Previously, Hawkins still held some hope, as his divination had shown great fortune.
But now, Hawkins likely understood the reason.
Because it simply couldn't get any worse.
In other words, only when things reached their absolute worst would the divination show great fortune, indicating a turn for the better.
And it was merely a display…
The current reality was that Hawkins was already enveloped by the aura of death.
Whether it was Ace in front of him, or the Dragon Hunting Pirates' ship slowly approaching from a distance.
He recalled the intelligence he had on the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
Everyone on board, except for the odd jobs, was a combatant.
In other words, if the core strength of the Dragon Hunting Pirates came, he would surely die.
Damn it…
"Boom!"
At this moment, massive flames once again engulfed the Demonic Fall.
In less than ten minutes, Ace had already made Hawkins lose three scarecrows.
And this was with Ace not even fighting seriously.
What to do?
How can he escape!?
At this point, Hawkins had no other thoughts of fighting.
The only thing he wanted to do now was to escape.
"Danger!"
Just then, a "Danger" character appeared above the head of a pirate not far away.
"This is…"
"Pfft!"
Before Hawkins could finish speaking, a silver light flashed.
That pirate was instantly cut down.
Looking closely, it was Akahito, a combatant from Lu Yu's Dragon Hunting Pirates!
That long blade seemed to carry some kind of poison, a One-Slash-Kill.
Even if the vital points weren't hit, as long as one was attacked by this long blade, they would die directly.
One-Slash-Kill Akahito!
This was the title given to Akahito by the outside world.
"Captain Hawkins, we, the Dragon Hunting Pirates, have come to pay our respects!"
Akahito lifted her skirt slightly, bowed, and said in a somewhat innocent manner.
Upon hearing Akahito's words, Hawkins's eyebrow twitched violently!
Pay respects!?
You Dragon Hunting Pirates define such an event as paying respects?
Do I need to thank you!?
At this moment, Hawkins was in excruciating pain.
He had known this would be the situation, but he still stubbornly came to try.
Now, it seemed he himself was going to be left here.
"Captain…"
"Bang!"
Just as Hawkins was cursing inwardly, another sound came from the other side, from his crewmates.
Then, he saw the towering Susanoo, grabbing a pirate in each hand.
At this time, the heads of the two pirates were already deformed from being squeezed.
Even if people in this world possessed strong regenerative abilities, under such an attack, there was no possibility of survival!
"Dragon Hunting Pirates, First Squad Captain Najeta, pays her respects to Captain Hawkins!"
Najeta also spoke politely.
However, whether her actions were polite was another matter.
Anyone within Susanoo's attack range had already been cut down by Susanoo.
Moreover, Hawkins could not see any vitality from Najeta and Susanoo.
That's right, he wouldn't be a match for either of the two in front of him.
It was impossible to break through from this position!
"Captain Hawkins, I advise you not to move for now!"
"Our Captain said that Captain Hawkins is a very powerful person."
"If we board the ship and see you move even a little, it can be considered that you are attacking us."
"This way, we can counterattack, and even kill you!"
Just as Hawkins was about to retreat, a sharp sword aura came from behind him.
Although the opponent had not yet attacked him, Hawkins already felt that sharpness.
If he made a move, he would definitely be cut down immediately.
Now, in front of him was Fire Fist Ace, and to his left was One-Slash-Kill Akahito…
This surrounded situation was very difficult for Hawkins.
Exactly… what method could he use to escape from this crisis!?
At this moment, the Extremely Evil Battleship had already approached.
Standing at the bow of the ship was the Captain of the Dragon Hunting Pirates—Lu Yu!
"First time meeting, Captain Hawkins."
"I am the Captain of the Dragon Hunting Pirates, Lu Yu!"
"I imagine you'd be willing to come aboard my ship as an odd jobs man, right?"
"Ace, he's a bit resentful doing the odd jobs by himself."
"So, I wanted to find him a few companions."
After Lu Yu finished speaking, a kind smile appeared on his face.
Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Hawkins was dumbfounded.
What made him most dumbfounded wasn't Lu Yu's delusional wish to make him an odd jobs man for the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
But rather, at this moment, his divination had turned to great fortune.
Originally, just moments ago, it was all black death omens, but as soon as Lu Yu appeared and said that sentence, it turned to great fortune.
Could it be that this was the great fortune in the divination?
He was to become an odd jobs man for someone else's Dragon Hunting Pirates?
What a joke, he was a great pirate with a bounty over a hundred million!
He had his own pride!
Since he set sail, he had never lost!
"Of course, I won't force you to become an odd jobs man on my ship."
"After all, Ace, I even want to fire him."
"He eats too much."
"And he only does odd jobs, making no significant contribution to our Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"And he eats an awful lot…"
Lu Yu smiled again and spoke.
At the same time, a terrifying aura directly enveloped Hawkins.
A terrifying skeletal hand instantly appeared from behind Lu Yu.
As the long blade slashed down, the Demonic Fall that Hawkins had just released to deal with Ace was directly cut open.
Moreover, after being cut open, scarecrows kept dying!
"What's going on… This guy, he only attacked once, why would…"
Hawkins panicked.
Lu Yu's single slash had caused him to lose more than ten substitutes.
Although it had temporarily stopped now, an unsettling mark was left on the Demonic Fall.
Hawkins didn't know what it was, but he knew one thing: if the battle continued, he would surely be the one to die!
"I, Hawkins, am very honored to be an odd jobs man for the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"Please, Captain Lu Yu, you must accept me!"
"I will certainly make great contributions to the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"As for food and such, my own Dragon Hunting Pirates have preparations, and even quite a surplus."
"At that time, I can give it all to you, Captain Lu Yu!"
Hawkins understood immediately.
The great fortune and death omen earlier weren't a problem with his divination; it was truly like this.
Although the Dragon Hunting Pirates were considered new on the high seas.
But these newcomers were too terrifying!?
Most importantly, these guys were all very young.
They weren't the uncle or aunt type.
Their strength had definitely not reached its peak yet.
As they adventured on the high seas, their strength would surely greatly improve.
At that time, the Dragon Hunting Pirates would definitely stand at the pinnacle of this world.
As for the identity of an odd jobs man, Hawkins didn't care at all.
Because he knew that since Ace could sit in that position, and seemingly had no complaints.
That meant that on the Dragon Hunting Pirates, being an odd jobs man or not made no difference at all.
As long as one boarded the Dragon Hunting Pirates' ship, they were a member of the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
"Not bad, you're quite perceptive."
"Then, from now on, you'll be the Captain of the Odd Jobs Second Squad, and you can keep your crew."
Lu Yu said with a slight smile.
This kind of battle, where one conquers without fighting, was quite good!
At least it showed that the Dragon Hunting Pirates were starting to gain their own prestige on the high seas!