[One Piece] Almighty staff

The night was dark and windy, and a merchant ship broke through the wind and snow and sailed recklessly to the edge of the windless belt.At the stern of the merchant ship was a half-surfaced cold gray submarine, surrounded by more than a dozen jet-skis and chasing after it. Numerous high-speed bullets sparked flames on the dark sea and attacked the merchant ship. A wave of high waves set off to block it.

This movement quickly attracted the attention of the passenger ship that was resting nearby.Liya was guarded by the first mate on the bow deck. When she looked up, she found a ship lighting a fire in a certain direction on the sea.Looking closely, the light began to spread from a cabin in the middle to both sides, quickly illuminating the entire huge ship.

When the pirate ship reveals its true colors, it is like the stars spreading out in the night. This huge, majestic and magnificent ship makes people hold their breath even if they simply look up.

That is the ship of the world-famous great pirate Whitebeard Pirates, Moby Dick.

The wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger, Fisher led the murlocs to create obstacles in the water, buying time for the Lily Rose.But the men sent by the Tianlong people were aggressive, and there was no safety on the boat. Ke Luoqi guarded the door of the cabin where the murlocs were hiding, and the crew grabbed the weapons they had at hand to confront the enemies who jumped up.

Leah looked at the huge pirate ship approaching against the snow, and seemed to be able to hear the sound of the invisible pirate flag in the strong wind.Her hands were clasped tightly against the ship's plank, her fingertips were already frozen: "How long will it take to contact the other party?"

The first mate held a fish-killing knife from the side of the fishing net, and separated a safe triangle space with his back to her. He quickly glanced at the distance between the two sides and said with certainty, "25 minutes."

A black shadow rushed straight to her corner with a flickering cold light, the first officer didn't even lift his hand, the trainee sailor who was copying the ax stepped over and intercepted, the whistling ax was directly embedded in the assassin's head, the first officer blocked it with his backhand With her sight, Leah was still sensitive to the splash of warm liquid on her shoes.

She didn't see what the assassin looked like, but she remembered the face of the trainee sailor. It was the boy who took the lead in rushing out of the restaurant to play in the snow in the morning. She remembered that the boy had his birthday only last month.

She had something to go back to Marin Vanduo that day, and when she heard that some young crew members had chipped in to buy meat and wine to celebrate, she asked the only pastry chef in the cafeteria to make a birthday cake and send it to her.

A brief image flashed in Leah's mind, and the sound of fierce fighting quickly pulled her back from her thoughts of deserting.After the Moby Dick was woken up, the government and the Celestial Dragon killers who were chasing after her became even more fierce. The battle circle surrounded her intentionally. It seemed that they had discovered who was the core figure. They wanted to capture the thief first and the king to end it quickly. fighting.

In the beginning, the opponent still fired frequently, but soon found that the field of view was not conducive to the function of the gun, and it was easy to expose himself, and the Moby Dick was nearby.The enemy consciously reduces their sense of presence and fights by sneak attacks and hand-to-hand combat.

Liya had already heard several familiar voices screaming in pain, and the breath of blood permeated, even the icy wind and snow could not cover it up.She gritted her teeth, and her eyes fell on the big ship in the distance.

The phone bug was out of hand, the wireless telegraph was far away in the cockpit, and she didn't even have a flashlight for signaling.

The crew members are familiar with the structure of the ship, and their combat effectiveness is not bad. This is the only advantage, but there are too many opponents, and they seem to be experienced and equipped with complete weapons. Their advantages are gradually collapsing.

If possible, Leah didn't want casualties on the Lily Rose.The population on her island is not large in the first place, so let’s not mention the cost of buying it back. She really didn’t take too much trouble to treat illnesses, recuperate, eat, drink, and scatter. Now this little population is almost all piled up with money. loss.

There was the sound of weapons falling during the fight from a certain direction. Liya made a slight distinction and shouted loudly, "Guns! Throw them here!"

The muscles on the first mate's back tensed immediately, and he leaned back, protecting Lia even more tightly.

"Captain!" The young voice prompted from the left and right front at the same time, two guns flew in the air, the first officer caught them with outstretched arms, and handed them back to Leah.

Leah had undoubtedly exposed her exact location, which was unwise, but seeing Moby Dick getting closer, she felt that she could take a gamble—it was already such a close distance, and she didn't have time to think why the other party didn't move. Pull up the cordon and send someone to investigate.It can't really be because the wind and snow are too heavy to hear the movement, so you can't stand still, right?

