One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Chapter 484 Annihilation

After roaring for over an hour, the artillery fire gradually subsided. By this time, the ground of G5 Island had been bombarded by the warships, leaving huge craters everywhere. Broken pirate corpses were scattered all over the place, and blood stained the soil dark red. The scattered flesh and blood emitted a nauseating stench.

Leaving some marines behind to clean up the battlefield, Deckard Ban and his men captured over a hundred surviving pirates and eagerly ran up the mountain, wanting to curry favor with Rorschach.

Then they saw the shattered mountain and the three New World pirate captains lying on the ground.

A giant man without an upper body, a nobleman whose body was abnormally swollen and covered in blood, and a beautiful woman who was naked and lying at Rorschach's feet.

Bepo stood to the side, and just one glance was enough to make two red blushes appear on the furry bear's face. Hot blood involuntarily flowed from his nostrils, scaring him so much that he quickly covered his eyes and dared not look any longer.

When Deckard and the others saw Grace's hot figure, they couldn't help but swallow hard, staring intently at her graceful curves.

Until, Luo Xia's indifferent gaze swept over them.

With just one glance, the pirate soldiers, who had just been enjoying the killing and whose minds were involuntarily filled with some bad thoughts, immediately felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave. Their minds and bodies were simultaneously shocked by an immense pressure, and they all became obedient in an instant. They all lowered their eyes and looked down at their toes, no longer daring to glance at Luo Xia's feet.

Inside the Den Den Mushi in Rorschach's hand, Brannew recounted the crimes committed by the Cancer, Lonely, and Banshee pirate crews in the past.

Nemo, the captain of the Cancer Pirates, had destroyed three warships sent by the Navy to hunt him down long before entering the New World, and had carried out numerous raids and massacres in Sabaody Archipelago, Fish-Man Island, and many island towns in the New World.

Their crimes were heinous and they deserved to die.

The Lonely Pirates are very small, and their captain, Visander, calls himself a viscount. He set sail because he admired the deeds of the Red Earl and is famous for his powerful and fast sword.

Since setting sail, although he rarely provokes trouble or wreaks havoc on towns, he also values ​​the enjoyment of life and often accepts mercenary missions from the underworld to earn money and assassinate some nobles and even royalty in the New World.

In addition, in order to hone his swordsmanship, he followed Hawkeye's example and worked as a naval hunter for a period of time, hunting and killing three high-ranking officers of the New World Navy branch.

As for the last one, it's the banshee Grace.

Information about her is the least available of the three.

All the navy knew was that this beautiful and promiscuous woman seemed to enjoy using her alluring appearance and voice to seduce wealthy men and swindle them out of large sums of money.

"Please...please don't kill me. I'm willing...I'm willing to use all my money to redeem myself."

Hearing Brannew's voice through the Den Den Mushi, Grace perhaps sensed a glimmer of hope for survival. She quickly propped herself up from the ground beside Rorschach, her large, watery eyes looking at him, her voice soft and pitiful as she begged him to spare her.

Her tearful eyes made her look so pitiful that one couldn't help but want to pity her.

The undisguised expanse of spring scenery is enough to make any man who sees this beautiful sight feel his blood rush to his head.

However, Rorschach ignored Grace's pitiful pleas.

Because his powerful Observation Haki told him that Grace's apparent fragility and pitifulness were all an act.

"Bring the Banshee Pirates up here; I have some questions for them."

Rorschach looked up at Deckard and the others who were standing obediently.

Soon, a dozen timid men were pushed forward by a group of even more ferocious pirate soldiers.

Surrounded by hundreds of people, the dozen or so pirates who were already injured did not dare to run away. Instead, they knelt down and begged for mercy from Rorschach with fear on their faces.

Some people were also looking at their captain, Grace.

"Tell me about your captain and all the bad things he's done."

Upon hearing Rorschach's nonchalant words, three of the dozen or so pirates immediately retorted, "You want us to betray our captain? Dream on!"

