Chapter 42
Slaying the Dragon in a Flash, Your Bounty is Mine!

【‘BOOM!……’ A series of explosions, and over ten Fish-Men who tried to block Kakuzu were sent flying……】

【Although Fish-Men are naturally stronger than ordinary humans, it’s unfortunate for them that they encountered Hidan and Kakuzu……】

【These Fish-Men were unable to fight back in the face of their powerful strength and were directly blasted away……】

【‘Hey…… Nami, are the treasures of the Arlong Pirates in this place!?……’ After defeating all the surrounding Fish-Men, Kakuzu turned to Nami and asked……】

【‘Yes…… Kakuzu-sama, the Arlong Pirates’ treasures are here…… I’ll find them for you right now!……’ Nami replied quickly, while swiftly searching for the treasures for Kakuzu……】

【Just then, the pirate Arlong arrived with his Fish-Men……】

【Seeing the countless dead Fish-Men and Kakuzu, Hidan, and Nami, he was enraged……】

【‘Nami, you vile traitor, you dare bring humans to attack my Arlong Pirates!…… I’ll kill you, I swear I will kill you……’ The pirate Arlong roared furiously……】

【‘Kakuzu-sama, he is the captain of the Arlong Pirates, the pirate Arlong……’ Seeing Arlong appear, Nami said with a terrified expression……】

【‘I know! Leave him to me! You continue searching for the treasures……’ Kakuzu said, his green eyes fixed on the pirate Arlong……】

【‘Pirate Arlong! Bounty 20 million, your bounty is mine……’】

【‘Damn human, you will die!……’ Upon hearing Kakuzu’s words, Arlong, who was already enraged, flew into a rage……】

【Infused with fury, Arlong didn't think twice, he grabbed his jagged sword and rushed towards Kakuzu……】

【‘Secret Technique - Earth Grudge Fear’ Upon seeing Arlong charging, Kakuzu waved his right hand, and countless black tentacles erupted, shooting towards the pirate Arlong……】

【‘What is this! Cut them all off!……’ Seeing the black tentacles, Arlong didn't hesitate, swinging his jagged sword, trying to sever the tentacles……】

【However, these black tentacles were extremely tough, and Arlong’s sword swung continuously, but instead of cutting the tentacles, he ended up getting entangled in them……】

【‘Damn it, what is this!…… Let me go, let me go……’ Arlong struggled relentlessly, yelling constantly, but sadly, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t break free from the black tentacles……】

【‘Your bounty, I’ll take it……’ As Kakuzu’s voice fell, a black tentacle wrapped around Arlong’s neck……】

【‘Ah…… Puchi……’ A scream echoed, Arlong’s head was instantly severed by the black tentacle……】

【“Captain! Arlong Captain, you killed Arlong Captain……”】

【‘Arlong Captain is dead! What should I do!……’】

【‘Arlong Captain is dead, this human is so terrifying!……’】

【The surrounding Fish-Men, seeing Kakuzu easily behead their captain, were filled with fear……】

【Originally, they were waiting for Arlong to eliminate these two humans, but how could their captain be beheaded in a blink of an eye……】

【You know, in the Arlong Pirates, the strongest was their captain, the pirate Arlong…… Now their captain, Arlong, was easily killed…… How could they not be terrified……】

【‘Run!……’】

【‘This guy is too strong! If we don’t run, we’ll be killed here……’】

【‘I don’t want to die, I need to escape from here……’】

【After a while, these Fish-Men Pirates reacted and began to scatter in terror……】

【‘Hey hey…… you guys, don’t run away! I still want to offer you to the Jashin-sama……’ Seeing the fleeing Fish-Men, Hidan immediately swung his sickle and charged at them……】

【‘This…… Pirate Arlong was killed just like that……’ Even Nami, seeing Arlong instantly killed, was greatly surprised and couldn't react for a moment……】

【When she came to her senses, tears welled up in Nami’s eyes……】

【‘Pirate Arlong is dead, the Arlong Pirates are destroyed, my village is finally safe……’ The emotions that Nami had been suppressing for years finally erupted at this moment.】

【‘Hey…… Nami, what are you still standing there for!…… The treasures! Quickly, find all the treasures……’ Kakuzu shouted to Nami, who was standing there with tears in her eyes……】

【‘Yes…… Kakuzu-sama……’ Hearing Kakuzu’s words, Nami wiped away the tears from her eyes and continued searching rapidly……】

【Not far from the Arlong Pirates’ base, the Navy’s 16th Branch was stationed there, and the base commander was a sleazy, rat-like Colonel……】

【‘This month is almost over! Arlong should be sending me money soon!……’ The rat-like Colonel smiled sleazily……】

【Although the rat-like Colonel was the Navy base commander, he didn't capture pirates, instead, he colluded with them, extorting the surrounding towns……】

【Among them, the Arlong Pirates were the Colonel’s partners……】

【The rat-like Colonel used his Navy identity to provide cover for the Arlong Pirates, while the Arlong Pirates sent him a lot of treasures every month……】

【‘Hmm…… I heard the Arlong Pirates recently occupied another island, I should increase the amount of tribute they send each month…… Let’s increase it by 10%!……’ The rat-like Colonel stroked his beard, thinking with a smug expression.】

【‘Report, Sir, important information!……’ At this moment, a Navy soldier suddenly walked in……】

【‘What happened!……’ The rat-like Colonel asked curiously.】

【‘Just received intelligence, the Arlong Pirates have been destroyed……’ The Navy soldier immediately reported……】

【‘What! What did you say! Repeat that!……’ Hearing the news, the rat-like Colonel became very excited and shouted directly.】