One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Rorschach feared he would lose control and be brutally impaled by the hound.

"But... I think you seem to really like him, Brother Luo Xia..."

"Nonsense!"

Chapter 417 Whale Hunting

The starting point of the Grand Line, the Upside-Down Mountain.

"Captain Creek! The whale I was talking about is just ahead. It appears at the foot of Reverse Mountain every day at this time and rams into it with its body. Compared to those large sea kings that lurk in the deep sea, this whale is much easier to catch."

At the foot of the mountain, six medium-sized pirate ships, under the cover of night, slowly approached the lighthouse at the foot of the inverted mountain, waiting for the whale they spoke of to appear.

At the bow of the leading pirate ship, the tall Krieg held a strangely shaped large gun in his hand, surveying the sea ahead with great pride.

The demon Ajin, with two round hammers hanging from his waist, licked his dry lips and stared intently at the middle-aged man who was speaking with his gloomy eyes, making the other man tremble with fear and his legs go weak.

“You better not be lying, or I’ll smash your head into your chest with these two hammers.”

The middle-aged man was pale and nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice. "I'm not lying, Lord Akin. I used to be the Elder of Baroque Works, a bounty hunter under MS Valentine. I used to come with her to capture this whale. If it weren't for that old man with the chrysanthemum head always interfering, this whale would have been killed by our Baroque Works long ago."

"Oh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Ah Jin grabbed his hair with his right hand and slammed his face against the deck with a thud. Crimson blood immediately gushed from the middle-aged man's sunken nose.

"Ah! Spare me! Don't kill me! I've already joined! We're partners!" the middle-aged man cried out, his mouth, which had lost a few teeth, slurred speech, and tears blurred his vision.

“Partner?” Akin grabbed him by the hair and lifted him off the deck, bringing his face close to the middle-aged man’s face and sneering, “If you’re a partner, then why do you keep saying you’re a member of Baroque Works? Crocodile is dead, have you Baroque Works’ worthless bounty hunters come to terms with the situation?”

As he spoke, he took a round hammer from his waist, aimed it at the middle-aged man's blood-smeared, terrified face, raised his right hand high, and swung the hammer down with a wicked grin.

"Ah Jin! Be careful, don't scare the whale away, and don't forget our plan."

Creek popped a cigar into his mouth and said coldly.

"Yes, Governor Creek." Arkin hung the blood-stained hammer back on his waist, glanced at the group of terrified bounty hunters standing on the deck, and pulled the middle-aged man with the smashed head off the ground, tilting his head and chuckling, "You guys think I could use this piece of meat to catch that whale? Whales should eat meat, right?"

Creek leisurely puffed on his cigar, watching the lighthouse gradually approach, its lights twinkling, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

A few months ago, he took three pirate ships and entered the Paradise Channel from the East Blue, thinking of doing something big and finding the great treasure left by the Pirate King Roger.

To be honest, Krieg was initially a little intimidated by the Grand Line.

Even before he arrived here, he had read various terrifying descriptions of this sea area in newspapers and rumors.

For example, more than ten years ago, Red-Leg Zeff, a very famous pirate in the East Blue, was defeated in Paradise, lost a leg, and returned to the East Blue in disgrace.

To everyone's surprise, Krieg, who had been mentally prepared for the dangers of the Paradise Sea and was determined to fight with all his might, not only encountered no dangers in the months after entering this sea, but also had a smooth and successful life, and his pirate fleet grew larger and larger.

With just one trip to Whiskey Peak, he gathered more than a thousand bounty hunters.

According to these bounty hunters, they originally belonged to Baroque Works and followed the legendary Shichibukai Crocodile.

However, during the Alabasta Kingdom incident, all of Baroque Works' top executives were captured.

This has resulted in these low-level employees no longer receiving a decent salary.

They also had to endure the siege from the Alabasta Kingdom's army, as well as the reorganization of the rebuilt Bounty Hunter Guild.

The combined attacks from two major powers have kept these unscrupulous bounty hunters, who roam Whiskey Peak without any moral boundaries, constantly on the run.

So when Krieg appeared with three pirate ships, these defeated soldiers surrendered without a word and joined his ranks.

As a result, the number of people in the Krieg Pirates instantly doubled, reaching nearly three thousand.

He now commands six pirate ships.

This fueled Creek's ambition and made him feel invincible.

He thought, "What kind of bullshit Grand Line is this? It's not as dangerous as the rumors in the East China Sea suggest."

Redfoot Zeff will lose a leg here; that's because he's incompetent.

With his arrival, his forces doubled in size, and he had everything from powerful ships to advanced cannons.

As long as he prepares enough food before heading to the next raiding location, he can expand his forces again.

At this rate, it won't be long before he has tens of thousands of troops under his command.

He will become the Pirate King effortlessly, find the One Piece, and rule the world.

Thinking of this, Creek couldn't help but laugh smugly.

"Hahaha, hehehe, I, Governor Krieg, will surely become the Pirate King!"

"boom!"

Before the words were finished, the calm sea to the left suddenly exploded, and a huge black shadow burst out of the water, like a mountain that suddenly rose from the seabed.

The two pirate ships on the side were propelled by the huge black shadow and shot into the sky hundreds of meters high like rockets.

