Chapter 51: Old Man, Just You Wait!
On the deck, besides the piled-up stones, a large number of people had gathered. The once-empty space was instantly half full.
"Fire! Hurry up, fire!!"
Gin directed the pirates on the ship, moving cannonballs to the ship's sides. One by one, the cannonballs bombarded the location where Garp had fallen, trying to prevent him from getting up.
*Boom!*
But just then, the Black Ship shook violently, and a black cloud of smoke exploded on the left side of the hull.
It was a cannonball!
*Whoosh!*
The dog-head warship, which had lost one of its masts, had now sailed over. Its main cannon emitted smoke, firing a dense barrage of cannonballs straight at the deck.
If those cannonballs landed, the people who had finally come aboard would likely be blown to pieces.
Although this ship could withstand cannon fire, with so many, who knew what would happen? Especially if they landed on the deck, and if they detonated the ship's ammunition, then it would be really troublesome.
"Tekkai!"
One of the cannonballs was particularly fierce, about to smash onto the deck. A figure quickly jumped onto the railing, standing firmly and catching the incoming cannonball.
*Boom!*
The exploding gunpowder and black smoke created a gust of wind, blowing in all directions. As the black smoke dissipated, Pearl's back could be seen on the railing.
He turned his head, flicked the crescent-shaped hair on his forehead, bared his gleaming teeth, and gave everyone a thumbs up. "I am the invincible Pearl!"
"Oh! You iron idiot, you actually did something useful!" Renettia shouted with shining eyes.
"Yes, Lady Renettia, I..."
Before Pearl could finish, his eyes rolled back, his smile froze, and he quickly fell onto the deck.
"Just one shot!" Renettia shouted angrily.
*Whoosh!*
The remaining cannonballs continued to strike. Just then, an agile figure jumped from the deck. Gin swung his double staffs, and with each swing, the iron balls on the staffs struck the cannonballs, knocking them all into the sea, creating splashes.
"Lady Renettia, leave it to me!" Gin landed on the deck and said seriously.
"Leave it to you, my ass! They've changed direction, hurry up and defend!" Renettia shouted.
The dog-head warship, after firing the cannons on the bow, quickly turned the ship, aiming the side of the ship at the Black Ship.
A ship's front and back positions, because of their small area, of course, didn't have as many cannons as the left and right sides of the hull. Although it was unknown why that dog-head warship hadn't fired the main cannon's cannonballs, it was obvious that the side cannons had a much larger quantity!
*Bang bang bang!*
Rows of sparks lit up on the hull of the dog-head warship. The cannonballs turned into a black line in the air, densely rushing towards the Black Ship.
With that quantity, it was impossible for them to defend completely!
"It's almost there!" Renettia gritted her teeth, released the tool hammer, and spread her small hands.
There were still people jumping from the broken bridge. With just a little more, they could take all the slaves around this broken bridge away. It was so close, but now, they had to make a decision.
"Dynamic..."
Just as Renettia was about to press down on the deck, she heard the sound of swords slicing. She saw Lily jump onto the end of the railing, raise her rapier, and sprint quickly. As she approached the tail end of the line of cannonballs, she suddenly jumped up. Her body and sword, in the gradually darkening sky,划出 a bright silver light, cutting through the night.
*Clang!*
That light connected from the end of the cannonballs to the front, cutting all the cannonballs fired in a straight line, splitting them in half from the middle, and collectively exploding in the air, like fireworks in the night sky.
"Renetti!"
Lily jumped onto the second floor of the deck structure and shouted firmly, "Set sail!"
With just that little bit of time, the slaves who were jumping down had all landed on the deck.
There were no more people coming around the ship. Renettia showed her tiger teeth, her fingers sparking as if with electricity, and pressed down hard on the deck. "Let's goooooo!"
The Black Ship, which was parked in the center of the bridge, despite having no one adjusting the sails or steering, burst out with a surge of power, heading in reverse into the sea, escaping the range of the warship's aim, and sailing quickly towards the sea in reverse.
They escaped!
They had completed their goal...
*Whoosh!*
Just as she finished speaking, a huge boulder came crashing down with even greater speed than the cannonballs. That force even created a sonic boom in the air, making it seem like a formidable strike just from the sound.
