Arceus' Pirate Journey

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, he returned along the same route. This route had only one direction, so he wouldn't lose anyone during this time. Besides, there was already a lot of population flow in the Kingdom of Natho, so he didn't attract too much attention.

However, Flett made a very low-level mistake for an agent. Because his attention was attracted by the words of Alkami on Olga's body, he did not realize that the tall man in a cloak next to him was Kaido.

The Central Hotel of the Kingdom of Nathoo consumes a large amount of the kingdom's finances. It is a place that integrates food, lodging and transactions. It is said that even giants can stay here. As long as you pay money, you can check in. No one will care about the identity of the people here. The only rule is that fighting is not allowed in the hotel.

So no one stopped inhuman creatures like Arceus and Inisabe from entering the hotel rooms.

"You two just wait here. We will leave when this is over. Quinn, go to the shipyard and find a new ship. The feature here is that there are always stocks in stock. By the way, didn't you sense your slate?"

Olga and Athie are not capable of participating in a battle of this scale. Although Kaido understands that fighting is the fastest way to improve, he would not let an apprentice experience life in a battle of this level.

It is safest to leave them here, and then arrange for Quinn to purchase ships. Although Arceus' plan to use Kaido to fleece the sheep failed, the dedication of many of his companions along the way still allowed them to gain a lot of funds.

The navy’s bounty distribution does not require real-name registration; anyone who is not wanted can redeem the bounty.

Chapter 38: Civil strife among pirates

Moreover, in the battle between pirates, neither side will waste this kind of resource. In some places, there are such middlemen in the black market. They are responsible for sending the defeated pirates to the navy and getting commissions from the bounty. This is almost an unspoken rule.

Even the big pirates in the New World will do similar things after capturing or killing pirates who are causing trouble in their territory. This is even an important source of income for some pirates.

"No, it looks like we still have to deal with John. But are there too many people here? I see many of them are locals. And why would these people park their boats in an open space?"

There were quite a few large ships on the open space outside, stranded there, and it looked like they hadn't been sailing for a long time.

Moreover, the ship was fixed to the ground with very thick and long iron chains, and it seemed that it could not move too far.

“This is the unique low tide in the Kingdom of Nathu. When the inland lake in the middle dries up, the surrounding sea level will rise instead, flooding all the low-lying areas until the low tide phenomenon ends.

Except for the highlands where the royal family and nobles live, the rest of the area will be like this, so there are those large ships for refuge. But here is safe, this hotel can be said to be the dividing line of the flooded area, so so many people come here. "

At this time, Quinn also had a job as a tour guide, explaining the unique phenomenon of the Kingdom of Nat'ho. It was precisely because of this special phenomenon that although the Kingdom of Nat'ho had a mild climate, it was unable to develop the planting industry for a long time.

Every three years when the high tide occurs, it is a devastating blow to the local farming industry.

Time passed slowly. Quinn solved the problem of the ship, and Kaido also found John's trace. His men were stationed near the inland lake, apparently waiting for the occurrence of a big low tide.

As time reached the third night, alarms sounded in the Kingdom of Natho. Citizens began to evacuate with their assets, and various forces also launched their own actions.

.....

"John, are you sure that Rocks' treasure is here?"

At the John Pirates' base, a short man wearing heavy medieval armor, a shield hanging on his arm armor, and a bright silver axe in his left hand asked.

Codenamed Silver Axe, his real name was unknown even to the people on Rocks' ship. All they knew was that he never took off his armor.

"Of course. This is a clue found on Hatchinos Island. When the moon is full, the great low tide will occur. At that time, the true appearance of the treasure will naturally appear before us. It will be our treasure."

John's tone was full of confidence. He had absolute faith in treasure hunting, and this was also the last treasure hunt in his plan. The treasure left by Rocks was enough for him to live a new life in anonymity.

It's just that there are too many people, and the treasure belongs to him alone, and he doesn't want to share the treasure with these people. If his search for the treasure didn't require their strength, he wouldn't join forces with these people.

