Chapter 42: So Weak It Makes One Drool

Karl held Karasu in his right hand and used Finger Pistol with his left, cutting through the crowd of pirates seven times in and seven times out.

Every time he swung his blade, every time he flicked his finger, a pirate would fall, but the pirates' attacks all missed.

Even though they were within reach, they couldn't touch a corner of Karl's clothes no matter what.

"Damn it, this Marine is as slippery as a loach. Everyone surround him and see how he runs!"

Seeing dozens of pirates blocking his path, Karl didn't panic at all. He leaped into the air and shouted loudly: "Tempest Kick: Infinite Kicks!"

Swish, swish, swish~

He kicked out dozens of slashing waves in a row. The pirates surrounding him screamed, clutched their chests, and flew backward. The deck was cleared instantly, covered in corpses.

The surrounding pirates looked at Karl, who was Move Move Like a god of death, with trepidation. Their hands holding the swords trembled slightly, and while they shouted to attack, their bodies dared not move a single step.

Seeing that more than 30 of her subordinates had died in just a few minutes, Whitey Bay couldn't sit still anymore.

"Enough! Get out of the way! I'll deal with this Marine myself!"

The underlings immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Big Sister had finally taken action; if she hadn't, their lives would have been in danger!

Karl, standing amidst the corpses, looked at the enraged Whitey Bay and revealed a smile. Was the main course finally being served?

"You're not an ordinary Marine. If you have the guts, state your name!"

"I am Marine Headquarters Major Karl. Prepare to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Karl's figure disappeared from the spot, suddenly appearing in front of Whitey Bay, and slashed at her.

"Clang~"

Whitey Bay hurriedly used her sword to block, but her body retreated a few steps uncontrollably, her eyes filled with shock.

This Marine Major didn't look old, but he possessed such immense strength. Where did this monster come from? How had she never heard of his name?

At this moment, Karl had some guesses about Whitey Bay's strength. Her physique was not as good as his, probably only at the C+ level, but she had rich combat experience. Whether she had mastered Haki remained to be verified.

She looked tough, but in reality, she was so weak it made one drool.

She couldn't be compared at all to Weevil, who looked weak but was actually tough.

"Damn it! Ice Attack!"

Whitey Bay grabbed the hilt with both hands and pulled hard, splitting her sword into two. Holding a weapon similar to an ice pick in each hand, she stabbed at Karl with lightning speed.

Chest, groin... Observation Haki had already predicted it in advance, and Karl quickly thought of a countermeasure.

"Crack!"

Karasu slashed at the two ice picks from the side, knocking them away, and he raised his left fist to blast at Whitey Bay's face.

"Oh no!"

Whitey Bay reacted quickly, immediately raising the ice picks to block her face, but she hadn't expected Karl's fist to have already turned pitch black.

"Ahhh! Armament Haki! Damn it, how can you be just a Major!!!"

Whitey Bay was someone who had seen the world, after all; how could she not recognize Armament Haki? But what she couldn't believe was that a mere Marine Major could master Armament Haki.

Based on her experience, among those below Marine Colonel, very few mastered Haki. In all these years, she hadn't seen many.

Whitey Bay immediately felt that things were not looking good. This guy was very difficult to deal with.

"Hmm, are you ready to admit defeat? That won't do! I haven't even warmed up yet!"

A faint golden halo emerged on Karl's body, providing him with constant reinforcement and healing effects. Now, Whitey Bay's face looked even worse!

He was actually a Devil Fruit user too! This was completely troublesome!

"Don't dream! The Whitebeard Pirates never admit defeat!"

Karl sneered disdainfully: "Is that it? Without Whitebeard, you are nothing, just a piece of scum. Forget it, I can't be bothered to talk nonsense with you!"

"Finger Pistol!"

Come to think of it, since Karl arrived at Marine Headquarters, this was his first standard battle with pirates. Previously, he either didn't need to fight or couldn't fight. Now, it was quite a unique experience.

"Bang!"

The two immediately began a fierce battle, but Whitey Bay gradually fell into a disadvantage in front of Karl.

Although her experience was rich, the gap in physique and the quality of Haki was right there! Defeat was only a matter of time.

In Karl's view, Whitey Bay's strength was at most 250 million Berries, completely incomparable to Weevil.

Her physique wasn't strong, and she wasn't a Devil Fruit user. In the New World, she was only at an ordinary level.

This showed how hollow the Whitebeard Pirates' influence across the sea was. There were many people, but also many small fry. Only a few could really be counted on.

The only thing the Marines had feared from beginning to end was Whitebeard, not the Whitebeard Pirates under him.

After vomiting blood and flying backward once again, Whitey Bay looked at Karl with unwillingness and roared at a pirate hiding nearby with a ferocious expression.

"Damn Marine, hurry! Notify Pops to save me!"

"Yes, yes!"

Karl's gaze tightened. Whitebeard might not come that fast, but Marco was quite fast. After all, he was a bird-man. If he came, it would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Karl raised his left hand toward the pirate who was preparing to call for help: "Finger Pistol!"

"Hmph! Don't dream!"

Whitey Bay gritted her teeth and lunged at Karl, using her ice picks to block the shockwave Karl shot out.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ What a captain who cares for her subordinates!"

Karl kicked Whitey Bay away and walked slowly toward her. She was almost done for. Karl had always upheld the spirit of humanitarianism, so he prepared to give her a quick end.

"Come on! If you have the guts, kill me! Pops will avenge me!"

Karl frowned. This really reminded him: this woman really couldn't be killed randomly. After all, she had Whitebeard backing her.

This woman was, after all, a veteran crew member of Whitebeard's. To say Whitebeard didn't have any feelings for her would be impossible. If he really killed her, it would truly bring trouble to the Marines.

Because Whitebeard was just playing pirate house; once he got worked up, he wouldn't care about pros and cons.

Sigh! It's hard to deal with!

As the saying goes, positions with great responsibility require action, while positions with little responsibility should try not to make mistakes. Karl was, after all, only a Major.

So he would rather do nothing than make a mistake. If he were a Marine Admiral, the situation would be different.

That might be: would rather make a mistake than do nothing.

Seeing Karl's hesitant gaze, Whitey Bay felt a sense of satisfaction and couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.

"Hahahaha, is this the Marines? A bunch of bullies who fear the strong and pick on the weak! Come on! If you have the guts, kill me! You don't dare, do you!!!"

"Why aren't you talking, pretty boy? Are you afraid of Pops? Hahahaha, then why don't you hurry up and get lost! When Pops comes, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!!!"

Karl's expression was calm; he didn't take Whitey Bay's mockery to heart. It was just the barking of a defeated dog.

"Ahhh!"

Karasu pierced through Whitey Bay's shoulder blade, pinning her firmly to the deck, unable to move. The pain made her let out a miserable scream.

Karl clapped his hands, picked up two scimitars from the ground, and pinned Whitey Bay down completely.

Then he pulled out Karasu and turned his gaze to the panicked pirates all around. ===== CHAPTER 71 =====