Encounter with Vice Admiral Garp
At the end of the battle, Jinbe, Aladdin and other fishmen relied on their powerful strength to defeat the enemy and force them to flee.
The Sun Pirates won a great victory, and the fish-man responsible for the attack only suffered minor injuries.
During the subsequent voyage, the Sun Pirates encountered many dangers again.
Many pirate hunters who wanted to earn bounties also came to the door, but they were all successfully dealt with by Tiger and his team.
There are many mermen on the ship, and each of them has different advantages to learn. Through repeated battles, Meli is like a sponge, constantly absorbing the various skills of the mermen, gathering the strengths of hundreds of schools, growing a lot, and becoming more and more powerful.
......
Garp was lying on the recliner, eating senbei leisurely.
"Report," a soldier ran over, "Vice Admiral Garp, a pirate ship has been spotted in the 121° direction."
Hearing this, Garp just nodded casually, still chewing on a senbei: "Well, first warn the other party, if they don't cooperate, I will beat them."
"yes!"
The soldier picked up the loudspeaker and said, "Sun Pirates in front, listen up, we are Vice Admiral Garp of the Marine Headquarters..."
When he heard the name of the Sun Pirates, Garp couldn't help but pause, his face a little confused: Why did it have to be that group of fishmen?
"Oh, trouble~"
That guy Kong wanted Garp to lead the team to hunt down Tiger, so he made up an excuse and hid away, but he didn't expect to meet him anyway.
Upon hearing Vice Admiral Garp's name, Tiger and other fishmen on the Sun Pirates were slightly stunned.
Even those fishmen who rarely leave Fishman Island have heard of the great reputation of Vice Admiral Garp.
That is the legendary naval figure known to everyone—the hero Garp!
Tiger's expression was complicated: I didn't expect to be caught up by Garp. This is a bit troublesome.
Aaron reacted quickly. He smiled disdainfully and said, "Hey, everyone, cheer up. What kind of naval hero is this? He's just a vice admiral. Why should you be afraid of him?"
Xiao Ba: "Brother New Tiger dared to go to the holy land of the Celestial Dragons. A mere lieutenant general is nothing to be proud of!"
"That's right! Get ready for battle!"
"Let's defeat the navy!"
Many mermen picked up their weapons and prepared to jump into the sea to attack.
"Calm down!" Tiger reached out and held down Aaron, the leader, with a serious look in his eyes. "This lieutenant general is not an ordinary lieutenant general. Let's not confront him head-on."
"...Otherwise we will open..." The warning sound from the other side continued.
Tiger continued to instruct quickly, "Don't get too close to the warship. Go around to the flanks, redirect the current around them, and create a whirlpool to trap the warship in place. Once you're done, come back immediately."
"Got it! Leave it to us!"
Jinbei, Arlong, Aladdin and other fishmen answered in unison, jumped off the deck, and swam towards the warship nimbly.
Merry stayed on the deck. She asked curiously, "Uncle Tiger, who is this Vice Admiral Garp? Is he very powerful? Everyone looked unhappy just now."
"Not very good, but very good. He is a legend in the navy..."
When Tiger explained Garp's identity to Meli, the atmosphere on the warship was also tense.
The navy soldier put down the loudspeaker and reported nervously, "Vice Admiral Garp! It's bad! A lot of murlocs have jumped overboard."
"There's nothing else to do," Garp stuffed the remaining senbei into his coat pocket and stood up, "Let's start the attack."
The soldiers nearby immediately pushed carts of artillery shells onto the deck.
Garp walked to the side of the ship, picked up a cannonball with one hand, and swung it hard. The cannonball flew towards the Sun Pirates like a bowling ball.
Seeing this scene, Merry couldn't help but widen his eyes: "What! That uncle actually threw a cannonball with his bare hands!"
The cannonballs were rapidly approaching, and just as they were about to hit the pirate ship, Tiger flew up and kicked: "Seven Thousand Tiles Roundhouse Kick!"
With a "bang", the cannonball was kicked away by Tiger and fell into the sea in the distance.
In an instant, the powerful air wave generated by the explosion spread out in all directions, splashing up waves into the sky.
Looking at the rough sea, Meili was a little worried: "Everyone is in the sea. Will they be affected by the shells?"
Tiger: "Don't worry, they are not that weak."
As soon as he finished speaking, another shell flew over.
"boom---"
Tiger continues to use his fishman karate to knock down the shells.
Shells flew one after another towards the direction of the Sun Pirates.
Meli also joined in. Together with the other mermen, although they were not as far away as Tiger, they also tried their best to deflect the flying shells and prevent them from hitting the boat.
Explosions continued to sound on the sea, water columns shot up into the sky like fountains, and huge waves rolled in.
