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

Chapter 315 The Two-Bone Skeleton Knight!

click!
Around the fist imprint, shattered bone armor fell to the ground.

Akin slowly straightened up and walked out of the ruins step by step. His gaze towards Hody held a newfound interest.
"You're proud of yourself for being able to break through a bone's defenses, but let me show you something new."

"This move was originally intended to snatch the number one coin from that guy Kro, but it's not bad to use you to test it out."

"Two Bones - Death Skeleton Knight!"

The sound landed instantly, creating a sonic boom in the air.

Ode——!
Hody attacked again in front of Akin, the airflow he generated at supersonic speed was like a whirlwind, stirring up dust like a dragon.

"Trident!"

He pointed his fingers into a sword shape, wrapped it with Armament Haki, and then pointed it at Akin's chest like a spear. It was the same point of attack, but the attack was several times more ferocious than the previous one!
The dozens of ES drugs he had just swallowed were still strengthening Hody's body, to the point that he still couldn't see where his limits were.

"With this one strike, I will crush your arrogance as a human being!"

boom!
Hody's chop struck Akin's chest again, and a booming sound of steel impact filled the air.

The violent force poured down on the ground beneath their feet, spiderweb-like cracks spreading across a radius of tens of meters, causing the ground to collapse and most of the entire palace to crumble!
"No matter how you look at it, to achieve this level based on physical ability is... simply too exaggerated!"

"Captain Hody, are you really still a fish-man?!"

Dust and smoke filled the air, obscuring visibility.

Looking around, all they could see were collapsing buildings and fishmen fleeing in all directions.

After that attack, everything fell silent.

"Who's winning?!"

"Need I say more? Brother Hody risked everything, swallowing dozens of ES drugs, his physical abilities are now superhuman, even Jinbe is no match for him!"

The fishmen of the new Fishman Pirates gradually became excited, and even many of them who had just lost their will to fight had a glimmer of hope reappear in their eyes.

Many people picked up their spears again and approached Kro with predatory eyes.

just.

The gaunt man standing in front of the cage, sizing up Shirahoshi, hadn't paid any attention to the battle taking place there, as if the life and death of his comrades were of no importance to him.

"Don't you care about your companions? Cough cough cough..."

Neptune struggled to sit up from the pool of blood.

The penetrating wound in his chest caused him to lose a lot of blood. Even though the fishman was strong enough not to die from it, it was impossible for him to fight again.

With his two sons and Shirahoshi, the Sea King of this era, all imprisoned here by Hody's crew, it can be said that Fish-Man Island has almost fallen into the hands of Hody's crew.

Now, his only support is Crowe, who stands outside the cage, unaware of his intentions, and Arkin, who is fighting Hody to the death.

He didn't know why the two men had come here, but they were the last glimmer of hope he could grasp.

"Hody's strength is second only to Jinbe on Fishman Island, and with the support of that secret medicine, his pure combat power may have already surpassed Jinbe's."

“Your companion is strong, but you alone would probably find it difficult to resist.”

"If you fail here, you..."

Hey!
Kro raised his hand, caught a bullet that was being fired at him, then flicked his finger and fired it back the way it came, tearing the barrel apart before shooting the merman's head through.

The attacker fell, blood spreading everywhere, his face contorted with a sinister smile of triumph even in death!

The crowd stopped in their tracks, stunned by the scene, and dared not take another step forward.

Klow's answer also reached Neptune's ears at that moment:

"rest assured."

“That guy Jin has a lot of secrets up his sleeve. When it comes to a life-or-death battle, it’s hard to say whether Jinbe can even be his match.”

"Hody..."

Kro turned to look at the dust and smoke in the distance, then lost all interest.
"Even with the use of banned drugs beyond his tolerance, that guy Hody only has combat power below the lower level of Gold."

"Physical ability is his only advantage, but his combat skills, which are derived from experience and training, and his domineering aura, born from will and belief..."

"A complete mess."

"you……"

Just as Neptune was about to continue his admonition, a clanging sound of metal clashing erupted once more from the battlefield, which was shrouded in dust and smoke in the distance.

when!
when!
when!
A more piercing, sharper, and more chilling roar exploded!

