Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Ronan stretched out his right hand and grasped the cold barrel of the gun.

"rise!"

He gave a low shout and exerted force with one arm.

He lifted the iron spear, which weighed over a hundred pounds, steadily.

The heavy, weighty feel brought a long-lost sense of security to Ronan's heart.

In both his past and present lives, this is his first truly heavy weapon, no longer that fragile and easily broken wooden stick.

"Great gun!" Ronan exclaimed.

Then, he took a step back, his waist and stance becoming one, his spine surging like a dragon, and the force instantly flowed through his arm and into the gun.

"collapse!"

Ronan flicked his wrist, and the spear emerged from the sea like a black dragon. The tip of the spear vibrated violently in the air and made a crisp sound like a thunderclap!

That was a sonic boom produced by the rapid vibration of the gun barrel compressing the air!

huh-huh-

Immediately afterwards, Ronan began to dance.

The spear seemed weightless in his hands as he wielded it, flicking, thrusting, stabbing, and parrying...!

A few simple movements stirred up a gust of wind.

The cramped blacksmith shop was suddenly filled with flying dust and stones, the dust kicked up by the gunfire.

The heavy iron spear sliced ​​through the air with a chilling "whoosh" sound, like the low growl of a tiger.

"Wow...what a powerful weapon!"

Luffy, standing to the side, had eyes that had already turned into stars, and his mouth was agape: "Ronan, that's so cool! I want to play that too!"

Zoro's pupils also contracted slightly, but he was not focused on the weapon itself, but rather on the imposing aura Ronan exuded as he wielded the spear.

The sense of perfect harmony between man and gun, the terrifying explosive power contained in every strike, made the warlike instincts within him surge wildly.

"Is this your true strength?"

Zoro's hand unconsciously went to the hilt of his sword, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. "Ronan, after we deal with the Black Cat Pirates, we must have a good spar."

Ronan sheathed his spear, placed it behind his back, looked at Zoro, and gave him a meaningful smile: "That's exactly what I was thinking."

He was already calculating his own plans:

Zoro is destined to be the world's greatest swordsman. Having such a top-tier sparring partner delivered to your doorstep, combined with the triple training multiplier in battle mode, makes him practically a mobile experience bank. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to grind for experience?

"Such a heavy weapon..." Usopp swallowed hard, his face turning pale as he looked at the thick spear shaft.

"Let alone being stabbed by the tip of a spear, even just being hit by the shaft would probably break bones and fractures..."

Nami, watching Ronan wield the hundred-pound iron spear as effortlessly as a toothpick, couldn't help but comment:

"What a group of monsters with boundless energy... But it seems like spending those 5,000 Berries was quite worthwhile."

……

Coastal slope.

This is the only road leading to Xiluobu Village.

With steep rock walls on both sides and a sloping earthen slope in the middle, the terrain is narrow, making it an excellent ambush point that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At this moment, the morning sun shines brightly.

Usopp was bending over, sweating profusely, pouring bucket after bucket of oil down the slope.

The yellowish-brown grease flowed down the slope, gleaming with a slippery sheen in the sunlight.

"Hehehe..."

Usopp wiped his sweat, looked at his masterpiece with a smug expression.

"Ronan, don't let the simplicity of this move fool you, it's my meticulously designed 'Super Slippery Hell'!"

"As soon as they charge in, they'll slip and fall flat on their faces, and then we'll crush them in one fell swoop!"

Luo Nan, carrying his eighteen-foot iron spear, stood atop the slope, looking down at the scene, and shook his head helplessly.

"Usopp, you're only buying time."

Ronan bluntly stated, "For real pirates, especially those outlaws, these little tricks are just meant to cause them some trouble."

"They could easily use their companions' bodies to pave a path, or simply destroy the terrain."

"What? Pave the way with their bodies?" Usopp had clearly underestimated the cruelty of pirates, and his face turned pale.

"but,"

Ronan abruptly changed the subject, looking at a pirate ship bearing the black cat emblem that was gradually becoming clearer on the distant horizon, his gaze sharpening.

"As an appetizer, it's enough to disgust them."

"They're here."

Zoro, who had been silently gazing into the distance, suddenly spoke. He tied a dark green turban around his neck, and his eyes instantly turned as cold as ice.

Luffy pulled his straw hat down low and stood at the very front, the sea breeze ruffling his red vest.

Ronan slammed his iron spear heavily on the ground, making a dull thud.

His blood and qi began to flow more rapidly, and the [Perseverance] system was ready to be activated.

"Now that we have this iron spear in hand, then today..."

As Ronan watched the large ship draw ever closer, a fervent smile, typical of a martial artist, crept onto his lips.

"I'll use the Black Cat Pirates as a testament to my Xingyi Thirteen Spears technique!"

......

The sea breeze in the early morning whistled as it swept across the steep rock face.

Sunlight pierced through the thin mist, spilling onto the shimmering sea, but it could not warm the slope that was about to be stained red with blood.

A massive pirate ship, like a black behemoth, slowly lowered its sails and approached the shore with an oppressive aura.

The huge black cat-shaped bow of the ship looked particularly menacing in the shadows.

As the springboard crashed down, a tall, eerie figure stepped off first.

The man wore a dark blue top hat, had a pair of strange red heart-shaped glasses perched on his nose, and sported a lightning-striped beard on his chin.

He walked with a strange moonwalk, maintaining a comical yet unsettling rhythm even on a pebble-strewn beach.

It was none other than the vice-captain of the Black Cat Pirates, the hypnotist Zango.

The pirates behind him surged off the ship like a tide, each with a ferocious expression, brandishing their scimitars and axes, greedily eyeing the peaceful village on the hillside.

Zango glanced at the sky, and remembering Kro's cruel methods, he couldn't help but shudder.

"We need to get to the village quickly, or Captain Crowe will be waiting and we'll all be dead!"

He abruptly waved his hand, pointing to Ronan's five men who were waiting in formation on the slope, and gave a stern order:

"Men! Stomp these bastards in our way! Head to the village! That rich young lady is waiting for us to harvest her!"

"Whoa whoa whoa—!!"

Dozens of pirates let out beast-like howls.

Driven by a thirst for slaughter and treasure, their eyes gleamed with a ferocious red light. Like hungry wolves unleashed from their cages, they brandished their weapons and rushed headlong up the narrow slope.

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

Ronan stood atop the slope, calmly watching the pirates swarming down like ants below.

Usopp, standing behind him, was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and he stared intently at the pirates' feet.

"Come on...come on...closer..."

Just as the dozen or so pirates at the forefront stepped into the seemingly damp area in the center of the slope—

"Swoosh—!"

A sudden change has occurred!

The once hard earthen slope was now as slippery as ice.

The pirate at the front slipped and lost his balance, falling heavily onto his back.

"Ouch!"

"Damn it! What's going on?"

But this is only the beginning.

The pirates behind couldn't stop and crashed into the people who had fallen in front of them like toppled dominoes.

"Bang! Bang! Crash!"

The sounds of weapons hitting the ground, bones clashing, and terrified curses mingled together.

Dozens of pirates rolled around on the grease-covered slope, like a pot of boiling broth, rising and falling, but they couldn't get up no matter what.