How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 261 Powerful Country!

The surging crowd instantly engulfed Gao Wen.

From Reiju's perspective, she could even see the flashing gunfire, and for a moment, she felt a little uneasy:
"Is this kind of reckless behavior acceptable?!"

"Even wearing Germa's battle suit, it's only a matter of time before it gets damaged in the face of such a dense attack, which is even mixed with swords and artillery fire."

Faced with Reiju's question, Zoro didn't even turn his head, only saying one word:

"run!"

Have these people really trusted that man to this extent?!

Reiju followed closely behind Zoro, but kept turning back. The next moment, she saw a scene that shocked her.

Gu——!
A gray-white shockwave emanated from the pirate group, sweeping across the entire port like a curtain of light.

Not only that, but even the many pirate ships anchored on the sea at this moment were impacted and kept rocking.

boom!
A loud bang followed as it landed.

In the distant harbor, only a few people remained, all staring in horror at the man standing in the encirclement, a man with wings on his back, resembling a ghost or god.

"What happened?! No, what did that guy do?!"

Some people feel confused and their minds go blank, as if they are about to lose consciousness.

"It's Conqueror's Haki!"

"The Conqueror's Haki, which only one in a million possesses, symbolizes the qualities of a king!"

"This guy is definitely not some nobody. Who is he? He looks way too young. Is he one of the Navy's new generation?!"

"I don't know, I've never dealt with this guy before, but without taking him down, it's impossible to obtain Hades!"

After the initial fear, the pirates' rationality was once again shattered by their greed for Pluto.

They were confident that even with human lives, they could pile up and kill the man standing in the harbor at that moment.

"kill!"

"He's only human after all; he gets tired and weary. In the end, we'll be the ones who win!"

A massive crowd surged forward, and countless pirate ships rapidly approached the port.

More pirates jumped off the deck.

Their faces were flushed, their expressions were frenzied, and they brandished swords as they surged toward Gawain from the harbor.

……

Reiju, who was standing blankly in the distance, already understood why Zoro was so confident in Gawain.

No tyrant is willing to be subservient to others.

The fact that Gawain could become the leader of a monster like Kro only proves that Gawain is an even more powerful monster.

In comparison, both Judge and Ichiro, the three brothers, were as naive as toddlers learning to speak.

too weak!
So weak that even Judge's movements as he wielded his spear looked somewhat comical.

At this moment, those pirates who are far inferior to Judge are even more flocking to the port.

At that moment, Reiju understood.

Although she didn't yet know Gawain's limits, the pirates present alone had absolutely no chance of defeating him.

This is truly a case of one person's strength being able to defeat a thousand troops; pure power capable of crushing all enemies.

Reiju remained silent, catching up with Zoro, and the two quickly moved away from the center of the battlefield.

……

Below a building.

Zoro and Reiju paused there, put Sanji down, injected him with the antidote, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Reiju couldn't help but turn around and look at the battlefield in the distance.

This place is more than three kilometers away from the battlefield, and there are many obstacles in between. Even with Reiju's eyesight, she can't see Gawain's figure clearly.

She could barely make out streaks of pale blue laser light sweeping across the sea, and silvery-white slashes tearing through the sky—a scene almost indistinguishable from the apocalypse.

Reiju couldn't help but ask:
"How strong is that guy?!"

Reiju stared blankly at the blurry scene in the distance, but Zoro's reply was only three words:
"do not know."

Reiju was taken aback:
"do not know?!"

Zoro nodded, recalling Gawain who had repeatedly pushed the limits of his understanding, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly:
"I have never seen the captain go all out."

"..."

Reiju remained silent, her gaze fixed on Sanji beside her, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She is not stupid.

From Zoro's unintentional revelation, it can be inferred that Sanji's current identity may not be that of a Marine.

But their true identities are not important to Yu Leijiu.

The important thing is that Sanji is much happier under Gawain's banner than he was in Germa.

This is enough.

……

far away.

Above the sea.

Judge also stopped the retreating ships.

He stood on the deck, holding binoculars and looking back at the battle in the harbor.

Unlike Reiju, he had fought on the high seas for many years and had witnessed countless battles between powerful individuals.

