One Piece Gunslinger

"There aren't many people who can face me, Jason, directly. I hope your strength matches your calm mind."

Just as the two were talking, Kuro's pirate ship approached the shore. Django, wearing exaggerated heart-shaped glasses, jumped off the ship and looked at Jason in surprise, saying, "Isn't this the guy who killed Colonel Morgan? So your name is Jason. Are we going to deal with someone like him this time? It's a pity Morgan was also one of our defeated opponents. I wonder how much stronger you are than Morgan."

"..." However, Jason saw that the main character had arrived, and without saying anything more, he rushed towards Zango and slashed at his head with his sword.

That's right, the main character in this scene isn't Chloe, but rather Chloe's hypnotist, Zango.

No matter how powerful Kuro is, he can only rule the East Blue. If he goes to the Grand Line, he will most likely be crushed at the speed of light, just like Krieg. Only if he is lucky will he be able to escape from the Grand Line.

Therefore, no matter what moves Kro uses, Jason is confident he can block them. However, Django's attacks are unpredictable and difficult to defend against. If Django were to use his unreasonable, invincible, and terrifying hypnotic technique, Jason wouldn't be 100% certain he could block it.

Here we have to bring up the pathetic intelligence of these two villains again. They planned everything perfectly, but even if they wanted to carry out the final step of their plan while Luffy was around, they should have used the right methods.

It was as if they thought they had a dragon charging in, launching a chaotic and reckless attack. If they could properly utilize Django's unreasonable hypnotic abilities, combined with Kro's terrifying speed, wouldn't things be much easier?

Of course, Jason certainly doesn't think he has the protagonist's idiotic aura right now. If he doesn't deal with Zango first, he might unintentionally fall into his trap.

Unfortunately, Zango never expected that Jason would dare to attack him first, even with Kro standing in front of him. He was caught off guard and hurriedly threw a sharp ring at Jason.

Kro wasn't made of stone either. Seeing Jason being so disrespectful and insisting on attacking Zango, he immediately rushed towards Jason and swung a claw at his back.

Unfortunately, Jason remained unfazed. Despite being attacked from both sides, he didn't slow down. He lightly brushed the ring with his machete, deflecting it and sending it flying towards Kro behind him.

When it comes to "human outline," Jason is an expert. He already showed considerable talent back when he was playing PUBG on Earth. In the world of One Piece, he not only gained unparalleled marksmanship but also acquired Observation Haki, so it's safe to say that Jason is at the forefront of the world in the art of human outline.

This can be seen from the training of Usopp; dozens of shots were fired, and each one just grazed past him, demonstrating the depth of his skill.

Now, for Zango to attack him with such a slow-moving ring is like showing off one's skills in front of an expert. You'd better just let me teach you the art of outlining human figures.

Thus, Zango's ring "narrowly" grazed Jason's ear and flew towards Chloe behind him.

Kro reacted very quickly. When he saw the ring flying towards him after Jason's provocation, he didn't care about attacking Jason's back. He quickly retracted his claws and used them to block in front of himself.

"clang"

In his haste, Django threw out a ring that wasn't very powerful, and Kro easily blocked it, though it did manage to slow Kro's advance. Therefore, Django's situation was far from simple.

Seeing that his ring had no effect, Zango immediately retreated. The other two members of the pirate crew also leaped off the ship, jumping directly onto Jason's head, preparing to unleash a claw attack from above.

The two men, one fat and one thin, both wore cat-paw-like weapons; they were the cat brothers, Buchi and Sam, from the Black Cat Pirates.

Unfortunately, the two brothers were minor characters who were easily defeated in the original work, and here they are still minor characters who are easily defeated. Jason didn't even look up, and simply raised his hand and slashed at the two of them. He easily cut them into four pieces at the waist.

"So, in these low-level games, don't keep using these ridiculously short weapons to attack me. You'll be dead before you even get close to me."

Indeed, just like Morgan's axe-wielder, this extremely short weapon can only bully newbies. If it encounters an equally matched opponent, it will definitely suffer a great loss.

