On the vast sea, the three giant pirate ships showed no intention of steering away, instead adjusting their course to head straight toward the Marine warship.
Standing on the deck, Borsalino felt a flicker of surprise in her eyes. Usually, ordinary pirates would flee in terror the moment they spotted the Marine flag. Yet this John Pirates group not only did not avoid them, but actively closed in.
"It seems he is quite confident in his own strength."
This reminded Borsalino of Jack the Drought, one of the All-Stars under Kaido in her past life.
"Since you have delivered yourself to my doorstep, there is no reason not to accept you," Borsalino muttered softly.
Her lazy expression tightened slightly as she took a slow step forward, standing firmly at the very edge of the warship's bow. Her cloak fluttered wildly in the sea breeze as an invisible aura slowly spread out.
On the mast of the opposing pirate flagship, the lookout stared intently at the figure on the bow of the distant Marine ship, quickly leaning down to report to the center of the deck.
"Captain John! There is a female Marine standing at the bow of the Marine warship opposite us!"
In the middle of the deck, the burly and fierce-looking John was holding a massive sake bottle in one hand, tilting his head back to drink heavily. The alcohol spilled from the corners of his mouth, soaking his collar, as a wild and savage aura radiated from his entire body.
Hearing the report, he sneered, utterly indifferent.
"A female Marine? The only notable female Marine on the sea is that woman Tsuru. Right now, Roger and Newgate are fighting again, and the Marines' attention is entirely over there. How could Tsuru be here?"
The lookout hastily corrected him: "Captain, she looks very young. She is definitely not Vice Admiral Tsuru!"
"Younger?"
John's hand raising the bottle froze, and a sliver of clarity pierced through his drunken eyes. The next second, a shocking rumor that had taken the seas by storm suddenly flashed through his mind. His pupils contracted sharply, his expression shifting dramatically.
No! A Logia user had recently appeared among the Marines, and she was a female Marine with terrifying combat power. Word had it that even Charlotte Linlin had suffered a great loss at her hands!
Borsalino!
That name instantly shattered his drunkenness, most of his intoxication vanishing without a trace as cold sweat silently broke out on his back. He knew Charlotte Linlin's strength all too well; back when they were both in the Rocks Pirates, he had dealt with her plenty of times. With his strength, he would not last long against Linlin.
"I could not be that unlucky, right..."
John's face stiffened. He hurriedly reached out to grab the telescope, wanting to get a clear look at her figure and confirm his suspicion. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
However...
Swoosh!
Two concentrated beams of brilliant golden light erupted from the bow of the Marine ship, moving at extreme speed. The naked eye could only catch the fleeting afterimages of the light beams.
The light-speed lasers pierced through the air, accurately penetrating the hulls of the two outermost pirate ships!
After a brief, dead silence, violent explosions erupted with a roar!
Raging flames instantly engulfed the ships. Wood splinters, iron plates, and debris flew everywhere as billowing black smoke shot into the sky. The damaged hulls rapidly took on water, tilting and sinking, slowly descending into the deep sea amidst the slapping of the waves.
Caught completely off guard, the dozens of pirates on board could only leap into the freezing seawater in a panic, struggling and scrambling in the water in utter chaos.
"Bastard!!"
John was now completely sober, his eyes splitting with rage. Loaded onto those two ships were all the gold, silver, and treasures he had plundered and accumulated recently: the savings from his hard work. Watching them sink to the bottom of the sea made his heart bleed.
At the bow of the Marine warship, Borsalino nodded in satisfaction as she watched the two pirate ships completely sink. Wasting breath before a battle was not her style.
"It really is Borsalino!"
John stared fixedly at the smiling figure on the distant bow, gritting his teeth as his killing intent boiled over. His fury was completely ignited.
"I will just have to see for myself if you are really as strong as the rumors say!"
John waved his hand, activating his Devil Fruit ability. Wisps of transparent bubbles emerged out of thin air on the sea surface, growing more and more numerous, rapidly spreading, and enveloping the entire sea surface in just a few seconds, even wrapping around the Marine warship Borsalino was on.
"So this is the ability of the Paramecia-type Sake-Sake Fruit..."
A hint of curiosity surfaced in Borsalino's eyes as she quietly observed the dense transparent bubbles surrounding her, carefully sensing the violent energy contained within them.
At the same time, she reached down to gently touch the long sword on the other side of her waist. Compared to her usual Qingyue, the blade of this sword was longer, straighter, and had sleeker lines. The scabbard was simple and low-key, yet it faintly exuded a restrained sharpness.
This was a gift Zephyr had specially prepared for her, both as a reward for instructing the elite training camp and as a celebratory gift for her exceptional promotion to Vice Admiral. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
One of the 21 Great Grade Swords: Candlelight.
As her fingertips lightly touched the hilt, a faint glow slowly seeped from the blade, warm yet sharp. At this moment, a thought quietly surfaced in Borsalino's mind. Perhaps in the future, she could try developing her own Two-Sword Style.
Flickering her wrist repeatedly, several concentrated, sharp golden slashes tore through the air, accurately slicing toward the dense transparent bubbles around her.
Crack! Boom!
Layers of bubbles were instantly shattered by the flying slashes. The moment they broke, the violent energy contained within was completely triggered, and chain explosions erupted one after another. Water splashed high into the sky, and waves of air rolled outward.
Borsalino stretched, her battle intent surging in her eyes. She turned to look at Momonga by her side and softly ordered: "It is time to get some proper exercise. Momonga, notify everyone to prepare for battle."
"Yes! Lady Borsalino!" Momonga accepted the order in a deep voice.
Before his voice could fade, a brilliant golden light erupted around Borsalino. Her figure instantly transformed into a beam of pure light, piercing through the lingering waves of the explosions, crossing dozens of meters of sea in an instant to directly assault John's flagship!
The speed was so extreme that John on the ship did not even have time to register her movement. A crisp, calm voice suddenly rang out in his ear.
"Have you ever been kicked at light speed?"
Fierce wind whipped his face as golden light exploded. John's pupils shrank. He had no time to make any defensive move before his waist took a swift, heavy blow at light speed. His massive body instantly flew backward like a broken kite, crashing heavily into the depths of the cabin, smashing through layers of wooden planks and pillars, kicking up a cloud of debris and dust.
The pirates on board stared in horror at the beautiful figure that had suddenly appeared out of thin air on the flagship's deck, none of them daring to take a single step forward.
"Damn it!!"
From the dust-filled ruins, a burly figure slowly pushed himself up from the ground. John's clothes were torn, and he was in a wretched state.
He had roamed the seas for many years and was, after all, a renowned great pirate: a powerhouse with a bounty of 1.6 billion. Yet today, he had suffered setback after setback in a short span of time, completely losing face. A towering rage completely rushed to his head.
He reached down and gripped the long sword at his waist. Pitch-black, dense Armament Haki instantly coated the entire blade, and a freezing killing intent soared into the sky.
The sake bottle beside him tilted, and a large amount of strong liquor poured out. Empowered by his fruit ability, it instantly transformed into streams of blazing fire wrapping around his body. The fiery red flames and the pitch-black Haki intertwined, creating a fierce aura that made the surrounding air tremble slightly.
John stared deathly at Borsalino in front of him, his voice carrying endless rage: "Borsalino, you brat, you had better have actually defeated Charlotte Linlin!!"
At this moment, Captain John's anger had reached its peak.