Jinpei and other fishmen also quietly swam near the warship.
The battle between the two sides was fierce, but Garp suddenly stopped and stood there motionless.
"Vice Admiral Garp! Don't fall asleep suddenly during the battle!" The navy officer next to him shouted in panic.
Without Garp's strong support, the attack power instantly became much weaker.
Jinbei, Arlong and other fishmen took the opportunity to speed up their swimming, shuttling through the waves, and a whirlpool gradually appeared on the sea surface.
"Vice Admiral Garp! Wake up!"
"Vice Admiral Garp! If we don't hurry up, the Sun Pirates will escape..."
The navy soldiers were so anxious that they were running around, shouting at the snoring Garp.
"Why is it so noisy? You woke me up." Karp slowly opened his eyes and slapped his head. "Oh, that's right, we need to catch the fishman!"
"Lieutenant General, this isn't a matter of catching fishermen anymore! We're almost finished!"
Only then did Garp discover that a huge whirlpool had appeared next to the warship at some point, and at the center of the whirlpool was a huge black hole. If he was sucked into it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
On the other side of the whirlpool, the Sun Pirates had already run so far away that only a vague outline could be seen.
"These murlocs' abilities are truly troublesome... Never mind," Garp muttered, lowering his cannonballs and shouting, "Retreat quickly! Get away from the whirlpool!"
......
One day, the weather was clear and seagulls were circling in the sky.
Jinbe bought the latest newspaper from the newspaper delivery seagull.
"Is there anything new?" Meli also came over.
After spending a few years in the Red Hair Pirates, Meli learned a lot of human knowledge from Gulishati and can now understand more texts.
"A lot of big things have happened on the sea recently." Jinbei said, moving the newspaper in front of Merry.
[The Red Hair Pirates attacked a navy ship! CP9's transport ship was looted!]
Hey! It's Shanks!
When Merry saw this report, he clapped his hands suddenly. It seemed that he had been away from Shanks and the others for a long time.
Toothpaste! Did she miss the acquaintance and interaction between Shanks and Luffy?
Luffy hadn't mentioned in detail the time when he met Shanks, and it would have been terrible if he had missed it!
No, no, she has to find Shanks quickly!
Merry turned hurriedly and rushed into the cabin: "Uncle Tiger!"
Tiger put down what he was holding. "Why are you running so fast? Is that the navy or pirates out there?"
"Neither." Merry shook his head and said anxiously, "Didn't I get separated from Shanks and the others before? I haven't been back for so long, they must be worried about me. I have to go back to find them."
Tiger was silent for a moment, his eyes moved slightly, and his expression was complicated: "Can't you stay? Humans and such..." It's the most annoying!
"No." Merry was completely unaware of Tiger's emotions. She was preoccupied with the possibility of missing out on meeting Luffy. She said anxiously, "I have to go back."
Tiger looked at Merry's determined eyes and sighed inwardly, but he did not try to persuade Merry to change his decision. He just suppressed his emotions and said, "Okay, how are you going to find them? Do you know where they are?"
Merry found the life card from her body: "I have Shanks' life card. I can follow the guidance of the life card to find their location."
"Okay, I understand." Tiger stood up and walked out of the cabin. "Jinbei, change the direction of sailing."
"Okay, Brother Tiger, where are we going?"
"Huh?" Merry hurriedly chased after them. "I can just swim over to them by myself. No need to change direction for me."
"Don't worry about anything else. Just tell Jinbei which direction to go next."
"Ahhh!" Meli rushed over and hugged Tiger's calf with emotion, "Uncle Tiger! Thank you!"
......
On the sea, the wind is blowing and the waves are surging.
The Redvers was speeding forward in the waves, with several naval warships chasing closely behind her, with the sound of cannons rumbling.
Shanks stood at the stern, his handsome face now covered with a light beard, which added a bit of maturity.
He yawned and muttered, "These marines are so annoying. We just stole a devil fruit from them, but they chased us for days and they don't feel tired at all."
Jesus Bu, who was standing nearby, also complained, "Let's get rid of them! They're chasing us, but I'm craving for alcohol."
"Yeah, I haven't been able to rest and eat properly these past few days."
"Snake, what's the wind direction now? Can we shake them off?"
"It's a bit difficult. I'm unlucky. The wind has been against me for the past few days."
"Is there no other choice but to sink them?"
"Sinking them might just attract a stronger pursuit."
As he was speaking, a roar was heard suddenly, and a huge pirate ship suddenly appeared, blocking the way between the Redvers and the navy warship.
"What is this?" Shanks and others looked at the red sun on the sail with surprised expressions.
Isn't this the Sun Pirates? Why are they here?
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