Pirate Nova

Chapter 7 7. Battle in the Tavern

Bang!
baah~
Jack and Wood didn't talk nonsense to each other at all, and directly fought in full view.Although Wood sent Jack flying head-on with a powerful punch, the price he paid was that three fingers on his right hand were cut off by the pirate scimitar that was unsheathed instantly.

Tick ​​tick
Beads of blood slid down from Wood's right hand and dripped on the wooden floor of the tavern.He looked at Jack who was slowly getting up from the broken table and chair and was dusting off, the gloom in his eyes became more and more intense.

Although he was punched by the opponent, Jack was not seriously injured.Including the two slightly cracked ribs, his combat strength has not been reduced too much, but his crucial knife has obviously caused a lot of damage to the opponent.

For a while, with the hands of the two.The drinkers in the tavern who didn't want to be involved ran out immediately, but these people didn't run away, but chose to watch the excitement outside the tavern. After all, in their eyes, the fact that they dared to challenge Wood was too much. Too rare.

Crack bang!
Draw your gun, aim, and pull the trigger.

However, with Jack's instant shot, it was not Wood who was standing in front of him that had his head blown off, but Peterman, who was still swaying from the wine.When he started shooting, Peterman's movements slowed down by more than a beat, and the bullet that hit him in an instant shot directly into his eye socket, causing him to fall heavily to the ground and twitch.

However, the instigator of all this, Jack, raised his eyebrows inexplicably again.Because he was sure that he was aiming at Wood's head before pulling the trigger, and he had no idea how the bullet got into Peterman's head.

"You bastard!"

Seeing that his little brother was put on the ground, Wood couldn't help but roared and rushed forward. After raising his hands high, he clasped his fists and slammed Jack's head heavily, which was bound to smash his head to pieces.

"Tsk, New Year's greeting boxing?"

Although Jack was mocking the other party in his heart, he didn't dare to take the heavy blow head-on, and immediately dodged aside.

The result of the punch I just received is that my ribs are now aching, and even with strenuous exercise, there is a strange tingling sensation.This also made him quite afraid of Wood's power.But it's not his style to just defend without attacking.

While the two were chasing after each other, the knife in Jack's hand didn't stop, and kept leaving deep and shallow gaps on Wood's body.

As Wood chased Jack and punched non-stop, the already messy tavern was even worse at this time.But the nimble monkey-like Jack still couldn't dodge all the attacks.After all, it was not just Wood who wanted to leave something on him, but also the other crew members of his pirate group.

However, Jack also managed to knock down two pirates who were trying to backstab him while evading. This also turned the already furious Wood into a powder keg, which exploded at once.The momentum of his fist was getting heavier and heavier, and Jack, who had been dodging nimbly, was gradually getting overwhelmed.

However, human physical strength is not unlimited, even in the world of One Piece where the physique can be called terrifying.Wood, who had been chasing Jack with all his strength to punch, finally showed fatigue and began to become breathless.

"Why the hell didn't you run away?!"

In front of Jack, Wood, who had a few stab wounds on his body, was looking at him panting.

"Tsk, it's really like a gorilla."

"Now, it's my turn!"

The sharpness that had been hidden in Jack's eyes suddenly emerged, and he approached the somewhat surprised Wood like a drawn sword.He took a sudden step forward, clenched the handle of the knife with both hands and suddenly cut upwards, resisting the iron fist coming from the side of his body and slashing at Wood's right shoulder.

puff~
tom!
Jack's figure flew out again as if hit by an invisible tank, and hit the wall of the tavern heavily, but he smiled a little after getting up after a few seconds of delay.The blood pouring out from the corner of his mouth due to the beating of internal organs stained his teeth red, making his smile look like a ghost.

At this time, Wood was not feeling well, and the arm lying on the floor was his right arm.At this moment, he knelt down on the ground with his left hand tightly covering the mirror-smooth section of his shoulder.Even so, the blood still couldn't stop flowing from his fingertips, forming a pool of dark red blood on the ground.

The massive blood loss and the pain of a broken arm made Wood's face paler and his body weaker.

He seemed to hear the broken sound of something invisible in his heart.That is his self-confidence, his confidence in his own strength.However, all of this was ruthlessly smashed by the man like a ghost, who pressed the ground and rubbed fiercely.

He knew that he had already lost.And his life is no longer his own, but the property of the man holding the knife.

blah blah~
Jack walked towards Wood step by step, like a hangman before execution, and the knife in his hand became more stable.After seeing the captain's arm cut off with a knife, the members of Wood's pirate group fell down and scattered. They fled this depressive and bloody tavern one after another, no longer fighting.

puff~
He cut off Wood's head cleanly, and he didn't feel any resistance because the opponent was already at the end of his battle.

