One shot, one kill

Another day or so passed.

North Blue.

The Donquixote Family's branch.

It was also Diamante's base of operations.

At that moment,

three equally high-spec armed warships were docked at the island's harbor, just one grade below Navy warships.

Among pirate vessels,

they were already the highest grade.

Only a giant like the Donquixote Family could afford to use them.

At that moment,

the docks were bustling with activity.

Pirates in black suits were carrying weapons and ammunition from the docks onto the three armed warships, seemingly preparing to set out for battle.

And they were indeed preparing to sail out and fight!

Three days had passed since the bounty for Arthur's death had been issued.

Over those three days,

they had received no news of Arthur being killed.

Instead, news kept coming from the Underworld of assassins and pirates being killed by Arthur.

This news had likewise shocked the Underworld of the North Blue!

At first, they had never imagined

that a brat could kill so many of them!

In three days, not a single person had managed to kill that brat and collect the bounty from the Donquixote Family.

But some clever people among them finally spoke up.

"You idiots, why don't you stop and think about why Diamante of the Donquixote Family personally put a bounty on that brat?"

"You pathetic small fry think you have what it takes to be bounty hunters?"

"What a joke!"

At this mockery,

some were furious,

but had no choice but to swallow it.

Because there was nothing wrong with what had been said.

After all, without some ability, how could someone provoke the Donquixote Family and even have one of its top officers, Diamante, personally put a bounty on him?

Of course, the most important point was

that the person mocking them was a big shot in the Underworld.

Naturally, they dared not provoke him.

Instead, they were terrified of catching this big shot's attention.

For all these reasons,

there was no other choice!

Diamante had to decide to take action himself!

He would gather his men and wipe out that brat named Arthur once and for all!

And he could also use this opportunity

to let the North Blue once again feel the terror of their Donquixote Family.

That would benefit their family's business.

Yet at that very moment,

Diamante, in the castle on the island,

or rather,

everyone in the Underworld following this incident, had never imagined that Arthur had already arrived at Diamante's base.

Faced with a kill order from a big shot like Diamante,

Arthur had not fled and hidden everywhere as they had expected.

Instead, he had come straight for Diamante!

This was a turn of events that none of them could have imagined!

A large ship flying no insignia slowly appeared on the horizon beyond the harbor.

The lookout in the watchtower on the docks spotted the large ship immediately.

He alerted the pirates below.

"A ship's coming!"

"It's not one of our Donquixote Family's ships!"

As soon as the news reached the pirates at the harbor,

all the pirates carrying weapons and ammunition stopped working.

They stood on the docks and gazed toward the horizon.

"Enemies?"

"Come on, how could they be enemies? What blind fool would dare attack our Donquixote Family's territory?"

"Exactly! You're way too timid!"

"Hahaha!!! You still need to see more of the world. They're lucky if our Donquixote Family doesn't attack their territory!!!!"

The pirates on the docks joked and laughed.

At the arrival of the unfamiliar ship,

they felt no tension at all, only curiosity.

However,

as the large ship drew closer and closer to the harbor, without any warning, a boom rang out as it suddenly fired at the docks!

A black cannonball tore across the sky!

Whistling a low note of death,

it landed squarely amid a pile of weapons and ammunition that had yet to be loaded!

Boom!!!

Just a single cannonball

triggered a chain of explosions across the docks!

The weapons and ammunition sitting on the docks awaiting loading

were essentially an arsenal of explosives.

They were exceedingly dangerous!

And a cannonball that no one had anticipated

unleashed an explosion that soared into the sky!

Flames and black smoke...

shot straight into the clouds!

The powerful shock wave from the explosion

swept over everyone and everything on the docks!

One strike completely wiped out the Donquixote Family's forces on the docks!

"Oh my, I suppose that's what they call one shot, one kill!"

Aboard the ship that had fired,

Arthur looked toward the docks through a telescope,

speaking with some pleasant surprise.

He had merely aimed roughly toward the docks and fired once.

He had never expected

to hit the weapons and ammunition piled on the docks dead-on, triggering a chain reaction of explosions and taking everyone out in one strike...

"That was incredible, Your Highness Arthur..."

Beside him,

Alfred was utterly dumbstruck.

Under normal circumstances,

taking a harbor defended by armed forces required at least sustained bombardment to suppress it before its defenses could be neutralized.

Yet, to his surprise,

His Highness Arthur had easily done it with a single cannonball.

As expected of His Highness Arthur!

Arthur had no idea what Alfred was thinking at that moment.

Even if he had known,

he would not have admitted that it was merely a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse-a lucky fluke.

"Excellent. We can land safely now."

"I'll deal with that pirate Diamante."

"Alfred, help me take care of the other pirates."

"If you can't hold out, retreat immediately. Don't try to act tough and get yourself killed."

Arthur continued.

Alfred was the only loyal subordinate he had right now.

Naturally, he would not let him throw his life away over something like this.

Hearing this and seeing how much His Highness Arthur cared for him, Alfred's eyes filled with tears, and he nodded emphatically in understanding, looking somewhat emotional.

"Yes, Your Highness Arthur!"

With that,

their ship had already entered the harbor.

Before the ship had fully docked,

Arthur leaped straight ashore.

Against the glow of the flames,

the killing intent in his eyes seemed almost tangible.

He had traveled a thousand miles to kill one man!

As long as he dealt with their leader, Diamante,

the other pirates under him were no cause for concern.