One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

This formidable lineup is enough to demonstrate their high regard for Hancock and the Kuja Pirates.

However, when the White Wolf fleet successfully held off the Kuja Island waters, Hibari realized that he had underestimated this pirate empress.

The island of Nine Serpents was deserted; not a single person was to be seen, only empty streets remained.

The majestic and ancient palace is built against the mountain, like a silent giant, quietly watching the approaching naval fleet.

"Where are they? Could it be that the Pirate Empress has already led the entire nation of Amazon Lily to escape the Calm Belt?" Peng En asked in surprise and uncertainty.

"Impossible! Even if Hancock had that kind of courage, Kuja couldn't possibly assemble so many ships capable of leaving the Calm Belt in such a short time. Of the entire Kuja Pirates, only Hancock's ships have the ability to safely pass through the Calm Belt. Using ordinary ships to transport citizens would only result in them being swallowed by Sea Kings," Hibari asserted.

"Where could they possibly run to?"

Yamato was confused.

Amazon Lily is not large; she can cover a large portion of the island by unleashing her Observation Haki.

According to Yamato's perception of sight and hearing, apart from some animals and poultry that were left behind, there was indeed no sign of human life in the town in front of him.

"I'll go up and take a look." Yamato jumped onto the ship's side, preparing to go ashore to check on Amazon Lily, but Hibari raised his hand to stop him.

Lark shook his head and said, "No need, there's no one on the island."

Yamato scratched his head, looking at Hibari with a puzzled expression. "How did you know?"

Hibari pointed to the top of his head, "I have used my Observation Haki to see the situation on the entire Amazon Lily. Hancock is indeed not here, nor are the Kuja Pirates or the people of Amazon Lily."

"What? You've already used Observation Haki to find out everything about the island?"

Yamato was stunned, unable to believe it.

She thought her Observation Haki was stronger than Hibari's, but even she couldn't cover the entire Amazon Lily with Observation Haki from a warship.

Perhaps the people in the town of Nine Serpents ahead have all hidden behind Nine Serpents Mountain.

That's why she wanted to go to the island to take a look and use her Observation Haki to scan and sense something.

But to everyone's surprise, Hibari said that her Observation Haki could radiate throughout the entire Amazon Lily. Doesn't that mean that the distance from the warship to the other side of the Amazon Lily coastline is only the radius of Hibari's Observation Haki coverage?

But how could that be?

Although the Nine-She Island in front of us is not large, the distance from here to the other side of the island is at least the size of several Oni Islands, roughly estimated to be more than seven or eight kilometers.

If what Hibari said is true, it means that Hibari's Observation Haki perception range is at least three times that of hers.

That's why Yamato is so unbelievable.

She looked up following the lark's finger, but didn't see anything special in the sky.

Just as Yamato was wondering, she suddenly opened her eyes slightly, as if she had seen something, and a look of realization appeared on her face.

"I see. I almost forgot you have this ability too. With the boost from this, your Observation Haki coverage will indeed be much larger, like those two freaks, Enel and Rorschach. Damn, it's an enviable ability."

Yamato looked on with envy.

Under her careful observation, Yamato quickly noticed that there was not nothing in the sky above them.

Tiny, flickering arcs of electricity emanated from the dark clouds released by the lark, spreading silently across the surrounding sea and now also over the Nine-Eyed Island before them.

Hibari used these spreading arcs of electricity to amplify his Observation Haki over a huge area, allowing him to have a first-person perspective observation ability of Observation Haki that far surpasses that of others, just like Rorschach and Enel.

Ordinary people's Observation Haki can only sense the aura fluctuations of other beings. Unless they are already familiar with the other party's aura, they cannot see the appearance of the object sensed by Observation Haki.

Enel and Rorschach, who can control lightning, are different.

Those tiny arcs of electricity that extended outwards became their perspective, allowing them to see and perceive things directly from a great distance.

The lark was the same at this moment.

Using her Cloud-Cloud Fruit ability to create thunderclouds, she released lightning that greatly enhanced her Observation Haki, spreading it out to a great distance to gain an Observation Haki range far exceeding Yamato's.

Although her overall strength is not yet comparable to Yamato's, Hibari has successfully surpassed Yamato in terms of Observation Haki, ranking third in the entire G5, only behind Rorschach and Enel.

