Chapter 213: Hunting, Natural and Ancient Species! (Three in One)
The deployment of the Sword of Dawn attracted a lot of attention in the New World. With the departure of the Tsugakuinichi warship, many unfamiliar ships briefly docked at the shore of Dressrosa during this period.
These ships that stop briefly appear to be normal merchant ships, but in fact, behind these merchant ships are complex forces.
However, Borsalino, who was in charge of Dressrosa, had no time to take care of those unfamiliar ships at the moment. With the departure of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, Cyrus and others, Borsalino, who had already been entrusted with heavy responsibilities by Yoriichi Tsugakuni, became even busier during this period.
He was solely responsible for the construction of the naval branch.
Just when the attention of the New World pirates was focused on Dressrosa and Yoriichi Tsugikuni who had gone to sea.
In the hospital ward of Miguo Town.
Kuzan, lying on the hospital bed, finally slowly opened his eyes.
What caught my eye was the snow-white ceiling and the dazzling sunlight shining through the window. A gentle breeze blew, lifting the gauze curtain.
"A hospital?"
Smelling the strong smell of alcohol in the ward, Kuzan murmured, supported himself on the bed with one hand, and tried to sit up.
His memory was a little unclear. When he was extremely tired, his actions were based on his subconscious. Now, after sleeping for two days, his mind was still not very clear and a little confused.
Kuzan had already forgotten how he came to this place.
"Click"
After a slight sound, the door of the ward was pushed open. Kuzan turned his head and saw the flying squirrel walking into the ward.
At this time, the flying squirrel was holding a food box in his hand. When he saw Kuzan sitting up, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of joy.
"Major General Kuzan, you are finally awake!"
"How does it feel?"
The flying squirrel walked quickly to the end of the bed, looked at Kuzan happily, and asked.
"I'm so glad you're okay!"
Kuzan looked the flying squirrel up and down, and seeing that he was moving easily and speaking with full energy, he finally smiled. However, Kuzan's smile was fleeting, and he turned to the flying squirrel and asked about the situation of other navy with a worried look on his face.
"How are the others? Are they all okay?"
At this moment, Kuzan's mind had a lot of information in it, and he already knew where he was.
"Well, the seriously injured ones are out of danger and have woken up."
"Everyone is very nice..."
"only……"
Speaking of this, the flying squirrel's expression showed a bit of frustration. It was the first time for this young man to experience such a big defeat and the first time to experience such a degree of loss.
The departure of friends and colleagues was so sudden. Although Flying Squirrel was mentally prepared to encounter such things in the future the day he joined the navy, he still couldn't accept it when it really happened.
"Really... I'm glad everything's alright..."
Kuzan was also sad when he saw the flying squirrel, but as the highest leader of the ICE branch, Kuzan could only cheer up and force himself to show an ugly smile, and comforted him:
"We will avenge them!"
"Flying squirrel, I promise!"
Kuzan's eyes were firm and his tone was resolute. Hearing his words, the flying squirrel rubbed his cheeks and said with all his strength:
"Um!"
"Headquarters has learned about what happened here and has sent people to take over this matter."
"Major General Kuzan, General Sengoku's new order is to take all surviving marines and return to Marinford as quickly as possible."
Hearing this, Kuzan frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Take over? What do you mean?"
"Does the headquarters still have the energy to manage us now?"
"Ever since the execution of Pirate King Roger, the world has been in turmoil. The headquarters still has the resources to help."
Having said that, Kuzan suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something, and looked up at the flying squirrel standing opposite the bed.
"You guessed right. There is only one unit in the New World that can reach us in such a short time and is capable of taking over this matter."
"It's Lieutenant General Ji Guoyuanyi. He has brought people here."
The flying squirrel told Kuzan the news he had received. Hearing this, Kuzan smiled bitterly and couldn't help but sighed: "It's Yunyi."
"To be honest, I'm a little too embarrassed to see him."
"The ICE branch he and I built together is now in my hands."
Kuzan's face was full of sadness when he said this, and his tone was full of self-blame.
Seeing Kuzan's depressed look, the flying squirrel couldn't help but advise him, "Don't think too much, Rear Admiral Kuzan. We are the navy. How can we win every battle against pirates?"
"Winning and losing are normal."
"Just don't lose again!"
How much of the flying squirrel's words of comfort Kuzan could take in was probably only known to him. Kuzan slowly left the bed, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the scene outside.
The hospital in Miguo Town is located in the center of the town. There is only one hospital in such a large town, so the location of the hospital is very good.