The people's initially calm hearts gradually became uneasy.

"It could withstand even that kind of attack, what kind of monster is that?!"

"What Brother Hody ingested was a dose enough to kill dozens of people instantly, and the physical enhancement he gained is comparable to any monster on this sea!"

"impossible!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable—!"

The shark-headed shark man, Toth, gripped his warhammer tightly, unable to believe what he was seeing. But in the next instant, half of his body was torn apart by a flying white spear!
boom!
Blood mist filled the air.

While everyone was shocked, they turned to look into the distance and finally saw clearly what had hit Tos!
At the end of the line of sight, there was a long, spiral-shaped structure, nearly ten meters long, which looked like a series of intertwined white bones, deeply embedded in the rock!

"What the hell is that?!"

"A single strike tore half of Tos's body apart?!"

The shark-man Jeo couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the utterly dead Tos.

His intuition told him that not only Tos, but probably none of the new Fishman Pirates members present today would survive.

Whether it was fear that prevented them from taking a step, or curiosity that overcame the terror of life and death, they were left wondering.

Jeo stood still, gazing at the distant battlefield.

soon.

The second spiral bone spear shot out from the smoke and dust at a speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye!

What chilled Jeo to the bone even more was that at the tip of the spiral bone spear was a figure pierced through it—none other than Hody Jones!
boom!
boom!
boom!
A series of palaces exploded and collapsed with a crash; the foundation of the Dragon Palace was almost torn apart by this attack!
This time, Hody, who was at the tip of the spear, failed to stand up. He was pinned to a wall by the spiral spear and could no longer move.

The crisp sound of footsteps came from the dust in the distance, attracting everyone's attention.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
……

"What the hell is that?!"

"Centaur?!"

"Is that guy a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user?!"

"But do monsters with this kind of appearance really exist in legends?!"

A gasp of amazement rippled through the crowd. Even the soldiers of the Dragon Palace felt a sense of indescribable fear as they experienced the overwhelming pressure.

Kro looked at Akin at that moment, and his pupils also contracted sharply:

"This attitude..."

"A combat form developed based on the original abilities of the Bone-Bone Fruit?!"

"Although I could guess that you had some hidden trump cards, even I felt a sense of danger from doing this much."

"Has he already reached the middle level of Gold Saints?" "This is the aura of the third-in-command of a Yonko-level pirate crew!"

"Demon... no, perhaps what I said before, Kyokotsu Akin is more suitable for you now!"

boom!
The stone slab shattered.

Akin's figure was exposed to the sunlight of Fishman Island.

At this moment, he was already over ten meters tall, and his entire body was covered in armor made of white bones, with only a cross-shaped opening left on his helmet.

With two arms and four legs, it is no different from the legendary centaur!

He stood calmly in the field, holding the spiral bone spear in both hands, pure white water vapor gushing out from the pores preserved beneath his mask.

During his months of training in Alabasta, Akin could sense that his potential was once again approaching its limit, and the growth rate of his physical body and Haki was gradually slowing down.

With long-term training and battles, Zoro, Sanji, and even Law, who recently joined the crew, are gradually realizing their talents, growing at a rocket-like pace.

How could Akin possibly accept being so easily surpassed by a newcomer?!
Kro, who had a smooth and even faster development of his abilities than Gawain, pointed out a path for him.

Deep development of Devil Fruit abilities!
Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users are the most numerous and have the lowest skill ceiling among the three types, but they also have the highest skill ceiling.

As a top-tier Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Bone-Bone Fruit naturally possesses considerable potential, even surpassing the vast majority of Paramecia-type Devil Fruits.

According to Akin's own guess.

Perhaps after awakening, the Bone-Bone Fruit user will be able to manipulate the bones within any living being, but at least for now, he cannot do that.

However, this did not prevent him from developing a new fighting style based on his Devil Fruit ability and his own characteristics, which greatly enhanced his combat capabilities!

And the current state is one of the results!

Two Bones-Dead Skeleton Knight!

