Pirate's Swordsman

The Grand Line, first half.

On the sea in the early morning, drizzle was falling, the sea was filled with fog, and the vision was blurred, as if you were in the clouds.

"Finally caught up."

On a ship flying a grass-green cockscomb pirate flag, Ross, who had just come off his own boat, took the towel handed over by Bator, wiped his wet forehead, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Senior Ross."

Ba Tuo handed over another glass of water and said with a smile: "It is not easy to get here from the Capital of Seven Waters in one day and one night."

"After all, the mission is urgent." Ross raised his head and drank the water in one gulp, wiping the corners of his mouth. "Fortunately, the journey went smoothly and there was no storm. How about it? Have you tracked the location of the G7 branch warship?"

"Well, the Dark Web has been keeping in contact with us."

Ba Tuo nodded, pointed forward and said: "My ship is faster than the warship. As long as we continue to move at full speed in this direction, we will be able to see the warship in two or three hours at most."

"That's good."

Ross breathed a sigh of relief and handed the water glass to the Bator boys around him, then his expression became serious: "Hey, Bator, you know the importance of this mission, right?"

"Ah, I understand, Senior Ross"

Bato nodded hastily and gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, I will do my best to rescue Lord Sanji. The navy wants to use him to threaten Lord Xiano, but there is no way."

"It's not just Sanji." Ross shook his head. "According to the captain's wishes, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates, especially the captain, Straw Hat Luffy, must also be rescued as much as possible."

"Eh"

Bator scratched the back of his head. He couldn't understand why he had to spend extra effort to save that little Luffy kid. But since this was Lord Xiano's order, he finally nodded without asking anything.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and gradually became torrential. After about three hours, the outline of a warship finally appeared in the field of vision ahead.

"There is a mark of the G7 branch on the side of the ship, so this is the right one."

Ross put down the monocular in his hand, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Notify, speed up and get closer, everyone is ready for battle."

"Understood, Senior Ross"

Bato nodded without hesitation, turned around and issued orders to his subordinates.

Speaking of which, although this is his ship, as a fanatical fan of Shano, he has great respect for every crew member of the Hayate Pirates Headquarters, and he is naturally willing to obey Ross, who is a senior cadre.

The next moment, the speed of the Bator Club's ship suddenly increased, approaching the warship in the sea fog in the distance at extreme speed.

At the same time, the warships of the G7 branch finally discovered the pirate ship following closely behind them.

"Hobbit Admiral"

On the watchtower, a naval ensign responsible for scouting the surroundings quickly leaned over and loudly reported to the deck below:

"At three o'clock, a pirate ship appeared. Judging from the flag, it should be the Bator Club of the New World."

"Barto Club"

On the bow of the ship, the short and stocky man known as Vice Admiral Hobbit raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "You are indeed a Yonko. Can you send people to follow you from such a long distance?"

There was no trace of panic on his face, and he didn't feel the need to panic at all.

After all, he is the deputy base commander of the G7 branch and one of the only two lieutenant generals in the entire G7 branch.

And all the naval branches starting with "g" are located on the Grand Line. Their lieutenant-admiral rank is the same as that of the Navy Headquarters, and their strength and vision are far superior to those of the four seas. Naturally, they will not be at a loss just because they encounter the pirates under the Four Emperors. .

"Barto Club, if I remember correctly, their captain Bartolomeo is just a guy with a bounty of 200 million beli."

Hobbit stroked his mustache and sneered, "It would be too much to underestimate me just to send this level of trash fish to save people. Here is the order, all soldiers must be prepared for battle and must be rescued." These pirates were defeated"

"Yes, Lieutenant General"

There was a roar on the warship, and soon these well-trained elite navy formed a battle formation and took the lead in launching a bombardment at the approaching pirate ship.

boom

The muzzle flashes exploded, and dozens of pitch-black cannonballs shot out at the same time, exploding around the Bartow Club's ship, causing turbulent waves.

Naturally not to be outdone, the Bartow Club also began to fight back with artillery shells.

"The navy's firepower is stronger than ours. Don't waste more time on artillery battles. Continue to speed up and start a boarding battle."

Ross stared closely at the warship in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "I will deal with the lieutenant general on the opposite side later. Bator, take your people, quickly clear out the rest of the navy, and go directly to the cabin. Inside, rescue the people first.”

"Yes, Senior Ross"

Bator nodded without hesitation. It might be difficult for him to deal with a vice-admiral by himself, but for Rose, a veteran swordsman, there would be no suspense at all.

boom boom boom

Amidst the continuous artillery fire, the distance between the sides of the two sides gradually narrowed. Although the naval warships' firepower was powerful, due to the effectiveness of Bator's barrier, all the undeflected shells were bounced away before they hit. No damage was caused to the hull.

One thousand meters, five hundred meters, two hundred meters

"It's now"

When the navy warship was already in sight, Ross's eyes flashed with a stern expression, and he suddenly pulled out his sword, jumped up from the bow of the ship, turned into an afterimage and rushed towards the deck of the warship.

嗖

In just a blink of an eye, Ross' figure appeared on the warship.

He raised his sword and lowered it. The astonishingly powerful sword light caused a burst of screams. The aftermath of the sword energy instantly swept away all the naval soldiers in a radius of more than ten meters. Ross's cold eyes also fell on him after a slight sweep. on the face of the stocky naval vice admiral.

"The captain of the Hayate Pirates Headquarters, the swordsman of the Water City with a bounty of 5 million beli, Rose."

Looking at the tall figure appearing in front of him, Hobbit was startled for a moment, then his expression suddenly became more serious. He pulled out the sword blade from his waist and said in a low tone:

"It seems I made a miscalculation. I didn't expect that in addition to that brat of Bato, Xia Nuo would also send a combat force of your level half way ahead."

Two years ago, Rose's bounty was as high as 4 million, and now it has increased to more than million beli.

"Now that you know me, it's easy to handle."

Ross narrowed his eyes slightly, stared into Hobbit's eyes and snorted: "If you don't want to die, just cooperate and hand over the Straw Hat Pirates yourself, so that I don't have to do it myself."