It was early morning, and the streets were bustling with people. The sounds of vendors shouting and children playing were carried to Kuzan's ears by the breeze. Although the residents appeared busy, they were happy and fulfilled. Kuzan felt that this town was lively and harmonious, exactly like Shuixianxing Island, where his branch was located.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Kuzan was a little dazed, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, but the smile soon disappeared from his face. After pondering for a long time, Kuzan slowly said:
"We won't leave for now."
"Let's stay in Miguo Town first."
"Until Yoriichi and the others arrive, we will guard this place."
When Kuzan said this, the flying squirrel had already walked to the window, sat on the stool under the windowsill, and opened the lunch box. When he suddenly heard Kuzan's words, he was stunned, and then he glanced at Kuzan. Seeing that Kuzan was staring out the window in a daze, he also followed Kuzan's gaze and looked at the street outside.
After a while, the flying squirrel understood why Kuzan suddenly said such a thing, nodded, and responded: "Okay!"
The survivors of the ICE branch temporarily settled in Miguo Town.
At the same time, Kaido's Beasts Pirates were happily enjoying the fruits of their victory on the Water Star Island.
In a luxurious manor on the island, Kaido was lying comfortably on the sofa, with his legs crossed, looking at the scenery in the yard and drinking wine.
Kaido has been feeling a bit tired of his long-term sailing life, but as humans, they will always yearn for land. Kaido has actually long wanted to find an island as his permanent base. By chance, Kaido went to Wano Country and was immediately attracted by its natural ocean current barrier.
Therefore, the idea of occupying Wano Country and using it as his own base came into being.
To this end, Kaido began to cooperate with Orochi of Wano Country in an attempt to control Wano Country.
After a period of operation, the plan of their Beasts Pirates has actually been completed for the most part. Through Orochi in front of the stage, Kaido enslaved the citizens of Wano Country, built many factories in Wano Country, and began to try to research devil fruits.
However, the good times did not last long. As the Whitebeard Pirates sent Kozuki Oden back to Wano Country, Yamato exposed its relationship with the Beasts Pirates. The furious Kozuki Oden led his subordinates, the "Nine Scabbards", and attacked directly.
After a fierce battle between Kaido and Kozuki Oden, Kaido finally gained the upper hand. At the last moment, with the help of Kurozumi, Kaido hit Kozuki Oden with a stick and won.
As for how old lady Kurozumi helped Kaido?
Kurozumi used his ability to transform into Momonosuke's appearance and suddenly joined the battlefield when Kaido and Kozuki Oden were fighting with all their might. He pretended to be kidnapped by Kaido's subordinates, thus distracting Kozuki Oden's attention and causing Oden's momentum to be lost.
In a battle between strong men, if one is not careful, one will be defeated. Kozuki Oden didn't even have the chance to display his strongest attack and was defeated easily.
It's funny to say that even though Kozuki Oden knew that his family was protected by the Whitebeard Pirates, he was still distracted when he saw his "son" being held hostage.
It has to be said that as a father, Oden is too concerned and becomes confused.
Originally, the Whitebeard Pirates had no intention of interfering in the affairs of Wano Country. Although Kozuki Oden was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division, Wano Country was ultimately the Wano Country of the Kozuki family. Kozuki Oden also asked Whitebeard not to interfere, and he planned to take back Wano Country himself.
but
Kaido actually "used" such despicable means to win, which directly angered Whitebeard. The legend of the sea rushed into the battlefield, knocked out Kurotan with a punch, and then grabbed Sakuragi and slashed at Kaido.
The young Kaido had not yet reached his peak, and after the fierce battle with Kozuki Oden, his physical strength was greatly depleted. He could not avoid Whitebeard's slash at all and was hit directly in the chest.
With the protection of King and others, Kaido successfully escaped from Whitebeard's knife.
Faced with the fleeing Beasts Pirates, Whitebeard did not kill them all. Compared to taking their lives, Whitebeard paid more attention to the situation of Kozuki Oden.
After all, Oden was caught off guard and hit head-on by Kaido, so Whitebeard was very concerned about his condition.
Perhaps it is because the people of Wano Country are thick-skinned and tough, even Kin'emon can withstand Kaido's "Thunder Bagua", so Kozuki Oden can certainly withstand it as well.
Oden fainted at that moment, but he was not seriously injured.
The Beasts Pirates, who were forced to withdraw from Wano Country, are also wandering around the New World, constantly looking for a suitable habitat. Over the years, they have temporarily settled in many islands in the New World.
