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87 Grand Line, here we come

Kos didn't expect that Shanshanfeng Lake, which was in the middle of the canal, would also be attacked by his colleagues. Was the other party too impatient?

"Are you going to kill your competitors before they even get to the starting line? Isn't it a bit too much?"

Looking at the pirate ship in the distance, Kos joked.

He wasn't too worried about this unexpected attack, or in other words, his worries were almost dissipated when the first shell from the opposite side missed.

A sneak attack would be meaningless if it could not be carried out before being discovered.

Although the Gray Pearl has a small hull, its small size gives her excellent maneuverability. Once it moves, it will not be easily hit.

However, all the Gray Pearl can do is dodge around, because there is no long-range attack artillery on the ship, and the place where the turret was originally placed on the bow is used to place the Charger.

But since the Spade Pirates have a humanoid fire defense line like Ace, it doesn't really matter whether they have one or two cannons.

"Ace! Sink them!"

Kos shouted loudly at Ace who had already run away.

Ace, who was immersed in the super high speed, didn't pay attention to the sound of the cannons, but immediately turned his head when he heard the voices of his companions on the boat.

After discovering that the Gray Pearl was under attack, he immediately turned the Charger around and rushed towards the unidentified pirate ship.

The Charger, with its tail spraying flames, was so conspicuous in the dark night, so the pirate ship quickly transferred all its firepower to the Charger, an unknown but obviously not simple intruder.

Although Ace used his superb driving skills to dodge the cannonballs flying towards him, the waves caused by the cannonballs falling into the lake still made the Charger's progress quite bumpy.

Just when Ace was adjusting the Charger to return it to normal driving,

"Boom——" "Boom——" "Boom——"

Three cannon shots were fired, and three cannonballs flew towards Ace.

Realizing that he couldn't dodge, Ace's right hand started to burn, and then he flew towards the flying cannonball——

"fire punch!"

The three cannonballs were all swallowed up by the flame pillars of the Fire Fist, and then three huge fireballs exploded in the air.

Not only that, the remaining power of the fire fist set the sails and masts of the pirate ship on fire, and the pirate flag hanging on the ship was swallowed up by the flames before it could be seen clearly.

Several panicked figures on the boat began to hurriedly put out the fire, and at the same time, the pirate ship began to turn around and prepare to escape.

He must have understood the strength gap between the two sides through this short confrontation, so he took advantage of the thirty-six strategies.

After the opponent stopped firing and turned around to escape, Ace stopped the Stormtrooper sideways like he was controlling a skateboard, and then stared at the escaping pirate ship to prevent them from making another sneak attack.

The pirate ship quickly escaped to the entrance of the canal leading to the Grand Line, and was then swept down by the turbulent currents there.

Even Kos on the Gray Pearl, which was not a short distance away, seemed to be able to vaguely hear the screams coming from the ship. It was people who didn't even dare to swing too high on the swing being tied to the front of the roller coaster. A cry with no other emotion except fear when rushing down from the highest point.

It seems that the journey down to the Grand Line from there will be much more thrilling than imagined.

But even with such a living example, the Gray Pearl sailed towards the canal entrance as usual the next day.

Kos, a semi-sick man, was also preparing on the deck without daring to relax. After the "trial period" ended, his chain fruit level did not drop directly to LV1, which was difficult to control, but remained at the level where he could control it. LV2 used to some extent.

If the Gray Pearl deviated from its course on the way down the mountain through the canal, then he could use chains to pierce the rivers on both sides to pull her back on track. It could also be used to slow down her speed if it was too fast.

Ace was also placed at the bow of the ship by Cos, preparing to use his flames to drive away the persistent island whale when Rab appeared to block the entrance.

However, I don’t know whether it was due to their good luck, the excellent performance of the Gray Pearl, or because of Deus’ superb steering skills.

Of course, it’s also possible that it’s all three.

None of the expected bad situations happened.

During the process of rushing down the Upside Down Mountain, the Gray Pearl did not hit the river banks on both sides, and its speed was controlled within a relatively safe range because of the specially opened large sail.

Everything was basically normal except that Kodaz suddenly rushed out of the cabin in panic when he was halfway through the journey.

Kodaz, who was probably injured due to sudden acceleration and hitting the cabin wall, was also held by Ace on the bow of the ship and shared the thrilling scenery.

At the foot of the Upside Down Mountain, there was no such huge island whale hitting the Red Earth Continent and blocking the Gray Pearl coming down from the mountain.

When the Gray Pearl officially entered the Grand Line, a special feeling emerged in everyone's mind.

This is just like stepping into college (physics). Although it has no practical significance, almost everyone will feel that they become different after taking this step.

"It's better to wait a while if you're happy!"

Kos woke up first,

"There's still some unfinished business."

Then they took off the big, hard sail and replaced it with sails for sailing.

Ace and Deus then drove the Stormtrooper around the Gray Pearl to check whether there was any damage to the exterior of the hull. Not to mention anything else, the impact when it came out of the canal and entered the Grand Line was solid, even if it was broken. One or two ship planks are also normal.

Michal and Dios sorted out and reorganized the items inside the cabin that were scattered due to the sudden change in speed, checked whether the internal structure was damaged, and took advantage of the situation to take inventory of the remaining materials on the ship.

As for Kodaz, he is a cat after all, and with his foot injuries and malnutrition, he is responsible for lying on the deck and basking in the sun.

Finally the four men and one cat met on the deck.

"No obvious cracks were found around it, and I found no damage after diving underwater."

Deus, who was soaked all over, roasted Ace and reported his findings.

"That's good. We haven't found any problems here, and the supplies are still sufficient. As long as they are not wasted, it should be enough for a month."

Kos also talked about the situation inside the ship.

"Then it's no problem!"

Ace suddenly seemed very excited, and the flames on his body nearly doubled in size. Deus who was roasting him was almost scorched.

But before Deus could complain to him, Ace stretched out his hand between several people, clearly intending to let others put their hands on it.

Deus put his complaints aside for the moment and placed his hand on Ace's.

"How old are you? Does it have to be like this?"

Although Kos was complaining, he still put his right hand up honestly.

"Do I want too?"

Michal pointed at himself and hesitated slightly, but after the other three nodded in affirmation, he also put his hand up.

"Guru~"

Kodaz also stood on his hind legs and put his uninjured front paws up.

"To reach the top of the world!"