Jack the Drought's Crew Was Stunned—This Was Zero Division Captain Ye Yu?

Swaying his massive body, Jack the Drought came before a cannon.

Seeing the scene before him,

Jack the Drought's dead-fish eyes instantly widened. It really was as his underlings had said: a heavy cannon forged from steel had been suppressed by some mysterious force and casually kneaded into a lump as if it were made of putty!

"Damn it! A mere Marine dared to toy with me? Who the hell did he think I was? Even Navy admirals don't scare me! Pull alongside them! Board their ship and chop him down!"

This only enraged Jack further. At his command, hook chains were thrown directly onto Ye Yu's naval warship.

At the sound of Sheepshead's horn, swarms of pirates charged toward Ye Yu's warship.

A dark mass of pirates instantly boarded Ye Yu's ship.

Each of them looked at Ye Yu as though he were already dead, their faces full of mockery.

"Hahaha! He's just some weak Marine? I thought he was some big shot!" one pirate sneered when he saw Ye Yu's lazy appearance.

"That's strange. Judging by the size of this warship, it should at least be guarded by a vice admiral, right? This kid? And he's alone?" a Gifter with crab claws asked doubtfully.

"Who cares how many there are? This brat enraged Lord Jack! Soon he'll be nothing but a corpse!" Sheepshead said coldly as he looked at Ye Yu.

"Hahaha, with that scrawny little body of his, Lord Jack could probably kill him just by tossing him around a couple times..." Ginrummy burst into wild laughter as well.

Clearly, Ye Yu had become the target of these pirates' ridicule. They were all imagining how he would wet his pants in terror upon seeing Lord Jack!

The steel blade in Sheepshead's hand reflected a dazzling gleam under the sun. A mocking smile curled across his lips. "Kid, when you meet Lord Jack, kowtow a few times. I can plead for you and ask him to spare your life! Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha..." The surrounding pirate lackeys joined in the mocking laughter.

Amid the laughter, Jack the Drought also stepped onto Ye Yu's ship. When his enormous weight landed on the naval warship, the entire vessel trembled slightly.

The pirates all made way for Jack the Drought. His brows were tightly furrowed as his dead-fish eyes fixed coldly on Ye Yu.

"Kid, these Devil Fruits were made by Smile Factory, weren't they? How did they end up in your hands?!" Jack the Drought roared, his face twisted viciously.

"These? No comment." Ye Yu rolled his eyes at Jack the Drought, a trace of disdain curling at the corner of his mouth.

To Ye Yu, Jack the Drought was nothing more than an idiot. Had he really not realized how powerful Ye Yu was?

Jack the Drought should have fled for his life the moment Ye Yu gave his first warning and kneaded the cannons on his ship into scrap metal!

Hm?

Veins instantly bulged on Jack the Drought's forehead, and fury surged in his eyes. A mere Marine dared to disregard him so completely?

If Ye Yu wasn't willing to talk, then so be it! He would simply execute him!

Jack the Drought had reached the limit of his patience and was completely intent on killing Ye Yu.

The surrounding pirate lackeys were shocked speechless as well.

They truly didn't know whether to praise the brat before them for his fearlessness or call him ignorant!

Did he not know who the big shot before him was?

This man was Jack the Drought, one of the Three Calamities under Kaido of the Beast Pirates—the man whose name alone struck terror into people's hearts and who left not a blade of grass wherever he went!

Jack the Drought, who did not fear even Navy admirals! And this mere Marine dared to speak to Lord Jack like that?

Without a doubt, this ignorant brat was doomed to die!

"Sheepshead, finish him! Then take the Artificial Devil Fruits!" Jack the Drought said coldly, his eyes bloodshot.

Jack believed there was no need for him to personally deal with such a green little Marine.

"As you command, Lord Jack!" Sheepshead bowed to Jack the Drought.

Standing before Ye Yu, Sheepshead tilted his head and sized him up, his face still full of mockery. "Let me think... what kind of death suits you best? Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha! Don't wet your pants later! Sheepshead's favorite thing is slicing the flesh off weaklings bit by bit and feeding it to sharks!" Ginrummy said expectantly, curious whether Ye Yu would really be scared into wetting himself.

Amid the noisy atmosphere, Sheepshead raised his katana above his head, fixed his gaze on Ye Yu, and slowly spoke. "Die, kid! Blame yourself for angering the Beast Pirates!"

The gleaming katana slashed down at Ye Yu, but just before it reached him, it was blocked by an invisible force.

The surrounding pirates froze slightly. It seemed this brat had some skill after all.

Sheepshead exerted all his strength, yet the blade in his hand could not advance even a single centimeter. It could not shake the invisible barrier in the slightest, while his face turned red from the strain.

"Hahaha, you idiot, Sheepshead! Are you useless or what? You can't even deal with one Marine? If you can't do it, let me!" Ginrummy mocked Sheepshead from the side.

She was preparing to put on a good display before Jack the Drought and prove that she was stronger than Sheepshead.

Though Jack the Drought said nothing, the displeasure on his face was already obvious.

"Damn it, Ginrummy, shut up! I'll deal with this brat!" Sheepshead felt humiliated, his face filled with rage.

He directly tossed his blade aside. His arm abruptly transformed into a Giant Sheep Horn, which was covered in jet-black Armament Haki.

He attacked Ye Yu once more.

"Die, kid! Giant Sheep Horn!" Sheepshead roared furiously, venting all his pent-up frustration on Ye Yu.

The special attack infused with Armament Haki arrived before Ye Yu in an instant.

Boom!

Even within one meter of Ye Yu, it still could not advance the slightest bit. Instead, the impact left Sheepshead's arm throbbing with pain.

Sheepshead was utterly dumbfounded.

How was this possible? Sweat trickled down Sheepshead's forehead. This was his strongest attack, enhanced by Armament Haki. Armament Haki combined with his Devil Fruit ability, yet he still could not break this brat's defense?

"Such weak, feeble attacks. All of you come at me together. I'm in a hurry." Ye Yu finally spoke with a faint smile.

The surrounding pirates were horrified and began to reevaluate the brat before them. The more Ginrummy looked at Ye Yu, the more familiar he seemed. She felt like she had just seen a report about him.

A moment later, Ginrummy's red lips trembled as though she had remembered something.

"Only one person on a naval warship, not wearing a uniform, with that lazy appearance..."

Ginrummy's eyes widened.

"...This brat isn't a Marine! I remember now! He's Ye Yu, the Zero Division Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates who wiped out the Blackbeard Pirates! It can't be wrong—I saw the news report about him!" Ginrummy, who usually handled news affairs for the Jack Pirates, said in shock.