Entering Wano Country! Let the Slaughter Begin

The enormous Thriller Bark, large enough to hold an island, sailed toward Wano Country.

Its massive ram cut through the towering waves ahead, and every pirate aboard was thrilled.

Moria, the captain, stood at the bow, his face and eyes filled with a craving for fame and status.

Enter Wano Country, defeat the overlord Kaido, and become the new overlord.

That was Moria's only thought now.

Lin Ye sat in a corner of the deck, sheathing the sword he had been wiping. His gaze fell on the excited pirates, his expression calm and unmoved.

But he was also looking forward to this battle.

After this battle, he would possess the true means to reach the pinnacle of the sea.

He would raise one ability to its highest level.

Moreover, Lin Ye wanted to see for himself what kind of power the strongest people on this sea truly possessed.

Moria was indeed one of the sea's top powerhouses now, but compared to Kaido, who would become one of the Four Emperors in the future, there was surely still a considerable gap.

What awaited the Moria Pirates was a truly brutal war.

The great ship cleaved through the waves, and a black line appeared in the distance.

A pirate standing atop the sailship's towering mast widened his eyes and looked into the distance. Seeing the gradually thickening black line, he immediately shouted.

"Captain, I can see an island!"

He did not need to shout. Moria, standing at the bow, had already lit up with blazing eyes.

"Hey hee hee hee, gather up, boys!"

Moria suddenly turned around, picked up the long sword beside him, and rested it on his shoulder.

Though Moria believed he was no weaker than Kaido, he would not be careless in this battle. This time, the entire force would be deployed.

Upon hearing Moria's command, all the pirates began to assemble.

Lin Ye also rose to his feet, hung his sword at his waist, and watched Moria approach with his blade over his shoulder.

With a mass of dark-clad subordinates behind him, Moria opened his huge mouth and revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs.

"Hey hee hee hee, boys, Wano Country is here, right before our eyes!"

Moria glared as he swept his gaze over the pirates present. It lingered briefly on Lin Ye before moving away.

"Kaido is strong. He is an overlord of the sea. But ever since we entered the New World, we have never failed. Now, once we defeat Kaido's pirate crew, we will become the sea's new overlords."

Moria's tone was fervent as he roused his pirate subordinates.

Then, every pirate became excited.

"Boys, from the moment we set foot on that island, the war begins."

As Moria spoke, he turned around and pointed his long sword toward Wano Country.

"Set course for Wano Country! Forward!"

With Moria's order, all the pirates immediately became busy.

"Kid, you don't seem to be looking forward to this war at all!"

Lin Ye turned to look at the thickening black line at the end of the sea as Moria's voice reached his ears.

"It doesn't matter. At worst, we'll just kill people."

As Lin Ye spoke, Moria nodded repeatedly.

"Or get killed."

Lin Ye added.

Moria's eyes flickered at his words.

"You don't think highly of us starting this war?"

Moria asked, baring his teeth.

Lin Ye turned to look at the grimacing Moria.

"That depends on whether Captain can defeat Kaido of the Beasts."

"Hey hee hee hee, of course I can. Your captain is invincible."

Moria burst into wild laughter at once, and the pirates nearby cheered.

Lin Ye was rather speechless at Moria's blind confidence.

Perhaps it was precisely this excessive confidence that would make him completely collapse after his defeat.

"Then I'll look forward to Captain defeating Kaido and becoming the sea's new overlord."

Lin Ye said expressionlessly.

"You brat!"

What Lin Ye said sounded like flattery, but judging by his expression, it also seemed like sarcasm and mockery.

However, Moria, who knew Lin Ye's personality, did not think much of it. Carrying his sword, he turned and left.

This brat had an awful personality.

Men of the sea should be bold and openhearted.

How irritating, how irritating!

Watching Moria leave, Lin Ye turned his gaze toward Wano Country.

The ship beneath his feet was moving quickly.

Wano Country was also considered a massive island in the New World.

Otherwise, Kaido would not have stationed himself here and made it his base.

Of course, Seastone was also one of his objectives.

With his eyesight, he could see that Wano Country's island was extremely high, with a ring of enormous reefs around its outer edge. Water streamed down from the reefs, forming waterfalls.

But over the past year, Lin Ye had seen too many strange terrains and environments, so none of this surprised him anymore.

However, figures were clearly racing across the enormous outer reefs.

Lin Ye bent his legs slightly and leaped onto the sailship's huge mast, raising his eyes toward the direction where the distant figures had appeared.

They were pirates.

Pirates from the Beast Pirates.

Lin Ye saw pirates on several massive reefs turning their cannon muzzles toward them.

Seeing this, Lin Ye leaped down from the mast and landed directly at the bow.

"Captain!"

Lin Ye's sudden arrival startled Moria.

Lin Ye pointed at the enormous reefs.

"Leave them to me!"

Moria turned to look in the direction Lin Ye was pointing.

"Hey hee hee hee, then leave them to you, kid!"

"My name isn't kid. My name is Lin Ye!"

Lin Ye turned to Moria and said seriously.

Hearing Lin Ye talk back to him, Moria ground his teeth before smiling.

"Hey hee hee hee, fine then, Lin Ye. Battle Captain, those guys are yours."

Moria waved his hand.

Lin Ye nodded.

At that moment, cannon fire rang out.

Dozens of black dots rapidly flew toward Thriller Bark.

Lin Ye raised a hand to grip his sword hilt. The blade slid from its sheath with a pleasant scraping sound.

The sword rang clear, and dozens of Flying Slashes shot forth, cutting apart every approaching cannonball.

The cannonballs exploded in midair some distance from the bow. Lin Ye turned and glanced at Moria.

"Captain only needs to keep moving forward."

Before Moria could speak, Lin Ye had already leaped into the air. Each time his feet stepped on the air, a sonic boom rang out, and his figure shot directly toward the reefs.

"Hey hee hee hee, this brat does respect his captain after all!"

Moria said with a grin, then directly swung his long sword and drove Thriller Bark straight ahead.

"Someone's coming!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Prepare the cannonballs!"

Pirates atop one reef saw a figure running through the air toward them. They were instantly shocked and began shouting, but what greeted them were Flying Slashes descending from the sky.

The massive Flying Slashes carved huge sword marks into the reef.

Lin Ye landed without the slightest hesitation. His figure moved like a ghost, while the sword in his hand became the Reaper's scythe. In the blink of an eye, the pirates on the reef were slaughtered clean. With a thunderous boom, the reef shook as Lin Ye smashed it beneath his feet and shot toward another reef.

Under his blade, not one enemy could withstand a single exchange.

The slaughter continued as the massive sailship advanced.