Chapter 446: The storm that changed the course of history

"Moreover, the boat Hawk-Eye usually uses is still a 'coffin boat,'

in short, it is a small boat that looks like a giant coffin.

It has no complex structure, only a sail added on top, and a chair placed,

looking very simple, but giving a unique 'aura'."

But with such a structure, it has no power system!"

"Could that unreliable legend be true?"

Zhang Jie remembered a legend circulating on the internet—

the story that must be told between the world's number one swordsman Hawk-Eye and the pirate admiral Don Krieg.

Specifically, the Krieg Pirates possessed 50 ships and 5,000 members, and were once called the overlords of the East Blue,

but after entering the Grand Line with the fleet, they were annihilated by Hawk-Eye in just 7 days,

and Krieg could only escape back to the East Blue with the remaining crew.

Later, Hawk-Eye pursued and killed them to the East Blue, causing Krieg's ship to be cut in half, and finally Krieg was defeated by Luffy.

A widely circulated speculation is that Krieg might have bumped into Hawk-Eye rowing with a black blade in such

an embarrassing or dignity-damaging scene. To regain face, Hawk-Eye pursued and killed him.

"The world's number one swordsman using one of the 12 Supreme Grade Swords, the black blade Yoru, to row a boat,

this picture is too beautiful, simply unimaginable."

Thinking of that picture, Zhang Jie couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course, Hawk-Eye pursuing and killing Krieg might just be because he was bored and wanted to pass the time."

Zhang Jie remembered Hawk-Eye's title before joining the Seven Warlords—'Marine Hunter'.

Daring to raise such a banner on the sea where the Marines occupy half the country,

it can only be said that Hawk-Eye is also a lawless outlaw at heart.

For such a guy, does hunting pirate fleets need a reason?

But this also shows the terror of Hawk-Eye's strength:

Raising such a face-slapping banner, Hawk-Eye was not liquidated by the Marines who were angry from embarrassment,

it can only be said that he at least has the strength to retreat unscathed under the pursuit of the Marine's highest combat power, the Admiral.

Combined with the fact that Hawk-Eye and the Four Emperor Red Hair Shanks are good friends,

and often sparred in swordsmanship before Red Hair "bet one arm on the future,"

even if Red Hair's strength is mainly reflected in his terrifying Conqueror's Haki,

Hawk-Eye's strength is probably also comparable to a Marine Admiral.

Boom!

While Zhang Jie was lost in thought, the originally bright sky became overcast in the blink of an eye, with thunder and lightning,

and countless lightning bolts like dragons and snakes flashed by in the air, seeing the head but not the tail.

Before a rainstorm, there is often a strong wind.

Swish, swish.

The strong wind swept, and the originally calm sea surface set off huge waves, with waves of several meters hitting the small boat.

The small boat rose and fell violently under the beating of the waves, as if it would be submerged in the waves at any moment.

Thump, thump!

Pieces of hail the size of an ordinary person's head fell from the sky, hitting the deck heavily.

What was falling in this rainstorm was clearly not raindrops, but huge hailstones!

It was fortunate that the boat Zhang Jie used to wash was made of high-strength alloy.

If it were an ordinary pirate crew's sailing warship, as long as it wasn't built from the branches of the Treasure Tree Adam, which is tougher than steel,

it would mostly be beaten into holes by these hailstones, which had power comparable to cannonballs.

And as for the pirates who were hit, they could only pray for their own good fortune.

"Activate diving mode!"

Observation Haki opened, and Zhang Jie, who saw the trajectory of all the hailstones, turned slightly,

avoiding a deluxe version of a hailstone that was larger than an ordinary hailstone, and with a thought, gave the order.

"Hum, activate diving mode."

The control system has simple intelligence with the help of the Black God Suit.

Click, click.

The alloy plates on the deck and the side of the boat deformed, turning into countless nano-particles, and began to shape.

The sky above the boat was covered, forming a sealed waterproof space, leaving only a glass-style skylight,

used to observe the situation outside, and countless raging hailstones were blocked outside.

"Hum, start diving."

The surrounding watertight compartments began to suck in seawater, the weight of the boat increased sharply, and it began to dive into the water, seemingly slow but actually fast.

This substitute tool built by Zhang Jie turned from a boat into a submarine!

"Hum, the waves are still big, the power of the hailstones is still big, it will damage the outer deck, continue to dive, continue to dive."

The intelligent system, according to the emergency event handling regulations written by Zhang Jie, controlled the submarine to continue diving into the sea.

Ten meters…

Twenty meters…

Fifty meters…

"Hum, according to the detection, it is safe here, stop diving, stop diving."

It went down a full hundred meters into the sea, and the violent wind and waves on the sea surface became calm.

"Hum, does the master have any other instructions?"

The intelligent system asked Zhang Jie.

"Temporarily sail to the next island at this depth."

Zhang Jie, who was still lying leisurely on the lounge chair, ordered.

"Understood, hum."

The boat's propeller turned into the submarine's power source and continued to rotate, providing thrust for the submarine's sailing.

"The weather in the New World is truly terrifying."

In the submarine, using the observation equipment on the submarine to look at the violent storm and towering waves on the sea surface

that seemed to want to bring the world back to chaos, Zhang Jie was very emotional.

As an area where powerhouses gather, the weather in the New World appears more extreme and unpredictable,

with bad weather such as thunderstorms and storms often appearing, making sailing very dangerous,

and there are often cases of pirate crews with bounties over 100 million Berries being destroyed in bad weather.

Even Four Emperor-level pirate crews are inevitably affected by extreme weather:

One of Luo Jie's biggest competitors before reaching the top as Pirate King, the Flying Pirates, whose strength was even stronger than the current Beast,

and Big Mom pirate crews, suffered a disastrous defeat because of a huge storm.

The captain of the Flying Pirates, "Golden Lion" Shiki, in order to rule the world,

once tried to invite Luo Jie, who was not yet Pirate King, to join forces with him.

Luo Jie refused this request, which led to a large-scale fierce battle between the two pirate crews. This battle was called the "Battle of Edd War."

In the battle, the Flying Pirates, who had stronger strength and higher mobility, once surrounded the Luo Jie Pirates.

However, just when the Flying Pirates had the upper hand,

a sudden, unprecedented huge storm changed the course of the battle.

The Luo Jie Pirates were saved by this storm, while the Flying Pirates' large fleet had more than half sunk into the seabed, suffering heavy losses.

The direct result of this battle was not that Luo Jie defeated the Flying Pirates,

but that the Flying Pirates suffered a major setback due to a natural disaster.

At that time, although Kaido and Big Mom also had a little strength, they hadn't grown to the level of the Four Emperors today,

and were still little brothers. The overlords of the New World were three pirate crews

—the Flying Pirates led by "Golden Lion" Shiki, the Luo Jie Pirates led by Luo Jie, who was not yet Pirate King,

and the remnants of the Rocks Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates led by "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.

Whitebeard only had family in his heart and just wanted to live a peaceful life with the sons he adopted, having no ambition,

so although in terms of strength Whitebeard was stronger than Luo Jie and Shiki, he was not Luo Jie's competitor.

Luo Jie's only competitor was Golden Lion Shiki, who wanted to achieve the position of Pirate King,

and use this as a name to command all pirates and achieve his ambition of dominating the world. ===== CHAPTER 447 =====

the Golden Lion Shiki, who used this name to command all pirates and achieve his ambition of dominating the world.