Chapter 50

"Colonel, you are too strong! To think you could actually injure the World's Greatest Swordsman with your swordsmanship!"

"That's right! Colonel Karl, how did you do it! I admire you so much!"

Watching the excited navy soldiers one by one, Karl felt helpless. Where was he strong? If Mihawk hadn't gone easy on him, he would have been finished long ago, right?

But it could not be denied that from the perspective of an ordinary person, he had indeed traded blows with Mihawk, and both had been injured, so it could be considered a draw! Plus the rumor from last time about drawing with Ma Ma Erke...

Oh no, the "Old Sand" turned out to be me!

In all fairness, he was still far behind both Ma Ma Erke and Mihawk, especially Mihawk.

Although he had only recently become a swordsman, as long as one was a swordsman, one could clearly feel Mihawk's power.

He was Move Move Like the Dugu Qiubai of the pirate world, standing at the pinnacle of swordsmanship looking down on all living things. He only valued Karl because of his great potential, hoping that he could be Move Move Like the future Zoro and be able to fight him.

But, Mihawk, you son of a b***h, my series of missions! My Black Blade forging method! My Haki enhancement card!

"Colonel, how exactly did you become so strong? Is it through persistent, arduous training?"

"That's right, persistent training, watering one's own strength with sweat—that is the secret to my power!"

Karl suppressed the grief in his heart and spoke with great righteousness. Several chore boys nodded vigorously; what Colonel Karl said was so right!

Only through hard work can one become strong!

"Alright, stop crowding around. Hurry up and clean up the scene; don't let the Fire Pirate Crew discover any clues!"

"Yes, sir!!!"

After finally having a moment of peace, Karl sighed. Failure is failure; there was no point in saying more. Who told Mihawk not to play by the rules!

"The World's Greatest Swordsman, huh! Tsk tsk tsk~"

The navy soldiers who were "cleaning the floor" secretly pointed at Karl and whispered to their companions: "Hey, do you think Colonel Karl has a chance to challenge the throne of the World's Greatest Swordsman?"

"I think it's possible. Colonel Karl is the strongest young person I've ever seen. He can already injure Hawkeye now; in a few years, Colonel Karl will definitely be able to defeat Hawkeye!"

"That's true. By the way, don't you have an image Den Den Mushi? Did you record the duel just now?"

The navy soldier who was asked smiled and patted his pocket: "That goes without saying. When I have time, I'll send it to the News Agency and earn some extra money!"

"Sigh! I'm so envious! If only I had an image Den Den Mushi too!"

The next day, early morning.

Bang, bang, bang~

"Colonel, it's bad, the Fire Pirate Crew has run away!"

Karl, who was sleeping, scrambled out of bed and opened the door.

"What did you say?"

Nelson said breathlessly: "After the Fire Pirate Crew arrived at Water 7, they didn't land at Scrap Island, but entered Water 7 directly through the main gate."

"As a result..."

Karl frowned: "As a result, what?"

"Because we have been active in Water 7 recently, the civilians exposed our whereabouts. The Fire Pirate Crew turned around and left Water 7 without hesitation, fleeing toward the Sabaody Archipelago!"

"Sigh~"

After a sigh, Karl rubbed his brow and said calmly: "Adjutant Nelson, mobilize the men immediately. I want everyone on the warship within 10 minutes!"

The Fire Pirate Crew's numerous evil deeds made them the kind of pirates Karl detested most; otherwise, with so many targets, Karl wouldn't have targeted them specifically.

Karl would absolutely not allow a cooked duck to fly away right in front of him!

"Yes, sir!"

Ten minutes later, the warship started and sped off in the direction the Fire Pirate Crew had fled.

But they had long since disappeared, and Karl could only re-analyze their escape route.

"Sir, since they are prepared to head to the Sabaody Archipelago, they must pass through the Florian Triangle; otherwise, a detour would take a long time."

"So I speculate they are definitely near the Florian Triangle now."

Karl stroked his chin and nodded: "What you say makes a lot of sense. We are heading to the Florian Triangle now!"

The Florian Triangle, the territory of the Warlord of the Sea Gecko Moria. Karl had long said he would go, but after getting Raven, he wasn't in such a hurry.

So when he came to Water 7, he bypassed the Florian Triangle, but in the end, he still had to make a trip.

Karl thought that if this was the case, if he could run into Moria, he might as well take Shusui away while he was at it! It was a Great Grade sword, after all!

Raven was useful, but it had a drawback: it was a weapon with an ability, and once it got wet, it would be just Move Move Like a person.

As if its body had been hollowed out, it would become limp and had to be dried before it could be used again.

Don't ask how Karl knew; if you ask, it's because he experimented. Regarding this, Raven expressed its extreme frustration!

The Florian Triangle.

Luo Zi Tangpusen laughed heartily, patted his subordinate on the shoulder, and said: "Hahaha, it's a good thing you're sharp! Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known the navy was waiting for us in Water 7!"

"The expressions of that group of navy soldiers must be hilarious right now, hahaha!"

The surrounding pirates also burst into laughter, mocking the stupidity of the navy.

"Boss Luo Zi, look quickly, there's something on the sea! Uh, it looks Move Move Like a barrel!"

"Let me see, what kind of barrel is this?"

A knowledgeable pirate lackey said: "Boss, this should be a wine cask for sacrificing to the Sea God; it's filled with fine wine!"

Luo Zi's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth to laugh: "Little ones, hurry up and bring it up. How about we use it to celebrate playing the navy for fools!"

"Good!!!" "Boss is wise!"

It didn't take much effort to bring the cask up. Luo Zi couldn't wait to tear off the seal and open it.

"Boom!"

"Holy s**t!"

A red signal flare shot into the sky, dyeing it red. Luo Zi sat on the deck, staring at the sky in a daze, not knowing what had happened.

"What the hell is going on! Is that... fireworks?"

"Bad news, Boss, this should be a signal flare. Could it be a navy trap?"

The more Luo Zi thought about it, the more wrong it felt. Hearing this answer, he slapped his thigh: "Damn it, I knew it, it must be those cunning navy soldiers!"

"Little ones, keep your eyes peeled for me. If any navy appears, sound the alarm immediately!"

On the other side.

"Sir, look quickly, someone ahead fired a signal flare!"

Karl smiled and lowered his binoculars, thinking this must be the bait Moria used for fishing. He didn't need to think to know the Fire Pirate Crew had taken the bait.

"Head toward the direction of the signal flare, full speed ahead."

"Yes!"

Just a few minutes later, the sky darkened as if a rainstorm was brewing, and the air became incredibly still.

"Sir, something seems a bit wrong."

Karl glanced at the sky and said: "It doesn't matter, just do your job. We are already very close to the Fire Pirate Crew's ship, keep pushing!"

The Fire.

"Boss, this weather is a bit weird! Why do I feel a bit creepy? The Florian Triangle... there wouldn't really be ghosts, would there!"

Luo Zi swallowed hard and gave his underling a fierce slap.

"Trash, we are pirates! How can we be afraid of ghosts? It should be the ghosts afraid of us!"

"Everyone pull yourselves together, don't scare yourselves. Don't forget we still have the navy on our tails!"

"Bad news, Boss! The, the, the navy is catching up! They, they are right behind us!"

Watching the warship chasing from behind, the pirates on the Fire became restless.