Just like now, Hibari successfully found the whereabouts of the vanished Kuja Pirates by using the ever-expanding lightning.

She turned to look at the right side of Amazon Lily and ordered, "All personnel, listen to my command and follow me toward Ruskaina Island in Amazon Lily. Boa Hancock has moved there with the Kuja Pirates."

"They went there. No wonder there's no one here."

Peng En suddenly realized, then his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "These things are going to be difficult. Given the elite status of the Kuja Pirates and the geographical environment of Ruskaina Island, our battle plan will probably have to be greatly compromised."

Palmer faithfully turned the rudder and sailed in the direction the lark had indicated.

Yamato looked at Peng En, puzzled, and asked, "Why? Is that Rusna Island that's so powerful?"

“It’s Ruscaina Island,” Hibari corrected.

She explained.

"Ruscaina Island is an uninhabited deserted island near Amazon Lily. The island has a treacherous geographical environment, unpredictable climate, many ferocious beasts, and dense primeval forests. Even a powerful group like the Amazon Pirates rarely go there under normal circumstances."

"The most terrifying thing there is the ferocious beasts that have survived since ancient times. Many of them are incredibly powerful, comparable to the murderers on Vermeer Island who have taken IQ drugs, and some are even stronger. Even a vice admiral from the headquarters would be in mortal danger if they faced them. It is said that the selection criteria for the female warriors of the Kuja Pirates is to stay alive on the island for three days and three nights."

"Given the island's rugged terrain with its high mountains and low valleys, even a saturation barrage like the Buster Call would likely be insufficient to strike those hiding in the heart of the island."

Yamato wasn't stupid; he quickly understood Hibari's meaning and frowned, asking, "Then what should we do?"

"If only Brother Rorschach or Enel were here," Hibari muttered to himself.

"What did you say?" Yamato didn't hear clearly and asked again.

Hibari quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing. I mean, the original battle plan remains unchanged. Everyone listen to my orders and fire at any time. Once you start firing, don't stop. Use up all the shells you brought. Regardless of whether Hancock wants to use Ruscaina Island to stop our attack, we'll just blow it to pieces!"

"Yes, Lieutenant General!" The captains of the warships responded in unison, each accepting their orders and waiting attentively for Yun Que's instructions.

A dozen minutes later, on the sea off Ruscaina Island, ten warships stopped less than a hundred meters apart, slowly spreading out to the left and right, and began to encircle the island, which was slightly larger than Amazon Lily.

The three cannons on the side of the warship, adjusted by the sailors, were aimed at the island. The first shell had been loaded and was ready to be fired.

Inside the ship's hull, five massive pacifists stood in a row, raising their hands and opening their mouths, ready to fire laser beams at any moment.

On the deck, hundreds of soldiers, armed with the navy's newly developed repeating muskets, rocket launchers, hand cannons, and Gatling guns, stood with their eyes fixed on their weapons, waiting for the rear admiral behind them to give the order to open fire.

Hibari stood at the bow of the central warship, alongside Yamato, watching a group of menacing female pirates appear on the shore of the island ahead.

Between the two tall female pirates at the head stood a beautiful woman with an arrogant expression and cold eyes, who was their target for this trip: the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock.

Watching the warships gradually widen the distance and slowly surround their island, Hancock remained silent, slowly raising her right hand, ready to strike hard.

Behind her were hundreds of elite warriors from the Kuja Pirates.

Further away, in the mountains and forests, on the hillsides and in the meadows, women carrying weapons were everywhere.

These women, draped in animal skins and armor, or with their chests completely bare, each carried a sword and a bow and arrow. Their faces were filled with hatred, anger, and murderous intent, but not fear; they seemed to know nothing of fear.

These women, exuding a fierce and powerful aura, are citizens of the Amazon Lily, as well as reserve pirates for the Kuja Pirates, or some are simply retired veteran pirates from the Kuja Pirates.

In the Kingdom of Women, almost everyone is a soldier, from top to bottom. Although the country is full of women, the people are fierce and daring.

Perhaps because only the strongest and most beautiful woman could become queen, this country did not have a true royal family or nobles.

Therefore, unlike the nobles of other kingdoms who are overly wary of their commoners, the Kingdom of Women does not strictly control the weapons and combat skills of its people. Instead, the powerful female pirates of the Kuja Pirates actively teach the people how to cultivate Haki and physical skills.

