Chapter 873

"Arrogant brat!"

The red-haired man suppressed his inner fury.

He turned his head,

his gaze filled with wariness as he stared at the warship drawing ever closer.

He had already sensed it.

This battle, it seemed, was unavoidable.

He will surely 【do something】 with that legendary Marine.

For this battle, the red-haired man had absolutely no chance of victory.

He did not believe he could shake that legendary Marine.

He did not believe he could shake that legendary Marine.

But.

It had come to this…

He had to give everything he had!

Spare no effort to resolve the current crisis.

Risk everything!

Otherwise,

the Red-Haired Pirates would very likely perish today, swallowed whole by this sea, reduced to dust upon its waves, never to exist again.

Huh!

He exhaled heavily, his eyes locked on the warship.

Visible to the naked eye,

the warship drew near,

arriving at the harbor shore of Windmill Village, just a hundred meters away.

Then,

the warship halted.

Its position had already blocked the Red-Haired Pirates' escape route.

Left them with nowhere to flee!

Seeing this,

Ben Beike Man and the other Red-Haired Pirates felt a crushing pressure surge into their hearts; their faces darkened, their inner burdens immense.

Seeing the warship completely sever their escape route, their spirits sank to the lowest depths.

"This is bad!"

Ben Beike Man's mind raced frantically, searching for a way out.

Beside him,

Ye Su Bu and Luo Qi Lu dared not disturb Ben Beike Man's thoughts.

They had already drawn their weapons, their nerves taut, eyes fixed with intense vigilance on the warship.

Should the warship make the slightest move,

they would launch a full-force assault without hesitation!

All members of the Red-Haired Pirates had prepared themselves mentally for immediate battle.

"Listen up, all of you!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Ye Su Bu roared.

"Understood."

Though each Red-Haired Pirate felt deep fear and tension, they all responded, forcibly suppressing the storm of negative emotions swirling within them.

Clearly,

as crewmembers of the famed Red-Haired Pirates of the New World, they were not so easily broken in spirit.

"All hands, listen!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Seeing the Red-Haired Pirates' reaction, Captain Kapu on the opposing warship smiled faintly, raised his arm, and gave orders to all elite Marines.

"Yes, Vice Admiral!"

A group of Marines responded in unison, ready to strike.

In contrast,

the Navy's overwhelming morale had already crushed the Red-Haired Pirates' spirit entirely.

Now that it had come to this…

It was foreseeable.

A world-shaking battle was about to erupt!

This battle was inevitable.

No one could stop it from happening!

Thinking of this,

the red-haired man no longer hesitated.

He suppressed all distractions.

"Heroic Kapu?"

"A legendary figure of the Marines…"

"Today, let me challenge you!"

"Back in the day, you left me with an incomparably deep psychological shadow."

"Since we've happened to meet today, allow me to witness it for myself."

"The legendary Marine who once stood on equal footing with the Captain — how much of that strength remains now!"

Red Hair stared intently at Captain Kapu with a face full of gravity.

Then,

he slowly drew the blade at his waist.

This is…

the famed blade Griffin!

According to legend,

this famed blade Griffin was passed down from Pirate King Luo Jie!

Back then,

before Pirate King Luo Jie died, he passed this famed blade Griffin — which had accompanied him his entire life — down to Red Hair.

And that is how Red Hair came to carry the famed blade Griffin!

Holding the famed blade Griffin, Red Hair pointed toward Captain Kapu's position; though his eyes carried a thick wariness, they revealed not the slightest hint of fear or retreat.

Clearly,

he had already made full preparations to face the battle!

"This is…"

"Griffin?"

"The blade Luo Jie once carried at his side?"

"This truly brings back memories…"

As for the blade now in Red Hair's hand, Captain Kapu was naturally no stranger to it.

He had crossed blades with Luo Jie, who wielded this very sword, on more than one occasion.

And now.

This blade had already become Red Hair's weapon!

Facing the blade Griffin once again filled Captain Kapu's heart with a surge of emotion.

One generation passes it to the next…

Now,

the one he had to face was no longer Luo Jie.