Pirate's Swordsman

"Go and have a look."

Because the distance was too far, although a few figures could be vaguely seen on the front deck of the ship, they could not distinguish the specific appearance of the other party. In order to avoid accidents, Xia Nuo immediately decided to take the crew to the shore to have a look.

Naturally, everyone had no objections to this, and they all followed suit. Except for Ivy and a few younger crew members who stayed to continue clearing the dishes, the entire camp suddenly became empty.

The small garden was not that big, but even so, it was still twenty minutes later when we arrived at the mouth of the river. At this moment, the big ship just docked and anchored in front of everyone's eyes.

"It's indeed Trump."

Daniel was the first to speak. He had worked as a lookout before and his eyesight was quite good. Standing on a low slope on the shore, he immediately recognized several people on the deck. "Well, those two bounty hunters are also there." , Hey, strange, why didn’t I see Ross?”

As partners with similar sword skills, after getting along for the past two months, Daniel and Rose's relationship has become closer than others. It is not an exaggeration to call them good friends, so without seeing each other, he Along with doubts, there was also a bit of worry on his face.

"Perhaps I'm steering the ship in the cabin, so I won't be in the way."

Kidd patted Daniel's shoulder grandly from behind, and said with a smile: "How can such a big ship work without someone inside to control it? If you don't believe me, just take a look. He will follow you down in a while. What's the rush?"

As he spoke, he took off his goggles, hooked them between his fingers and waved to the ship moored on the shore: "Hey~, over here, Uncle Delump and Ross, we are all over here."

This move ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the camp. Everyone cheered and raised their hands to wave. One was to welcome the return of their long-awaited companions, and the other was to celebrate that the Hayate Pirates finally had a big ship of their own.

"This guy."

Looking at Kidd who was cheering at the front, Xia Nuo laughed a little in his heart. In the original novel, Eustace Kidd, who was cold, violent and very strict with his subordinates, could actually make such a positive celebration for the return of his companions. Comparing it for a moment, it really makes people feel a bit magical.

On the other side, after the ship stopped, Delump and others on the deck also lowered the ladder and got off the ship one after another.

The people on the shore, led by Xia Nuo, rushed forward at the same time. However, they soon discovered that the atmosphere was not quite right. They saw the three people of Delump walking towards them. Their faces were not very good-looking, and Delump was even more so. His expression was quite solemn.

"What's wrong"

Xia Nuo naturally realized that something was wrong. When Delump arrived, he looked at the deck to confirm that Ross had not come down. His brows suddenly frowned slightly, "Where are the Ross people?"

"Report to Captain, there was an accident." When asked by Xia Nuo, Delump lowered his head slightly and said with some guilt: "Because of some of my faults, Ross failed to come back with us."

"Well" Xia Nuo's heart immediately trembled, but he quickly calmed down: "Speak slowly, don't be anxious, what's wrong with Rose, what happened?"

This issue was also the most concerned one among the others. Thinking of the dangers on the Grand Line, many people's eyes, including Daniel's, immediately turned red. When Delump saw it, he immediately understood that everyone had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "No, Ross is not dead. It's just because something unexpected happened when we bought the boat. He was forcibly left at Whiskey Peak, and we couldn't bring him back."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's nervous expressions softened a lot, and Xia Nuo's somewhat tense emotions also relaxed. Seeing that Delumpe's mouth was dry, he didn't rush to ask questions, which made people feel uncomfortable. After getting some fresh water, they waited until they were on the way back to the camp, and then asked Delump to tell the whole story clearly from the beginning.

It took more than ten minutes of back and forth, but fortunately, Drump's ability to tell stories was not bad, and everyone finally figured out Ross's situation.

The cause of the matter must start with the several major forces entrenched in Whiskey Mountain. Originally, the small town at the base of the Whiskey Mountain was a mixed place. All parties had been fighting in this dark place for several years. However, due to the small difference in strength between each other, a situation of mutual checks and balances was finally formed, and no one dared to act rashly. This was also the case. Because of this, Whiskey Peak has been able to maintain apparent calm and achieved good momentum of prosperity and development.

But this peace was broken by an external force more than half a month ago. A pirate group named Iron Sword crossed the Upside Down Mountain from the South China Sea and entered the Grand Line. They docked at Whiskey Peak. Some of the crew were looking for a tavern. While having fun, there was a conflict with the owner of the tavern over the price. The leader of the Iron Sword Pirates, the vice-captain, killed the owner and bartender in a rage, and even injured several customers by mistake.

As luck would have it, one of these bartenders who died innocently and tragically was a member of the largest local bounty hunter gang in Whiskey Peak.

This young man named Tanzan, who is usually responsible for inquiring and relaying information, was accepted as a core member from the periphery just a few days ago because of his good performance. He is an outstanding newcomer that the gang boss is optimistic about and is ready to train. The result is so unclear. was killed.

The bounty hunter group he belonged to was naturally unhappy. Under the leadership of the boss, they went to the door to regain face on the spot. After a fierce conflict broke out, they wiped out all these pirates. The vice-captain who killed Tanzanian was even more involved. It was his head that was displayed to the public, and he ended up dead with his body intact.

It immediately became lively.

There were important casualties on both sides. The Iron Sword Pirates announced an all-out war with the bounty hunter group that day, but the other side also had a fight to the death. After several days of fighting, the entire Whiskey Mountain Peak was reduced to a mess.

Comparing the two forces, the bounty hunter gang is actually weaker overall, but firstly, they are local snakes and are very familiar with Whiskey Mountain. Secondly, they also have allies among other local forces, and their combined strength is instantaneous. It cannot be underestimated.

The Iron Sword Pirates are known as the strongest pirate group in the South China Sea. Captain "Iron Swordsman" Brodeur has offered a bounty of up to 60 million beli. All the members on the ship are swordsmen and are powerful, but the so-called strong dragon is difficult to defeat. After the superiority in combat power was offset by the opponent's left and right attacks, they were at a slight disadvantage. The battle between the two sides thus fell into a deadlock in which neither one could do anything about the other.

As for Drump and the others, they had already spent 20 million Baileys to select a satisfactory ship and were ready to leave. Who knew they would encounter such a situation, and the main battlefield for both sides at the beginning was at the port. In order to avoid getting involved When caught up in this turmoil, De Trump decided to wait in a hotel in the city for a day until the situation at the port temporarily subsided, and then took the opportunity to sail away.

Unexpectedly, on this night, an accident suddenly occurred.