Blood Scythe Barton's Attack

"Alright, no need to say more. It's always so emotional, you all end up sobbing." Anne chuckled helplessly.

"No, Sister Anne's kindness is something we'll never forget!" Mobius said firmly.

Because he was of mixed blood, he had been disliked, hated, and bullied since he was a child. Anne was the first person, besides the other orphans, to care about him and give him warmth.

"Our principle is!" Mobius shouted, pointing his right index finger to the sky, "Everything is for Sister Anne's safety. Before we fall, we will never allow anyone to harm Sister Anne." They all shouted in unison.

"Fine, I'm going out to play for once. You guys follow far behind and don't disturb me." Anne said, turning to Teach, "Teach, let's go."

"Let's go to the amusement park for a while first." She was still a little girl, after all, and loved to play. Teach smiled and nodded, following her. He really liked this feeling, this relaxed feeling. He had been training so hard all this time, and there were very few moments when he felt so relaxed in body and mind.

These past few days had been mostly spent at sea, and the weather in the New World was unpredictable, which had also made him a bit tired.

As a famous tourist resort island, Sess Island naturally had a large amusement park. Arriving at the main entrance of the park, people were coming and going. It was unknown who had built it, but this amusement park made a huge profit every day. Just the ticket sales alone were enough to make them soft, and the price wasn't expensive. However, once inside, you still had to pay for each ride, which added up. It didn't feel expensive at first, but after playing, it added up to a considerable sum.

Anne excitedly ran into the park, and the first thing she headed for was the famous "Spinning Giant Bowl."

The two sat in the giant bowl. In the center of the giant bowl was a large turntable. As long as you turned the turntable by hand, the giant bowl would spin rapidly with the turntable. The rotational speed of the giant bowl was directly proportional to the rotational speed of the turntable.

"Ahaha, so fast!" Anne took the "helm," rapidly spinning the turntable. The giant bowl spun with it, and the surrounding scenery blurred rapidly, quickly becoming indistinguishable. An excited smile spread across her face.

Like an ink-splashed oil painting, everything was spinning rapidly. However, for Teach, this was naturally not a problem. Still, he had never played with such a toy before, and it felt somewhat novel. This was unique to this world.

"Hey! Teach, you try it too." Anne stopped what she was doing and looked at Teach, her voice full of excitement. The giant bowl began to slow down. "Anne, are you sure?" Teach looked at Anne with a smile, a hint of surprise on his face.

"That's right, I want you to try it, so try it! Today, I'm the Queen, and you have to listen to me!" Anne laughed excitedly.

"Alright, since you've said so." Teach nodded, placing his hands on the turntable. A gleam of joy flashed in his eyes as he looked at Anne and reminded her, "Then be careful! My Queen, hold on tight, be careful you don't fly out, because—"

Before he could finish speaking, Teach had already acted quickly. "I'm very fast!" "Ah!" With a scream, the giant bowl began to spin at several times its previous speed. Everyone else playing turned their heads in surprise to look at Teach's side. The rotational speed of the giant bowl was unpredictable, and even the figures on it were impossible to see.

"Ahhh!" Anne's screams gradually subsided. "Wow! Teach, this is so exhilarating, so fast, I can barely hold on." The world seemed to twist, and it felt like only Teach and she existed.

"What's wrong? My speed can be even faster, I'm just afraid you won't be able to keep up." Teach said confidently.

"You do it, Teach, this is the first time I've felt this exhilarated." Anne laughed excitedly, "I feel like I'm about to fly off." Her hands gripped the handles tightly, her body bouncing up and down in the seat, as if she might fly out at any moment.

"Teach, if I fly out, you'll definitely catch me, right?" Anne looked at Teach, seeming to have complete faith in him. She didn't know why, but they had only just met, and she already trusted Teach so much.

"Of course, my Queen!" Teach smiled and nodded, looking at Anne. "I'm going to start, are you ready?"

"Yes! I'm ready." Anne nodded, gripping the handles tightly with both hands.

"Then I'm going to—"

"Here we go!"

