May 5th, Year 1480 of the Sea Calendar.
On this day, Xia Luo was practicing swordsmanship by the seaside.
Suddenly, he felt a pang of unease!
"What's going on? Why do I suddenly have a really bad feeling?"
Xia Luo stopped swinging his sword.
His gaze began to scan the sea.
But there was nothing on the sea.
...
"Captain Rocks! You're so amazing! You've destroyed another Navy base!"
The cannons roared deafeningly. There were also countless wails, screams, and roars of those bravely fighting.
A tall man with fiery red hair looked at all this domineeringly, expressionless, while the pirate minions beside him cheered.
"Hahaha! By wiping out this stronghold, the Navy has completely lost control of the central waters in the second half of the Grand Line."
A blond giant almost six to seven meters tall, standing beside the red - haired man, held a great sword and said with a smile as he watched the scene.
"Whitebeard's right! Sooner or later, the second half of the Grand Line will be our pirates' world!"
Another man about two meters tall, holding two swords in his hands and biting a cigar, said.
"Mamamamama! Then Charlotte Linlin can eat more desserts!"
A voluptuous, tall woman in a red leather suit said.
She was even taller than the six - to - seven - meter - tall giant beside her.
If Xia Luo were here, he could immediately recognize them as Whitebeard (Edward Newgate), Shiki the Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin.
"Hurry up and finish this! We don't have time to waste here!"
The leading red - haired man, the captain, said in a deep voice.
"Hahaha! Since the captain has spoken, it's time for us to take action!"
Whitebeard, holding Yunokiri (a sword name), covered the blade with a white aura and launched an attack at the naval officer who was directing the battle.
A huge vibration wave rushed towards the rear - admiral.
The rear - admiral showed a look of despair at the sight of such a huge vibration wave and was engulfed by this shockwave.
The shockwave maintained its momentum and directly split the land ahead. The island trembled instantly.
"Hahaha! Whitebeard, leave some for me! Lion's Might: Imperial Ground Roll!"
Shiki the Golden Lion placed his hands on the ground, and immediately three lion heads made of mud formed, launching a non - discriminatory attack on everyone on the island.
"Boss Shiki, we're on the same side!"
"Help! Boss Shiki!"
"Hey! Help!"
"Damn it! Justice will never be defeated!"
Both the Navy and the pirates surrounded by the lion heads were shouting for help.
"Shiki, if you keep this up, all our crew will be killed!"
Whitebeard frowned as he watched the scene in front of him.
At this time, Whitebeard's beard wasn't as white as it would be in later generations, but it was already evident that it was evolving towards that of Whitebeard.
"Hahaha!"
Guys who can't even take one of my attacks don't deserve to be on our pirate crew. Come on, there are tons of these small pirates in the ocean. You can scoop them up like sand. You feel bad for them?"
Shiki the Golden Lion disdainfully glanced at the pirates crying for help and said.
Hearing this, Edward Newgate shut his mouth!
After seeing Edward Newgate stop talking, the others wouldn't say anything either!
After a long while, under Shiki the Golden Lion's control, the Navy G-8 branch completely disappeared into the sea.
Only the ten pirate fleets, filled with treasures, headed back.
"Shakky! Are there any nearby islands where we can replenish our supplies?"
Rockstar, all red-haired, turned to the navigator Shakky beside him and said.
"Let me check!"
Shakky opened the nautical chart and saw a small island nearby.
"Captain, there's an island that can hold about a thousand people nearby. However, according to my information, there seems to be a very powerful person on the island. In the past year, many pirates were killed when approaching this island, and their heads were taken by different people to the Navy branch to claim rewards!"
Shakky looked at the intelligence handed to her and said.
"A powerful guy? How powerful is he?"
Shiki the Golden Lion said disdainfully, biting his cigar.
"It seems he can unleash Swordmaster-level Slashes. And the intel says he's a young lad. Also, this island is no joke. It's under the thumb of Umis, the King of Maritime Transport among the Six Kings of the Underworld!"
Shakky looked at the information in her hand and said.
"Umis? That underworld rat?"
Shiki the Golden Lion said disdainfully.
Seeing Shiki the Golden Lion keep interrupting her report, Shakky helplessly looked at the Captain Rockstar.
"Interesting. He can deliver swordmaster-level slashes and is a young man! Let's sail over and take a look!"
Rockstar showed a bit of interest.
As someone who loved to collect geniuses, he was a bit intrigued by that island.
"Yes, Captain!"
After receiving the order, Shakky quickly commanded her subordinates to turn the rudder and also reminded the other nine ships.
"Guahaha! It seems we're going to have a new partner!"
Edward Newgate said with a laugh.
Then he took a sip of his wine.
"A partner? If he can't even withstand one of my attacks, he's not qualified to be my Shiki the Golden Lion's partner!"
Shiki the Golden Lion said disdainfully.
He scoffed at what Newgate said.
But Edward Newgate ignored him and continued drinking on his own!
Seeing that Newgate didn't reply, Shiki also stopped talking.
Rockstar stood at the bow of the ship, staring blankly at the boundless sea, seemingly lost in thought.
The pirate fleet quickly changed course and headed towards Kame Island.
Charlot standing by the port grew even more panicked.
He stood silently at the port, ready to face the unknown danger.
The others were puzzled to see Charlot standing still at the port. Some brave ones wanted to go up and ask him, but Charlot ignored them and kept staring at the sea.
The person who tried to talk to him felt embarrassed and left.
Just as everyone was about to ignore him!
"All the villagers, run up the mountain! Hurry! The pirates are coming!"
Using his Observation Haki, Xia Luo instantly saw a huge fleet of pirates approaching his port.
The workers, merchants, and peddlers at the port were stunned when they suddenly heard Xia Luo's words.
Then they instinctively looked out to sea.
As a result, there was nothing but calm on the sea.
"Run for the hills! There are many pirates coming this time!"
Xia Luo continued to shout.
This time, many townspeople reacted.
Seeing Xia Luo looking so serious, the townspeople threw down their work and ran towards the mountains behind the town.
These were all the people who trusted Xia Luo.
Because Xia Luo had saved them countless times in the past year and a half.
So they chose to believe him.
But there were also those who didn't believe it and those who had never heard of Xia Luo. Most of them were merchants from other places.
They didn't believe the nonsense of a young boy.
Moreover, they didn't see any ships on the sea either.
They all chose to stay and even drove the dock workers not to run.