Chapter XXIII

"What? You said that the Devil Fruit, which was an animal-based phantom beast, was snatched by a group of pirates? ”

Dauberman's face was ugly, and he looked at the group of people in front of him who claimed to be the owner of the Devil Fruit, and he really wanted to draw his sword and kill them.

You can't even look at a Devil Fruit, what's the use of being alive?

Dauberman asked with a gloomy face, "So, that Devil Fruit is likely to have been eaten?" ”

"Probably not! That Devil Fruit was packed in a box made of Hailou Stone, and it couldn't be opened without a key. ”

Dauberman breathed a sigh of relief, and his face instantly softened: "Where's the key?" ”

"Uh...... We've lost it! ”

"Where did those pirates go?"

"Ran in the direction of Kaku Island!"

"The whole army is attacking, chase me!"

Dauberman gritted his teeth and gave the order.

The Devil Fruit of the Animal-based Phantom Beast Species was too powerful, even if there was only a 1 in 100 million chance, he would not give up.

At the same time, the pirates who had snatched the Hailou Stone Box were also in trouble, and a large group of peers surrounded them and threatened them: "Hand over the Devil Fruit and give you a way to live!" ”

The captain said stiffly: "Don't even think about it, shoot!" ”

But his men did not do it, and objected: "Captain, there are too many enemies, and we will die in a fight!" ”

"That's it, Captain! That box can't be opened, so it's useless for us to hold it! Let's give them better, we can't beat them. ”

"You shit!"

The captain was so angry, how could he meet such a group of cowards.

"Navy, Navy is coming!"

At this time, some pirates screamed.

Not far away, more than a dozen naval warships rushed towards this direction.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Navy warships opened fire, and a large number of shells were fired in this direction.

Although the warships of the Four Seas Navy are all small warships, they cannot be compared with the large warships of the Navy Headquarters.

But even so, these small warships are not something that pirate ships can withstand.

The reason why the navy can deter the pirates is not only because of their melee combat ability, but also because of their weapons and equipment.

Especially at sea, the superiority of weapons and equipment has been brought into full play.

The navy's warships run faster than pirate ships, and the soldiers on them are well-trained and fight as if they were one.

Their cannons are even more powerful, and their range and accuracy are much more powerful than those of pirate ships. In the event of a naval battle between the two sides, the pirates are almost certain to lose.

Therefore, even though there was a huge gap in the number of ships on both sides, the navy was not afraid at all and brazenly launched an attack on the pirates.

Although there are many pirates, they are scattered. As soon as they encountered the shelling of the navy, they immediately became panicked.

Some want to escape, some want to resist, and some try to unite the other pirates against the navy...... The scene became a mess.

The naval fleet that attacked them, above the flagship stood an officer in the coat of naval justice. He was the commander of the 13th Division of the North Sea, Jackson.

Colonel Jackson held a telescope in his hand, looked at the group of pirate ships in the distance, and ordered in a somewhat excited tone: "Pay attention to me, don't let that group of pirates get out of our defense zone, understand?" ”

"Yes, Colonel Jackson!"

Colonel Jackson, as the commander of the 13th Division, his personal strength is actually average. However, he had a great talent for commanding naval battles with warships.

The navy warship approached the pirate ship in a fan shape, and the navy warship that was moving at full speed was not at all comparable to the pirate ship, and soon shortened the distance between the two sides.

The pirates panicked and tried to escape.

"Stop the shelling, change the hook lock!"

Colonel Jackson gave the order, and the shells from the cannon were removed, and iron hook locks with long chains were loaded into the cannon.

Boom Boom!

A series of cannon shots rang out, and the iron hook locks whistled out and slammed into the hulls of the pirate ships.

The powerful impact force caused them to hit the hull of the pirate ship, and the effect of the barb hook was played, hooking those pirate ships so that they could not escape.

"The Devil Fruit of the Animal Phantom Beast Species is mine!"

Colonel Jackson became agitated.

As a commanding naval officer, combat effectiveness has always been his shortcoming. It's not that he doesn't work hard, this has something to do with his talent.

But now, the time has come to change your fate. As long as he eats that Devil Fruit, the talent or something will no longer be able to stop him.

After the pirate ships were dragged, the cannons fired again, beating the pirate ships to pieces, and the pirates on them were also shot by the navy with guns.

Everything was going in a good direction, and Colonel Jackson had a smile on his face.

At this moment, his soldiers reported to him the news that a naval fleet was approaching not far away.

"Naval fleet?"

Colonel Jackson instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and immediately ordered his subordinates to speed up and take down the pirates on the opposite side and snatch the Devil Fruit.

At the same time, he brought a loudspeaker and shouted to the fleet opposite: "This is Colonel Jackson of the Thirteenth Division, this is the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Thirteenth Division, where are you in the navy?" It is a violation of naval discipline to meddle in the affairs of other sub-divisions and districts. ”

On the opposite naval warship, a naval soldier looked at Dauberman with a hesitant expression and hesitated: "Colonel Dauberman, what should we do now?" ”

Dauberman gave him a cold look and snorted, "This group of pirates escaped from our jurisdiction, and it is our responsibility to arrest them.

What's more, that Devil Fruit was snatched by them. The robbed people are in our hands, and we recover the Devil Fruit for them, what's wrong? ”

Colonel Dauberman is right, and this explanation is valid. He called his men and shouted and relayed his words to the warship opposite.

"Damn! This shameless one is really fighting the idea of a devil fruit! ”

Colonel Jackson's face was ugly.

Since you can't make the other party avoid it with words, you can only rely on actions to speak, grab the devil fruit first, and then say, it's better to eat it directly.

Colonel Jackson got the Devil Fruit first. He wanted to eat it on the spot, but unfortunately he couldn't open the box of the Hailou Stone.

After the two warships approached, Colonel Dauberman walked up to the warship where Colonel Jackson was with a gloomy face, and said with an ugly face: "Give me that devil fruit, it belongs to someone else, and we will help recover it." ”

Colonel Jackson refused and resolutely refused to give.

Just kidding, whoever believes in this kind of thing is a fool.

A devil fruit that can make people a strong man, not to mention being promoted to a general after eating it, being a brigadier general is afraid that it is stable, how can he give it to others?

As for handing over the Devil Fruit to the Bitter Lord...... Hehe!

The stolen goods seized by the navy after catching the pirates, they are all trophies of the navy, what the hell is it to return to the bitter master?

They are the army, not the police!