Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 277 I don't like gambling!

Above a deserted area of ​​the East China Sea, atop a cluster of islands, stood the Golden Lion, his face grim, arms crossed, exuding arrogance: "I can give you one more chance to submit to me!"

"From now on, you'll be living here, so you won't need any bodyguards. I'll take care of your safety!"

Ning Yuan did not answer again, but slowly drew his weapon.

A pistol.

The Beretta 92 uses 9mm ammunition and has a magazine capacity of 15 rounds.

It's aimed at the Golden Lion.

Golden Lion was taken aback at first, then looked shocked: "If I'm not mistaken, what you're holding is... a gun?"

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!" The surrounding pirates burst into wild laughter.

Although the gun in Ning Yuan's hand looks very sophisticated, in the world of One Piece, let alone pistols, there are even hand cannons similar to RPGs!

Two years later, the pirates who besieged Moria were even carrying automatic rifles!

Firearms are only good for low-level games. You're going to use them to threaten a big pirate?

"I understand!" Golden Lion laughed, looking at Ning Yuan who was pointing a pistol at him. "You're such a spoiled brat! I bet you can become a VIP wherever you go just by announcing your name, and hiring a bodyguard is a piece of cake!"

"Besides, you probably haven't seen a truly powerful person before!"

"Then let me teach you a lesson! Let me show you what a true great pirate is!"

With a wave of its hand, the golden lion caused the ground beneath Ning Yuan's feet to surge and transform into two giant lions, each seven or eight meters tall: "Lion in danger, earth swirl!"

"I want this fruit even more!" Ning Yuan exclaimed in admiration as he watched the grand spectacle created by the golden lion. Without turning his head, he fired two shots with his backhand, and the heads of the two giant lions exploded.

The third shot, however, was fired at the Golden Lion!

"Clang!" A sharp, piercing sound rang out from under the golden lion's feet. One of the golden lion's feet was still on the ground, while the sword on the other foot was already raised into the air.

At this moment, wisps of smoke were still drifting from the sword.

Blood was already seeping from the point where the sword connected to the golden lion's leg.

"This is... a top-tier sniper?" The Golden Lion's expression was no longer as casual as before.

There are no great archers in this world, but there are strong individuals of the same level with a similar profession, called snipers.

Such as Yasopp, Beckman, and Van Oka.

Although arrows and bullets use different weapons, they share the same underlying principles. Both emphasize the concentration of Armament Haki or Conqueror's Haki on the weapon to enhance the bullet's speed, power, and stealth.

Ningyuan is a master archer, and if he were to use a gun, he would be a master gunner as well.

Even if a Great Archer were to switch to a gun-wielding class, he would be stronger than his original class!

This is, after all, the mortal world, where there are no divine artifacts.

No matter how powerful a bow is, it can never be more powerful than gunpowder propelling a bullet.

Arrows are a very space-consuming weapon. A person can carry one or two thousand bullets, but it would be difficult to carry even a hundred arrows.

There are valid reasons why firearms replaced bows and arrows.

Ning Yuan ignored the Golden Lion. They were fighting, why waste time talking nonsense!

Shoot!

Golden Lion dared not be careless again and immediately kicked up the withered tree to block the bullets.

But after only blocking them twice, they had to start squeezing into the crowd.

The bullet fired by Daiken Go was not much less powerful than Hawkeye's slash. Although he was caught off guard when he blocked the attack, he was an old pirate, and covering his body with Haki was an unconscious habit, which was no different from a full-force defense. As a result, he was still hit and his wounds opened up and bled profusely.

Now, after blocking two more blows, both legs are in excruciating pain, as if they're about to explode.

"Damn it!" Golden Lion cursed. "Where did this brat come from? You call this a doctor?"

As the golden lion ran, he shouted, "Everyone, charge!"

Pirates are a bunch of desperados, they're not afraid of anything anymore. They immediately pulled out all sorts of weapons, mainly swords and knives, and charged towards Ning Yuan.

Golden Lion has no shortage of cannons and explosives, but perhaps to prevent betrayal, these weapons are not usually distributed to the pirates, so the pirates can only fight with cold weapons and firearms.

"It's really annoying that they're not famous. If it were Hawkeye, would you dare to charge?!" Ning Yuan pulled the trigger repeatedly, and one bullet could take down a large number of people. These people were either missing limbs or had a big hole punched in their bodies.

Bullets imbued with Armament Haki could somehow unleash the power of an 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

After 12 bullets, twelve bloody paths had appeared in the crowd.

Ning Yuan quickly changed his magazine and fired another 15 rounds, leaving very few people standing in the building.