The first officer did not question any of her decisions, but silently cooperated with her actions, taking advantage of the chaos and changing the hiding place.

Leah touched the gun in her hand, and chose a revolver with 10 bullet chambers. The magazine of this gun was still full.She was determined, and immediately fired eight shots into the sky. About 15 seconds later, a conspicuous blue flame shot up from the Moby Dick and went straight to the Lily Rose.

The government officials in black suits relentlessly called to retreat, and the Tianlong people's sunglasses thugs were probably used to arrogance, turning a deaf ear to the retreat orders, and instead became more ferocious.

"Let them stay!" the first mate yelled, and the crew immediately let go of their hands and feet to fight back, and Liya smiled slightly beside her.

During the voyage at sea, the first officer is her right-hand man in the true sense. In terms of situation observation and decision-making, Leah has a high degree of trust in him.It has to be said that even the "direct descendants" like Drake and Kedoru, compared with the chief mate in terms of entrusting them with heavy responsibilities, they are all going backwards.

This is not a matter of trust or distrust, it is simply a matter of ability...Kedoru and Drake both know this, but Kedoru doesn't care. Although he has a slow personality, he knows how to follow his own rhythm Take one step at a time.Drake was a little bit competitive, and had been deliberately working hard to catch up.

Leah pinned the revolver with only two bullets left on her waist, and lifted another lightweight Model 17.She doesn't have much strength, and she is more used to this kind of small guns with low recoil. The disadvantage is that the range of fire is slightly smaller, but it is enough for the moment.

Facing the enemy's last desperate madness, the first officer could no longer stay where he was and guard Leah.He tried his best to fix the battle circle within a distance of less than fifteen steps from Leah. While counterattacking the most enemies, he also took into account the defense and protection of the captain, and his actions were slightly sluggish.

Leah calmly faced the crisis-ridden snowy night, clinging to the ship's side.Her eyesight was limited by the weather and light, so she couldn't play a big role, and her eyes were hurt by the wind and snow, so she could only half-close her eyes and hold her breath to catch the surrounding sounds.There are fights on all sides, and it is easy to distinguish the movement of the fight without using guns.

A sound of breaking wind that was different from the waves at sea approached her from behind, Liya pulled the trigger without hesitation, turned around and was shot twice.

The man with huge blue flame wings with both hands quickly avoided the side, and calmly landed on the ship's side, his huge sharp claws slowly retracting: "Hey little girl, watch."

The pair of fire wings are very bright, easily illuminating a large area, and they are bright as if there is nothing in the wind and snow.Liya got very close, but she didn't feel the hot burning sensation that ordinary flames would have.

This man with a strange form of ability is the captain of the first team of the Whitebeard Pirates, known as the "Phoenix" Marko, the most trusted deputy of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Edward Newgate.The fruits of phantom beasts are relatively rare, and the phoenix is ​​even more known to almost everyone on the sea because of its dazzling beauty.So Leah recognized the identity of the person at a glance.

Although when she saw the firelight before, she guessed that it was very likely that this person would come over, in the bright firelight, Liya still paused a little nervously: "Sorry."

"I said, little girl, if you make too much noise here, I will be very troubled." The man with the golden punk head closed his eyes half-closed, stretching his dazzling flame wings a little sleepily.

"I'm very sorry," Liya shot through the knee of the thug who sneaked up on her, and smiled apologetically at him, "Please wait a moment." As she said, she kicked the weapon away from the thug who hugged her knee and screamed. , leaned over and touched the gun at the opponent's waist.

The first officer quickly drew back to her warily.Whitebeard's name was too loud, and he didn't dare to take it lightly. In order to immediately get rid of the thugs and protect Liya, the first officer traded injuries for injuries, and had an extra cut on his arm.

The government's black suits have all retreated long ago, and only the thugs in sunglasses are still stubbornly resisting. Someone even tried to attack the most conspicuous Marko who looked like a ball of fire, but was easily kicked into the water by the opponent.

The enemy ran away halfway, and the pressure on the other sailors dropped sharply, and they all quickly gathered around Leah.Gergo, the leader of the young trainee sailors, frowned: "Haven't they heard of Whitebeard's reputation, so he rushed over without fear of death?"

Surrounded by layers of layers, Liya took the time to check the first mate's wound in the light of Marco, and after confirming that it was only a minor flesh injury, she breathed a sigh of relief: "After staying with the Tianlongren for a long time, there will always be Some people are out of balance, and besides..." The boat was suddenly hit by something, Liya staggered two steps, and was firmly supported by the first officer.