"Ahhh!" Anne felt her body being slammed by something invisible, as if out of control. The immense force left her completely unable to resist, and her hands, which had been gripping the handles, slipped off.

Anne's body was directly thrown out, soaring dozens of meters into the air.

"What kind of speed is this? It's too fast!" Mobius and the others, who were watching Teach and Anne from not far away, widened their eyes, their mouths agape. They were extremely shocked.

As children, they had visited amusement parks many times. In their eyes, Anne's speed was normal; many people who were playing wildly went at about that speed. Even though it was fast, it was still visible to the naked eye from outside. But this speed, it was too fast, and they couldn't even see a human figure.

Anne, her body suspended in mid-air, couldn't help but close her eyes in fear, letting out a startled cry.

Suddenly, she felt someone embrace her waist. Opening her eyes, she saw a familiar face – it was Teach.

"Haha, I told you I'd catch you." Teach smiled. At that moment, Anne felt a sense of security fill her heart, and she couldn't help but wrap her arms around Teach's neck.

"Get ready, we're going down." Teach said with a smile.

As their bodies descended, they felt a strong wind rushing towards them. Anne closed her eyes again.

"Thump!" It was the sound of their feet landing. Anne opened her eyes and found herself safely on the ground, held in Teach's arms in a princess carry.

Her face flushed slightly, and her small hands loosened, pushing Teach away. Teach smiled and put her down on the ground, her feet landing first.

Anne patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief. "That was close, that feeling just now... but it was also exhilarating, that extreme sense of weightlessness."

"Alright, let's go play on the next one." Anne smiled and ran off to the next attraction.

For the next two hours, Teach followed Anne and they played through almost the entire amusement park. Anne was starting to get a little tired, so the two of them went to a food street to rest. This was the central street of Sess Island, much more prosperous than the other streets.

Meanwhile, at the Marine branch on the island, Vice Admiral Anthony was holding a Den Den Mushi, listening to the report from below. "Bang!" Anthony frowned and slammed his fist on the table in anger. "What's going on? Why is this major event only reaching me now?"

"Blood Scythe Barton, a Great Pirate with a bounty of 700 million, is currently leading a large fleet from Kai Island towards Sess Island. Their target is clear: Sess Island."

"Forget it!" Anthony rubbed his swollen temples and stood up from his seat. "It's too late. We can't intercept them at sea. Notify them to send Marines to evacuate the coastal residents. He's probably heading for the port, so let's make that the battlefield."

The strength of this Marine branch was still a bit lacking compared to "Blood Scythe" Barton's Blood Scythe Pirates. Reinforcements from Marine Headquarters would also be difficult to arrive in time; the battle would already be over by then.

This was Anthony's thought, which he didn't tell anyone. Donning his coat of justice, he had already resolved to fight to the death, because he had a reason he had to fight. Two figures flashed in his mind: one gentle, one cute.

On the other side, in the waters of the New World, a massive three-masted galleon was rapidly heading towards Sess Island, accompanied by four smaller pirate ships.

On the huge, fluttering pirate flag, a white skull was behind a large, slanted blood scythe. This was the Blood Scythe Pirates.

On the ship, a strong figure, wearing a large captain's hat and a black coat, with his right eye covered by a black eyepatch.

He held a whip and lashed it at a sailor on board, "Hurry up! You idiots, if you dare to delay me for a minute, I'll throw you all into the sea to feed the fish."

This was the captain of the Blood Scythe Pirates, "Blood Scythe" Barton, a Paramecia-type, Scythe-Scythe Fruit user, and a Great Pirate with a bounty exceeding 700 million. Known for his extreme cruelty, he would hold a bloody festival after conquering each town, sacrificing countless lives to his rituals. His brutality had earned him a fearsome reputation, and his bounty had soared past 700 million. He commanded over three thousand subordinates.

"Hahaha, this time I'm going to have a massacre. Only then can my rage be appeased." Barton bared his chest and laughed cruelly, followed by another outburst of anger. "Damn Marines, daring to provoke Barton, this great lord! I remember there's a Marine branch on Sess Island, isn't there? I'm going to kill all the Marines on the island, hahaha."

