Chapter 359: The Wretched Red-Haired Pirates

After Lin Yu left.

The duel between Beasts Kaido and Red-Haired Shanks did not last long, and they each departed.

As fellow Emperors, neither could defeat the other in such a short time.

Upon learning that Black Maria had vanished, Kaido angrily beat Queen, but after receiving the spaceship data box left by Lin Yu, he smiled happily.

With the spaceship data, his journey was not in vain; this son-in-law Lin Yu truly kept his word.

Compared to Kaido's joy, Red-Haired Shanks' expression was terrifyingly gloomy.

Under Lin Yu's dense barrage of thunder and slashes, his flagship, the Red Force, was Severely Damaged and required major repairs.

"Kuso!!!"

On the other side, Straw Hat Luffy kept pounding the ground, roaring in pain.

Just now, Lin Yu had once again snatched Hawkins and Mr. 3 from his side.

He had originally intended to snatch back Nami and Robin, but ended up losing two more companions to the enemy.

This feeling of losing companions again made Straw Hat Luffy incredibly painful.

At this moment, he, Straw Hat Luffy, vowed that he would absolutely defeat that bastard Lin Yu in the future!!!

Luffy was in immense pain, and Red-Haired Shanks was no better off.

He had originally intended to kill Lin Yu and snatch back Makino, but ended up being brutally beaten by the enemy in alliance with Kaido.

Moreover, the enemy had snatched Luffy's companions from his ship, which was like a heavy slap in his face.

This humiliating encounter today was something Red-Haired Shanks had not experienced in over ten years.

Seeing Luffy frantically pounding the ground and Red-Haired Shanks remaining silent, the top officers of the Red Hair Pirates and Jinbe did not know what to say.

As one of the Emperors of the New World, the situation the Red Hair Pirates faced today was truly humiliating.

They had mobilized everything to seek revenge on Lin Yu, only to be defeated and left in a wretched state, which made everyone extremely uncomfortable.

Although the enemy held advantages in long-range attacks, flight, and terrain, forcing the Red Hair Pirates to passively take hits without effective retaliation.

But the fact that they were beaten into a panicked retreat and had their crew stolen by the enemy was undeniable.

Seeing the Red Hair Pirates reduced to this state by Lin Yu, Flower Sword Vista began to reconsider in his heart Shanks' offer to recruit him.

"I apologize; I failed to guard the ship properly."

After a moment of silence, Benn Beckman voluntarily took the blame.

Red-Haired Shanks waved his hand and said:

"This is not your fault."

After he left, Beckman had to deal with Lin Yu's terrifying slashes, so he could not divert his attention to others.

Precisely because of this, Hawkins and the other were snatched by Lin Yu's subordinates using the Yongkongqi Sect.

Yasopp spoke up:

"What should we do now? Continue tracking Lin Yu?"

Hearing this, Straw Hat Luffy looked at Shanks and pleaded:

"Shanks, is there really no way to find that bastard Lin Yu?"

"Now not only Nami and Robin have been snatched, but even the Straw Man and the Candle Man have been taken by that bastard; I am so unwilling to accept this."

Red-Haired Shanks sighed and comforted him:

"Luffy, you just saw Lin Yu's strength; even if we find him, we likely won't be able to get your crew back."

"If you work hard on your cultivation in the future and raise your strength sooner, joining forces with me, perhaps there is still a chance."

"Kuso!!!" Straw Hat Luffy roared in pain again.

Red-Haired Shanks glanced at Luffy and said to Beckman and the others:

"What we need to do now is find a place of refuge for Luffy and the others; that guy Lin Yu has probably already set his sights on Luffy."

Since those snatched were all people close to Straw Hat Luffy, it was hard for Red-Haired Shanks not to think along these lines.

Moreover, the ability of Lin Yu's subordinates to use the Yongkongqi Sect was too bizarre; they had to be on guard.

Benn Beckman took a deep drag of his cigarette and said:

"Perhaps we should go have a good talk with Rayleigh."

Sabaody Archipelago, Shanks' Knockdown Bar.

Rayleigh had just returned from outside and saw Xia Qi looking at a newspaper in her hand.

"There is no news about Lin Yu on this."

Xia Qi tossed the newspaper aside and helplessly shook her head.

The newspaper still carried news about the Marineford War that occurred the day before yesterday.

However, there was no news whatsoever about the God-Slayer Lin Yu.

Even the young girls who appeared by his side were not recorded at all.

Therefore, the intelligence Xia Qi gathered from the newspaper was actually less than what she could gather from the black market.

Rayleigh took off his straw hat, sat on the bar counter, and smiled: "Lin Yu's identity as a God-Slayer is a trouble for the Navy; not publishing it is quite normal."

Xia Qi poured a glass of wine for Rayleigh and asked:

"There was constant thunder and explosions outside just now; what happened?"

Rayleigh took a sip of wine and said casually:

"Red-Haired Shanks went to chase the God-Slayer Lin Yu; I suppose they must have fought."

"We just wait for news."

"Is that so? Then it seems Lin Yu's journey has reached its end," Xia Qi said indifferently.

Brrr-brrr~ Brrr-brrr~

As Xia Qi finished speaking, the phone worm in Lei Li's arms rang out.

Lei Li pulled out a small phone worm from his chest and smiled:

"What's up, Red-Hair? Already taken care of Lin Yu?"

In Lei Li's view, the entire Red-Hair Pirates crew setting out to hunt Lin Yu was a sure thing.

Red-Hair's voice came through the phone worm:

"No, instead we got bitten back by Lin Yu—our ships took heavy damage, and he captured two of Luffy's crewmates."

"What?" Lei Li and Xia Qi both gasped in shock.

Then Red-Hair recounted the entire incident in detail to Lei Li and Xia Qi.

After hearing Red-Hair's account, Lei Li and Xia Qi exchanged a glance, stunned.

Has Lin Yu's strength really reached this level?

This is going to be troublesome.

As for the two crewmembers of Straw Hat Luffy who were taken:

In Lei Li's estimation, they were likely dead already.

Off the coast of the Shichibukai Islands.

Lin Yu sat atop the front of the Going Merry, waiting for Leijiu and the others to arrive.

【Ding! Defeated Straw Hat Pirates member Basil Hawkins, automatically gain his treasure and bounty, or forfeit the treasure to obtain his Devil Fruit.】

【Ding! Paramecia-type: Straw Fruit, value 530 million Berries. To obtain this Devil Fruit, pay...】

【Ding! Defeated Straw Hat Pirates member Garp Tino, automatically gain...】

【Ding! Paramecia-type: Candle Fruit, value 360 million Berries. To obtain this Devil Fruit, pay...】

Seeing the two Devil Fruits before him, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.

Leijiu really was efficient—she'd captured Hawkins and Candleman outright.

But did Straw Hat Luffy just recruit Hawkins as a crewmember already?

Tsk. Poor guy—just boarded the protagonist's ship and got killed by Leijiu.

Not long after:

Leijiu arrived with Nami, Luo Bin, and the others, flying low in the Ark Proverb toward the Going Merry.

Then Lin Yu retrieved the Going Merry and boarded the Ark Proverb.

The moment he stepped aboard, Black Maria, her wrists bound in Seastone manacles, immediately spoke: