Above Pirate King - Chapter 146
My name is Griffin.
A day ago, I was a reckless and carefree pirate.
I even had plans to do something big, like kidnapping a king and demanding a ransom large enough for me to live comfortably for the rest of my life.
In the end, I succeeded in getting more than half of it!
But…
How did things suddenly turn out like this!?
“Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da!”
With the sound of “Pure Land of Bliss,” a group of burly pirates in pink skirts appeared and began dancing outrageously in front of Arthur, looking angry and sad.
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Let’s go back to a day ago.
West Blue
Behind an unknown small island, three pirate ships were anchored here.
On the main ship.
“Boss, are we safe just waiting here? This route is not only used by the Queen of Timothy Kingdom, but people from the St. Martin Kingdom also pass through here!” Sam looked at Griffin beside him, frowning and asking.
He wasn’t asking without reason; for some unknown reason, he felt uneasy and had a vague feeling that something bad might happen since this morning.
“Don’t worry, didn’t the intelligence report say that the Queen of Timothy departs much earlier than the St. Martin Kingdom? We’ll kidnap the Queen, demand the ransom, and leave immediately. There’s no way we’ll encounter the St. Martin Kingdom’s ship!
Besides, we’re not interested in St. Martin. Even if we do encounter them, we’ll just run away faster!” Griffin replied calmly.
“Alright!” Sam nodded, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart for the time being.
At this moment…
“Boss, they’re coming!” the lookout shouted.
They saw two ships slowly approaching not far from the small island. One was a Marine warship, and the other was a large pink-sailed battleship with a white lily flower on the bow and a pink perfume bottle on the flag!
Upon hearing this, Griffin nodded and turned to Sam, instructing seriously, “Stick to the plan and be cautious!”
“Got it!” Sam nodded seriously, agreeing, then walked to the side of the ship.
With his legs slightly bent, he jumped with force.
“Bang!”
He landed on the right side of the ship.
Soon, the other two pirate ships left the small island, one on the left and one on the right, heading towards the Timothy Kingdom’s ships.
“Click-click!”
Watching this scene, Griffin also turned and twisted his hands and feet, stretching his body.
The next moment.
Griffin contorted and transformed into a griffin with a lion’s body, eagle’s head, wings, and claws.
He flapped his wings vigorously, slowly lifting off from the deck of the ship.
“Hiss!”
After transforming into the griffin, Griffin let out a cry and soared into the blue sky.
On the other side.
The Timothy Kingdom’s ships and the Marine warship also noticed the approaching pirate ships.
On the warship.
Standing at the bow was a young man dressed in a Marine officer’s uniform, well-proportioned and bare-handed. He was Cook, the escort for Timothy Kingdom, a Captain from the Marine headquarters.
Cook looked coldly at the approaching pirate ships, with no emotional fluctuations. Basically, every time the Levely started, there were reckless pirates attacking the ships of various member countries.
As for these pirates, he, who became a Captain at the age of twenty, didn’t even bother to care.
The reason he could become a Captain at such a young age had nothing to do with connections; it was entirely due to his extraordinary strength and impressive achievements.
“Purupurupurupuru!”
At this moment, the Den Den Mushi on the ship rang, and a Marine soldier immediately answered it.
“Hello, yes, alright, I understand!”
After the call, the Marine soldier hurriedly ran to Cook’s side and respectfully said, “Captain Cook, the Timothy Kingdom is calling and asking if they should sink those ships directly?”
Cook waved his hand and said calmly, “Tell them to leave these minor matters to the Marine!”
“Yes!” The Marine soldier nodded respectfully and then returned to the Den Den Mushi, relaying the message to the people from the Timothy Kingdom.
Slowly, the two pirate ships, one on the left and one on the right, approached closer and closer.
Cook’s shoulders trembled, and the Marine cloak on him slipped off.
“Click-click!”
Turning his hand and twisting his neck, Cook loosened his muscles and bones.
“Exhale—”
After taking a deep breath, Cook stood at the bow with slightly bent legs and leaped into the air, drawing a beautiful curve and performing several difficult rotations.
“Splash!”
He entered the water with a perfect posture, causing only a slight splash.
Underwater, his legs swiftly moved like a released arrow, swimming towards the nearest pirate ship on his left.
In less than ten seconds, he covered several kilometers, reaching the lower part of the pirate ship.
Cook stopped swimming, kicked with his legs, and jumped directly from the seabed onto the pirate ship.
“Huh!?”
As soon as he got on the ship, he wore a serious expression; something was clearly off about this ship!
Where are the pirates?
Not a single pirate was on the ship!
The only thing he saw was several pirates desperately swimming in the direction they came from not far away.
Not good!
There’s something wrong with the ship!
Cook’s rich combat experience made him instantly realize that the ship must have a problem; otherwise, why would there be no pirates on board, and why were some pirates swimming desperately back?
“Moon Step!”
“Tekkai!”
“Armament Haki!”
He immediately used these skills, preparing to escape from this problematic ship.
Unfortunately, it was too late!
Just as he used various techniques.
“Boom!”
A stunning explosion echoed through the sea.
The flames soared, and a massive wave rolled out.
The entire pirate ship exploded!
The ship’s debris scattered, leaving the sea in chaos!
Cook was blown away hundreds of meters in the air.
“Pluh!”
In midair, he fiercely spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Splash!”
Finally, Cook fell directly into the sea.
Luckily, he had used Tekkai and Armament Haki in time. Although he took a direct hit and spat blood, his consciousness was relatively clear; he had only suffered some injuries.
However, for someone like him who specialized in physical arts, these injuries could only be considered minor, and he might not even need treatment. Just resting for a while would be enough to recover.
“Bastard!”
Floating on the water’s surface, Cook struck the water surface angrily.
He was furious; he had never been this angry before. He was left in such a miserable state by a pirate he didn’t even take seriously. For someone like him who became a Captain at twenty, this was absolutely unacceptable!
With a strong push, Cook dived into the sea again, his legs swinging rapidly as he swam towards the remaining pirate ship.
He saw it clearly this time; that pirate ship was packed with pirates!
On the pirate ship.
“Here he comes, everyone, get ready!” Sam held a telescope and carefully observed Cook swimming towards them, shouting in a deep voice.
“Yes!”
The pirates responded in unison.
Afterward, the pirate ship slowly started moving, making a big turn, and then turned back in the direction Cook was coming from.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
While making the U-turn, the pirate ship fired cannonballs towards Cook to hinder his swimming speed.
The two sides chased and escaped, but it was clear that Cook was faster, even with the cannonballs slowing him down, they were continuously closing the distance.
At this moment, a voice that made Cook seethe with anger resounded in the sky above Cook.
“Hiss!”
A cry of an eagle, and a giant griffin dived down from the sky. It directly snatched the Queen of Timothy Kingdom standing on the deck and flew away!
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