Chapter 42: The Navy and Pirates Exchanging Fire! (Second update, seeking flowers)

Wayne patted Li Xiao's shoulder,

while pointing outside the cabin,

and said:

"Hey, Li Xiao, why are you staying in the cabin, the weather is nice today, why don't I take you fishing!"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow,

and became interested too!

Anyway, they wouldn't reach Jaya Island for a while, ===== CHAPTER 138 =====

and since he was idle anyway,

fishing to pass the time wouldn't be bad!

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao nodded,

and followed Wayne out of the cabin,

arriving on the deck.

Wayne seemed to have planned to go fishing for a long time,

and had already prepared fishing rods in advance.

He handed one of the fishing rods to Li Xiao,

and then the two of them each moved a stool,

and sat on the edge of the deck to start fishing!

Li Xiao had no experience in fishing in his previous life,

but fishing was simple if you said it was simple,

and under Wayne's guidance,

Li Xiao quickly mastered how to use the fishing rod and some fishing techniques.

Although they said they were fishing,

in reality,

neither of them expected to actually catch any fish,

they were just passing the time because they had nothing to do.

After all, the ship was still sailing,

and although the wind on the sea was very light right now,

and the ship's sailing speed was not fast,

wanting to catch fish while sailing,

was still somewhat difficult,

and basically depended on luck.

Li Xiao and Wayne were chatting while fishing,

when suddenly,

they heard a series of explosions coming from the distance!

Everyone on the deck looked up,

only to see that on the sea not far away,

two ships had appeared out of nowhere,

which were a pirate ship and a warship respectively!

At this time,

both sides were exchanging fire,

the roar of cannons sounded one after another,

and the cannonballs from both sides were attacking each other,

stirring up waves on the sea!

Speaking of which,

although most ships in the pirate world were equipped with cannons,

in reality,

the accuracy of the cannons on the vast majority of ships

was simply unwatchable!

They could be called masters of outlining the ship's hull!

It would be good if one out of ten shots hit!

Therefore,

even though both sides were constantly exchanging fire,

in reality,

the ships hadn't suffered much damage at all!

At this time,

the pirate ship was running in front,

and the warship was chasing closely behind,

both sides were bombarding each other,

but the cannonballs flying around didn't have any effect.

However,

the warship's speed was still a notch faster than the pirate ship!

Therefore,

the distance between the two sides was constantly closing!

Chasing and running like this,

gradually,

they were getting closer and closer to the merchant ship Li Xiao was on!

A moment later,

the warship and the pirate ship, one in front and one behind,

actually sandwiched the merchant ship in the middle!

At this time,

both sides were still constantly bombarding each other,

and the cannonballs landing on the nearby sea

caused the waves to shake the merchant ship repeatedly!

Seeing this,

the crew on the deck exclaimed,

and no matter what they were doing before,

they were all so scared that they hurriedly ran back into the cabin,

for fear of being accidentally injured!

Just over ten seconds later,

Li Xiao was the only one left on the lively deck!

Li Xiao looked up,

then silently lowered his head and continued fishing,

with no intention of paying attention to them at all!

You fight your fight,

I fish my fish,

let's not interfere with each other!

Although the merchant ship Li Xiao was on

was sandwiched between the pirates and the Navy at this time,

it was not in the exact middle!

And whether it was the pirates or the Navy,

their minds were only filled with the idea of killing the other side,

and no one paid any attention to such a small merchant ship,

so naturally, they wouldn't deliberately attack the merchant ship!

Only a small number of cannonballs accidentally landed near the merchant ship,

which did not cause any substantial damage to the merchant ship.

The biggest impact was probably that, ===== CHAPTER 139 =====

it was harder for Li Xiao to catch fish!

However, regarding fishing,

Li Xiao was just fishing casually,

just to pass the time.

He didn't care at all whether he caught fish or not,

so it didn't matter.

At the same time,

the pirates who had been chased all the way suddenly fought back with all their might,

several Zoan-type Devil Fruit users activated their fruit abilities one after another,

and then actually held bombs and threw them toward the warship opposite!

The accuracy of these manually launched cannonballs

was actually higher than that of the cannons,

and several consecutive shots hit the warship!

Plus the pirate ship's cannons at this time,

also happened to have two consecutive cannonballs land on the warship!

Under the continuous bombardment of the cannonballs,

several huge holes were blown into the hull of the warship,

and seawater was pouring into the ship frantically!

In just a moment,

more than half of the warship had sunk into the sea,

and the balance of victory had completely tilted toward the pirates!

Seeing this,

Li Xiao had no intention of intervening.

It had nothing to do with him which side won,

he wasn't a Navy officer,

and he had no obligation to deal with pirates.

A moment later,

the warship sank completely,

leaving only a few Navy soldiers struggling on the sea.

At the same time,

a burst of cheers erupted from the pirate ship!

A group of pirates were all standing on the deck,

looking at the scattered Navy soldiers struggling on the sea,

laughing non-stop,

their faces full of pride! ===== CHAPTER 140 =====

Suddenly,

on the deck of the pirate ship,

one of them caught a glimpse of the merchant ship on the side,

and immediately frowned,

pointing at the merchant ship and saying to the person beside him:

"Hey, is that kid fishing?"

Hearing this,

the people beside him all looked in the direction he pointed.

Only to see on a merchant ship nearby,

a young man was sitting on the edge of the deck,

fishing on his own,

his expression calm,

as if he was completely unaffected by the intense cannon bombardment nearby!

Seeing this,

a fat pirate showed anger,

and shouted:

"We are bombarding the Navy here, and he actually dares to fish on the ship, he's not taking us seriously at all!"

"Who does he think I am, I'm a pirate, so let's just send him to his death!"

Saying this,

he roared,

his already fat body swelled up again,

his ears also became larger,

and his nose even turned into an oval shape,

this person was clearly a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!

He picked up a cannonball,

and threw it hard toward the merchant ship!

At the same time,

inside the cabin,

Wayne looked around,

searching for a long time,

but couldn't find Li Xiao's figure,

and his face sank immediately!

It's over,

brother Li Xiao must have been scared silly,

didn't run back,

and is still on the deck!

Thinking of this,

Wayne hesitated for a moment,

and finally gritted his teeth,

and rushed out of the cabin,

preparing to pull Li Xiao back!

However,

when he just arrived on the deck,

and looked up,

he saw a cannonball smashing straight toward him,

and he was instantly stunned on the spot!

Just as that cannonball was about to hit the merchant ship,

Li Xiao snorted coldly,

a surge of spiritual power poured out,

and blocked that cannonball!

That cannonball was wrapped in spiritual power,

stayed in the air for a few seconds,

and then flew back toward the pirate ship at an even faster speed, ===== CHAPTER 141 =====