They were either beaten to death or scared into submission.

Meanwhile, the Golden Lion himself had already circled around to the back of the building, and a ship could be seen rapidly taking off.

Is this a prelude to running away?

Ning Yuan soared into the sky and caught up with the Golden Lion's ship in just a few seconds, landing on the deck.

"Golden Lion, are you senile? Have you forgotten? I can fly!"

"How is this possible? A bunch of useless trash!" Golden Lion's face was gloomy. How long had it been? Hundreds of pirates couldn't even stop him for a minute?

"If he weren't a waste, why would he follow you?" Ning Yuan sneered. "Anyone with even a shred of ambition would have already gone elsewhere!"

"You brat! What nonsense are you spouting! I'm the Golden Lion!" Shiki roared angrily.

"So what if he's a golden lion? Is he that awesome?" Ning Yuan shook his head and said, "You didn't have any remarkable achievements back then, not to mention you've been out of the public eye for twenty years. Do you really expect a bunch of people to flock to you just by mentioning your name?"

"You!" Golden Lion was about to tell Ning Yuan how he had wreaked havoc on Marine Headquarters back then, but Ning Yuan spoke so quickly that he didn't give him a chance to speak: "Your Float-Float Fruit is very powerful, but unfortunately you followed the wrong master. You don't know how to use this ability at all!"

"Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting? Back in the day, I was one of the three great pirates, on par with Whitebeard and Roger. When I stormed Marine Headquarters alone, you weren't even born yet!"

"I told you you don't know how to use your abilities, and you still don't believe me!" Ning Yuan said calmly. "If you'd even gone to school for two years and had a brain of yours, then that Pirate King or Whitebeard wouldn't stand a chance against you. Dominating the world would be a piece of cake for you!"

"You brat!"

"All you need to do is hover the archipelago over Whitebeard's homeland, drop an island off every few days, and he'll have to surrender in less than two weeks!"

"Huh?" The golden lion was taken aback.

"As for taking down Roger, he's indeed difficult to deal with since he has no ties to him. However, taking down the Marine Headquarters is quite simple. We can use the same method. There are so many Marine branches; we can target them one by one. In less than six months, the Marines will be begging for mercy!"

The golden lion was shocked.

"A metallic meteorite with a diameter of 21 kilometers dropped from the sky could destroy the world. If you combine all these islands, you might not be able to destroy the entire world, but destroying a third of it wouldn't be a problem. If you even have the intention to do that, the Celestial Dragons will be begging for your forgiveness!"

The golden lion remained silent.

"It's clearly a strategic-level Devil Fruit, with the potential to intimidate the entire world, but it's ended up like this in your hands, and you're still so smug. Are the three great pirates so awesome?" Ning Yuan said irritably, "If I ate the Float-Float Fruit and ended up being on par with someone who didn't eat a Devil Fruit, I'd be so ashamed that I'd cut off my head and use it as a chamber pot!"

"You brat!"

"What the hell are you barking like a dog for?!"

The golden lion suffocated.

"I asked you what the dog was barking about!"

The golden lion opened its mouth: "Me."

"What?! I'm a divine being, untouched by filth or dust. How do I stink? You're just an old bastard, what are you pretending for? Calling me 'brat' all the time, do you think you're so great? How often do you even take a bath?!"

Seeing the Golden Lion looking frustrated and unsure of what to say, Ning Yuan felt no sense of satisfaction; instead, he grew even angrier.

Why do I feel this way?

I pity their misfortune, and I am angry at their lack of resistance!

What an amazing ability! If I were given it, whether I used it to develop production or to fight, it would be an absolute god-level ability.

The result was this old scoundrel, who was no good at fighting, no good at dominating, and had no strategy whatsoever. It was supposed to be a magnificent new era, but this old geezer went off to study monsters.

"Forget it, there's no saving someone like you!" Ning Yuan shook his head, raised his gun, and aimed it at the Golden Lion.

"Didn't you want me to be your bodyguard?" the Golden Lion hurriedly shouted. "I agree!"

The Golden Lion's fighting spirit had long since vanished without a trace.

This can be seen from the fact that he disappeared for twenty years and no longer pursued world domination through force and Devil Fruit abilities, but instead went to study the God IQ Grass.

As for why he was able to fight the Straw Hat Pirates to the death.

Because the Straw Hat Pirates looked weak and lacked any aura of strength, Shiki thought they were easy to bully.

Having gained a psychological advantage, even if they can't win in the later stages, they will stubbornly refuse to surrender.

