Tearing a Pirate Ship Apart!

Ignoring the gasps and exclamations around him, Vidal first glanced around to get a general understanding of the situation.

As expected, his men fought with great difficulty, with only Lieutenant Rogers managing to maneuver freely on the battlefield.

Lieutenant Simpson and Weini, who had transformed into a humanoid polar bear, were forced to retreat under the twin hammers of the fish giant Sebastian.

Even Weini, a Zoan-type Zoan user, could only stand up again and again, but the area in front of him was already covered in crimson.

If it weren't for Rogers's flying shields occasionally helping the two of them, Lieutenant Simpson would probably be dead by now.

Meanwhile, Brandon, who was in charge of dealing with the female TCM doctor in the cheongsam, was trying his best to block the sharp attacks from her long, white legs.

The anticipated head-on confrontation didn't materialize, since each of the World Pirates' executives was a powerful fighter with tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of Beli.

As for the lower ranks, the situation was even more appalling. He had only been away from the warship for a dozen minutes, and nearly a hundred marines were already lying on the deck.

Faced with hundreds of seasoned pirates who had been roaming the 'New World' for over a decade, these rookies, most of whom had just graduated from academy, were utterly defeated at the first touch.

His previous reminders about cooperation and coordination were just that—reminders, mere psychological comfort. They were utterly useless in a real fight.

As for the Three-Three System Tactics, let alone a month, you wouldn't even have a week to learn it properly.

Honestly, if Vidal hadn't anticipated this situation beforehand and made preparations before leaving, it would have been a disaster.

Even if he manages to defeat Bondi Byrnndi World, upon his return he will only find his subordinates slaughtered, then let out a mournful roar, his eyes red as he slaughters the World Pirates.

But what's the use of that?

He had just led eight hundred men out to sea alone, and they were all dead in less than five days. How could he possibly face his teacher from the Sengoku?

For Vidal, the goal of this encounter was never just to defeat Bondi Byrnndi World, but also to preserve most of his men!

So when he flew off the deck to lure Byrnndi World away, he deliberately used the darkness to grow a branch as thin as a hemp rope, secretly connecting his waist to the warship.

As mentioned before, due to the special nature of the Special Paramecia, as a plant-like being, he can use tree branches to transmit his body to other things, which is the effect of a network cable.

Although the transmission speed can't compare to time-space skills like 'Flying Thunder God,' even the fastest 'internet speed' takes time to develop.

However, the distance of a mere few hundred meters can be transmitted from the island to the warship in just one or two seconds, which is not much different from teleportation.

Of course, this approach also carries certain risks. The risk is that if the long branch breaks unexpectedly in the middle, it will cause problems.

Fortunately, fate probably thought he had had too much bad luck today and didn't play any excessive jokes on him in this place.

Now!

His tactical plan succeeded.

Bundy Byrnndi World was drawn to the Wood Clone, and he successfully appeared on the battlefield.

His sudden appearance was like a huge bomb exploding in the hearts of the World Pirates.

"How is this possible?!"

Shipwright Gairam, combat captain Sebastian, female doctor Nacil, and others were dumbfounded. They all stopped fighting and retreated, staring at Vidal in the arena with astonishment and uncertainty.

On the other side, Binjack, who was too thin and had no fighting ability, was even more bewildered as he stayed on his own ship to watch.

What's going on here?

"Where is the captain? Where is the captain?!" Gairam roared.

"Dead."

"He's much weaker than I thought, utterly vulnerable!" Vidal's casual remark immediately stunned everyone present.

The World Pirates were terrified, while Rogers, Weini, and many of their subordinates were overjoyed; they believed it.

But some people don't believe it.

"Fart!!"

Without a word, the hot-tempered fish giant Sebastian instantly went invisible, but less than a second after he rushed out, Vidal also disappeared.

But the latter's disappearance wasn't due to invisibility, but rather speed.

"Watch your mouth, you piece of trash."

