Whether it was because they arrived too early or because of the butterfly effect, Luo Jie and his party did not encounter the [Spring Fruit] user "Hyena Bellamy" until they left "Magic Valley Town".

The founding "Blackbeard Pirates" were even missing.

Handing over the task of drawing the pirate flag to Gouzi, the [Northern Ming Yuyu] set sail again, along the coastline to the east coast of "Gaya Island".

From a distance, you can see a mansion painted with wooden planks standing on the coast. It is the house of the important plot character "Mont Blanc Culique". It was with the help of this person that the protagonist group was able to successfully board the "Sky Sky".

island".

Luo Jie is actually quite curious about the "Sky Island", but this legendary place is located at the top of the Ji Emperor Yunding, which is 10,000 meters above sea level. Let's not talk about whether his "Qingyun" can lift the boat to that height. The key is

The Ji Emperor Cloud will float around in the wind, and finding its exact location can only depend on personal luck.

Whenever you find that the sunny sky suddenly turns into darkness, it is because cumulus clouds pass overhead.

Bypassing the "mansion" of "Mont Blanc Culique", the "Northern Fish" was anchored in the shallow water. Luo Jie only took the third of the Boya sisters "Boya Marigold" on board.

Along the coast, one dives into dense primeval jungle.

The "Guide Bird" is a very spiritual bird that can not only discern the intentions of intruders, but can even direct the insects in the forest to drive away the intruders like an army.

But Luo Jie, who is familiar with the ability of "Guide Bird", used the ability of "Boya Marigold" [Snake Fruit - King Cobra Form] to surround the two of them from the moment they entered the forest.

The thick poisonous fog continued to spread deeper into the woods as time went by.

Several waves of hornet wasps, giant mantises, hard-shelled ladybugs, boxing crickets and other aggressive insect swarms driven by the "Guide Bird" to attack them fell to the ground in pieces not far after they rushed into the poisonous mist, their whole bodies twitching.

Can no longer move,

The reason why we use paralyzing poison instead of lethal poison is mainly because we don’t want to accidentally injure the “Guide Bird” that is hiding somewhere. Besides, no matter how many of these insects are killed, there will be no points. The main reason is to protect the ecological balance of “Gaya Island”.

Thumping, fluttering—!

Not long after, a beautiful big bird that resembled a toucan flapped its wings and rushed out of the tree canopy, trying to avoid the poisonous mist that was constantly spreading in the forest. However, Luo Jie, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped above it in an instant, and a piece of clouds was woven.

A big net is used as a hood.

Capture completed.

…

Gaya Island, east coast.

"Is this the "Guide Bird"?" "Little Fox Karina" enthusiastically rotated the birdcage in a direction, and said in surprise: "It's true! No matter how you turn it, the head of this bird always points to a fixed point.

direction."

As soon as he finished speaking, the "guide bird" in the cage suddenly showed an extremely humane and arrogant expression, and forcibly turned its head in another direction, refusing to cooperate to resist the humiliation of being imprisoned.

"Ah? This..."

"It's okay. You can count dozens." Luo Jie said without any concern.

Facts have proven that will cannot resist instinct after all.

This stubborn "guide bird" with bloodshot eyes persisted for less than five seconds, and then pointed its head due south again like a rebounding spring leaf, flexing its wings with a look of despair on its face.

"Hahaha, this bird is so interesting, I want to keep it as my pet."

"Karina" seemed to have found a new toy. She happily took out various snacks and teased the "guide bird" through the bird cage.

Wow——!

Gouzi, who had finished the drawing work at some point, wiped his forehead and spread out the main sail on the deck with "Iron Rod Alita" who had been reduced to a handyman.

Although he was not very satisfied with the pirate group's ridiculous name, the moment he saw the huge skull and crossbones flag, Luo Jie felt a full sense of accomplishment in his heart.

With a loyal queen...well, sailors conquering the sea and pursuing legendary secrets and treasures can be said to be the romance in every man's heart.

Unfortunately, before Luo Jie had to wait long, bad news came from the "Red Silk" on the observation deck.

There is a naval fleet approaching quickly from the northeast - one large ship, two medium-sized ships, and five small ships.

"Boya Hancock", who has always been arrogant about everything, also became a little more solemn and asked: "Is there a number on the warship?"

"Red Silk" picked up the telescope and observed carefully for a moment, then shook his head downwards.

"That's the fleet of the Navy Headquarters." After all, he once served in the Shichibukai, and "Boya Hancock" knew the situation of the navy quite well. He frowned and said: "To dispatch a fleet of this size, there must be a lieutenant.

It will be stationed with 1,000 naval soldiers as standard for large flagships, 500 for medium-sized ships, and 200 for small ships."

"Iron Rod Arrita"'s face became more and more ugly, and he said nervously: "Why did the navy headquarters fleet appear here? They are not here to arrest us, right?"

"Little Fox Karina" folded her arms and calmly analyzed: "It's unlikely. Capturing the "Guide Bird" is a temporary decision. There is no way the navy knows our itinerary... Moreover, even if it is worried about "Hancock"

It was one of the former Shichibukai. To dispatch 3,000 naval forces at once to deal with one ship would be too big a battle."

