"Aren't they in cahoots? What's going on?"
Luffy was shocked when he saw more and more pirates falling.
"Captain Crowe, stop! Why are you killing us?”
"We are on the same side, Captain Crowe!”
When the pirates at the bottom of the slope saw their companions being cut down by Crowe one by one and lying on the ground covered in blood, they all panicked and kept calling for Crowe to stop. Their voices were extremely shrill.
Originally, these pirates had come here to risk their lives for Crowe. In the end, Crowe actually wanted to kill them. This shocked them, but they also felt more indignant.
Although these pirates had done many evil things on a daily basis, they would still feel angry and sad when they were betrayed by their own people, especially by their captain. It was just that no one sympathized with them.
"You're not allowed to call me Captain Crowe. I've already spent three years giving up this name.”
When Crowe said this, his tone was very awe-inspiring. In the blink of an eye, he had severely injured several pirates.
"This bastard, after he was hypnotized, not only did he ignore the injuries on his body, but his speed also became much faster. This is going to be difficult.”
Qin Ming sat on the ground. He couldn't figure out where Crowe was after entering high-speed mode. Before, he could at least sense something, but now, he really didn't know where Crowe had gone.
After Nami bandaged Qin Ming's wounds, she tried to persuade him to leave, but she knew that it would be a miracle if this man listened to her.
Qin Ming's injuries here weren't as serious as the one in Orange Town, but the number of wounds on his body was shocking to Nami.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal hitting the ground could be heard. Qin Ming, who was on the slope, could even see sparks on the ground from time to time. Those were caused by Crowe's cat claws scraping the ground. It was obvious how fast he was.
"Crowe, this is different from what we agreed on. How can you attack your own people!”
Zango was furious when he saw his subordinate being attacked by Crowe. He was shocked when Crowe had hypnotized him.
After all, three years ago, when Crowe was still the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Crowe had never been hypnotized by Zango.
Other than the fact that the enemy he had encountered at that time didn't need to do so, there was also a considerable reason. Crowe was cautious by nature, so he wouldn't let Zango hypnotize him.
However, this time, Crowe was beaten up badly by Qin Ming, and Qin Ming's words deeply provoked him, making him feel a kind of humiliation that he had never experienced before.
Especially when Qin Ming said that he couldn't even face his past, it made Crowe fly into a rage out of humiliation.
Crowe's family was destroyed by pirates, and his parents died at the hands of pirates. As a child, he led a miserable life of wandering. He hated pirates to the core, which was why he looked down on Usopp, because Usopp was the son of pirates.
It was just that Crowe looked down on pirates from the bottom of his heart. However, in order to live the life he yearned for, he chose to use pirates and even became the captain of a pirate group.
This was the most contradictory thing in Crowe's heart. He clearly hated pirates, but he couldn't get rid of the fact that he was also a pirate. He wanted to give up his past self and start a new life.
However, what Qin Ming said to him made him understand one thing. Even if he denied that he was a pirate in his heart, in these three years, he still maintained the habit of being a pirate. To put it bluntly, a dog can't change eating shit.
When Crowe was sent flying by Qin Ming, he was very unwilling to accept the fact that someone had exposed his psychological scar. Therefore, before he completely fainted, he desperately asked Zangao to hypnotize him. The anger in his heart had already made him lose his rationality.
Three years ago, when Crowe was still a pirate, he had already made a plan to seize Keya's family property. Three years later, his plan was stopped by a few other pirates. It could be said that pirates succeeded and pirates failed.
This made Crowe even more resentful. He felt that his entire life had been ruined by pirates.
Therefore, Crowe went crazy. He only wanted to kill everyone here, not leaving a single one alive!
"All of you, shut up! I'll get rid of all of you soon! And Zango, I'll get rid of you too!”
As Crowe said this, he cut down two more pirates.
"Are you kidding me? Crowe!"
Zango's expression changed when he heard Crowe's words. He suddenly regretted hypnotizing Crowe.
At that time, Crowe was already on the verge of death. At most, he could only hold on for a moment before fainting. He had indeed lost to Qin Ming.
When Zango rushed to Crowe's side, Crowe, who was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body, grabbed Zango's foot tightly and kept asking Zango to hypnotize him.
Zango had never seen Crowe in such a sorry state before, so he didn't think too much about it and did as Crowe said.
However, Zango did not expect that after hypnotizing Crowe, he would end up in a difficult situation and even lose the other members of the Black Cat Pirates.
"Captain Crowe, please stop!”
"We can still attack the village now. Your plan will definitely succeed.”
Facing Crowe's endless attacks, the pirates could not even touch Crowe's shadow. Their expressions were very ugly, and the fear on their faces became stronger and stronger.
"Don't worry, my plan will not fail. When I made the plan three years ago, I never planned to let you leave this place alive.”