Before they could land, the two ships, laden with pirates, had already disintegrated, falling apart in mid-air and turning into a shower of wood chips that drifted down.

Among the pirates crowded on the ship, those who suffered broken bones and fractures were considered lucky.

The unlucky one was instantly smashed to pieces, turning into bursts of blood mist.

"What is that! A sea king?"

Krick was startled, gripped his battle pistol tightly, and stared wide-eyed.

"This is... a whale?"

What emerged from the water, resembling a mountain peak floating on the sea, was a gigantic whale.

Creek was unable to estimate the exact size of the whale.

But that was just one eye opening from the side, and it was hundreds of times the size of the pirate ship beneath his feet.

Humans are so insignificant in the face of such a colossal, mountain-like creature.

Akin stared wide-eyed in shock. "This is the whale that bastard was talking about? Are you kidding me! How can we possibly kill such a huge monster?"

He looked at Creek and suggested, "Governor Creek, why don't we think of another way to prepare food? Like raiding some islands..."

Before he could finish speaking, Creek slapped him across the face as he suddenly turned around.

Creek's slap was extremely hard, and Akin was hit so hard that blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and he staggered a couple of steps.

The pirates on the ship dared not utter a sound, staring at Krieg, whose face was flushed red with anger.

"Does this mere beast think it can make me, Krieg, slink away like a coward? Daring to destroy my pirate ship, even a Sea King will pay the price! Get the ship closer and fire! I'm going to slaughter this whale and eat its flesh!"

"Yes!" Ah Jin, who had just been slapped, respectfully accepted the order without a trace of resentment in his eyes.

Immediately, the remaining four pirate ships lowered their sails and chased after the giant whale.

Once they were within range of the cannons, Creek immediately ordered them to fire.

Suddenly, bursts of dazzling flames rose from the whale's massive body amidst muffled roars.

The sound of gunfire from the sea awakened Crocus, who lived in the lighthouse.

He nimbly rolled out of bed, angrily grabbed the crossbow and javelins from the bow of the ship, and rushed out of the lighthouse without even putting on his shoes.

Upon seeing the four pirate ships chasing and bombarding the whale on the sea, Crocus roared in fury, his eyes wide with rage, "Damn pirates! They're here to capture Laboon again! They're so damned!"

Without hesitation, Crocus, who was extremely anxious, plunged into the sea from the cliff and swam toward the location of the four pirate ships.

The seawater was violently undulating due to the whale Laboon's movements, making it impossible for Crocus to get close for the time being.

"Boom boom boom!"

Hearing the cannon fire around him, Creek grinned savagely, grabbed his battle lance, and shouted to Akin behind him, "Akin! Sail the boat over there! I'm going to kill this beast with this battle lance!"

Without saying a word, Akin turned the rudder, turned the bow around, and charged toward Labu's head.

Chased and bombarded by four pirate ships, Laboon, a hint of confusion and fear appeared in his massive eyes.

Although the cannonballs on the pirate ship could not cause much damage to its mountain-sized body.

But the sound of the artillery fire was too loud and frightened it.

Having lost his companions, Labu, who had waited for forty-seven years at the foot of Upside-Down Mountain, felt lonely and fearful.

Then it raised its huge head, opened its mouth wide, and let out a clear and sorrowful cry.

"Rab! Resist them! Overthrow them!"

Upon hearing Lab's mournful cry in the sea, Crocus couldn't help but scream.

However, despite his intelligence, Rab could not hear his cries.

On the contrary, the sailors on the pirate ship not far away noticed that a strong old man was desperately chasing their ship in the water.

"It's that old lighthouse keeper, kill him!" Several former members of the Baroque Works recognized Crocus and immediately raised their flintlock pistols, firing at Crocus as he desperately swam forward in the water.

"Bang bang bang!"

The bullet grazed Crocus's body, but he seemed oblivious, watching with heartache as tears streamed from the giant whale's enormous eyes.

"Laboon has already suffered enough, why are so many people still trying to harm it? Baroque Works has already collapsed, hasn't it? Crocodile is dead, why are people still hunting Laboon!"

Suddenly, Crocus heard the sound of seawater breaking open behind him.

"There's a pirate ship too?" His expression changed, and he turned to look, only to see a small boat speeding towards him in the hazy night.

Before he could raise his crossbow to aim, the small boat rushed past him and crashed straight into the pirate ship behind him.

Two people were standing on the small boat. One of them was tall and slender. With light movements, he leaped high from the still boat, drew his long sword, and stabbed at the astonished pirates on the pirate ship.

"If you dare to hurt Labu, I will kill you all!"

Chapter 418 The Wrong Person Was Killed

"who?"

This sudden attack not only stunned Crocus, who was floating on the sea, but also surprised the pirates on the pirate ship.

But soon, the longsword that whistled through the air, scattering silver light across the sky, interrupted their astonishment, piercing the heads and faces of the pirates with a series of splattering sounds, bringing forth spurting blood and screams.

"Gallery Dance! Chain Stab!"

The tall figure descended from the sky, landing lightly among the pirates on the deck. He ignored the roaring pirates charging towards him, and with his rapier, he swept, thrust, and slashed like a storm, knocking down every pirate who pounced on him.