Weather Master (1)

After sitting down, Fanxin continued eating from her lunchbox.

The small boat passed Cook's pirate ship and continued on its way.

However, this time, the Cook Pirates did not attack him. They all stood at the bow of the ship, seemingly seeing Fanxin off.

"Thank you," Cook shouted. This time, he truly needed to thank the other party; if they hadn't shown mercy, he might already be dead.

"You're welcome!" Fanxin smiled and said, "Hey, I have something else to tell you, so listen carefully."

"What's wrong?" Cook asked curiously.

"There are many warships following me, they're chasing me. You'd better watch out! Haha, I hope you can escape, otherwise you'll be in jail," Fanxin said gloatingly.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Cook's expression immediately changed.

Their ship is currently under repair, and it's flooded. It won't be fixed anytime soon. If the navy arrives now, they'll be in big trouble.

"Hahaha..." Fanxin Xin chuckled and said, "Oh, and I should remind you, the warship is less than 300 meters away. You'd better think of something quickly!"

After saying that, Fanxin ignored them and turned to eat her meal.

Upon hearing this, Cook immediately ordered his crew to observe whether the warship was heading towards them.

On the other hand, he ordered the crew to speed up repairs and get the ship fixed before the warships arrived.

"Boss... the warships... they're really here!" a man wearing a red headscarf shouted. He stood on the mast, looking through binoculars. From there, he could see much farther.

Through his binoculars, he could vaguely make out the shape of the warship, and as time went on, the warship seemed to be getting closer and closer to them.

"What? How many warships are there?!" Cook's expression changed, and he was immediately filled with dissatisfaction. He began to curse Fanxin, saying that he was immoral for destroying his ship knowing that warships were pursuing him.

However, he was just saying it; Fanxin Xin could have easily killed him, but in the end he didn't, so he should be grateful.

"There's only one," the man with the red headscarf said.

"One ship? That's good, that's good. With a little effort, we should be able to take it down!" Cook breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He was no pushover either; he was confident he could take down a single warship.

"Boss, we can't take it down! We absolutely can't take down this warship," said the man with the red headscarf. He had a mournful face, as if he had lost his parents.

"What do you mean?! Damn it, explain yourself clearly, stop rambling on and on." Cook snapped, annoyed.

"Boss, that warship looks like the warship of the Marine Garp the Hero!" the man with the red turban said.

Garp is famous; even they know him because he once cornered the Pirate King Roger. He was an incredibly powerful and formidable figure. And that was over twenty years ago. Now, more than twenty years later, his strength must be even greater. For some newcomers like them to think they can take down this veteran is simply a pipe dream.

"Ah, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Cook's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he became somewhat uneasy.

He knew Garp; he was a crazy old man. If he set his sights on you, you were in big trouble. Facing Garp, he could only run away; he had no strength left to fight him.

"I'm sure of it, I see Garp on the deck, boss! What should we do?" the red-turbaned man said. "That Garp guy is formidable. If we make a move, we'll have no chance of survival."

"Damn it, that Garp was probably chasing that kid from earlier, but we're going to suffer along with him." Cook said upon hearing this, "You stay up here and keep an eye on things; we'll put on a show."

"Okay, boss." The man with the red headscarf nodded and said.

Then, Cook stopped talking nonsense and told everyone to stop repairing the ship and pour all the red paint from the ship into the sea, turning the entire area red.

At the same time, he had his brothers smear paint all over their bodies and faces to make them look injured.

His purpose in doing this was to deceive Garp. It was now impossible for them to leave, as the ship wasn't repaired and the water hadn't been pumped out.

Even if they were to start their ships now, their speed would be extremely slow, and Garp's warships could easily catch up.

Therefore, they had no other choice but to play dead.

Seeing their ship wrecked and surrounded by blood, Garp would likely assume they were dead and stop paying attention to them, thus allowing them to escape unscathed.

Once everything was ready, Cook had everyone lie down in various places on the ship and get prepared.

Meanwhile, the man in the red headscarf hid in a trough at the top of the mast, monitoring the warship's every move and reporting the situation down below at any time.

"They're here, only fifty meters left." The man in the red turban snorted. After saying that, he immediately hid and didn't say anything more, because he didn't want the navy to find him.

Upon hearing the red-turbaned man's warning, Cook and his men immediately pretended to be dead, lying down in various places on the ship as if they had been murdered.

Soon after, the warships passed by and were shocked to see the blood-red scene, for there was so much blood.

"This must have been done by Fanxin Xin; it's incredibly ruthless," the marines exclaimed.

"Vice Admiral Garp, should we go check on him?" A marine ran up to Garp and asked.

Although the place looked terrible, they still wanted to go over and search to see if there were any survivors. If so, they could take them back for interrogation.

"No need. Our goal is Fanxin. As for the rest, we don't need to concern ourselves with anything else," Vice Admiral Garp said, standing up and walking to the side of the ship.

"Oh, alright then!" The marines nodded, saying nothing more.

"Hey, you bunch of bastards, get up! If you don't get up, I'm going to fire the cannons!" Garp chuckled, looking at the Cook Pirates' ship, and shouted loudly.

Seeing that there was still no movement on the ship, Garp became annoyed. He took out several bombs and threw them directly at the ship, where they landed.

Boom boom boom boom...

The bomb exploded, blasting a large hole in the ship's deck.

Cook and the others could no longer remain calm and stood up. Garp had seen through their scheme; if they continued to play dead, they would only be met with cannon fire.

"Ah, so they were just faking death!" Upon seeing this, the marines were immediately enraged and ordered their guns to be fired at the Cook Pirates.

However, their actions were stopped by Garp.

"Vice Admiral, they're pirates!" the marines asked, puzzled.

"I know, but our target is Fanxin. If we capture them all, where will we put them? Right?" Garp said, "So, let other warships handle these pirate crews!"

The marines agreed. Their goal now was to Fanxin, and they needed to relentlessly pursue Fanxin. Bringing along a group of prisoners would restrict their actions.

"Ask them which direction Fanxin Xin went. If they refuse to tell, sink it," Garp said as he returned to his seat.

He had seen through it long ago, because although the surroundings were all blood red, there was no smell of blood; it was clearly fake. He hadn't wanted to wake them up and let them continue pretending.

However, he didn't know which direction Fanxin had gone. If he didn't know where Fanxin had gone, he wouldn't know how to chase after Fanxin. So, he woke them up to ask them for news about Fanxin.

"Yes, Vice Admiral." The marines nodded and replied.

Before long, Cook and the others had revealed all the news about Fanxin. They dared not hide anything; the commander of this ship was Garp, and if they dared to conceal anything, they would definitely suffer a terrible fate.

After getting what he wanted, Garp didn't linger. He ordered the marines to adjust their positions and continue the pursuit.

Cook breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Garp's warship sail away.

"Damn it, we have to get going, otherwise, if we run into a warship, we're doomed!" Cook said.

He knew that he was lucky to have survived this time because Garp had an urgent matter to attend to. He didn't have time to argue with him now; otherwise, Garp would definitely not have let him go.

Just because Garp has an emergency doesn't mean other warships do! If they encounter another warship, that would be troublesome.

By then, no matter how convincingly they pretend, the enemy will probably open fire and sink their ships.

Without further ado, he immediately ordered everyone to rush the repairs and get out of there as soon as possible.

"What happened next?" Fanxin asked the robot.

"The warships let the Cook Pirates go and are now chasing after us," the robot reported truthfully.

"Damn it, it seems Garp has his eye on me!" Fanxin said unhappily. "He's following me so closely, I can't even stay in one place for a little longer."

"He knows our course now and is closing in at top speed. We must speed up, or we'll be in danger," the robot warned.

"Alright, let's go!" Fanxin Xin nodded, instructed the robot to accelerate, and steered the ship away into the distance.

His speed suddenly increased, and in an instant, he left Garp's ship behind.

However, he believed that this was only temporary, and that Garp would definitely catch up with him, at which point he would not be able to escape.

He ran ahead, with Garp in pursuit. He couldn't shake Garp off, but Garp wouldn't let him go.

And so they maintained this for fifteen days.

On the sixteenth day, they arrived at a calm sea.

Suddenly, at that moment—

Bang bang bang bang...

In the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, the wind howled, and the waves churned violently, as if a giant beast had awakened, a truly terrifying sight.

"A big storm is coming," the robot warned.

"Hmm, our boat is too small to sustain itself. You should go back to Wolf Valley now!" Fanxin said after a moment's thought.

In this kind of weather, even large ships can easily capsize, let alone his small boat. Therefore, he plans to put the small boat in Wolf Valley and take it out again after the wind and waves have calmed down.

"And what about you?" the robot asked.

"I'm going to meet up with Garp, hehe. He's been chasing me for days, so naturally I have to repay him in kind," Fanxin said with a grin.

Even Garp would be worried about the weather these days. But he wasn't afraid, because he could survive underwater; these waves were nothing to him.

"Alright, be careful." The robot nodded and said. Then, without another word, it took the small boat back into Wolf Valley.

Fanxin immediately jumped into the sea and swam towards Garp's ship.

On Garp's side, they are taking precautions and haven't been sailing much because the wind and waves are too strong. If they were to pursue them relentlessly, they would easily be capsized by the waves.