Crowe mercilessly told the truth, causing the pirates to fall into despair.
"You guys are really crazy. I've never seen such a lousy pirate group.”
When Luffy said this, sparks suddenly appeared on the ground beside his feet.
"Hmph, the so-called pirate group is just a group of wild dogs gathered together in the world.”
Crowe was still moving at high speed."The crew members are the captain's loyal chess pieces. The life and death of the subordinates are in the captain's hands. No matter what kind of resistance they encounter, my plan will not fail. They just have to follow my plan and sacrifice themselves!”
When he was talking to Luffy, Crowe didn't even show himself. He was still hacking at the pirates. He was merciless and almost killed a pirate with one move.
"Captain Crowe, please stop fighting!”
"We can do anything you want, but don't treat us like this!”
When the pirates begged Ke Luo for mercy, several pirates were severely injured.
"Crowe, as long as I hypnotize that woman and leave a will according to your plan, it will be fine! Don't attack them anymore!"
Zangao saw his men lying in pools of blood one after another and was extremely anxious. When he shouted this, he glanced at Qin Ming and Nami who were on the slope and rushed up with gritted teeth.
"You brat, get out of my way. Otherwise, I'll kill you!”
Zangao had been punched by Qin Ming and was injured badly. In fact, when he saw Qin Ming defeat Crowe, he was already afraid of Qin Ming. But now, for the safety of his subordinates, he had to go all out.
"You're only slightly better than that trash captain, but you're the one who should scram. I don't have the time to play with you!”
Qin Ming saw Zangao holding a sharp blade ring and running over. He grabbed the fishing rod and stood up.
When Zango threw the ring, Qin Ming used his fishing rod to deflect it. He then extended the fishing rod and threw it forward. The hook that flew out caught Zango's collar.
Qin Ming grabbed the fishing rod with both hands and pulled it up. He threw Zango into the forest behind him.
With a bang, Zango fell from the sky into the depths of the forest, startling all the birds in the forest.
It wasn't that Qin Ming let Zangao go so easily, but his body wasn't in a good condition. He didn't even have the strength to beat people up. He could only throw Zangao as far away as possible, as long as he didn't get in the way.
The most important thing now was how to get rid of Crowe, whose strength had increased significantly after hypnosis.
Qin Ming was very clear about this point. It was better to save his strength to deal with Ke Luo.
Moreover, even if Zangao really did run into Xiluobu Village, there was still Sauron, who could take care of Zangao in minutes. Therefore, Qin Ming was very relieved to throw Zangao out and ignored him.
"You stinky butler, come out!”
Luffy, who was at the bottom of the slope, saw Crowe killing his subordinates one by one in cold blood. After the pirates begged for mercy, not only did he not stop attacking, but he also attacked even harder, causing the pirates to wail in pain.
"You're with that kid with the fishing rod. I'll teach you two a lesson!”
When Crowe said this, his cat claws had already left a few wounds on Luffy's body.
"It's all because you obstructed me. Those poor subordinates who were beaten half to death by me are currently being tortured.”
Crowe attacked Luffy as he spoke. After being hypnotized, he used the spoon faster than usual and seemed to be able to freely control his target.
The pirates of the Black Cat Pirates were basically all killed by Crowe. They all fell down covered in blood and cried out in pain.
"What do you take your companions for!"
Luffy was indeed furious. He was furious that Crowe had trampled on his companion's life so easily.
"Oh!"
When Qin Ming heard Luffy's angry roar, his eyes that had already recovered gradually turned blood red. He felt his blood boil and a surge of power emerged from his body. His exhausted body regained some strength.
Nami saw Qin Ming's eyes change color again. His dark red pupils stared at Luffy, making her understand that this guy was going all out again.
"What a fast speed. I don't know where he is at all. This is difficult.”
Luffy stood still. Crowe had attacked him several times, but he still could not detect Crowe's location.
If Crowe didn't use hypnosis to increase his strength, Luffy would have been able to capture Crowe's location. However, he couldn't do that now. He could only barely see a few shadows.
Luffy followed the scratches left behind by Crowe's high-speed movements several times, but his attack speed was still unable to catch up to Crowe.
At this moment, Luffy was covered in wounds from Crowe's cat claws. Blood had seeped through his red vest, but he did not stop attacking Crowe.
"Why are you all going against me and obstructing my plan?”
Crowe's voice was filled with anger. From his point of view, whether it was Luffy or Qin Ming, they were clearly injured. If it was an ordinary person, they would have collapsed long ago. However, these two people could act as if nothing had happened and continue to fight against him. How could he not be angry?
"You can't defeat me. How can I lose to a pirate who abandoned his name and escaped from the sea? I'm the man who wants to become the Pirate King!”
Luffy extended his right arm and swept it behind him."Compared to ambition, I'm much more ambitious than you!”
