Target Krieg

Faced with Daddy suddenly chasing them away, Yosaku and Johnny looked pitifully at Zoro. Zoro also felt these two guys were too weak and didn't fit the style of this ship, so he told them to get off as well.

The two could only drive Daddy's small sailboat away from these two big shots.

"You are still too kind, Captain Daddy!"

Kuro of a Hundred Plans watched Daddy's actions indifferently. In his eyes, Daddy should have killed all these minions to prevent these ants from exposing their information so quickly.

"This was a kindness I gave to Zoro! It won't happen again."

Daddy smiled meaningfully, drew the Cursed Blade: Sandai Kitetsu, and carved the black cat head of the Bezan Black into a plain ram.

Daddy didn't need these messy animal figureheads, and this pirate ship was merely a transitional vessel anyway.

"Hmph! Yosaku and Johnny were just ordinary acquaintances! But they were indeed too weak."

Zoro was maintaining his beloved blade. After Yosaku and Johnny left the ship, his heart felt even purer; there was only cutting people down and becoming stronger.

"Future battles will only become more cruel. Have you prepared a firm and cold heart?"

Daddy looked at Zoro and Kuro. His own heart had become increasingly resolute; even Dezaya could not sway him.

"I will not die before becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman!"

Zoro stopped wiping his blade, thinking of the promise he made to that girl, his heart unshakeably firm.

"Since we will be found regardless, then let us become a terrifying demon once again!"

Kuro pushed up his glasses with his palm and continued reading the newspaper, the passion for slaughter reigniting in his eyes.

Sham was at the helm, Buchi was constantly adjusting the sails, and Jango had even become a cook, preparing meals for the group.

After Daddy chased away Yosaku, Johnny, and the other pirate minions, the three officers of the Black Cat Pirates had been reduced to the lowest-level cabin boys, carefully serving these three big shots.

Moreover, they were now heading to attack the East Blue hegemon, the Krieg Pirates. Had they known it would come to this, they would have been better off being hauled away to a Marine branch prison.

At least in prison, they could keep their lives. Now, six people charging at the Krieg Pirates was no different from seeking death.

Two days later.

Daddy and his crew finally encountered the Krieg Pirates' outer patrol fleet, consisting of three pirate ships that would plunder every vessel they saw.

"Three pirate ships, one for each of us!"

Zoro immediately shouted with excitement. Through the sparring of the past few days, he had tentatively acknowledged Kuro's strength, barely accepting him as a crewmate.

The three pirate ships opposite them also immediately launched a bombardment with excitement.

In the East Blue, what pirate crew could possibly contend with their Krieg Pirates?

Zoro and Kuro continuously parried the dense cannon fire. The Bezan Black had already come to a stop, waiting for these three pirate ships to come and throw themselves at them.

"Go!"

"Barrier Stairs!"

Seeing the three approaching pirate ships, Daddy crossed his hands, and three transparent stairs appeared, connecting directly to the three ships.

Without a word, he charged toward one of the pirate ships to launch his attack. Zoro and Kuro were not to be outdone, killing their way across the Barrier Stairs.

In an instant, blood flew and screams rang out incessantly, leaving the three underlings, including Jango, trembling in fear.

As soon as Kuro went up, he unleashed his indiscriminate ultimate move, "Shakushi." Nearly a hundred Krieg Pirates minions weren't enough for him to kill in two minutes.

Daddy's eyes flashed with red light, and the Cursed Blade: Sandai Kitetsu in his hand continued to harvest the lives of these pirate minions, becoming increasingly eerie.

Furthermore, Daddy wrapped a bit of his Armament Haki around the blade, continuously nourishing this fine sword that already possessed some dark patterns.

Zoro was the last to complete his task, and under his blade, at least half of the people were still alive, merely slashed and wounded. In contrast, the pirates on the ships taken by Daddy and Kuro were slaughtered to the last man!

"Hey! Get up there and move the loot!"

Daddy shouted at Jango and the others with a face full of killing intent. Having finished off the enemies, naturally, they had to scavenge everything; all the spoils had to be taken.

"Yes! Captain Daddy!"

The three immediately put their backs into it, nimbly completing the tasks Daddy ordered. These three gods of death were too terrifying, scaring them so much they dared not delay for a second.

"No real opponents! Not even a single wanted criminal!"

Having finished cutting, Zoro still felt a bit of regret, though he had enjoyed the slaughter today; it was much more satisfying than chasing pirate crews alone.

"Having cut down Krieg's men, they will soon come for revenge! Are you ready for war?"

Daddy smiled with satisfaction. The cursed aura and black patterns on his Sandai Kitetsu had grown a fraction more intense.

"Can't wait!"

Kuro was covered in blood, looking like a demon. Unlike Daddy and Zoro, he didn't bother avoiding the splashing blood as he slaughtered indiscriminately.

"Your technique has too many flaws! You need to improve it!"

Daddy said to Kuro. His Silent Step and the speed of Shakushi were on par with the "Shave" of the Marine Six Styles, but the fact that he couldn't control who he hit made it somewhat lackluster.

"I know!"

Kuro also knew his own shortcomings, so he was already slowly improving his Silent Step while also cultivating Observation Haki. Perhaps with that power in the future, he could increase his control and precision.

It was through Daddy that Kuro and Zoro had first come into contact with the concept of Haki and the methods for awakening it.

After Jango and the others finished moving the supplies and treasure, Daddy set fire to the three Krieg Pirates ships and sailed away, continuing his hunt for the rest of the Krieg Pirates fleet.

Even if they had fifty pirate ships and five thousand men, Daddy was determined to wipe them out, bit by bit!

Aboard the Bezan Black.

"These pirates actually have Den Den Mushi too!"

Daddy looked at the three Den Den Mushi he had scavenged, though he realized it was only natural; even underworld syndicates like the Barto Family possessed a stock of Den Den Mushi for communication.

As the overlord of the East Blue, having developed an organization even larger than the Barto Family, Krieg surely had his own connections.

Thinking of the various weapons covering Krieg's entire body—the Steel Armor, Diamond Gauntlets, Needle Armor, Poison Gas Bombs, the Great War Spear...

It was highly likely that this guy had extensive weapon dealings with the Underworld.

After all, the businesses of the Six Great Dark Emperors of the Underworld spanned the entire globe, and the weapons of Doflamingo, in particular, could be found in every corner of the world.

This East Blue overlord could arguably be considered one of the Underworld Emperors' clients.

After all, no one would turn away a client for being weak, as long as they had the money to pay!

Daddy ignored the ringing Den Den Mushi, hung up directly, and pulled out a nautical chart; next, they prepared to wage a guerrilla war to clear out a portion of the Krieg pirate ships.

If Daddy possessed Conqueror's Haki, he would have charged straight in long ago, without needing to worry about Krieg's human-wave tactics at all.

.Provided by the great author Great Wildfire, One Piece: I Open Susanoo with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit