Boom, boom, boom…
Three military-grade warships fired in unison, the sound of cannon fire continuous and deafening. In the blink of an eye, dozens of cannonballs hurtled towards One-Armed Jack’s pirate ship!
Boom! Boom!
Two cannonballs struck the ship, shattering planks and igniting flames. Fortunately, the cannonballs hit the upper part of the ship, causing injuries but not damaging the masts or lower structure. The damage was not severe.
“Return fire! Return fire!” One-Armed Jack roared, raising his left arm.
Out of the first volley, only two cannonballs hit. The sea battle, spanning miles, naturally resulted in low accuracy. Another key factor was One-Armed Jack himself, who used his immense skill to slice many of the incoming cannonballs in half!
Despite losing his right arm, One-Armed Jack wielded his left sword with the prowess of a seasoned swordsman.
But he wasn’t alone. The One-Armed Jack Pirates had two other formidable fighters.
“Ugh—oh!” On the side of the ship, a shirtless man with exceptionally strong arms hefted a crate of cannonballs to his feet. His arms whirred like wheels as he flung the cannonballs with sheer muscle power.
“Captain!” A tall, lanky man with arms reaching past his knees approached One-Armed Jack, shouting, “Even the Black Conqueror can’t withstand the firepower of three warships. We need to board them!”
These two were none other than One-Armed Jack’s trusted fighters, “Cannon Devil” Nathan with a bounty of 79 million, and “Withered Arm” Zakari from the Longarm Tribe, with a bounty of 120 million.
“Of course, I know that!” One-Armed Jack yelled back, “Turn the rudder! Right turn, forty-five degrees! Avoid their crossfire and board their ship. We’ll start by slaughtering that dog, Cray!”
“Aye—aye!” The pirates aboard the Black Conqueror responded with a roar.
“Coming straight for me? Ha!” Cray, captain of the right warship, was delighted. Despite the warships’ cannon fire failing to stop One-Armed Jack, he felt both satisfied and thrilled, shouting at the approaching pirate ship, “Jack Smart, don’t get yourself blown to bits. I want to take your head myself!”
“I’ll slice off your neck and take that golden hook!”
“Bastard!”
…
Both sides shouted and cursed, making Kaku frown. “Typical pirates. There are surveillance Den Den Mushi broadcasting this; how can they act so disgracefully?”
But Kaku and Cray were not in a clear hierarchy, and Cray was actually stronger than Kaku.
“No matter, let’s just eliminate these guys quickly. That’s what’s important,” Kaku thought, as he swiftly commanded his and Anderson’s warships to turn and confront the One-Armed Jack Pirates.
Amidst the intense cannon fire and roaring, the two sides finally closed in, with the Black Conqueror engaging in close combat with Cray’s warship.
“Kill!” The pirates on the Black Conqueror, armed with various weapons, charged across the boarding planks towards the warship.
“Fire at will!” The disciplined soldiers of Dressrosa’s army held their formation, guns raised, taking advantageous positions on the large warship, firing down at the pirates, inflicting heavy casualties.
After a series of losses, the remaining pirates finally clashed with the soldiers in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
“Bring me your head!” One-Armed Jack leapt from the bow of the Black Conqueror, soaring through the air with his left-handed sword slashing down at Cray, sending a flying slash towards Cray’s head!
“You’re the one who’s going to die,” Cray said, sweeping his golden hook to deflect the slash. He licked his lips and grinned, “One-Armed Jack!”
Suddenly, a shadow hurled towards Cray. Nathan from the Black Conqueror had thrown a cannonball with all his might!
“Rankyaku!” A blue slash intercepted the cannonball, splitting it apart. Kaku, using Moonwalk, landed on the Black Conqueror, drawing his sword. “I’ll handle you, ‘Cannon Devil’ Nathan.”
Boom!
Anderson jumped onto Cray’s warship, his massive weight and impact creating two large dents in the deck.
“It seems you’re the only one who can keep me entertained!” Anderson charged at the long-armed Zakari.
“Then let me pierce your body!” Zakari’s spindly, branch-like arms turned into spears, creating a flurry of stabs that enveloped Anderson.
Thud, thud, thud…
Zakari’s spears, which could pierce steel, merely thudded against Anderson, causing no harm.
Stunned, Zakari was hit squarely by Anderson’s shoulder, the tremendous force cracking his ribs and sending him flying like a cannonball into the sea!
Anderson, already over five meters tall, seemed to grow even larger. His muscles appeared as thick, solid shields.
After his body returned to normal, Anderson’s skin bore red marks from Zakari’s attacks but no real injuries.
Anderson pounded his chest and laughed heartily, “Wahahaha! My ability seems to counter yours perfectly, Longarm Tribe bastard!”
“Damn you!” One-Armed Jack growled, gritting his teeth. “A Devil Fruit user, the Shield Man…!”
“Don’t get distracted, One-Armed Jack!” Seizing the opportunity, Cray’s golden hook left a gash on Jack’s face.
“Eight years as a toy, and you haven’t improved at all. You’re only fit to be cut down by me!” Enraged, Jack slashed down with his left-hand sword. “Cray Smith!”
Jack’s words were not wrong. Cray, who might have been evenly matched with Jack before, had weakened after eight years as a toy laborer. Now, Cray was no match for One-Armed Jack!
Clang! Zing—
Cray’s golden hook managed to block Jack’s sword for a moment before breaking. If he hadn’t dodged quickly, Jack’s sword would have slashed his chest and abdomen!
Having disarmed Cray’s golden hook, Jack sneered and turned, shouting, “Nathan, get Zakari out of the water!”
But his shout was interrupted by a swift slash.
“Rankyaku Line!”
A straight, fast slash from below caught Jack off guard, forcing him to block with his sword, only to be sent airborne.
“Arm Shield Smash!” Anderson quickly moved behind Jack, his disproportionately large arm forming a shield. He swung his arm horizontally, slamming Jack in the back!
Boom!
Jack’s body flew, the force smashing through the main mast of the warship!
“Your subordinate seems to have strength and cannon skills, but nothing more.” Kaku, stepping through the air with Moonwalk, ascended above the warship’s bow, holding “Cannon Devil” Nathan in his right hand.
Below Kaku lay the blood-soaked, corpse-strewn Black Conqueror!
“So there’s no need to call him or anyone else,” Kaku’s eyes gleamed with the cold light of a CP9 agent. “Because, I’ve already cleaned up the pirates.”
Seeing Nathan in Kaku’s grasp and the ship filled with pirate corpses, Anderson laughed loudly, “Wahahaha! You’re pretty strong too! Haha!”
“Bastards!” their enemy snarled in rage.
From the debris, One-Armed Jack burst forth, slashing furiously at Kaku. “Die!”
Seeing Jack charge, Anderson stepped forward, his legs planted firmly, arms crossed before his chest, head tucked, body contracted into a shield-like posture. “Anderson—Solid Shield!”
But a swordsman was perhaps the worst match for Anderson’s ability. Jack’s full-force slash broke through Anderson’s defense, cutting from his right shoulder to his left abdomen, spilling a shower of blood!
However, this was Anderson’s strongest defensive move. Thanks to his massive size, Jack’s sword wasn’t long enough to cut him in half, avoiding a critical injury.
In turn, Kaku countered.
“Spiral White Blade!” Transforming into a giraffe-man, Kaku’s four-sword limbs whirled like a blade storm, attacking Jack.
Clang, clang, clang…
Even though Kaku wasn’t as strong as Jack, the time taken to gather strength for this attack left Jack struggling to defend, his body accumulating wounds.
But the fatal strike came from behind.
“I told you…” Clutching a golden dagger in his left hand, Cray, having lost his hook, appeared behind Jack. “I’ll take your head myself!”
Shnk!
“Urgh…urgh!” The dagger plunged into Jack’s neck, a geyser of blood erupting. With a futile gurgle, One-Armed Jack collapsed!
“So I told you, you lack the brains!” Cray pulled out the golden dagger and sheathed it. “You’ll die here, an insignificant fool. If you met the boss, that would be our failure!”
The pirates on the Black Conqueror were all dead. The three main fighters of the One-Armed Jack Pirates were defeated. The remaining pirates on the warship met their inevitable fate.
The One-Armed Jack Pirates were annihilated.
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