Chapter 84

The warship.

"Colonel, should we fire the cannons?"

Karl shook his head. Fire the cannons? It didn't matter; Moria would make a move.

The Fire Pirates had already taken the bait; he didn't believe Moria wouldn't reel them in. Perhaps the people on their warship were also one of Moria's targets.

Warlord of the Sea, heh, they weren't the lapdogs of the World Government and the Navy as the pirates said.

"Master, the prey has taken the bait. It's the Fire Pirates, but there is a Navy ship behind them."

Moria, who was dozing on his throne, opened his eyes, spread his hands, and laughed: "Heh-hiss-hiss-hiss~ Whether it's pirates or Navy, I want all of their shadows!!!"

"I leave it all to you, Absalom."

"Yes, Master!"

Then Absalom walked out of the castle, preparing to close the net.

On the sea, the Fire Pirates were fleeing frantically. Originally, they wanted to fire a warning shot, but as soon as they fired one cannonball, a huge flying slash flew over from the warship behind, directly slicing off their crow's nest, nearly scaring them out of their wits.

A flying slash was the mark of a swordsman, which meant there was a Navy swordsman on the warship behind. This was definitely someone they couldn't afford to provoke.

So they could only flee for their lives. Karl wasn't in a hurry to catch up, following behind the Fire at a leisurely pace.

"Boss, why is there a wall in front of us!"

"What! How is that possible! How could there be such a huge wall on the sea?"

Roche rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it, but there was indeed a stone wall stretching for a thousand meters ahead. The only gap was right in front of them; even a fool would know there was a problem.

But the problem was that they had the Navy following them. If they didn't go through the gap, they could only sit and wait for death, being hacked into mincemeat by that Navy swordsman.

"Damn it, let's gamble! Steer the ship there!"

"Boss, this is a ghost wall! We absolutely cannot go in! Once we go in, we'll be devoured by evil spirits!"

Roche turned around and gave him a big slap: "Screw you, are you the captain or am I? Steer the ship in for me, or do you want to wait to be sent to Impel Down by the Navy?"

Just like that, the Fire adjusted its course slightly and headed toward the gap.

"Colonel, they are heading toward the gap. Should we follow them in? This is clearly a trap!"

Karl waved his hand: "Follow them. We in the Navy are not afraid of any schemes or tricks!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ten minutes later, after Karl's warship entered the gap, a booming sound came from behind. It turned out the gap behind them was slowly closing.

Finally, it emitted a loud bang, like a monster closing its bloody mouth, and the atmosphere became increasingly eerie.

If Karl hadn't been standing fearlessly at the bow of the ship, the Navy soldiers would probably have started panicking long ago.

After all, on the sea, such absurd and eerie things easily made people think of demons and the like.

Karl wasn't some 'hawk' general, and he didn't have any special thoughts about these terrified Navy soldiers; it was just human nature.

"I have to say, Moria, this dead shut-in, really has something; the atmosphere is built quite well."

Karl, who knew who the mastermind was, wasn't panicked at all, thinking that if Moria didn't become a pirate and instead ran a haunted house, he would definitely be a hit, and might even earn the title of 'Terror King'.

"Colonel, why did the Fire Pirates stop? Hey! They actually dared to drop anchor!"

Nelson was amazed. The pirates who were fleeing in a panic just a moment ago were now dropping anchor right in front of them; they really had guts! Were they preparing to put up a fight?

Little did they know, the pirates on the Fire were already in total chaos.

"Who was it? Which idiot did that!"

The underlings looked at each other; no one had moved! Could it be, there really are ghosts!

"Bo, bo, Boss, lo, look!"

Roche looked at the completely locked anchor and the clattering footsteps, falling into silence, because there wasn't a single person around.

The underling behind him then let out a scream more feminine than a woman's.

"Ah ah ee ah ah! There's a ghost!!!"

"Boom~"

Karl, who had descended from the sky, looked at the chaotic Fire Pirates and laughed dumbly. They were scared to this pathetic state before even landing on the island; no wonder Moria was so comfortable in this neck of the woods!

"Pirates, you are under arrest!"

Hearing Karl's voice, these terrified pirates seemed to have seen a life-saving straw.