There is almost no wind and waves at the edge of the windless zone, and the closer to the windless zone, even the wind and snow become significantly smaller, but the movement under the sea becomes more and more alarming.One after another, monstrous waves rushed near the Lily Rose, and the ship shook violently on the edge of the waves.

Leah clenched her frozen fingers, and continued: "Besides, with the arrogance and cruelty of the Tianlong people, they retreated today, and tomorrow they have to go to the Red Earth Continent to feed the fish... Fisher may have encountered something down there, Ke Rocky."

Keluoqi came out in response, and first called two reliable partners to guard the murloc's cabin for him, then took off his coat and jumped into the dark sea.

Luckily, Tomarco arrived in time, and the rest of the thugs were soon tied up. The helmsman hurried to steer the ship away from the wind and waves. At this time, he could not be reserved, and Lia also tacitly agreed that he was mooring next to the Moby Dick. operation.

The moment it entered the windless zone, the bone-piercing wind blades and icy snow particles surrounding Leah stopped immediately.Liya's frozen fingers slowly warmed up, and the numb and itchy feeling made her clenched her fists out of thin air several times before she recovered.

She reached out to the side of the boat and tried it, but there was no wind at all.The wind and snow over there were clearly still raging, and there were still snowflakes rustling down on the stern of the small boat.

With such a short distance, there is really a thin line between them, and the wind and snow stop.

Leah was not surprised for a long time, the commander turned on the lights on the ship, turned her head and politely said to Marco: "We need to rectify a little bit, I hope I won't disturb you and everyone on the ship."

Marco glanced at his big boat, which was already brightly lit, with a half-smile: "Ah, I can't talk about disturbing now."

When the woman fired the gun, she hooked up a group of guys on the boat who didn't think it was a big deal. Now that she asked this question...Marco thought to himself, the little girl looks young, and she can pretend.

"Scrutinize the ship again to see if there are any casualties around. Those who are injured go to the medical room to find the ship's doctor, and those who are seriously injured stay where they are and wait for the doctor." Checking the extent of damage to the hull, he still stood by Leah's side every step of the way.

"Who is the second officer finally chosen?" Leah asked in a low voice.

"No." The chief mate also replied softly: "Now that the hull is damaged, it is important to repair it. Let the second engineer and repairman take over."

Leah: "..."

It's a rotation system to act as the second officer, and whoever meets him will be the second officer.

I turned around inside and out to make sure there was nothing serious, and counted the number of prisoners, but there was still a burst of movement underwater.Liya wondered, but she didn't have time to worry: "Although it's late, but if it's convenient, I should visit your captain first."

As soon as the words fell, there was a shout from above, and someone on the Moby Dick next to him called Marco: "Hey, Marco! Are you done? Daddy is calling you!"

"Understood!" Marco replied, then turned to Leah and said, "I'll come back later, and I hope you can explain the situation tonight, miss."

Leah smiled back. "Of course. See you later, Mr. Marko."

Marco glanced lightly at a cabin that was strictly guarded, and spread his wings and flew back to the ship. Except for him, all the team captains who stayed behind had already sat down at the head of his father, and their expressions were not very good.

"What's the matter? What's the matter with this atmosphere, what about the Muir people?"

The captain of the fifth division, Bista, rubbed the handle of the knife at his waist, and frowned slightly: "The eighth division is investigating today, and some members of the team reported that there is a navy general-class warship nearby, so Namuir went to investigate in person."

Marco raised his brows when he heard this: "The navy is here too? This is interesting."

Harta couldn't hold back, and asked impatiently: "What do you mean the navy is here? What do you mean? What's going on?"

The captain of the [-]th Division, wearing a kimono, leaned against the mast: "You came too late, and you didn't hear Namuir's call. He found the admiral, but the communication was cut off before he could say more."

Harta picked up the knife and started to leave: "Then what are you waiting for, I will go to support Namuer."

"Wait for Harta, don't worry." Marko stopped him: "It's not necessarily a battle. There is a blizzard outside the windless zone, which may have affected the communication. And there is something wrong with the ship that just approached." He said He looked at the white beard who had been sitting on top and said nothing: "The world government has also come, and it seems that there are guys sent by the Tianlong people. Things are not that simple."

Bista was calmer: "Which general is it?"

Yizang: "The new one, 'Red Dog' Sakalski."