It was not until the pirate Roger was captured and the existence of "One Piece" was announced to the outside world that Kaido embarked on the journey to find Roger's legacy.
After a period of investigation, Kaido set his sights on the Water Star Island.
Before the name Raftel spread throughout the world, the Water Star Island was known as the "Final Island." Kaido believed that the Navy's presence on the Water Star Island was intended to hide the "truth."
Some time ago, after Kaido figured out the combat power configuration of the Water Star Island, he decided to take action directly.
Kaido, who will become one of the Four Emperors in the future, is not just a fool who uses his fists. He also made thorough preparations before attacking the Water Star Island.
After all, Kaido, who is able to "slowly plan" for Wano Country, is not an impatient person.
Before officially attacking the Water Star Island, Kaido first sent people to deceive and publicize his "purpose". The meaning was very simple. His purpose of attacking the Water Star Island was just to retaliate against the navy who captured his subordinates. He would definitely not harm the ordinary people on the island.
This tactic also created a rift between the navy and the people, and the morale of the navy, who were suspected by the people, also declined.
When Kaido realized this, he launched the first round of attack.
Unexpectedly, the navy on the Water Star Island actually had a powerful natural system. In the battle with Kuzan, the aftermath of the battle caused heavy losses to the pirate group.
Therefore, after gaining some results, Kaido wisely chose to retreat. This was to recuperate and give the navy some time to retreat.
Kaido has no intention of fighting to the death with Kuzan, although he should be able to win in that way, but who knows how many of his subordinates the naturalist will take away before he dies.
Although Kaido wasn't one to care for his subordinates, he wasn't happy to see him suffer heavy losses for a single Marine branch. Even replenishing the cannon fodder wasn't an easy task, let alone fighting a Marine to the death. Would only cannon fodder be the ones to die? He was afraid that even the officers would suffer significant losses, something he couldn't accept.
The result was just as Kaido expected. The navy members of the ICE branch gave up when they saw the difficulty. The Beasts Pirates who successfully landed on the island also exposed their true nature and started a carnival for pirates.
However, Shuixianxing Island is not an island with abundant supplies after all. The Beasts Pirates have thousands of people, and after a week of revelry, their supplies are greatly reduced.
Although there is still inventory on their ship, inventory is inventory and generally they will not move it unless necessary.
“Click.”
The door of the room was pushed open, and a tall man wearing a black mask and a long sword at his waist walked into the room and closed the door.
Kaido turned around after hearing the noise, saw the person coming, and greeted him with a smile: "Oh!"
"ember!"
"Why are you here?"
"Come on, come on, sit down and have a drink."
As he spoke, Kaido stood up from the sofa, took out a glass and red wine from the wine cabinet beside him, walked to Jhin, put his arm around Jhin's shoulders, and pulled him onto the sofa.
Kaido himself likes spirits and is not interested in red wine, but it is different for King. He prefers more delicate red wine.
"No need for now, Brother Kaido."
"There is something I need to report to you."
Jin's address to Kaido was quite respectful. Kaido heard Jin's serious tone, patted Jin's shoulder, opened the red wine for Jin, poured a glass and placed it in front of Jin, then sat on the sofa and said with a smile:
"What's the point of reporting? You're still like this."
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Is there any need for us to talk about reporting or not reporting between the two of us?"
After receiving Kaido's signal, Jin said solemnly:
"Supplies on the island are starting to run short. I've already investigated the island, and there isn't a lot of arable land. This isn't a prosperous island, and I'm afraid it can't support the needs of the natives and our pirate group."
Kaido was stunned when he heard Jin say this in a serious tone.
He thought Jhin was going to say something important, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter!
"If there aren't enough supplies, then let those people farm, open up wasteland, and expand the area of arable land!"
"For such a large island, the arable land area should be able to be expanded quite a bit!"
"And even if the arable land is still not enough after it's expanded, we can just eliminate the extra people and only keep those who can farm."
"Or else we can go out to sea and rob!"
Hearing this, Jin nodded and continued:
"That's the second thing I want to say. Previously, the navy stationed here purchased their supplies from Miguo Town, which is a five-day voyage away."
"But I received news that the navy who escaped from the island are now stationed there."
"If we want to rob, the best choice is that rice cake town, but..."
Before Jin could finish, Kaido interrupted with a smile:
"Nothing but!"
"They're just stray dogs! I didn't expect those guys to stay here instead of leaving immediately."
"What is this for?"
"Are you planning a counterattack?"
