Pirates: Building a Pirate Family.

Esdeath looked coldly at the frightened pirate captain in front of her, then turned to look at Napoleon beside her.

"As long as you can kill him, I will let you leave here safely."

Esdeath's voice was calm and cold, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty as she looked at the pirate captain and spoke.

"Only one of you and him can survive!"

Esdeath's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

These words were like a thunderclap exploding in the sky, making the pirate captain, who had still held on to a glimmer of hope, completely despair.

Facing the famous Ice Queen Esdeath, he knew he had no choice at all.

The pirate captain knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling slightly, and his head lowered deeply, as if he wanted to hide his face completely.

He was going through a fierce struggle in his heart, with fear and unwillingness intertwined together, making his heart as restless as the surging waves.

However, when the terrifying and chilling strength of Esdeath emerged in his mind, his trembling body seemed to be suddenly fixed by some force and miraculously stopped shaking.

He realized that no matter whether he won in the end or unfortunately lost, it would be impossible for him to escape.

Since fate is already determined, instead of waiting to die, it is better to fight to the death, even if it means sacrificing one's life in exchange for a glimmer of hope.

Even if I die, I'll take someone with me.

The pirate captain suddenly raised his head, with a determined light flashing in his eyes, and then slowly stood up.

This sudden action not only shocked everyone around, but even Napoleon, who had been on high alert, couldn't help but look serious.

After all, none of the pirates who have survived to this day in that turbulent old era with many strong men are ordinary people.

At this moment, Napoleon knew very well that he could not use the power of Poseidon, so he could only rely on his own strength to deal with this life-and-death battle.

The slightest mistake or negligence would have killed him here.

Napoleon took a deep breath and looked firmly at his aunt who was standing there expressionless. Then he held the trident of Poseidon tightly in both hands, which symbolized strength and majesty, and walked towards the pirate captain with steady and powerful steps.

As soon as Napoleon took a step, he was stopped by Esdeath.

"and many more!"

Esdeath called out to Napoleon.

Hearing the voice, Napoleon turned his head subconsciously.

Esdeath simply glanced at the trident held tightly in Napoleon's hand.

"Put down the Trident of Poseidon!"

Esdeath said calmly with an expressionless face. Although her voice was not loud, it seemed to contain endless pressure.

Napoleon was not given any chance to refute.

Napoleon, who was standing aside, felt his heart tighten suddenly, and he subconsciously looked down at the Trident of Poseidon in his hand, which he almost never left.

This trident has accompanied him through countless life-and-death battles and has long become a part of his life.

However, at this moment, facing Esdeath's order, he hesitated for a moment, pursed his lips tightly, and resolutely inserted the trident into the deck under his feet.

Napoleon, who had lost his weapon, did not retreat at all. He took a deep breath, stretched his muscles, and then leaped towards the pirate ship opposite with his bare hands.

In the blink of an eye, he landed steadily on the opponent's deck.

At this time, Napoleon and the pirate captain stood opposite each other, and the atmosphere between them suddenly became tense.

"Boy, I didn't want to kill you, but I have no choice. This ocean is vast, but it is also very small. It is so small that it can't accommodate weak guys like you and me!"

The captain looked at the tall and straight figure behind Napoleon - Esdeath - with a sad and angry expression. Then when he turned around and looked at Napoleon again, a strong murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

Then Napoleon heard a roar that resounded through the sky.

"Roar~!"

The captain in front of him suddenly raised his head and let out a long roar. His body expanded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a blown-up balloon.

His lower jaw protruded outward, and rows of extremely sharp teeth flashed a chilling light.

At the same time, his body continued to expand, and his clothes were torn apart because they could not withstand such a huge change, revealing large areas of skin covered with hard scales.

Animal type: Fish-Fish Fruit, saltwater crocodile form.

Napoleon's pupils shrank.

Devil fruit users.

The pirate captain in front of him actually possesses the ability of the Animal-type Fish-Fish Fruit-Garrocodile form Devil Fruit!

Esdeath also looked at it in surprise, but then returned to her indifference.

"Boy, remember my name before you die. My name is Roy Veblen, the Fierce Crocodile, and I'm a pirate with a bounty of 740 million berries!"

Roy looked up at the sky and let out a deafening roar. The rows of extremely sharp and densely packed teeth in his mouth flashed a chilling light.

Then, like an arrow shot from a bow, he pounced on Napoleon with lightning speed.

The speed was so staggering that Napoleon did not have enough time to take further countermeasures.

Faced with this sudden attack, Napoleon only had time to use the iron bridge move and press his whole body down rapidly.

He opened his eyes wide and watched the crocodile that pounced towards him like a ferocious monster.

In a flash, Roy's claws as sharp as a knife ruthlessly scratched Napoleon's skin. With a sharp "ripping" sound, Napoleon's clothes were torn apart in an instant, and a long bloody mark appeared on his left arm.

However, Roy's pounce was in vain. Just as it was about to land, it quickly turned its body and pounced on Napoleon again with its fangs and claws bared.

However, this time Napoleon's reaction was unusually quick.

At the moment when Roy pounced, the big crocodile mouth seemed to be able to swallow Napoleon in one bite.

There was a loud "pop" sound, and Napoleon's left and right hands attacked like lightning almost at the same time, accurately grabbing Roy's huge mouth.

In an instant, a huge force like an overwhelming force surged from Napoleon's arms.

At the same time, Napoleon was pushed back several meters by this irresistible force.

Napoleon's unparalleled strength was now tightly clamping the crocodile's mouth, like a pair of indestructible iron pliers, not letting go.