With the defense provided by the bone armor covered in both inner and outer armor colors, there is no possibility for an opponent of the same level to break through his defense head-on!
A more robust outer armor means it can withstand greater air pressure. Combined with the air pressure-driven spiral bone spear, a single strike can render Hody, who has reached the gold threshold, powerless!
"A little bit... a bit overdone~"

Beneath the pure white armor, A Jin's calm voice slowly drifted out.

An invisible sense of oppression made the hearts of the surrounding members of the New Fishman Pirates beat faster, like pounding drums.

Yet no one dared to make a move!

You'll die if you're discovered!

Everyone had this misconception at that moment!

On the wall in the distance.

Hody was pierced by a bone spear. He raised his hand, trying to pull the bone spear out of his chest, but he could not budge it an inch.

What truly stunned him was his own arm, which was no longer as strong and powerful as before, but had become dry and thin, covered with age spots.

"What happened? My...my power?!"

"It's ES poison!"

Hody suddenly realized the price he had paid for consuming an entire bottle of ES poison and gaining power, but there was no turning back.

"I will lead the fishmen to a brand new future and make those arrogant humans pay the price!"

"I……"

puff--!
A rapidly approaching spiraling bone spear shattered Hody's skull, sending him to hell.

Akin turned around and looked at the members of the new Fishman Pirates around him, then walked towards them step by step.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The bony hoof stomped on the floor with a crisp sound, which reached the ears of the new Fishman Pirates and crushed their last bit of courage.

A one-sided massacre has begun.

The screams rose and fell, making Neptune's scalp tingle and his mouth dry.

He suppressed his discomfort and turned to look at Kro, who hadn't made a move from beginning to end, his pupils suddenly contracting.

If Akin already possesses such terrifying strength, then wouldn't Kro, who is subtly the dominant force between the two, be even more...?

"You guessed right, I'm stronger than Akin."

Without turning his head, Chloe spoke with unparalleled confidence:
"You may have heard of our name."

"Gawain Pirates".

"There is a captain with a rather troublesome personality, but whose strength is like that of a monster."

"but."

"You can rest assured, given that guy's personality, he wouldn't do anything despicable."

Neptune breathed a slight sigh of relief upon learning that Crow and Arkin were Gawain's subordinates and, considering the scene before him, thought:
"Mr. Jinbe said that."

"A monster newcomer from the East China Sea, who has been in the industry for less than two years, already has the aura of the fifth Emperor of the Sea."

"Captain Knight Gawain can be said to be the most famous pirate on this sea."

"The most benevolent man in the East China Sea."

He had heard the name from Jinbe more than once, and most of the times it was in praise and compliments.

Even if a man who prides himself on benevolence and righteousness has malicious intentions, he should still consider his reputation and not behave too badly.

"That's it."

Kro nodded and continued:
"We came to Fishman Island not only because it is a necessary route to the New World, but also because we have our own purpose."

Neptune's face darkened:
"Shirahoshi?!"

"what."

"Sure enough, that incident a few years ago, even if it didn't attract the attention of the World Government, did attract the attention of the pirates."

Neptune sighed, his expression complex.

He glanced at Shirahoshi, who was still locked in the cage, and then looked at Kro with a hint of hostility in his eyes.

Seeing this, Kro immediately realized that Neptune had misunderstood and explained:
"Don't worry, I told you that Gawain wouldn't do anything to bully the weak. He came here to plant his flag on Fishman Island."

"In other words, this is an alliance!"

"Just as Whitebeard declared that this place was under his protection, the Gawain Pirates can also protect this place."

"I must remind you that Whitebeard is over seventy years old."

"Even the strongest man in the world is nearing the end of his life. How many pirates in this world can live to be seventy?"

Neptune fell silent for a moment. He knew that Kuro was right, and he was even more aware of what the fishmen would face once Fishman Island lost Whitebeard's protection.

But Gao Wen and his gang were different.

They may not be as strong as Whitebeard now, but Captain Gawain already possesses combat power no weaker than the Four Emperors, and the crew members include monsters like Kuro and Arkin, whose potential is clearly immense.

It's almost a foregone conclusion that Gawain and his crew will become the emperors of the seas. Besides, do I really have the ability to resist now?!

"You really won't hurt Shirahoshi?!"

"Or rather... what do you want from Fishman Island?"

(End of this chapter)