The South China Sea is the home of the Admiral, but that doesn't stop it from being a paradise for pirates as well.

Looking down from the undefended town, you can see a pirate ship parked outside the harbor, the ship itself is only a medium-sized two-masted ship, but it is blocked on the outside of the small harbor, and it looks like a behemoth in comparison.

Dirty grey sails hung from high masts, and a skull flag was tied to the top...... It is this flag that indicates the nature of the ship.

The pirate ship slowly swung sideways, and the muzzles of a row of black holes on the broadside deck were pointed right at the town. Immediately afterward, I saw a burst of fire on the other side, and with a sharp whistling sound, several shells once again rushed towards the defenseless town.

The shell smashed into some part of the town, and the flames then burst into flames.

The townspeople, who realized what was happening, were in a complete commotion in an instant.

Although this was the first time Mo Fei had experienced such a thing, he also knew that it was not suitable to observe the pirates at this time, and he didn't have to care about the mayor.

"Run back up the hill, Emmitha."

Mo Fei directly grabbed the little maid Emisha, and then started to run. He didn't want to get involved in the riots caused by the pirates in such a direct way, and the right thing to do was to avoid ...... Although he now has a Devil Fruit that can be described as "powerful", he obviously has little experience with how to apply it directly to fighting people.

"Brother Moscarlet?" Emilya, who was pulled away by Mo Fei, was a little confused.

"The purpose of the pirates coming ashore is to plunder, and where in this town does it look the most valuable to rob? It's a self-explanatory thing. Mo Fei said.

His voice was calm throughout.

The pirates who came ashore would go straight to the town and look at the most luxurious houses as long as they had a little brain, so two people couldn't stay here.

The pirates' shelling caused fires in several parts of the town, and most of the buildings here were wooden houses that could easily catch fire. In the narrow streets, the dancing flames, and the panicked crowd, Mo Fei pulled Emisha through it.

"Hide, hide!"

"What are you hiding, run! Run back to the mountains! ”

"My house, my money......"

"Money or life matters, idiot!"

"Money, of course, idiot!"

The noisy and chaotic sound came into Mo Fei's ears, and for some reason, he felt that some people seemed to be nervous and scared, but some people were ...... when they faced the attack of pirates. Seems a little cheerful?

But he didn't have time to comprehend the emotions that were diffusing in the town, because in the next moment, the exclamations from the crowd made him completely alert.

"Shelling!"

Mo Fei subconsciously turned his head in the direction of the port, and then he saw a black iron ball smashing towards this side after crossing a parabola—the cannonball was facing him, as if it had been deliberately aimed.

A projectile flying at subsonic speed looks slow and leisurely, because its trajectory will be exposed to the human field of vision for a relatively "long time", so no one will find this speed incredible, and it will even give people the illusion that they can reach out and catch it.

There is no doubt that humans are definitely not as fast as cannonballs, so when the solid cannonball continues to enlarge under Mo Fei's eyes, it is too late to run.

Unless...... No, it can't be done that.

At this time of crisis, Mo Fei's mind was racing, and he felt that the levels of various hormones in his body had soared in an instant...... Along with his blood pressure soared, the sounds around him and even the sound of his heartbeat and breathing suddenly disappeared at this moment.

He felt like his body was a rusty, old, missing parts machine a moment ago, and then suddenly the inside of the machine was replaced with new gears, lubricated, and cleaned of rust, so he naturally and subconsciously began to run in a way that had never been more efficient than ever.

So just before the shell smashed his skull, he reached out to the shell, and then ...... The moment his hand touched the iron ball, the power of the Devil Fruit was activated.

First the tip of the index finger, then the other fingers and palms, Mo Fei could clearly feel the process of this contact, and then he flipped his wrist and palm, and actually caught the cannonball in his hand.

All I can say is...... It's a bit hot.

“……”

The surrounding commotion disappeared at this moment, and there must have been more than one person who saw this unimaginable scene, but fortunately, because the sky had already darkened, everyone might not be able to see Mo Fei's face.

"Uh...... Scared me. Mo Fei threw the cannonball to the ground, and then said after letting out a sigh.

“……”

So who's scaring whom?

Mo Fei also realized the reaction of the people around him, but this kind of surprise is theoretically better than him directly "taking off on the spot", right? Would they believe him if he explained to everyone that "people have different physiques, and that I was able to catch a twelve-pound shell with one hand when I was extremely angry"?

"Don't worry, it's a dud......

Run, you won't have that luck in the next shot. ”

Mo Fei just shouted like this, and then put Emisha under her arm and left the place at a strange high speed like flying.

"Oh, it's a dud......"

Some people with limited brain capacity suddenly said that they had lived for most of their lives, and for the first time they had heard that the original disemboweled solid shells also had the term "dumb bombs".

Emisha was even more confused, when she was almost killed by a cannonball, she subconsciously closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, she found that instead of being killed, she was about to come to the top of the back mountain.

Mo Fei hid the little maid high on the top of the mountain, and then said, "It's safe here, Emmysa, let's stay here." ”

The pirates who went ashore would definitely not be able to climb the mountain, and the location chosen by Mo Fei would be difficult for ordinary people to climb up.

"Hmm......" Emisha nodded ignorantly, anyway, she was quite safe now.

At this time, Mo Fei already understood that in the world where pirates were rampant, it didn't seem strange to meet pirates coming ashore to rob.

After staying on the mountain for a while, Mo Fei suddenly said, "Emisha, I'll go down and see the situation, I'll be back soon." ”

He seemed to have made some kind of decision in his heart, so without waiting for the other party's reaction, his figure rushed directly into the mountains and forests below.

After leaving the top of the mountain, Mo Fei did not rush back to the town directly, but stopped at a slightly higher position, watching the robbery, arson, and even killing that took place below.

"It is often said that a heroic death is better than a reluctant life, and the first half of the sentence is debatable, but the second half of the sentence should be fine...... Normal people don't want to live an ordinary and humble life. ”

The chaos in the town intensified, and after looking here for a while, Mo Fei suddenly remembered a very simple and reasonable sentence...... Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished.

"Whether it's a bandit or a pirate, it's definitely not right to be a thief, so ...... Be a thief. ”

In the darkness, Mo Fei muttered to himself.

Pirates look scary, but they can't scare people who have nothing to fear.

Mo Fei left where he was standing and headed straight for the pirate ship in the harbor.

………… Mo Fei's Devil Fruit Research Notes............

"Although it takes a lot of development and hard work to realize the full power of a Devil Fruit, after eating this indescribable "fruit", I instantly learned its most basic "effect".

Like an infant's innate reflex, humans know how to suck from birth.

Or rather, when I took a bite of the same thing as shit, I also understood another thing:

I'll fly.

And at all times, you need to restrain the urge to fly. ”