn't expect that the genetic war beast was more powerful.
Just a flick.
The bandaged man didn't have time to let go and was suddenly thrown towards the genetic war beast.
The genetic war beast crossed its claws and attacked head-on.
There were two bloody scratches on the bandaged man's chest. He vomited blood, rolled his eyes, and completely lost consciousness.
Punk's face changed drastically. Without time to think, he quickly raised his sword to block the genetic war beast's claw which was so fast that it was difficult for people to react.
There was a stalemate for a moment!
The power of the genetic war beast took over and knocked Punk away.
"Retreat quickly!"
Punk immediately turned over and got up after landing, and was the first to turn around and escape.
The others had already been frightened by the genetic war beasts and hurriedly followed Punk to escape.
"Ah!"
"No!"
"Captain, save me!"
The genetic war beast clawed at each person one by one, killing the people at the back one by one like a cat playing with a mouse.
Punk's face was gloomy. He suffered a big loss this time.
The life and death of his most favored new subordinate is unknown, and the other newly recruited crew members are being killed one by one by monsters.
But he was not sure he could defeat this monster.
Thinking of this, Punk became furious. If I don't get any benefits, others won't get any either!
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Marineford.
Sengoku was holding the Den Den Mushi with a gloomy expression on his face.
Water 7 is an extremely important island in the first half of the Grand Line. Its shipbuilding industry is highly developed, but due to its special status, the navy does not have the ability to establish a base in Water 7.
So planting an informant became the only option.
Vice Admiral Tsuru also heard the information sent back by the informant and frowned, saying, "The monster that appeared in Water 7 is somewhat familiar to me."
Sengoku crossed his arms, feeling very annoyed. "Bloodline factor... I didn't expect that besides Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge, there are other people in the world who have mastered this dangerous technology."
Back then, the MADS organization invented the life blueprint under the leadership of Vegapunk, which attracted the World Government's wanted list.
Eventually, the MADS organization was disbanded, and Vegapunk chose to join the World Government. Another member, Judge, who had mastered the bloodline factor, used the technology he mastered to create the Germa Kingdom and obtained the status of a member state.
According to the information provided by the informant, the monster that appeared in Water 7 is definitely not an Animal-type Devil Fruit user.
It is a monster created using bloodline factors.
Judging from his performance, his opponent's skills are even comparable to Vegapunk's.
Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head and said, "We don't have the ability to investigate that monster right now."
The Loguetown Marine Base sent back information that the Golden Lion was in the East Blue, so Sengoku had to arrange for Garp to go to the East Blue.
There are more and more pirates in the Grand Line, and Marineford is now short of manpower.
Sengoku thought for a long time in annoyance, and said bitterly, "There is no other way. This task can only be handed over to the World Government. They are professionals."
Vice Admiral Tsuru took a sip of tea from her cup and hesitated, "Garp just left not long ago, maybe we can ask him to stop by Water 7."
Sengoku immediately slammed his hands on the table, stood up and said angrily, "That guy just wants to be lazy!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru was helpless.
Zephyr's accident caught Marineford off guard.
At present, apart from Garp who doesn't take charge of the matter, there is really no one who can spare a trip to Water 7.
The Garp was very experienced and as soon as he learned that the Golden Lion had appeared in the East Blue, he set off immediately, obviously not wanting to take on more responsibilities.
The legendary great pirate Golden Lion, Water 7... it's clear at a glance which one is more important.
Even Sengoku cannot say that Garp does not understand the overall situation.
Sengoku sat down sullenly, crossed his arms, and said irritably, "I'm afraid Zephyr can't continue to serve as the admiral. We must select a new admiral as soon as possible. The monster in Water 7 should be handed over to the World Government."