Chapter 103
Upon seeing the white, illusory Ghost that had blasted a huge hole in the crew member's chest, Captain Sato's pupils constricted sharply.
He slowly stood up, his eyes fixed solemnly on Adrian.
"Are you the White Ghost?"
"Pirates captain, just tell me directly, do you know the location of [Zou] or not?"
Sato's arms instantly rose, transforming into two steel cannons billowing smoke, continuously blasting shells at Adrian.
Several flashes of light streaked through the air as the menacing cannonballs were sliced in two from the center by the Skillful Grade, crashing onto the ship's deck and falling silent.
Before Sato could launch another attack, Adrian flashed forward.
A blurry flash of light appeared.
The infamous "Weapon Sato," a Pirates captain with a Bounty of 280 million Beli, was reduced to a mere torso.
"Captain Sato!"
"Captain!"
The surrounding Pirates immediately gasped in surprise.
"One last time," Adrian said, glancing around, his gaze still icy, "Who knows the location of Zou?"
A tall, thin man stepped forward, gritting his teeth. "I know! After I tell you, can you let me go?"
This man was none other than "Rina," the man Captain Sato had just mentioned.
Adrian said, "You have no right to negotiate with me; you're just a piece of trash who only knows how to traffic people."
"Then I--"
Bass!
Another Flying Slash, accompanied by a spray of crimson blood, and Rina's left arm was severed from his body.
The right-hand man of the Weapons Pirates reached out his right hand to cover the bleeding wound on the left side of his body, letting out a painful howl.
"I never enjoy torturing people. There's really no secret that's so important that it requires torture."
Adrian said.
"So, whether you speak or not determines whether the next strike will land on your neck or somewhere else."
Rina gritted his teeth and revealed the intelligence he knew.
"Zou is located near [Hand Island], and we just happened to pass by there a few days ago!"
"Very good!"
Adrian then looked at the remaining Pirates on the deck.
"Does anyone have other opinions? If you can provide different intelligence information, I will consider his approach accordingly."
Silence fell over the area.
Clearly, no one could give a more precise location than what Rina described as "Hand Island".
Rina then looked at Adrian, his eyes filled with pleading and expectation.
Adrian nodded to him, then beheaded him with a single stroke.
He then wiped out the rest of the Weapons Pirates Pirates, including Sato, who had been chopped into a human stick earlier, and was swiftly killed with a single blow, without any pain.
"In this business, you have to keep your word."
"Now that you've told me the truth, I must keep my Promise."
"If I say I'll cut off your head, I won't cut off your hand!"
[192. The previous chapter has been censored]
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[Chapter 182 The Whitebeard Pirates]
The chapter involving Miss Elizabeth in Dressrosa is omitted.
Based on the information he obtained from the Weapons Pirates, Adrian continued his journey toward his new destination.
Several days later.
Ahead of the Nether Abyss lay a desolate, rocky coastline, barren and devoid of any green vegetation, appearing lonely and bleak.
Adrian stopped on the bow deck to look out into the distance.
Hand Island is sometimes also called "Five Finger Island".
This is Paradise of stones, a home of cliffs, where the harshness of survival is comparable to that of the Gobi Desert.
Beneath the somber sky in the distance, an ancient, nameless flint tower stands silently, waves crashing against the rocks below.
There were no lights flashing or smoke rising from the chimneys; it was clear that the place had been abandoned for a long time.
It's hard to imagine that this island would one day become one of the Whitebeard Pirates' territories in the New World.
The salty sea breeze stretched out its long fingers and grabbed the Little Fox's ear, making her involuntarily flinch.
Even with the coastline in sight, the desolate and barren landscape still made Louf uneasy.
"Adrian- sama, could this really be the place where Zou is staying?"
Adrian reached out and stroked the Little Fox's head.
"I'll go to the island first and ask if the people on Hand Island had seen Zunesha a few days ago."
His figure vanished instantly.
Several tens of minutes later, it reappeared.
"Louf, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Louf gritted her teeth and tentatively said, "Good news."
Adrian smiled slightly.
"The good news is that Zou did indeed stop near Hand Island some time ago. Even in the lowest and deepest parts of the island, some people saw that towering black pillar of flesh—which is one of Zunesha's thighs."
Louf's eyes lit up immediately.
"And the bad news?"
Adrian shrugged.
"The bad news is, as I just mentioned, this was some time ago. Zou's current location is not near Hand Island, and we need to continue searching."
Louf asked hopefully, "We'll go find the location of the Mokomo Dukedom, won't we?"
Adrian smiled slightly and said, "Now that we're here, of course we have to go to Zou's Lumi and set sail!"
