Van Augur found that Jake's golden sniper rifle had attack power and range not much inferior to his 'Thousand Lands'.
As expected, it was a valuable item used by the Celestial Dragons.
They were all absolute masterpieces, crafted with the guarantee of the entire families of those artisans.
Van Augur, through his super-range scope, noticed the Fishman's rescue attempts, so he deliberately shot and wounded these Fishman instead of headshotting them.
This bought His Majesty Jack more time to approach.
At the same time, Van Augur also had a small agenda.
He wanted to know the maximum range at which His Majesty Jack could activate his Exile ability.
"His Majesty Jack, that Arlong seems to be trying to jump into the sea by force," Van Augur said calmly, his sniper rifle continuously switching and firing.
"Drag it out a bit longer," His Majesty Jack replied slowly, raising his golden telescope, a glint of obscure brilliance flashing in his eyes.
Not only Eric wanted to figure out His Majesty Jack's ability range, but even Van Augur had this thought.
However, it was true; no one currently knew what His Majesty Jack's 'Exile ability' truly was.
Nor did anyone know His Majesty Jack's ability range or activation conditions.
Van Augur was also a little afraid of being exiled by His Majesty Jack.
"I'll do my best!" Van Augur stopped bothering with the hiding Fishman and focused all his efforts on sniping and blocking Arlong, who was determined to jump into the sea.
Even bounty-hunting Fishman like Kuroobi were forced to hide behind rocks and buildings by Van Augur's precise sniping.
As the fleet drew closer, Arlong became completely enraged.
He recklessly rushed into the sea.
He absolutely had to destroy these human warships.
"Your Majesty, I can't stop him," Van Augur fired rapidly, but he still couldn't stop Arlong, who was blocking with his large saw-sword, and Arlong was about to jump into the sea.
"Enough, leave the rest to me," His Majesty Jack said calmly, personally lighting the main cannon of the luxurious flagship.
"Bang!" The main cannon fired with a roar, but the cannonball disappeared the moment it was shot out.
His Majesty Jack then jumped up, and to the astonished eyes of Eric, Van Augur, the Royal Guard, and everyone else...
His Majesty Jack flew out at extreme speed, riding the cannonball that reappeared.
"Damn it! This works too!" Eric immediately broke character and shouted.
Biu!!! A figure rapidly flew through the air towards Cocoyashi Village.
At this moment, in a hidden corner of the village...
"Nami! Nojiko! Look! Someone can fly!!!" Genzo shouted in shock, his eyes bulging out.
"Don't block us!" Nami and Nojiko pushed down Genzo's head.
"He's actually standing on a cannonball!!" Nami's sharp eyes watched the dashing figure flying over in disbelief.
That flowing golden-white cloak made His Majesty Jack look like a hero making an entrance.
Even Nojiko's eyes were full of stars.
"So handsome, so graceful"
...
"What! Is he a Devil Fruit user?!" Arlong, enduring the sniper fire, suddenly jumped up and headed for the sea, seeing the figure in mid-air as he fell.
But it didn't matter; he would soon successfully enter the sea.
He absolutely had to sink all the warships and drown these humans.
"Hey~, did I say you could enter my territorial waters! Arlong!" His Majesty Jack spread his right hand, and a transparent domain rapidly expanded, covering Arlong's entire body the moment his serrated nose touched the sea surface.
Arlong, who was sneering, instantly disappeared from the sea surface.
His Majesty Jack disappeared for a moment, and the cannonball under his feet slammed into the Arlong Empire.
His Majesty Jack reappeared, and due to inertia, he landed explosively on the shore, creating a deep pit.
"My physical techniques still need more practice!"
"Besides Haki, I also need to learn the Rokushiki."
His Majesty Jack patted the dust off himself, flicked his cloak, and jumped out of the huge pit.
This entrance was slightly imperfect.
"Where's Big Brother Arlong? Did he go into the sea?"
"I didn't hear a splash, nor did I see a wave when he entered the sea; Big Brother Arlong disappeared!!"
"Quick, capture this human!"
"He might be a Devil Fruit user!"
The Fishman hiding behind the buildings heard that the sniper fire had stopped.
One by one, they rushed out, furiously attacking this human.
"Quick, run!" From the hidden building, Nami and Nojiko couldn't help but cry out softly.
How did this guy charge alone into the Arlong Pirates' encirclement?
Why couldn't he just wait for the fleet to land together?
"A hundred or so Fishman dare to call themselves an empire?" His Majesty Jack looked at the charging Fishman and scoffed.
He directly turned his back to these Fishman, slowly raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.
"Run!" Seeing His Majesty Jack's outrageous behavior, Nami and Nojiko, who were hiding, rushed out, screaming frantically.
But the next moment, a scene that left them dumbfounded occurred.
One by one, the vicious Fishman running and charging disappeared on the path.
"Are you calling me?" His Majesty Jack looked at the two girls with orange and blue hair, his eyes full of amusement.
He hadn't expected these two to be so fearless, even daring to rush out and tell him to run away.
Were they really not afraid of these Fishman settling scores later?
This kindness and courage made His Majesty Jack quite emotional.
If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to do this.
"How did those Fishman disappear!" Nami shouted in shock, her eyes filled with surprise.
Thinking of the rumors she had heard earlier...
Could this man be the legendary 'EX:ile'!
His Majesty Jack of the Goa Kingdom!
"You want to see them?" His Majesty Jack smiled faintly, pulled out his golden flintlock pistol, and fired a shot with a raised hand.
'Bang!' His Majesty Jack's sudden shot startled Nami and Nojiko.
But the next moment, a running Fishman suddenly appeared and immediately fell to the ground, blood splattering.
"How many more do you want to see?" Another gunshot, and another Fishman appeared and fell to the ground.
Both shots were headshots.
These two Fishman had no time to react at all.
"Are you the EX:ile? His Majesty Jack?" Nami nervously gripped Nojiko's hand, her voice trembling as she whispered the question.
"I am Jake, and now I am your King!"
"From now on, whether it's Cocoyashi Village or the entire Conomi Kingdom, it will be this King's territory."
His Majesty Jack blew on his golden flintlock pistol and began to reload.
"Do you want to use guns or knives?" His Majesty Jack, with zero-frame readiness, directly asked Nami and Nojiko.
"What?" x2 Nami and Nojiko couldn't react for a moment.
"Do you also want to help kill Fishman, or are you accomplices of the Fishman?" His Majesty Jack glanced at the Arlong Pirates tattoo on Nami's arm and the special tattoo on Nojiko's body, asking darkly.
"No! His Majesty Jack! We are not members of the Arlong Pirates!"
"Nami was forced to join the Arlong Pirates by Arlong."
"We all hate Arlong; he killed our mother!" Nojiko quickly covered the tattoo on Nami's arm, shielding Nami behind her, tears welling up in her eyes.
She was really afraid that her sister Nami would be mistaken for a member of the Arlong Pirates and be innocently killed.
Nami's eyes, stubborn and fearful, stared directly at His Majesty Jack, tears swirling in her eyes.
"Don't hurt my sister!"
"I'm not a member of the Arlong Pirates! I'm not!!" Nami pushed Nojiko away, pulled out a dagger, and fiercely stabbed the shameful tattoo on her arm.
"I really am not..." Nami quickly slashed her tattooed arm, instantly making it bloody and raw, crying and shouting continuously.
At this moment, a large hand grabbed Nami's hand...