I'm the Captain

"Didn't you hit it? I thought it was an opportunity."

Keel said regretfully.

It was because he had been in the same pirate crew that he knew those small fry were not worth mentioning, and Newgate was the first target to be eliminated.

The bad news is that Roger is also with Newgate, and with the two of them supporting each other, taking them down with a single shot won't be easy.

"Staying in the same spot forever, you'll be discovered sooner or later!" Keel chuckled.

There wasn't a trace of tension on his face.

He rested the barrel on the railing, then bent down, pressed his cheek against the gun, gripped the trigger with one hand, and adjusted the scope with the other.

The crosshairs were aimed at a navy officer, who was sweating profusely and looking around nervously.

"Ba!" Keel exhaled.

The Reishi struck him squarely between the eyebrows! The impact sent the Marine flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground. Even in death, his eyes remained vacant.

"Ida!" a naval comrade cried out, instinctively taking a step forward and running towards his dead colleague.

Bang!

Gunshots rang out, and another body was added to the list.

The sight terrified the others, who instinctively took a detour and sought shelter in buildings.

But Roger and Newgate stood still.

Spatially, there are indeed many buildings around, making it a large open space—a favorite spot for any sniper.

Standing there, they were essentially exposing their entire bodies, and an attack could strike at any moment.

"Can you feel it?" Newgate whispered.

"Observation Haki works sometimes and doesn't work sometimes. To use Quincy's words, even the air belongs to them." Roger frowned. "What a disgusting place!"

They were using Observation Haki to sense the enemy, and even as people died one after another, they did not intervene.

Strong individuals who have honed their Observation Haki will inevitably encounter problems in battle and subconsciously activate their Observation Haki.

However, if Observation Haki suddenly becomes useless, it would be a headache for these powerful individuals, as habits are not so easily broken.

Um?!!

Newgate suddenly opened his eyes wide, his thigh muscles bulged, and he rolled to the side.

Less than a fraction of a second later, a hole appeared in the ground where he had been standing. The hole was about the size of a thumb and was cylindrical in shape.

Newgate knelt on one knee, looking up into the distance.

"Found it!"

Boom!!

The spire at an angle had just been in Newgate's line of sight when it suddenly exploded.

He and Roger looked at each other, and together they ran towards him.

Seeing this, the other pirates looked at each other, and some of them, because of this incident, lost the courage they had finally mustered and were already feeling timid.

Some people were even more determined: retreating would not lead to survival; to live, one must move forward!

With this belief, half of the people followed.

When Roger and Newgate arrived at their destination, all they saw was a gray, desolate landscape; buildings had collapsed, rubble and large slabs of stone had fallen, and dust filled the air.

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light shone, and a huge figure burst out from the smoke.

Roger looked closely and exclaimed in surprise.

"The Sengoku?!"

That's right! This person is none other than Sengoku!

Sengoku was not surprised at all by Roger and Newgate's appearance; he simply stepped aside.

Soon, more naval soldiers arrived.

After a while, those who chose to continue following Roger and Newgate finally arrived.

Sengoku glanced at the naval soldiers behind Roger and Newgate, a strange light flashing in his eyes behind his glasses, but he didn't say anything more.

"Sengoku! What are you doing here!" Roger asked.

"I noticed you guys a while ago, and I heard gunfire. I circled around to another direction and found the sniper," Sengoku explained.

Roger realized that the tower had suddenly exploded because Sengoku had intervened.

Both the pirates and the navy kept their eyes fixed on what was ahead.

Did the attacks of the Sengoku / Vice Admiral Sengoku) have any effect? That's what people were thinking.

"Ahh~ My eyes suddenly lit up, I thought my gun had exploded, but I didn't expect to see a golden Buddha."

"By the way, can people like us become Buddhas after we die?"

Keel emerged from the smoke and dust, casually waving his hand, and the dust dispersed.

The sniper rifle with its broken barrel in his hand immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"That's him!"

"It's definitely this guy!"

"That bastard who ambushed from the shadows!"

"His weapon is broken!!"

People shouted, but upon closer listening, it became clear that their voices had relaxed somewhat.

The unknown enemy is always the most terrifying.

Now that Keel has appeared and doesn't seem to have anything special about him, people are naturally no longer as afraid as they were when they were targeted and killed as prey.

"Hey! Two notorious pirates and a Marine Vice Admiral? That's an outrageous lineup!"

Keel shrugged and smiled.

"Please, have mercy!"

Whoosh!!!

Roger, Newgate, Sengoku set off together.

"Divine Departure!"

"Sky-Splitting Fist!"

"Buddha Illuminates the Nine Provinces!"

The three occupied the left, center, and right directions; when they did make a move, it was a powerful and decisive attack.

Sword energy crackling with black and red electricity, a punch that shook the atmosphere, a golden shockwave... Keel was engulfed.

The sudden gust of wind knocked over the pirates at the front, and those further away couldn't even open their eyes.

This area was razed to the ground in an instant!

"Did they take them down?" Sengoku murmured.

"Sengoku, it seems you're not so pedantic after all, you know you should join forces with the pirates." Roger laughed.

"Don't misunderstand, you just started attacking without warning. I had no intention of fighting alongside you!" Sengoku said coldly.

"Tch!" Roger scoffed.

Newgate didn't speak, staring intently ahead.

Tap~ Tap tap!

Suddenly, a series of light, slow footsteps sounded, causing the expressions of the three people to change.

"Don't force me, I really don't want to use this trick."

Keel stood unharmed in Roger's and the other two's sight, even taking off his sunglasses and wiping the dust off with his fingers.

Did they block or dodge the attack?

Sengoku couldn't understand it; the attack just now should have sealed off all escape routes.

Newgate frowned, carefully recalling ten years ago.

"What does it matter? If it doesn't work the first time, we'll try again. This guy is clearly different from other Quincy!" Roger didn't seem discouraged at all.

"Different now? Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself." Keel clasped his hands together and then opened them again, revealing a brand new spear in his hands.

He raised his gun to level, pointing it forward, his cynical smile vanishing, his expression turning exceptionally cold.

"I am the first Sternritter to be bestowed with Schrift by His Majesty, the captain of the Schutzstaffel, and my symbolic power is the X-Axis!"

Bang!!!

Roger's eyes widened, Sengoku's eyes blazed with fury, and Newgate coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Three people had holes punched in their chests!

Thump! They fell to the ground!

This stunned everyone else present, leaving them bewildered by the sudden reversal of the battle, but their reaction quickly turned to terror.

Keel turned his gun on someone else.

"Excuse me, could you please stand in a line? That would save me some effort."