Hold-Up
Who's Foz's warning came too late, and the Red-Hair Pirates' Red Force, though unassuming, was incredibly fast—it quickly caught up with the fleet!
"Fire!" Gurumi shouted the order.
Simultaneously, accompanied by flag signals, more than a dozen naval warships fired their cannons at the Red Force!
Of course, since these are just the basic warships of the East China Sea Naval Division, the combined firepower of these dozen or so warships is still less than that of the Sea King-class battleship, codenamed Vice Admiral, and their accuracy is even worse.
Gurumi was already somewhat panicked after being reminded to retreat by the World Government's envoy. The timing of his order to fire was completely wrong. He only gave the order because he saw that the enemy was moving faster and the distance was closing, when in fact they were not even within effective firing range.
Shanks appeared calm and composed, showing neither nervousness nor excitement. He simply said to Lucky Roo was standing beside him, "Lucky, have you gained weight recently? Why don't you get some exercise?"
It's clear that Shanks intends to entrust the main task of this attack to Lucky Roo and has no intention of taking action himself.
"Huh? Really?" Lucky Roo looked down at his stomach, patted it, and then looked at Beckman, saying, "Really, it wasn't you who secretly got up at night to alter my clothes?"
Beckman curled his lip upon hearing this—only a fool would be so bored!
"But since you say that..." Lucky Roo said, taking two big bites and chewing most of the bone-in meat in his hand before throwing the bones into the sea. He wiped his mouth and said, "A little exercise isn't bad."
At the same time, a few shells, by sheer luck, flew toward the Red Force, and Lucky Roo's second-in-command, First Sailor Snake, charged forward with his "snake fist" style...
"Snake Fist" was what Sig called it in his mind, but Snake actually emphasized that it was "Dragon Fist".
As the vice- Sailor and an important combatant of the Red-Hair Pirates, Snake appears somewhat unremarkable, usually wearing triangular sunglasses and sporting a snake-shaped tattoo on his exposed upper arm...
Although Snake is Martial Arts master, his Armament Haki is more adept at wrapping than hardening. However, he doesn't attach it to his weapons, but rather wraps it around his hands. When he swings his arms, if you observe with Observation Haki, you can see a serpentine afterimage.
Hardening is the manifestation of Armament Haki within the body itself, while Entanglement is the external application of Armament Haki, typically used on weapons. Sig guessed that he was trying to achieve the "external release" of Armament Haki.
Snake is indeed a boxer who primarily Martial Arts, but he possesses an attack range comparable to a swordsman, easily manipulating his serpentine fists to deflect all incoming projectiles back.
To Gurumi, who lacked Observation Haki, the cannonball was just an insignificant executive, yet he deflected it back with an invisible gust of wind!
And then, on the inconspicuous pirate ship opposite, a fat man in a green striped shirt suddenly swelled up. Although they were still quite a distance away, it was clear from the proportions that he had swelled up to the size of a small giant. Because his body size remained the same, he looked like a giant ball of flesh.
Sig could tell that Lucky Roo's current "expansion" was not due to Devil Fruit ability, and that he was not Devil Fruit ability. It was simply the effect of "Life Return"!
The next moment, Sig felt the ship sway—not severely, and quite regularly, almost vertically.
Lucky Roo's figure had already disappeared from the deck; he had jumped off.
Not only is it fast and powerful, but it is also not as rugged as its appearance suggests. It has perfect control over its strength, otherwise the ship would be violently rocking from side to side and back to front.
However, Lucky Roo not only absorbed most of the force, but the remaining power was also completely absorbed by the center of the ship, causing it to only tremble up and down.
Lucky Roo usually accumulates his body's energy through "Life Return" and uses it explosively in battle.
In the brief moment that Gurumi was distracted, the bloated fat man opposite him had already crashed onto his deck like a cannonball!
Gurumi quickly drew his sword and threatened, "You audacious pirate! Do you know this is World Government ship?"
The surrounding marines also pointed their knives or guns at Lucky Roo.
However, Lucky Roo simply grinned when he looked up...
The sailors on the warship were startled and opened fire. However, amidst the gunfire, the lead bullets hit the swollen Lucky Roo, which had expanded to a diameter of six or seven meters, and only slightly dented it before bouncing off!
Meanwhile, as Lucky Roo charged straight at the heart of the enemy, the Red Force also rapidly approached. Just a step away from the gangplank, the Red-Hair crew couldn't resist throwing out grappling hooks and ropes. After "grabbing" the warship with minimal effort, the combat personnel then stepped onto the ropes and charged forward...
Although the Red-Hair Pirates are small in number, their average strength is very high, with no weak crew members. Even the ordinary crew members are almost on par with the average Fish-Man Race Warrior — Fish-Man Race's physique far surpasses that of ordinary humans, and their Warrior are even more elite...
At this moment, not only was Morio still firmly in control, but apart from Snake, Lucky Roo's second-in-command, none of the other executives whom Sig felt were unusual, such as Beckman and Yasopp, made a move.
Seeing this, Sig didn't try to show off.
But then Beckman spoke up, "Captain, let's let our new crewmate show us his skills."
When making a formal proposal, Beckman would address Shanks as "Captain" in a very formal manner, but otherwise he would simply call him "Shanks".
Sig looked at Beckman with slight surprise...
With the help of a "Psychiatrist," Sig easily grasped everyone's personalities and quickly became familiar with his fellow Red-Hair Pirates, except... Beckman.
Perhaps it's because intelligent people are generally more wary?
After all, Beckman was handpicked as the Big Fool in the original story, and even ten years later, he was officially recognized as the strongest vice- Captain of Four Emperors' pirate crews.
Sig could also sense that Beckman was always subtly wary of him.
Given Shanks' personality, he certainly needs a first Captain to maintain balance.
This made Sig feel like Robin, who had just joined the Straw Hat Pirates and was being suspected by Zoro, so he was a little annoyed.
"Alright," Sig said, shaking his head as if warming up, his left hand supporting his neck.
While on the ship, Sig maintained a Fish-Man -like appearance, appearing quite burly.
Sig then stepped onto the ship's side, ignoring the surrounding naval warships, and stretched out his hands, making a gesture towards the sea...
If you look closely, you'll see that the sea surface directly below Sig's hands suddenly churned irregularly and bubbles abruptly appeared.
The next moment, Sig leaned back slightly and suddenly made an upward movement!
Fish-Man Jujutsu: Throwing Halberd!
At the same time, a current several meters wide suddenly surged up in front of Sig, and Sig stepped onto it.
Like a white python, the ocean current swept past the surrounding naval warships and chased after the World Government ships that were trying to escape...