One Piece Shadow Army - Chapter 49
“Where is Arlong Park?”
A clear voice beside Nojiko pulled her out of her shock.
“It’s over there,” she responded instinctively.
“Alright.”
Curls acknowledged her direction, leaving a few Marines to help the injured villagers, and led the remaining Marines toward Arlong Park.
Even now, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village still felt like they were dreaming.
Because this was too unreal!
The fearsome Fishman officers and a dozen Fishmen had been taken down by a single Marine in an instant!
Was this a dream?
One of the villagers pinched his own face, and the pain confirmed it wasn’t a dream.
Everything that had just happened was real!
“Are you really the righteous Marines from Loguetown?” Genzo asked with hope in his eyes.
Hearing the term “righteous Marines,” the few Marines who stayed behind felt a bit embarrassed.
“We are indeed Marines from Loguetown. The one just now was our commanding officer, Ensign Curls. Don’t worry, Ensign Curls will take care of the Arlong Pirates.”
Genzo, aware of Arlong’s strength, said worriedly, “I don’t know how strong your officer is, but Arlong is a very powerful Fishman leader. Just a few dozen Marines might not be enough…”
The Marine replied confidently, “Don’t worry! Our officer is Ensign Curls. Even though he hasn’t been in the Marines for long, six months ago, he single-handedly took down a pirate crew of a thousand. The Arlong Pirates will be no exception this time.”
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Inside Arlong Park.
On the plaza of the building, a muscular and tall Fishman was sitting.
He was once an officer of the Sun Pirates, now the ruler of the Arlong Pirates.
Nickname: “Sawtooth” Arlong!
Bounty: 20 million Berries!
Arlong was lounging on a chair, basking in the sun, looking relaxed.
Opposite him sat a peculiar-looking Marine officer.
Dressed in light gray Marine clothing, with a black belt at his waist, wearing a hooded hat, with a face that looked extremely sly.
With his distinctive three-strand mustache, this Marine officer’s appearance was strikingly similar to that of a rat.
Marine 16th Branch Commander.
Captain Nezumi!
Captain Nezumi looked at the relaxed Arlong and angrily said, “Do you realize the situation we’re in? How can you be so calm? Someone reported what’s happening here to the higher-ups in the Marines. What if they send someone to investigate?”
Arlong, wearing a felt hat, slowly raised his head, showing a confident smile.
“Relax, money is the most reliable thing. If two hundred thousand Berries aren’t enough, then three hundred thousand. If three hundred thousand aren’t enough, then four hundred thousand…”
“What if they don’t accept your money?” Facing Arlong’s faith in money, Captain Nezumi didn’t dare argue, only weakly questioning.
Arlong burst into laughter.
“Sha ha ha ha!”
“Then I’ll tear them apart myself!”
Seeing Arlong’s terrifying smile.
Captain Nezumi felt a shiver of fear but had to nod in agreement.
At this moment.
A Fishman hurried over to report.
“Boss, a squad of fifty Marines appeared in the center of Cocoyasi Village. Officer Chu and a dozen companions were killed by them. They’re heading this way.”
“What?”
Arlong’s eyes instantly turned fierce, and he shattered the wooden chair he was sitting on.
“Daring to kill my officers, they’re dead!”
Captain Nezumi nervously asked, “Could they be Marines sent to investigate?”
Arlong, radiating killing intent, replied, “Who cares? They’ll all die!”
“Should I leave first?” Captain Nezumi couldn’t stay still.
“Wait until I kill them, then you can leave,” Arlong said, turning his eyes darkly.
“Alright, alright,” Captain Nezumi stammered, swallowing hard. He had never seen Arlong so angry. It would be difficult to calm things down without many deaths today.
……
Following Nojiko’s directions, Curls soon found a massive building.
This building was erected on the coast.
Ready to set sail at any time.
At the top of the building, a huge flagpole stood, bearing a black pirate flag with a red shark emblem.
This was the base of the Arlong Pirates, also known as “Arlong Park.”
Curls instructed his Marines, “Stand guard around the area to prevent any Fishmen from escaping.”
Tashigi suggested, “Ensign, please let us fight too.”
“Yeah, we want to fight too!” the other Marines echoed.
Curls understood their feelings, as the events in Cocoyasi Village had already ignited their anger.
But he wouldn’t agree.
“You know your own strength, don’t you? You’re not facing humans, but Fishmen who are naturally ten times stronger than humans. You’d be of no help in this battle.”
Hearing this, the Marines looked disappointed.
Although the Ensign was right, he didn’t have to be so blunt!
Curls didn’t care about their feelings and walked toward Arlong Park alone.
The road to Arlong Park was flanked by large fields of water, with occasional coconut trees bearing young coconuts.
At the end of this road was a gate leading to Arlong Park.
At the gate, thirty Fishman pirates stood guard.
Seeing Curls’s approach, these Fishmen showed fierce expressions.
“Stand up, deal with them.”
As Curls spoke, nine shadows appeared around him. [Lanloth] led eight [Shadow Knights] forward.
Then, the nine shadow soldiers began their assault on the Fishman pirates.
Blades clashed!
The battle erupted instantly.
Although Fishmen are naturally ten times stronger than humans, they were facing [Lanloth] and the [Shadow Knights].
The shadow soldiers had overwhelming strength, making the Fishmen pirates seem like shrimp, easily crushed.
Curls continued forward without any Fishman able to stop him!
[Lanloth] swung his sword, cutting several Fishmen in half and smashing the gate open.
Boom!
The gate shattered.
The loud noise made Arlong inside turn in confusion. He was shocked at how fast the opponent was moving. There were thirty Fishmen guarding the outside, after all.
Amid the smoke and debris, a figure slowly appeared in Arlong’s view.
A young man in a Marine coat, handsome but with a cold expression.
“Who here is Arlong?”
That was the first thing the young Marine said upon entering.
The Arlong Pirates had already gathered inside. Apart from the thirty outside, there were over fifty Fishmen inside.
Arlong slowly stood from his chair, showing no fear.
“I am Arlong. Who are you?”
“Marine Headquarters Ensign, Charlotte Curls!”
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