However, John only told half the truth. The treasure was indeed here, but the environment here was extremely dangerous. As long as he took advantage of it, these guys would be buried here forever.

At the same time, they will also send a signal to the world that the John Pirates have completely disappeared and Captain John is dead. Only in this way can he start a new era of life.

As for his crew? What does that have to do with him?

At this time, a unique smile appeared at the corner of Silver Axe's mouth under the helmet. Coincidentally, he didn't want to share the treasure with John.

His hand had already pressed a button on a Den Den Mushi. As he pressed his own Den Den Mushi, a pirate ship revealed its true appearance off the coast of Donut Island.

On the ram of the bow stood a man wearing heavy golden armor and with a long beard.

Although the people on Rocks' ship will fight each other, there are some who have good personal relationships, such as Big Mom and Kaido, and Silver Axe and the owner of this ship, the former cadre of the Rocks Pirates - Wang Zhi.

Trust is a joke on Rocks' ship, so Silver Axe had already contacted Wang Zhi and planned to get rid of John together with Wang Zhi.

After understanding the conditions of the sea area here, Wang Zhi's ship has been hovering nearby for half a month, intending to rush over directly when the low tide occurs, taking advantage of the rising sea level outside.

At the same time, two of John's men were already lying in the dark alley, and they were replaced by two members of CP0. In the clouds high in the sky, Kaido in the form of a blue dragon was also ready to go.

The full moon was in the sky and the low tide ended as expected. The water in the center of the lake began to recede, revealing the slippery lake bottom below, but the original creatures in the lake had disappeared somewhere unknown.

The external sea water began to spread, and most of the land in the Kingdom of Nathu began to be submerged by the influx of sea water. The large ships on the plains began to float, and the people of the Kingdom of Nathu began to live on the water for a period of time.

"The shape of the lake bottom... resembles a skull."

The aerial view is clearer. Although this inland lake is just an irregular circle when there is water, when the water recedes, the rocks on the lakeshore and bottom form the shape of a skull.

"Maybe old Rocks has a preference for this shape. The shape on Hatchinos is also the same, and this way the accuracy is higher."

Then John took out an armband with two semicircular spheres on it. He folded it in half to form a sphere and held it high up. The reflected moonlight shone on a rock, and a spherical hole appeared on it.

There is no doubt that this is the switch to the treasure, and at this moment, a gunshot broke the silence here.

One of Silver Axe's men fell down, and the man who fired the shot was none other than John's pirate group disguised as CP0. They didn't want more people to know the specific details of the treasure. There were only two of them, and it was not realistic to restrain hundreds of pirates.

Not to mention that there are cadres here with bounties of over 100 million, and it was their plan to stir up civil strife among the pirates.

Silver Axe and John were already wary of each other, and this shot could be said to have detonated a powder keg, and the situation suddenly became tense.

"John, you acted early enough."

"Tsk, do you believe me if I tell you this is not what I meant?" This really wasn't John's plan. His plan was to make Silver Axe and his crew members disappear. How could he just do it before opening the door to the treasure?

And he had never issued such an order. There was no doubt that someone was instigating this and that other people had infiltrated this.

But Silver Axe didn't know about this. When he saw John taking action, he gave up the idea of ​​waiting for Wang Zhi to take position before taking action.

"Young boys, do it!"

Chapter 39 John's Ability

The people around me were allies a few minutes ago, but a few minutes later, they were already fighting each other.

Betrayal is not uncommon among pirates. Most pirates are prepared for infighting the moment they form an alliance. They can unite for the sake of profit, or they can fight for the sake of profit.

Whether the alliance partner is trustworthy and to what extent the alliance can proceed depends entirely on your own judgment.

Arceus can offer Kaido a temptation that he cannot refuse. At least Kaido is much more reliable than John, and they have no conflicting interests. Arceus needs manpower to find the stone tablets, and Kaido wants an army of people with special abilities and powerful companions.

