“Kid, your skills are not bad, but…
it’s still not enough.”
Captain Rody sneered and stepped forward, his right hand gripping the large sword tightly.
His knee joints cracked with a series of pops as the blade whistled through the air, slashing diagonally toward Dar’s neck.
Seeing the Captain make his move, the underlings on the side collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
“Captain is mighty.”
“Captain is domineering!”
“This is the strength of the Captain; that kid is dead for sure.”
“Watch out, Dar!” the watching villagers exclaimed.
Watching the whistling blade, Dar’s expression was calm, and his heart remained undisturbed.
He slowly extended his right hand…
and scratched his crotch, right at the moment the blade was only 0.01 millimeters away from him.
“Clang~”
A sound like a great bell tolling exploded.
Dar had actually used two fingers to steadily catch the blade.
Captain Rody was shaken by the sudden recoil, his web between thumb and index finger splitting open.
Blood dripped down the hilt, and a terrifying shockwave spread in all directions.
It wasn’t over yet.
Dar applied a little force with his two fingers.
Snap!
The long sword, forged from fine iron, was actually snapped in two by his two fingers.
“In this world, nothing is unbreakable, only speed cannot be broken.
Hahaha…”
Just then, in the shadow of a large tree in the distance, a tall, thin figure aimed a gun at Dar’s forehead, a cruel smile on his lips, and pulled the trigger.
“Bang~”
“Go to hell!”
Having just finished showing off, Dar felt smug and couldn’t help but look down at Captain Rody with his nostrils, just about to mock him.
“Swish.”
Because he was tilting his head back, the bullet originally aimed at his forehead hit his nostril directly and was even caught by his nostril.
The sniper and the group of pirates were stunned!
“What the hell!
Catching a bullet with your nostrils, do you have to be so badass?”
Although Dar’s nostrils were burning with pain, seeing the shock on the pirates’ faces, he kept a straight face and forced a cool demeanor, saying: “Is that it?
You don’t even have the strength to hit someone, and you call yourself a Great Pirate…”
Captain Rody stepped back, thump, thump, thump…
the half of the large sword in his hand slipped out unconsciously.
Had he run into a legendary monster?
Unconsciously, his face was covered in a layer of fine cold sweat.
Seeing Rody lose focus, a crew member shouted: “Captain, watch out!”
Rody snapped back to reality, a surge of humiliating anger welling up from the bottom of his heart.
“What kind of joke is this?
I am a pirate with a bounty of 32 million Berries, and I am an Ox-Human who ate the Zoan-type Ox Fruit; how could I possibly lose to a mere brat like you?”
As he spoke, his body began to expand rapidly.
His already three-meter-tall body became even more burly, turning into a large yellow ox with a shoulder height of five meters.
A pair of sharp horns flashed with cold light, and he stomped his four hooves heavily on the ground, charging crazily toward Dar.
“If you’re a plow ox, just go home and farm; why are you pretending to be a pirate?”
Dar still had his hands in his pockets, not taking the giant monster in front of him seriously at all.
Just as the large yellow ox’s attack was about to hit, he flashed aside and delivered a clean, crisp spinning back kick, slamming it heavily into the side of the ox’s face.
“Boom—!”
Rody felt as if he had been hit head-on by a pirate ship charging at full speed.
His massive body flew sideways uncontrollably, knocking down trees and shattering boulders along the way, kicking up clouds of dust.
As the dust slowly settled, Rody in his ox form struggled to stand up.
Half of his face was a bloody mess, but he still sneered:
“Heh…
you are very strong.
I didn’t expect such a master like you to be hidden in a remote sea area like the North Blue.”
“But to make me submit…
absolutely impossible!”
The playfulness on Dar’s face gradually faded, his tone calm but carrying an unquestionable pressure:
“Don’t you pirates always only recognize fists?
I am stronger than you; submission is your only choice.”
Rody suddenly laughed maniacally:
“That’s others!
I am Rody, I only recognize freedom!
Unconstrained, even if I die, I will never submit to anyone!”
He roared fiercely:
“Men!
Aim your guns at the villagers!
If anyone dares to move, shoot directly!”
Hearing the order, several pirates instinctively raised their guns, aiming at the villagers behind Dar.
Rody looked at Dar and said maniacally: “Let us go, otherwise, even if I die, I will drag these people down with me!”
“Hahaha—!!”
Looking at this crazy but spirited pirate, Dar instead laughed three times.
They say the times create heroes; I didn’t expect that in this era comparable to chaotic times, even a small pirate would have such backbone.
I underestimated this world.
He locked eyes with Rody, his expression serious for the first time:
“I respect that you are a qualified pirate, and to show my respect—I will bring out my true strength.”
“Armament Haki Domain.”
With Dar as the center, black Haki spread out instantly, forming an absolute domain.
Except for the villagers he deliberately protected, all the pirates, vegetation, rubble, and air were enveloped by a layer of pitch-black Haki, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Dar walked slowly to the immobilized Rody, looking at the unwillingness and rage in his eyes, and said softly:
“You are not bad.
Unfortunately, this is an era where the strong are respected.
The weak have no qualification to talk about freedom.”
“Armament Haki: Flowing Cherry.”
The silent Haki pierced through skin and flesh, destroying the internal organs directly.
Captain Rody and the five pirates who were threatening the villagers with guns instantly lost the light in their eyes.
Their exteriors were unscathed, but their internal organs had been completely destroyed by the high-level Flowing Cherry, ending their lives.
[Ding…
host Armament Haki + 130]
[Ding…
host Armament Haki + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10]
Not bad, that Captain could actually provide so much Haki experience.
Dar dispersed the Armament Haki Domain and looked at the remaining few pirates who were scared to the point of weak legs and hadn’t dared to raise their guns, speaking indifferently:
“Stay here and wait.
From now on, I am your boss.
Any objections?”
The pirates felt as if they had received amnesty and kowtowed desperately:
“No, no!
From now on, we are willing to follow the boss’s lead!”
Having dealt with the pirates, Dar turned to look at the villagers:
“Folks, the outside world is very big and also very exciting.
I am ready to set sail.
It is safe here now, everyone go back.”
The villagers had long been completely subdued by this battle, which was like a miracle.
An uncle stepped forward, his voice hoarse but firm:
“Dar, a good man has ambitions in all directions.
Go, carve your name into this great era.”
“Don’t leave any regrets!”
Everyone agreed one after another.
Dar felt a warmth in his heart and swore to himself: When I achieve success in the future, I will definitely come back and let everyone in Maple Leaf Village live a good life.
…
On the pirate ship far from the island.
Dar stood on the deck, watching the villagers on the shore beating drums and gongs, waving goodbye, and felt a wave of emotion.
These people are just too cute, even secretly preparing such a grand farewell ceremony for him.
Even though there were a thousand words in his heart, in the end, it only turned into a forceful wave of his arm.
He turned around and strode into the Captain’s quarters.
In the farewell party on the shore.
An old man wiped the corner of his eyes, tears streaming down his face, and said in a trembling voice:
“That little brat…
has finally left!
My chickens can finally be raised outside!”
“Yes!
My sheep can finally come out of the pen too!”
“And my cow…”
Seeing this, the village chief helplessly stood up and scolded:
“Alright, alright!
Isn’t it just stealing some food?
If it weren’t for Dar, our village would have been finished today!”