The Conqueror's Haki that Gawain just unleashed was extremely powerful. Among the strong individuals he knew, only a handful could achieve such a level of power.

And those beings are all outstanding figures on this vast ocean.

They are either legendary figures like Wang Zhi, who once rivaled kings, or contemporary emperors like the old lady.

"Lord Judge, should we intervene? Now is the best opportunity to rescue Lady Reiju and the others."

An adjutant walked up to Gaji with a fawning smile.

Although the vast majority of soldiers under Germa are mass-produced androids, there are still many normal people in the decision-making body besides the Vinsmoke family.

This adjutant was one of them.

His name was Morse.

He was once the captain of a pirate crew in the North Sea.

A few years ago, he narrowly escaped from the navy, and after meeting Judge, he immediately latched onto the strongest backer in the North Sea.

"Even if that guy is strong, he can't possibly be a match for so many pirates. We..."

"Okay."

Judge glanced at him sideways, his tone chilling:

"You go!"

"ah?!
Morse pointed to himself and swallowed the rest of his words.

He knew his own limitations, and Judge, standing next to him, was equally self-aware.

With his card of being a member state of the World Government locked down by his opponent, he was actually quite wary of the Navy.

After all, let alone the stronger Gawain, even Kro could easily crush Germa 66 with a single move.

Therefore, after confirming that Wang Zhi had not deceived him, he had given up the idea of ​​forcibly rescuing Reiju and the others by force.

The only reason he stayed here was because of a lingering sense of resentment.

He wanted to see for himself just how strong the man who defeated Wang Zhi really was.

boom!
Another explosion was heard from the distant port.

Countless shells rained down on Gawain, but they couldn't cause him the slightest harm.

The flaws in the battle armor were fully exposed in this battle.
Let alone ordinary cannonballs, even attacks imbued with Haki couldn't break through Gawain's defenses, not to mention the Crimson Dragon could absorb ley line energy to replenish its stamina at any time. If Gawain wanted to, he could continue fighting at this level indefinitely.

when!
when!
when!
……

Several bullets landed on Gawain, but they couldn't even make his body sway slightly; they only sent up a few sparks before bouncing off.

laugh!
Gawain raised his hand and swung his sword, cleaving the attacking pirate in half at the waist with a single strike.

"boring."

"Boring that makes you lose all interest."

Gawain sighed, his aura surging and transforming into a tangible impact that overturned the attacking pirates.

But in the next instant, even more people surged forward, a dark mass of them. Having fought for so long, these people were almost numb and had forgotten the existence of fear.

But they were still too weak for Gao Wen, so weak that he could hardly muster any interest in them.

brush!
Wings flapping.

Gawain leaped to his feet and glanced back at Franky and the others who were leading their troops in retreat in the distance.

Seeing that they had retreated to a safe area, Gao Wen no longer held back.

Zheng!
As Kanze Masamune sheathed his sword, Gawain's aura began to surge.
"I've had enough of this boring battle."

"If you don't want to die... run now!"

Streaks of crimson lightning gathered around Gawain, eventually flowing into the scabbard of Kanze Masamune's sword.

At the same time, the earth vein energy that had just been absorbed condensed towards Gawain's arm, so much so that his hand seemed to be enveloped in pale blue flames.

An invisible sense of oppression began to spread in all directions, and some extremely dangerous power was gathering, which, once it erupted, would surely have the power to overturn everything!

The winds blowing from the sea to the harbor almost stopped at this moment.

"what happened?!"

One of the pirates looked at Gawain, who was standing still in the sky, and was momentarily bewildered. His senses were dulled due to overload, but his body still instinctively felt fear.

"Who peed in my pants?! Wait... I... I..."

He was aware of what was happening to him, but he had no idea what was about to happen.

Only when his gaze fell upon Gawain again, and he saw the cloak billowing around Gawain's shoulders, did he belatedly realize that his legs could no longer move.

"I don't want to die!"

"I……"

He looked around in alarm and saw that the pirates who had been attacking Gawain with him were now fleeing desperately into the distant sea.

Many people even threw away their weapons in order to run faster.

"coming soon!"

