Chapter 178: Bloody Notice, Nation-Destroying Beast! (Two-in-One)
The Dawn warship has a very fast sailing speed. Its excellent hull design and power system allow the warship to easily ride the wind and waves in waters like the New World, as if it were flat ground.
Although there is no talented navigator like Nami on Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's ship, the navigation experience accumulated by the navy over hundreds of years is enough for them to achieve twice the result with half the effort when training navigators.
The crew members who were at the helm and responsible for navigation on the Jiguoyuan were all transferred by Karp. They were all "old hands" who had followed Karp for more than ten or even twenty years.
The journey that would have taken several months to complete was completed by Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his team in less than two months.
In March of the 1500th year of the Haiyuan calendar, the troops to which Tsugumi Yoshiichi and his companions belonged were finally about to end their months-long voyage.
In March in Dressrosa, the weather has begun to warm up.
At midnight, the sky was pitch black, thick clouds obscured the stars and the moon, and thick fog enveloped the port of Dressrosa.
On such a night, the port of Dressrosa was silent. People who had worked hard all day were sleeping soundly. All the lights in the port were off, and only the lighthouse on the distant coast was still emitting light towards the sea.
A huge ship slowly broke through the layers of thick fog and, under the cover of night, quietly approached the port of Dressrosa.
This is a giant black ship, more than ten meters high. It is a standard medieval giant sailing ship. At the bow is a golden sculpture of a girl holding a giant lantern.
The giant lantern was glowing with fire, emitting a dim light, illuminating the sea in front of the giant ship.
The sails on the ship had been furled, and as the giant vessel slowly entered the port, its speed slowed down a lot.
A middle-aged man wearing a pirate hat stood with his hands behind his back on top of the golden statue of the girl at the bow, looking coldly at the dock.
The man was about 40 years old, over three meters tall, with a strong build, and his breath was long and lingering.
The weather was still a little chilly at midnight in March, but the middle-aged man was shirtless, wearing only a black cloak, which he put on his arms in front of his chest. His muscles bulged, and the blue veins were like dragons attached to his arms.
As the boat got closer and closer to the dock, a smile full of desire appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
"spread!!!"
"Young ones! Come on!"
"Bring all the women and treasures to the boat! Hahahaha!"
A wild laugh broke the tranquility of the night. Following the middle-aged man's order, sharp cheers instantly rang out on the deck. The next second, the ship docked at the shore. Countless dark shadows, under the cover of night, jumped onto the dock and rushed towards the surrounding houses.
Soon, screams of fear, cries, and tears filled the entire dock.
Ten minutes later, the alarm bell sounded on the dock.
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
As the sound of the bell spread outward, more and more people in Dressrosa were awakened from their sleep. People in the city also heard the bell ringing from the docks and looked out the windows, only to see houses blazing in the distance.
In the palace, the captain of the kingdom's army who was in charge of night guards anxiously knocked on King Liku's door.
Not long after, Liku Dold III, wearing only thin pajamas, opened the door, frowned, and looked solemnly at the army commander who knocked on his door in the middle of the night.
Someone knocked on his bedroom door in the middle of the night, so something big must have happened.
"King Riku! The docks have been attacked by a large-scale pirate attack!"
When the army commander saw King Liku opening the door in his pajamas and barefoot, he immediately knelt on one knee, bowed deeply, and then anxiously reported to King Liku.
"!?"
"Pirate attack?!"
"Where are the dock security forces?! Isn't the most urgent task to dispatch the dock security forces immediately?! Dispatch the dock security forces immediately to clear out the enemy. Do you even need my opinion on something like this?!"
"Tankure Pond, what are you doing as the army commander?!"
King Riku's palace was located in the heart of Dressrosa, built on a hill. Riku Dold III's bedroom faced a terrace with no walls, offering a direct view of the sea.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, King Liku now looked towards the port. Although there were layers of thick fog blocking the view, the fire at the dock could not be blocked by such thick fog at all.
Although the fire in the distance looked a little blurry under the cover of fog, King Riku immediately realized the seriousness of the situation when he saw this scene, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
"I gave King Riku's order long ago, but the dock security forces completely lost contact ten minutes ago."
"So, I have to bother you. I think it's necessary to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces!"
As a member of the World Government, the king of Dressrosa has the right to organize his own army. The entire Dressrosa has a total army of tens of thousands of people.
This army is divided into three parts. One part is the Royal City Army that guards the royal palace and is stationed in the royal palace. One part is the Self-Defense Army that is stationed in the parade grounds outside the city to deal with enemy invasions, suppress riots, and conduct daily patrols. Another part is the security force that is stationed in ports and docks to deal with pirate attacks.
