Will Vidal Go Down with Him?
"Shadow Bat's Moonlight Moria!"
"Captain of the Moonlight Pirates, bounty 130 million Beli, former member of the John Pirates!"
"He... he's come to Sabaody too?" A man who was quite familiar with pirates muttered to himself in the crowd in Sabaody Grove 25.
Although he tried to lower his voice, it was still very clear in the quiet environment.
"Wh-what?!"
When those around heard that Moria's bounty was over a hundred million, those who had even a slight understanding of bounties in this era exclaimed in unison.
Moreover, these exclamations echoed throughout the various districts.
The sense of pressure from a bounty of over 100 million now is completely different from the sense of pressure from a bounty of over 100 million thirty years later.
The previous 'Giant Fist' Keji was stronger than many real Giant Tribe, yet his bounty still didn't exceed 100 million. This shows how cautious the Navy is about bounties exceeding 100 million.
"This is troublesome."
Inside the office, Sengoku's expression turned serious. He wanted to stand up, but he held himself back, knowing that with his personality, once he got off the chair, he would definitely start running!
Currently, if we exclude Fleet Admiral Kong, he is the only Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.
Therefore, as the sole Admiral, the decision of whether to deploy must be carefully considered.
This is no small matter!
Vidal, now the Cornell of the Bounty Management Department, watched with concern as his son confronted Moonlight Moria on the screen.
He has mixed feelings right now.
He both hoped that Vidal could defeat Moria so that he could walk in the sunlight again, and he also hoped that his son would not take any risks, because he really didn't want to see Vidal get hurt because of him!
After all, a bounty of over 100 million is no joke, even though this bounty was the result of his personal increases several times.
Within Grove 53 of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Vidal stood atop Oxhead, positioned between its two towering horns, his Justice Coat billowing in the air several meters behind him.
His Observation Haki was telling him that Moria's aura was extremely powerful, making him a formidable opponent!
"Wow, you've really blown a big horn, hehehe~" Moria chuckled without changing his expression, his words carrying a double meaning.
Makasi rubbed his scarlet fingernails together, scoffing dismissively, "It is quite big, but what's the use of just being big?"
As he spoke, he glanced disdainfully at the Keji that Moria had put on the ground.
In his eyes, this guy was a piece of trash for losing to a navy officer who wasn't even Admiral!
At this moment, Lusi’en, who was usually not talkative, took a few steps forward and drew the serrated broadsword he had been carrying on his back.
"Captain, leave this guy to me and Makasi. We can't let just anyone make the first move!"
Lusi’en didn't plan to fight Vidal one-on-one. Even Keji, whose bounty was much higher than his, had lost. He didn't think he could beat him in a one-on-one fight, but he thought he could if he teamed up with Makasi.
Although he wasn't as arrogant as Makasi, he didn't believe his strength was limited to just over 40 million Beli.
"What Lusi’en said makes sense." Makasi craned his long neck and followed.
Gecko Moria hesitated. He sensed that the naval officer opposite him was not so simple. The fact that he could defeat the 'Giant Fist' Keji, who had over 80 million Beli, without taking any damage already showed that this person was not to be underestimated.
However, he had not yet Awakening his Observation Haki, so he did not decisively stop the actions of his two kinsmen.
"Then it's up to you!"
He decided to assess the situation first; with him behind him, there shouldn't be any problems.
Two men, who looked like devils and were at least four or five meters tall, walked side by side toward the 'Apis Divine Bull'.
On the left, with a bounty of 45 million Beli, Lusi’en.
On the right, Makasi has a bounty of 43 million Beli.
In fact, the Moonlight Pirates had dozens of 'zombie generals' on board, but Gecko Moria only used them as useful labor to operate the ship and guard it. Now he had more faith in his own strength and that of his two companions.
As for the ordinary crew members below, they were just subordinates.
[Whoosh!]
[Whoosh!]
As Lusi’en and Makasi walked, their pace quickened, increasing from walking to running, until they soon exploded in bursts of air.
The latter, in particular, shimmered with a scarlet light.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be streaks of blood-red liquid slowly flowing around him.
"Is that the Blood-Blood Fruit power of 'Vampire' Makasi?" Among the crowd watching the live stream, it was the same person again, and he understood.
Compared to the unremarkable Lusi’en, Makasi's special effects are clearly more eye-catching.
"Let me drain your blood, you pathetic navy!" Makasi's posture was extremely arrogant, completely different from Lusi’en, who was silently charging forward beside him.
But their running speed seemed too slow to Vidal.
Come to think of it, how fast can someone four or five meters tall run unless they have exceptional talent?
Moreover, he knew very well that their height would grow even taller in the future; he remembered that Moria would be over six meters tall in the future!
"The underlings first? How cliché." Vidal crossed his arms, too lazy to move.
But his inaction doesn't mean nothing happened. Even though the small fry are weak, we can't let them climb all over us. Stomping them to death is the right thing to do.
[Bang! Bang!]
Suddenly, two large hands emerged from the ground beneath the feet of Lusi’en and Makasi, who were running at full speed.
"What?!"
With a sharp crack, the moment the man's ankle was gripped by a hand, a crisp sound of bone breaking rang out. But before he could react and cry out in pain, he was pulled into the ground and tightly bound inside, with only his head protruding above the surface.
The latter, by instinctively using the flow of blood to block the grasp, narrowly escaped the hand.
"Lusi’en!"
Just as he was leaping into the air, looking at his companion in shock, a loud bang rang out behind him, "Behind you!"
"The Blood Spear!"
The blood flowing around his body solidified, transforming into sharp, dark red spears.
Makasi dislikes defense; even when about to be attacked, his first reaction is still to attack.
Although he lacked Observation Haki and couldn't sense the location of the person behind him, it didn't matter; the dozen or so blood spears covering him were enough to block or evade the opponent!
[Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!]
"You won?"
Makasi's face lit up with joy at the sound behind him, but before he could even feel happy for a second, he was struck hard on the back of the head!
[Bang--]
"Ugh."
The powerful force left his mind blank, and his body and blood, out of control, began to fall freely under the influence of gravity. During this process, he gritted his teeth and turned his head to look over with great difficulty.
He wanted to see who was behind him, someone willing to be pierced by a swarm of blood spears just to strike him!
Are you a mad dog?
"Yes, it's him!!"
The person who came into view through my dazed state was none other than the navy officer who should have been in front of me.
"He... he's not here."
Makasi couldn't quite understand how Vidal had appeared behind him in an instant, but when he noticed the dozen or so bloody spears piercing Vidal's chest, a cruel sneer appeared on his face.
"So he's a fool, actually trying to take me down with him?"
[Bang.]
Makasi crashed heavily to the ground, but when he glanced ahead, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Because on the head of the 'Apis Divine Bull', Vidal stood quietly with his arms crossed, as if he had never moved.
"Is that behind him a clone, just like the captain's Doppelman?!"