Previously, two Vice Admirals from Marine Headquarters in the New World had planned an encirclement operation against "Blood Scythe Barton," but he had managed to fight his way out.

But Barton also lost many subordinates, which ignited Barton's anger towards the Marines.

"How much longer?" Barton turned his head and asked.

"Reporting, Captain, we'll reach Sess Island in half an hour," said a sailor beside him.

"Hmph! Listen up, everyone. When we reach Sess Island, first bombard the port. Don't let anyone escape. Sink the Marine warships for me," Barton roared, veins bulging on his forehead as he crushed a wine bottle beside him with his bare hands.

"B-but, Captain, Sess Island is a large island with complex and intertwined forces. If we go too far, we'll offend many factions and might face sanctions," a pirate reported, looking worried and trying to stop Barton. "Furthermore, there's a Marine Vice Admiral stationed at the Marine branch, someone who has been stationed in the New World for years," the pirate said, trembling all over.

"I am Barton, a Great Pirate with a bounty exceeding seven hundred million!" Barton roared. "What are the Marines? Just a Vice Admiral, all of them are trash. Even the two Vice Admirals who teamed up before couldn't do anything to me. As for other factions, what can they do to me! If they dare to cause trouble for me, I'll destroy them."

"Crack!" A flash of blood streaked through the air, and the reporting pirate's head was severed from his body. Blood splattered all over Barton, and the surrounding pirates looked at Barton with fear in their eyes.

Barton's right hand transformed into a giant Blood Scythe, dripping blood continuously. A smile spread across his face as he savored the feeling.

Along the coastline of Sess Island, five pirate ships approached from afar, heading straight for the port. At such close range, the cannons on all five pirate ships fired in unison, repeatedly.

"Light the fuse, fire." "Whoosh!"

Cannonballs exploded towards the port, and the sound of explosions filled the air. The port of Sess Island quickly turned into a sea of fire.

"Where are the Marines? Where are the Marines?"

"Damn it, you bastard Barton, you destroyed my ship! This was the ship that carried my dreams," a pirate captain roared, his fist smashing a nearby house.

"Damn it, Blood Scythe is here."

"Haha, that Blood Scythe fellow actually dared to attack Sess Island. He really is a madman. It seems the previous Marine encirclement enraged him. The Marines won't let him off this time. My lads, let's run! Let's get off this island quickly," a captain laughed, calling his crew to board their pirate ship and leave.

"Fire all our cannons, and don't let anyone leave!" Barton commanded ruthlessly.

Thick smoke billowed, and before long, the once bustling port was reduced to ruins by the bombardment. Countless pirate and civilian corpses lay everywhere, some moaning in agony.

"Damn it, they arrived so quickly," an alarm blared, and Anthony gritted his teeth. Barton's speed far exceeded his expectations. He hadn't even had time to evacuate the civilians, and they were already here. He could imagine the situation at the port right now.

"Too arrogant, Barton! You dare to attack Sess Island, which is guarded by us Marines. All Marine soldiers, assemble! Take up your weapons and head to the port. Don't let a single pirate escape," a Marine officer roared.

"Vice Admiral Anthony, all Marines are ready."

"Good. All Marines rush to the port. Prioritize rescuing the injured civilians, then join me to deal with the Blood Scythe Pirates," Vice Admiral Anthony said. After relaying the orders, he stepped on Geppo and quickly headed towards the port.

On the central street of Sess Island, Teach and Anne were walking. Anne held two skewers of three-colored dumplings, having enjoyed many delicacies along the way.

Anne was very happy and had a great time, but she was also a little reluctant. She turned to Teach and asked, "Teach, are you leaving soon?"

"Yes, that's right," Teach smiled. "I have my own things to do."

"Ah, okay." Learning that Teach was leaving, Anne became a little dejected.

Suddenly, explosions began to sound one after another, followed by a cacophony of chaotic noises and panicked running.