Among these three troops, the Royal City Army has the smallest number of people but is also the most elite. Those who can join this army are at least elites who can fight one against three.
The largest group is the Self-Defense Force. Although they have the largest number of people, the quality of their soldiers is the worst.
As for the guard army, the number of people is in the middle, but the quality of the soldiers is seriously polarized. Because they often have to fight with pirates, the personnel turnover is very high. The veterans are the elite among the elite, but there are also many new recruits. Their combat effectiveness is actually not as good as that of the royal city army.
Of these three armies, the Royal City Army and the Self-Defense Army required King Liku's personal order to mobilize in large numbers. However, due to their special attributes, the Guard Army could often act independently, and Tankureponde, the army commander, could also mobilize the Guard Army.
The attack at the docks had actually been going on for some time before Tanculepound reported it to King Riku. Dressrosa, located in the New World, was often attacked by pirates, but with a garrison of nearly 10,000 people, smaller pirates with bounties of 18 million were usually dispatched long ago.
However, as the situation developed, Tankure Pound discovered that the pirates who attacked the dock this time did not seem to be ordinary people. Not only were the pirates on the dock not suppressed smoothly, but the security forces had lost contact with them. Moreover, the riot seemed to be rapidly spreading towards the city.
"Self-Defense Forces?!"
"Asshole! Is this still a matter of mobilizing the Self-Defense Forces?!"
"Order the Royal City Army to be proactively prepared!"
King Riku glanced at the scene in the distance, cursed angrily, and then quickly turned around and went into the bedroom.
"What happened?!" The young woman lying on King Riku's bed heard the noise outside and woke up. She looked at King Riku who hurried back to the bedroom and asked worriedly.
"Nothing happened!"
"You continue to sleep. I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."
King Liku didn't say much, just comforted her, then found his armor from the cabinet, put it on hurriedly, grabbed the sword on the shelf, and left the bedroom directly.
Looking at King Liku leaving with a long sword slung over his shoulder, how could the young woman still feel sleepy? She got up and walked to the door. She noticed the scene at the dock and could not wipe away the worry in her eyes.
The young woman clasped her hands in front of her chest, lowered her head slightly, and prayed silently for her husband.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Guys, hurry up and get rid of these guys! Don't stay here anymore, let's go to the city. There are more treasures and more beautiful women in the city!"
At the edge of Dressrosa, the pirates charging towards the city were intercepted by the Self-Defense Forces who had reacted. A middle-aged man wearing a pirate hat looked at the guards surrounding him with a smug smile on his face.
As he spoke, he punched the guard in front of him. The next second, the terrifying wind from his fist knocked away several guards who were nearby. As the guards' bodies fell back to the ground, blood instantly dyed the ground red.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"I am a powerful man who has eaten the Power Fruit. How can you losers like you possibly stop me?!"
The man looked at his masterpiece and laughed heartily.
"Who the hell are you, you bastard?!"
Seeing their companions being killed so easily, the guards looked at the tall man with horror. Some guards used curses to cover up their fear and questioned the man.
"oh?!"
"You don't even know me?!"
The man turned his head and looked at the guard who questioned him, his brows furrowed and his face full of gloom.
The next second, the man suddenly disappeared from his original position. In a flash, he was in front of the guard. He stretched out his arm quickly and grabbed the guard's neck. He raised his hand horizontally and lifted the other person off the ground.
"Ugh." The guard was grabbed by the neck and struggled hard, groaning in pain from his throat.
"Remember, I'm Lou Winter, the man with a bounty of 550 million baileys."
"Those people called me a nation-destroying beast!"
As he spoke, Lou Winter exerted force with his hand, crushing the guard's neck directly, and then threw the body away with a casual throw.
The corpses smashed directly onto several guards in the distance. The guards who were unable to dodge were hit by their companions' corpses, their sternums shattered, and they soon fell silent.
"Isn't it good to live a good life?!"
"Why do you want to stop me?"
"Once we've taken enough, we'll leave. Don't resist. Just obey us and you'll survive."
Winter glanced around at the guards surrounding him and his men, and threatened with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, some guards actually began to retreat timidly. Obviously, his words had some effect.
When faced with an enemy that cannot be resisted, most normal people would not dare to take a gamble unless they are truly forced into a desperate situation.
The word "brave" has always been used to describe a small number of people!
"hey-hey!"
Seeing the guards begin to retreat, Winter showed a grim smile on his face. He clenched his fists, and after a sprint, he charged directly into the crowd of guards.
Although these guards are not strong, if the other party resists stubbornly, it will really be a waste of their efforts.
