Pirate's Swordsman

"is acceptable."

Xia Nuo retracted his fist, glanced at the dent in the wall, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Being able to blow out such a big hole in an iron wall with one punch without causing any damage to his body was something he couldn't do more than a month ago. After all, what he was good at before was swordsmanship and speed, and in terms of strength, he was still good at it. It's a little bit weak and can't compare with those monsters with natural divine power.

However, this is not enough.

砰

Another straight punch hit the iron wall hard, and before the dull sound dissipated, another fist surrounded by jet-black domineering force hit the landing point next to it.

The punches fell like rain, continuously.

This is one of the simplest and crudest ways to practice domineering, and it is also an indispensable part of Xia Nuo's preparation for mastering the use of domineering.

In the blink of an eye, it was half an hour later.

The walls around the training room once again had many dents. At this time, Xia Nuo had almost reached his limit. He was leaning against the wall and breathing heavily, as if he had just been fished out of the water. Likewise, the continuous dripping sweat soaked the nearby floor.

The progress is okay.

Xia Nuo thought silently in his heart. Although the practice process of domineering does not have a progress bar in the attribute panel like the previous basic wind-controlling swordsmanship, he is no longer the rookie he was back then and is quite sensitive to subtle changes in power. Naturally, you can roughly estimate how much progress you make every day.

The sky was getting dark. After Xia Nuo leaned there to relax for a while, he got up and left the training room. He didn't sleep for long last night. He was feeling tired now, so he planned to go back to his room to catch up on his sleep.

As a result, as soon as he reached the stairs and before he even stepped onto the first step, Ross rushed in from outside the cabin with a hurried expression, leaned closer and whispered

"Captain, something is not right with the ship behind us. It seems to be following us."

"track"

Xia Nuo glanced at him and frowned slightly, "Are you sure?"

Although the ocean is vast, it is quite common to sail one after another because certain routes are fixed. However, although Ross is young, he has quite a lot of sailing experience. He can say this because he must have seen it. Just order something.

"Basically sure." Ross nodded, "The ship did not fly the pirate flag, but looked like a merchant ship. It has been hanging far behind us since noon. I thought they would take the initiative when they saw the pirate flag. I avoided it, but the original distance between ships is still maintained to this day.”

This is really strange.

Xia Nuo naturally understood what Ross meant. According to common sense, ordinary civilians are quite afraid of the existence of pirates. Although caravans sailing on the sea have certain self-protection capabilities, they will naturally choose to avoid pirates. There is no reason to stay behind the pirate ship without advancing or retreating.

Especially in the afternoon, the Gale passed through a stormy sea area, and the visibility on the sea surface was even less than 100 meters. Under such circumstances, the other party was able to keep up. It is not something that ordinary caravans can do. things to do.

"Go out and take a look first."

Without any further hesitation, Xia Nuo strode outside the cabin, and Ross immediately followed behind.

Soon they arrived at the stern deck, and many crew members had gathered in front of the railing. Xia Nuo took the monocular telescope handed over by Delump and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he found that there was a ship bigger than the Gale about ten nautical miles away. The smaller boat hung far behind.

However, the distance was too far. Even with a high-powered telescope, you couldn't see anything specific. You could only vaguely see a strange black and white flag flying above. You couldn't even see how many people were on the deck.

"Xiao Luo."

Seeing this situation, Xia Nuo kicked a stupid bird next to him without hesitation, "Go over and have a look, remember to fly higher, don't let them find it."

Here, Xiao Luo was lowering his head and pecking at the dried salted fish. He almost choked to death after being kicked by the kick. He immediately looked at Xia Nuo with an aggrieved look and took the fish out of his mouth. After placing it beside the cabin like a treasure, he flapped his wings and flew high into the sky.

It was smart enough to know that there might be an enemy on the other side, so it took off from the bow deck of the ship, raised it to a distance where it was difficult for the opponent to see it, and then circled and flew towards the ship.

After a while, Xia Nuo received the message from Xiao Luo's spiritual contract. From its perspective, there were only seven or eight people on the ship, but they were all over three meters tall, and all of them were wearing black robes. Describe weirdness.

It doesn't sound like a good thing, but it doesn't look like a pirate.

Everyone frowned, Xia Nuo pondered for a moment, waved his hand and ordered, "Come up and see how they deal with it."

"Yes"

Delamp and others responded one after another, and immediately returned to their respective posts, fully hoisting the sails and turning to meet the ship. It's not a good feeling to be watched all the time. They have already been a little impatient and wish they could fight and bring him down as soon as possible.

As a result, what was depressing was that the ship seemed to have anticipated their movements. When the Gale turned, it also turned, and when it stopped, it also stopped. Anyway, it kept a distance of more than ten nautical miles, which was very disturbing. Can be seen but cannot be touched.

"It would be great if there was a jet jump function like the Wanli Sunshine"

Xia Nuo was a little irritated as he was unable to get close to the target. However, he quickly calmed down and knew that there was no point in continuing to pester like this. So after thinking about it, he turned to ask Delamp, "Where is our current position? How many days are left until Rapeseed Flower Port?”

Rapeseed Flower Port is an important port in the Kingdom of Alabasta. Commercial trade is booming and all kinds of supplies are available. It is also located on the route of Shano and his party.

Therefore, according to the original plan, the Gale Haize Group planned to take a short rest there and purchase some supplies before continuing on the road.

"Wait a minute, let me check," Delump said, looking at the chart. After a moment, he looked up and replied, "It's still far away. Even if we travel at maximum speed, it will take at least ten days."

"It's still that far away." Xia Nuo raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are there any closer islands nearby? Are they marked on the chart?"

"There are indeed closer islands, but" Delump lowered his head to search for a while, and then said hesitantly, "but there is no rough outline of the island on the chart, and there is no name on it. It's really strange."

"No matter, let's talk about it later."

Xia Nuo looked at the chart and felt a little strange in his heart, but soon he shook his head slightly and made a decision, saying in a deep voice, "If it is still suitable for human habitation after landing, I might as well rest for a few days. I want to see it." Let’s see if the people behind have the guts to come ashore.”