Long Live Lord Victor

"When did he get behind me!"

Heide's heart leaped. He hadn't noticed him at all, but now it was too late to think. Relying on his combat instincts, he swung the iron hammer in his hand and smashed it fiercely at the Navy Colonel before him.

"Die!"

His face contorted, murderous intent blazing in his eyes. He had expected to deal with this opponent easily, just like Colonel Malone.

However, Heide's hammer was caught.

The opponent had caught his hammer with his bare hands!

"Is this the strength of 45 million?" Victor looked at Heide's reaction with a smile.

Heide's eyes widened, disbelief etched on his face.

How, how was this possible!

"Surprised?" Victor's left hand turned black, supporting the hammer. As his left-hand fingers suddenly exerted force, the hammer was crushed!

Heide's expression had shifted from shock to terror!

This was no longer a matter of brute strength!

The opponent's fingers were harder than steel!

The surrounding pirates were stunned.

"Who exactly are you!" Heide couldn't believe there was such a powerful Navy officer in the South Blue.

Victor said expressionlessly, "Dead men aren't qualified to know."

While Heide was asking Victor's identity, Heide threw a punch to sneak attack Victor.

But Victor also threw a punch.

Their fists collided.

Heide wore a chain glove, but the moment his fist touched Victor's, his face showed a look of horror.

"My hand!"

Heide felt a terrifying force surge into his arm, spreading everywhere.

With a bang, his entire arm exploded.

Blood, torn flesh, and bone fragments flew everywhere.

"Ah!" Heide screamed in agony, clutching his severed arm.

"So noisy."

Victor pressed his left hand against Heide's abdomen.

A few seconds later, a large hole exploded in Heide's abdomen!

Flesh and internal organ fragments burst out, splashing the surrounding pirates' faces. The blood-soaked pirates stood frozen as if petrified, unable to move.

Victor, however, had already moved far away, not a single drop of blood splattered on him.

"What's going on!"

"Boss Heide is dead!"

"Is he even human?"

Now, it wasn't just the pirate grunts; even the executives had lost their courage.

"We have numbers, let's kill him together!"

Zoro, among the Pirate Executives, was the first to react. He swiftly attacked Victor.

"Courageous."

Victor's voice appeared beside Zoro's ear. Zoro looked down at Victor in disbelief.

Victor had just disappeared from his sight.

In the instant he was stunned, Victor not only appeared before him but also grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

"How is this possible!"

The surrounding Pirate Executives, like Zoro, showed terrified expressions.

Victor had just vanished before their eyes like a phantom.

"I quite like your reactions, because this is the despair of ants."

Victor's lips curled into a smile. As his right hand exerted force, Zoro's neck was directly crushed.

Zoro's head drooped powerlessly.

"Long live Lord Victor!"

"Long live Lord Victor!"

"Long live Lord Victor!"

The surrounding Navy soldiers cheered. In contrast, the pirates' morale plummeted, their will to fight completely gone.

A battle at sea concluded with an overwhelming victory for the Navy.

Nearly three thousand pirates were beheaded.

Since Victor arrived at Branch 191, no prisoners of war have been kept there.

"Lord Victor, the total amount of confiscated ill-gotten gains is 6.3 billion Belly, with the value of gold and jewels yet to be estimated."

"The number of captured women, children, and men totals 6,416."

Lieutenant Colonel Mata began reporting the battle results.

Victor took out a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Release the captives, give them some food, and 20,000 Belly for living expenses."

"Yes." Lieutenant Colonel Mata recorded Victor's orders in his notebook.

Victor continued, "Additionally, each Marine Soldier who participated in this battle will be rewarded with 200,000 Belly. For those with a higher rank, the usual rule applies: an extra 100,000. The compensation for the fallen remains the same as usual."

3,000 people, 200,000 each.

At least 600 million Belly would be disbursed.

Furthermore, a Private Second Class would receive 300,000, a Private First Class 400,000, a Sergeant Third Class 500,000, a Sergeant Second Class 600,000, and a Sergeant First Class 700,000.

The higher the rank, the greater the reward.

Although Victor was greedy, he knew which money needed to be spent and that not a single cent could be saved.

"Yes." Lieutenant Colonel Mata continued to record.

Victor said, "Tell everyone, there will be a banquet tonight."

"Yes." After Mata finished recording, he was about to relay the order when he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked Victor, "Lord Victor, regarding the confiscated weapons, should we contact the arms dealers?"

Victor said, "Take them back and store them in the armory. We won't sell them for now."

"Yes, I will relay your orders."

Mata turned and left.

After Mata relayed the orders for the banquet and bonuses, all the Marines erupted in cheers, and shouts of 'Long live Lord Victor' echoed through the port.

Since following Victor, the Marines of Branch 191 had become stronger, their promotions had come faster, and they had earned more money.

These were tangible benefits.

Therefore, they followed Victor from the bottom of their hearts.

Branch 189 was completely annihilated by the Heide Pirates, and Colonel Malone was killed.

The next day, the Heide Pirates were completely annihilated by Branch 191.

Major General Hagen was furious upon hearing this!

This was because Branch 191 was only a five-hour voyage away from Branch 189.

However, Victor's reinforcements did not arrive until Branch 189 was completely annihilated!

Major General Hagen was enraged.

Thus, Hagen immediately sent a fax to Headquarters, demanding that Headquarters deal with Victor.

Although Victor was Hagen's subordinate, the appointment of Marines was decided by Headquarters.

Therefore, no matter how excessive Victor's actions were, Headquarters had to judge them.

However, since Hagen had reported him by name, he needed to gather evidence of Victor's crimes.

Marineford, Marine Headquarters.

Sengoku received the fax from Major General Hagen.

The fax listed Victor's three major crimes.

One, delaying the battle and causing the annihilation of friendly forces.

Two, extorting nobles and blackmailing merchants within his jurisdiction.

Three, dealing in illegal arms.

Sengoku frowned after reading it.

He believed that Major General Hagen was not slandering Victor.

However, Victor's identity was unusual.

Victor was not only Zephyr's disciple but also the son of Vice Admiral Anderson, a comrade of Sengoku and Zephyr.

Thirty-eight years ago, during the God Valley Incident, the Andersons died protecting Celestial Dragons, leaving behind a 10-year-old Victor.

Therefore, despite Victor repeatedly violating military discipline, he had not been sent to a military court.

There was no other way; his background was too strong!

The middle-aged and elderly generals at Marine Headquarters knew the Andersons.

Of course, having a background was one thing.

The key was Victor's immense talent; he awakened Observation Haki at birth and possessed the potential to become a Marine Admiral.

"Sigh, where should I put him?"

Sengoku had a headache. If he kept Victor at Headquarters, he would turn the place into a mess. But if he were to be assigned to the Four Seas, he would simply be a menace to the region.