One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"That's right, that's Jaya Island, which was swept up by the Sky Current. Tsk tsk tsk, if such a large island can be carried into the sky, how massive must that Sky Current be!"

Hancock nodded silently, looking down at the entire island. It felt somewhat similar to her daughter island. Hmm, the landscaping was very well done. Her people should be able to adapt quickly after coming here.

Moreover, this place is very large, more than three times the size of Amazon Lily. Most importantly, it is very secluded, so there is no need to worry about being found by the Navy after leaving the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After all, it took Karl so much effort to bring her up here, making it even more difficult for the Navy to organize a fleet to invade this place.

Seeing Hancock's eyes grow brighter and brighter, Carl knew she must have taken a liking to this place. He couldn't help but put his arm around Hancock's slender waist and chuckled, "Shall we go down and take a look?"

"Yes, I will listen to you."

Rumble~

A muffled clap of thunder sounded, and Karl looked up at the sky. Several streaks of lightning darted through the clouds, like a harbinger of an approaching storm.

But Carl just scoffed, "All that fancy stuff, do you think I'm going to even look at you?"

"The raven is landing right below."

"Gah!"

five minutes later.

Carl and Hancock were already in the primeval forest when they realized just how tall the trees were.

"Good heavens! Has no one been here for hundreds of years? I don't remember the trees on Jaya Island being this big."

"Who knows? After all, the climate conditions at an altitude of 10,000 meters are definitely different from those down below, so it's reasonable and logical for some variations to occur."

Hancock nodded thoughtfully, then frowned, suddenly looked in another direction, and whispered, "Are there snakes here?"

“Snakes? It’s normal to have snakes in the primeval forest, right?” Karl immediately shut his mouth after saying that, because Hancock had already closed her eyes and was making hissing sounds.

Harry Potter? No, Parsleyan? That's right, it must be Parsleyan.

The Nine Serpents – just from the name, you know they're experts at handling snakes. Hancock is a master at it, and Carl knows this all too well.

The snake Hancock mentioned must be the giant serpent in the story. 400 years ago, this creature was called the Kassi God. This one should be the Kassi God's grandson, the Lord of the Sky, Nolan.

Because of its extremely long lifespan and enormous size, it was revered as a deity, and even human sacrifices were offered to it every year.

Montblanc Noland, who happened to come to the island, found this very funny and suggested killing the god, after which there was no more human sacrifice.

However, this one should be the new generation of Cassie, and the one that Noland killed should be its father or mother, after all, they are the only sons in their family for generations.

Kakakka~

A loud crash came from not far away, trees felled, and dust rose. Before long, a huge creature emerged from the deep forest.

It was an enormous python. Karl could only see its massive head and part of its body. How long was it? Sorry, he couldn't see it at all.

Its body is mostly lake blue with dark blue stripes, its pupils are lemon yellow, and its most distinctive feature is the two whiskers around its mouth.

At first glance, it looks like a genetically modified, monstrous catfish.

The giant serpent stared directly at Hancock, hissing as if scrutinizing her.

Hancock's gaze was cold and stern. She made a strange sound, then extended her white, slender fingers and pointed to the ground beside her, making strange syllables again.

The giant snake nodded, as if it understood Hancock's words, and slithered to Hancock's side, lying down and bowing its head in submission.

"My dear, I just got a pet named Nolan. What do you think?"

Karl was taken aback. Huh? So fast? He didn't even need to use Conqueror's Haki to intimidate him or show off his kingly demeanor to subdue him?

"Wow, that's impressive. No wonder you're the emperor of the Nine Serpent Clan. Were you talking to it just now?"

Hearing Carl's praise, Hancock smiled and said, "Hmm, this guy is pretty easy to talk to."

"But this is too fast! It feels like you barely said a few words before it surrendered?"

Hancock gave a haughty snort: "In this world, no snake dares to refuse me."

Nolan, standing to the side, nodded quickly, indicating that Hancock was right. He looked at Karl with some displeasure, as if to say, "How dare you question Her Majesty the Queen?"

A rumble of thunder echoed through the sky once more. A human-like fear flashed in Nolan's eyes, and he instinctively wanted to run away, but with Hancock still there, he dared not leave.

"hiss~"

Nolan looked anxious, constantly looking up at the sky.

"What happened to it?"

