Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

"Target confirmed!!"

"It's the Straw Hat Pirates!!!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion below. All the soldiers began to feel uneasy. They stared at the clouds above the island and subconsciously tightened their weapons.

"Don't panic!!"

"Act as directed! Prepare to fight the Straw Hat Pirates!!"

The non-commissioned officers shouted loudly to calm the soldiers.

At the same time, a figure walked out from each of the leading row of warships.

More than 20 lieutenant generals from the headquarters, including Flying Squirrel, Burning Mountain, Ghost Spider, Dalmesia, etc., stood up.

"Yeah, yeah, that's really exaggerated."

Huoshaoshan bit a cigar in the corner of his mouth, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky with a silly smile on his face:

"I've already felt this pressure even though I haven't even seen the person."

"That's normal. After all, their deeds have spread all over the world."

Dauberman's scarred face showed a bit of ferocity, and he said in a deep voice:

"We defeated three sea emperor forces in two months. It would be strange if we weren't nervous facing an opponent of this level."

"That's a bit of a boost to the enemy's morale, Dauberman."

A man with long wavy golden hair stood up, holding a long-handled hammer with a shell-shaped hammer head. Lieutenant General Peng Shiqi raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"No matter what, we have dispatched such a powerful force this time."

"That's right. There's no doubt that the Straw Hat Pirates are powerful, but we're not pushovers either."

Another burly man with a thick beard spoke up, and Lieutenant General Tucha stood up with a stern face.

"I haven't dealt with a Pirate Emperor-level force yet, but I always hear you talk about it, and I can't help but want to see it for myself."

"Really? Then you better be careful later."

Smoker said coldly while biting two cigars.

"Hey! What do you mean, Smoker?"

"That's exactly what it says. No need to thank me for reminding you."

Smoker glanced at him indifferently, turned his head and ignored him. Some things are useless if you just talk about them, you will understand them naturally after experiencing them yourself.

In the past two years, in order to encourage more people to actively respond to the world conscription, some promotion conditions in the military that are not related to combat have been relaxed a lot. This has made it easier for many people with good leadership talents and combat potential to be promoted.

Since they have been promoted to the position of lieutenant general, these people naturally have sufficient ability to do the job, but the lack of experience and knowledge is inevitable.

Many new generals have never even fought against pirate forces of this level. If they are careless in the battle, they may lose their lives at any time, and losing limbs is the least of their worries.

"Still as indifferent as ever, Smoker."

A short-haired woman wearing a tight black leather jacket and a spiked collar around her neck stepped forward and stood between the two men.

Lieutenant General Dor raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said in a somewhat sexy voice:

"It's not good for the soldiers to see us quarreling here. We should save our temper for the battle later."

"No matter what, our opponent is the true emperor of the sea, so everyone should be careful."

The flying squirrel also spoke in a low voice, his eyes looking straight to the edge of the clouds above, where he could vaguely see several human figures.

"They're coming."

Relying on the sky island cloud of the research institute, Reiner and others walked side by side to the edge of the cloud, and their vision suddenly became clear.

The blue sea and blue sky complement each other, and the floating white clouds seem to be touchable. Looking down, the white flags flying all over the sea come into view.

"It's not common for a Grand Admiral to personally lead the troops. It seems the Navy is determined to defeat us this time."

Reiner stood at the front, his eyes meeting Akainu's through space.

Sanji lowered his head and lit a cigarette, took a puff and slowly exhaled the smoke, raised his head and said calmly:

"All the generals from our headquarters are here. This scene looks quite scary."

"Ah, I see a lot of old faces. Dao can hardly contain his excitement."

Zoro's lips curled up slightly, one hand resting casually on the hilt of his sword, and his eyes scanned the area below.

His gaze passed over the flying squirrel, Gion, and finally landed on Fujitora, who was wearing a purple samurai uniform and sitting silently on a wooden box.

"I still remember the fight in the middle of the Sabaody Archipelago. Don't try to steal it from me."

There was a glint of heat in Zoro's eyes.

The restrained and terrifying sword intent could not be felt by others, but it was extremely glaring in the mind of Fujitora, who was also a master of swordsmanship.

"What a ferocious sword intent! It seems I have been targeted."