Of course, this only applies to lower-level matches. In these low-skill matches, the quality of weapons becomes more apparent. For the top-tier players, weapons are not an issue at all; the competition is about Haki and Devil Fruit abilities.

If you try to attack me with a knife, your superior aura might allow you to injure me, but conversely, my superior aura might even break your knife. Therefore, high-level matches are quite unfair; strength is strength, and the gap in skill is difficult to bridge with other means.

These two who were about to die should have used their legs to kick Jason instead of jumping down. They didn't jump headfirst; they landed normally with their legs down. By the time the cat's paws touched Jason, they were probably almost hitting the ground. It would be a miracle if they weren't cut into four pieces.

After casually dispatching two idiotic extras, Jason's speed was almost unaffected as he continued his charge towards Zango.

Zango was now filled with deep regret. He had brought this disaster upon himself by his loose tongue. Why did he have to provoke this bastard? If he hadn't jumped down, none of this would have happened.

Zango thought Jason was holding him back because of his previous provocations, but actually it didn't matter whether he said anything or not, he was already on Jason's kill list.

Meanwhile, Kro, behind Jason, quickly restarted and continued his attack on Leon. It seemed Django was beyond saving, so they might as well use him as bait to finish off Jason in one fell swoop.

Kro has never considered his crew members as partners; he has always simply used them like tools, using them when they are useful and discarding them when they are no longer needed.

At this moment, Django was helpless against Jason's raised knife. The ring was Django's weapon, and also the tool he used to cast hypnosis. If he threw it as a ranged weapon, he would lose the hypnosis technique.

Unfortunately, in his haste, Zango didn't use the slow hypnosis technique, but instead chose to throw the ring. If it weren't for the intervention of Kro and the cat-man brothers, it would have been very possible to buy three seconds to induce hypnosis.

Facing Django, who was already backed by a pirate ship and had nowhere to retreat, Jason naturally showed no mercy and easily swung his cleaver to cut off his head.

This genius hypnotist, a character with almost superhuman abilities, vanished under Jason's terrifying blade.

But his death wasn't entirely without merit; at least it allowed the agile Kro to get behind Jason and swing his weapon at Jason, who hadn't yet retracted his attack.

Chapter 160 Even playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) can be a game of strategy and tactics.

In contrast to Xiluobu Village in the East China Sea, Baldigo, far away at this time, is experiencing a bright and sunny midday.

On this bright and sunny day, three former veterans of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo, Fujitora, and Haku, were playing cards in a dark corner of a warehouse.

"Airplane." After getting the landlord's card, Sabo first chose to play an airplane, and then sighed, "Sigh, I only realized how good Li Ang was after he left. I sincerely repent for making Li Ang angry before. As long as he can come back, I can change everything."

“I can’t afford it.” Fujitora was helpless against the plane Sabo threw. “Who says otherwise? Even my card-playing friends have been distancing themselves from me lately. If I hear any news about him, I will personally bring him back to save him from this suffering.”

Haku shook his head, indicating that he couldn't afford it either: "Kera has only been acting chief of staff for a few days, and his life is already getting worse every day. He has to resort to playing cards here."

Neither of them wanted Sabo's plane. Sabo then played one against three, and then lamented to himself, "The first day without Leon, I missed him; the second day, I still missed him; the third day..."

“Yes, I have a pair of 4s.” Fujitora drew two cards from his hand and said, “Now I’m worried about what if Li Ang doesn’t come back?”

“Hey J, don’t jinx it. Leon’s marksmanship is the best I’ve ever seen. Add to that his immense power, his versatility with a variety of firearms, and all those strange gadgets, and unless he’s facing an enemy like one of the Navy’s three admirals or a Yonko’s main henchman, he should have no problem surviving. Even ordinary Shichibukai might not be his match,” Haku quickly said.

“A pair of Aces.” Sabo didn’t say anything, he just threw out two cards.

Fujitora nodded and said, "We can't afford it. Besides, that kid Li Ang has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. If we really encounter these powerful enemies, it's hard to say who will be able to defeat whom."

“Two for him.” Haku forcefully took over the right to play. “But thinking about it, something seems a bit off. When Li Ang is out and about, in order to conceal his identity and prevent us from capturing him in advance, he certainly won’t use his signature weapons. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even need our spies to find him; we could find him just by looking at the newspapers.”

Sabo was also taken aback: "Yes, if Leon doesn't use those signature weapons, wouldn't it be very difficult for us to find him? Leon already knows a disguise technique he calls 'cospy,' so if he deliberately hides himself, wouldn't we be..."

Although Sabo didn't finish speaking, judging from the expressions of the other two, their lives had indeed been rather difficult since Li Ang left.

"Hey, this isn't right." Haku said with a worried expression, as he threw out a set of four, five, six, seven, eight. "It seems like I'm looking at the wrong thing. If Leon doesn't use a gun, wouldn't he be in great danger? There's no one easy to mess with on the Grand Line."

Sabo glanced at the straight Haku threw down and curled his lip, as if to say, "Look at how skillfully you throw your cards, and you still have the nerve to say you care about Leon's comfort."

The card that Sabo couldn't take was passed to Fujitora. Since it was his teammate's card, Fujitora didn't choose to take it. He shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. If Li Ang really encounters a life-or-death situation, he definitely won't care about hiding his identity and will use his powerful weapons."

Seeing that the right to play had returned to him, Haku continued to play a straight: "10JQKA, that makes sense, thinking about it that way, Li Ang would never joke with his life, and when it's time to use a gun, he won't hesitate to hide his strength."

Seeing that Haku had finished his combo and only had three cards left, Sabo quickly threw out two jokers to prevent Haku from having three of the same cards: "A royal flush. But what if Li Ang is ambushed outside, or surrounded, and can't use his gun in a moment of panic, or it's too late to draw it?" After saying that, he threw out a pair of fives.

These words immediately put everyone's minds at ease. Yes, Li Ang's greatest advantage as a gunman certainly wasn't in close combat. Only when others couldn't get close to him, allowing him to stay at a distance and snipe from the sidelines, could his strength be maximized. If it really came down to close combat, even having a gun wouldn't be very effective.

Fujitora shook his head, gesturing for the pair of cards to pass, before saying, "This is a bit troublesome, but if it's close combat, Li Ang has been training with me in swordsmanship for several years, so perhaps we can use that to entangle him and then look for an opportunity."

Haku saw that Fujitora had brought over this pile of cards and nodded with satisfaction. He thought to himself, "They really are on the same wavelength. Thumbs up!"

Sure enough, when Haku threw out two cards, Sabo was about to call the police. What the heck? It was a pair of 7s!

"Haha, one against seven is perfect. We're really on the same wavelength. Now I only have one card left. Even if Li Ang is facing an enemy and is attacked from both sides, he can still use karate if he can't handle the knife. He hasn't been learning fishman karate for nothing these past few years. In fact, Li Ang has become skilled enough to fight me to a standstill."

Sabo stopped caring about Leon and focused all his attention back on the game of Dou Dizhu. Seeing that Haku had a pair of sevens, he said with dissatisfaction, "Eh? What the hell is this telepathy? You didn't cheat with Observation Haki, did you?"

"That's not true. Although I enjoy gambling and am good at using my domineering aura in gambling, I haven't used it in Dou Dizhu since Li Ang tailored this deck of cards that can reveal numbers and patterns for me."

"So you used it before, huh? Hey, you shamelessly admitted it. I mean, I didn't win a single time two years ago." After hearing Fujitora's explanation, Sabo didn't calm down at all; instead, he became even more aggressive.

Haku and Fujitora's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this, and they quickly covered Sabo's mouth: "Hey, hey, keep your voice down. Do you want to attract her here?"

"Who did you attract here?"

Upon hearing the voice, the three of them immediately looked dejected.

"I was wondering why I'd been looking for you all this time. Turns out you were hiding here playing cards." The newcomer was none other than Kera, who had taken over Li Ang's duties after he left.

“Well, we weren’t playing cards. We were giving Li Ang advice,” Sabo quickly said. “We were discussing how to handle any crisis Li Ang might encounter.”

"clang!"

However, what Sabo received in response was a light punch from Kera, landing solidly on Sabo's head: "Still trying to argue? If we're not playing cards, then what are we playing? Besides, you can't even contact him, how can you give him advice?"

Look at Sabo's aggrieved little eyes, filled with anger but unable to speak out. He seems to be arguing for his actions, saying that what he said was clearly true, and why did he only hit him and not the others?

“Master is right. It’s because he spoiled you too much that you’ve become like this,” Kerla said with dissatisfaction. “I’m confiscating this deck of cards. I’ll return it to you when Master returns.”

Kerla's posture, as if he were catching someone red-handed and confiscating their playing cards, really captured the essence of various homeroom teachers in universities. The three of them, like students being reprimanded, hung their heads.

Then the three of them were taken away by Kerr. Looking at the confiscated playing cards, the three of them were on the verge of tears: "Leon, please come back soon, we really miss you."

……

Regardless of what kind of treatment the three people on the other side of the planet are currently suffering, what kind of painful life they are living, or how much they miss him, Jason, cosplayed by Li Ang, is about to be slashed in the back by Kro.

Kro's two claws were long and sharp, and in the dim moonlight, combined with his incredible speed, the two women watching the battle from the cliff could only see a flash of silvery-white light.

Before the two could even cry out in alarm at Jason's predicament, Jason bent over without turning his head, his upper body slumped straight down, his left leg bent, and he stood on the ground on only his right leg.

Kuro's claw attack was originally intended to strike Jason's back, but Jason's Observation Haki had already detected it. Without turning around to look, Jason adopted a defensive stance. Jason ducked, instantly clearing his back from Kuro's attack range.

Not only that, Jason then slightly turned his body while lying face down, and quickly kicked his right leg backward, aiming straight for Crowe's abdomen.

This is what everyone was talking about while they were playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game): no need to rob, you can use a knife; if a knife isn't enough, you can use karate! That's how versatile they are—though they may not be masters of everything, they can still give you a little surprise, a little unexpected delight.

So, Kro was quite unfortunate, experiencing what a small surprise and unexpected turn of events truly meant. Who the hell would have thought that someone who had been showing off their swordsmanship, easily cutting two people into four pieces, would suddenly unleash a professional back kick? These two techniques were clearly from completely different fields; most people wouldn't practice these two seemingly unrelated skills simultaneously.

Only a chief of staff would treat these two as elective courses, and even make them major in firearms, and make them major in subjects that are beyond the average person's.

Yeah, that cool feeling is like watching Zoro keep wielding a sword and hacking at people, and then suddenly he kicks you in the face with a Diable Kick.

Kuro was completely unprepared for this spectacular situation. Furthermore, he lacked any Observation Haki, and couldn't even see his own fastest attack clearly. Naturally, he was caught off guard and kicked away.

So when the two women's exclamations reached Jason's ears, he couldn't help but ask, "Which side are you two on?"

That's nonsense, neither of us could have come up with that.

Chapter 161 Creating a Character

However, Kro was still a minor boss, and Jason's back kick wasn't fatal. Kro quickly regained his balance in mid-air and landed safely on the ground. His abdomen, though, still ached slightly.

Seeing that his attack had failed and he had lost many men, Kro immediately decided to unleash his ultimate move. He relaxed his shoulders and head, let his hands hang naturally, and began to sway with his walking steps.

"spoon."

Once Kroo unleashes his ultimate move, it's incredible. At such incredible speed, he himself doesn't even know who he's attacking.

Upon seeing Kuro's posture, the pirates on the ship were terrified. They immediately covered their heads, crouched down, and prayed that they would not be attacked by the crazed Kuro.

However, Jason has seen a lot in the past few years. While Kuro's spoon might be powerful in the East Blue, Jason believes that such strength is only at the level of a typical "shaver" in the Grand Line.

But he's no longer the weakling who got beaten up by CP3 agents. He's not afraid of attacks like those from Kroo and can handle them.

But this requires Kro to focus his attention on him; right now, Kro doesn't even know who he's attacking.

Nami and Karina kept their distance, but even that couldn't stop Kuro from going berserk. After activating the spoon, Kuro abandoned the bowl in front of him and slashed directly at the two of them.