*Bang!*
Gin quickly jumped up, swung his double staffs with iron balls, and hit the boulder. The impact directly caused Gin to spit out blood, and he was pushed back onto the deck by the boulder.
*Pa!!*
Just as he was about to fly onto the deck, Marika quickly slapped the boulder. Her arms bulged with veins, and her gentle smiling face could no longer be maintained. Her forehead bulged with veins, and she resisted the boulder with a solemn expression. Her footsteps even created a dent in the deck, pushing backward, plowing a furrow, before she finally stopped.
Marika felt her hands go numb. She subconsciously looked towards the ruins of the bridge, where a blood-soaked, burly figure had emerged from the ruins, laughing towards them. "I won't let you escape!"
The dog-head warship had now arrived at the center of the broken bridge. Garp jumped directly in, standing on the side of the ship, reached out, took out a cannonball, and threw it fiercely at the Black Ship.
"Kenkon: Meteor!" (Fist Bone: Meteor)
*Boom!!*
The cannonball hit near the ship. The explosion of the cannonball splashed up even larger waves than cannon fire, and the impact made the Black Ship even more turbulent than before.
"This power..." Marika pursed her lips. "We can't stop it."
They could stop the rocks, but the cannonballs, which were smaller in size but more powerful... they couldn't stop them.
"Kenkon: Ryuuseigun!" (Fist Bone: Meteor Swarm!)
*Boom boom boom!*
The cannonballs, like black phantoms flying swiftly, were truly like a falling black meteor shower, giving people no chance to react. With Garp throwing them one after another, they hit around the ship, exploding into huge splashes, like rain, falling on the deck.
Several of them even hit the hull directly. The explosions caused the Black Ship to sway. At this moment, they felt that it was even worse than in the storm.
At least this ship could remain stable in the storm.
It was also because the hull was solid, using the best materials in the East Blue, and Renettia's technology, plus this fast speed, that those cannonballs were ineffective.
But the hull being hit, clearly not comparable to ordinary cannons, was already damaged!
"Pwahahaha, it's very sturdy. Then what about this!"
Garp laughed again. He didn't know where he got a huge iron ball that occupied half the deck. The iron ball even had a chain attached to it. As Garp swung the large chain, the huge iron ball spun in the air a few times and smashed directly at the Black Ship.
The shadow brought by the iron ball also occupied half the volume of the Black Ship.
"No way..."
Gin stared blankly at the huge iron ball attacking from above. The iron ball was like the shadow of the end of the world, shrouding his entire body. If this was hit, half the ship would sink!
Lily bit her silver teeth tightly, the knuckles of her hand holding the hilt turning white. A strong determination burst out in her eyes. Even if she died, she had to try to block it!
*Clatter.*
Just as she was about to move, the stone rubble on the deck suddenly loosened. With a *bang*, the entire rubble collapsed, and a figure quickly rushed into the sky.
*Dong!*
A muffled sound resounded on the iron ball. The huge iron ball seemed to be impacted, deviating from its trajectory, and smashed into the sea.
*Boom!!*
Like a tsunami, the waves rose with the iron ball falling, rushing in all directions, forming a brief wave on the sea.
"Oh..."
Garp made a surprised sound, looking at the person standing at the bow of the ship, and laughed, "Pwahahaha, you're really tenacious!"
Standing there was Sag.
Bogard, who had also appeared on the side of the ship at some point, looked at Sag opposite, his sharp eyes were stunned, and he immediately ordered, "Fire!"
The marines on the ship quickly adjusted to the cannon positions. Just as they were about to fire, their bodies suddenly stiffened, their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed, foaming at the mouth.
Bogard's eyes widened, and cold sweat flowed down his face. He looked at the upright man opposite in disbelief, "You..."
Even Garp, at this moment, stopped smiling and became solemn.
"Old man..."
The scarlet gleam in Sag's eyes flashed and disappeared, and the flowing blackness that had appeared on his fists also receded like a tide, forming a black coating on the surface, and then gradually faded.
He looked at Garp, who was getting farther and farther away, grinned, and showed a ferocious expression. "Next time we meet, I won't be so embarrassed. Just you wait!"
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