Hancock looked up at the sky: "It said that a person who can make thunder is coming, and it told us to run or we would get hurt."

"Honey, are you an ability user?"

Carl nodded: "That's right, but don't worry too much, I'm here."

A sickeningly loud sizzling sound rang out.

"Hahaha! How arrogant! I really don't know if you're just ignorant or incredibly audacious?"

Carl and Hancock turned their heads to look and saw a man wearing a white headscarf, with long earlobes, bare-chested, with pale skin, wearing baggy pants, and barefoot.

What's most eye-catching are his accessories: a thunder drum, a golden staff, a golden ring, and a golden toe ring, exuding the air of a nouveau riche.

"Huh~ How can someone have such long earlobes?"

Carl shrugged: "How would I know? There are all sorts of strange people in the world. His is acceptable."

Enel was speechless as he watched the man and woman chatting nonchalantly, and his blood pressure began to rise.

"You dare to disregard the gods! Hah, ignorant ants, prepare to face divine punishment!!!"

Enel angrily raised his right hand, which had transformed into lightning. With a piercing sound, a bolt of lightning shot into the sky, and Enel's hand gradually returned to its original form—an open palm.

Then, Enel revealed a cruel expression and arrogantly declared, "This is what happens when you anger a god!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Enel pointed his right hand at Karl, and a crashing sound came from the sky. A huge pillar of lightning descended from the sky, about to hit Karl and Hancock on the head.

Hancock gently put her arm around Carl's arm, looked at Enel with a cold expression, and even felt a little sorry for Enel.

"Divine protection..."

Chapter 153 One Move to Kill

A golden, semi-transparent shield appeared instantly, and the next second, a pillar of lightning engulfed the two of them.

The surrounding ground was being swallowed up by raging lightning, but Enel's expression grew increasingly surprised.

In the mind's perception, these two people were still alive and kicking, completely unharmed. How could this be?

As the lightning dissipated, Enel looked ahead in disbelief, where the man was smiling at him.

"God? That's it?"

Cluck cluck cluck~ Clench your fist.

Enel's lips twitched, and he gritted his teeth as he shouted, "3000 million volts? Thunder Beast!"

He struck the taiko drum on his left shoulder with his backhand, unleashing the lightning he had created from the drum. The lightning then transformed into a wolf-like thunder wolf and charged toward Karl with overwhelming force.

Karl held the raven in his right hand, and only when the Thunder Wolf approached did he unleash a diagonal slash, shattering the Thunder Wolf into pieces. Then, Karl slightly bent down, suddenly exerted force with his left leg, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

At first, Enel was somewhat surprised that Karl had blocked his way, but when he saw that Karl actually wanted to kill him with a knife, Enel laughed helplessly.

"Mortals are just mortals!"

He's a god! You want to hurt him with a knife? Ha!

Completely unaware that Armament Haki existed in this world, Enel stood confidently in place, unconcerned even when he used his Mind Control to foresee Karl's intention to slash at his chest.

Come on, cut me! If I get hurt, I'll admit defeat!

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is about to occur.

The moment the Raven Blade touched Enel, Enel's eyes widened, his wild smile vanished instantly, and then a heart-wrenching pain shot through his chest, causing him to let out a painful scream and collapse to the ground.

Hancock: Is this guy an idiot?

This slash left a gruesome wound on Enel's chest, roughly from his shoulder to his pelvis, from which blood gushed out as if it were free.

"How...how is this possible? How can a mortal touch a god..."

After Enel finished speaking, he felt his consciousness gradually fading and his body becoming increasingly weak. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind.

Run, run quickly! As long as he escapes, he still has a chance.

This man is a god-slayer; his power can harm even gods. If he had known this beforehand, he would never have fallen so easily.

zizi~

Enel's body began to transform into elements. Karl grinned and stomped on Enel's head: "Trying to run? Too late."

"you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Enel completely lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Karl couldn't help but scratch his head. He had clearly held back, yet he had still almost killed Enel. This...

There was no other way; Karl didn't want to kill Enel at all. He just needed to gather white holy light and use purification on Enel.

Enel's chest wound began to heal at a visible speed, and in just three minutes, the injury was completely healed, but Enel had not yet woken up.

To prevent Enel from escaping, Carl simply gave Enel a stylish bracelet made of Seastone, and now all he had to do was wait for him to wake up.