Chapter 41: Witch Pirates

New World.

Karl was studying the intelligence on the Butcher Pirates.

The Marine Intelligence Department reported that five days ago, the Butcher Pirates landed on Thunder Island, but they didn't take any action. After replenishing supplies, they left quickly, and then there was no more news.

The Intelligence Department speculated that their next stop would be Aviles Island or Tren Island on the route, but Karl had been to both islands and found no trace of them.

Currently, Karl had no choice but to wait for news or try his luck.

As for Huang Yuan, he had received a call a day ago and flashed away without saying anything, leaving the Butcher Pirates for him to handle alone.

Well, not exactly alone; there were some ordinary Marine soldiers on the warship who were fine for helping out, but expecting them to help Karl capture pirates was a bit difficult.

"Re, report, sir! A pirate ship has appeared ahead!"

Karl stood up with a start: "Is it the Butcher Pirates?"

"No, it's not. It's the Witch Pirates!"

Karl's face immediately fell; his hopes were dashed. He knew his luck wouldn't be that good. But as a qualified Marine, Karl quickly adjusted his mindset and said: "What's their background?"

"The captain of the Witch Pirates is the 'Ice Witch' Whitey Bay, with a bounty of 280 million Berries. She is, she is one of the allied pirate crews under the Whitebeard Pirates!"

Karl stood up, walked out of the warship, and picked up his binoculars to look at the pirate ship in the distance.

It was a pirate ship with a steel-cast hull. Both the bow and stern were inlaid with snowflake patterns as decoration, and the masts and front sails were printed with skulls. The style looked more Move Move Like an icebreaker.

Karl's gaze was serious. That so-called Ice Witch wasn't trouble for him; the real trouble was the Whitebeard behind her.

Everyone in the world knew that Whitebeard was extremely protective of his own. If anyone dared to take action against his people, they had to be prepared to accept Whitebeard's wrath.

And the 43 allied pirate crews under Whitebeard also used Whitebeard's reputation to run rampant in the New World; even the Marines had to give them a wide berth.

The Ice Witch Whitey Bay was exactly the kind of person who was notorious.

"Major Karl, what should we do?"

Looking at the panicked soldiers, Karl sighed in his heart. This was just an affiliated pirate crew and they were already scared out of their wits. If they encountered Whitebeard's Moby Dick, wouldn't they crap their pants?

Of course, if Huang Yuan were here, these Marine soldiers wouldn't be this scared. Simply put, they didn't trust Karl's strength.

So what if the newspaper blew Karl's achievements out of proportion? His actual, tangible record was empty.

Karl took a deep breath, feeling that this was also an opportunity to prove himself. He couldn't find the Butcher Pirates, so he would use this Witch Pirate crew to test the waters.

Ice Witch Whitey Bay, a veteran crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates, was almost driven into a desperate situation by a Pacifista during the Summit War, which showed how lackluster her strength was.

Although her bounty was as high as 280 million Berries, in Karl's view, it was a bit inflated. Defeating her wasn't a problem; the only concern was what to do after defeating her.

Thinking of this, Karl began to issue orders in an orderly fashion to stabilize morale, while carefully observing the pirate ship's movements.

"You, go notify Admiral Huang Yuan immediately. Everyone else, prepare for battle! Once the Witch Pirates get close, open fire immediately!"

"Yes!!!"

The Ice Witch.

"Big Sister, look! There's a warship over there!"

Whitey Bay picked up her binoculars and, after seeing that the person commanding the warship was just a greenhorn, she revealed a confident smile.

Because this warship had no special markings, and the commander was someone she didn't recognize, she just thought it was an ordinary warship.

If it had been a Dog-Head warship, she would have turned around and run without a word. Now, though...

"Little ones, speed up! I really want to see if a Marine warship can withstand the impact of the Ice Witch!"

"Oh oh oh!!!" "Kill all the Marines!!"

The Ice Witch immediately began to adjust its direction and accelerated toward the warship. The pirates on board were full of fanaticism, occasionally letting out excited, weird cries.

On the warship, Karl looked at the pirate ship charging straight at them and shook his head helplessly, casually taking the Den Den Mushi handed to him by a Marine.

"Moshi Moshi~ Karl, if you can, just ignore them. Otherwise, it will be a big headache!"

"Sorry, Admiral Huang Yuan, it's too late to retreat now. They are coming straight at us!"

"Hmm oh~ That's scary! Since that's the case, handle it yourself! I can get there in about an hour, you have to hold on!"

"Hahaha, I'll try."

Hanging up the phone, Karl's eyes gradually became sharp. He turned to the Marine beside him and said: "Remember, don't let the pirate ship hit us. I'll be right back!"

"Major Karl, what, what are you going to do?"

"Do what a Marine should do."

As soon as he finished speaking, Karl's figure disappeared from the deck. The Marine looked up and saw Karl already stepping on the air with Moon Walk, flying across the sea.

"Big Sister, a Marine seems to be flying toward us!"

"What!"

Whitey Bay hurriedly looked at the sky. It was a man in a white uniform with a Justice cape. His feet were stepping on the air, and he was about to reach their ship.

"Hmph! Seeking death! Open fire! Kill him for me!"

Whitey Bay flicked her arm, and the pirates on the deck immediately raised their rifles, aiming at Karl in the sky.

"Fire!"

Bang, bang, bang~ The rifles fired in unison, and dozens of black bullets shot toward Karl in the sky.

But Karl had already tilted his head in advance, dodging the bullets that would have hit him, and continued to charge toward the pirate ship.

"Oh no, Big Sister, he dodged them all! He's coming over!"

Karl landed gracefully on the bow, looking at the Ice Witch Whitey Bay, who was wearing a captain's hat. She was a quite beautiful woman with a good figure, but beneath her beautiful appearance was a cold and ruthless heart.

Countless Marines and civilians had died at her hands, and because of Whitebeard, the Marines rarely bothered her.

Karl slowly drew the repaired Karasu, pointed it at the motley crew of pirates, and said: "Are you ready to die?"

"Scum!"

The pirates, who were ready for battle, looked at each other after hearing Karl's words, and then burst into violent laughter.

"Hahahaha, pretty boy, who do you think you are! You think you can be this arrogant all by yourself?"

"Hey! This kid is quite fair-skinned. Why don't we capture him and send him to Big Sister's bed tonight?"

"Hahahaha, that makes sense!"

To this, Karl really wanted to say: Does being handsome mean I deserve to die?

But he only complained in his heart. He couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with these dead men. Finishing the fight early and going back to slacking off was the right way.

"Swish~" A sword light flashed.

The tall pirate in front of Karl clutched his neck in disbelief and fell heavily to the ground with a loud bang.

"Jell!!!"

"Attack! Kill him! Avenge Jell!!!"

A group of pirates swarmed over. Karl was completely unafraid; in fact, he was even a bit expectant.

Whitey Bay, as the captain, lay comfortably on a fur chair with a smile, quietly waiting for this ignorant Marine to fall into a pool of blood.

Only, the development of the situation seemed different from what she had imagined... ===== CHAPTER 70 =====