"Vice Admiral Garp, let's go back inside. The waves are too big, you're all soaked!" the marines urged him.

"Okay, keep an eye on things." Garp nodded, then went back inside.

Fanxin arrived here as quickly as possible and began shouting.

"Hey, Garp, come out here for a second!" Fanxin shouted. Although the wind and waves were strong and the sound of the waves was loud, his voice still carried to the ship.

Upon hearing this, the marines all came out wearing raincoats. They stood by the ship, watching Fanxin. Each of them held a weapon, ready to attack Fanxin.

Garp also came out wearing a raincoat.

Garp looked at Fanxin and laughed loudly, "Hey kid, did your boat capsize? If you have nowhere to go, there's something on my boat, want to come on over?"

"Hehe, I didn't capsize, I jumped into the water myself," Fanxin grinned and said.

"Really? But I have a feeling you've capsized," Garp laughed.

"Say what you will, I'm here for only one purpose." Fanxin Xin chuckled and said, "That is to give you a surprise. You've been chasing me for so long, it would be really unreasonable for me not to give you anything."

"A surprise? What surprise?" Garp asked.

"I'm going to destroy your ship, hehe, isn't that a surprise!" Fanxin grinned and said.

"Hmm, kid, do you think you can destroy it?" Garp said coldly.

"Of course," Fanxin said, activating the Diamond Spikes to attack the hull. The Diamond Spikes shot out and struck the hull directly.

With a bang, a large hole appeared in the bottom of the boat.

Seawater began to rush inward.

"Ah, it's taking on water." Garp froze when he saw a large hole in the bottom of the boat, then shouted, "Kid, are you serious?!"

"Hehe, is there anything fake?" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said, "You guys better hold on tight, I'm about to attack."

After Fanxin finished speaking, he immediately dived underwater and began a fierce attack on the bottom of the ship. Soon after, the bottom of the ship was completely breached, and seawater rushed into the ship at the fastest speed.

The warship slowly sank, and it appeared to be sinking completely to the bottom of the sea.

After destroying the warship, Fanxin Xin immediately returned to the surface. Looking at the gloomy-faced Garp, he said, "Hey, Vice Admiral Garp, are you satisfied with this grand gift?"

He grinned, a look of schadenfreude on his face.

"Kid, you're ruthless enough to destroy my ship. Just you wait, I'll catch you!" Garp shouted angrily.

"Tch, you think you can catch me? You're dreaming. I may not be able to beat you, but when it comes to escaping, you're no match for me. Heh, you have no advantage at all now. What makes you think you can catch me?" Fanxin Xin chuckled, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Tch, brat, I'm a veteran of the battlefield. I even cornered Roger back then. You think you can act tough in front of me, you little brat?" Garp said unhappily.

"A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories. You are indeed formidable. But so what? I'm not Roger; you can't use the same methods on me." Fanxin said, "What you should be thinking about now is how to survive the storms of life. Alright, enough nonsense. Good luck, goodbye."

Fanxin finished speaking, he stopped provoking Garp. Although Garp was in a very bad state, he was still a master. If he was pushed too far, Garp might come up with a way to deal with him.

He decided it would be best to leave first.

The marines were furious and drew their guns, aiming them at Fanxin. However, Fanxin remained unperturbed and slowly swam away into the distance.

The marines vented their anger for a while before finally calming down.

"Heh, this brat actually made me suffer a great loss. Pretty capable, huh?" Garp chuckled and said, "But don't get too cocky. Next, I'll leave you with no way out."

Although he suffered a loss today, he gained some understanding of Fanxin's abilities. Fanxin seemed to be able to swim freely in the sea like the Fish-Man Race. Knowing this, he could now formulate a targeted plan against Fanxin.

After thinking for a moment, Garp stopped pondering it and told everyone to hold on to the side of the boat and wait for the storm to pass.

After leaving the warship, Fanxin slowly swam away into the distance. The wind and waves were relentless, and he was unable to steer the boat. Therefore, he had no choice but to remain in the water.

He continued on his way and suddenly noticed an island not far away.

He immediately swam over there, and once he reached the shore, he went ashore.

"The storm hasn't passed yet, I'll stay here for now!" Fanxin muttered to himself. After saying that, he went to find a place to shelter from the rain.

However, he hadn't taken more than a few steps when an annoyed voice came from behind him.

"This is my territory. Leave now, or I'll make you regret it." The voice was sweet, seemingly belonging to a woman.

"Who are you? Can't I even come here to take shelter from the rain?" Fanxin said, dissatisfied.

"I've already said this is my territory," the voice said. "Tell me, are you leaving or not?"