Open the country with a single cannon shot?
Queen and the others' expressions changed drastically.
They had never imagined that, after only half a day, things would develop to this extent.
The sound of massive gears turning echoed between heaven and earth, carrying the dreadful sensation of the Grim Reaper calling for their lives.
Byrnndi World did not hesitate. With a leap, he landed on the left side of the ship's cannon and pressed his hand against it.
"Cough, cough. Big Brother, load the shells for me!" Byrnndi World coughed before urgently urging him on.
As a legendary pirate, Byrnndi World was already over seventy years old.
In the Original Work, he had always claimed that aging would not weaken a strong man.
But that only applied to non-Devil Fruit users such as Garp and Silvers Rayleigh.
For former peak powerhouses such as Byrnndi World and Whitebeard—
their bodies had long since declined dramatically.
"World, you've been using your Devil Fruit powers all this time to travel. Why not rest and let someone else handle this?" Bin Jack, leaning on his cane, could not help but advise.
"Rest?" Byrnndi World rolled his eyes. "Big Brother, if you say that, people will think us old-timers are washed up."
"To outsiders, we'd become a laughingstock."
"Since Captain Qin Yu entrusted the task of opening the country to me, I have to personally clear the way. Only then can I repay the debt of gratitude for saving my life that day. Even if I die, I'll have no regrets."
His aged voice boomed like thunder, instantly turning the faces of the pirates below, who had just escaped disaster, ashen.
As pirates under one of the Four Emperors, it had been a long time since they had encountered such brazen, in-your-face provocation.
"Boss Queen,