Damn It! That Guy's Still Chasing Me!

"What?! You... You actually dared to kill a Marine!"

Rat Captain was so shocked by the unexpected scene before him that his face turned deathly pale. He tremblingly raised a hand, pointed at Will, and cried out.

Will paid him no mind and continued walking toward Rat Captain at an unhurried pace, his words as cold as those of a death god from hell:

"You're as good as dead today. Not even the Fleet Admiral can save you. I said so."

"You dare—!"

Rat Captain pointed at Will and shouted furiously, his voice growing more and more fearful as he instinctively stumbled backward.

Seeing Will continue to approach, Rat Captain felt his whole body go numb and froze on the spot.

At that moment, the Adjutant Sergeant beside Rat Captain was the first to react. He hurriedly stepped forward and shouted to the equally panicked Marines around them:

"Don't be afraid, everyone! There are nearly a hundred of us!

"No matter how strong he is, there's no way he can kill every one of us!

"Once we wear him down, he'll die just the same!"

The Marines surrounding them had long been accustomed to following orders, and after hearing this, they thought it made sense.

They quickly regained their composure and raised their guns, aiming at Will.

"Wear me down?"

Will was so speechless he almost laughed. He swept his gaze over the cannon fodder around him and said coldly:

"Come at me together. Otherwise, this fight will be incredibly boring."

Rat Captain had recovered by now, too. Hearing this, he immediately retreated behind the others and shouted angrily, trying to sound calm:

"Everyone, get him! Whoever takes this guy down gets Arlong's bounty!

"And I'll help him get promoted in the Marines afterward!"

With such great rewards on offer, there was no shortage of brave men. Tempted by both money and promotion,

many of the Marines charged forward fearlessly.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Rat Captain had the Adjutant Sergeant and several guards escort him to the small boat they had arrived in.

They immediately set sail for the warship's anchorage.

After traveling some distance in the boat, Rat Captain finally relaxed a little and growled with a grim expression:

"That damned bastard! He actually dared to attack me, a Marine captain!"

"As soon as I get back, I'll report him and pin a whole pile of crimes on him. I'll find a way to raise his bounty to two thousand—"

"No! Make it thirty million Berries! Let's see if he survives that!"

"Gyahahahaha!"

Thinking of how his opponent would despair under the Marines' endless pursuit, Rat Captain couldn't help letting out a loud, sinister laugh.

But after he safely boarded the warship and turned around on deck to check what was behind him, he was instantly terrified into another scream:

"Damn it! That guy's still chasing me! Fuck!"

Hearing this, the Marines around him hurriedly turned to look. They immediately spotted a figure in the sky rapidly approaching them.

The distance between them was shrinking at a visible speed.

Seeing the people around him frozen in place, Rat Captain roared furiously:

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and tell them to set sail!"

"Yes, sir!" The Adjutant Sergeant hurriedly saluted, then turned and rushed toward the helm.

But before he could get far,

the figure in the sky suddenly accelerated and plunged straight toward the center of the warship's deck.

BOOM—!

A violent impact rang out.

Will gradually emerged from the cloud of dust, his expression unchanged, and strode forward.

"Don't come any closer!"

Seeing Will walking toward him, Rat Captain backed away in terror as he shouted.

Will ignored him and continued striding forward, as casually as if he were out for a stroll.

"Open fire!"

The Adjutant Sergeant could no longer keep his composure. He hurriedly roared an order to the Marines around them.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG—!

At the order, the dozens of Marines remaining on the ship stopped gawking and immediately drew their guns and fired.

Countless bullets sped toward Will.

But to Will, these ordinary bullets were as slow as snails.

He casually shifted his body a few times, and the bullets passed straight through him as if they had struck an afterimage.

They continued on without slowing and hit many of the Marines standing nearby.

"AAAHHHH—!"

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Marines fell to the ground, clutching their wounds and screaming in pain.

The Adjutant Sergeant was about to give another order.

But before he could speak—

WHOOSH—!

In the next instant,

Will suddenly appeared in front of the Adjutant Sergeant. He grabbed him by the collar and flung him forcefully into the sky.

"You talk too much. Let me send you flying!"

"AAAHHH—!!"

Amid a terrified scream, the Adjutant Sergeant shot upward as fast as a rocket.

In the blink of an eye, he had soared over a hundred meters into the air and was still rising.

Will paid no attention to the Marine overhead.

He turned his gaze to the side and saw Rat Captain trying to quietly slip into the crowd.

BAM—!

Without a word, Will swung a powerful punch, sending Rat Captain flying.

The collision kicked up a wave of air that rippled outward.

Rat Captain streaked through the air like a blur and slammed into a wooden wall nearby with a THUD.

He dropped into a heap of shattered timber, unable to move.

The Marines around them hadn't even had time to react. Only when the wall collapsed did they turn around to look.

"Captain!"

When they spotted Rat Captain buried in the wooden debris, they hurried over together to help him.

But just as they reached out to pull him up,

Rat Captain's dazed expression suddenly turned frantic. He raised a hand and cried out to stop them:

"Don't move—!"

"B-broken..."

"Huh?!" The Marines stared blankly for a moment before realizing Rat Captain's spine might have been broken in the collision.

Before they could think of a way to help him, they suddenly heard heavy footsteps nearby.

They turned to look and immediately backed away in terror, staring at the approaching figure with alarm.

Not even the figure that suddenly dropped from the sky and crashed into the sea managed to draw their attention away.

Will ignored the cannon-fodder Marines around him and walked straight over to Rat Captain.

Looking at his miserable state, Will couldn't help frowning.

"That's too awful. I can't bear to see something like this."

As he spoke, he paid no attention to Rat Captain's terrified expression. He grabbed his clothes and yanked him out of the wreckage.

Then he hoisted Rat Captain high into the air and threw him overboard.

"AAAHHH—!"

With a piercing scream, Rat Captain flew some distance before crashing into the sea.

With his spine broken, Rat Captain couldn't swim or save himself. All he could do was helplessly stretch out his hand and struggle in the water for a while.

In the end, he slowly sank beneath the surface and disappeared.