Eliminate Captain Nezumi

The moment they spotted the Marine warship.

The pirates aboard the Dreadnaught Sabre felt no fear; lawless scoundrels like El Drago were even a bit excited. After all, attacking the Marines meant their bounties would skyrocket!

As for Kuro of a Hundred Plans, who had once wiped out an entire warship, he didn't hold the East Blue Marines in any regard at all.

If it were the old him, he might have let this ship go to avoid the trouble.

But now, since Daddy had declared they were walking the most dangerous path to rapid growth, destroying a Marine warship meant they wouldn't have to worry about a lack of Marine officers coming to hunt them down!

"Captain Daddy, are we really going to attack the Marines?"

For a coward like Nami, the prospect of proactively assaulting the Marines was truly terrifying.

"Nami! Even if you are just the navigator, I don't want you to keep maintaining this cowardly attitude!

You need to learn to become stronger!

Besides, that Captain Nezumi over there is the umbrella protecting the Arlong Pirates; he has a share in the protection money you all pay!

They might even be on their way to deal with the villagers of Cocoyasi Village right now, daring to cut off his source of wealth."

Daddy glanced at Nami and spoke to provoke her. Nami's combat intelligence was not weak; it was only her personality and the limitations of her abilities that often relegated her to the background as a coward.

Yet, she had also managed to defeat many enemies on her own!

"What! So Arlong has the Marines as his umbrella!! No wonder! No wonder!!"

Nami's expression instantly shifted to one of fury. If that was the case, these branch Marines also bore a portion of the responsibility for the death of Bell-mère!

"Big brother El Drago! Hurry up and fire the cannons at them!!"

Nami shouted immediately, not forgetting to pull Daddy into it, because she knew these crew members only listened to Daddy.

Sonic El Drago, who had already transitioned into the role of a sniper-cannoneer, did not refuse the order to bombard the Marines.

As the two ships met, the gunner moved first!

Seeing that the Big Daddy Pirates' ship was even larger than his own dedicated branch captain's warship, Captain Nezumi realized he had run into a hard target!

The next moment, a blue-white laser cannon fired over, causing Captain Nezumi to yank his own whiskers out in shock.

"It's the Big Daddy Pirates! Retreat, quickly!!"

From such a distance, the Marines hadn't even clearly seen the pirate flag on the sail-less ship, and their own cannons hadn't even entered range, yet the enemy's attack had already struck.

The moment he saw that Sonic Cannon, Captain Nezumi knew exactly which pirate crew he had encountered!

"Boom!"

The main mast of the warship was blasted apart. The vessel immediately lost its wind-powered propulsion and sat dead in the water, allowing the Dreadnaught Sabre, powered by its Cow Sea Beast, to charge straight toward them.

"Call for support! Call for support!! Captain Nezumi of the 16th Branch requesting backup! My ship is under attack by the Big Daddy Pirates! Hurry and come support us!!"

Captain Nezumi screamed in terror into the Den Den Mushi. The thought that it was the Big Daddy Pirates—the ones who had wiped out the overlords of the East Blue—made his small eyes widen with mounting dread.

These were the butcher pirates who had slaughtered thousands, the devil pirates with extremely brutal methods!

After calling for help, Captain Nezumi realized that distant water couldn't quench a nearby fire, so he desperately tried to call Arlong, hoping the guy would pick up and come save him!

But the call was destined to never go through, because Arlong had already reported to hell!

"Bang!"

The warship shook violently as a massive Cow Sea Beast rammed into it, and the giant three-decked pirate ship had already pulled alongside the warship for boarding.

"You actually dare to openly attack a Marine warship? Are you tired of living!!"

Even though he was terrified to the extreme, Captain Nezumi still roared with a fierce expression, his momentum not losing out to the brutal pirates of the Big Daddy Pirates.

"They've already made their distress call, and our attack on the warship is a done deal. We might as well wipe them all out!"

Kuro of a Hundred Plans adjusted his glasses with his palm, revealing a dangerous glint in his eyes before speaking calmly to Daddy.

This sentence scared Captain Nezumi so badly he nearly wet himself. Kuro, that devil, had also slaughtered a warship two years ago. That detestable Captain Morgan was even bolder than Captain Nezumi, actually daring to lie and claim false military merit; he was truly scum.

"Then wipe them out!"

Daddy looked at Captain Nezumi and his Marines. Over the years, they had received no shortage of bribes from the Arlong Pirates and had worked hard to cover up the Arlong Pirates' atrocities.

Whether some of these Marines were willing or forced, they had indeed taken a share of the dirty money.

This was essentially feeding on the blood of those twenty-plus villages. Not only had they failed to fulfill their duties as Marines, but they had also become the umbrella for the Arlong Pirates, so they were not worth pitying!

"No! My cousin is Vice Admiral Momonga of Marine Headquarters! He is a famous hawk-faction Vice Admiral! You cannot kill me! Otherwise, you will face endless pursuit!!"

Captain Nezumi threatened in a panic. He knew he couldn't count on anyone else to save him now, so he could only continue to bluff these lawless, brutal pirates!

"Are you sure you aren't bluffing? Would Momonga have a piece of trash like you for a relative?

However, your backing should be the entire Marine organization; there's no need to drag out a Vice Admiral to scare me!

You might as well say your teacher is the former Marine Admiral Zephyr!"

Daddy had already slowly drawn his Sandai Kitetsu. Now that he was already on the bounty list, what was there to fear from Marine pursuit?

"How did you know!! My teacher really is Zephyr!! You can't kill me!"

Seeing Daddy had already drawn his blade, Captain Nezumi began babbling incoherently. Regardless of the connection, he tried to latch onto anything; he didn't actually know Momonga or Zephyr at all.

However, he had truly used the name of Vice Admiral Momonga in the past to intimidate Arlong, which was why Arlong hadn't dared to touch him, instead offering up large sums of bribe money to form a partnership.

"Zephyr had his arm hacked off by a pirate, so why don't you follow suit!"

Daddy swung his blade at the babbling Captain Nezumi, and in the blink of an eye, one of his hands was severed.

It took a full second for Captain Nezumi to react, at which point he let out a scream of agony, clutching his spurting arm.

"Too noisy!"

With a flash of steel, Daddy sheathed the Sandai Kitetsu and returned to the Dreadnaught Sabre, leaving Captain Nezumi to collapse in desperate agony as he clutched his throat!

The other crew members immediately finished off the remaining marines, seized the supplies, and set the warship ablaze, while only Zoro and Nami remained on their own ship, having taken no part in the slaughter.

Zoro was indifferent, as the opponents were simply too weak to be worth his effort, but Nami's face had turned pale, unable to immediately reconcile herself with such brutal behavior.

Yet, the moment she remembered that Captain Nezumi was the protector of the Arlong Pirates, she cast aside any pity she felt for these marines.

The Big Daddy Pirates did not linger, continuing their advance and leaving nothing behind but a trail of smoke.

On the other side, Smoker in Loguetown could no longer tolerate the lawlessness of the Big Daddy Pirates, who had dared to openly massacre marines; he immediately led his subordinates out of his garrison, ignoring the orders of his superiors!