Fujitora slowly stood up with the help of his sword, opened his cloudy eyes, and looked towards Zoro.

The two seemed to have tacitly recognized each other as their opponents.

Seeing this, the adjutant who had been following Fujitora for a long time understood what he meant and took out a document.

"The swordsman Roronoa, a swordsman who wields the three-sword style, is known for his ferocious and brutal swordsmanship."

"He once became famous for defeating the captain of the 2th Division, Flower Sword Vista, in a battle with the Whitebeard Pirates. His most recent achievement was defeating the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' second ship, the former warden of Impel Down, Shiryu of the Rain, on Beehive Island!"

Finally, the adjutant raised his head and reported:

"Reward: 17 billion berries!"

"He's a man like a beast."

Fujitora said in a low voice, and walked forward steadily with his sword pointing at the deck, his expression serious.

He had fought with Zoro in the Sabaody Archipelago before, and he knew very well that the strength displayed by the other party at that time was far from his limit. Naturally, he would not underestimate this man at all.

Fujitora slowly raised his sword and held it horizontally in front of him. Purple gravity waves emanated from his hand, and he said in a deep voice:

"In that case, let me fire the first shot of the battle."

"Is Mr. Yixiao going to come on?"

"Go back!"

"The general is about to take action!"

Seeing Fujitora's actions, the surrounding marines immediately stepped back, their eyes full of confidence and expectation.

"Gravity Blade Fire Festival!!"

A flash of cold light passed by, and Fujitora drew his sword quickly and decisively. By the time others saw clearly, he had already slowly put away the sword and let out a long breath.

"—Huh, looks like this is all I can take at once."

click!

With the sound of the sheath closing, a circle of gravity light waves shot up into the sky and went straight into the clouds!

Usopp subconsciously looked up, and after a few seconds of silence, he suddenly realized something and his face turned panicked.

"Wait a minute! It's not that trick again!"

"Ah, it's coming."

Zoro suddenly spoke.

Compared to Usopp who just realized that something was wrong, he had already bit the Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, and then drew out the other two long swords from his waist and held them on his left and right.

As if to confirm his words, a rumbling sound gradually came from the distant sky, like the whistling of wind caused by waving a stick, but this one was as loud as thunder!

next moment.

boom! boom! boom!

Boom! Almost simultaneously, several holes were blasted into the thick clouds in the sky. In each hole, a massive meteorite, encased in blazing flames, fell from the sky with a force unmatched by anything!

“Ma’am, ma’am!!”

“That’s too much!!”

Seeing this scene, the timid trio turned pale and screamed, almost frightened to death.

More than a dozen meteorites fell rapidly with long tails of flames!

Not to mention them, even in the navy camp that was not affected by the meteorite group, many people's faces suddenly changed and they broke out in cold sweats.

Who would have thought that this general, who was usually so kind and amiable, would actually plan to sink the entire island to the bottom of the sea right from the start.

The blazing firelight illuminated everyone's face red, and they all looked up to see the fate that the meteor shower would bring to the Straw Hat Pirates.

But at this moment, a green-haired figure suddenly jumped up in their sight and rushed straight towards the terrifying meteorite group!

Zoro couldn't help but sneer, even he couldn't help but frown slightly,

"Tsk, this guy is really rude."

"but."

"This time, no matter how many more come, it will be the same!"

Zoro's mouth curled up slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he crossed his arms with two long swords standing upright at his sides. The domineering aura he exerted with all his strength wrapped around the blades, and gradually a phantom of a man with three heads and six arms appeared.

"Ghostly Nine Swords Style!!"

"Ashura: Draw the Sword!!"

——Shhh! !

A ring of sword light flashed between heaven and earth, and the cold sword energy was like ice from hell, instantly extinguishing the flames covering the meteorite.

Surrounded by a group of meteorites emitting white smoke, Zoro still kept the posture of swinging his sword. The dozen or so meteorites stopped falling and hovered in the air as if they had hit an invisible air wall.

Then, as the shadow on his body gradually dissipated, all the meteorites around him suddenly exploded!

boom! ! boom! ! boom! !

The sky seemed to be bursting with rock fireworks, and countless stones, still hot from the heat, flew down, trailing long tails of black smoke.

"Ahh.ah."