Chapter 19: Magic on the Battlefield

The year 1502 of the sea round calendar.

This year, Douglas was 13 years old, and Capenbergi was almost 30 years old.

Capenbergi's strength lies in his sheer strength.

Whether it's the combat style or the Devil Fruit ability, he has more time to dig and perfect, not to mention that there is still a huge gap between the total strength of the two sides.

Douglas's strength lies in the situation.

Through clever arrangement, the boy has reversed most of the situation that was supposed to die, although the Capone gang in front of him is indeed a strong enemy, but if the two sides are placed in the current environment of Scampala Island, the risk of war is not much different.

- It's not a good thing to be too active on the battlefield, but it will make you a target for everyone!

So even if Douglas's alliance with Capenbecky broke down and their goals conflicted, at least there was a tacit understanding on one thing... Regardless of whether the two sides win or lose, they must be resolved quickly.

Fly card shot!

Before Douglas could finish speaking, he immediately started the offensive first.

The cards thrown with all their might are extremely fast, even exceeding the bullets of a regular flintlock pistol.

However, in the face of this hidden weapon aimed at the throat, Carpenbeck has no intention of dodging - because of the fruit of the castle, he is not the type to like close to the hot battle.

In this case, instead of wasting time dodging and maneuvering, you can use your expertise!

"Shoot it down."

Capenbecky said coldly, and a special sniper bullet shot shot from his jacket pocket.

The bullets and cards flew in different directions, but they converged just before they hurt the Godfather, dissolving an attack that would have been enough to cut off a hair and a severed head.

And that's just the beginning!

Although some of the horsemen loyal to the Capone gang were also blocked by thugs recruited by the boys' army, as a sound similar to a charge sounded, Carpenbecky's stomach suddenly poured out like the gate of a castle with a drawbridge down.

His original striped suit also had a lot of partitions at the same time, and twenty or thirty smoothbore guns poked out of it... Even if it looks like a Lego-sized gun, the projectile fired in it will immediately change back to its original shape as soon as it moves some distance away from Capenbergi himself!

"How does it feel to be targeted by the Legion?"

Capenbecky picked up his cigar and looked at Douglas for a moment. However, the battle had begun, and the disadvantaged boy had no room to answer.

Knowing the power of the Castle Fruit, he had no idea that he could finish his opponent with just one flying card, so as soon as the poker was out of his hands, Douglas climbed over cover and narrowly avoided Capenbeckie's first round of strafing.

Of course... Receiving the hint of his small movements, Albert and the other cadres had already dodged in advance, except for a few minor injuries, and finally did not usher in the destruction of the group because of the overwhelming firepower of the castle fruit.

But that's clearly not enough... If the battle situation was really completely one-sided as the result of the comparison of strength between the two sides on paper, Douglas would probably have started arranging for the transfer of personnel as early as a few hours ago when the four major families landed, and how could he wait until he was chased by someone now.

In other words, since the boy allowed this conflict to take place here, in the Golden Rose's corporate warehouse, he would naturally have a point.

He had long foreseen that someone would get him in trouble... Most likely, it is Capenbergi himself, but it may also be a member of the other four families.

He is well aware that the scale of this conflict will not be too large ... As mentioned before, both sides want a quick solution.

He believes more in the right time, place and people... Only in this most familiar place did they have a chance to completely shake off their pursuers.

For all of the above and many more reasons not mentioned, he stayed here with the Cadets to help pave the way for future plans, and he was fully prepared!

"Hagrid, you leave the secret passage immediately with the others, and Lily and Albert stay with me."

"Got it, boss!"

Under the frenzied pouring of firearms, the debris of the bunker flew everywhere, and it seemed that it would collapse at any moment, but Douglas's eyes were still as cold as clear ice, and he was not shaken by the flickering tongues of fire.

He stubbornly avoided the opportunity to go head-to-head with Capenbergi, and despite his opponent's shouting, he still only used flying cards from time to time to cooperate with the two helpers around him to take out a few fanatics who tried to cross the cover, barely keeping the situation from collapsing.

He didn't seem to be worried at all that the Godfather would be forced by his tactics... Once he made up his mind and personally climbed over these bunkers, the main force of the Boys' Army in the process of moving would appear right in front of his gun.

Yes, why should he be worried? How could Capenbecki do that?

Even if it looks perfect, it will eventually have its own shortcomings... Unless it is an all-knowing and all-powerful God, anyone on this sea is at risk of being defeated.

- The Castle Fruit provides the Capone Godfather with excellent frontal firepower, but as the Devil Fruit name suggests, transforming itself into a war fortress also means that you must hold your ground in positional warfare.

Becky cannot, and won't rush into a narrow, unknown space, which for him means attacking the enemy's strengths with his own shortcomings.

You know, this is Douglas's territory!

No one can guarantee whether this scheming teenager has arranged any deadly traps in those bunkers, and if he continues to maintain the existing fire suppression, sooner or later he will be able to reduce the enemy to wreckage along with those bunkers.

In such a situation, how could the Capone Godfather move forward so easily?

Not to mention, in order to deepen the concept in his mind that "the area under his feet is safer than behind the cover", Douglas only used the lure attack mode of sneak attack with hidden weapons at the beginning, as if there was really some great trap waiting for Becky to take the bait on the side of the wall.

But in fact?

When most of the personnel of the Boys' Army were transferred, Douglas used magic tricks other than "flying cards" for the first time, using the magic flame to ignite the cards hidden at the entrance of the warehouse in advance.

The cards that were shallow in the wooden structure produced one after another explosions with limited power as the boy's ability was activated, but because the wooden planks on the surface had been used for a long time, the area under Capenbergi's feet collapsed all at once!

The bottom of this large crater, which is about three meters in diameter and ten meters deep, is covered with sharp blades, which are enough to take the lives of ordinary people.

But as the godfather of the gangsters stirring up trouble in the Western Sea, Capenbergi certainly did not lose his life because of this.

The cowboys in his body grabbed the beam above his head at the last moment with a hook lock, and then pulled the godfather back from the brink of death without much effort.

But taking advantage of the small delay caused by this, Douglas has already taken Lily and Albert to turn over the other minions in the warehouse and get a rare respite.

"Imp!!"

The loss of his men is infuriating, and the thrilling experience of being fooled makes the godfather even more angry.

As soon as he was out of danger, he was about to start fighting back, but as an opponent, Douglas just threw a flying card again...

This one looks no different from the previous attacks... No, it seems to be a little slower, and Carpenbecky can even see the King of Spades printed on the card.

For Godfather-sama, who already knew that card bands could cause small explosions, as long as they were careful to keep a safe distance and shoot it down early, this thing would not pose any threat at all.

But in connection with what happened before, his heart still couldn't help but waver...

Fortunately, the sniper stationed in his body was not affected by this mood, and after quick aiming, the gunfire rang out again.

"Bang! Bang! ”