After another period of sailing, and thanks to the tireless searching day and night by the Mini Hollow Astral Cruise, the Nether Abyss finally discovered the location of Zunesha.
Even though Adrian was somewhat prepared for the existence of the Zunesha, he still couldn't help but be shaken when he first saw this enormous creature that completely exceeded the limits of physiology.
It doesn't matter how good or beautiful it is.
This is the human body's instinctive yearning for a leap in the level of life.
"Lumi!"
Adrian made an extremely arrogant declaration.
"Move the boat closer to me!"
Louf asked with some curiosity, "Adrian- sama, why did you deliberately make such an ugly bull horn shape on your head?"
"This is a tribute to... well, a tough guy! Yes, a tough guy!"
After a few casual words of conversation, the Nether Abyss slowly sailed to the foot of that enormous elephant's foot, which seemed to pierce the sky.
Adrian looked up at the black elephant limb that resembled a pillar of heaven, and pondered silently.
'If this world were to encounter some kind of mythical cataclysmic event, Zunesha would probably be the divine tortoise whose limbs were cut off to support the four poles of the earth, right?'
My thoughts started wandering off inexplicably, but thankfully I managed to bring them back in time.
Adrian patted Louf's head and said softly, "Alright, Louf, let Lumi take you upstairs to have a look!"
"Hmm? Adrian- sama, aren't you coming to Zou with us?"
"I?"
Adrian shook his head slightly.
"I've heard that the Mink Tribe doesn't really welcome human guests. There's a rumor that, in the Mink Tribe eyes, humans are just hairless monkeys."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Louf flicked her tail, somewhat annoyed. "I clearly like Adrian- sama a lot!"
"So, Louf is just Louf."
Adrian smiled casually.
"Furthermore, while you're heading to Zou, I can also meet the Pirates guests who came with you."
"That's... the ship of the World's Strongest Man!"
On the turbulent sea.
On the Great Pirate ship, resembling a white whale from the deep sea, a black flag with intersecting skeletons and white crescent-shaped whiskers fluttered in the wind.
Edward Newgate, with his Whitebeard, sat on a large sofa in the center of the deck, drinking from a barrel, his eyes slightly narrowed.
The way they drank was so unrestrained that it didn't seem like they were "drinking" at all, but rather like they were "pouring" it down their throats!
"Marco, is it really okay for Pops to drink like this?"
The tall, broad-shouldered man asked hesitantly. He had a distinctive straight fringe and a men's ponytail hairstyle, wore an open-front dark blue shirt, and had a sword sheath on each side of his belt.
Marco, sporting a blond pineapple punk hairstyle, patted the speaker on the shoulder and said helplessly.
"Vista, let your Pops have a good drink. This trip to Zou has already made Pops quite unhappy!"
"If you ask me, we should just go straight to Wano Country and confront that traitor!"
"Vista!"
Marco's expression changed. He first glanced at the Whitebeard drinking wildly on the sofa, then turned his head and whispered a reprimand to Vista.
"Until Pops speaks up, Oden is still a member of our Whitebeard Pirates, and still the Second Division Commander of our Whitebeard Pirates!"
"What, Second Division Commander?!"
Vista still looked displeased, but he knew that his Pops had been dissatisfied with Kozuki Oden's situation for the past six months, so he spoke in a low voice.
"I think he's completely captivated by the reputation of the Roger Pirates and has forgotten about our Whitebeard Pirates!"
Vista added, "When we made the Promise, we agreed to return to the Moby Dick after completing the voyage with the Roger Pirates. What happened now?"
Marco frowned and remained silent; at this moment, he had no intention of saying anything good about Oden.
"Pops gave him a year!" Vista said. "Pops gave him a year to complete the final voyage with the Roger Pirates."
"When the Roger Pirates spent a year completing their voyage, he didn't return; when the Roger Pirates reached the top and then disbanded, he didn't return; now it's been more than a year since Roger was executed, and our Second Division Commander still hasn't returned."
"For more than three whole years, Kozuki Oden didn't send back even a single message!"
"Is someone like this even worthy of Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?! Since when has our Moby Dick needed a member who doesn't care about his family?"
[194. Chapter 183 A Moment's Inspiration]
The Whitebeard, who was chugging his drink, suddenly had a flash of red light in his eyes.
Bang!
The World's Strongest Man slammed the enormous barrel in his hand onto the deck and roared.
"Sons, listen up! A sneaky fellow has boarded the ship!"
Marco and Vista, who were talking in hushed tones, immediately stopped and, along with the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates, became alert, looking back and forth across the deck.