Three to four nautical miles away from the Gigilier, three pirate ships with skull flags were speeding toward them.
"Kids, speed up! That's the Red Clover Chamber of Commerce's ship!”On the largest pirate ship in the middle, an ugly pirate who was more than two meters tall and covered in fat stood at the bow of the ship. He waved a spiked club that was nearly two meters long and shouted at the pirates around him.
"Yes, Captain Bruley!" A group of pirates who looked like Shamate nobles revealed excited and bloodthirsty expressions as they raised their swords and spears and responded loudly.
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Captain Jerry stood at the bow of the Gigillion, holding the long sword at his waist and asked the crew beside him,""Did you see the flag clearly? Which pirate group is it?"
"On the flag is a skull flag with two spiked clubs crossed. It's the Brie Pirates, the 'Head Knocking Brie' with a bounty of 16 million Bailey.”The crew member holding the monocular broke out in cold sweat. He did not expect to encounter one of the most powerful pirate groups in the East China Sea.
"Head Knocking Brie with a bounty of 16 million Bailey is really troublesome!”Captain Jerry pinched his eyebrows in annoyance. He did not expect to encounter such a powerful pirate group as soon as he returned to the sea route after a storm deviated from the route. He could not help but mutter to himself,"Damn it, although the Bruley Pirates 'ships aren't as big as the Gigillier, they have three ships and 500 people. Also, that Head Knocking Bruley is bloodthirsty and cruel, and he's very powerful. I might not be able to defeat him.”
"Captain, what should we do?"
"Do you want to fight?"
"Let's fight, Captain. They won't let us go.”
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"Everyone, get ready. Once the enemy enters the cannon's range, fire to intercept them and try to sink them. Everyone else, get ready to fight.”After thinking for a while, he saw that the three pirate ships in the distance were gradually approaching. Captain Jerry rushed out with his long sword and immediately ordered the artillery to intercept them. He also ordered the others to prepare for battle.
"Aiya, it's a pirate group!" Arida leaned on the railing and looked into the distance in surprise. He said excitedly to himself,"It's my first time seeing a naval battle like this. I'm so excited!”
" A hundred meters away. Prepare to fire."
"Fifty meters away. Prepare to fire.”
" Twenty meters away. Prepare to fire."
The crew member who was observing the distance shouted nervously. The other crew members were also extremely nervous. Their foreheads were sweating, and the entire ship was silent.
"Entering firing range, fire!" Seeing that the other party had entered the shooting range, the observer suddenly ordered,
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Dong!
Unexpectedly, both sides entered the firing range of each other's cannons at the same time. With the roar of the cannons, hot black cannonballs flew into the distance.
However, it basically missed and only caused waves to rise on the sea.
Hong ~
A cannonball smashed into a wall on the second floor. Wood splinters flew everywhere as the cannonball directly penetrated the wall, leaving a charred hole.
"It's fine if you're hit by the enemy's cannonball.”The observer looked at the place where the shell hit and shouted.
Both sides fired back and forth. The Gigilier had eight 24-pound cannons on board, four on the deck, and four cannons below. The firepower was strong.
On the other hand, the three pirate ships of the Brie Pirates only had a total of 13 cannons, of which five were 24-pound cannons and eight were 18-pound cannons. Although they had more cannons than the Gigillion, their firepower was not as strong as the Gigillion. The two sides were only half a kilogram against eight taels.
As time passed, the three ships of the Bruley Pirates continued to approach the Gigilier. The artillery battle between the two sides was intense, and both sides were injured. The surrounding sea splashed and the waves rolled, and the deck was quite wet.
Hong ~
"Damn it, I hate seawater." Looking at the splashing water and the waves that were higher than the ship, Arida frowned and dodged back and forth. He casually waved his hand and shattered a cannonball that was coming at him in the air.
The two decks of the Gigilier, including the deck, were hit by nine shells and three chain shells. Even one of the auxiliary masts was broken. The two sides of the ship were hit by seven shells, and there were two leaks. Eleven crew members died, eight were seriously injured, and six were lightly injured.
"Two hundred meters away, prepare for boarding battle.”Captain Jerry saw the three pirate ships approaching the danger line and quickly warned the crew on the deck.
"Hehehe…Come quickly! I'm so excited that I'm about to float." It was the first time that Arida had seen such a tragic scene. Not only did he not feel uncomfortable, but he also felt unusually excited. His pitch-black eyes were faintly suffused with a bloodthirsty red light, and he even seemed to have a sick feeling.
"Arida, I hope you can join us.”Captain Jerry did not seem to notice anything wrong with Arida and only said casually.
"Don't worry, we're already in range."
Licking his lips, Arida pushed aside a crew member who was blocking his way. He smiled with a bloodthirsty smile and suddenly leaped into the air when he was less than 150 meters away from the Gigilier.
"This guy…what is he trying to do?" Captain Jerry was stunned when he saw Arida flying into the air.
"Haze Kick-Hand Haze-Hand Slash!”
With a low shout, Arida raised his right arm, his right hand forming a palm and swinging down.
Swoosh!
A one-meter-tall bluish-white air blade instantly slashed across the surface of the sea.
Chi ~
The Qi Blade cut through the main mast of a pirate ship on the left like cutting tofu.
"What's going on? What's that?”
"Damn it, the main mast is broken!"
"Quick, raise the other masts!”
"Hurry up and leave. We'll become targets.”
As the pirates shouted, the pirate ship glided dozens of meters on the sea before it almost stopped on the surface of the sea.
"What's that?"
"He actually chopped off the opponent's main mast from a distance of nearly 150 meters. Is he still human?”
"Amazing, is this the legendary ability of the Devil's Fruit?”
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Looking at the scene in front of them, the crew on the deck were all shocked.
"Haha, beautifully done. I didn't expect you to be able to slash with your hands.”
When Arida landed, Captain Jerry, who was almost stunned, immediately laughed and praised him. Captain Jerry was not like those ordinary crew members who were ignorant. He knew that some swordsmen could use Sword Wave to send out a sword strike in the air, or Sword Aura. However, those who could do this were all very powerful people. He did not expect Arida to be able to use Sword Wave with his hands without using a weapon. How powerful was this?
He really didn't expect a sixteen-year-old youth to be so strong!
In fact, with Arida's strength, he could not use his hands to make a real mid-air slash unless he used his feet. However, the reason why he could do this was entirely due to the ability of the impact fruit.
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