Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 54: Skygate

Just as Obe and his companions were advancing at full speed towards the shore, Burfat's side also arrived in front of the enemy.

"Hahahaha! Long time no see, Skepgate. Why didn't you follow your big brother today?"

Burfat, who was lurking on the seabed, suddenly jumped up, penetrated the opponent's hull and jumped out from under the deck.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the people on the boat, the fierce Betta fish man laughed triumphantly.

"You...Burfat! You bastard!"

Seeing Burfat, who had destroyed his flagship alone and still dared to appear in front of him, Skepgate's eyes were filled with anger and fear.

As one of the three cadres guarding the waters of Fenrir Island, he and Ferg are actually weaker than Burfat. Among the three of them, only For, who has been stationed on Fenrir Island, is qualified to compete with the fishman in front of him.

"Have you seen me unable to speak clearly? What a disappointment, Skipgate."

The pirates on the ship were in chaos because the ship was damaged. For a moment, they did not surround Burfat, but let him stand in the middle of the deck.

"The boat, the boat was smashed!"

"Oh no, water is entering the cabin..."

"Where's the dragon bone? Is the dragon bone okay?"

"Where's the repair team? Come quickly!"

"But, but the enemy is still on the ship..."

There was a constant noise, the whole deck was in chaos, and shouting and cursing were everywhere.

"Hey! Everyone, stop right there! The repair team, go fix the hole, and the rest of you, come with me and kill this guy!"

Skygate's shout quieted down the pirates on the ship.

These pirates were not novices either. After a brief period of confusion, they reorganized their team according to Skepgate's instructions.

Burfat had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to attack. He continued to look at the people on the boat with his arms crossed and a mocking face.

"Thirty seconds! It actually took you thirty seconds to reorganize your fighting force. As expected, without Forle, you are just a mob."

Seeing that Burfat didn't take them seriously at all, the pirates on the ship were naturally angry. The other party was just a fishman!

"on!"

At Skepgate's command, the battle finally officially began.

As the attack order was given, the pirates rushed towards Burfat.

"Murloc Karate·Akara Sowa Shoken!"

Facing dozens of pirates rushing forward with weapons in hand, Burfat took up his stance and stunned all of them with just one Fishman Karate move. He even taunted them:
"Have you all recruited these useless people into your pirate group over the years?"

"hateful!"

Facing Burfat's ridicule, Skepgate looked grim.

Looking around him, he found that no one was still standing except the pirates who were busy repairing the holes on the ship.

The people assigned to repair the ship cannot move. The big hole in the ship must be repaired in time, otherwise once the ship sinks, they will have no chance of winning against the fishman Burfat.

With this thought in mind, Skepgate decided to go all out, striving to end the battle quickly before the other party completely sank the ship.

"You forced me to do this!"

With nowhere to retreat, Skepgate bent down, his muscles trembling.

Then white hair grew out of his body and limbs, a pair of curved pointed horns grew out of his head, and his pupils turned into the shape of a "I".

Animal-type Bull-Bull Fruit - goat form.

"Broken top!"

Skepgate, transformed into a satyr, thrust his head towards Burfat.

"It's really a boring move."

Looking at the opponent's straight forward movements, Burfat just turned sideways to avoid Skepgate's impact.

Then he thrust his knee upwards, directly hitting the opponent's chin and sending him flying.

"Your strength is far inferior to that of your elder brother, For."

"Hmph! You guys dare to launch a sneak attack while big brother is away." Skepgate got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face full of unwillingness.

"Strategy is also part of strength. If you want to blame someone, blame your eldest brother for following the wrong pier and following that guy John. Now he probably won't be able to come back."

Burfat, who had the advantage, did not press on to pursue the victory, but instead, contrary to his usual behavior, started chatting with the other party.

"What do you mean, man?"

"Literally. This time, John's forces will be completely eradicated. Going to Beehive Island now is tantamount to seeking death. Did that Forle guy not tell you anything?"

"Big Brother only said to support Captain John... What on earth did you guys do to Beehive Island?!"

"It's nothing, I just joined forces with Golden Lion and Big Mom to go treasure hunting on the island~" Burfat said in an indifferent tone.

