The True Pirate

Boarded the warship.

A middle-aged man wearing a Justice cape, a suit, a long sword at his waist, and a mohawk, who didn't look very good, walked over with a swagger.

"I heard from my subordinates that it's my honor to be able to act with Teacher Zephyr."

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Zephyr also showed a smile, "Momonga, congratulations on your promotion to Rear Admiral."

"Not at all, not at all. I owe my current position to your teachings back then, Teacher."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Momonga looked at the three people behind Zephyr and asked, "Teacher, who are these people?"

"Oh, I'm planning to take them out for some training."

Zephyr's reputation had to be respected, so Momonga nodded and didn't ask further.

Not long after, the warship raised its sails and officially set off.

Although this wasn't Lin Qi's first time on a boat, it was always spectacular no matter how many times he saw it.

Looking out at the vast, boundless sea, a feeling called ambition brewed in his chest.

The time at sea was very peaceful. After all, no one with eyes would dare to attack a Navy warship.

Unknowingly, three hours passed.

As they neared their destination, Zephyr and Momonga stopped chatting, and the atmosphere on the warship gradually became tense.

"Rear Admiral, we are expected to reach our destination in fifteen minutes," a soldier reported.

Momonga raised his hand and placed it on the long sword at his waist, saying, "Have everyone prepare for battle!"

"Yes."

In an instant, the sea breeze carried a strong scent of gunpowder, and a large number of soldiers were loading their flintlock guns.

Lin Qi took the opportunity to find the soldier who had just reported to Momonga. When he returned, he already had a flintlock pistol at his waist.

"Fire, such a huge fire!"

The blazing flames illuminated the night sky, turning the night into a blood-red hue.

As the warship docked, various screams and wails reached their ears, including those of women and children.

It had only been less than four hours since the report was received and they arrived, but this place had already been turned into hell.

"These beasts!" Momonga drew the long sword at his waist and coldly ordered, "Enter the village and rescue. Kill any pirates you see without mercy!"

"Boom!"

Before Momonga's words could even fall, a deafening explosion was heard. Zephyr shot out like a cannonball, leaving a two-meter-wide crater in the ground.

Lin Qi and Hina followed closely behind, approaching the village rapidly using Moonwalk.

Blood, everywhere was blood and scattered corpses. The raging fire illuminated the hideous and detestable faces of the pirates.

"Damn it, there are still a few old geezers hiding here."

A drunken pirate carried two trembling old men out of the wine cellar and cut off their heads with a single blow.

Two heads rolled to the ground, their faces still etched with fear.

"Get out of the way, brat. You're ruining my good mood!"

On the street, a young child was crying hysterically over his dead father. A passing pirate, annoyed, smashed the child into a pulp with a hammer.

"Hehehe, look what I found, a woman with good looks!"

A pirate lewdly pushed the woman onto a straw mat. The woman struggled desperately.

"No! Please... please let me go."

"Stupid bitch, behave yourself. If you make it comfortable for us, maybe we'll spare your life."

Another pirate walked over and violently ripped open the woman's skirt.

"Bang!"

After a gunshot, the pirate's head exploded, leaving a large hole. His body fell straight to the ground.

Lin Qi, suspended in mid-air, methodically loaded a lead bullet into the flintlock gun.

"Got him," Lin Qi said, as if he had expected it, showing no surprise.

His three months of effort spent on firearms when he first joined the Navy hadn't been in vain.

After all, with no talent for physical combat, the safest path he could think of was sniping. If he didn't put in more effort in this area, how could he survive?

As it turned out, he had quite a talent for shooting.

Swish~

Hina flashed behind another pirate and pierced him through with her long sword, saving the woman.

"Don't be afraid, you are safe now because we are here," Hina comforted her softly.

"N-Navy?" The woman, tears streaming down her face, pushed away the hair blocking her vision.

"It's us. Hurry and head outside the village, our main force is behind us."

Bang, bang~

After killing two more pirates with his flintlock pistol, Lin Qi landed on the ground and drew the longsword at his waist. The stamina drain from constantly using Moonwalk was more than he could sustain for much longer.

With the arrival of two hundred Marines, the pirates eventually noticed something was wrong.

"It's the Navy, the Navy is here!"

"Kill them all!"

These pirates were worthy of being called ferocious great pirates; their first reaction to the Navy wasn't to flee but to eliminate them.

Seeing four pirates with swords closing in on him, Lin Qi whispered, "Soru!"

He transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly breaking through the encirclement and appearing before one of the pirates, piercing his heart with his sword.

Bang~

"Careful!"

A gunshot rang out, and Hina suddenly blocked behind Lin Qi. Her longsword seemed to block something, and it was violently knocked aside by the impact.

"Thanks," Lin Qi said gratefully.

There were still experts in the pirate crew; they had managed to seize the momentary stiffness after he used Soru to fire a shot.

The instant the gun fired, his scalp felt like it was being pricked by needles. He knew this was the precursor to awakening Observation Haki.

But without Hina, he couldn't be sure if he could have dodged it.

"Hmph~ Hina can help you once, but she can't help you every time. Be careful," Hina's melodious voice, like smooth jade, sounded out.

"It's Captain Yoru, Captain Yoru!"

The surrounding pirates shouted excitedly.

The man on the distant roof beam unhappily put away his sniper rifle. He had used Observation Haki just now, yet he still couldn't kill that kid.

At this moment, an iron-wrought jutte was flung from the side. It was Smoker, who had followed the sound of the gunshot here.

"Tch, another brat."

Yoru didn't take Smoker seriously. Someone like him, who hadn't even awakened Haki, couldn't possibly hit him even if he closed his eyes.

As expected, after just a few exchanges, Smoker was forced to retreat.

If the man had been holding a sword instead of a gun, Smoker would already be dead.

Fortunately, Momonga arrived and blocked Yoru for Smoker.

"Go to another area, leave this place to me."

Smoker looked at Yoru unwillingly, clenched his jutte without a word, and left.

Having learned his lesson from the previous encounter, Lin Qi didn't dare to casually use the Soru he had just learned. Instead, he used Moonwalk to kite the enemies in the air.

Bang~

Another pirate died under Lin Qi's gun.

The pirates below could only watch Lin Qi attack with no way to retaliate. They were so angry they could have exploded. Who could they blame when they couldn't fly?

The Six Powers were only mastered by elites within the Navy, let alone these pirates who weren't even Marines.

"Can any of you shoot him down for me!" the pirate roared in exasperation.