Crowe, who had originally wanted to attack Luffy from behind, saw Luffy's right arm sweep over, so he had no choice but to change his direction.""What ambition do pirates have? Do you still want to become the Pirate King? Don't laugh to death!"
"This is not good. I have to help him.”
Qin Ming, who was on the slope, saw that Luffy couldn't hit Crowe even after attacking him so many times. Having fought with Luffy before, he knew very well how strong Luffy was. With Crowe's speed, which was almost half as fast as Little Biao's, it would be very difficult for Luffy to catch him.
"Your feet are swollen beyond recognition. How else do you want to help him? Listen to me. Follow me back to the village.”
Nami had seen Qin Ming's sprained right foot before. It was already swollen. It would probably hurt badly if he moved. How could he help others like this?
"Do you want me to run away with my tail between my legs? Then I'd rather die here!"
Qin Ming saw that Luffy tried to grab Crowe several times, but Crowe dodged every time. Instead, Crowe left a few more wounds on him with his cat claws.
Although those injuries weren't fatal to Luffy, if Luffy continued to be beaten up passively, anyone would lose.
Running back to the village and bringing Sauron back here would take at least seven minutes. This was under the condition that Qin Ming didn't hurt his foot. Now that he had sprained his foot, how could he run fast?
Most importantly, Qin Ming didn't think that Crowe would let him escape. If he started running towards the village, with Crowe's current speed, he could catch up to him at any time. Then, what was the point of running? He might as well stay behind and work with Luffy to kill Crowe.
Moreover, Qin Ming didn't want Sauron to show a surprised face when he found him. Then, he said to him indifferently,"What's wrong with the two of you? You can't even deal with one enemy. To think that you told me before that you could deal with it alone.”
This way, Qin Ming couldn't retreat. This was a matter of a man's dignity and face.
Qin Ming stabbed the fishing rod into the ground. Under Nami's confused gaze, Qin Ming extended the fishing rod.
After a while, Qin Ming, who was holding onto the fishing rod, arrived at the top of the slope.
Then, Qin Ming shrunk the fishing rod to about 20 centimeters. This was the shortest the fishing rod could shrink to. He also put away the fishing line and hook.
Nami, who was behind Qin Ming, was dumbstruck. The fishing rod in Qin Ming's hand was so long just now, but now it was so short that it could be easily hidden.
Crowe's movement speed was too fast. First, he had to restrict his movement space to a certain range. Only then would he have a chance to attack him and guide him up the slope.
Qin Ming quickly made up his mind and decided to take action.
"Crowe, you defeated opponent. I'm standing right here. If you have the ability, you can try attacking me.”
After Qin Ming shortened the fishing rod, he fell from a high place. His feet landed on the ground, and his sprained right foot inevitably hurt. However, he endured the pain and provoked Crowe, who was attacking Luffy at high speed.
"You idiot, what do you want?”
Nami really couldn't understand what was going on in Qin Ming's head. He knew that Crowe was much stronger than before, and it was already good enough that he was still standing, yet he still dared to provoke Crowe. Wasn't he courting death?
"Shut up, woman. Watch carefully.”
When Qin Ming said this, he heard Crowe's deep voice: "Since you are in a hurry to die, I will kill you first!”
"He's heading towards you, be careful!”
Luffy saw that there were many deep scratches on the slope that led to Qin Ming. He knew that Crowe had run towards Qin Ming, so he quickly reminded him.
"Good!"
"Look at my new weapon, the fishing rod!"”
"Its alias is the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod!"
As Qin Ming spoke, he quickly extended the fishing rod in his hand.
In just a blink of an eye, the fishing rod in Qin Ming's hand had extended more than ten meters, piercing into the rock walls on both sides of the slope. His original left hand quickly left the fishing rod in his hand, and his left foot suddenly kicked hard, jumping to the side.
"What's that? A rod that can extend freely. Isn't that the same as me?”
Luffy's eyes lit up when he saw how long the fishing rod in Qin Ming's hand was stretched out. As a rubber man, he understood the benefits of being able to extend and retract at will.
Clang!
"Ahhh!"
Crowe moved very quickly. The fishing rod in Qin Ming's hand suddenly extended and stabbed into the slope, blocking his way forward.
Crowe, who couldn't stop in time, crashed into the fishing rod. It hurt him a lot, as if he had been cut in half at the waist. He couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.
Even though Crowe vomited blood after hitting the fishing rod, the fishing rod that was stuck horizontally on both sides of the slope was still straight and did not bend at all.
At this moment, Crowe seemed to be hanging on a fishing rod. His hands were hanging on the ground, waving.
"Luffy, finish him off on this slope!”
When Qin Ming shouted at Luffy, he grabbed the fishing rod with one hand. Just as he was about to retract the fishing rod, Crowe, who was hanging on the fishing rod, suddenly shouted and stabbed the cat claw in his hand at Qin Ming who was beside him.