"Gold, Golden Lion and Big Mom?!" Skygate was shocked. Obviously, in order to appease people, John did not tell anyone except his confidants about the possible arrival of the pirate alliance.

Seeing the other party's obviously panicked expression, Burfat began to persuade him to surrender calmly.

In his opinion, Skepgate and others are now a group of wandering pirates who are about to lose their protection. It is naturally a gain if they can be recruited by the Beasts Pirates before others take action. After all, the scale of the Beasts Pirates is still too small compared with other sea overlords.

"Now you know, John is dead. And those of you who lost his protection will not have a better fate.

How about joining the Beasts Pirates now? Our boss is very welcoming to people with animal abilities like you."

This is the truth. Almost everyone in the pirate group knows that Kaido does have a preference for animal-type devil fruits.

In his opinion, compared to the fancy special abilities of the Superman and Nature types, the Animal type, which can simply and crudely improve one's speed, strength, and even recovery ability, is the first choice.

Combined with his own powerful domineering aura, he can completely achieve the level of "breaking all laws with one force".

Essentially, what Kaido relies on when fighting is his strongest physique and unrivaled domineering aura.

"I……"

Skepgate was also in hesitation at this moment. If what the other party said was true, then with the strength of himself and others, they would definitely not be able to occupy Fenrir Island after losing Captain John. It would even be a question whether they could survive the subsequent reshuffle of forces.

Even if I don't consider the future, I am no match for Burfat at the moment, and I will die if I continue fighting.

After a moment of silence, Scapgate spoke.

"I, I need to contact my eldest brother first."

"what ever."

Seeing that the other party had wavered, Burfat did not press further, but just crossed his arms and waited calmly for the other party's response.

……

"Pooh~Pooh~"

"Hello, big brother. It's me, Scapgate."

"Gate, why are you contacting me now? Is there something going on on Fenrir Island?"

At this moment, For on the opposite side suddenly received a call from his brother who stayed behind in the base, and was obviously a little surprised.

"Yes, that's right..."

Skygate repeated Burfat's words to Fork, including the invitation from the Beasts Pirates.

"..."

There was a long silence on the Den Den Mushi side. After a long wait, Fork finally spoke:
“Even if what they say is true, I must go, this is Captain John’s captain’s order.

It was Captain John that we brothers took the initiative to surrender to, and now he is in danger, I cannot just sit back and watch him go."

"But brother..."

"If you are willing, then surrender. The captain's kindness is enough to repay with my life. You can find another way forward and don't worry about it."

After saying that, the person on the other end hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"Is this Forta's choice? What a shame... So, what's your choice?"

Burfat also felt a little sorry for the heroic death of his old rival.

Skepgate was silent for a moment, then he put away the Den Den Mushi and smiled with relief: "Since Big Brother has chosen his path, why shouldn't I, as his younger brother, risk my life to follow him?"

"Really? You guys really are..."

After understanding the other party's intention, Burfat gave up the idea of ​​surrender and prepared to give this man a last bit of dignity.

"Sheep rush forward!"

"The Secret of Fishman Karate: Oniwa Shoken!"

The horns of Skepgate, who was sprinting at full speed, collided with Burfat's fist, and the two strong armament haki collided with each other.

But this stalemate did not last long. In just a moment, Skepgate's domineering aura was shattered, and then he was directly knocked into the sea by Burfat.

Watching the Skygate gradually sink to the bottom of the sea, Burfat turned to the pirates who were still lying there and said:
"If you're willing to join our Beasts Pirates, lay down your weapons now, or go down and join your boss!"

"What, what should we do? Should we surrender?"

"I voted, and I don't want to die yet."

"Me too. I haven't spent all the Baileys I saved yet."

……

Clang, clang, clang...

The sound of swords falling to the ground gradually rang out.

Most of these pirates were new recruits and did not have much affection for Skepgate, nor did they have any intention of being loyal to John. When they heard that there was a chance to survive, they all put down their weapons.

From then on, there was only one last cadre standing in the way of Burfat and others.

(End of this chapter)