Before the three finished speaking, their expressions immediately contorted, their mouths gaped open, their eyes bulged, and their eyeballs were bloodshot, as if an invisible hand was choking them, making it impossible for them to breathe.

The three pirates struggled and twisted their bodies, but to no avail. They suffocated to death right before the terrified eyes of their companions.

The terrifying sight made all the pirates in the room tremble with fear, their legs going weak.

Even the pirates, including Deckard Ban, were no exception; they instantly fell silent, even their breathing became cautious.

"My patience is limited, and my time is precious. If you don't want to talk..."

Seeing Luo Xia's indifferent gaze, the remaining pirates did not hesitate at all and began to vie to reveal Grace's past.

"The captain used to be a member of the Sun Pirates and knew Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea."

"The captain loved gambling. Every time he earned a lot of peso, he would gamble it all on the gold ship and then quickly lose it all."

"The captain seems to have a crush on the owner of the Golden Ship, Gild Tezzoro. I suspect that every time she goes there to gamble, she is just deliberately trying to get close to Tezzoro through money."

"Her favorite food is the heart of a human man. In the past, she dug out the hearts of the enemies killed by the captain and ate them..."

The information gleaned from the pirates caused Rorschach's expression to shift slightly.

The Golden Emperor Tesoro, another very familiar name.

Furthermore, this Grace is actually a member of the Sun Pirates.

His gaze fell on Grace's delicate skin on her back, and sure enough, he saw the symbol of the Sun Pirates.

However, Rorschach keenly noticed that the logo tattoo looked somewhat out of place; it must have been added later, as its color was different from the central design.

'A slave of the Celestial Dragons? No wonder he's connected to Tesoro.'

Finally, this woman even enjoyed eating human male hearts.

It has to be said that this hobby really made Rorschach uncomfortable.

On the other side, as she listened to the testimonies of her own crew members, the pitiful and sorrowful look on Grace's face gradually faded, replaced by a pair of cold eyes and a face full of murderous intent.

She stretched out her snow-white hands and pressed them against the ground beneath her. Her snow-white body, like a slippery fish, darted away from Luo Xia's feet.

As she fled at top speed, a dark Armament Haki appeared on Grace's body.

Furthermore, as she flew close to the ground towards the foot of the mountain, she opened her pink lips, about to emit a sound wave powerful enough to easily shatter human eardrums.

However, the next moment, a bright flash of lightning disappeared over the mountaintop.

With a sharp whistling sound in the air, Grace, who was fleeing at high speed, arched her voluptuous body forward, a look of fear in her eyes. A long stream of blood spurted from her high chest as a black halberd pierced her heart, pinning her to the ground at the foot of the mountain with a thud.

Luo Xia exhaled a breath of stale air, stood up, and slowly took off his military uniform. Patches of azure scales rapidly appeared on his body.

In an instant, the eight-meter-tall Qilin beastman appeared before the G5 members.

"Execute all these pirates and throw them into the sea. You all retreat to the warships. I need to tidy up the terrain on this island."

Rorschach's cold words made Deckard and the others hold their breath, and they hurriedly and respectfully dragged the hundreds of wailing pirates away.

Watching Luo and Bepo leave in the distance, Luo Xia slowly clenched his right fist, which was surging with lightning, and slammed it down towards the top of the thousand-meter-high peak where he stood.

The people who had retreated to the warship immediately saw a pillar of lightning as thick as an ancient tree blooming on the dark mountain peak.

Immediately following was a massive, cataclysmic explosion.

They saw the towering, thousand-meter-high mountain being pierced through section by section by an unimaginable, immense force, blasting all the way from the summit to the foot of the mountain.

Countless coarse cracks split open on the mountain's surface, bursting forth with dazzling electric light and a deep blue aura of dominance.

The massive mountain continued to expand and crack, finally exploding with a deafening roar, turning into countless fragments of rock and soil that rained down like meteors, leaving the entire island riddled with craters.

