Dragon?
A creature of fantasy!
Vice Admiral Wursu stared dumbfounded at the black dragon. He never imagined he would witness such an imaginary being in the West Blue.
“Roar!!”
Apparently angered by Kuzan's ice spear attack, the black dragon, Shen Feng, roared down at the warship below.
The dragon's roar echoed through the air, imposing and intimidating.
The sheer force of its roar generated a powerful wind pressure.
Many soldiers on the deck were terrified, their legs turning to jelly.
“King's Haki?! No, just raw power! Or perhaps it should be called Dragon Might...”
Vice Admiral Wursu's expression turned serious. This dragon was clearly not someone to be trifled with.
Unlike the crew, Kuzan kept his eyes fixed on the mysterious figure atop the dragon's head.
Shrouded in darkness, even his Observation Haki couldn't penetrate it.
When his Observation Haki reached the figure, it was like a pebble lost in the ocean, no response came back.
This was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre situation.
“Who are you?”
“Not bad for the Navy's top combat force, attacking people without even a word of apology?”
Erik manipulated the muscles in his throat to change his voice, making it sound different from usual.
He might not have known these two very well, but he had seen them around headquarters. Being recognized would be bad.
“A-la-la, apologies. So, what do you want?”
Kuzan's tone was nonchalant, but his brows were furrowed, clearly wary.
“He-he-he... I know what you're doing in the West Blue. Investigating the matter of the Heavenly Tribute, right?”
Erik spoke with a mocking tone. “Captain Bege saw this coming. Just didn't expect the headquarters' admiral to come in person. Quite the surprise... and a delight!”
As soon as he said those words, Vice Admiral Wursu's face changed.
Captain Bege?
Who was this?
“You're the ones behind the Heavenly Tribute transport ship?”
“What? Surprised? Captain Bege is the King of the West Blue. From now on, every bit of Heavenly Tribute transported out of the West Blue must pay a toll of half to Captain Bege!”
Erik snorted coldly, continuing to stir up the animosity against Capone Bege. “Otherwise, not a single transport ship will leave!”
How arrogant!
The navy soldiers gasped in shock.
Vice Admiral Wursu was completely dumbfounded. Just who was this "Captain Bege"?
When did the West Blue have a "King of the West Blue"?
However, learning some information about the mission right upon entering the West Blue was a good thing.
“Who are you!” Wursu roared. “How dare you challenge the World Government, plunder the Celestial Dragons' transport ship! You've gone mad!”
Before he could finish, Kuzan suddenly attacked.
“Ice Time Capsule!”
He struck out with his palm, unleashing a wave of freezing energy from afar, targeting the black dragon soaring above the warship.
The freezing energy wave moved at supersonic speeds, rapidly freezing the air, leaving a visible trail in its wake.
Clack, clack, clack, clack!
Ice shards started to form on Shen Feng's head, then the freezing energy spread throughout its body, its wings beginning to freeze over.
It looked like it was about to fall from the sky.
Suddenly.
The darkness spread from Erik's feet, completely enveloping the young black dragon. The frozen ice layer vanished without a trace in a flash.
“These outsiders are truly despicable, resorting to surprise attacks.” Erik continued to mock them, his posture relaxed and confident.
What was a vice admiral? What was the headquarters' top combat force?
While the Lineage of Shadows didn't possess much offensive power, its spatial ability rendered it virtually invincible in defense!
“……”
The nonchalance on Kuzan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.
His Devil Fruit powers were having no effect!
He had hoped to take advantage of the conversation to freeze the black dragon while they were distracted, then capture it and slowly interrogate it about the transport ship.
This was a little tricky!
“Looks like I'll have to sink you right here! Challenging me is challenging Captain Bege, challenging the King of the West Blue!”
Erik spoke loudly, further brainwashing the navy soldiers, making them remember the name.
“Shen Feng, ram the ship!”
Upon receiving his father's command, Shen Feng didn't hesitate to gain altitude.
After pulling back several hundred meters, it abruptly turned and accelerated, heading straight for the warship.
“Stop it, it's going to ram us!” a headquarters lieutenant commander shouted.
Realizing the danger, the navy soldiers raised their rifles.
Bang, bang, bang!
Bullets rained down, but they didn't slow it down one bit.
Everyone panicked.
Vice Admiral Wursu gritted his teeth and roared, “Presumptuous!”
He leaped into the air, drawing his katana, and swung it horizontally at the black dragon.
However, the sword energy brushed against the dragon's body like a gentle breeze, failing to create any ripples.
“Ice Wall!”
Kuzan shot out an ice pillar from his palm. When it landed on the sea, a towering ice wall dozens of meters high rose from the water, blocking the warship and the black dragon.
But all resistance was futile.
Wrapped in the Lineage of Shadows, the young black dragon ignored any physical obstacles and rammed through the ice wall.
Then, without slowing down, the black dragon, with its supersonic momentum, in the most primitive, most violent manner, slammed straight into the headquarters warship.
Boom!!
It was split in two!
For a moment, there were towering waves.
……
“Achoo!”
In a certain part of the West Blue, the Flame Tank Pirates.
Capone Bege couldn't help but sneeze, feeling a sudden chill.
“Captain Bege, are we really going to slink away and become pirates?” a loyal subordinate asked through gritted teeth.
“What's wrong with being a pirate? I've lost interest in the land, let's head to the Grand Line when we get the chance!”
Capone Bege snorted, pulling out a tissue and blowing his nose.
He didn't tell his subordinates that his heart was still in the hands of someone else.
For the time being, he had to be obedient, and then he would find a way to get his heart back.
But how long could he hold out?
He was carrying such a huge burden!
He hoped that the damn lieutenant commander had a conscience and would tell him the direction of the pursuers, giving him a chance to escape.
Brrr, brrr.
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi rang.
“Bring it here!” Capone Bege's face tightened, and he quickly commanded.
The subordinate hurriedly brought over the Den Den Mushi.
After connecting with the telepathic waves, it was indeed the voice of that damn lieutenant commander.
“Good news, bad news. Which do you want to hear first?”
“……”
As soon as he heard the other party speak, Capone Bege's expression turned sour.
“Erik-sama, what's the good news?”
“The Navy Headquarters sent a warship, but it was sunk by the King of the West Blue, you.”
I sunk a warship? Who gave me the title of King of the West Blue?
Capone Bege's face was full of question marks: “What exactly does that mean?”
“The bad news is, there was a Navy admiral on the warship. He-he-he, you're on your own.”
Click.
The Den Den Mushi hung up.
Capone Bege's hand holding the Den Den Mushi receiver started to tremble.
A Navy admiral?
There will be an admiral hunting him down in the future?
What the hell!
Do I even deserve this?!
Thanks a lot for telling me this news, and for “helping” me sink their warship!
“Damn it!!”
Capone Bege was so angry that his face turned red, his old injuries flared up, and he almost passed out.
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