The Hidden Side of the Pirate World

"Boss!!!"

"Captain!!!"

When they saw their captain get instantly killed in the blink of an eye,

the Battleaxe Pirates were beyond shocked!

They had to know,

this was their captain.

A man with a bounty over a hundred million!

Even against an ordinary Marine force, their captain might not necessarily have lost.

More importantly,

where was this?

This was the New World.

The New World sifted through the waves and sand.

Any pirate who could gain a foothold here was not comparable to the small fry in the first half of the Grand Line!

And the Battleaxe Pirates had already endured countless hardships.

Their strength might not have been top-tier, but they could still stand firm in the New World.

Yet,

even so,

Battle Axe could not last even a single exchange against Lin Yan.

His head was cut off.

The pirates looked as though they had seen a ghost, their eyes wider than bells, their faces practically bearing the words "Impossible."

The abducted women were equally stunned.

They had thought that after suffering such a disaster, they were doomed.

They had never expected

that at their most desperate moment,

Lin Yan would appear.

And bring them hope!

After a brief period of shock and disbelief, the Battleaxe Pirates' faces twisted with anger and humiliation.

"Get him together! Avenge the captain!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"Charge!"

Every member of the Battleaxe Pirates lost his head, their eyes bloodshot.

They rushed forward together.

They raised their weapons, killing intent surging from them.

On their faces,

there was nothing but hatred for Lin Yan!

Unfortunately,

before absolute strength,

some things

could not be made up for with hot blood alone.

"Million Volts!"

Lin Yan clenched lightning in one hand, then threw a punch.

The Goro Goro no Mi activated, instantly enveloping the entire Battleaxe Pirates.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

The Battleaxe Pirates on the scene could not withstand the impact of the thunder. Violent lightning struck their bodies.

At once,

miserable screams rang out everywhere as they collapsed one after another!

Lightning swept through the area, leaving the entire ship scorched black.

Wherever it passed, nothing remained!

The overwhelming lightning was about to tear them apart!

"You..."

"You're a Devil Fruit user?"

The vice-captain stared at Lin Yan in disbelief.

"Sir... we don't seem to know each other..."

"Why are you targeting us?"

"Y-you... who exactly are you..."

Though the other crew members trembled after witnessing Lin Yan's strength, they still forced themselves to shout.

"Does it matter who I am?"

"Just like ants don't know your feet!"

Lin Yan remained calm and unmoved, his indifferent gaze sweeping over them one by one.

"W-what exactly do you want?"

the vice-captain asked in a trembling voice.

He realized

that the Battleaxe Pirates had provoked an existence they could not afford to offend today.

"Didn't I say it already? I'm borrowing your heads!"

Lin Yan had no intention of wasting any more words on them.

He slowly raised his hand.

With one hand, he clenched.

The lightning in the air suddenly began to compress.

It all gathered toward every member of the Battleaxe Pirates.

The people before him could no longer withstand the pressure of the Goro Goro no Mi.

"Splurt!!"

"Splurt!!"

They were smashed apart on the spot by the Goro Goro no Mi, exploding into clouds of blood mist that dispersed through the air.

The sea breeze blew in and scattered the blood mist.

Less than half a minute had passed.

The Battleaxe Pirates

were completely wiped out!!!

"Congratulations, Host. You have completed the hunt for a pirate with a bounty over one hundred million and obtained 10 bait!"

The system issued a notification.

It indicated that Lin Yan's mission had been completed.

However,

he paid no attention to it and instead looked toward the trembling girls who had been abducted!

Lin Yan sighed.

Things like this

played out all over the world every day.

This was the hidden side of the vast world of One Piece.

"You're safe now. Leave this place!"

Lin Yan removed their shackles and said to them.

"Can we... really go home..."

asked a girl whose face was mottled with bloodstains.

"They've all been dealt with. No one will come disturb you again."

Lin Yan patiently comforted them.

Upon hearing that,

though the girls' faces were streaked with tears, their panic gradually faded.

"Th-thank you..."

The rescued girls thanked him pitifully, their voices as soft as mosquitoes.

"You're welcome!"

After rescuing them, Lin Yan planned to leave.

Even though he had saved these girls,

he had ultimately failed to change the outcome of the village being invaded by pirates.

He could not help but let out a long sigh.

Just as Lin Yan was about to leave,

"Um... benefactor, you saved us... Can you tell us your name?"

Suddenly,

one of the girls called out to Lin Yan.

She wanted to know the name of the man before her.

Lin Yan paused mid-step.

With his back to them, he said blandly, "Lin!"

As his words fell,

a gentle breeze blew by.

The girls only felt their vision blur.

Then,

the mysterious man before them

vanished into the sea breeze just like that!!!