Chapter 605

Or rather, it was precisely because of Karl's care that they were able to continue their pirate careers. Otherwise, they would have long been taken by Karl in exchange for merit.

And Shanks? He was indeed someone who had done Luffy a great kindness, and the fact that Luffy could keep him in mind and on his lips was enough to prove his importance in Luffy's heart.

But for them, before meeting Shanks, he was just a character in newspapers and in Luffy's mouth. He had saved Luffy's life, which was true, but that was only very important to Luffy; they weren't that moved.

Take Nami, for example. Karl saved Cocoyasi Village and defeated Arlong.

For Chopper, Karl helped him defeat his enemy Wapol...

In short, because of Karl's existence, the bond between some members of the Straw Hat Pirates and Luffy was not that deep.

Therefore, they didn't want to be enemies with Karl.

Thus, no matter how Luffy begged, they were unwilling to unlock that pair of high-purity Seastone handcuffs for him, instead constantly accelerating to leave Elegia Island. As for Uta, who was still sleeping... we'll talk about it when she wakes up!

Elegia Island.

Clang~ Clang!

Karl gripped Raven with both hands, constantly slashing at Shanks in front of him. Shanks could almost only passively defend. Even if he managed to counterattack, his weapon would be easily deflected by Karl.

There was no way, the strength gap was too large. Originally, his strength was not as good as Karl's, and Karl was using both hands, so Shanks could only grit his teeth and support himself.

Thud~

Shanks lost his center of gravity after blocking Karl's downward slash and retreated more than ten steps in a sorry state before stabilizing.

Shanks stuck Gryphon into the ground, looking at Karl with firm eyes, his chest rising and falling slightly.

"What's wrong, Shanks, only an hour has passed, and you're tired? That won't do! I'm prepared to play with you for a day and a night! You must hold on!"

Looking at Karl's "I'm fine" appearance, Shanks couldn't help but mutter to himself: This bastard is really an animal! Is his physical strength really inexhaustible?

Now he finally knows how Big Mom's Totto Land was destroyed in one day. No need to think.

It must have been Karl attacking Big Mom to consume her physical strength, while other Admirals dealt with Big Mom's officers, and then they took turns to besiege Big Mom. Otherwise, with Big Mom's strength, she could have lasted a day or two against Karl, after all, she had thick skin and flesh.

Now, the Navy is probably adopting such a strategy: Karl comes to consume his physical strength, leaving him no time to care about others.

If they continue to fight, what awaits them is either death or Impel Down.

The most critical thing is that they can't run away even if they want to. Their ship has been controlled, and the only escape route is to jump into the sea.

However, with the Navy making such a big fuss, how could they let them succeed?

In this way, there is only a fight to the death!

Boom~ A soul-stirring aura erupted suddenly. That was the Haki that Shanks used to become famous!

Karl narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Shanks, whose pressure was fully exerted, and said with a smile: "What a remarkable aura! It's a pity, who doesn't have Conqueror's Haki?"

Karl froze his gaze, showing the "righteous spirit" that belongs only to a Navy hero!

Click click click~

The Conqueror's Haki of the two collided like thunder and fire, pushing and shoving, neither willing to bow their heads.

Because both of their Haki had the effect of affecting the real world, everything around them was destroyed by this momentum, forming two bare "vacuum" zones under their feet.

Shanks raised Gryphon, brushed it lightly with his hand, and attached his peerless aura to the blade. The silver-white blade instantly transformed into black-purple, and red-black lightning intertwined around Shanks, making even the air viscous.

"Preparing to get serious? Shanks?"

Seeing the commotion was not small, Karl, in order to prevent overturning, decisively released a large amount of Holy Light, condensing it into a materialized "Holy Light Shield" to protect himself.

A red light flashed in Shanks' eyes, and he whispered: "Divine... Silence..."

The sky suddenly darkened. Shanks bent down, took a stance, brought up afterimages, and disappeared from the spot.

Click~ Shanks slashed at Karl's shield. At first, nothing happened, and Karl thought Shanks' trump card was nothing more than this.

However, Karl soon felt something was wrong.

Click click click click~ Spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly across the shield. At this moment, a sharp light flashed in Shanks' eyes, and he increased his strength a bit more.

The shield shattered completely, and Gryphon's blade came head-on.

Karl froze his gaze, twisted his wrist, and blocked Gryphon with Raven. The moment the weapons met, Karl's expression changed.

This is too powerful, right?

=============, these are two gullies plowed out by Karl's feet.

"Divine Departure, Divine Silence, heh heh..." Karl twisted his neck, his mouth turning up slightly: "Really not bad moves!"

"However, if you want to defeat me with this move, don't even think about it!"

Shanks' gaze was solemn, preparing to meet Karl's counterattack...

On the other side.

In the battle between the Navy and the Red Hair Pirates, the Navy was almost overwhelmingly suppressing the Red Hair officers. Not to mention the buff given by Karl consuming a large amount of physical strength.

Just look at the Navy's lineup.

Kizaru, Fujitora, two Admirals.

Momousagi, Chaton, two Admiral candidates.

Fifteen Navy Vice Admirals including Onigumo, Momonga, and T-Bone.

There really aren't many people on the Red Hair Pirates side who can be brought out. Except for those core officers, the others are newcomers and can't be considered very powerful, and they were defeated quickly.

The remaining people probably won't last long. Originally, the Navy had more combat power than them. As time went on, each Red Hair Pirates officer faced more Navy soldiers, not fewer.

Bang bang bang~

Beckman fired three shots at Kizaru in succession. Kizaru couldn't dodge in time and had just turned into a pool of golden light when he was hit. After all, these were bullets attached with Haki.

"As expected of Red Hair Shanks' deputy! How terrifying!"

Kizaru used his hand to pick the bullets out of his abdomen one by one and threw them on the ground. Under the effect of Holy Light, the wounds were also healing rapidly. After a few breaths, he recovered, and Kizaru revealed a chrysanthemum-like smile.

Beckman muttered to himself: Is this Karl's ability again? Damn, this is too disgusting. If this continues, they will definitely lose.

"Heh heh, it seems it's useless! Next time, remember to aim for my heart or head, maybe then you could kill me."

"Ama no Murakumo!!!"

The battle is still going on, but a breath called despair is silently spreading among the Red Hair Pirates.

With the backbone gone, facing the Navy where everyone is like a mini-Kaido, they are truly tired. ===== CHAPTER 607 =====