"It should be to destroy the pirates entrenched in "Demon Valley Town"."

Luo Jie pinched his chin and gave an affirmative answer.

It seems that the butterfly effect gradually accumulated by his various actions after leaving "Hazama Village" is getting bigger and bigger.

In the original work, there is no plot in which the Navy Headquarters sends a fleet to attack "Gaya Island". In all likelihood, it is because "Boa Hancock" withdraws from the Shichibu Sea, resulting in an imbalance of maritime power, and the world government has to take emergency action to deter those people.

The pirate force is ready to move.

"Gaya Island", which has many pirates and vegetables, naturally became the chicken to scare the monkeys.

"The navy has discovered us! It is adjusting its course and heading towards us!"

Whether to fight or flee, everyone's eyes fell on Luo Jie, just waiting for his order.

"Hancock, if we go to war with the navy, what are the chances of winning?" Luo Jie calmly asked "Boya Hancock" for his opinion.

"The chance of winning is not high." "Boya Hancock" said matter-of-factly, "The navy's combat method is different from that of the pirates. They are used to defeating the main force of the pirates with artillery battles, and then engage in boarding battles to expand the results. If there is no defense

With this method, a fleet of this size can sink the [Bei Ming Youyu] to the bottom of the sea with just one salvo."

"Then let's run away!"

"Iron Rod Arrita" has long lost the spirit it had when it first entered the Grand Line. It was able to fight with a favorable wind, but when it encountered a hard nut like the Navy Headquarters Fleet, it immediately gave up.

Although he was a little timid, Luo Jie also knew that his single-handed ship was not suitable for such a large-scale artillery battle. He immediately ordered the sails to be raised and the rudder to be used to use the speed advantage of the "Beiming Youyu" to get away

This naval fleet.

"Boss, I just removed the mainsail and painted the skull and crossbones flag. It will take some time to re-tie the cable!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just when "Arrita" and others were urgently tying ropes and raising sails, the large naval fleet had entered the firing range, and the bow cannon began to fire. The cannonballs of different sizes seemed to draw parabolas slowly but quickly.

, one after another across the top of the "Beiming Youyu", exploding the lush coconut trees on the beach into a sea of ​​fire.

"Hurry up! This is correcting the range, and the next wave will be the real attack!"

"It's already the fastest! If you don't have time to rush me, you might as well think about how to block the next wave of cannonballs!"

Looking at "Alita" and others on the mast who were so busy flying up, Luo Jie smiled bitterly and sighed.

It can only be said that the timing was too good. If the navy could have arrived a quarter of an hour later, they would not be in such a mess.

Luo Jie was about to use "Qingyun" to lift up the "Beiming Youyu" and leave the battlefield directly from the air, but the second wave of naval bombardment came roaring again.

In desperation, he could only choose to save the ship. The Teigu [Water Dragon Pony Black Malin] stirred up the sea below, and under the stimulation of the "Cloud-turning Style", thick clouds and mist rose up, turning into a thick wall of clouds to surround the "Northern Sea".

The tall hull of the "Mingyouyu" is completely obscured.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Although the artillery battle in the world of "One Piece" is famous for its hull stroke master, under the saturated attack of hundreds of artillery, there will always be a few, or even a dozen or so shells that hit the target.

Hit the spot exactly.

The fierce shelling blasted holes in the cloud wall, and the continuously rolling clouds and mist filled the holes again. No matter how fierce the artillery fire was, it would be difficult to penetrate this thick defensive layer for a while.

Although there was no danger of being sunk for the time being, Luo Jie could clearly feel that with each violent explosion, his energy and mental power were being consumed at an extremely fast rate.

What's even more troublesome is that as the naval fleet approaches, the accuracy of the bombardment is also improving, and the damage speed of the Cloud Wall has begun to gradually catch up with the repair speed.

Something must be done to reduce the frequency of naval bombardment!

Thinking of this, Luo Jie took out the huge Hippopotamus seven-barreled cannon from the storage space - [Royal Magnetic Drum Crown Seven-shot White Iron King Cannon].

"Who knows how to fire a fire pack? Aim at the ships in front and give them a good shot!"

The atmosphere on the deck fell silent for a while, and Luo Jie realized that his ship seemed to be missing a second battalion commander... er, a professional gunner.

There was no other way. In the end, the all-purpose handyman "Iron Rod Arrita" volunteered and said that he could give it a try, but don't put too much expectation on her accuracy.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom——!

This silly-looking hippo cannon is worthy of being the national artifact of the "Magnetic Drum Kingdom". A smoothbore cannon produced a Gatling effect. Seven large-caliber shells passed through the holes spread in the cloud wall, facing the dense

The artillery fire flew into the opposing naval fleet.

I don’t know whether it was due to the high skill of "Iron Rod Alita" or good luck, but one of the seven shells accurately hit a small ship near the waterline. Amidst the violent explosion, the ship

The warship slowly withdraws from the battle sequence and drifts at sea for emergency repairs.

The fierce firepower of Luo Jie's side obviously exceeded the navy's expectations. In order to avoid the target being too large, the fleet began to change its original dense formation and spread out to both sides like a large net. The frequency of bombardment also temporarily weakened.

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To be continued...