It's good that the Rocks Pirates haven't disbanded yet. If they really did, Xia Chen would definitely lose a lot of fun.
Moreover... Xia Chen was quite interested in meeting Rocks, the maritime overlord of the old era.
After all, there aren't many pirates who dare to so lawlessly slaughter Celestial Dragons.
Of course, the one he saw in his original timeline doesn't count.
That's not really Rocks anymore; it's just someone wearing Rocks's skin.
Xia Chen then turned his gaze to the pirates in front of him.
The moment Xia Chen's gaze swept over them, these pirates couldn't help but stand up straight, afraid that they might have done something wrong.
Xia Chen glanced at the pirates and asked casually, "One group of you is from the Rocks Pirates, and what about the other group?"
"And what was the reason you two started fighting?"
As soon as Xia Chen said this, someone in the crowd immediately replied, "We are from the Cat Hunter Pirates. The reason they were fighting is because they wanted something on our ship!"
"This thing is Devil Fruit, Zoan, Ancient Zoan, Saber-toothed Tiger form!"
The pirate recounted the entire situation in great detail, because even if he hadn't, someone else would have.
Since that's the case, it's better to let him speak, to increase the man's goodwill towards him, and to give him a better chance of survival!
Otherwise, if he really hid it and was later discovered, he couldn't imagine how horribly he would die.
It's such a shame that such a powerful Devil Fruit was wasted!
They were originally planning to sell them and make a fortune!
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's eyes revealed a hint of surprise.
Actually, he had already become suspicious when he heard that one of the two pirate crews was a member of the Rocks Pirates.
It's important to understand that this era was unlike later times, where warlords carved up the land. In this era, the Rocks Pirates were the undisputed dominant pirate crew in the New World.
In theory, no other pirate crew would dare to clash with the Rocks Pirates, even though the Rocks Pirates here are all just a bunch of small fry.
So there must be a reason why another Rocks Pirates to fight them.
" Devil Fruit? Let me see it!"
Xia Chen spoke calmly to the man who had spoken.
"Yes!"
The man immediately agreed, then turned and ran towards the boat moored on the shore.
The other pirates remained obediently in place, not daring to even breathe loudly.
After a while, the scene of the man coming down with the Devil Fruit that I had imagined did not appear. Instead, the pirate ship completed the operation of raising the sails and weighing anchor in a very short time, and then the pirate ship headed away into the sea ahead.
The situation is now very clear: this pirate had no intention of giving the Devil Fruit to Xia Chen at all, and may even have been deliberately leading Xia Chen to take the Devil Fruit.
This gives him the opportunity to abandon his companions and escape!
Xia Chen could only say that... they were being a bit too bold!
It's just that the pirates in this timeline don't recognize him, otherwise they wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
Meanwhile, the pirates who remained in place were cursing, and some of them had even started swearing.
" Wells! You bastard! Come back here right now, are you trying to get us killed?"
"I knew you were no good a long time ago. If I make it back alive this time, I'll tear you to pieces!"
"..."
A chorus of curses rose and fell around them.
Meanwhile, the pirates of the Rocks Pirates silently stood on the other side, keeping their distance from the Cat Hunter Pirates.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if they were affected later.
Wells, who had already escaped some distance, was beaming with joy.
Now that's great, not only did the person escape, but the Devil Fruit.
He too can become a noble Devil Fruit User!
These pirates understand that strength is the most important thing in this world. As long as you have the strength, why would you be afraid of not earning Beli?
The problem is that this Devil Fruit belongs to everyone on their ship, so the question is, who should eat it?
It wouldn't be appropriate to give it to anyone! Because it would harm the interests of the other people on the ship, and no one would agree to it.
So, in the end, the pirates had no choice but to sell the Devil Fruit for Beli, so that they could take care of each of them.
Then Wells turned back to look at his companions who were still there, and said with a smile:
"If you all die, I'll live on, just like you, hahaha..."
However, when he turned his head, what came into view was an extremely dazzling golden light.
The pupils contracted violently.
"Boom!"
A tremendous explosion rang out, and Wells, along with his entire pirate ship, was instantly annihilated, reduced to ashes without leaving a trace.
On the shore, Xia Chen slowly lowered his raised hand.
Then, turning his gaze to the pirates of the Cat Hunter Pirates, he spoke calmly:
"Since there are some fools on your ship, then you may all go to the underworld with them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless tiny purple ice spikes appeared in the void, instantly piercing the necks of the pirates in their terrified gazes.
One by one, they clutched their necks and collapsed to the ground, blood flowing freely in all directions.
Xia Chen's eyes remained completely unmoved after he had done all this. He had already killed countless pirates, so killing these few would have no impact on him.
If you do something wrong, you always have to bear the consequences, right?
As for that Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, Xia Chen wasn't really interested. He just wanted to take a look on a whim, and it wouldn't matter to him if it was destroyed.
"Gulp!"
In contrast to the calm on Xia Chen's side, the pirates of the Rocks Pirates on the other side were sweating profusely, their backs completely soaked.
Fear now consumed them completely.
They had just witnessed Xia Chen's entire attack, but it was precisely because they had seen it that they were even more terrified.
Is it really no joke that such a powerful energy wave can be emitted with just a slight raise of the hand?
The ship vanished without a trace, not even a fragment! It simply disappeared, as if it had never existed in this world.
What shocked them even more was Xia Chen killing the members of the Cat Hunter Pirates. They had seen him raise his hand before, but this time they saw nothing at all.
Countless ice spikes appeared and killed the pirates. That was a million times easier than stepping on an ant, wasn't it?
Hey! You guys!
Xia Chen's sudden voice startled the pirates, causing their legs to tremble uncontrollably.
"You're from the Rocks Pirates, do you know the location of Hachinosu?"
"I... I know!"
A pirate spoke tremblingly.
"Good to know!" Xia Chen smiled and continued:
"Take me to Hachinosu!"
"Ah???"