All the sailors on the warship stared blankly at this terrifying sight.

With a single punch, a thousand-meter-high mountain collapsed and shattered, the entire island vibrated and hummed, and the surrounding sea surged and churned.

The massive impact dispelled the gloom surrounding the island, revealing the faint light of dawn breaking over the sea.

"Clap!"

A soft sound rang out on the deck of the Kirin. Luo Xia, now back in human form, landed lightly and said in a deep voice, "Luo, you and Palmer take three thousand men and stay behind. Use the supplies brought from the warship to begin rebuilding G5. The rest of you come with me to clear the surrounding waters and resolve all unstable factors."

"Okay." Luo nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the eleven warships split into two groups. Six of the warships, carrying building materials, anchored at the shore of G5. Luo led three thousand men to begin unloading large quantities of supplies from the warships, preparing to rebuild the destroyed G5.

The remaining five warships, led by Rorschach, headed towards the surrounding island towns guarded by the G5 branch.

On the way, in order to improve the efficiency of clearing the surrounding waters, Luo Xia ordered the other four warships to separate from him and head to the islands in other directions.

He didn't need to worry that the prisoners he brought out of Impel Down would hijack the warship and escape halfway.

Back when they entered the New World, Law used his Op-Op Fruit ability to remove the hearts of all the pirates, including the Deckard brothers, and stored them at Marine Headquarters.

Even a heart removed by an ability can still beat and will not be adversely affected by distance.

The owner of the heart will not lose his fighting ability even if the heart is lost.

However, if the heart is damaged, the owner will surely die.

This ability of Luo's is also the key to Luo Xia's complete control over G5.

Chapter 485 Mia

Before dawn, Mia opened her eyes from the small wooden bed in the attic, quietly dressed, walked down from the low and dark attic, crossed the narrow passageway, tiptoed past her grandparents' room who were still fast asleep, and picked up two wooden buckets from the walls of the old wooden house before leaving the house.

Outside, the pale moon was almost hidden below the horizon, and faint morning light could be seen at the horizon, illuminating the quiet town of Sail.

"Today, Mia, do your best just like yesterday!" Mia looked up at the vast sea in the distance, pursed her lips, muttered to herself, and then carried two wooden buckets, quickly traversing the narrow and winding paths of the town.

She moved with the lightness of a butterfly, following the familiar path toward the stream where she could fetch water.

Along the way, Mia would occasionally see townspeople opening their doors, and she would stop in time, bow and nod respectfully to greet them.

Only after receiving a response did they carry the bucket and continue on their way.

A plump woman who was drying huge canvases in her yard looked up and watched Mia's slender figure disappear into the distance, carrying two wooden buckets, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What a sensible child. I hope the old York couple can live a few more years, otherwise, Mia's future will be too hard."

When Mia arrived at the babbling brook carrying two wooden buckets, there were already many residents carrying large and small loads of coarse cloth, washing the cloth they had brought upstream and downstream.

Red, purple, and white paints dyed the stream into colorful ribbons that meandered towards the sea.

This is Sailtown in the New World, a small island that specializes in producing sails.

The island's inhabitants have been engaged in weaving, dyeing, starching, and embroidery for generations to earn enough Berries to live on, and then purchase necessities from merchants who travel to and from the island.

Mia found a slightly cleaner corner, brushed aside the dye floating on the water with her hands, and filled two buckets with water.

She dared not fill it too full, otherwise it would be too difficult for her to lift it.

After filling two buckets with relatively clean stream water, Mia glanced enviously at the townspeople who were standing in knee-deep water, washing neatly square pieces of cloth.

Although these people's hands and feet cracked from prolonged exposure to dye and icy stream water, they were still able to earn enough money to live on.

Despite the hardships, the days were fulfilling and satisfying.

Unlike her family, whose grandparents are old and can only do simple chores for other people to earn a meager income, barely enough to make ends meet.