Chapter 22

In front of him,

two people were each holding a bowl of egg fried rice and devouring it,

these two people were Krieg and his underling...

uh, what was his name again?

Li Xiao scratched his head,

and for a moment couldn't remember!

But it didn't matter,

he was just a small supporting character anyway, of no importance!

By comparison,

Krieg's reputation was much greater,

as the captain of the strongest pirate crew in the East Blue,

with a bounty of 17 million Beli,

known as the overlord of the East Blue!

Of course,

in reality,

all the various titles for Krieg above,

had to be put in double quotation marks!

Because a certain old man took leave every few days to go home and see his grandson,

it resulted in basically all the pirates in the East Blue being cleaned up by him along the way,

and those that remained were all stinky fish and rotten shrimp,

unable to make it to the big stage!

And this so-called "strongest pirate crew in the East Blue,"

was just a bit larger in number,

and had a few more pirate ships!

As for Krieg himself,

he only had a tiny bit of combat power,

relying on a set of specially customized, sinister and vicious equipment!

For a true powerhouse,

this so-called "strongest pirate crew in the East Blue" and Krieg himself,

were nothing more than slightly larger fish,

a matter of a few extra sword strikes!

Speaking of which,

Li Xiao suddenly remembered!

This was the sea restaurant Baratie,

and if he remembered correctly,

there should be a classic scene for a swordsman coming up!

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao was suddenly amused!

He had originally just been eating a simple meal,

and now there was actually a show to watch while eating!

Isn't that wonderful?

Suddenly,

Li Xiao felt that the rice in his mouth tasted even better!

Not long after,

Krieg had finished his meal.

Sure enough,

after recovering his strength, he not only showed no gratitude to Sanji,

but instead started a fight,

preparing to conquer the sea restaurant,

as capital for his comeback!

However,

before a battle could break out between the two sides,

on the sea in the distance,

a small boat shaped like a Western coffin slowly sailed over.

And sitting on this small boat,

was a man,

tall in stature,

wearing a black top hat adorned with white fluff,

sitting with his legs crossed, expressionless!

That man who was at his peak the moment he appeared,

and seemed to be showing off at every moment,

he had arrived!

Hawk-Eye—Dracule Mihawk!

Although Li Xiao had long known about Hawk-Eye's attire,

when he saw it with his own eyes,

the urge to complain in his heart could not be suppressed!

Regarding Hawk-Eye's questionable aesthetic,

Li Xiao truly didn't understand!

How did he think of using a coffin as a small boat?

Was this an aesthetic a normal person should have?

Who runs around sitting on a coffin every day?

Isn't that creepy?

At such a young age,

why are you in such a hurry to buy a house for your next life!

Buried as soon as you die?

You really don't intend to let the funeral service industry earn a single Beli from you!

That would be one thing,

but more importantly,

why is there a candle lit in the corner of your coffin boat?

Those who don't know would think you are a descendant of a tomb raider!!!

As for that flashy, black-outside-red-inside flamboyant clothing, let's not talk about it for now,

those two swords also left Li Xiao quite speechless!

The one Hawk-Eye carried on his back, one of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords,

known as the world's strongest black blade, Yoru,

if the blade edge wasn't curved,

it would look just like a huge cross!

As for the small knife hanging around his neck,

it was simply in the shape of a cross!

Looking at this outfit,

compared to his status as a Great Swordsman,

he looked more like a Western exorcist!

Compared to Li Xiao,

the others present had a much stronger reaction when they saw Mihawk’s iconic coffin-shaped boat!

Don Krieg couldn't even care about attacking the floating restaurant anymore!

At this moment, his face was full of terror,

his legs were trembling,

and he subconsciously wanted to turn around and run!

If he weren't currently at Baratie,

he probably would have already driven his only remaining pirate ship and fled on the spot!

Come to think of it,

this unlucky kid hadn't actually done much,

he just simply felt that he was strong enough,

and the East Blue could no longer contain him,

so he wanted to go to the Grand Line to seek development!

As a result,

when he arrived at the Grand Line,

just because he looked at Mihawk one too many times in the crowd,

he was hunted down by the bored Mihawk!

His fleet, which originally had five thousand people,

was chased and hacked by Mihawk all the way,

hacked all the way from the Grand Line back to the East Blue,

and he really hacked away the entire fleet,

almost hacking Don Krieg into a commander with no troops!

And so,

Don Krieg’s dream of going to the Grand Line to seek development,

was completely shattered before it even began!

Oh right,

if nothing unexpected happens,

his dream of regrouping and making a comeback in the East Blue,

hasn't even begun yet,

and it should be shattered in a moment!

He might even be knocked unconscious and taken away by his own subordinates!

So cold and angry,

when will I, Captain Don Krieg, be able to stand up again!

Besides Don Krieg,

Zoro, who was standing to the side, also recognized Mihawk’s identity at this time.

However, compared to Don Krieg,

Zoro’s face showed no panic,

he was just full of gravity,

and a hint of fighting spirit was faintly revealed in his eyes!

Mihawk’s coffin-shaped boat seemed to drift with the waves,

but its speed was not slow at all,

and in a short while, it arrived in front of everyone.

He saw him slowly swing his blade at Don Krieg’s only remaining pirate ship,

and the next moment,

the pirate ship split open from the middle with a boom,

turning into countless fragments of all sizes floating on the sea surface.

Seeing this,

the look of terror on Don Krieg’s face deepened a bit more,

throughout this escape,

every one of his pirate ships had met the same fate,

turning into countless fragments under Mihawk’s casual sword strike!

If this sword strike had landed on him,

dying eight hundred times would have been enough!

Don Krieg looked down at the sea,

and in this instant,

he even had the urge to jump into the sea and run away!

Just when Don Krieg was in a state of panic,

Zoro stood out,

and resolutely swung his blade to challenge Mihawk!

His dream was to become the world’s greatest swordsman,

and Mihawk was currently the recognized world’s greatest swordsman,

and the way to become number one,

was to defeat the number one!

Although Zoro knew deep down that his current strength was still far from being a match for Mihawk,

he still swung his blade at Mihawk without hesitation!

Because he wanted to try,

to see just how big the gap was between him and him!

Regarding this,

Li Xiao was quite appreciative!

This was probably the so-called spirit of drawing the sword,

knowing one is not a match, yet resolutely drawing the sword,

even if one falls, one must become a mountain, a ridge!

With this spirit,

plus Zoro’s talent which was not inferior at all,

standing in the position of the world’s greatest swordsman in the future was just a matter of time.

However, come to think of it,

compared to Mihawk’s appearance that seemed to be showing off at all times,

Zoro’s path of growth seemed a bit miserable!

Especially since then,

he almost never had full health along the way,

bandages were almost becoming a part of his body,

making it look like a Berserker stacking buffs! ===== CHAPTER 77 =====

It’s like a berserker stacking buffs!