Like now, if everyone has no will to fight, they will become fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others!
Winter rushed into the guards and attacked left and right. With the power of the force fruit, every punch of his became a scythe in the hand of the god of death, reaping the lives of the guards.
Guards hit by his fists often fell to the ground and were unable to stand up again. Even if they were just grazed by his fists, they would still be injured.
But in the blink of an eye, all the guards surrounding Winter and his pirates fell to the ground, leaving no one alive.
"Walk!"
Winter looked at the corpses of the guards all over the ground, grinned, waved to his subordinates, and then walked towards the city.
Soon, cries for help began to be heard from the people on the edge of Dressrosa, and raging flames began to burn on the edge of the city.
Killing and arson are the two things pirates are most proficient at.
Soon, the pirates had their shoulders full of "harvests".
Winter's group consisted of less than two hundred people. In a wealthy country like Dressrosa, all the pirates needed to do was find a few "rich people" and their desire for wealth would be quickly and temporarily satisfied.
In less than half an hour, Winter and his men began to retreat towards the port, without even entering the central area of the city.
Just by looting on the edge of the city, he made a fortune.
Not long after Winter and the others left, King Riku arrived with the Royal City Army. However, when they arrived, all they left behind was a mess on the ground and the people howling and screaming. Where were the pirates?!
A raging fire burned at the edge of the city, and with the wind, it began to spread in all directions. The surviving people saw the pirates retreating and ran out to put out the fire.
King Riku and his men asked several survivors and learned that the pirates had begun to retreat towards the port, so they immediately ordered people to chase them.
However, when King Riku and his royal army chased to the port littered with corpses, the pirate ship with the golden statue of a girl on its bow had already disappeared in the thick fog.
The sea was covered in thick fog. King Riku looked out at the sea and could only see a faint light on the surface. He could not see any trace of the pirate ship, let alone its flag.
Until this group of pirates left, King Riku still didn't know who the enemy was that attacked his kingdom.
This group of people were like evil spirits in the thick fog, coming and going quickly.
All that is left is the "pain" all over the ground.
“.”
"Damn bastards! I will never let these guys go!"
King Liku dismounted and stood at the bow, watching the light gradually disappear in the thick fog, and roared with gritted teeth. After venting his anger, King Liku began to send people to comfort and rescue the people and to count the losses.
This night is destined to be a restless night.
In the early morning hours, King Riku, looking exhausted, returned to the palace under the escort of the Royal City Army. The losses suffered by Dressrosa last night had almost been tallied.
Apart from the incalculable loss of property, the army suffered hundreds of casualties, most of whom were port guards.
The number of people who suffered was five or six thousand.
When King Liku saw the data reported by his subordinates, his face became extremely ugly. He summoned the commander of the security force and countless officers early in the morning.
Guess what?! Most of the high-ranking members of the security forces who couldn't be contacted last night were contactable this morning!
"Fear of war."
"You bastards actually dare to fear a fight?!!!"
"You're receiving support from the people, yet you're backing down at this moment! Bastards! You guys are all bastards!!!"
On the throne, King Riku tightly grasped the paper in his hand and looked at the officers of all ranks of the security forces kneeling below, and said angrily.
Unlike what King Riku had imagined, the guards were not completely wiped out by the pirates, but retreated.
Aside from a few righteous and enthusiastic squad leaders who led the attack, most of the troops were ordered to retreat to the camp to protect the captain and his family.
Just as King Riku was investigating the damage caused by last night's pirate attack and assigning those responsible, a warship slowly docked on the shore of Dressrosa.
"What's going on?"
"Did we get attacked by pirates?!"
On the bow of the warship, Cyrus's face was full of excitement, but after seeing the miserable state of the dock, his expression darkened and he couldn't help but whisper.
Soon, Cyrus left the bow and hurried towards the cabin.
Not long after, Jiguo Yuanyi appeared at the bow of the ship with Yixiao, Mihawk and others, and under the guidance of Cyrus, looked towards the dock.
At this time, the dock still bore traces of the pirates' frenzy last night. The blood on the ground had already coagulated and oxidized. The suffering people were digging through the rubble in grief, trying to dig out the bodies of their relatives and friends.
The road in front of the houses was covered with white cloth. Some of the cloth seemed a little small, revealing the head or feet underneath.
The cries of grief filled the entire dock.
Ji Guoyuan, who was called to the bow by Cyrus, frowned upon seeing this scene and could not help but mutter to himself in a deep voice:
"It looks like it was the work of pirates."
"And he's a very vicious and evil character!"
(End of this chapter)
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