"What on earth is coming?!"

"I don't know, but my body and my mind keep repeating this sentence: run, run, run, only by running away can I survive!"

"But...can we escape?!"

The man was slightly taken aback and subconsciously turned around. Gao Wen, who was hovering in mid-air, had already pulled his long sword out of the gap.

Hey!
The crisp sound at that moment even drowned out all the surrounding noises—the shouts of pirates, the howling wind, the rushing sea…

Everything seemed to stand still.

All that could be heard was Gao Wen's low murmur:
"Although I only saw that old woman use it once, I roughly grasped some of its essence, so..."

"Elbaf Spear - Mighty Kingdom!"

Ode!
Gawain drew his sword with a backhand motion, the Conqueror's Haki condensed in the scabbard intertwining and merging with the ley line energy in his hand.

The two represent will and energy respectively, which Gawain combined in a brutal way, turning them into a silver-white shockwave that spread in an arc, annihilating everything in sight.

Before countless pirates could even react, the world before them turned silvery-white, and their bodies were completely torn apart in the next instant.

The pirate ship near the coast was also hit, falling apart on the spot and turning into a sky full of debris.

A layer of waves, tens of meters high, rolled back from the harbor, growing higher and more exaggerated as the depth of the coastline changed.

Countless pirate ships that couldn't react in time were swallowed up on the spot.

Just this one strike.

The pirate forces entrenched in front of Water Seven were mostly destroyed.

The once crowded port is now deserted, with only countless pirate ship wrecks floating on the water and being pushed onto the beach by the waves.

Piled up like mountains.

"Weird...monster!"

On the sea.

Someone shouted, and the survivors, who had been almost in a daze, suddenly reacted and frantically started the pirate ship, retreating to the rear.

The dark clouds in the sky were dispelled by Gawain's burst of Conqueror's Haki, and the cool moonlight shone on the harbor, with scattered silver fragments on the water.

There was silence.

Only Gawain, with wings on his back and wearing crimson soft armor, stood in the harbor like a ghost, calmly watching everything on the sea.

At this moment, the pirates who had originally regarded Water 7 as prey clearly realized...

The question of who the hunter is remains to be seen, but at least until that man falls, no one can take Water Seven from him.

further away.

A row of snail-shaped boats, resembling islands, floated on the water, remaining perfectly still despite the rise and fall of the waves.

Standing on the deck of the snail ship, looking at Gawain in the distance, Judge's hand, gripping the broken gun, trembled incessantly.

"This guy...this guy is definitely qualified to contend with the Four Emperors. When did such a person appear in the Navy?!"

"impossible!"

"Even if a naval admiral personally intervened, this would be the most he could manage. This kind of person is definitely not some nobody..."

"wrong!"

Judge's breath hitched, and the image of Crow reappeared before his eyes.

The undisguised sarcasm directed at the World Government member states, and the ferocious killing intent in Kro's eyes, all point to the same thing.

"He can't be a navy officer!"

"A young and handsome face, combat strength comparable to a naval admiral..."

A name slowly appeared in Judge's mind:
"Knight Gawain!"

"retreat!"

"quick!"

This time, Judge really gave the order to retreat.

Pirates and the Navy are different.

The Navy would be mindful of his status as the king of a member state of the World Government, but pirates wouldn't be, not even the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were recruited by the World Government.

The relationship between these powerful pirates who enjoy the privileges of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the World Government is one of mutual exploitation.

For them, breaking a contract is as simple as eating and drinking, as long as the profit is large enough.

This is why, despite the huge uproar surrounding the Water Seven Pluton blueprints, the World Government chose not to utilize the powerful forces of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After all, these people act only with their own interests in mind, and no one can predict whether he is there to steal the Hades blueprints or to lend a hand.

"That good-for-nothing has managed to latch onto a powerful patron."

Judge broke out in a cold sweat, especially after recalling his attitude towards Sanji.

Although Kuro didn't say it explicitly, the degree to which he valued Sanji was no less than the degree to which he valued Ichiji and the others.

Once they remember...

and many more!

This might just be my chance, Germa's chance to reconquer the North Sea!
(End of this chapter)