"Jin, call for help. Let's just take over that Miguo Town. The farmland on the two islands should be enough to feed our pirate group, right?"
“Hahahahahaha!”
As he spoke, Kaido burst into laughter.
After receiving clear instructions, the Beasts Pirates began to prepare for deployment.
However, Kaido's subordinates seemed not to have celebrated enough. After Kaido issued the order, the Beasts Pirates prepared for three full days before leaving the Water Star Island.
After the Beasts Pirates left, every household on the Water Star Island was in mourning. However, apart from loudly denouncing the evil deeds of the Beasts Pirates, the people could not do much more.
In this world, there are limits to what the weak can do.
"ju——"
"boom!!!!"
After a sharp whistling sound, a cannonball landed directly on a merchant ship in Miguo Town. The roaring explosion instantly broke the quiet morning of Miguo Town.
When the people working at the dock heard the sudden loud noise, they all turned their heads to look at the place where the explosion occurred. Some of the more observant people also saw a row of ships on the coastline.
The skull flag with bull horn pattern on the ship's mast startled the people.
"Sea Pirates!"
"It's a pirate!!"
"The pirates are coming! Everyone, run!"
Screams echoed from the dock, and panicked people fled in all directions. A child, unsure of what was happening, walked out of his room and looked at the chaotic scene on the dock. Just as he was about to turn back to his room and call his parents, a shrill scream echoed from above his head.
A shell traveled hundreds of meters and landed directly on the roof in front of the child.
"boom!!!"
The explosion occurred directly in the room. The surging air wave carried debris and hit the child directly, blowing him several meters away and then smashing him hard on the ground without a sound.
The people on the shore looked up and found that the pirate fleet in the distance was firing a volley, and shells fell like rain on the houses on the shore.
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
On the pirate ship, a pirate on lookout saw the cruel scene at the dock in the distance, laughed wildly, and then ordered the gunner to raise the muzzle a little, so that the shells would fall towards the houses deeper in the water.
"Launch! Hahaha, launch!!"
Amidst the shouts, another volley of fire began, and the pitch-black shells shot directly towards the distant harbor.
"Ice wall!"
Just as a new round of artillery shells fell towards the port, a tall and thin young man in military uniform appeared at the dock. As he raised his hand and shouted, an ice wall suddenly rose at the dock.
The shells fell, and the blazing flames obscured everyone's vision.
When the flames and smoke dissipated, the pirates were surprised to find that the ice wall was still standing there, successfully protecting the harbor.
Not only that, with the appearance of the man, the sea surface of the entire port began to freeze rapidly, and the ice surface quickly extended towards their ships. In a short period of time, the ice surface had extended dozens of meters.
"Nature type! It's that marine!!"
The Beasts Pirates were no strangers to the navy that appeared at the dock. As the pirates' shouts rang out on the observation deck, Kaido on the main ship quickly walked to the bow and looked at the distant coast.
“Hehehe!”
"It's that guy, Rear Admiral Aokiji of the Marine Headquarters!"
As Kaido was speaking, a tall figure walked out from his side, jumped lightly, and stood on the bow of the ship. Then, in the eyes of many pirate groups, wings actually grew directly on the back of this person, and a flash of flames rose.
"Jin, I'll leave that guy to you! Haha." Kaido glanced at the man standing on the railing and said with a smile.
"Um!"
As Kaido finished speaking, Jin spread his wings and flew directly into the sky, then flew rapidly towards Kuzan at the distant dock. In mid-air, Jin drew the long sword from his waist.
"call out!!!!"
A terrifying sound whistled into Kuzan's ears. Without thinking, Kuzan pulled out the dead wood from his waist and held it up in front of him.
The moment Kuzan raised his blade, a figure crossed a thousand-meter sea and appeared in front of him, slashing at the blade of the dead tree. Kuzan felt his arm sink, and the ground beneath his feet could no longer withstand the terrifying force and cracked.
Feeling the other party's terrifying power, Kuzan looked up and saw a tall man with wings on his back and a black helmet.
"ember!"
Kuzan recognized the person at a glance, murmured, and activated the power of the devil fruit. The dead wood in his hand was instantly wrapped in ice, and then quickly connected to Jinn's long sword, trying to freeze the opponent and the sword directly.
However, Jhin's reaction speed was also very fast. As flames ignited on the blade, he quickly split the blade, then spread his wings and flew directly into the air.
Jin in mid-air lowered his head and looked at Kuzan on the shore, and asked in a deep voice:
"Navy, why are you still here?"
"Haven't you left yet?"
(End of this chapter)
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