The next second, Vidal appeared behind the fish giant. Before he could react, the huge scorpionfish head was hit hard, and he was knocked to the ground by a punch while invisible.

In the eyes of Winnie the Weini, Lieutenant Simpson, and the others, all they saw was the gigantic Sebastian disappear, followed by a loud bang, and he reappeared in the same spot in the blink of an eye, this time lying down.

Sebastian, who was lying on the ground, had cloudy, confused eyes, as if they had become a pair of dead fish eyes.

The heavy blow to the back of his head had left him dizzy and disoriented, unable to stand. His mind was filled with the question: how could he have withstood just one punch?

[Bang!]

At that moment, a black shoe sole slammed heavily onto Sebastian's grey-blue face, stomping his head directly into the broken deck.

The combat captain, who possessed Fish-Man Race and Giant Tribe blood, completely lost consciousness.

It all happened so fast. The World Pirates' officers never expected that their strongest member, Sebastian, would be lying down like this.

Logically, when their own combat commander-in-chief was attacked, these pirates should have rushed over yelling, but they didn't.

Because they dared not move.

Vidal didn't care whether they made a move or not; he didn't have much time, and his Wood Clone's strength was limited and couldn't hold out for long.

Therefore, he only gave himself five minutes.

He could take care of these henchmen and that ship he couldn't forget in five minutes!

Because boarding maneuvers were underway, the World Pirates' ship was right next to the warship.

Furthermore, none of the pirates present, even the executives like Gairam, possessed Haki. The Woods-Woods Fruit's control over trees easily covered the entire pirate ship.

Vidal was also puzzled; how come these guys who had been roaming the 'New World' for so many years didn't even know a bit of Armament Haki?

But it's not that it wasn't his fault, and we won't show him any leniency because of that!

[Boom--]

The next moment, Ward's pirate ship rose from the sea before countless eyes, bursting forth in a dazzling green light before disintegrating completely in mid-air.

The bottom planks, decks, masts, cabins, railings, and even the entire keel frame separated from each other, while anything not made of wood fell into the sea, including the people left on board.

However, since Vidal had deliberately used a plank to restrain Binjack, Byrnndi World's brother, he might still be useful.

"How... how is this possible?" Many members of the World Pirates on the warship showed expressions of despair.

For these pirates, the ship was their home, their companion that carried them across the seas on their adventures.

Now, Vidal has ripped their house apart right in front of them!!

"You!"

As the shipwright of the World Pirates, Gairam instantly broke down in tears; this was a ship he had painstakingly built, hammer blow by hammer blow.

When it comes to affection for it, even Captain Bundy Byrnndi World couldn't compare to him.

"You die!!" Gairam, his eyes bloodshot, charged out with a square iron hammer in his hand, determined to make Vidal pay with his life for the ship.

Vidal greatly admired the theory of a strong man that power is not a matter of will, but a phenomenon caused by matter.

Even the domineering Haki stemming from momentum and willpower can only demonstrate that when willpower is concentrated to a certain degree, it will produce material properties.

Breakthroughs in popularity are never coincidences; there must be an underlying inevitability.

It was inevitable that these subordinates couldn't defeat them, and it was also inevitable that they couldn't defeat him; there was no possibility of turning the tide through anger.

[Bang!!]

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Wasn't that chapter satisfying?

Stop saying my writing lacks exciting moments, and the plot is reasonable, isn't it? Seven hundred new recruits and one hundred veterans couldn't possibly defeat a group of New World- class veteran pirates.

If I were to write that they won by relying on hard work, willpower, Three-Three System Tactics they hadn't practiced for a week, even at a heavy cost, that would be truly bizarre. Wouldn't that be insulting to the intelligence of all you handsome readers?

As for why Sebastian and the other two don't have Haki, don't ask me, go ask Oda. These guys won't have Haki decades from now, in 1521, so it's even less likely they will now.

That said, so what if these three are Haki?

Does having Haki mean you can defeat Vidal?

Neither the process nor the result matters, so there's no point in arguing about it.