Boom! Boom!
All the members of the Steel Blade Pirate Crew heard the howling wind above their heads.
Then they saw a flash in front of their eyes, and the ship beneath their feet exploded with a loud bang.
A large hole appeared on the deck in front of Ralph.
Shattered wooden splinters flew everywhere like sharp knives, hitting the pirates with whooshing sounds, causing painful cries.
The mast creaked and began to tilt.
The sails were torn apart, turning into tattered strips.
The violent wind blew so hard that Ralph couldn't open his eyes and could only shout in confusion.
"What happened? Is it a cannonball from the warship? How can it be so precise? What are you waiting for, you useless fools? Fight back!"
But the screams of the pirates behind him made Ralph feel even more absurd.
"The bottom of the ship is pierced, water is flooding in! Our ship is going to sink!"
The pirates screamed in terror.
"Don't be ridiculous! Do cannonballs fall from the sky now?"
Ralph grabbed a terrified pirate and choked him until his face turned blue.
"It's not a cannonball!"
The old navigator was trembling as he looked at the large hole in the deck.
"What? It's not a cannonball? What do you mean?"
Ralph frowned and threw aside the almost suffocated pirate, then took wide steps toward the large hole in the deck and looked down.
In the broken keel, he saw a silver-haired young man holding the edge of the hole, looking up.
Ralph's eyes met the young man's, who had a somewhat shy smile on his face.
"What the..."
Ralph's mouth moved, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a cracking sound from the keel. The silver-haired young man, half-submerged in seawater, grabbed the edge of the ship and, with a burst of strength, shot up from the bottom like an arrow, landing in front of Ralph in an instant.
"Damn navy! Die!"
Ralph's reaction was not slow.
The moment the young man jumped in front of him, Ralph swung his dual blades.
The young man, Rorschach, grinned, showing his white teeth, not dodging, letting the steel blades strike his body.
"Iron Body!"
"Clang! Clang!"
"Clang! Clang!"
The sharp sound of metal clashing was accompanied by sparks flying.
Ralph's grip on the blades cracked, blood streaming down.
"That's impossible!"
Ralph's eyes widened in disbelief as he swung the blades again.
This time, the blades aimed at the young man's face.
"You are too weak."
Rorschach took a step forward, his right fist clenched, and with lightning speed, he punched Ralph in the abdomen!
"Boom! Boom!"
The air whistled, producing a sharp blast. Ralph's mouth gaped open, his back clothes tore, and his spine protruded as if it would detach from his body.
The dual blades clanged to the ground.
Ralph's eyes were bloodshot, and he fell to his knees, collapsing onto the deck.
"Captain! Captain Ralph was taken down with one strike!"
"We're done for! I told you we should have retreated faster, Ralph's arrogance killed us all!"
"Water is flooding in, the ship is sinking!"
"Navymen! We surrender, we agree to surrender, let us board the warship, I don't want to die at sea."
As the pirates screamed in chaos, Rorschach looked coldly and darted forward like a nimble leopard.
"Sorry, for pirates who have committed unforgivable crimes, my stance is..."
"Zero tolerance!"
"Boom! Boom! "
Rorschach's fists and feet struck with the speed and force of a storm, each hit targeting a pirate's vital points.
The terrifying power shattered the muscles and bones of the pirates upon impact.
In less than ten seconds, the entire Steel Blade Pirate Crew, which had rampaged the North Sea, was annihilated.
"Ugh... who are you? With this strength, how can you be just a lieutenant?"
Ralph's strained voice came from behind.
Rorschach turned his head to see the pirate captain, with a bounty of 25 million, struggling to stand.
"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Rorschach, Lieutenant of the 177th Branch of the North Sea."
Rorschach looked down at Ralph, who was slowly getting up, and as soon as Ralph stood fully upright, Rorschach kicked him hard in the chest.
"Boom! Boom!"
Blood splattered, Ralph's eyes widened, and he fell to the deck, dead.
His chest was completely crushed.
Rorschach retracted his bloody foot and picked up a shiny steel blade.
With one swift stroke, he beheaded Ralph.
Rorschach grabbed the lifeless head, leaped off the sinking ship like an arrow, and landed on the warship.
The sound of the water splashing echoed, and a long wave appeared beneath the surface.
In a moment, he was on the warship's deck.
Water droplets fell from his silver hair, reflecting the sunlight.
He dropped the round, ferocious head on the deck, looked at the stunned navy soldiers in front of him, and smiled.
"Mission accomplished, the Steel Blade Pirate Crew has been successfully exterminated! Patrol duty completed."
One of the navy soldiers stepped forward, picked up the head, and nodded at Rorschach: "Congratulations, Lieutenant, you've achieved a great feat... but we nearly lost our ship!"
The soldier's legs trembled as he pointed at the bow cannon that Rorschach had smashed earlier and the cracks all over the warship.
"Please, next time, don't be so reckless! You had a great fight, but our ship almost got destroyed. This is the third warship for our squad! Every time we return, Lieutenant Jennifer punishes us with hellish training. Mom, I want to change commanders."
"Hahaha, I understand, I understand, I won't be so reckless next time, sorry. As for Lieutenant Jennifer's training, isn't it quite simple?"
Rorschach scratched his head, laughing awkwardly.
"Simple?! That's only for a freak like you! For us, it's real hell!"
"Really? I thought everyone was enjoying it."
"Enjoy it? Not in the slightest!"
(End of Chapter)
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