[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340011,4574,"Chapter 27: Deadly Duel! Kelo vs. Jin!","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely blocking Kelo’s relentless assaults, Jin’s body, despite the protective staffs, gradually bore more and more wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed freely, as if he were being flayed alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo’s voice still echoed intermittently around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll peel off every scrap of flesh from your body until you bleed out and die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his fury, Kelo no longer wore his former gloomy, cold expression—his face was twisted with savagery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this increasingly bloody scene, he felt an unprecedented exhilaration, as if his very soul trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he only wanted to flay this opponent alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin remained silent; amid the accelerating assaults, he gradually realized the core flaw in Kelo’s technique:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His vision is restricted, and his hearing is completely drowned out by the sonic booms of his high-speed movement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this speed, even you can’t control your own body, can you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The claw marks on the ground and the fallen bodies around you are the best proof—this is nothing but a blind, indiscriminate attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the brighter Jin’s eyes became:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re strong—far stronger than me—but compared to Captain Krik, no, to the killing machines he created, the gap is like that between beings of two different dimensions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kelo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You will lose for sure! We will win!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Jin swung his iron staff horizontally—it clashed directly with Kelo’s claw-blade, sparks flying through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claw-blade met iron staff; the two locked in a struggle of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo clearly held the upper hand, pinning Jin down tightly—but the shock in his eyes was beyond words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides that man, how is it possible someone else has broken Shao Si?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin’s lips curled into a cruel smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be terrified of death—that’s why you created a technique that sacrifices your own senses just to crush your enemy with speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But combat is a matter of life and death—how can you win without gambling?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t sense anything, then leave everything to luck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Intuition will tell you where your enemy will strike!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo’s figure vanished from the air—Shao Si pushed to its absolute limit, his shoes melting from the heat, becoming sticky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo discarded his shoes entirely, chasing even greater speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster than imaginable, swift as wind and lightning—so fast the opponent had no time to think!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of Kelo’s surging speed, Shao Si, already impossibly fast, shattered into an entirely new dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, a wind of death swept through—his ten claw-tips glowed crimson from the speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s gamble—whose luck will prevail, yours or my Shao Si?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo’s battle lust surged higher; in his high-speed motion, his back arched like a predatory cat tensing its shoulders, his entire body leaning forward drastically—only this posture let him barely maintain balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His five fingers spread wide, maximizing his killing range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo’s face grew even more savage; Jin’s face remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin’s already mangled body was covered in countless new wounds—blood sprayed everywhere, the horror making those nearby dare not look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like your luck’s running out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo’s ethereal voice echoed again through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin’s tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open—a strange feeling rose within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reason, no logic, no cause—but I just know you’ll strike from here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This near-precognitive instinct made Jin instinctively swing his twin staffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spherical ends of his iron staffs, carrying enough force to split mountains and shatter rocks, struck Kelo’s chest and abdomen directly—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo, mid-movement, froze instantly—launched backward like a cannonball, smashing clean through the harbor’s outer wall and burying himself under falling rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it… finally over?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin gasped for breath, huge gulps of air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the adrenaline faded, he felt searing pain in every inch of his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin stared at the distant ruins, his face etched with lingering dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this battle lasted only moments, it was the most perilous he had ever faced in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo was simply too fast—faster than any human should be. Had his technique not had this uncontrollable flaw, ten Jins wouldn’t have been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like luck favored me this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jin turned to leave, a piercing sound erupted again from the ruins…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five claw marks appeared, slicing through the boulders pinning him—Kelo staggered to his feet, one arm hanging limp, his chest burning with agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body had reached its limit—but Kelo’s gaze toward Jin burned with startling intensity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you curious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How you sensed my attack like a premonition?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought I’d witness such a thing before entering the Grand Line—I’d never even felt it myself—but I’m certain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Observation Haki!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I understand why even that monster Gao Wen looked so stunned when he spoke of this ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The advantage of reading an opponent’s attack… is too great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehehehehe~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo raised his hand, pushed his glasses back, his face twisted into a near-maniacal grin—he was ecstatic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He didn’t lie to me! He really didn’t lie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just never faced enough pressure to awaken this power hidden within me—but now it’s different. We’re equals!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One arm broken, over six ribs shattered by your strike, internal organs damaged to varying degrees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now… this is a fight to the death. I might die—but are you ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin sucked in a sharp breath, his face filled with utter terror:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still going to fight?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo licked his lips, the metallic taste of blood coating his tongue—he took one step forward, then another, his body trembling with every movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step left a bloody imprint on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life or death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peaceful life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed meaningless now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he truly see his own face, understand why he’d once abandoned his pirate identity—the answer was simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boredom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dull world, the weakest of the Eastern Seas, had long since stolen any desire he had to draw his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even former opponents far stronger than him had seemed no longer unbeatable against his flawless mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he met Gao Wen—only in that battle did he feel excitement again, his soul trembling with it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really am a thoroughly irredeemable villain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only combat, only pain, only bloodshed can bring me a sliver of solace in this endless, empty life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehehehehe—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e11f62cd801c0d68b72e394508e3384190212e6d665bd18257316f5899b5039","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-28","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-26",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]