Jack found a chair that was still intact in the tavern that was turned upside down, sat down, picked up the rum left on the table by the previous drinker, and drank it down.

ha~
As the spicy wine and blood slid into his stomach together, Jack slammed the glass on the table heavily, then got up and looked around at the corpses lying in the tavern.

At this time, there was no one standing in the tavern except him.

Jack used Wood's blood-stained clothes to cover his head, went forward and chopped Peterman's head into it, and walked out of the tavern with a knife in one hand and a bag in the other.

There were still many people watching from a distance outside the tavern at this time, but when they saw that the person who finally walked out of the tavern was Jack, they couldn't help but gasped.Among them, many people with excellent eyes saw the looming head in the blood-red bag, and couldn't help staring at the man with the knife, as if they wanted to remember his face deeply.

Facing the night, Jack dragged his injured body towards the hotel.And the name of Jack Siegerson is also remembered by everyone in this pirate town tonight.

As for why the head was brought back?Because the head is much lighter than the body, otherwise how can I collect the bounty.

noon the next day
After a good night's sleep, Jack could barely move around. Although he was only punched twice by Wood in the battle last night, the damage caused by these two punches should not be underestimated.In addition to the internal bleeding after the viscera was hit by a huge force, his ribs on both sides also had fractures to varying degrees, but to Jack's relief, the ribs were not broken.

After enduring the pain and eating breakfast, Jack first went to the leather goods store in the town to buy a simple leather backpack. The opening of the backpack was switched by a cotton rope.There are no bright spots except that the whole is made of well-made cowhide.

But Jack knew that this bag might be with him for a while.Because this is an important prop in his next career as a bounty hunter, and it is used to hold a human head.

After buying the bag, Jack went back to the hotel to put in the two trophies from last night, and then set off in the direction of the naval branch on the island.

After asking passers-by for directions, he arrived at a small fort built on the mountainside in a short while.

"Stop! Who!"

"Show your identity!"

Jack looked at the two naval soldiers who were pointing their guns at him by the gate of the fortress, and slowly raised his hands.

"I'm looking for Major Krieger, please inform me that Jack Siegson is looking for him"

"You wait here, don't move around"

Although the two soldiers were somewhat puzzled, one of them immediately walked towards the fortress.The other soldier was still holding his gun, with a look of vigilance on his face.

After waiting for a short time, Jack saw the sailor who had left turn back.

"Major Krieger has given you permission to enter the fortress, follow me and don't play tricks!"

After warning Jack, the soldier led him towards the inside of the fortress. After walking inside the building for a while, Jack finally saw Major Krieger drinking black tea in an office.

"Why, have you finally figured it out? Although the navy is a bit hard, it is still very good."

"Thank you for the invitation, but I'm here for something else this time"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

After Jack put the backpack on the table, he took out the two heads inside and put it on the table in front of Major Krieger.Then he took out a stack of reward slips from his coat and looked for it.

"Okay, don't look for it. Tsk tsk, Peterman is so good, did he even get rid of Wood?"

"Emotional, you boy came to me to get a bounty? Alas, you can see these garbage in the sea even after drinking tea."

"Okay, okay, soldier, take him to collect the bounty"

Seeing that his purpose of coming had been achieved, Jack followed the soldiers out without stopping.

Inside the room, Krieger looked at the two heads on the table contemplating something, then looked up at the back of the man in the black windbreaker and smiled.

"Tsk, well done."

After Krieger took a sip of the black tea, he felt that his mood improved a lot today.

After receiving the bounty, Jack rewarded himself with a sumptuous lunch, and then he bought some good quality clothes in the town before slowly returning to the hotel.

In the hotel, Jack lay on the bed with his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling, planning his plans for the next few months.

Since the battle last night, Jack felt that his strength had improved a lot, and he believed that as long as the injuries left by this battle healed, his physical fitness would definitely improve to a higher level.This kind of step-by-step improvement made him quite satisfied, but he still knew that he was still far away from those powerhouses who stood at the top.

Jack's current deposit is close to 2000 million Baileys, but only 2000 million Baileys is not enough for him. After all, the cheapest devil fruit needs [-] million Baileys, and he still has a long way to go to go.

However, he still has no dissatisfaction. After all, the meal needs to be eaten bite by bite, and the road needs to be walked step by step.Whether it is a devil fruit or becoming stronger, it is not a pinch.

"Looks like I'll be serious about being a bounty hunter for a while."

Jack looked at the ceiling and sighed, then rolled over and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)