Unless someone runs to Kaido with a devil fruit tree, or comes to Arceus with a dozen stone tablets, this alliance is quite solid. Besides, what Arceus hates most is betrayal and deception.

I can't control others, but at least he won't do such a thing.

Silver Axe and John's subordinates started fighting, and gunshots were heard from time to time below. As a hot weapon, the musket is still one of the important weapons. Compared with cold weapons that require long-term training to form combat effectiveness, the musket only requires simple operation to use.

The weaker the strength, the more important role guns can play.

A powerful sniper can use his gun to cause fatal damage even when facing an enemy with strong defenses, but such people are ultimately a minority.

Cold weapons are still the mainstream. Swords, axes, and even shovels and pickaxes used to dig treasure have become weapons at this time. They are all big pirates in the new world, but their subordinates are also divided into strong and weak, and not all of them are proficient in domineering.

More than a hundred of the hundreds of pirates fell in the first battle, and the battle between John and Silver Axe had just begun.

Silver Axe is relatively short in stature, but has extraordinary strength. The country he was born in is proficient in forging, and the armor on his body is made of special metal. Although it is heavy, it has excellent defensive power and reflects bright silver light under the moonlight.

The big axe was swung and slashed towards John, but John, holding two swords, did not confront the silver axe head-on. He dodged his attacks nimbly and rushed towards the silver axe.

Silver Axe is a powerful heavy-armored warrior, and it is not a wise choice to confront him head-on.

Looking at John rushing towards him, Silver Axe did not dodge, but instead held the axe handle with both hands. Based on his understanding of John, he did not need to pick up his shield because John was unable to break his defense.

Except for an observation port between his eyes, his armor was seamless. Only the defense at the joints was relatively weak. But with the blessing of his domineering aura, he was confident that he could block John's attack.

So he raised the axe high, intending to use his body to withstand John's attack while killing him, but John just feinted, and while approaching, he slid to avoid the axe blade of Silver Axe, and stabbed Silver Axe in the ribs with the knife in his backhand.

Silver Axe sneered at this, and one side of the armor was wrapped with a thick armed color domineering aura. Then he turned around and smashed at John. The axe is a heavy weapon, even without the axe blade, just a simple swing can cause effective damage.

But in the next moment, his figure paused for a moment.

"You...when did you eat the devil fruit?!"

John's sword sank into the armor, but the armor remained intact. However, Silver Axe could feel that the sword had pierced his body.

Because he was used to wearing heavy armor, Silver Axe's domineering power was always attached to the surface of the armor, and there was rarely any domineering power attached to the body inside the body, so when John's attack ignored the armor, his body would naturally be pierced.

This was not the effect of internal destruction of the Armament Haki. He felt the blade in his body. Only those strange abilities could do this.

"How could I possibly tell you such a thing?" John spun the blade in his hand, intending to deal a fatal blow to Silver Axe. However, this wound was still a little short of making a monster of this level lose its combat effectiveness.

Facing the axe swung by Silver Axe, he could only temporarily avoid the edge. He felt very sorry that he failed to take down the Silver Axe with one blow. Such opportunities were rare.

Having learned his lesson, Silver Axe will inevitably attach his domineering aura to his body, but from the blood flowing from the joints of the armor, it can be seen that John's attack has achieved a good effect.

After the Battle of God Valley, John found a devil fruit and secretly became a special ability user. Even among his crew, only a few confidants knew about it.

Parahuman-Door-Door Fruit.

Just now, he opened a corridor door in space, allowing his blade to ignore the armor attached with domineering aura and directly open a passage on the inside of the armor.

However, the Door-Door Fruit can only open doors in opposite directions, otherwise he would be able to open the door directly onto John's neck.

"I really underestimated you, but I still have a backup plan."

After fighting with John, the two gradually came to the middle of the lake. The ground became muddy, which was not good for Silver Axe.

Then he took out a flare from somewhere and shot it into the air. This was the signal agreed upon by him and Wang Zhi. As the flare exploded in the air, Wang Zhi's pirate ship seemed to have received the signal. Although the ship was still some distance away, the shell had already flown over.

The target was exactly himself. Large-scale artillery fire completely covered the place. This was the original plan of Silver Axe and Wang Zhi. They wanted to force John's men into a position and then annihilate them with heavy artillery.

Silver Axe was safe and sound in the artillery fire thanks to his armor and domineering defense, but a few minutes later, when the artillery fire stopped, John was not affected at all, and even his clothes were not stained with any dust.

The Gate-Gate Fruit, Space Gate, he just entered directly into another space, completely avoiding the artillery attack.

"What kind of fruit did you eat..."

"Only an idiot would tell you that the knife should have pierced your kidney. I want to see how long you can hold on!"

At this time, he just regarded the person who fired the cannon as Silver Axe's men. When Wang Zhi brought more people to surround the other members of John's pirate group in the lake area, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Wang Zhi..."

"John, open the door to the treasure. Even if you are a person with special abilities, you have no chance of winning against the two of us."

"Well, that's right. It's not surprising that you two are mixed up with each other. But if you want my treasure, you'd better wait for next life!"

When it comes to treasure, John has no intention of compromising. A strange force is channeled from his body into the ground. This is the cemetery he has chosen for these people!

Chapter 40 I Didn’t Say You Can Leave

Wang Zhi clenched the huge sword in his hand, as if he was ready to chop off John's head at any time.

But the treasure has not actually appeared yet. CP0's behavior makes Silver Axe take action in advance. Many people are tempted by Rocks' treasure, and the reason it is still safe and sound after five years is because no one can find it.

If they attacked John directly, they might not be able to get the treasure.

Just as they were frozen in place, the two people from CP0 could no longer sit still. Their plan was to let John and Silver Axe fight each other, but the appearance of Wang Zhi disrupted the original balance.

CP0 is known as "the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons" and is the world's most powerful intelligence agency.

The selection of CP0 members is also very strict. Mastering the Six Styles is only the most basic requirement. They must unreasonably protect the Celestial Dragons and obey the orders of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.

The number of CP0s is unknown, and they usually conduct secret activities, investigate arms smuggling and secret assassinations around the world, and make secret deals with non-World Government member countries or some pirates.

The strength of the members varies, but even the weakest is capable of gaining a place in the New World and serving as a leader in the great pirate groups.

Originally they were just pretending to be under John's command, but the appearance of Wang Zhi disrupted their plans.

What they want to face is a seriously injured Silver Axe or John, not two pirates with bounties exceeding one billion. It will do them no good if Wang Zhi and Silver Axe join forces.

CP0 is better at assassination. In this dim environment, Silver Axe and Wang Zhi's attention is more on John, and they don't pay attention to these defeated soldiers. It may not be impossible for them to take the opportunity to balance the combat power, but there are people who are much faster than them.

"Thunder!"

The weather is pretty good tonight. Although there are a few dark clouds in the sky, they do not block the moon, and the bright moonlight still shines on the mud at the bottom of the lake.

But this happened just now. A large amount of lightning fell from the sky, launching an indiscriminate attack on the crowd below, but the lightning mostly targeted Wang Zhi and Yin Axe.

Then a giant dragon rushed out from the clouds, and the flaming cloud carried several figures standing in the night sky.

"Hehehe! There are so many old acquaintances here, right, you asshole seniors!"

Kaido deliberately emphasized the word "senior". He was interested in the treasure, but it was only second. The first one was the stone tablet of Arceus.

In this respect, they are different from the people below. What they are looking for is all the treasures that Rocks had in the past, while Kaido is looking for the treasure that was originally on the ship.

Arceus still didn't feel the breath of the stone tablet at this time, so what Kaido needed was to get information from John, rather than looking for treasure after John's death.

The sudden appearance of Kaido changed the situation again. His indiscriminate attack method did not seem like he was coming to say hello.