Bista's analysis: "That guy is more difficult to deal with, but Akainu and the World Government don't seem to be in harmony recently, and it may not be a joint operation."

Bramanke, the captain of the Sixth Division, scratched his chin: "But it doesn't mean that the Celestial Dragons were involved. If it's because of the Celestial Dragons, it wouldn't be surprising for the Navy and the government to act together."

Seeing that the opinions of the several captains were not unified for the time being, Yizang turned to Marco: "What's the situation with that ship? Eight shots were fired in a row. It should be for help, right?"

Marco half-closed his eyelids: "Well, it's almost like this. They were hunted down by the government and Tianlong people's thugs."

"Why are you being hunted down by the Tianlong people?" The man with a white beard like a crescent moon asked Marco in a low voice: "It doesn't sound like a pirate, otherwise the kid in the navy wouldn't stand by. Is it related to slaves. "

As soon as Whitebeard spoke, the captains stopped discussing and looked at Marco in unison.

Marco: "It's really not a pirate, it looks like it's just a merchant ship... I saw a murloc hiding on the ship."

The phoenix has good eyesight, and before he left, he saw the tail of the fish hidden behind the window.

Whitebeard shook the wine bottle: "Murlocs, it's not easy for humans to gain their trust."

"I haven't asked about the specific situation." Marco thought for a while: "Do you remember the name Fisher?"

Harta: "Who is that? It seems familiar."

Yizang tapped his head with a fan: "It's also a murloc, Namuir said it yesterday. He was the one who did the emancipation of Marie Gioia's slaves, wasn't he?"

Vista's brows frowned even tighter: "Marco, have you seen Fisher Tiger?"

If such a person is involved, things will be a big deal.After all, if the Tianlong people are involved, the navy and the world government will really go to war.

Marko shook his head: "No, I didn't see him with my own eyes, but this murloc is probably nearby."

Whitebeard took a few sips of wine: "Marco, who are the people on that boat?"

"This... It's hard to say, this ship feels a bit strange, but the captain is a woman." He paused, and added: "A very young and beautiful woman."

Unaware that she's being judged, Leah welcomes back her new friend, Fisher Tiger.The other party climbed onto the boat wetly, his right arm was bloody and bloody, and Leah judged that he was wounded by gunpowder.And under this bloody arm, a half gray ring was clenched tightly in his fist, and the gap was scorched black.

The second came up was Coloch, who also didn't look well, but Leah found no injuries.The other murlocs boarded the boat one after another, somewhat injured, and all of them had ugly faces.

This terrible atmosphere made Lia not aware of a strange figure behind the murlocs for a while.

Leah glanced around and asked Coloch, "Are you injured?"

The kind swordfish murloc was silent and shook his head at this moment to express that he was fine. Leah didn't ask any questions at this time, but reminded Fisher to go to the ship doctor to bandage the wound: "Just in case, everyone who goes into the sea should go to the medical room for examination. Let's go."

Things on the ship haven't been sorted out yet, and Leah hasn't thought about what to do with the captured Tianlong people and government personnel.She also has to be ready to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates.The matter of the murlocs...is even more of a mess, and now she can be regarded as having a lot of debts.

Someone trotted to send her a phone call bug, and Liya picked it up with her eyebrows pressed together, and then she heard a voice from the microphone that made her even more troubled: "What are you doing?"

Liya sighed: "I have a lot to do, Mr. General. Your call came at an untimely time."

The man's voice seemed a little gloomy: "Don't get involved with a pirate of Whitebeard's level. Leave the calm zone immediately, and I'll pick you up now."

He only brought out one warship, and encountering Whitebeard was completely unexpected.

This made Leah silent for a few seconds: "I'm afraid it won't work."

Where she couldn't see, General Akainu's dark pupils glowed with a dark red light.

"Leah." He put the microphone close to his lips and said calmly, "Be obedient."

The man's voice didn't fluctuate, but Leah still heard something different.

She covered the microphone and let out a soft breath.

Ke Luoqi came out of the medical cabin, quietly stood not far from her and waited.

Liya picked up the microphone again: "Mr. General, I have a measure."

The man's voice was still very steady: "It turns out that you didn't."

Leah tapped the shell of the phone bug twice, she thought for a while, and said: "I only caught the thugs of the Tianlong people and a small number of people from the government. They ran too fast, and I didn't have enough people." Split out and chase."

There was silence on the other end of the microphone, and Leah drooped her golden eyelashes: "Sakaski, I will be modest, I promise."

Communications have been lost.