City of Chaos
Bang!
At the critical moment, the major punched with all his might, deflecting the cannon barrel 60 degrees, and the shell exploded in the calm sea, creating huge waves.
"Phew, that was close! Luckily, nothing serious happened!" White said, ignoring his swollen fists, wiping the large beads of sweat from his forehead, relieved to have escaped unscathed.
"Major, what do you mean by this?" The navy officer standing next to him asked, looking completely bewildered.
Still feeling a lingering fear, White was furious when he saw that the man still didn't understand. He grabbed the man's collar and said in an unfriendly tone, "Idiot, do you know you almost killed us!"
"Major, that's not very helpful. Was I wrong to do that?" As a veteran, he naturally knew the importance of using someone else's name to intimidate others. "Catching pirates is the responsibility of every marine!"
"Besides, this is the Sabaody Archipelago, the closest island to the Marine Headquarters. Even if these pirates escaped the shelling, do you think they would dare to retaliate against us?" As he said this, he even secretly despised the major for being so cowardly.
"The Golden Ship, as the symbol of Nightmare Roy the Shichibukai, has spread throughout the entire sea. You must know what the consequences would be for launching an attack on an ally of the World Government without authorization."
"What? Nightmare Roy? Hasn't he been missing for two years?" Veteran noticed that the others were looking at him with increasingly dangerous eyes, but he didn't care about that and exclaimed in shock.
As a powerful force stabilizing the maritime order, the Shichibukai are a force that even the World Government and the Marine Headquarters must carefully consider before attempting to subdue. If a nobody like him were to cause a conflict between the Marines and the Shichibukai, his fate would be obvious.
Moreover, the Shichibukai are inherently cruel and tyrannical pirates. They would probably raze this Marine base to the ground the moment it is attacked, and he wouldn't even have time to be punished by the Marine Headquarters.
"Don't you care at all about the changing landscape of the seas? You should know that although the Sabaody Archipelago is right under the nose of the Marine Headquarters, it is also the gateway to the New World. Countless important figures use it as a transit point. Any slight mistake could cause turmoil in the world. You've been here for so many years, do I have to teach you the importance of keen observation and intelligence?"
The veteran dared not refute, and could only nod obsequiously.
The people on the Golden Ark were all Observation Haki, so they naturally took in the dramatic scene unfolding at the naval base.
"Tsk tsk, Captain, I didn't expect your reputation to be so well-known in the Navy," Jin said with a smile.
"They're just a bunch of minor characters. It would be more interesting if the Marine Headquarters trembled because of my name." Roy shrugged indifferently.
Everyone was speechless. Even Whitebeard couldn't have instilled fear in the Marine Headquarters.
"Is the ship going to dock at the naval port?" Robin asked with a strange expression.
"How about it? Let the navy come and show us the ship. Isn't that a great idea?" Roy said with a mocking expression.
Actually, the main problem was that the Sabaody Archipelago was too chaotic and full of all sorts of people, and the Golden Ark was also quite conspicuous. Even with Enel's electric net, it was difficult to stop gamblers whose minds were controlled by greed.
Don't underestimate the intellectual limits of the Pirate World; there are plenty of people who dare to snipe Admiral with just a Fire Pistol.
In comparison, there are at least some people with basic intelligence among the naval personnel stationed there.
Watching Roy and his group leave, the officers and soldiers at the naval base stared at each other in disbelief, clearly having never encountered such a situation before.
"Rear Admiral? Are we really going to be guarding this ship for these pirates?" a Lieutenant Commander said reluctantly. For the Navy, this was simply a disgrace.
"They are not pirates, but the Shichibukai, allies of the Navy. Just remember that." The Rear Admiral knew that these people were extremely dangerous thugs, and even the high-ranking officials of the Marine Headquarters were reluctant to talk about them. In order to avoid causing trouble, he had no choice but to lie through his teeth.
Bang!
Patch easily smashed the attacking bounty hunter with a single punch, and a rain of blood fell on his companions, scaring them into turning and running away. However, before they could escape more than a few steps, they were cut in two by the Kenkon.
"This is the fifth wave. Before, it was pirates and slave traders. This time, it's bounty hunters. The Sabaody Archipelago is really chaotic!" Jin couldn't help but sigh. This place is right under the nose of the Marine Headquarters, yet so much evil can still breed here.
Pirates and bounty hunters go without saying, but slave traders are eyeing Dorry and Brogy. You should know that on the slave trade list, giants are not cheap. The auction price of a male giant is as high as 50 million Beli, second only to female mermaids.
"How disgusting!" Reiju looked at the human trafficking price list in her hand and felt disgusted. No matter where or in what era, human trafficking is always a synonym for ignorance and darkness.
"This island still holds remnants of... a sordid history," Robin said softly.
"Who told the Celestial Dragons, the source of all evil, to be on this island!" Roy said recklessly, instantly scaring passersby into turning around and scattering in panic. The bustling street became deserted in an instant, demonstrating the extent of the fear instilled by the Celestial Dragons in their hearts.
"Captain, are you planning to attack the Celestial Dragons?" Crocodile the Sand looked at the fleeing crowd with disdain. To him, the Celestial Dragons were no different from ordinary people.
"It's absurd that a bunch of useless people can become the rulers of the world." In Enel's view, only gods are worthy of ruling this world.
Fortunately, there were no pedestrians around, otherwise they would have been terrified if they heard someone daring to criticize the "descendants of the Creator".
"Although the Celestial Dragons are indeed a bunch of eyesores, I'm not ready to completely turn against the World Government. Besides, it's the system that's corrupt. No matter how many Celestial Dragons you kill, it won't save this pathetic world." In Roy's view, killing one or two Celestial Dragons would only completely enrage the World Government. As long as the corrupt system exists, new evils will always sprout from its rotten roots.
Moreover, he never considered himself a savior. He was never a good person to begin with, and compared to the Celestial Dragons and other brutal pirates, he was just a little more tactful.
"Of course, if those guys dare to get in my way, I'll show them what fear feels like." He doesn't intend to kill anyone, but that doesn't mean Roy is willing to swallow his anger. If the Celestial Dragons dare to be so arrogant and bully him, he has a thousand ways to teach them a lesson.