But unlike his battle with Ning Yuan, he knew from the very first exchange that the young man before him was quite strong.

Even if it's not the absolute best on the high seas, it's still top-tier.

Losing to someone like that is certainly embarrassing, but not too embarrassing.

More importantly, the Golden Lion learned the correct way to use the Floating Fruit from Ning Yuan.

So he wanted to live, wanted to try, wanted to turn the tide!

Ning Yuan paused, his gun still in his hand, and asked softly, "Are you serious?"

"Seriously!" Golden Lion nodded quickly. "You're so young, yet so strong. Your future achievements are bound to be extraordinary! Besides, I'm just a bodyguard, not a crew member. What's wrong with that?"

"However, is there a time limit for this bodyguard job?"

"Don't rush to say that!" Ning Yuan put down his gun and looked at the Golden Lion.

Besides the golden lion, there are people here too.

He was a middle-aged or elderly man with a blue afro and a considerable height.

"This is my pirate ship's doctor, Indigo!" Shiki hurriedly introduced, "I discovered a plant called IQ Grass in Vermeer. It can enlarge animals and put them into a berserk state. I plan to use this grass to cultivate a large number of beasts, then destroy the East Blue, and thus dominate the world!"

He still did not give up on his original plan.

Ning Yuan neither agreed nor disagreed with the plan, but simply gestured for Golden Lion to sit down on the deck and then asked, "Is there any wine on board?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Golden Lion nodded hurriedly. "Indigo, go get some wine. I want to have a good drink with this young man!"

"Yes!" Indigo hurriedly ran away.

"Hey, hehe, I was wrong before, I shouldn't have called you 'brat'!" Golden Lion chuckled as he sat down, then asked curiously, "How did you train to be the world's best in medicine, and your marksmanship is just as good?"

"Are we that close?" Ning Yuan asked casually.

"Didn't we agree on that?" Golden Lion hurriedly said, "I've already agreed to be your bodyguard!"

"You agreed, but I didn't!" Ning Yuan shook his head, then pointed to the departing Indigo: "I'm a very clean person. I've heard that Indians don't use toilet paper to wipe their bottoms; they use their hands. I bet that Indigo will stick his fingers into the bowl when he pours the wine!"

"This!" The Golden Lion was stunned. He really didn't know what Indigo used to wipe his butt when he went to the toilet.

As for whether he would stick his fingers into the bowl when pouring the wine, he wasn't sure either!

After all, Indigo is the vice-captain of the Golden Lion Pirates, so why would he let the vice-captain pour drinks?

"It shouldn't be like that, right?" Golden Lion thought for a moment and said with a conflicted look.

"How about we make a bet?" Ning Yuan laughed. "We'll bet on whether he'll stick his finger into the bowl later. If he does, all the pirates on this island will die!"

"This!" The Golden Lion's heart jumped into his throat.

He knew exactly how much his strength had declined over the past twenty years. He could no longer use Conqueror's Haki, his Observation Haki was basically ineffective, and his Armament Haki was not lasting. He relied entirely on his Devil Fruit abilities to keep going.

They can escape from enemies that can't fly, but when they encounter Ning Yuan, a new generation who can fly, there's really no way to escape.

He said he would kill all the pirates on the island, and he really did kill all the pirates on the island!

"Don't you want my power?" Shiki hurriedly said, "If I die, the Devil Fruit will be reborn somewhere else, and you won't get it!"

"That's none of your business!" Ning Yuan said with a faint smile. "You just need to say, 'Bet, or not?'"

Although Indigo didn't know if he was the Indian god, he was a doctor.

How could a doctor not like to be clean!

Besides, Indigo doesn't usually look dirty, so he probably wouldn't stick his fingers into the wine bowl.

And most importantly, he had no other choice.

With a long sigh, Golden Lion felt a sense of loss and change. How could he, the leader of the three great pirates, have fallen to such a state?

"Okay, I'll bet with you!"

The Golden Lion calmed himself down and watched as Indigo, holding a wine jar in one hand and two wine bowls in the other, approached the two men.

He handed the wine bowls to the two of them and then began pouring the wine.

The betting game is now over.

Since the wine bowl was on the ground, Indigo had no need to touch it!

The Golden Lion was overjoyed, but he restrained himself, watching Indigo fill the glass and then take five steps back.

"My lords, please have a drink!" Indigo said, bowing.

Golden Lion looked at Ning Yuan triumphantly: "Did I win this bet?"

Ning Yuan glanced smugly at the Golden Lion: "Sorry!"

"What??"

"I don't gamble!!"

(End of this chapter)