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"Jie jie jie!—"

Pulling his thoughts back, Su Ming gave a couple of strange laughs.

I guess...

It must be a special kind of fate that led us to eventually become enemies.

He took out a map of the surrounding sea routes.

While looking at it, Su Ming said jokingly:

"Come on, let me see why you guys, who have been missing for so long, suddenly gathered on this island."

Chapter 55: The Great Pirate with a Bounty of 35 Million Berries

On the Navy's internal navigation charts, Island D112 and its surrounding waters are collectively known as the Jiekou Islands.

Yes.

The so-called Wasp Island.

Was actually what these pirates called it themselves.

They treated this island, which was far from the shipping lanes and off the commercial trade routes, as a secret base for the Black Cat Pirates.

However.

There was an ocean current in these waters that led directly to the island where Syrup Village was located.

If the midnight rose went at full power...

It could arrive in less than a day.

Su Ming had arrived at the Shells Town base five days ago at dawn.

Then, the purpose of these guys gathering here was clear—no doubt, Captain Kuro was already planning to reel in the net!

Su Ming vaguely remembered.

After faking his death, Kuro had gone undercover as a butler in Kaya's home.

After the wealthy merchant couple died, Kaya naturally inherited the massive family fortune.

And what Kuro had to do was have these pirates attack the entire village.

In this Great Pirate Era, it was normal for a young lady to be killed during a pirate raid.

Then, with Jango the Hypnotist controlling Kaya to sign a written will gifting the property, Kuro could effortlessly inherit the entire estate!

As expected of Captain Kuro.

This style of troublemaking far exceeds the current era!

—"After Planning for Three Years, I Just Want to Live a Decent Retired Life"!

Thinking of this...

Su Ming gave a playful smile:

"Come on, who's going to tell me, how many of you came in total?"

A pirate stood obediently at attention, chest out and head high, and said:

"Because it was Boss Kuro's order, everyone came. We're the first batch; the Meowban Brothers will be here soon too."

Ah, this...

It seems I accidentally ruined the Black Cat Pirates' team-building activity...

Hehe, quite exciting!

"They when will they arrive?"

Another pirate raised his hand to answer:

"At noon today! At the latest, they'll arrive tonight to meet up with us."

Interesting.

These guys were clearly using the names of the Meowban Brothers, and even the entire Black Cat Pirates, to intimidate Su Ming!

Their goal was also simple.

They were worried he'd kill them all with a slip of the hand.

Unfortunately, they knew nothing of Su Ming's strength!

Just then, a pirate asked hesitantly:

"This... uh, Marine big brother, you came here for..."

"I'm not a Marine!"

"(Bah) Who are you kidding!—"

"The damn Ensign's coat you're wearing, with the word 'Justice' on the back, is so intimidating—do you think we're blind?!"

Su Ming added:

"I just submitted my resignation a few days ago. Now, I'm just a newbie pirate!"

The pirates: "..."

Your fists are big, so we'll just pretend it's true.

Suddenly.

A pirate seemed to remember something.

His expression froze, and he said tremblingly:

"I... I remember now... Yesterday's News Coo just posted a brand new bounty!"

"You mean 'rebellious son', Omar Su?"

Another pirate hurriedly pulled out a crumpled bounty poster.

So familiar!

—My ass!

That's clearly the same person!

"He's actually a great pirate with a bounty of 35 million Berries! Wuwuwu... It's over, it's all over!"

Facing those terrified eyes, Su Ming nodded slightly with a "gentle" expression.

That's right, quite a surprise, isn't it?

Swish!—

Dozens of pirates knelt on the ground in unison again.

Emmm...

The prostrating kind!

Damn!

They're too good at reading the situation.

It made Su Ming, who had just picked up the modao bristle-tusk, feel a bit embarrassed.

He sighed.

Stowing away the modao bristle-tusk, Su Ming waved his hand:

"Scram, scram, go do whatever you want. I won't cut you down, okay?"

After saying that...

Ignoring the pirates' reactions, Su Ming went back to the campfire, picked up a rack of ribs as tall as a person, and began devouring it like a storm.

By the time Su Ming had filled his stomach and stood up to walk toward the midnight rose...

Those pirates were still maintaining their prostrate position.

Not a single one had even tried to run!

"What talents, they actually didn't fall for it."

Hearing this whisper that sounded like a devil's murmur...

The group of pirates, whose bodies were already numb, were suddenly drenched in cold sweat from fear.

Wuwuwu!—

This monster really is a pervert!

A guy with a 35 million Berry bounty right after going to sea is definitely not a normal person.

Su Ming clicked his tongue and performed a Heroic Leap back onto the deck.

Behind him...

Rumble!—

The beach, spanning nearly three hundred meters, let out a violent roar!

A sudden vacuum!

A rush of air refilling the void!

A tsunami-like air pressure struck like a mad elbow!

In just an instant, the prostrate pirates all exploded into mists of blood, staining a large area of the beach red!

He hadn't lied.

He said he wouldn't cut them down, so he didn't!

Don't ask.

If you ask, it's...

The natural atmosphere did it, what does it have to do with me?

"Let's go, Midnight! Let's circle this sea area a few times. Jie jie jie, Ge Men is looking forward to it! If the planned pirate raid is gone, I wonder how badly the so-called Captain Kuro will be hammered by the protagonist group?"

...

It was noon, and the weather was sunny and beautiful.

The two ships were more than two nautical miles apart, but the battle had already begun!

Su Ming, who had Blinked onto the Black Cat Pirates' ship, immediately swung his large blade as soon as he landed, kicking up a storm of blood!

The ordinary pirate lackeys fell in rows like wheat.

No one could last a single round against the modao bristle-tusk.

"You damned bastard! How dare you!"

A roar echoed as a dark shadow crashed down.

"Rude."

Su Ming stepped aside to dodge.

The deck shattered, wood chips flying everywhere.

With a backhand upward slash, the portly dark shadow nimbly performed three consecutive backflips, successfully avoiding being split in two!

Swish!—

Another figure flashed into view.

"Be careful, Butchie! This guy is very strange!"

Fat Cat Butchie nodded silently, surreptitiously wiping cold sweat from his forehead.

That was close!

I was almost killed by that one strike just now!

"The Meowban Brothers with a 9 million bounty?"

Su Ming tilted his head, the disdain on his face almost overflowing.