This makes almost every adult woman in the Kingdom of Women a powerful and fierce warrior. Most of them have awakened Armament Haki due to their rigorous training since childhood, and can wrap Haki around their bows and swords to launch powerful attacks.

Like the Flower Kingdom in the West Blue, the Women's Kingdom was also established by pirates. The successive queens of the Women's Kingdom were also the captains of the Kuja Pirates and the faith of all the people in the kingdom.

In their spare time, the female pirates of the Kuja Pirates would serve as guards of the royal palace or return to the town to become ordinary citizens, cultivating farmland, planting crops, hunting, and fishing.

When necessary, these women would also join the Kuja Pirates to set sail and plunder merchant ships that had strayed into the Calm Belt, or go out to sea directly to plunder towns in the Paradise Sea and steal the necessary supplies and money.

Even before Boa Hancock was invited to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Kuja Pirates plundered even Navy warships and World Government official ships without showing any respect to the Navy.

In some ways, these female pirates, who don't need to rely on men, do things that are even more insane, bloody, and cruel than male pirates.

It was through this constant plundering that the Kingdom of Women acquired enormous wealth, and without having its own mature industrial chain, it built a magnificent and luxurious royal palace.

From the time of Rocks' Osamu to Shakky and then to Hancock, the Kuja Pirates have been active on the seas and are one of the few powerful pirate crews with female captains.

Seeing Hancock about to swing her right hand, Hibari, standing at the bow of the warship, spoke loudly.

"Boa Hancock! On behalf of the Marine Headquarters and the World Government, I hereby issue a formal notice to you and the Kuja Pirates."

"Your title of Shichibukai has been revoked, and you and your pirate crew are now wanted criminals again."

"We are here today to capture you and the entire Kuja Pirates. Now, on behalf of the Navy, I hereby warn you: lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, or our forces will begin shelling!"

The response to Lark was an arrow shot by Sandersonia, who was standing next to Hancock.

The arrow was incredibly fast, piercing through the air in a flash. Its entire blade was pitch black, exuding a dangerous aura, and it instantly covered hundreds of meters, heading straight for Yun Que's face.

"Oh!"

A black staff flashed past Yun Que, smashing the whistling arrow to pieces and stirring up a gust of wind.

Yamato twisted his wrist, hoisted the spiked club onto his shoulder, and looked with interest at Hancock, who was surrounded by the crowd.

As Sandasonia fired her arrow, thousands of snake warriors standing on Ruscaina Island drew back their bows, nocked their black arrows, and aimed at the naval warships.

Ignoring the danger before him, Hibari continued loudly, "A second warning! Boa Hancock, are you really going to resist to the bitter end, leading your pirate crew and your country to fight us to the very end?"

"Shut up!" Hancock's voice was icy and chilling. "You say I'm putting up a stubborn resistance? You need to understand one thing: I didn't become a Shichibukai because of your Navy's charity. If it's time to start a war, you're the ones who should be considering the consequences!"

After saying that, she didn't give Hibari a chance to speak again and directly ordered the female pirates behind her to fire arrows.

At the same time, Lark decisively gave the order to open fire.

Since we can't reach an agreement, let's fight.

At such a time, even a kind-hearted lark would not show mercy and miss the opportunity to fight.

Then, in the next moment, a rain of arrows roared out from Ruscaina Island, tearing through the air with a sharp, howling sound, and shot towards the warships that surrounded the island in a fan shape.

On the naval side, ten warships unleashed their full firepower, the dense triple-layered cannons on their hulls roaring deafeningly as they fired heavy, black shells that indiscriminately bombarded the island.

One after another, pacifists fired dazzling lasers from their hands and mouths, faster than incoming arrows, striking the precisely targeted crowd first and instantly exploding into towering flames.

In an instant, the deafening roar of artillery fire shattered the silence of the calm zone, painting the desolate island of Ruscaina, covered in primeval forest, with a dazzling fiery red.

"Leave that woman to me!"

Yamato's body grew taller, countless snow-white hairs flowing from his body, fangs sprouted from his mouth, and with a stomp of his curved wolf claws on the ship's side, he disappeared from Hibari's sight. Carrying his spiked club, he charged onto Ruskaina Island first and slammed the club down on Hancock.

"Divine Speed! White Serpent Exorcism!"

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