F * ck, you're already vomiting blood from the collision, yet you still have the strength to attack me?
Qin Ming quickly squatted down and dodged Crowe's attack. He grabbed the fishing rod with his left hand and shortened it, but Crowe continued to attack Qin Ming. He raised the cat claw in his other hand and slashed down at Qin Ming.
Oh no, he couldn't avoid it!
Qin Ming, who was squatting, had already injured one of his legs. Facing Crowe's fierce attack, it was already too late for him to dodge.
Just as Qin Ming thought he was about to be slashed by Crowe's cat claws, Nami raised her staff and blocked in front of him.""I told you not to mess around."
Nami's long stick was made of wood, and it was cut in half by Crowe's sharp claws. Blood splattered out of her right shoulder.
"Nami!"
Qin Ming saw Nami's right shoulder being slashed by Crowe's cat claw and was shocked. A violent emotion surged up, and as he shortened the fishing rod, he threw Crowe, who was hanging on the fishing rod, away.
"You won't die just like that, right?"
Qin Ming supported the swaying Nami. Seeing her pale face, he guessed that Crowe's slash was quite serious.
"I won't die so easily. This is all I can help with. The rest will depend on the two of you.”
Nami covered the wound on her right shoulder with her hand and panted slightly. In order not to worry Qin Ming, she squeezed out a smile and changed the topic.
"Of course it's a fishing rod, but it's not an ordinary fishing rod. It's specially used to catch giant sea kings.”
Qin Ming saw that Nami was still holding on and calmed down. The violent emotions that had just surged up quickly calmed down. He pulled her behind him and signaled her to hide behind him.
"Can sea kings be caught?”
When Nami heard Qin Ming's words, she was completely dumbfounded. Even the pain from the wound on her right shoulder seemed to have lessened.
"Who knows? Maybe this is the hobby of rich people. I don't know either.”
Qin Ming quickly extended the fishing rod in his hand. This fishing rod was taken from Keya's family, and Keya's family was very rich, so he casually said it. However, when he read the instructions for this fishing rod, it did say that this fishing rod was designed to catch giant sea kings.
When Crowe was thrown down by Qin Ming, he recalled the time when Keya's father was still alive three years ago. At that time, he had just become a butler.
"Did you know, Crabbe? I've loved fishing since I was young. I really hope that one day, I can personally catch a sea king. That will definitely give me a sense of accomplishment. For this reason, I even specially asked someone to order a set of high-quality fishing gear from the West Ocean. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to use it.”
"As long as you have the heart, your wish will definitely come true, Master.”
"Hahaha, with this little girl Keya around, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill this wish of mine.”
This was the scene of Keya's father and Crowe's conversation three years ago. At that time, Crowe would never have dreamed that the fishing rod specially customized by Keya's father would bring him such great trouble.
Could it be that my plan was destined to fail three years ago?
When he landed back on the ground, this thought appeared in Crowe's mind. Then, his expression became even more ferocious as he said angrily,"You guys deserve to die. My plan is perfect. I can't fail! All of you can go to hell!"
Whoosh!
Crowe used his spoon again. At the same time, Luffy and Qin Ming, who were standing on the slope, also launched fierce attacks at Crowe.
"A rubber machine gun!"
Luffy used the rubber machine gun to punch the seemingly empty slope. His fists were like a rain of bullets, attacking the direction where Crowe had disappeared.
"Stick Style, Beat Two Dogs with a Stick!"
Qin Ming held the 15-meter long fishing rod with both hands and swung it to the left and right.
Crowe, who was moving quickly on the slope, was not in a good state. With his current speed, if it was only Luffy or Qin Ming attacking him alone, he could still dodge. However, these two people attacked him from above and below, forming a pincer attack. This made it impossible for him to dodge.
Furthermore, this was a slope, and his range of movement was limited. Facing Luffy and Qin Ming's continuous attacks, Crowe was really helpless.
Not to mention Luffy and Qin Ming, one used his fist to attack Crowe's upper body, while the other used his staff to sweep his lower body. Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle if Crowe could still dodge!
Luffy's punches were extremely fast, and he had already created hundreds of illusory fist shadows. Qin Ming's silver staff swept rapidly to the left and right. Under the reflection of the sunlight, it looked like a sparkling lake surface on the ground, very eye-catching.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom!
Luffy's fist and Qin Ming's staff hit Crowe one after another, causing his body to tremble and his head to feel dizzy. He could no longer move at high speed. Their fists and staff would occasionally hit the cliffs on both sides of the slope.
"My plan…"
Crowe, who had been beaten beyond recognition, shouted weakly. A loud boom was heard, and the cliffs on both sides of the slope collapsed under Luffy and Qin Ming's fierce attacks…
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